Award winning author Teresa Strasser shares how she used a thrilling Little League baseball season to grieve her brother’s passing and reconnect with her father. Her book Making it Home just made USA Today’s list of “Best Books of 2023”. Teresa & host Mark Hochgesang discuss how a love for baseball helped them 'heal' and get through the toughest moment of their lives.

Time-Stamped Show Notes
1:39 Welcome to the Show
2:49 Favorite Read of the Year
4:48 My Losing Season
5:41 The Reasons Why
8:25 That's Bugsy
9:20 My Sports Parenting Career Ends
10:38 What Cal Says
13:34 Just Take the Bus
14:10 LAX or Burbank?
15:49 The Evil Step Mother
20:21 Eli's Homerun Hug
22:30 Moneyball
25:47 Pitcher's Mom Syndrome (PMS)
26:52 Coaches Wearing Baseball Pants. Oh no!
28:14 Family Affair
30:10 Sense of Hope
31:35 Bad Girls
35:17 DNA Match
37:30 The Show Must Go On
43:45 The Fonz's Oscar Scene
48:55 The Lightning Round

- Teresa's Website: https://teresastrasser.com/

- Teresa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teresastrasser/

- Teresa's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-strasser/

- Making it Home: https://www.powells.com/book/making-it-home-9780593546086

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Teresa Strasser: Baseball's Healing Powers