Traditions are woven into the fabric of our lives. They preserve culture, pass along our values to the next generation, and provide us with a framework for meaning....they're also a lot of fun! Join us as we explore the power of traditions in our lives and families. With the holiday season upon us all, whether you are celebrating Christmas or a different faith-based tradition this month, you and your family likely engage in different customs and rituals that make up your traditions. Let's pause and think a bit deeper about how the power of traditions shape our experience!  

We invite you to "pause" with us as we explore gratitude and its value and impact on our lives. Our guest today is a distinguished author and research scientist, Courtney Ackerman. The author of seven books on positive psychology, Courtney is not only a true subject matter expert on the topic, she lives it! Just 1-3 minutes each day can make a profound difference in all of our lives. Create a Gratitude Practice and FEEL the difference. Tune it, and check it out.   

We welcome you into the conversation with Dr. Brad Johnson, professor of psychology in the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law at the U.S. Naval Academy and faculty associate in the Graduate School of Education at Johns Hopkins University. Author of numerous books tackling the subject of mentorship, gender in the workplace, and professional ethics; including Good Guys: How Men Can Become Better Allies for Women in the Workplace (2020, with David Smith), The Elements of Mentoring (2018, with Charles Ridley), and Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women (2016, with David Smith). In this episode, we take a moment to "pause" and dig a bit deeper with Dr. Johnson as we explore mentorship and its place in our personal and professional lives. What does it mean to adopt a posture of cultural humility? How does being a mentor impact mentors and what makes for a good mentee? Tune in and find out!    

Join us as we look back on two of our nation's most impactful moments in time, the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. We are blessed in this episode to be joined by Mrs. Pat Auch, a survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack, and Ret. Brigadier General Dana Born, then Commander of the 11th Mission Support Squadron, supporting the Pentagon following the attack on 9/11. You will not want to miss these two powerful accounts and the inspiring words of our guests!  Channel Note: Since the recording of this Podcast, we are sad to share that our guest Pat Auch passed away.  We give thanks for her, her life, and all that she shared with us on this special episode of Let’s Pause.  

We are joined today by Doug Herbert, the founder of B.R.A.K.E.S (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe), an innovative and nationally recognized program for teaching teens how to drive.  We'll discuss Doug's triumph, born out of tragedy after the loss of his two sons (Jon and James). Doug and the B.R.A.K.E.S program have gone on to train over 45,000 families (putonthebrakes.org). As a four-time world champion drag racer, Doug employs a professional driving team in a unique way to capture the interest, and codify the learning, of teen drivers! Tune in and check out, "Teaching Teens to Drive" as we hit the pause button and dig a little deeper! 

As we emerge from the Pandemic and take stock of life's next ridgeline, we take a moment to pause, and explore the challenges presented by uncertain times. Join us as we invite Dr. (Rev.) Stuart Hoke to speak with us and examine life's many uncertainties. How might we tackle the uncertainties we face? Tune in and find out why one of your mantras should be, "Don't just do something...sit there!"  

In a day and age when life is moving faster and faster, pushing the pause button is more important than ever. Finding balance between the demands of work, family, and the world can be overwhelming. Join us as we explore the intersection of these demands and ways to Find Better Balance!