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06/08/2026

Mary Oliver's poem "Wild Geese" can teach us how the natural world can beautifully influence us. We see ourselves in the family of things.

06/08/2026

What happens when life flips the script—and you’re called to become the parent to your parent?

In this deeply moving episode of Balance & Breakthroughs, host Wil Singleton sits down with former Hollywood actor turned author Mark Steven Porro, whose life took an unexpected turn when he became the full-time caregiver for his 90-year-old mother.

After nearly three decades in Hollywood and building a successful snack food business, Mark traded his bachelor lifestyle for something far more demanding—and meaningful: caring for his aging mother through dementia, physical decline, and the emotional complexities of end-of-life care.

What followed was a 3.5-year journey of humor, heartbreak, patience, and profound love—one that inspired his award-winning memoir, "A Cup of Tea on the Commode."

In this episode, Mark shares:
• • The shocking moment his mother was placed on hospice—and how a simple act changed everything
• What it really means to “parent your parent”
• How humor became a survival tool in the most uncomfortable situations
• The emotional and physical toll of caregiving—and why self-care is non-negotiable
• Small, powerful ways to restore dignity, joy, and connection to aging loved ones
• Why making someone feel seen, beautiful, and loved never loses its importance

Through raw stories, unexpected laughter, and hard-earned wisdom, Mark reveals how caregiving—while often overwhelming—can also become one of life’s most meaningful experiences.

This episode is for anyone navigating:
• Caregiving for aging parents
• Dementia and end-of-life challenges
• Family responsibility and emotional burnout
• Or simply seeking a deeper understanding of love, patience, and human connection

Grab a cup of coffee—or tea—and settle in for a conversation that just might change how you show up for the people you love.

06/08/2026

We are headed to the Coalition of Visionary Resources Awards and N.A.M.A.S.T.E. dinner!

06/08/2026

This collection of positive, uplifting quotations may be just what you need. Check it out!

06/02/2026

I post this chapter from "A Cup of Tea on the Commode" as a reminder, especially for caregivers of the male persuasion.

06/02/2026

05/31/2026

You are all invited to the launch of Moving Targets at Boswell Book Company, June 12th at 6:30 pm. Seats are still available and tickets are free! Click the link to register. https://boswellbooks.com/event/2026-06-12/pinkus-moving-targets

05/29/2026

Whether challenged to solve the mysterious theft of a priceless religious artifact from a Catholic Church or finding an infant taken mysteriously from their adoptive parents, Miles Darien continues to rise to the task. That is until he takes on the cold case surrounding the unexplained death of a Native American man years before.

"Moving Targets: A Miles Darien Detective Thriller" by Harry Pinkus, author.

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05/26/2026

It's release day for "Moving Targets" by Harry Pinkus, author!

Whether challenged to solve the mysterious theft of a priceless religious artifact from a Catholic Church or finding an infant taken mysteriously from their adoptive parents, Miles Darien continues to rise to the task. That is until he takes on the cold case surrounding the unexplained death of a Native American man years before.

New Release — Thriller / Private Investigator Whether challenged to solve the mysterious theft of a priceless religious artifact from a Catholic Church or finding an infant taken mysteriously from their adoptive parents, Miles Darien continues to rise to the task. That is until he takes on the col...

05/26/2026

Award Winning Medical Intuition Series:

Become a Medical Intuitive immediately amplifies your intuition and directs you through the primary steps to do medical intuitive readings for others.

Advanced Medical Intuition removes blockages, opens the healer within you, and expands your accuracy. Professional intuitives, and newly aware intuitives, will learn creative, new healing processes to help heal others in profound ways.

Be Your Own Medical Intuitive speaks to everyone, from all backgrounds, who realize it is time to bring healing into their own body and life now. This book teaches new skills, new techniques and new pathways for permanent, profound healing of your physical body, your energy body and yes, even your soul.

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