Kelly Corrigan Wonders

As many of our listeners know, Kelly has a dear cousin, Kathy, who turns up, one way or another, in all of Kelly’s books. Kathy and her husband Tony have three children. Their oldest, Aaron was killed in a car accident 20 summers ago, just after his freshman year in college. Tomorrow, March 28, 2023 would have been his 40th birthday. To mark the moment, Aaron’s sister Lena shared a short, unforgettable piece about remembering. Posted with love to Kath, Tony Z, Lena and Mags. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pallie Savoie’s sister Laurel was always her role model. Although their relationship went through different phases over the course of their lives, they’re now not just two sisters who love and care for one another…they’re the closest of friends. This is an episode for anyone who has ever looked up to an older sister or brother. Please share widely, whether you’re close with your sibling(s) - or you want to be. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We could easily slip into a reality where everything about us is reflected back in numbers. Our weight. Our steps. Our likes. Our follows and bank accounts and the square footage of our homes. But that’s not who we are. Here’s a reminder for all of us and everyone we love to turn away from “The Great Quantification”. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is possible when you put thousands of superstar women on one campus and tell them the world is theirs? Spelman College is teeming with students who are in it to win it and lucky to have the steady guidance of Dean Desiree Pedescleaux. Dean P, on campus for over two decades now, helps each crop of students unpack the Constitution in all its glory and limitation. She is beloved and it’s easy to see why. Also in this episode: several students who Kelly and Tammy wanted to hire immediately. Special thanks to The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for supporting this series. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Heather O’Shea submitted this lovely eulogy, written by her sister Colleen, for their dad Mike “Mick” O’Shea. The father of five daughters, Mike is remembered as a loving family man, the life of the party and someone who always found a way to bring people together. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JUST HIT PLAY. These women are such a thrill to listen to. Three Spelman superstars share their energy and dreams… To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you see the world and how much of that is based on lived experiences? How much comes from your education (formal and informal)? When was the last time you came to a new insight or position without being exposed to something new? This is a conversation with UCSD philosophy professor Manuel Vargas that might shake up your point of view on blame, determinism, midlife crises and what sets the table for cooperation. Special thanks to The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for supporting this series. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meghan Jarvis’ beautiful story of what happened as she holed herself up in a friend’s home to write her mother’s eulogy. This is for anyone who has written a eulogy and knows what an emotionally fraught yet transformative time it can be. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a special nod to every high school senior hearing back from colleges right about now, here are a few thoughts I share every chance I get about how to respond to news of all types. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There’s so many people who claim to be experts about family life. Dr. Lisa Damour is the real deal. This is one of the most useful conversations I have ever had on the podcast. Listen. Share. Listen again. It’s loaded with gems. Check out Lisa’s new book: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Raising Connected, Capable and Compassionate Adolescents. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices