A Really Good Enough Parent

In this episode of A Really Good Enough Parent, I interview my dear old friend, mother, and economics power house, Kristine Castagnaro. To learn more about Kristine, please follow these links: Kristine is the Chief Operating Officer at Western States Cancer Research https://westernstatesncorp.org/ As an always early adapter, Kristine's successful blog called It's Mommy Juice was quickly picked up and syndicated. http://itsmommyjuice.com/author/itsmommyjuice/ You can see the video she creat

On this episode of A Really Good Enough Parent, my guest Michelle M. Hughes shares details about her life as a single mother (by choice), her work as an adoption attorney, and what it was like to be raised by a Black dad and a white mom. Michelle has been an important fixture in the U.S. adoption community for many years, advocating for biracial children, all members of the adoption triad, and women who elect to raise their children as single parents. For more about Michelle, or to contact her

In this episode of A Really Good Enough Parent, my special guest is artist, curator, mother and all around community powerhouse, Trisha Lagaso Goldberg. Trisha Lagaso Goldberg is an artist and independent curator. Born and raised on the Hawaiian island of O‘ahu, Lagaso Goldberg spent 15 years in the Bay Area (1991-2005). As executive director of Southern Exposure, the acclaimed San Francisco Mission District artist-centered organization and gallery, she stewarded over one hundred exhibitions an

On this episode of A Really Good Enough Parent podcast, my special guest, Dr. Crystal Kwok shares her working mother of three insights about the job she loves the most. Dr. Kwok started her career as a film actor in Hong Kong where she appeared in many action and romance movies including one with Jackie Chan. She later moved into directing and then academia as her passion for social justice, and feminist studies grew. Dr. Kwok is the mother of three college aged children, and comes from a large

In this episode of A Really Good Enough Parent podcast, my special guest is Howard Garval, MSW. Howard is the founder of Leaders 4 Futures, and the former President and CEO of Child & Family Service, in Honolulu. Howard is an experienced social worker and parent trainer, as well as a long-time advocate for under-served and marginalized children and families. Howard started his career as a Spanish teacher, before realizing his true calling was in social work. After a good many years working in l

In this episode of A Really Good Enough Parent, I interview my baby brother, Hans Altwies. To learn more about Hans and to read his incredible thoughts on parenting, memory, life, love and loss, please go to: Hans the Father: https://hansaltwies.substack.com/ Hans' essays during Stella's cancer treatments: https://www.caringbridge.org/public/stellaaltwies Hans and Stella on their annual slip and slide ride: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiuFPA8ZTg0 Hans the Actor: (This is a personal