Have you ever felt yourself “boxed in” by life? Sometimes, the boundaries we believe exist are more perception than reality. This week on the Dr. Lisa Radio Hour we benefit from the perspective of individuals who have gone “outside of the box.” Joining us on Sunday, May 5, are Tom and Lee Ann Szelog, Zachary Theberge, and Dr. Stephen Donnelly.
Guests
Thomas and Lee Ann Szelog
Passionate advocates for wildlife conservation, Thomas and Lee Ann Szelog use their words—as professional speakers and authors—and Tom’s professional wildlife and nature photographs to educate and stimulate people’s environmental conscious. Their current, most ambitious and passionate project is the Maine Woods National Park Photo-Documentation Project which provides inspiration, education, and motivation to encourage society to work together to create the Maine Woods National Park. They have lived in both a lighthouse and a log cabin, where they documented life, both human and wild, in their award-winning book, “Our Point of View: Fourteen Years at a Maine Lighthouse,” and “By a Maine River—A Year of Looking Closely.” Lee Ann, through her own business, Simply Put, LLC, also works with companies to provide presentations to help people communicate more effectively, engage more powerfully, and live life rather than react to it.
Stephen Donnelly
Stephen Donnelly, DO, is the founder and owner of the Maine Center for Integrative Medicine here in Portland, where he provides integrative care for pediatric and young adult patients on a consultative basis. He trained in the prestigious Fellowship in Integrative Medicine through the University of Arizona under the direction of Andrew Weil, MD—arguably the most respected proponent of this approach to healthcare in the U.S. In addition, Dr. Donnelly maintains an active general pediatric practice at Lakes Region Primary Care in Windham, Maine.
Zachary Theberge
Zachary Theberge grew up in Brunswick, wintering on the slopes of Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabasseett Valley and summering with the Chewonki Foundation at their Wiscassett campus. He attended and graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelors of Science in Environmental with a concentration in Forestry.
In the summer of 2012, Zachary, or Zee, as he is since known, worked as a summer camp counselor at the University of Maine 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pond. His passion for the conservation and appreciation of the natural world are reflected in the thoughtfulness behind each environmental course and activity taught to young campers. He is currently traveling around the US midwest and has goals of completing the Appalachian Trail by end of summer 2014.