Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you’ve ever felt concern or despair about homelessness, you’ll want to hear this episode because there are definitely solutions and there is HOPE!
I can’t imagine that one human being ever feels happy when they see another human being living on the street. People have different ideas about its causes and what to do about those causes, but at the most fundamental human level, homelessness is something everyone cares about and no one is for.
Join us as we speak with the positive and innovative Christine Mirasy-Glasco from Upward Bound House. UBH is an organization that focuses on helping unhoused families (which includes children) and ultimately provides practical services that equips them so that they are able to get back on their feet supporting themselves. Christine shares the successes they’ve seen at UBH as they address this issue in Los Angeles and remind us of our common humanity. We also speak with Ally Piddock, UBH’s coordinator of Home Run For Kids, their hugely successful, collaborative fundraiser that brings together the entire community.
Join us as we speak with positive and innovative Christine Mirasy-Glasco from Upward Bound House. She shares the successes they’ve seen at UBH as they address this issue in Los Angeles and remind us of our common humanity. UBH provides housing, training, and support, helping families get back on their feet and become self-sufficient. Going beyond physical needs, they address psychological issues such as PTSD from being on the street and the like with love and care. These efforts result in families feeling more stable and hopeful for their futures, many times breaking the cycle of what brought them to homelessness in the first place. Ally Piddock also joins us to highlight Home Run For Kids, their hugely successful, collaborative fundraiser that brings together the entire community.
If you’ve ever been moved with compassion for families with children experiencing homelessness and wondered what can be done, then this inspiring episode is for you!
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If you’ve ever felt concern or despair about homelessness, you’ll want to hear this episode because there are definitely solutions and there is HOPE!
I can’t imagine that one human being ever feels happy when they see another human being living on the street. People have different ideas about its causes and what to do about those causes, but at the most fundamental human level, homelessness is something everyone cares about and no one is for.
Join us as we speak with the positive and innovative Christine Mirasy-Glasco from Upward Bound House. UBH is an organization that focuses on helping unhoused families (which includes children) and ultimately provides practical services that equips them so that they are able to get back on their feet supporting themselves. Christine shares the successes they’ve seen at UBH as they address this issue in Los Angeles and remind us of our common humanity. We also speak with Ally Piddock, UBH’s coordinator of Home Run For Kids, their hugely successful, collaborative fundraiser that brings together the entire community.
Join us as we speak with positive and innovative Christine Mirasy-Glasco from Upward Bound House. She shares the successes they’ve seen at UBH as they address this issue in Los Angeles and remind us of our common humanity. UBH provides housing, training, and support, helping families get back on their feet and become self-sufficient. Going beyond physical needs, they address psychological issues such as PTSD from being on the street and the like with love and care. These efforts result in families feeling more stable and hopeful for their futures, many times breaking the cycle of what brought them to homelessness in the first place. Ally Piddock also joins us to highlight Home Run For Kids, their hugely successful, collaborative fundraiser that brings together the entire community.
If you’ve ever been moved with compassion for families with children experiencing homelessness and wondered what can be done, then this inspiring episode is for you!
Remember to make sure to subscribe to our podcast and Instagram @Crazy Amazing Humans (put in links). We really appreciate you, Crazy Amazing Humans, and we’re proud to partner with you as a community always trying to make the world a better place. Remember that every small kindness has the potential to create a Crazy Amazing Human experience, one person at a time. We are in your corner, rooting for you and think YOU are Crazy Amazing, too!
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![Patti Davis, Daughter of President Ronald Reagan, On Alzheimer’s, Addiction & Finding Strength EP 50
In this milestone 50th episode of our Crazy Amazing Humans Podcast, we sit down with Patti Davis—author, advocate, and daughter of President Ronald Reagan—for a deeply moving and honest conversation exploring how personal struggles can become a source of strength, purpose, and healing.
From her bestselling memoir The Long Goodbye, chronicling her father’s battle with Alzheimer’s, to her powerful new book Dear Mom and Dad: A Letter About Family, Memory, and the America We Once Knew, Patti Davis shares how she has walked through fire and emerged with a strength she never knew she had along with an unwavering commitment to helping others find their own.
We talk openly about:
The emotional truth behind her relationship with her famous parents
Honest reflections on addiction, recovery, and helping others
How painful experiences in your past can become a source of power and connection
Insights from founding UCLA’s Beyond Alzheimer’s support group
Co-writing “I Wish You Peace” with Bernie Leadon for the The Eagles’ album One of These Nights
What she’s most proud of from her father’s presidency
How to incorporate healing and reconciliation in our lives
This conversation is raw, real, and deeply inspiring—the kind of episode you’ll want to share with a friend as we explore how the pain of the past can become a source of power, compassion, and connection. Whether you’re facing personal challenges, caring for a loved one, or simply looking for inspiration, this special episode will uplift and empower you.
Listen or watch now and hear why Patti says: “Your experiences are what you are going through and not who you are. [We can say] these are the things that shaped me, these are the things that taught me and I was supposed to learn these things.”
Help us celebrate 50 episodes by subscribing, sharing, and leaving a comment or a review—you can make a big difference for us and we’d love to hear from you.
Whether you’re facing personal challenges, caring for a loved one, or simply looking for inspiration, this episode will uplift and empower you.
Chapters:
00:00 – Welcome & Introduction
01:20 – Meet Patti Davis: Writer, Author, Advocate
01:40 – Patti Tells Story of Her Father, President Ronald Reagan, Getting a Massage
03:50 – Childhood Foundational Reality Always There
04:45 – Growing Up as the Daughter of President Ronald Reagan: A Complicated Legacy
06:20 – Addiction, Recovery & Turning Points
09:58 – Split with Bernie Leadon and Praying Not to Die
10:50 – Accepting Being Uncomfortable
12:30 – On Her Song “I Wish You Peace” Co-written with Bernie Leadon for the Eagles on *One of These Nights*
12:50 – Patti Davis’ Journey as a Writer
15:58 – Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer’s Diagnosis; *The Long Goodbye* and *Floating in the Deep End*
16:40 – Creating the ‘Beyond Alzheimer’s’ Support Group at UCLA
17:04 – What Grounded Patti When Her Father Was Diagnosed
17:50 – Patti Didn’t Believe That His Soul Had Alzheimer’s
23:10 – Caregiving, Memory, and Emotional Resilience
25:00 – Lewy Body Dementia Explained
27:00 – Creative Lying and Always Agreeing with a Person with Alzheimer’s
29:30 – When It Comes to Dementia, Lying Is Your Friend
30:00 – What Patti Is Most Proud of About Her Father: Respect for Country, Constitution, and the Spirit of America
31:01 – President Ronald Reagans Last Speech and Immigration
31:35 – Patti on the Political Climate
31:50 – Patti Davis on Self-Care, Staying Encouraged and Engaged
33:00 – How Patti Davis Transformed Her Hardest Moments into Superpowers
34:07 – What Patti Needed to Work Out with Her Mother, Nancy Reagan
36:10 – Advice for Those Going Through Difficult Times: They Don’t Define You
37:20 – Patti’s Pugs
38:13 – Closing Thoughts & Takeaways
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