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Rethinking Our Thoughts to Manage Chronic Pain
This video helps people with chronic pain explore how thoughts and emotions shape their experience, offering mindset shifts and brain-based tools to ease suffering and boost quality of life.
Stanford Pain Medicine
April 18, 2025
The Weave
The Weave is a visual tool that helps people with chronic pain or stress see how their environment impacts healing, so they can set boundaries and focus energy on what truly supports them.
Dr. Trung Ngo
April 18, 2025
How to Turn Your "Messy" Career Into a Superpower
Is your career path feeling a bit all over the place? In this episode of Pull Me Out of This, Abby Nydam (Founder & CEO of Sam) sits down with Executive Presence and Leadership coach Joanna Lovering to discuss why a nonlinear career isn't a weakness—it’s actually a superpower.
Joanna
October 4, 2026
In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work
If you're over 50 and navigating career transitions, adapting to new workplace norms, or wondering how to stay relevant and energized in a rapidly evolving job market, this book is for you
Kerry Hannon
April 23, 2025
Elizabeth Gilbert | The Simple Practice That Changed Her Life (and might change yours)
This heartfelt podcast episode features author Elizabeth Gilbert sharing her ritual of writing letters from love to herself—a practice that nurtures self-compassion, resilience, and healing in tough moments.
Good Life Project Podcast
April 20, 2025
Taking Care of YOU: Self-Care for Family Caregivers
A go-to guide for caregivers feeling overwhelmed, this resource helps you check in with yourself and find simple ways to care for your own well-being.
Family Care Alliance
April 17, 2025
How to Fight Data Centers in Your Community | Civic Action & Local Policy with Maggie Doucette
When major corporate developments like data centers threaten your town's land, water, and peace of mind, you are not powerless. In this session, Abby Nydam (Founder & CEO of SAM) sits down with civic engagement and public policy expert Maggie Doucette to break down how local government processes actually work—and how everyday citizens can effectively protect their communities.
Maggie
October 4, 2026
The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work
Read this book when you find yourself constantly volunteering (or being volunteered) for extra tasks that don’t lead to advancement l
Linda Babcock, Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund, and Laurie Weingart
April 23, 2025
Burnout Can Happen to Anyone
A self-care guide for caregivers to spot burnout early, set boundaries, and restore balance—so you can care for others without neglecting yourself.
Aging Life Care Association
April 17, 2025
🌅 Redesigning and Reimagining Retirement
Financial planning answers the question, "Can I retire?" But life readiness answers a much bigger question: "How do I want to live?" Retirement is not about reaching the finish line—it is about designing your next beginning.
Sharmila
October 4, 2026
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
This practical, empowering guide offers clear strategies for setting boundaries, supporting anyone feeling overwhelmed or disconnected to honor their needs and reclaim a stronger sense of self.
Dr. Nedra Glover Tawwab
April 20, 2025
Finding Work After 50
In this session, Sam career and leadership Expert Mary Despe de Echemendia offers a more hopeful way forward. Instead of following the old career ladder, she shows you how to use a compass: lead with your strengths rather than your title, tap into the network you’ve spent years building, tell your story on your own terms, and test new possibilities without expecting everything to work perfectly the first time.
Mary
October 4, 2026