Rebecca Malotke-Meslin gets our vote!

We.learned.a.lot. about running for local office, from getting an inkling of a nugget that this might be worth pursuing, to picking up that packet and getting signatures, to fundraising, and putting it all on the line.

Sheesh! This episode has lots of twists and turns and Rebecca reminds us that fully pursuing a lifelong dream is worth it. No matter the outcome.

Carlene Danzy has been curious about the process of death and dying since she was a young girl outside her mother's hospital room. She noticed that the bodies would come into the hospital, but a lot of them left on a cart under a sheet. Yeeps!

(...gosh kids are so annoying with their observations and curiosities.)

Fast forward, and she's finally taking the leap to answer those questions for herself. And what she's discovering is that we all need love, tenderness, care, and respect, even (or especially) in death.

Anne Gregory Teicher's first word was "dog." I guess that's where it all started. And honestly, it hasn't stopped.

From falling in love with a dog, to inadvertently becoming a foster dog mom, and then starting an animal rescue with her husband, Anne is leading the charge for our beloved pets and...our communities.

She lays it all on the table and doesn't hold back. We.learned.a.lot. And you will too.