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When Harvard-trained physician Dr. Annie Brewster was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001, she realized firsthand that the medical system to which she’d devoted her entire career was failing patients. The experience was dehumanizing. Her doctors weren’t listening. And the confusion, fear, and shame she felt around her diagnosis was preventing her from truly healing, claiming her story, and living her fullest, richest life. Here, Dr. Brewster and journalist Rachel Zimmerman each share their own personal stories, acting as expert guides as you move forward on your healing journey.

What's your favorite kind of music? There are many types of musicians—including birds! Songbirds can create all different kinds of music for different purposes. Learn about the different songbirds, their unique sounds, and where they live.

Do you wish you could explore the ocean? Learn about the life and work of Sylvia Earle, a scientist, oceanographer, and explorer! Earle wore a scuba suit and oxygen mask to explore life underwater. She discovered new plants and animals never seen before! She even lived in an underwater habitat for weeks at a time! Can you guess what she found at the bottom of the ocean where no human had ever been?

Have you ever seen a gray whale? They are very special animals. Some can grow up to 50 feet long—that’s longer than a school bus! Every year, they migrate 10,000 miles from Alaska to Mexico to have their babies, and then travel all the way back again. Learn all about the special qualities of the gray whale and why they are such magnificent creatures!

Do you know what kinds of food astronauts eat and drink while on a space mission? Learn how NASA prepares, dries and packages different food so it lasts for the journey! Find out the different ways that astronauts cook and eat in space which has zero gravity so it doesn't float away. Discover how astronauts use a very different kind of bathroom toilet and what happens to human waste in space.

Getting shots may not be any fun, but these vaccinations prevent dangerous diseases. Learn how vaccinations help keep us healthy.

Peter lives at Goatsbeard Farm, a dairy farm with 50 goats and their babies, called kids. Follow along as he shows how his family care for, feed and milk goats—the milk is made into cheese! The goat cheese is packaged and sold at farmer's market, restaurants, and grocery stores. Learn about Peter's farm chores and care-taking responsibilities, like feeding the kids, that help Goatsbeard Farm.

Have you ever watched a race car take a pit stop? Learn about all of the different jobs members of the pit crew have. The pit crew does everything from change the tires of a race car to refilling the gas tank, all faster than you can count to ten!

Tugboats are tiny boats that fill a big role. Kids will discover how tugboat push and pull larger boats, like barges, through narrow waterways. Using a thick, strong rope, the tugboat guides big cargo boats through the harbor by helping to turn them.

The Sun is our closest star. Stars produce heat, light, and do not orbit other celestial objects.

Meet Doug Taron, a scientist who studies butterflies and other Insects & Arachnids at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago.

A young girl meets a Tyrannosaurus rex at a museum and asks him—or her—some questions.

One of our five senses is touch. The sense of touch can help us learn about the world and our surroundings. Test out your sense of touch with these easy experiments.

Learn about the science behind reading and how the cerebellum, neurons, and optic nerve all work together to make words come alive.

Being on a soul mission may be something we quickly identify with, or it could be a new term to us. Simply put, it is the knowing and feeling that we are on this earth, at this time, for a purpose or mission, one of our soul. The contributors in this collaboration all know they are here on a soul mission. In this listen, they are sharing their darkest moments, their summits, and the messy, beautiful lessons learned along the way. Be prepared to be inspired, brought to tears, laughter - this is a resource full of tangible tools, mindset shifts, and techniques to improve your life.

Preaching and Teaching God's Word! Reaching as many souls till Christ Comes!!