Houston native Jefferson Gunn started his career as a paramedic but had to retool his career as his vision declined because of retinitis pigments. He established the health science as program at La Vega High School and rounded out is career working with community partners to emergency response training at University High. A long-time advocate for accessible transit, Jefferson is now vice president of the Heart of Texas chapter of the Waco Foundation of the Blind.
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On this edition of Living It host Meg Wallace is joined by Dr. Emily Frake, a postdoctoral research associate at the Baylor Center for Developmental Disabilities.
Living It - Mónica Dávila
On this edition of Living It, host Meg Wallace is joined by Mónica Dávila. A community social worker who lives with hidden disabilities like PTSD, IBS, and post-concussion symptoms.
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In this installment of Living It, we hear from Robin Wallace. Professor Emeritus of Musicology at Baylor University, the author of Hearing Beethoven: A Story of Musical Loss and Discovery, and the husband of Living It host Meg Wallace.
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On this edition of Living It, host Meg Wallace is in conversation with E.G. White-Swift.
Living It - Dr. Greg Garrett
On this edition of Living It, host Meg Wallace is in conversation with Dr. Greg Garrett, the Carole McDaniel Hanks Professor of Literature and Culture at Baylor University. Dr. Garrett has written nearly 30 books, including novels, nonfiction works, and a memoir titled Crossing Myself, in which he describes his struggle with depression and how he has found his way through.Warning: This interview includes discussion of suicide.
Living It - Malcolm Foster
On this edition of Living It, guest host Devan Stahl is in conversation with Malcolm Foster. They'll be discussing Malcolm's diagnosis of Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, along with his decision to undergo and his experience of, a Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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For this edition of Living It, host Meg Wallace is in conversation with Bruce Huff.
Living It - One Year Anniversary with Donna Dill and Meg Wallace
To celebrate the first anniversary of Living It, Mobilize Waco board treasurer Donna Dill is interviewing Meg about the experiences and dreams that animate their shared work.
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On this edition of Living It, host Meg Wallace is in conversation with Barbara Bridgewater, an ESL teacher at McLennan Community College and a recently retired case worker for Compassion Ministries of Waco.
