Living With...the End in Mind

Living with purpose might not seem to be very important when someone is battling a serious illness. There are a lot of other things to think about, but our guest, Richard Leider, says having a purpose helps in sickness and certainly in health, in fact having a reason to get out of bed is a big boost to one's physical and emotional health. Join host Cathy Wurzer in a conversation with best selling author, motivational speaker and executive/life coach Richard Leider. Take notes. You're going to...

As of the end of 2020, there were an estimated 109,000 American adults and children waiting to get a life saving organ transplant. By the end of this day though, 17 people will have died while waiting. Stillwater, Minnesota native, Barb McKean knows what that's like to wait. She needed a double lung transplant after a rare disease ruined her lungs. She was one of the lucky ones. She experienced her miracle and tells host Cathy Wurzer the story plus how she and others can live in gra...

Sonya Goins is a broadcast journalist, a marathoner and a woman who has been living with Crohn's Disease since she was a college student. Her friends all say Sonya is an inspiration, a bright light, who doesn't let the serious gastrointestinal disease dictate her life. In this second part of host Cathy Wurzer's conversation with Sonya, she's finding her battle with Crohn's has prepared her for an even tougher fight. If you'd like to donate to Sonya's Go Fund Me campaign, here's the link: http...

There's an apt saying, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." That's true but for many of us, the battle is harder than most. In this episode of "Living With..." we meet Sonya Goins. Sonya is a reporter for CCX Media in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and she's been living an incredibly full life with Crohn's Disease. It's estimated there are about almost 800,000 Americans living with this difficult gastrointestinal disease which can be fatal. Sonya Goins is an ...

We're back and this time with the story of a well known television news anchor in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area who has beaten back cancer not once, but twice. How KARE-11's Randy Shaver is living with purpose, vibrancy and hope. Support the show