Best Hortman Podcasts (2024)

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357 - IVF Pregnancy after Ectopic Losses and Journey to afford IVF with Britne Taylor 40:10

2d ago40:10

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What does an IVF Pregnancy journey look like after losing your fallopian tubes? Today's guest experienced two ectopic pregnancies that resulted in blood loss but also for her to lose her fallopian tubes. Britne Taylor lost her fallopian tubes in her first year of marriage and saving for IVF seemed impossible as her job only offered $500 towards fer…

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357 - IVF Pregnancy after Ectopic Losses and Journey to afford IVF with Britne Taylor 40:10

16d ago40:10

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What does an IVF Pregnancy journey look like after losing your fallopian tubes? Today's guest experienced two ectopic pregnancies that resulted in blood loss but also for her to lose her fallopian tubes. Britne Taylor lost her fallopian tubes in her first year of marriage and saving for IVF seemed impossible as her job only offered $500 towards fer…

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356 - Cervical Insufficiency and Losing a baby at 17 weeks with Oneisha Perrotte-Lewis 1:03:58

21d ago1:03:58

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Have you heard of the term cervical insufficiency? Cervical insufficiency is the inability of the cervix to retain the fetus, in the absence of uterine contractions or labor (painless cervical dilatation), owing to a functional or structural defect. It is cervical ripening that occurs far from the term. Today's guest experienced an insufficient cer…

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356 - Cervical Insufficiency and Losing a baby at 17 weeks with Oneisha Perrotte-Lewis 1:03:58

9d ago1:03:58

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Have you heard of the term cervical insufficiency? Cervical insufficiency is the inability of the cervix to retain the fetus, in the absence of uterine contractions or labor (painless cervical dilatation), owing to a functional or structural defect. It is cervical ripening that occurs far from the term. Today's guest experienced an insufficient cer…

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355 - Naming a Baby that was Electively Terminated with Raina Brown - REWIND 31:30

13d ago31:30

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In the medical world miscarriages are called spontaneous abortions, and in this community we have to learn how to extend grace to individuals who electively terminate their pregnancies no matter their choice. Join us this month as we explore abortion stories and how healing, grief, and shame can keep all of us bound. After being diagnosed with Poly…

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355 - Naming a Baby that was Electively Terminated with Raina Brown - REWIND 31:30

13d ago31:30

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In the medical world miscarriages are called spontaneous abortions, and in this community we have to learn how to extend grace to individuals who electively terminate their pregnancies no matter their choice. Join us this month as we explore abortion stories and how healing, grief, and shame can keep all of us bound. After being diagnosed with Poly…

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354 - Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Peace with Child Loss with Taysha Turman - REWIND 24:47

20d ago24:47

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Imagine at your first doctors appointment being told your baby had fluid around their heart? After being advised to wait until the baby had grown to conduct a full anatomy screening, today’s guest was faced with devastating news. Taysha Turman found out at 16 weeks that her baby was diagnosed with hypo-plastic left heart syndrome and a diaphragmati…

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354 - Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Peace with Child Loss with Taysha Turman - REWIND 24:47

1M ago24:47

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Imagine at your first doctors appointment being told your baby had fluid around their heart? After being advised to wait until the baby had grown to conduct a full anatomy screening, today’s guest was faced with devastating news. Taysha Turman found out at 16 weeks that her baby was diagnosed with hypo-plastic left heart syndrome and a diaphragmati…

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353 - Congenital Heart Disease and Healing from Child Loss with Chappy Morgan - REWIND 40:43

1M ago40:43

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After being diagnosed at 18 years old with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) today’s guest was told she was unable to have children. At 31, Chappy Morgan lost a significant amount of weight and was surprised when she found out she was expecting. During an ultrasound she found out her son was sick and was going to suffer from heart problems specifi…

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353 - Congenital Heart Disease and Healing from Child Loss with Chappy Morgan - REWIND 40:43

1M ago40:43

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After being diagnosed at 18 years old with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) today’s guest was told she was unable to have children. At 31, Chappy Morgan lost a significant amount of weight and was surprised when she found out she was expecting. During an ultrasound she found out her son was sick and was going to suffer from heart problems specifi…

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352 - Maternal Near Miss Survivor and H.E.L.L.P. Syndrome with Tomeka Isaac - REWIND 44:41

2M ago44:41

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Imagine being told that your baby had no fetal heartbeat one month from their due date? Today’s guest Tomeka Isaac takes us back to that very moment where she and her husband were faced with the news no parent ever wants to hear that her son Jace was not going to make it. Then they were dealt another blow that she was diagnosed with H.E.L.L.P Syndr…

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352 - Maternal Near Miss Survivor and H.E.L.L.P. Syndrome with Tomeka Isaac - REWIND 44:41

2M ago44:41

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Imagine being told that your baby had no fetal heartbeat one month from their due date? Today’s guest Tomeka Isaac takes us back to that very moment where she and her husband were faced with the news no parent ever wants to hear that her son Jace was not going to make it. Then they were dealt another blow that she was diagnosed with H.E.L.L.P Syndr…

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351 - Overcoming Endometriosis After Losing Ovary & Fallopian Tube with Bria Burrell - REWIND 43:50

2M ago43:50

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Have you ever suffered from painful periods? Today’s guest Bria Burrell has always had painful periods, and in 2015 she found out there was an cyst on her left ovarian. Her OB/GYN monitored the cyst for a couple of months, until it started to grow. In order to prevent the cyst from rupturing the OB/GYN performed a laparoscopic procedure in January …

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351 - Overcoming Endometriosis After Losing Ovary & Fallopian Tube with Bria Burrell - REWIND 43:50

2M ago43:50

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Have you ever suffered from painful periods? Today’s guest Bria Burrell has always had painful periods, and in 2015 she found out there was an cyst on her left ovarian. Her OB/GYN monitored the cyst for a couple of months, until it started to grow. In order to prevent the cyst from rupturing the OB/GYN performed a laparoscopic procedure in January …

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350 - Losing your Baby and Losing your Womb with Alexus Harris Oluyole - REWIND 37:55

2M ago37:55

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Losing your baby and losing your womb and ability to have more children is what today’s guest had to face. Alexus Harris Oluyole lost her son Maverick at 21 weeks due to pregnancy complications and had to have a partial hysterectomy to save her life. Alexus Harris Oluyole was devastated as she had to navigate the grief of losing her son and losing …

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350 - Losing your Baby and Losing your Womb with Alexus Harris Oluyole - REWIND 37:55

2M ago37:55

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Losing your baby and losing your womb and ability to have more children is what today’s guest had to face. Alexus Harris Oluyole lost her son Maverick at 21 weeks due to pregnancy complications and had to have a partial hysterectomy to save her life. Alexus Harris Oluyole was devastated as she had to navigate the grief of losing her son and losing …

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349 - Overcoming Secondary Infertility with Jessica Hortman - REWIND 55:47

2M ago55:47

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After experiencing three losses today’s guest felt ashamed and guilty of her grief as she experienced secondary infertility with already having two children. Jessica Hortman had a spontaneous miscarriage in 2015 at 6 weeks, a miscarriage due to a submucosal fibroid at 10 weeks in 2016, two years years of not getting pregnant, and then finding out s…

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349 - Overcoming Secondary Infertility with Jessica Hortman - REWIND 55:47

2M ago55:47

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After experiencing three losses today’s guest felt ashamed and guilty of her grief as she experienced secondary infertility with already having two children. Jessica Hortman had a spontaneous miscarriage in 2015 at 6 weeks, a miscarriage due to a submucosal fibroid at 10 weeks in 2016, two years years of not getting pregnant, and then finding out s…

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348 - What does Life After Baby Loss look like? Life after Lakhanya with Yonela Rasi - REWIND 35:36

2M ago35:36

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What does Life After Baby Loss look like? Feel like? Appear to be for everyone like today’s guest. Yonela Resi is the mother of two angels. One baby she loss at 16 weeks and the other a stillbirth at 38 weeks. In this episode she takes us on that journey of becoming a mother at 24 in South Africa, the black community there and how baby loss is not …

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348 - What does Life After Baby Loss look like? Life after Lakhanya with Yonela Rasi - REWIND 35:36

2M ago35:36

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What does Life After Baby Loss look like? Feel like? Appear to be for everyone like today’s guest. Yonela Resi is the mother of two angels. One baby she loss at 16 weeks and the other a stillbirth at 38 weeks. In this episode she takes us on that journey of becoming a mother at 24 in South Africa, the black community there and how baby loss is not …

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347 - Healing from Miscarriage and Birthing a Miracle Micropreemie at 26 weeks with Carrita Flle - REWIND 22:57

3M ago22:57

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After two miscarriages today’s guest experienced preterm labor at 26 weeks. Carrita Flie would not have chosen this journey to motherhood. After her miscarriages, one in the first trimester and one in the second, she was labeled high risk and had to see a specialist weekly when she became pregnant with her rainbow baby. At 21 weeks she was told her…

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347 - Healing from Miscarriage and Birthing a Miracle Micropreemie at 26 weeks with Carrita Flle - REWIND 22:57

3M ago22:57

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After two miscarriages today’s guest experienced preterm labor at 26 weeks. Carrita Flie would not have chosen this journey to motherhood. After her miscarriages, one in the first trimester and one in the second, she was labeled high risk and had to see a specialist weekly when she became pregnant with her rainbow baby. At 21 weeks she was told her…

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S4 E10: MNGOP State Convention and Hortman tries to out-do Daudt 1:30:36

3M ago1:30:36

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This week, Walter and Jeremy debate the comparison between DFL Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman's actions of last weekend to those of 2016-2018-Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt using his newly installed mute button to silence all of the Democrats as he crammed through bills that were not heard in committee or not posted online with enough time t…

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346 - Feeling like you may never experience Motherhood after Miscarriages with Jasmine M. Mason - REWIND 18:42

3M ago18:42

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Have you felt you may never experience motherhood? Today’s guest felt exactly that way after experiencing two miscarriages. Jasmine Moore experienced her first miscarriage in 2016 at 11 weeks cause was a blighted ovum. In 2018 she experienced her second miscarriage at 19 weeks due to natural causes. Jasmine takes us back on her journey to motherhoo…

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346 - Feeling like you may never experience Motherhood after Miscarriages with Jasmine M. Mason - REWIND 18:42

3M ago18:42

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Have you felt you may never experience motherhood? Today’s guest felt exactly that way after experiencing two miscarriages. Jasmine Moore experienced her first miscarriage in 2016 at 11 weeks cause was a blighted ovum. In 2018 she experienced her second miscarriage at 19 weeks due to natural causes. Jasmine takes us back on her journey to motherhoo…

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S4 E9: Royce White for US Senate 1:16:40

3M ago1:16:40

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MN Republican Delegates will endorse a candidate for US Senate this week to take on Klobuchar in November. Jeremy sits down with candidate, Royce White to discuss his deep Minnesota Roots, and his policy platform on the debt, out-of-control spending, the border, guns, abortion, mental health, forever wars, and omnibus bills. You can also watch the …

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345 - Crystal Justice’s Healing from Miscarriage and Still Desiring to become a Mother - REWIND 33:20

4M ago33:20

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Being raised in a Christian faith based home, and respecting the unspoken rule of not having children out of wedlock, today’s guest began her journey to motherhood at 38 years old. Crystal Justice found out she was pregnant on Aug 9, 2018. On Sept 7, 2018 she was told that the pregnancy was no longer viable. Despite my HCG levels and Progesterone l…

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345 - Crystal Justice’s Healing from Miscarriage and Still Desiring to become a Mother - REWIND 33:20

3M ago33:20

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Being raised in a Christian faith based home, and respecting the unspoken rule of not having children out of wedlock, today’s guest began her journey to motherhood at 38 years old. Crystal Justice found out she was pregnant on Aug 9, 2018. On Sept 7, 2018 she was told that the pregnancy was no longer viable. Despite my HCG levels and Progesterone l…

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S4 E8: The tales of 3 GOP CD Conventions and Gun Bills 1:13:06

3M ago1:13:06

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Walter and Jeremy discuss and debate the tensions between the grassroots and establishment pressures at the CD7, CD2, and CD6 conventions. Walter provides an update on the gun bills that have passed the House and half will pass the Senate. The Senate Cat Burglar had her day in the ethics committee.By Jeremy Munson

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344 - Shawn Owen’s Uterine Fibroids Journey and Pregnancy After Miscarriage - REWIND 20:19

3M ago20:19

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90% of African Americans women have fibroids and today’s guest shares her miscarriage story and rainbow pregnancy with fibroids. Shawn Owens found out she was expecting as she was preparing for an outpatient procedure. She and her husband were shocked by the news due to her diagnosis with uterine fibroids and her being 38 years old. Shawn wanted to…

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344 - Shawn Owen’s Uterine Fibroids Journey and Pregnancy After Miscarriage - REWIND 20:19

3M ago20:19

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90% of African Americans women have fibroids and today’s guest shares her miscarriage story and rainbow pregnancy with fibroids. Shawn Owens found out she was expecting as she was preparing for an outpatient procedure. She and her husband were shocked by the news due to her diagnosis with uterine fibroids and her being 38 years old. Shawn wanted to…

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343 - Bereaved Mother's Day - Honoring our Angels 15:32

4M ago15:32

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International Bereaved Mother’s Day is this upcoming Sunday, May 5, 2024. This day is for us to show our love for our babies gone to heaven far too soon. Sunday, May 12, 2024 in the US we celebrate Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day can be very challenging, difficult emotionally, and with social distancing and quarantine can and will be very lonely for man…

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343 - Bereaved Mother's Day - Honoring our Angels 15:32

3M ago15:32

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International Bereaved Mother’s Day is this upcoming Sunday, May 5, 2024. This day is for us to show our love for our babies gone to heaven far too soon. Sunday, May 12, 2024 in the US we celebrate Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day can be very challenging, difficult emotionally, and with social distancing and quarantine can and will be very lonely for man…

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S4 E7: The DFL Senate Cat-burglar & Contested GOP Endorsing Conventions 1:07:41

4M ago1:07:41

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Walter and Jeremy debate when St. Paul legislators should get involved in local endorsing conventions. Walter and Jeremy endorsed candidates on opposite sides of the race, Walter supported Ron Kresha, and Jeremy supported Dianne Webb-Skillings. They weigh in on the CD2 and CD7 endorsement battles coming up this weekend. They dive into the largest s…

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342 - State of Black Maternal Health - REWIND 36:42

4M ago36:42

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April is Sisters in Loss Infertility Awareness Month! All month long we will be highlighting infertility stories and journey’s. Black Maternal Health week was April 11-17 and Infertility Awareness Week is April 18-24. This week we are talking about reproductive health. Did you know that some midwives specialize in high risk births and pregnancy aft…

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342 - State of Black Maternal Health - REWIND 36:42

4M ago36:42

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April is Sisters in Loss Infertility Awareness Month! All month long we will be highlighting infertility stories and journey’s. Black Maternal Health week was April 11-17 and Infertility Awareness Week is April 18-24. This week we are talking about reproductive health. Did you know that some midwives specialize in high risk births and pregnancy aft…

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S4 E6: OTC Update, runaway grooming shelters for Teens, More MN Spending, The UBER Debate 1:01:14

4M ago1:01:14

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Walter and Jeremy discuss the mixed news on OTC – delegates restored but now OTC GOP refuses to hold convention. Finke’s new bill funding a runaway shelter for sexually confused teens where parents won’t be called. They weigh in on supplemental spending bills and on a new report showing over a hundred thousand Minnesota voters whose data failed at …

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341 - Black Birth Stories with Shayla Brown 1:09:38

5M ago1:09:38

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Black birth stories have joy and they also do have trauma. In today's episode we dive into the creator of the Black Birth Story blog Shayla Brown's own birth story and journey to becoming a mom. Shayla has been pregnant over 10 times with a few miscarriages and one heterotopic pregnancy that resulted in her losing a fraternal twin ectopically and b…

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340 - Pregnancy After Loss - Stillbirth and Malia's Present with Helena Morais 57:52

5M ago57:52

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Parenting after loss is a journey. It's important to make space for conflicting emotions. Don't put pressure on yourself to feel that having another baby will resolve or put an end to the pain of a previous loss. It's okay to feel happiness and sadness at the same time. Life may be moving on, but this doesn't mean you have to let go of a previous l…

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340 - Pregnancy After Loss - Stillbirth and Malia's Present with Helena Morais 57:52

5M ago57:52

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Parenting after loss is a journey. It's important to make space for conflicting emotions. Don't put pressure on yourself to feel that having another baby will resolve or put an end to the pain of a previous loss. It's okay to feel happiness and sadness at the same time. Life may be moving on, but this doesn't mean you have to let go of a previous l…

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S4 E5: OTC vs. MNGOP, 2024 Elections and HRCC, Vaccine Exemptions, and Armored Vehicle Funding 1:27:30

5M ago1:27:30

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Walter and Jeremy dive deep into the Otter Tail County grassroots Republican struggle against the County Executive Board and State Party Chair David Hann. They debate the HRCC spending money against Party-Endorsed candidates in this cycle and the last - why it should happen or why it shouldn't. They also discuss important legislation removing paren…

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339 - Parenting After Loss - Honoring my Angel Baby and Earthly Baby with Nkemka Egbuho 44:42

6M ago44:42

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Parenting after loss is a journey. It's important to make space for conflicting emotions. Don't put pressure on yourself to feel that having another baby will resolve or put an end to the pain of a previous loss. It's okay to feel happiness and sadness at the same time. Life may be moving on, but this doesn't mean you have to let go of a previous l…

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339 - Parenting After Loss - Honoring my Angel Baby and Earthly Baby with Nkemka Egbuho 44:42

6M ago44:42

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Parenting after loss is a journey. It's important to make space for conflicting emotions. Don't put pressure on yourself to feel that having another baby will resolve or put an end to the pain of a previous loss. It's okay to feel happiness and sadness at the same time. Life may be moving on, but this doesn't mean you have to let go of a previous l…

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S4 E4: Super Tuesday & The Human Rights Act Oversight 45:59

5M ago45:59

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Rep. Walter Hudson and Jeremy Munson discuss Super Tuesday and then dissect a minor but drastic change to Minnesota's Human Rights Act which places it now in conflict with the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

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S4E3: MN Dismal Caucus Attendance & '24 Election Outlook 1:12:30

6M ago1:12:30

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Jeremy and Walter discuss the low turnout to caucus and the low energy kicking off the 2024 elections. What would it take to win a majority? And what the hell is going on in DC?By Jeremy Munson

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338 - Trying Again: Anxiety & Stress during Pregnancy After Loss 11:53

6M ago11:53

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Below are some coping tips that worked for me on how to Handle the Anxiety, Fear and Stress that comes with Pregnancy After Loss. Focus on one day at a time. Easier said than done, right? But I always keep my favorite verse with me that "All things work together for the good of those who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 If God has …

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338 - Trying Again: Anxiety & Stress during Pregnancy After Loss 11:53

6M ago11:53

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Below are some coping tips that worked for me on how to Handle the Anxiety, Fear and Stress that comes with Pregnancy After Loss. Focus on one day at a time. Easier said than done, right? But I always keep my favorite verse with me that "All things work together for the good of those who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 If God has …

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S4E2: School Resource Officers, The State Paint Board, and Gun Control 57:51

6M ago57:51

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Walter and Jeremy dive into three bills: The School Resource Officer ban on prone restraints, a new bill that creates a State Paint Board to ban homeowners from buying more than a gallon of paint unless they are a licensed contractor, and they dive into gun control bills, including one authored by a Republican. Yikes - have some government!…

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337 - Trying to Conceive: I'm Pregnant! Pregnancy After Loss 11:50

6M ago11:50

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Congratulations! You are now pregnant and are ready to embark on another journey of bringing forth life. It can be a very difficult journey of pregnancy if you are not ready to face fear, anxiety, and any other preconceived feelings of pregnancy after loss. Most women who become pregnant after experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death f…

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337 - Trying to Conceive: I'm Pregnant! Pregnancy After Loss 11:50

6M ago11:50

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Congratulations! You are now pregnant and are ready to embark on another journey of bringing forth life. It can be a very difficult journey of pregnancy if you are not ready to face fear, anxiety, and any other preconceived feelings of pregnancy after loss. Most women who become pregnant after experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death f…

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