When life handed Jessica Waite a riveting, horrifying, and surprisingly beautiful story, she transformed herself into a writer. Her debut memoir, THE WIDOW’S GUIDE TO DEAD BASTARDS, became an instant bestseller and was listed as a notable book by The Washington Post, Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, GoodReads, AARP, and many others. Jessica lives with her teenage son on Treaty 7 territory in the city of Calgary, Alberta.

JESSICA WAITE

Website - https://endlessstories.love/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/endless_stories_jess/ or @endless_stories_jess

KARA KAVENSKY

Website - https://karakavensky.com/

@karakavensky on Substack | FB | IG | X | LinkedIn | Threads | TikTok

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There's a lot going on in the world, and who better to help us cut through the noise than Iva Nasr, author of FROM RIFLES TO ROSES: MEMORIES AND MIRACLES.

Iva's words and wisdom are a gift. Her voice is a meditation.

IVA NASR

Mentor, Speaker, Author

Website - https://www.ivanasr.com/

KARA KAVENSKY

Website - https://karakavensky.com/

@karakavensky on Substack | FB | IG | X | LinkedIn | Threads | TikTok

Receive updates on Kara's new memoir release, FINDING JOY, here.

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There's a lot going on in the world, and who better to help us cut through the noise than Iva Nasr, author of FROM RIFLES TO ROSES: MEMORIES AND MIRACLES.

Iva's words and wisdom are a gift. Her voice is a meditation.

IVA NASR

Mentor, Speaker, Author

Website - https://www.ivanasr.com/

KARA KAVENSKY

Website - https://karakavensky.com/

@karakavensky on Substack | FB | IG | X | LinkedIn | Threads | TikTok

Receive updates on Kara's new memoir release, FINDING JOY, here.

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Author Jessica Doyle Mekkes' gift to the Universe is I'M SPEAKING: EVERY WOMAN'S GUIDE TO FINDING YOUR VOICE AND USING IT FEARLESSLY. Jessica shares the down & dirty of why women fight an uphill battle to be heard, and what we can do to be effective speakers.

Jessica's book offers tips and tricks to help you speak your truth in a voice that is strong, stable, and sustainable — and she's funny, too!

I’M SPEAKING is a bestseller on Amazon in the Public Speaking category!

JESSICA DOYLE-MEKKES

Website - https://www.jessicadoylemekkes.com/
Socials - @jessicadoylemekkes

KARA KAVENSKY

Website - https://karakavensky.com/

@karakavensky on Substack | FB | IG | X | LinkedIn | Threads | TikTok

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Jessica "Jessie" Fein's book, BREATH TAKING: A MEMOIR OF FAMILY, DREAMS, AND BROKEN GENES, is being praised everywhere, as it should.

My favorite, and most accurate synopsis, is: "A masterclass on how to be a person." — Joanna Rakoff, bestselling author of MY SALINGER YEAR.

The hardest thing to experience is the loss of a child. Jessie shares her and her husband's fertility journey, adoption, and subsequent advocacy on behalf of one of their beautiful children, Dahlia, as Dahlia succumbs to MERRF syndrome (myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers), a rare genetic disorder.

JESSICA FEIN

Website - https://www.jessicafeinstories.com/

Podcast - I Don't Know How You Do It - https://www.jessicafeinstories.com/podcast

Instagram - @feinjessica

Substack - https://feinbyme.substack.com/

KARA KAVENSKY

Website - https://karakavensky.com/

@karakavensky on Substack | FB | IG | X | LinkedIn | Threads | TikTok

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Former journalist and speech therapist, Dara Levan adds "author" to her growing list of creative outlets. She is a journalist, blogger, author, and podcaster — among other things — including wife and mother, and loves the summers she spent during her youth at Interlochen.

A graduate of Indiana University (Go Hoosiers!), writing a novel is the last thing Dara ever thought she'd do. IT COULD BE WORSE is her first, and certainly not her last.

IT COULD BE WORSE is a fictional tale of identifying and coping with narcissism (this is an oversimplification of this book — I highly recommend it!). Far too many of us can relate.

DARA LEVAN

Website - https://www.daralevan.com/

Podcast - Every Soul Has A Story

@Dara.Levan on Facebook | Instagram | Threads

Substack - Every Soul Has a Story by Dara Levan

KARA KAVENSKY

Website - https://karakavensky.com/

@karakavensky on Substack | FB | IG | X | LinkedIn | Threads | TikTok

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Both of Dr. Alex Kor's parents are Holocaust survivors. His mother, Eva Mozes Kor, along with her twin sister, are survivors of Dr. Mengele at Auschwitz. Eva's story is well-documented and she founded CANDLES Holocaust Museum, in Terre Haute, Indiana.

But it was Alex's father, Michael "Mickey" Kor's story that Alex felt strongly about sharing, so he did - with the help of co-author Graham Honaker. They recently released A BLESSING, NOT A BURDEN (2024, Pediment Publishing).

A BLESSING, NOT A BURDEN shares not only Alex's parents' stories, but also his own.

DR. ALEX KOR

Facebook - My Holocaust Legacy, Alex Kor
IG - @my_holocaust_legacy
X - @akisok15
https://www.myholocaustlegacy.com/

https://candlesholocaustmuseum.org/

KARA KAVENSKY

Website

@karakavensky on Substack, FB, IG, X, LinkedIn, Threads, and TikTok

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Welcome to Season 2 of Record Scratch with Kara!

I am excited to share my guests, all of whom are authors of impactful stories. Episodes will drop on Thursdays, beginning on the 19th of September 2024.

Thank you for listening.

KARA KAVENSKY

Website

@karakavensky on Substack, FB, IG, X, LinkedIn, Threads, and TikTok

Receive updates on Kara's new memoir release, FINDING JOY, here.

PRODUCTION

Sponsored by Adam Gibson Design

Produced by Marilou Marosz

Original music written and performed by Adam W. Gibson