Molly Luther is the composer and the golden-haired girl. You can learn more about her and listen to the Variants for Orchestra at www.mollyluther.com

The Yale Oral History of American Music archive is an important repository of interviews with musicians and their descendants, friends and others who knew them. Included in the collection is an interview that Meg did about Molly with music journalist and educator Tim Page. 

At the end of the episode Meg recommends the podcast Fishko Files, by WNYC host and Producer Sara Fishko

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CDC data on the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer and the number of deaths from breast cancer is here. 

Mammogram technology has improved significantly, with the introduction fo 3D technology. You can learn more here. 

Tig Notaro is a comedian and a survivor of bilateral, invasive breast cancer. She incorporates her cancer experience into her comedy act. She talks about the experience here. 

I recommend the podcast Seizing Freedom, from Virginia Public Media at the end of the podcast. 

You'll hear a recounting of the beloved children's fable The Tortoise and the Hare.

Although Aesop's  Fables were written for children - their life lessons are ageless and timeless.

Laura Joyce Davis, @laurajoycedavis is the host of the podcast Shelter In Place - about coming together in a world that pulls us apart. Take a listen - the writing and voice are both beautiful.

Neuroscientist Dr. Dean Burnett writes about our brain's fear response to the idea of change. He is the author of the Idiot Brain and the Happy Brain.

Motivational speaker Tim Ferriss, talks about the importance of fear-setting rather than goal-setting in this Ted Talk.

Therapy and Psychoanalysis can be useful tools for working through the pros and cons of life changes we are considering.

Ingmar Bergman's film Cries and Whispers features loudly ticking clocks that were inspirational in the making of this episode. 

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Tara Brach https://www.tarabrach.com/

Radical Compassion https://www.tarabrach.com/radical-compassion/

John Muir bio:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Muir

John Muir Quotes, The Sierra Club: https://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/favorite_quotations.aspx

Pictures of England: https://www.picturesofengland.com/Countryside