Relationships 101 Archives - WebTalkRadio.net: Recent Episodes
Relationships 101 Archives - WebTalkRadio.net
Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Neil Brick (ritualabuse.us/smart/neil-brick) about his experience from infancy on as a victim of the ritual sex abuse he endured. We also spoke about how being sexually abused impacts the survivor’s intimate relationships in adulthood. Then she spoke with V.J. Smith (www.MinneapolisMadDads.org), the newly inaugurated national President of Mad Dads, […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Bob Wieland (www.bobwieland.com) whose legs were blown off in Viet Nam and zipped into a body bag. When he came back stateside, he required only six weeks’ hospitalization, while some of the soldiers were still in the hospital into their third year. Undaunted by his physical condition, he walks […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) spoke with Matt Cavallo (www.mattcavallo.com) about his multiple sclerosis that came with a vengeance overnight when he was 28 years old. Although initially, he “walked like a penguin,” he and his wife were able to have two sons. His book is The Dog Book. Then she spoke with Robert Hayward (www.thethirteenthstep.com) about […]
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Dr. Beth Erickson (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Dr. Marguerite Guzman Bouvard about her latest book The Invisible Wounds of War about the wounds like PTSD and traumatic brain injury that our returning vets bring home with them. A startling statistic is that there are more people who commit suicide than die in war. Then she […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Carole Brody Fleet (www.widowswearstiloettos.com) about her new book Happily Even After about her recovery process after the death of her husband. Carole’s remarriage illustrates that it is possible to heal and love again. Then she spoke with novelist and historian, Peter Golden (www.petergolden.com), about his first novel Comeback Love […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with a very controversial former bishop within the Old Catholic tradition, Dr. Lou Bordisso, (www.sex,celibacyandpriesthood.com). Dr. Bordisso is now reconciled with the Roman Catholic Church. Then she spoke with Nanette Sagastume (www.wealsoserve.net) about the PTSD of her husband who was a Marine in Vietnam and her own when her son, […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Hollywood screenwriter and Recovering Cheater, Sterling Anderson (www.doeshecheatthebook.com)about the book he and Stephanie Dart wrote based on interviews of 50 cheaters called Does He Cheat? Their primary purpose in writing the book was to empower women to open their eyes. Then she spoke with Dr. Joe Amoia (www.smarterdatingforwomen.com), author […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) interviewed Crystal Clancy (www.crystalclancy.weebly.com) for the second in a four-part series on narcissism. Crystal spend 4 years with a narcissist, became engaged, but broke it off before disaster ensued and she married and had children with him. Then I spoke with Valerie Lothian (www.internettrafficlistbuilding.co.uk) about her work as a mentor and coach […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Amanda Bennett (www.facebook.com/costofhope;//) about the emotional and financial costs of searching for a cure of her husband’s cancer. She is the author of The Cost of Hope, which is 2 parts memoir and 1 part investigative journalism. Next, she spoke with Maine State Senator Bill Diamond (www.evilandinnocent.com) about the […]
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Dr. Beth (drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Heather Cariou (sixtyfiverosesthebook.com), author of Sixty-Five Roses: A Sister’s Memoir, about the challenges of growing up with both a sister and a brother with Cystic Fibrosis. Heather clearly had to grow up too fast for her own good. Then she spoke with R.T. (Willie) Willard who retired after teaching […]
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Kristine Carlson’s memoir Heartbroken Open describes her journey from brokenness to healing after the death of her husband, bestselling author Richard Carlson. Dr. Elizabeth Wohl and I spoke about grandparents rearing their grandchildren for whatever reason, whether the child’s parents are incarcerated, addicted, deployed, or dead. Certainly, there are challenges, but there also are multiple […]
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The work of Dr. Boyd Purcell, author of Spiritual Terrorism, stands at the crossroads of psychology and theology. What makes some people susceptible to spiritual abuse while others are immune? What gives cult leaders their power? Kristen Brown became a widow at 31, and instead of sinking into depression, she became an entrepreneur. We discussed […]
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Two I spoke with Glenn Plaskin, author of Katie Up and Down the Hall: The Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors into a Family, about chosen families, second chances, life and death, loneliness, and adapting to change. My second guests were a couple, Piper Hoffman and Aviv Roth, who shared their decision, their […]
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When Marlene Clay divorced, she vowed not to repeat the mistakes of her parents and stepmother. So she forged a co-parental team with her ex and his new wife. Laura Carroll, author of Families of 2, interviewed 30 couples who are childless by choice that suggest a roadmap for those who choose to remain a […]
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I spoke with Beth Whitehouse, an award winning journalist at Newsday who wrote The Match: “Savior Siblings” and One Family’s Battle to Heal Their Daughter. It details a couple’s heart wrenching journey to save their child’s life. Then I spoke with Dr. Barry Ginsberg about how people are attracted to each other in complementary ways […]
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In the second of a 3-part series, my first guest is Julie Pech. Some people just have a knack for knowing how to parent, and she is one. My second guest, Elsa Prado, discussed some of the moral issues she struggles with now, that she wasn’t aware of when she was artificially inseminated to save […]
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The first of a series of shows about why Mother-Daughter relationships can be so conflictual, I spoke with family therapist Dr. LeslieBeth Wish, to get her perspective on this very important topic. We discussed tips for making this relationship constructive. My next guest was actor, novelist, and playwright, Shane Briant, who talked about his latest […]
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Dr. Beth Erickson (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Senator Adlai Stevenson III (www.Adlai3.com), author of The Black Book, about our political landscape nationally and internationally. Politics is in his DNA. His grandfather was Vice President of the U.S. before the turn of the 20th century, and his father was U.N. Ambassador. Then she spoke with Selisse […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with award-winning author Barbara A. Lewis (www.freespirit.com) about her book What Do You Stand For, For Teens which concerns building character in teens, which can be seen as a strategy for preventing bullying and igniting creativity. Then she spoke with Dr. John Stafford Peale, author of Just How Far From […]
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Dr. Beth’s (www.drbetherickson.com) first guest was Lisa Guisbond (www.fairtest.org) about some of the issues that prompted Chicago teachers to go on strike for seven days that idled the city’s 350,000 students, chief among their complaints was being blamed for not teaching their children when other factors such as poverty and violence also figure in. Then […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Eric Lowitt (www.ericlowitt.com) about his work with corporations and public sector individuals taking a macro-economic look at our global interconnectedness and how collaboration is going to be necessary to solve Earth’s problems. His book is The Collaboration Economy. Then she spoke with Tom Payne, author of The Template of […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Barbara Oehlberg (www.starttraining.orgbarbara-oehlberg) about how the emphasis on teaching traumatized children skills without helping them psychologically attach to the teacher is missing the mark and leaves those children behind. Then she spoke with David Marin (www.thisisusdavidmarin.com) about his adopting as a single guy 3 children who had been abandoned […]
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Marriage Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with forensic psychiatrist Dr. Renee Kohlanski (www.rkassociatesllc.com) about James Holmes’ probable mental state at the time of the recent shootings and the differences between being convicted of first degree murder or pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. Then she spoke with psychologist Dr. Steven Brodsky (www.ocdhotline.com) about the […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbbetherickson.com) first spoke with Pamela Madsen (www.thefertilityadvocate.com), founder of the American Fertility Association about the causes of infertility and what people can do about it. Then she spoke with Harvey Deutchendorf (www.theotherkindofsmart.com) about Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and about strategies for increasing your EQ, thereby making you more effective at home and at work.
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Susan Cain (www.thepowerofintroverts.com) about her new bestselling book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking about how introverts are underrated in favor of extroverts in our culture. We therefore miss much of what they have to offer. She then spoke with Lori Myers (www.lorimmyers.com) […]
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Dr. Beth’s (www.drbetherickson.com) first guest is Doug Smith (www.dougsmithperformance) who was an NHL first round draft pick whose hockey career ended when he hit the boards head on at full speed, thus making him a quadriplegic. He wrote Full Performance about his journey. Then she spoke with Todd Reed (www.conversationissexy.com) about how to deepen conversational […]
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Violence Dr. Steve Olivas discussed how the quality of people’s emotional attachment to their parents in childhood has a profound impact on the health of the intimate relationships they develop as adults. Then researcher Dr. Denise Hines discussed her findings that demonstrate that Intimate Terrorism is not limited just to women. Many men are indeed […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) spoke first with Stephanie Roth (www.leapfrogconnections.com), the daughter of a highly narcissistic mother whose parenting matched the typical traits of that disorder, leaving her child feeling empty, unloved, and unloveable. Next, she spoke with D.H. Cermeno (http://www.risingsunsets.com), author of Rising Sunsets, about the emotional abuse he suffered from his narcissistic father who […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first interviewed Marlene Landrum who has been married to a narcissist for sixteen years. Her experience was a springboard to help listeners define a narcissist, to talk about what being married to a narcissist is like, the primary dynamic between a narcissist and his codependent partner, and how to leave a narcissist. […]
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Sallie and Conway Felton shared about how Conway’s depression has overshadowed their entire 37-year marriage, and strategies they have learned to keep it from ruining their life together. Then Jennifer Hoffman shared her regret of not pursuing her dream of being a drummer in a rock ‘n’ roll band because she spent her life pleasing […]
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The life of Elvin Dowling was literally and psychologically saved by his having a mentor. By age19, his brothers and cousins had all been killed by drugs and gang violence, while he went on to become Chief of Staff of the National Urban League. Douglas Esper was the father of an unborn child whom his […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Joe Wojcik (www.joethebiker.com) about his being bullied as a kid. Overweight, he was taunted because of it. Being abused by his father left him particularly vulnerable to attacks by other kids. He now speaks to school kids about stopping this scourge. My next guest was a return visit from […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Jayne Jones about the novel she wrote with her best friend, Alicia Long, (www.capitolhellbook) about their exploits when they were staffers for a Senator in Washington, D.C. and Minnesota. Their novel is an amalgam of their personal experiences and those of their friends who also worked on The Hill. […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) spoke with Deborah Price (dprice@moneymatters.com), author of The Heart of Money, about helping couples mutually agree on money management and on the unconscious patterns earned in childhood that unknowingly sabotage their cooperation, until they are identified. Then Dr. Beth outlined the differences on policy issues between President Obama and Gov. Romney taken […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Dr. Ravi Rao (www.Emotional BusinessSuccess.com) about his unique approach to changing toxic cultures in businesses by increasing workers’ Emotional Quotient throughout the organization. Then she spoke with chiropractor Dr. Daniel Twogood (www.chronicpaingone90days.com) about his approach to pain management of conditions like fibromyalgia that includes eliminating allergic substances such as […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Shari McGuire (www.shrinkyourworkweek.com) about how she managed to recover 1200 hours a year just by managing her time. Now instead of being frazzled and making herself sick by working 70-80 hours a week, she works only 40 hours and still has time for her personal life. Her next guest, […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Vince Elliott (www.cfcn.info), author of Extreme Green Cleaning 2nd edition, about some of the deadly chemicals that pass for cleaning compounds that pollute not only the environment but also foul the air in our homes. He suggested alternative products to typical cleaning products. Then she had a lively conversation […]
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Dr. Beth’s (www.drbetherickson.com) first guest is Dr. Charles Eddy, (www.journey-man.org) the author of The Power of I Will. Currently, only 15 % of Americans worship regularly. They speak about people’s dwindling interest in practicing an organized religion, and the role of religion in politics. Then she speaks with novelist Charles D. Martin (www.provacateurbook.com) about his […]
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Dr. Beth’s (www.drbetherickson.com) first guest was Patricia Harman, whose first novel is The Midwife of Hope River. Set in 1930s Appalachia, it is the story of a single, independent woman who faces all manner of challenges in order to be there for mothers who are about to deliver. Her main character is strong and strong […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) initially spoke with Jim Lynch (www.The2020Players.com) about the viability of third-parties and why people don’t vote. Jim is the author of The 2020 Players in which he offers alternatives to the current political parties’ elections and campaigns. Then she spoke with Ben Newman (www.bennewman.net), author of Own Your Own Success, about topics […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Michael Morris (www.michaelmorrisbooks.com), whose new novel, Man in the Blue Moon, will be released in Sept. Set in the era of World War I and the rise of the women’s suffrage movement, the main character is a strong woman who runs the family farm by herself until a stranger […]
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Dr. Beth Erickson (www.drbetherickson.com) and her first guest, psychologist Dr. Steven Brodsky (www.ocdhotline.com), grappled with some of the underlying factors that have contributed to the recent spate of shootings in this country. Both of them agreed that underlying fear, isolation, and anxiety were some of the contributors. Then she spoke with Leslie Rutkin about her […]
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Sex Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with novelist Steve Piacente (www.stevepiacente.com) about his book, Bootlicker, about manipulation, power, and redemption in the pre-civil rights South. The book turns on the rise to power of a black man who became the first one elected to Congress since the Civil War. Then she spoke with Pamela Madsen […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Dr. Ayshe Talay-Ongan (www.turqioise-alovestory.com/au) about her love story with the man she waited 20 years to be with, as well as her love of parents, her daughter, and friends. It spans two marriages and three continents. Then she spoke with creative writing professor Patricia Dunn (www.patriciadunnauthor.com) about her first […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) initially spoke with astrologer Judi Vitale (www.readthestars.com), about how to use astrology to evaluate the challenges and rewards for being in a relationship with someone of whose astrological sign does and doesn’t complement yours. Her book is Lovecasts. Then she spoke with Lisa Pell (www.lisapell.com), author of Who’s Your Daddy, Baby about […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) spoke with leadership expert, Colleen Kettenhofen, author of Secrets Your Boss Isn’t TellingYou (www.BounceBackHigher.com) regarding the survey she did with 200 bosses about their top 10 pet peeves about their employees. We also discussed how bosses themselves are sometimes the problem. Then she talked with Dodie Milardo about her journey with dating […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with a psychology professor, Dr. Nancy Segal, (www.drnancysegaltwins.org) whose life work has been the study of twins. Her most recent book is Born Together, Reared Apart, which details the landmark Minnesota Twins Study. She then spoke with novelist Michael Morris (www.michaelmorrisbooks.com) about his abusive birth father whom he seldom saw […]
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Dr. Beth’s (www.drbetherickson.com) first guest was author Dr.Tony Ferretti (www.drtonyferretti.com) who wrote Change Your Life Not Your Wife about how superachievers focus so intently on career success that they end up with bankrupt personal relationships and trade in spouses to “solve” their emptiness. Then she spoke with Dr. Clancy Mckenzie (www.drmckenzie.com) about the disastrous outcomes […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Charly Emery (www.charlysense.com) about women’s empowerment both in their work and in the relationship facets of their lives. She is the author of Thank Goodness You Dumped His Ass, which is about using Mr. Wrongs to lead you to Mr. Right. As the title of her book indicates, she […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with a woman who had been subject to physical and emotional abuse by her son’s father, Denise Martin (www.eatingmywaytoheaven.com). She requested Dr. Beth’s help to break the destructive cycle of her guilt and rage. And by golly, she did it right on the air! Then Dr. Beth spoke with dietician, […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) spoke with Robert Hayward (www.thethirteenthstep.com) about his being a drunk and a druggie from age of 14 on. That is, until he hit the proverbial bottom and decided to try a traditional Indian ceremony to rid himself of his addictions. And it worked! He is now a drug and alcohol counselor. His […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first speaks with bestselling author, Priscilla Warner, (www.priscillawarnerbooks.com), author of Learning to Breathe, about her new book on how she was able to end her panic attacks that had plagued her for 40 years by learning to meditate and develop her spirituality. Then she speaks to Kristine Carlson (www.dontsweatmoms.com), author of Don’t […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com ) first spoke with Judy Dippel (www.judydippel.com) about her book Friendship Interrupted about when you lose a best friend, whether by death, irresolvable differences, or growing apart. This is a profound and unsettling experience that must be grieved to move on. Then she spoke with Gordon Filepas( www.AdviceforMyChildren) about his 20 years’ […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Rena Wallach Bernstein (www.bitterfreedom.com) about being the only child from her region in Poland to survive the Nazis’ slaughter of thousands in her village. She was sheltered by a Gentile family. She and V.J. Smith (www.MinneapolisMadDads.org) talked about the murder of a 17 year-old black teenager who was gunned […]
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Dr. Beth’s (www.drbetherickson.com) first guest, Rocco Scalzi, (www.beatingtheodds.org) is a former police officer who was traumatized in the line of duty when he made a split-second decision to fire at a man he thought was a bad guy. He turned out to be a hostage, not the hostage taker. My next guest is Anat Baniel,(www.anatbanielmethod.com), […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com.) spoke with Dr. Rick Hanson (www.rickhanson.com), a neuropsychologist and author of Just One Thing and Buddha’s Brain, about how parts of the brain function and the hormones they emit work together to promote love and sexual intimacy. Then she spoke with Doc Robyn Odegaard, author of Stop the Drama! (www.champperformance.com) about empowering […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbethericfkson.com) first spoke with Dr. John G. Duffy (www.johngduffy.com) about the ideas in his book The Available Parent. By this, Dr. Duffy does not mean that parents need to be at their children’s beck and call; rather, that they need to be emotionally available. This is the best parenting strategy. Then she spoke […]
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Dr. Beth’s (www.drbetherickson.com) first guest is Dr. Connie Hebert (www.conniehebert.com) whose husband verbally, physically, and emotionally abused her until she took her daughter and left. But it took her 20 years to fully recover from the degradation she felt. Cheryl Rainfield (www.cherylrainfield.com) then speaks with Dr. Beth about the ritual sexual abuse she experienced from […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Liz Langley (liz-langley@blogspot.com), author of Crazy Little Thing: Why Love and Sex Drive Us Mad, about the biology, neurology, and psychology of falling in love – or thinking we have. Then she spoke with Troy Timmons (www. Timmons.com), author of Mommy, Please Read This Book, about the epidemic of […]
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Dr. Beth’s (www.drbetherickson.com) first guest is Julia Schopick (www.HonestMedicine.com), author of Honest Medicine, talked about how her husband’s brain tumor, subsequent surgeries, and side effects of all of this impacted her and their relationship. Then she spoke with Chef Luigi (www.altiramisu.com) about making a special Valentine’s Day Italian meal for that special someone. The recipes […]
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Dr. Beth’s (www.drbetherickson.com) first guest was Dr. Amir Levine (www.attachedthe book.com) who co-authored the book Attached that looks at the influence of attachment styles learned in childhood on couple relationships. Then she spoke with Emily Beaver (www.emilycbeaver.com) about the untimely death of her beloved brother who died at age 17 when Emily was 14. Her […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Ginny Clarke (www. mycareermapping.com) about her inspiring book called Career Mapping. Her strategies go far beyond writing a résumé and pounding the streets. They empower. Then she spoke with radio host John Holt and matchmaker (www.tri-stateservices.com) about how singles can empower themselves to get out of their own way […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) interviewed E.D. Arrington (www.edarringtonauthor.com), author of Stay the Course, about the pain of feeling invisible when she integrated an all-white high school in rural North Carolina in the 1960s. Then she interviewed James Rick (www.fullpotential.com) about secrets of successful entrepreneurship. This was an especially important conversation in that it is small businesses […]
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Unhappiness Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) spoke first with Dr. Nancy Segal (www.drnancysegal.com) about her work on twins that spans three decades. Her newly released book is Someone Else’s Twin which discusses twins who were switched at birth. She has traveled the world to interview them and their families. Next, she spoke with psychotherapist Peter Spinogatti author of […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) spoke first with Bruce Starr (www.luvcoach.com), author of Body Traders and former AOL love coach about how people look for love in all the wrong places, and then they give up in despair. We spoke about options short of giving up. Then she spoke with Joe Lunievicz (www.lunievicz.com) about his coming of […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Terry Jones-Brady (www.terryjones-brady.com), author of A Mosaic Heart. Terry began to write as a way to deal with the heartache that life gave her when her children were born with the inherited and ultimately fatal disease cystic fibrosis and her husband’s subsequent suicide under the weight of it. Then […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Joe Schwartz, author of The Games Men Play, which is a collection of 21 short stories about the day-to-day life of America’s lower class workers. It is written in a man’s, and it appeals to men. It truly is about how the other half lives. Then she spoke with […]
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The theme of both segments of this week’s show is recovery from loss. Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Nancy Grayson Beckerman, author of Out of Time, a memoir about her journey with her husband through his cancer diagnosis and beyond, as she redefined her life as a single woman. Then she spoke with New […]
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Loss Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Mental Toughness coach, Dr. Jason Selk (www.jasonselk.com) about his newest book Executive Toughness. He was the performance coach for the 2006 and 2011 St. Louis Cardinals in their wins of the World Series. Then she spoke with Deborah Chamberlain (www.orangepicnic.com), author of Orange Picnic about her first love […]
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Twin Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) spoke with Marie Crist (www.mariecrist.com), author of the novel Citizen Out, which is about pedophiles and child sex traffickers. They decried the small movement to decriminalize and normalize pedophilia, and talked about how parents can protect their children from this scourge. Then she spoke with Tamara Jackson about her twin brother […]
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Dr. Beth’s (www.drbetherickson.com) first guest was Dr. Debra Condren (www.AmbitionIs NotaDirtyWord.com), author of a book by that name who talked with her about why ambitious women are criticized for following their career goals while men are called go-getters. They also talked about the pay disparity between the sexes and women’s self-limitations. Then she talked with […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetheric kson.com) first had a nuts-and-bolts conversation with Michelle Riklan (www.Riklan Resources.com) about how new college grads can stand out from the herd when job searching in this tight economy. Then she spoke with Scott Blum (www.www.scottblum.net), author of Winter Moon Rises about the journey toward becoming a parent by communicating with your […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) did one of her famous Chalk Talks about the residue of fear and even paranoia that is now prevalent in our country after the attacks on 9/11. Although it a natural human tendency to fear the other, it has been heightened to near hysteria in the U.S. I then spoke with novelist […]
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Dr. Beth’s (www.DrBethErickson.com) first guest is Darlene Lancer (www.darlenelancer.com) whose area of expertise is codependence. People who are codependent have little sense of self, and the narcissist is full of him/herself, making the classic relationship dynamic. Then she spoke with Kristen Moeller (www.kristenmoeller.com) about the new findings on the causes of addiction newly released by […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first interviewed family studies researcher Dr. Peter Larson (www.prepare-enrich.com), co-author of The Couple Checkup, on some of the 15 to 20 abilities that couples in happy marriages possess that make them successful, compared with unhappy couples. Then Dr. Beth elaborated on remaining three factors that time didn’t permit her and her guest […]
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Dr. Beth Erickson (www.drbetherickson.com) first interviewed Dr. Frank Barnhill, a family physician and author of Mistaken for ADHD, (www.mistakenforadhd.com) about the frequency of misdiagnosis of ADHD in children and teens. Then she spoke with Aaron Anson, (www.aaronanson.com) about his journey to acceptance of his being gay, catalyzed by married Army soldiers hitting on him. His […]
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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) speaks with Dr. Greg Hunt (www.gregorylhunt.com), author of Blackbirds Singing in the Dead of Night. His memoir invites the reader into a pastor’s conversations with a Silent God. Imagine a pastor, plagued by doubts, who’s willing to invite spiritual seekers and skeptics into his private struggles that results in his transformation. Then […]
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Money Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) spoke first with physical therapist and author Deborah Howell (www.victoryinaction.com), author of Straight from the Heart, about the power of alternative medicine when combined with traditional Western medicine to heal the mind and the body. Then Pegi Burdick (www.thefinancialwhisperer.com) spoke with her about people’s relationship with money, the seeds of which […]
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Dr. Beth first spoke with Jasmine Tritten about her family’s heroism risking their lives to harbor Jews during the Nazi occupation. We focused on the concept of legacy. Then I spoke with teacher Patty O’Hare about what makes her a master teacher (www.farwellschools.org), her philosophy of education, and how she ignites her students’ interest in […]
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While the divorce rate for college-educated couples in first marriages is inching down to the mid 40%,the divorce rates for second and third marriage are much higher (60-67% of second marriages end in divorce, and 70-73% of couples in third marriages divorce). Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first did a “chalk talk” on why remarriages can be […]
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Dr. Beth (www.DrBethErickson.com) first spoke with Brad DeHaven (www.rxdrugaddict.com), the father of a recovering Oxycontin addict. They spoke about causes of an addict’s drug abuse, and stopping enabling. Next, Hattie Wiener (www.holisticallyhattie.com) spoke about the joys of being a cougar with her cubs (younger men). She needs to be clear on her agenda, her sexuality, […]
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First, Dr. Beth Erickson (www.drbetherickson.com) spoke with Dr. Priscilla Hunt (www.bettermarriages.org) and Dr. Greg Hunt who have been successfully married for 35 years. They shared some of their success secrets, the primary ones being to maintain their individuality and learn relationship skills. Then Jackie O’Neal (www.onealmedia@live.com) shared her struggle with her own identity development because […]
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Dr. Beth Erickson (www.drbetherickson.com) interviewed well known San Diego family lawyer Michele Lowenstein (www.LowensteinBrown.com) on parental alienation, which is a particularly egregious form of child abuse. Then she spoke with Chitoka Webb (www.chitokawebb.com) about her considerable success despite growing up in the ghetto of Nashville and contracting a rare disease that resulted in blindness. Send […]
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One of the biggest challenges in a long-term marriage is keeping up the sexual connection couples had when they met. Dr. Victoria Wilson co-authored The 30-Day Sex Solution with her husband, John, to help address this issue. Dr. Yvonne Lutter, Director of Mental Health at a woman’s prison, talked with me about the collateral damage […]
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Far too many people think that fathers are superfluous, optional, and disposal, including some fathers themselves. Nothing could be farther from the truth, as my guests discuss. My first guest is Julia Espy, who is the author of If I Were Your Daddy, Here Is What You Would Learn. A single mother herself, she interviewed […]
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She is the author of The Gray Zone, a novel about how one abused and neglected child survived some potentially devastating situations by using her wits. Then Barb Goldberg, whose blog is The Evil Stepmother Speaks, spoke about how she proactively took charge in her new step family to win her step children over and […]
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Earlier this month, I interviewed a guest who said he had been depressed his whole life. Today, I will talk with All-American Keshawn Durant who became situationally depressed after an injury required him to quit sports. I will compare and contrast the two. I also spoke with Katherine Kersten, a newspaper columnist, on the growing […]
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Joan Miller, author of The Transformation of Joan Faith, talked about having been reared in a cult, and what it was like to extricate herself from its clutches. It was a harrowing process. Then Gerald Fierst, a Civil Celebrant and author of The Heart of the Wedding, talked about presiding over intermarriages in his work, […]
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Patricia Harmon, author of Arms Wide Open, shared her sadness and joy in her three young adult sons developing their own lives and leaving home. Nothing would ever be the same again after they left home. We talked about how to grieve their absence without hanging on. Then I spoke with Vanessa Taylor, author of […]
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Because of a medical mistake, Carolyn and Sean Savage became the parents of a child who wasn’t theirs to keep. They had had their previous child using in vitro fertilization, so once again they turned to medical science for help. Only something went horribly wrong. Carolyn was implanted with another couple’s egg. Their saga was […]
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Dick Sederquist, author of Hiking Out, spoke with me about his lifelong depression and how he has healed from it, with self-help and the assistance of a psychiatrist and a psychologist. Now he volunteers at a medium security prison to help inmates with their depression, addiction, and the endless cycle of recidivism. Then I went […]
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Building trust in business is as important as trust building is at home. Jim Villwock, author of Trusted Relationships, knows first hand from his years inside large corporations as well as from his own business. Then retirement isn’t just for people 65 or older. Many of today’s workers 50 and up are being forced into […]
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Marie Gordon has a boomerang kid because her 27 year-old son was seriously injured and bedridden for a year. I suggested the myriad feelings her son inevitably must experience that cause him to act out his anger, disappointment, lostness, rejection, and hopelessness. Maria Malin talked with me about her 11 year-old son’s death eight years […]
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Rocky Barretto and Trevor Patience, both addicts in recovery, spoke about their fractured childhoods that left them isolated and lonely, which became major contributors to their addiction to drugs of all kinds. Then Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Karen Taylor-Good sang and spoke about being part of the sandwich generation stuck in the middle of caring for her […]
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Patty DeDominic is a successful entrepreneur who built her businesses on collaboration within organizations and with other outside professionals. Synergy results when professionals network and collaborate with each other. Mary R. Bailey then spoke with me about her struggles to forgive her daughter-in-law whom she saw as responsible for the unraveling of her family. When […]
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) occurs when people experience a traumatic event, as Jim Tritten did. He was piloting a plane back to an aircraft carrier when it crashed. Learn the markers of PTSD and how it affects intimate relationships. Then Murray Grossan, M.D. talked about empowering people to be their own healers. His book […]
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Elise Ballard and I talked about interviews she has done with over 50 movers and shakers and some lesser knowns to learn about their epiphanies, which is a sudden burst of insight that transforms people’s lives in an instant. She is the author of Epiphany. Then I spoke with Sheila Quinn Simpson, author of Apology. […]
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Sheila Lowe is a handwriting analyst who predicted her daughter’s new boyfriend would be a danger to her. Nine months later, both daughter and boyfriend were dead, and his handwriting foretold the tale. Barbara Reed has been divorced many years and still her ex finds excuses to take her back to court. How has she […]
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Marla Martenson, a Beverly Hills matchmaker and author of Excuse Me Your Soul Mate Is Waiting, and I discussed how to attract an appropriate relationship and how to tell if you are ready for one. Then I spoke with Shelly Hess whose memoir is called Final Drive about how she was able to find transcendent […]
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Janet Pfeiffer, author of The Secret Side of Anger joined me to discuss the differences between assertion, aggression, and passive aggression. We also discussed how anger is easily prostituted when it substitutes for more vulnerable emotions. Maryanne Comaroto and I then discussed the central importance of introspection and self-reflection for preparing to be in an […]
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Dr. Sheryl Finestein, author of Secrets of the Teenage Brain, talked with me about how teenagers’ brains are different from the adults they are going to become or the children they have been. Parents of teens and educators are urged to listen to this segment. Then I spoke with Carol Barrett about her native province […]
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William Cope Moyers’ addiction to alcohol and cocaine began in his college years, although he had used before. When he admitted his problem, he stubbornly wanted to become clean and sober his way, which hampered his sobriety. His saga is detailed in his memoir Broken. Delia Moon’s mother died when she was two years old, […]
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Despite this, Ed played a pivotal role in Eddie’s recovery when he was brain injured on the football field. These journeys are detailed in You’re OK, Kid. Dr. Jacqueline Olds, co-author of The Lonely American, spoke about the loneliness woven into the fabric of the American psyche from our cult of busyness and belief in […]
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Best-selling author Marci Shimoff discussed her new book on finding unconditional love called Love for No Reason. Unlike love for good reason, which means you love because of certain traits and attributes, this is becoming the embodiment of love. Then Dr. Doug Welpton considered whether marriage is obsolete, in light of the social changes that […]
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People who are happily married are healthier, wealthier, and sexier, says Hillary Bravo, Program Coordinator of the Healthy Marriages Project in New Mexico. We discuss benefits to individuals and to our society. Tamra Nashman and I discuss the ways to stand out in job interviews, as well as some essential do’s and don’ts for landing […]
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My first guest, Dr. Gail Cloud, is not a typical chiropractor. She helps adult patients rework the effects on them of their mother’s stress when they were in utero. And Janet Pfeiffer and I talk about strategies for fending off depression and loneliness if the holidays don’t measure up to your childhood fantasy or if […]
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Zoe FitzGerald Carter’s memoir, Imperfect Endings, details her conversations with and feelings about her mother’s final choice. It is an impactful talk about the moral and ethical dilemmas she faced in light of her mother’s decision. Then I talk with Joan Brown, author of Move and Other Four-Letter Words. It details her life as an […]
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What is the nature of resilience? Is it nature or nurture? Is it possible for children to develop it and for parents to instill it in them? These are the questions my first guest, James Krehbiel, author of Troubled Childhood, Triumphant Life and I discuss. My second guest is Elliott R. Katz, author of Being […]
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Celeste Friedman is an award-winning singer who has tried marriage twice and has had many live-in boyfriends. Now she remains happily single, and she has written Single 101. When Cora Lonning’s parents divorced when she was 17, she held the divorce against her father for leaving her, deciding not to trust any men. But when […]
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Dr. Simon Casey, author of Couples in Chaos, spoke with me about road rage and rage-aholics. The primary fuel for this explosive rage is not power, as these people would like to believe, but fear and hurt which the rage covers. John Nowicki shared his nuclear family’s ritual of nightly dinners and his extended family […]
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Kathleen Koch was a broadcast journalist for CNN sent to the Gulf Coast to cover Hurricane Katrina. She was based in her Mississippi hometown, so her job was all the more emotional. She suffers from regrets even today. Dr. Barbara Kaplan and Carol Ball-Teplin, authors of The Unheard Voice of Aging Parents, addressed what aging […]
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My first guest, Dan Walker, is a self-confessed “control freak.” When his life as he had known it collapsed, he had to face how his personality style was sabotaging his whole life. My second guest, Jan Elizabeth Brown, runs a national helpline which is based in Maine, for male victims of domestic abuse. Their number […]
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My first guest, Lori La Bey, has been the care giver for her father for the 4 ½ years he had brain cancer and for her mother who has late stage Alzheimer’s. We discussed the risks and rewards of care giving. Then I spoke with Stephanie Roth who adopted two children ages 10 and 6 […]
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My first guest was Dr. Billy Kidd. His cutting edge research with 20-somethings is detailed in Low Stress Romance. He has concluded that 21st century relationships have changed so much that there are no rules and much confusion. My next guest, Dr. Amy J. L. Baker, is a nationally recognized expert whose book is Adult […]
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It is impossible not to bring your family to work with you in the form of internalized patterns you learned from your childhood family. Dr. Sylvia Lafair spoke with me about her book Don’t Bring Your Family to Work, examining how vestiges appear at work. Lynn Melville, author of Boomerang Love, talked about being in […]
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Collaboration Elle Mansfield, co-author of Cutting the Cord, discussed how and why some parents inadvertently enable their adult kids to remain irresponsible and stuck. Christine Marie Peters and her daughter, Julie, described how they happily share their business and their lives. At first, Dr. Beth was a bit skeptical that things may not have been […]
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Killers I talked with Susanna Abbott about the skills and mindset required to move from being undone by life’s setbacks to making lemonade from them. People need to learn to use their feelings as a data source for sound decision making. In the news, there are a plethora of articles about clergy abuse of congregants. […]
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I spoke with Dr. Madelyn Blair, author of Riding the Current, about what is happening to America’s creativity and how TV and Internet use are diminishing our creativity and sense of community. Deb Savage, R.N. then spoke with me about the increasing ethical dilemmas that families and health care providers experience because of modern medical […]
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Sharon Rivkin, marriage and family therapist and author of two books on managing marital arguments where one or both spouses has gotten hooked into old or painful material was my first guest. Then Karen Lowry, a pediatric nurse whose son has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder which makes it very difficult for him to learn, talked […]
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Spouses Dr. B. Janet Hibbs, author of Try to See It My Way, and I spoke on why couples who have managed to stay together for a long time end their marriage. Then marriage and family therapist, Dr. Karen Gail Lewis, shared how spouses’ sibling positions can work for or against couples, particularly when conflict […]
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Diane Tegarden did a “parentectomy” of her father who was verbally and physically abusive. Her first memory of being hit with a closed fist was when she was 5 or 6, after she expressed her opinion in response to his question. I offered multiple strategies for healing those wounds. Then Tracy DeGraaf, mother of 5 […]
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Marla Martenson, author of Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker, was back by popular demand to dish with me about the shallowness of people who only seek mates who are arm candy and American Express cards. Then brain tumor survivor Bob Gibbs spoke with me about his 6-year battle with brain cancer, his son’s being […]
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Recent stories about philandering husbands has brought the subject of sex addiction to the fore. Alex Katahakis, author of Erotic Intelligence, and I discussed what makes a sex addict and how to help them and their partners. Then Chris Tatevosian, author of Life Interrupted – It’s Not All about You, shared what he learned the […]
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Judy Mandel’s memoir Replacement Child tells of her parents’ decision to have a replacement child when her older sister was killed in a plane crash. Living with a phantom sister overshadowed her existence and made Judy invisible as an individual. Maggie and Gary Stevens shared their experience of living with their adult son and his […]
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Howard Eisenberg and Shirley Friedenthal met online after their spouses died in their 70’s. Each other’s One and Only, they collaborated on a book It’s Never Too Late to Date written for the over-50 set. Marla Martenson, author of Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker, discussed matchmaking for wealthy men and beautiful women who also […]
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Not everyone is privileged to have a healthy relationship with their father. Kelly Meister discussed her long journey of healing from her father’s molestation and her stepfather’s verbal and physical abuse of her, in the context of Father’s Day. Then Samantha Goldberg, a celebrity wedding planner, and I discussed the conflicts that can arise between […]
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Change Dr. Richard Horowitz spoke with me about the dramatic impact of fathers’ absence on their children’s lives. It leaves a hole in their soul that is extremely difficult to fill, and they carry this father hunger into adulthood until they deal with it. Then Stephanie Marohn, editor of a volume called Goddess Shift: Women […]
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Carole Brody Fleet, author of Widows Wear Stilettos, was widowed at age 40 when her husband’s death from ALS turned her life upside down. We discussed unhelpful ways well-meaning people responded to her, as well as what to expect when grieving. Then I spoke with Patricia Harman about her memoir The Blue Cotton Gown, tales […]
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My first guest was David Salter, author of Final Four Leadership. Having coached youth sports for 13 years, he has worked with some parents who behave more like children than their kids. We discussed strategies for dealing with these bullies. My second guest, Valerie Ramsey, became a runway model at age 63 and at 70 […]
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My first guest is Dr. Beverly Hyman, co-author of How to Know If It’s Time to Go. The book and our conversation provides a reality check on the implications of their dissatisfaction. My next guest is Dr. Veronica Anderson, M.D. who recently divorced and re-entered the dating game after 22 years of marriage. Although it […]
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I spoke with Karel Murray about mother-daughter relationships from the daughter’s perspective that was rocky until she took control of it at 26. Karel wrote Hitting Our Stride: Women, Work and What Matters. Next I spoke with Abby and Cathy Dees about Abby’s coming out as a lesbian. Abby is the author of Queer Questions, […]
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My first guest was Nicole Witt, Executive Director of The Adoption Consultancy. We had an animated conversation about the potential risks and rewards of adopting children. My next guest, Lynne Lorberg, talked with me about her experiences with Internet dating. Specifically, we discussed how to protect yourself, how to present yourself, how to discover what […]
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My first guest, Len Stauffenger, is the author of Getting Over It! Wisdom for Divorced Parents. He was married 10 years when his wife said she wasn’t happy and wanted a divorce. So Len became the primary parent of his two girls, aged 6 and 8. My next guest is Rev. Dr. Kenneth Patrick, a […]
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Veronica Gillotti discusses the challenges parents of autistic children face. Although her son is 11, he speaks only one syllable words. She writes about coming to terms with his limitations in her novel Crowd Pleasers. Then Betty Hoeffner, Co-Founder of the Hey U.G.L.Y. Foundation to help bullied kids stop the self-bullying in their heads that […]
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First, Dr. Harold Arnold, Jr., author of Marriage Rocks, discussed Black Marriage Day as one way to address the alarming situation of Blacks having the lowest marriage rate and the highest divorce rate of any group in the country. Then Barbara Penn-Atkins, also an African American, spoke with me about her book 70 Is the […]
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Drs. Charles and Elizabeth Schmitz were my first guests. For 27 years, they have studied the ingredients of successful marriages on 5 continents and over 40 countries. They co-authored of Building a Love That Lasts: The 7 Surprising Secrets of Successful Marriage. Then I spoke with Mary Treacy O’Keefe, author of Thin Places, about soul […]
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Roger Hall, author of How Do You Pet a Porcupine: Solutions to Your Prickly Communication Problems, is my first guest. He traveled the world helping companies cope with bullies and other Energy Vampires. My next guest is Danielle Tiano, author of The Temptation Series of books written for “tweens” and their parents to keep kids […]
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People become addicts by attempting to fill a hole inside. My first guest is psychotherapist Jeff Ford who specializes in the treatment of addictions of all kinds. My second guest is Susan Elliott, author of Getting Past Your Breakup: How to Turn a Devastating Loss into the Best Thing That Ever Happened to you. We […]
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Parents Our children live in a completely different world than we did as children. My first guest, K. Sean Buvala, is a professional storyteller who talked with me about how fathers can develop a relationship with their children through telling them stories, and about how children are affected by their father’s absence. Then J.E. Wright, […]
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Jim Fannin has coached sports champions and titans of industry for over three decades. We discussed their wives’ unique challenges that are inevitable even for those in happy marriages. And even they must wonder, at least part of the time, what they signed on for. Undoubtedly, many must wish their husband were an average Joe […]
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