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Spark Me was born out of countless honest talks with girlfriends about how life keeps shifting — and how incredible it is when women support each other through it.Co-hosts Michele Dempsey and Liz Graham bring humor, heart, and just the right amount of…
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The Connection Prescription with Dr Christine Kiesinger (opens the original)
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What if your doctor checked your relationships the same way they check your blood pressure? Dr. Christine Kiesinger returns as our very first repeat guest with an idea that reframes what we think we know about health. Commissioned by the George Washington Faculty Medical Group to write on the social connection pillar of lifestyle medicine, Christine argues that relational well-being belongs on the vital signs chart — right alongside weight, pulse, and blood pressure. She calls it the connection
Never Say Never: Can a Machine Actually Create? (opens the original)
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What if the most important skill in the age of AI isn't technical at all — it's curiosity? In this Spark Short, Michele and Liz unpack their conversation with Heather Cybulski, the transformation consultant helping companies bring AI into their teams. What starts as a debrief quickly turns into one of the most honest conversations they've had on the show — two women in their second act trying to figure out what this technology actually means for their work, their kids, their creativity, and thei
AI Is Moving Fast. You're Not Behind. (opens the original)
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What if the thing standing between you and AI isn't the technology at all — it's just not knowing where to start? Heather Cybulski helps some of the world's largest companies figure out what AI actually means for the people who work there. She's also built a twenty-year career at the front edge of technology while raising three kids in a small town in Northeastern Pennsylvania — which turns out to be its own lesson in designing a life on purpose. Liz and Michele get into the thing most of us are
Medical Cannabis: Are You Medicating—or Numbing? (opens the original)
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Medical Cannabis: Are You Medicating—or Numbing? Michele lives with a conflict she cannot simplify: her sister has seen medical cannabis help patients move away from highly addictive medications, while Michele’s son used the same plant to numb emotional pain. In this Spark Short, Liz and Michele ask the uncomfortable question at the center of the conversation: when are we treating a real problem—and when are we avoiding the one underneath it? They talk candidly about stigma, concerns around insu
Medicine, Motherhood, and Medical Marijuana (opens the original)
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She built a career around one question: what do you want more? For the first time on Spark Me, Michele interviews a sibling — her sister, Dr. MaryFrances Koester. And what starts as a conversation about becoming a doctor turns into something much bigger: a masterclass in pivoting, protecting your life, and knowing exactly what you're willing to trade. MaryFrances knew in third grade she wanted to be a surgeon. She went through all of medical school with that single focus, applied for surgical re
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