This week we started our own Mental Health conversation with Iowa Healthiest State Initiative. Having the conversations are just as important as a conversation about any other ailment that effects your life. While May is Mental Health Awareness Month the open talks need to happen all year round.

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If you or someone you know and love has Parkinson's Disease the APDA Iowa Chapter are the people to turn to. This show is about the disease and the upcoming conference right here in Des Moines. You're invited to a day of community and information that will help you live your life to the fullest.

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Julie has known since she was 7 years old what she wanted to be when she grew up. It all started with a very scary and unexpected thing that happened to her father. Hear that story and more from this Lincoln High School grad. We all have stories. This is a chance to share them.

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Jenn Gogerty is a fellow Iowan who has been living with Multiple Sclerosis for 25 years. Yet she still finds the time and energy and passion to give back to others. Hear her story and why it would be so wonderful to have you join us for the upcoming WALK MS DES MOINES 2026 coming up on May 9th.

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Would you consider fostering a dog and becoming a member of the "Mutt Mafia?" Also we need our animal lovers to unite. Iowa is the only state in the entire country that doesn't make animal torture a felony first offense. Please call your Senator at 515-281- 3371 and let them know you support bill SF2099 and you'd like it to pass this session.

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Our topic this week is diabetes and the upcoming Breakthrough T1D Walk. Type 1 diabetes symptoms can affect thirst, weight, urination, vision and your kidneys. There are around 20,000 Iowans dealing with it. Learn where to turn on this week's Inside Iowa Podcast.

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Suicide isn't an easy conversation to have but it needs to happen. Each suicide impacts 135 people. In the time you listen to the Inside Iowa Podcast 2 more lives will have been lost. However every kind word can cause a ripple effect. Listen and then join us for the Out Of The Darkness Walk 2026.

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At the Iowa Donor Network they like to highlight the power of one donor. One organ donor can save up to 8 lives and one tissue donor can heal and enhance the lives of up to 300 people. Here in Iowa there are over 600 people waiting for an organ transplant. Learn how to become a donor and the importance of the upcoming Give Life 5K.

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