Beth Donovan

Editor at NPR

Articles

Two Underrated Milestones of Middle Age

Sep 29, 2024 | medium.com | Beth Donovan

Beth Donovan·Follow5 min read·--Photo by Slava Auchynnikau on UnsplashI taught Human Development twice at the college level as a graduate student, and having taken the course myself in both college and grad school, I noticed that the material was heavily slanted toward children and adolescents.
The Call to Return to Spirituality

Aug 23, 2024 | medium.com | Beth Donovan

Season recap: enticements as a teenager/young adult that taught me about not pursuing things I’m not ready for, and then after I get through my career establishment/family creation bucket list I let my writing practice seduce me into basic spirituality practices and attitudes on the sly. And I’ve been warned I’ll have the chance to come back, right after I started the first post graduate school gig. Fascinating about that tidbit, though, it only existed in my awareness.
The Heart of a Life Coach: A Superpower Beyond Measure

Jul 22, 2024 | blogarama.com | Beth Donovan

by Beth Donovan https://bethdonovan.comIn a world brimming with motivational speakers, self-help books, and endless online resources, life coaches stand out. They are the people who help us navigate the complexities of life. While their skills and knowledge are invaluable, a life coach’s true superpower lies in their Heart. Empathy is the cornerstone of effective coaching. A life coach’s ability to genuinely understand the feelings of their clients creates a safe space for growth.
Unexpected Side Effects of Awakening

Apr 29, 2024 | medium.com | Beth Donovan

Unexpected Side Effects of AwakeningWhat I didn’t know until I was already therePhoto by Mathias Reding on UnsplashLikely I’ve already mentioned that I had a murky concept of awakening at best until I was in the thick of it. But it bears repeating for the context of this article. If you see yourself in these words, let me know in the comments.
New staffing updates to the Short Wave team

Apr 25, 2024 | npr.org | Rebecca Ramirez |Beth Donovan

New staffing updates to the Short Wave team : NPR Extra Congratulations to Berly McCoy and Rachel Carlson for becomming permanent producers and Regina G. Barber for becomming full time co-host! April 25, 202411:04 AM ET In a note to edtorial staff, Beth Donovan, Senior Director of Platform Integration and Rebecca Ramirez, Short Wave, Supervising Producer, made the following announcement: Rachel Carlson, Regina G.
Three More Things that Surprise Me About Parenting

Mar 18, 2024 | medium.com | Beth Donovan

Despite my experiences as a therapist for children and familiesChoosing and posting on only three fun surprises in parenting opened a Pandora’s box of “oh, and”s in my mind, so I’m back with three more to share. I realized at the end of my last article that part of my purpose in sharing this was wanting other parents to feel seen in a way that engenders self compassion.
Coming out of the Spiritual Closet on Medium

Mar 8, 2024 | medium.com | Beth Donovan

It’s time. Spiritually, I’ve been a bit of a ringer. I say bit because I don’t mean to mislead anyone, especially not to gain an advantage, and, it’s not like I’m hiding these incredible spiritual talents and gifts. But when I have shown up in spiritual circles, people have been uncertain to the extent that I’m truly embracing the path. Or that I’ve been as far down it as I have. Like everyone I didn’t think I really had more experience than others because I assumed everyone knew what I knew.
Three things That Surprised Me About Parenting

Mar 4, 2024 | medium.com | Beth Donovan

Despite my experiences as a therapist for children and familiesTruly, I did not enter motherhood thinking that the four solid post training years I had as a therapist working only with children and families armed me with everything I needed to know about being a parent. I actually think that pregnancy encased me in a weird sense of either denial, or just an energy of I’ll deal with the next immediate goal before thinking about the next.
Preventatively speaking: smokers should get screened for lung cancer

Mar 3, 2024 | claremont-courier.com | Beth Donovan

by Beth Donovan | Special to the CourierFewer Americans are smoking cigarettes these days, and that’s a good thing since smoking is the leading factor contributing to the risk developing lung cancer. The next biggest factor is age. Although treatments are becoming more effective over time and there are more options available, just over 20% of people with lung cancer will live longer than five years after diagnosis.
The Magical Childhood

Feb 28, 2024 | medium.com | Beth Donovan

How one Mom’s definition has changedFor context, I was born in 1981 and although that puts me as a millennial, I had enough of an analog childhood and the socially accepted at the time parenting, I consider myself an X-ennial. I love to tell the younger people I work with that I was in high school before ‘the interwebs came to town.’I had a good childhood, but none of us escape that time of our lives without a good idea of what we would do the same or differently.