# A Perfectly Imperfect Union: Reflecting on America 250 with Cora Howard

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Podcast: [Whole Again: Mindfulness and Resilience Through Kintsugi Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/whole-again-mindfulness-and-resilience-through-kintsugi-wisdom-6642339)
Published: 2026-05-26T11:11:00+00:00
Episode link: https://michaelobrienshift.com/whole-again-podcast/
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The Whole Again Podcast: Mindfulness and Resilience through Kinstugi Wisdom airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with Pause Breathe Reflect Microdose Meditations, Growth Mindset and Mindfulness Tips, to help us transform our scars into healing and resilience. And between May and October, I'm sharing a new series I'm calling: A Perfectly Imperfect Union. It's about connecting with every day folks as they reflect on America at 250. Conversations will air every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. ------- What are you really saying in the dark that you haven't said out loud yet? That's the question Cora Howard puts on the table. Cora is a coach from small-town Alabama who helps mothers face their unprocessed emotions so those emotions stop quietly running their lives and their relationships. In this episode of A Perfectly Imperfect Union, Cora shares why she believes America's biggest wound isn't political, it's conversational. We don't listen to understand. We listen to defend. She also offers something quietly powerful: the idea that healing starts not with a megaphone or a social media post, but with the things we need to say to ourselves in the mirror, and then to the right people, at the right time. Her wish for America on its 250th birthday? To be the change for all nations. She believes it starts with us. If you've ever said something into the void and still felt unheard, or held something in the dark that needed light, Cora's conversation will meet you right there. She brings warmth, honesty, and a strawberry cheesecake to America's birthday table. You can connect with Cora through her Substack. Here's the link. Before you go, Cora has a question for you: What are you dealing with in the dark that you haven't brought into the light yet? Share your thoughts in the co…

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