The Taylor & Jen Podcast Life 107.1

It's Mental Health Awareness Month, so we spent some time chatting with Dr. Melissa Mork, author of Mental Health Matters: How Ten Psychological Principles Will Enhance Your Mental Health, about how purpose, wonder, and awe can be helpful tools to care for your mental health.

For most of us, one of the biggest expenses of parenthood will be our children's post-high school education. It may seem like a daunting task to save all the money you need, but Guy from Compass Financial Services shares some simple principles that take some of the scary out of saving.

You may have all the tools in the world to handle and resolve conflict well, but you may still encounter someone who insists on fighting. Dr. Heidi shares some helpful tips on how to approach this difficult situation.

What is grandma candy? / The impact a teacher can have / Why Iowa should be the #1 state

We first met Joel Vander Molen by phone when he called to share during a Life 107.1 Day of Stories. After a car accident left him unable to breathe independently or control anything below his shoulders at three years old, he's gone on to become a disability awareness speaker in Iowa.
We invited Joel to come share his powerful story - as well as an excerpt from his book The Quad Life - for a special episode of The Taylor and Jen Podcast.

It's graduation season, and if you have a high school senior preparing to leave for collge, one of your concerns may be about how they handle their finances when they're away from home. Michele from Compass Financial Services shares some financial temptations and pitfalls college students should be prepared for.