Laurie Wurm is the rector of Grace Church Van Vorst in Jersey City,  an oasis of diversity. The homeless people pray next to millionaires; people from all over the world congregate to feel community.  An atheist who played in their church band, I was moved by Laurie's sermons.  I reached out to Laurie to help make sense of our disruption.  She has a gift for shining light in dark places.

https://www.gracecommunityjc.org/mission

Scott Rovner is a professional musician turned banker.  His health conditions make exposure to COVID-19 a death sentence.  What results is a high stakes discussion of distress at our national response and Scott's concrete strategies for dealing with the new normal.  In short, golf, music, and family has kept him afloat.

At the end of the podcast, Scott performs "The Tennessee Waltz," a touching country classic of heartbreak--appropriate during our age of disruption. 

Tony Coretto is a spark plug with a conscience, an autodidact with a sense of humor, and friend with a gift to inspire others when they are down. I reached out to Tony to ask him how he got through 2020.  His answer put wind in my sails: get outside in nature and get inside your mind by meditating. 

Learn about Tony Coretto by visiting his excellent website and blog: https://declaringfreedom.com