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Life in the A-Zone

Life in the A-Zone

By: Peggy Sweeney McDonald
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Peggy Sweeney-McDonald, actress, producer and author of Meanwhile, Back at Cafe Du Monde... Life Stories About Food shares her journey of moving back to Baton Rouge, Louisiana after 36 years when her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. These are her heartfelt stories of love, laughter, loss and life in the A-Zone.Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Social Sciences
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  • Divine Angelic Inspiration - A Conversation with Artist Katherine Martin
    Sep 22 2025

    In this episode, I sit down with artist and co-creator Katherine Martin to talk about the journey of bringing the Pink Cloud Moments: Divine Angelic Inspiration Journal to life. Katherine shares how her angel artwork began as a personal practice of healing and blossomed into a source of comfort and inspiration for others. Together, we explore the concepts of the Angel of Inspiration, the Angel of Surrender, and the Angels of Creativity, and discuss how “naming your own angel” and finding pink cloud moments can serve as powerful tools for resilience and renewal. We also share the behind-the-scenes story of how this journal came together with designer Jackie Begue and why creativity, spirituality, and journaling can open sacred space for divine connection and hope.

    #LifeInTheAZone #PinkCloudMoments #DivineAngelicInspiration #AngelArt #CaregiverSupport #SpiritualJournaling #AlzheimersJourney #CreativityAndHealing #PodcastCommunity #FaithAndHope #Spirituality #self-care #mindfulness #angels #angeldivination #angelicinspiration #journals #journalingforhealing #grief #bookevents #selfpublishing #journalgifts

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    41 mins
  • Rebooting, Resilience and Creating - A Conversation with Artist Jackie Begue
    Aug 15 2025

    In this heartfelt conversation, I sit down with my friend, artist Jackie Begue, to talk about rebooting, resilience, and the creative spark that can emerge from life’s unexpected turns.

    We share the story of her beautiful “Resilience” artwork of waterlilies — and how it inspired me to invite her to illustrate and collaborate on my Pink Cloud Moments™ Sacred Space Journal for Caregivers, launching September 19th on Amazon. Along the way, we reflect on the past few years of travel, moving home to Louisiana, personal growth, and rebooting after challenging seasons. Plus, we chat about the exciting projects ahead with my memoir Life in the A-Zone and new guided journals.

    It’s a behind-the-scenes look at friendship, art, and the courage to keep creating no matter where life takes you.

    #Resilience #Creativity #PinkCloudMoments #LifeInTheAZone #Memoir #Journals #Artist #JackieBegue #Caregiving #ArtInspiration #Journaling #selfcare #Grief #Caregivers #Alzheimers #Dementia #Cancer #Family #Friendship #Art

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    22 mins
  • Life in the A-Zone (Alzheimer's) - Episode 20: A Sherry Sky
    Jan 13 2021

    Peggy and her sister Shannan rush back from Washington D.C. when her mother takes a turn for the worse. Miraculously, they are able to be by her side with the family as she took her last breath. The sky glowed pink hours before she passed and whenever family or friends see a pink sky, they will remember it is a Sherry Sky.

    #Alzheimers #Alzheimersjourney #caregiver #grief #dementia #personalstories #mentalhealth #storytelling #podcastseries #caretaker #familydisease #healingthroughstories #adultchildren #mother/daughter #loveandloss #Louisiana #southernfamily

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    24 mins
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