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Learn morePsychologist Debbie Hall values the simple act of "being there" as a form of connection in "The Power of Presence," her contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series.
This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the unknown, completing the thought that begins with the series title. The pieces that make up the program compel listeners to re-think not only what and how they have arrived at their own personal beliefs, but also the extent to which they share them with others.
Featuring a star-studded list of contributors that includes John McCain, Isabel Allende, and Colin Powell, as well as pieces from the original 1950's series including Helen Keller and Jackie Robinson, the This I Believe collection also contains essays by a Brooklyn lawyer, a woman who sells yellow pages advertising in Fort Worth, and a man who serves on the state of Rhode Island's parole board. The result is a stirring, funny and always provocative trip inside the minds and hearts of a diverse group of Americans whose beliefs, and the incredibly varied ways in which they choose to express them, reveal the American spirit at its best.
This short audio essay is an excerpt from the audiobook edition of the This I Believe anthology.
Debbie Hall, who contributed "The Power of Presence" to NPR's This I Believe program, is a psychologist in the Pediatrics Department of San Diego's Naval Medical Center. She also volunteers for the Disaster Mental Health Team of her local Red Cross. A life-long Californian, Hall lives in Escondido with five cats and a golden retriever.
Debbie Hall, who contributed "The Power of Presence" to NPR's This I Believe program, is a psychologist in the Pediatrics Department of San Diego's Naval Medical Center. She also volunteers for the Disaster Mental Health Team of her local Red Cross. A life-long Californian, Hall lives in Escondido with five cats and a golden retriever.
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