Insights from Life in the 1940s and Tips on Eating Healthy from Lucille Maris
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Release Date: 03/16/2014
Mike Jackson Talks Field Trial Dogs and Horses
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Mike Jackson is a retired electric lineman and supervisor who has trained English Pointer dogs for horseback field trials for many years. I interview him in his barn as he is preparing for a trip from Indiana to North Dakota and Montana for training his dogs and younger horses.
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Pull the Help Chain | Elder Care or Self Care
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"Pulling the help chain" is a phrase I describe in this episode. The phrase is ued in the Toyota Way (book) and is related to Andon. The help chain, help cord, or yellow stop button, is a mechanism that line workers can use to stop production and call for help. It's also used to notify the line that something has gone wrong in manufacturing.
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Audio Index of Stories Told by a Bride During World War 2
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At the end of several episodes of Heartsong Fit are short stories by my mom, Lucille Maris, about life in the US during the 1940s when World War 2 was underway. I have been interviewing her about how she dealt with the stresses of those times from finding housing, to scarcity of food and supplies to dealing with the deployment of her young husband (my dad).
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Unplugged Life at Minnesota Fishing Resort
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Podcast host, Vickie Maris, and her husband, Scott Greeson, share their takeaways from living unplugged for a few days at Fox Lake Resort in Marcell, MN. Planning and preparing meals; fishing; exercising; following a morning routine; and living without digital devices for a few days were all aspects of the week that contributed to relaxation and rejuvenation.
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Pearl Harbor | Learning of the News of the Bombing on Dec. 7th
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Margaret Williamson and Lucille Maris recount details of their memories of learning the news from President Theodore Roosevelt on Dec. 7, 1941 that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States was entering the war.
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Scott Greeson & Vickie Maris Talk About Music
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This episode is a conversation in the studio between podcast host, Vickie Maris, and Scott Greeson, right after the two had played a music gig with the band, Scott Greeson and Trouble With Monday, at the Indiana Bacon Festival in Delphi, Indiana.
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Walk a Llama While You Exercise
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You'll hear the sounds of nature in this episode of Heartsong Fit. I recorded it in the woods while walking for exercise. I have my llama, Heartsong, with me.
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Managing Caregiver Stress During a Loved One's Hospital Trip
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I share methods for managing stress that I use while in the caregiver role with my mom. These are ideas you can adopt if you are in a caregiver role and helping your loved one as they take a trip to the emergency room or hospital.
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Relax & Learn About Animals on a Walk Through Wolf Park
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Take a walk with podcast host, Vickie Maris, and guest, Dana Drenzek, on the trail around the main wolf enclosure at Wolf Park in Battle Ground, Indiana.
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Heartsong Fit is Starting Season 2
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In this start of the new season, I talk about the reasons why I had stopped producing the show for a while and what it was like to get it back online for you.
info_outlineMy mom, Lucille Maris, shares her secrets to keeping fit and healthy at age 91 ½ years (she is 99 at the time of this edit!). Lucille talks about eating healthy from the time she grew up in the 1920s to her diet of meals she prepares in the kitchen of her condo today which are for a gluten-free diet.
Lucille talks about outdoor activities in the one-room school house she attended to moving on to the large high school, Urbana High, where she played sports from 1936 to 1940. She was a three-sport athlete: softball, volleyball and basketball (which women played as a half-court game at that time). In her sophomore year, she was captain of the girl’s softball team. She also discusses the PE (physical education) requirements of a high school student during that era of United States history.
In another section, Lucille talks about her switch to a gluten-free diet and what motivated her to start eating gluten-free. As an outstanding cook, she gives you ideas about how to make gluten-free cooking part of your life. Here is clarification about the grains that contain gluten and that you should avoid if eating gluten free:
wheat, barley, rye and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye). If you’d like to learn more about a gluten-free diet, you can visit the Healthy Lifestyle Newsletter from Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/gluten-free-diet/art-20048530
Lucille’s husband (my dad), Professor and Lt. Col. James R. Maris, was a pilot in WWII and flew B-24 bombers. He served the United States of America in active and reserve duty for more than 20 years. Lucille introduces the subject in this episode.
Future episodes contain short stories that Lucille tells about her life as a stateside bride during WWII. These are at the end of several upcoming episodes. Through her stories, you’ll feel how she dealt with the stresses of the time, and you’ll laugh and cry along with her as she recounts vivid memories of those days.
In this episode she talks about a one-room apartment she lived in with no kitchen privileges while Dad was on base. She also talks about sitting through a double-feature movie twice one day to pass the time while she had no communication with dad and was worried about his safety.
Book Review
Learn a few insights about the marketing book, Fascinate, by Sally Hogshead. The author teaches you about how to captivate your audience and lead them to trust, believe and respect you. You can connect with Sally on Twitter: @sallyhogshead or visit her website at www.sallyhogshead.com
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