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Tove Jansson

Leah finishes up Creative & Expression Month with Moomins!!!!! Leah talks about the Swedish-Finnish artist, Tove Jansson, who created a colorful universe for her and her characters to escape to. The Moomin world is about admitting your joys and fears, looking for a place of safety, knowing danger is out there, but that you’ll always […]

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Elizabeth Keckley

Bonnie starts Creativity & Expression month by talking about Elizabeth Keckley. From slavery to the personal dressmaker to Mary Todd Lincoln, learn about Elizabeth and her dress-making business. Learning Theme of 2026 About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us each week to learn different aspects of personal and collective well being. Each of our presenters […]

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Debs

Our dragon’s name is Debs. Debs is a delightful dragon named after our friend and author Debra Kemp. We called her Debs. She said that only her friends could call her Debs. She also said that if you wronged her, she would murder you in her next book. She was a perfect mix of friendly […]

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Gals Guide Anthology: Rebellion

Our 5th Anthology will be released on July 21.48 pieces about rebellion by 39 international authors! Awards Jury Awards Announcing 3 medal winnersTuesdayJune 23, 20268pm Easternon Zoom And the award goes to… 1st Place:“Facial Anarchy”by Van Haney 2nd Place:“Elemental Rebellion”by April Zajko 3rd Place:“Midway Blitz, Elegy for a Father”by Waverly Vernon People’s Choice Awards Voting […]

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Leah Chase

Katie continues our learning theme – Nourishment & the Table – by talking about the Queen of Creole Cuisine, Leah Chase. Learn why her restaurant, Dooky Chase, was named one of the 40 most important restaurants of the past 40 years by Food & Wine. Learning Theme of 2026 About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join […]

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Alexis Nikole Nelson

Amy Dalton is back on the show! Amy continues our learning theme – Nourishment & the Table by talking about The Black Forager, Alexis Nikole Nelson. Learn from this adorable forest fairy of a woman, all about how the outdoors are full of things we can eat and how we can have fun learning what […]

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Claire Saffitz

Bonnie starts our learning theme – Nourishment & the Table by talking about Desert Person, Claire Saffitz. Claire’s describes being a desert person as “an attitude; it’s about embracing cooking and eating as fundamental sources of pleasure.” Learning Theme of 2026 About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us each week to learn different aspects of […]

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Call to Rest

To my lovely gals of the galaxy, Women’s History Month is a big month for Gals Guide. Granted, what we do in March is the same as what we do 365 days a year – highlight women of history – but we’re especially busy each March. Which makes what I’m doing all the more radical. […]

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Tricia Hersey – The Nap Ministry

Leah starts off Rest as Resistance Month with the woman who wrote the book on it, Tricia Hersey. Learn all about the amazing teaching artist and founder of the Nap Ministry. “Rest is a healing portal to our deepest selves. Rest is care. Rest is radical.” – Tricia Hersey from Rest is Resistance. Learning Theme […]

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Joan Didion

Katie continues Rooted in Self Month by telling us about Joan Didion. Learn about the writer who was a pioneer in the form of New Journalism. Joan wrote essays, articles, novels, and screenplays. Writing was therapeutic and helped her process the death of her husband and daughter. Learn about Joan’s years of magical thinking. Learning […]