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"Answers Network" radio show was born out of a desire to help guide parents and adolescent services industry professionals alike to professional resources as they face critical moments with their children and/or clients. The show addresses issues such as locating your runaway teen, family crisis intervention, building self esteem, dealing with addictions, international parental abduction and the many of the "everyday" concerns of parents and teens. We will also introduce you to specialized schools and treatment programs that can really help.
"Answers Network" radio show brings you answers and options to raising children today and in our constantly changing future.
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Heal Your Ancestral RootsGuest: Anuradha (Anu) Dayal-GulatiAre you feeling stuck and unable to reach your goals? Do the same old problems keep showing up in your professional and emotional life no matter what you do to change things? Author Anuradha Dayal-Gulati believes that by exploring the principles that govern your family energy field and the many ways this ancestral field can support you as well as hold you captive we can make changes for the positive. In her book, Heal Your Ancestral Roots, she provides exercises and tools to help you recognize and release family patterns and heal ancestral trauma. She also discusses why its important to honor our ancestors. Anuradha (Anu) Dayal-Gulati is a certified energy practitioner specializing in ancestral and emotional healing. Anu came to the US to earn her Ph.D. in economics and stayed. After fifteen years in finance and academia, she left to help people create the life they want. Her training in ancestral healing work helps people release the past and reclaim their power. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Business of DreamsGuest: Rachel Seniorhttps://businessofdreams.netThroughout history, and indeed, into modern times, dreams have been the start of some great inventions, great poets have gotten some grand works from them, and even some of Hollywood’s most successful writers and directors have come up with some of the highest grossing movie franchises in history from, you guessed it, a dream they had.Talk about an eye opener. Imagine that the keys you are looking to unlock your purpose, business, and economic success are carefully hidden away in the dreams you have lacked the ambition to interpret. Imagine the solutions you need to advance your company into unseen revenue streams are being tucked away in the dreams you perceived to be unimportant. What if your next best-selling book, #1 Hit Song, blockbuster film, or greatest career move was already given to you in the dream you could not remember?The Business of Dreams, from author Rachel Senior, is a global game changer for business & economic success as we know it. It uncovers a success-related truth that has been buried for much too long. Now, it is time to catch the 21st Century culture up to the greatest business secret of all time. The content in this book will blow you away and land you right onto your pathway of purpose, business, and economic success. It is time to discover and uncover the true power and purpose of your dreams.
Tomorrow Together: Essays of Hope, Healing, and HumanityShow guest: David Dyehttps://letsgrowleaders.comAre you looking for hope with a dash of humor and humanity? The twenty-first century hasn’t started the way many expected. We confront a potent mix of global pandemic, climate change, the resurgence of authoritarianism, white nationalism, polarization, and war that once again threatens to consume the planet. It can feel frustrating and hopeless.But there is hope because we have the resources, wisdom, and most importantly: we have one another.Tomorrow Together: Essays of Hope, Healing and Humanity, is a deeply moving collection of personal essays from David Dye, the best-selling author of Winning Well and Courageous Conversations. Featuring insightful, poignant, and engaging storytelling, Tomorrow Together will reconnect you to the beauty and pain of our shared humanity, the wisdom of the natural world, and how together, we can build a better tomorrow.
Award-winning memoirist Meg Stafford has an adventurous spirit, and this time she takes us along for the ride. When her daughters venture into terra incognita—one of them meditating in the Himalayas and the other negotiating with the Colombian military—Stafford decides to go too.In the process, she reflects on her own lifetime of wanderlust and what it means for a parent to love and to let go. Generous, insightful, and deeply funny, Stafford is the ideal tour guide for a journey as big as the world and as intimate as the human heart.Generous, insightful, and deeply funny, Stafford is the ideal tour guide for a journey as big as the world and as intimate as the human heart.In Meg Stafford’s new book, Who Will Accompany You? Readers will enjoy perspectives from both daughters, which provides a three-dimensional look at Nepal, Bhutan and Colombia, as well as what it’s like to negotiate relationships between parent and young adults.
The Peaceful Parenting (R)evolution: Changing the World by Changing How We Parent Show Guest: Kiva Schuler How can parents best meet the complex needs of their children in these complicated times? Inside Kiva Schuler’s new book, The Peaceful Parenting (R)evolution: Changing the World by Changing How We Parent, you'll find a radically different approach to parenting, where we stop asking so many questions about how to get children to behave and examine our behaviors, expectations, and values as parents. Embracing the idea that our children deserve our honesty, vulnerability, and leadership, you'll discover a powerful framework for raising your family with integrity and confidence. Giving and receiving the trust, communication, cooperation, respect, and joy that every parent and child deserves, ultimately allows our children to become the leaders our future so desperately needs. A groundbreaking examination of parenting, written by the founder of the world's leading parent coaching institute.
Pancakes for Roger: A Mentorship Guide for Slaying Dragons In a world that can feel shaky and uncertain at times, one fact holds true: nobody gets anywhere alone. Susan L. Combs has learned that lesson many times over, and she’s held onto the advice that has guided her on her journey—one that’s taken her from a tiny town in Missouri to the hustle of New York City. She’s faced immense grief and fostered immense growth, personally and professionally. Through it all, she leaned on guidance from mentors in her life.One of those key mentors was her father, Roger. He wore many hats: as a judge, a veteran and Two-Star Major General, a leader in his community, a loving husband . . . and, as we learn in this book, one hell of a dad. Though he passed away in 2018, his legacy lives on in Pancakes for Roger and beyond, as a portion of the proceeds from this book benefits the University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic in his honor.In Pancakes for Roger—a series of quick, straightforward snapshots delivered with no fluff and a whole lot of heart—Susan offers lessons from Roger and others so that you can lean on them, too, as you set out to slay your own dragons. http://www.pancakesforroger.com/
Pancakes for Roger: A Mentorship Guide for Slaying Dragons In a world that can feel shaky and uncertain at times, one fact holds true: nobody gets anywhere alone. Susan L. Combs has learned that lesson many times over, and she’s held onto the advice that has guided her on her journey—one that’s taken her from a tiny town in Missouri to the hustle of New York City. She’s faced immense grief and fostered immense growth, personally and professionally. Through it all, she leaned on guidance from mentors in her life.One of those key mentors was her father, Roger. He wore many hats: as a judge, a veteran and Two-Star Major General, a leader in his community, a loving husband . . . and, as we learn in this book, one hell of a dad. Though he passed away in 2018, his legacy lives on in Pancakes for Roger and beyond, as a portion of the proceeds from this book benefits the University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic in his honor.In Pancakes for Roger—a series of quick, straightforward snapshots delivered with no fluff and a whole lot of heart—Susan offers lessons from Roger and others so that you can lean on them, too, as you set out to slay your own dragons. http://www.pancakesforroger.com/
Effective HR Communication: A Framework for Communicating HR Programs with ImpactDebra CoreyDebra Corey is a highly experienced and award-winning HR leader, world-class speaker, four-time author, and has been named as one of the top 101 global employee engagement influencers and HR Most Influential Thinkers.She’s had a varied career, working for global companies such as Gap Inc., Honeywell, Merlin Entertainments and Reward Gateway, where she’s developed and delivered HR strategies in a rebellious way, pushing the boundaries and challenging the status quo to truly drive employee engagement. In 2019 Debra founded her own company as Chief Pay It Forward Officer, where she’s inspiring and helping others to bring out their inner rebel and drive business change.Over the course of her career, Debra has been fueling the employee engagement rebelution through a variety of ways, including speaking at events and leading workshops around the world, teaching professional courses and writing. An accomplished author, Debra has published four best-selling books, the first one about employee communication strategy and best practice (Effective HR Communication: A Framework for Communicating HR Programs with Impact), the second one which talks about why and how to be an engagement rebel (Build it: A Rebel Playbook for World-Class Employee Engagement), her third one which focuses on company values as a strategic and effective business tool (Bringing Your Values Out to Play), and her most recent book which talks about driving appreciation through employee recognition (Appreciate it! The Playbook for Employee Recognition).A Framework for Communicating HR Programs with Impact), the second one which talks about why and how to be an engagement rebel (Build it: A Rebel Playbook for World-Class Employee Engagement), her third one which focuses on company values as a strategic and effective business tool (Bringing Your Values Out to Play), and her most recent book which talks about driving appreciation through employee recognition (Appreciate it! The Playbook for Employee Recognition).
Who Are You & What Have You Done with My Kid? Connect with Your Tween While They Are Still ListeningShow Guest: Amanda CraigAh, the tween years. That uncertain time in a child’s development has many parents realizing that they need to double down on academic focus and watch their children more carefully as they gain more trust and are exposed to more of the world through society and their peers. What is a parent to do though when they are feeling so much pressure to watch their kids, but also want them to gain the confidence they need to move through the world successfully in their teen years and beyond?Enter Amanda Craig, A family therapist who has seen and experienced much of this in her practice, and has legitimately written the book on it! Her advice is to stop trying to parent and seize the opportunity to connect with your child instead, while they’re still listening and trusting you.There is a neurological explosion that is taking place before us as tweens experience four significant changes that shake them (and us) to the core. As parents, we’ve already been through it so there’s no visceral reference for what’s happening, only distant memories. For the tweens, this is all brand new and very visceral. Their brains are changing. They feel and experience Who Are You & What Have You Done with My Kid? they do not recognize. They’re hyperaware of themselves. They do not know how to express themselves. Parents still have a “seat at the table” to make positive impressions on their tweens as they prepare them for the teenage years.
Genevieve HawkinsFrom the start of her career as an Occupational Therapist, Genevieve Hawkins has had a passion for understanding and influencing the psychology of how people not just cope but thrive under pressure. This passion led her to further study in and exploration of how leaders, teams and cultures perform and has seen Genevieve shift from the health system to consulting to the corporate world.Genevieve is now a senior executive with extensive experience in leading major change programs in large organizations and is cognizant of typically seeing things from a different perspective given her mix of experiences and qualifications. What she felt was missing in the market was practical, relatable and scalable guidance for senior leaders linking the trifecta of their own mental health, with the mental health of their team and the organization's performance. In an ever-changing, complex world, how we lead has become an increasingly critical skill. Genevieve hopes that this book can guide leaders to lead in a sustainable way for them, their teams and their businesses, so that we may collectively reverse the trend on mental illness in the developed world..
Sushi Tuesdays: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Resilience Show Guest: Charlotte Maya “Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in the United States between ages 25-34 (the first being accidents), and the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. Charlotte’s book is an intimate, honest, heartbreaking, yet uplifting “story of hope and healing in the face of unspeakable sadness. With her exquisite writing, unflinching candor and at times wry humor, Charlotte Maya shares her family’s struggle with the abject sorrow of her husband’s suicide and the winding path to recovery. It’s a beautiful and poignant reminder that even in life’s darkest times, daylight is within reach.” - Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times After taking her sons on a hike with the family dog one beautiful fall afternoon, Charlotte Maya returned home to find a policewoman, a policeman, and a priest in her driveway—there to deliver the news of her husband’s suicide. Charlotte knew her husband had been stressed about work, but she had no idea he was suicidal. She thought he had stayed home to take a nap. As a young widow, Charlotte cried, cursed, meditated, medicated, downward-dogged, and ran as a way to make sense of her husband’s suicide. As the mother of two bereft sons, she summoned her inner strength and clarity in order to provide steady guidance for them to navigate their own ways through the ensuing months and years. In Charlotte’s new book, Sushi Tuesdays: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Resilience, she offers powerful lessons and practical ways in which suicide survivors can frame a stunning tragedy and move forward to live lives of joy and purpose.
It Starts With You: The Secret to a Passionate Marriage & Peaceful HomeShow Guest: Chris ParsonsIs your marriage everything you had dreamed it would be? Or have hurts built up, you feel angry or bitter toward your spouse, maybe you’re wondering if it will even survive? The good news is, a Happy, Healthy Marriage can become a reality for you and your spouse, and this book offers unique, proven solutions that you won’t find anywhere else.Even if your husband or wife is not “on board” at first, that’s OK - the change begins with you! Learning the ultimate form of communication, Shared Values Conversations are the key to getting your spouse to care about you, your hurts, and wanting to change. Drawing in part from his own marriage as well as years of experience helping couples, Chris Parsons new book It Starts with You, guides you one step at a time into an exciting, innovative strategy that is deeply relatable with case studies and personal stories while providing insights that have eluded many who are frustrated with their marriage and spouse. This book will not only heal your relationship but elevate it to new heights you hadn’t even imagined were possible.Told in a direct, conversational tone, It Starts with You explores the question of how you can create change to improve your marriage by embracing your own power to communicate authentically instead of waiting on your spouse to change.
How To Do Parenting With ConfidenceShow Guest: Vanessa KahlonParenting is a difficult and rewarding task that comes with many challenges. No two children are alike, so what works for one may not work for another. The most important thing is to be open to what your children can teach you.As a parent, you will undoubtedly face many challenges. And you can't assume that you know or have it all to raise a well-behaved, happy, healthy and successful child. Being open to learning from your children can help you become a better parent overall. Each child is unique and will require a different approach. The key is to be open to what they can teach you. This is the one area that has been consistent with a successful approach.In this pioneering book, “How To Do- Parenting With Confidence," Author Vanessa Kahlon offers a refreshingly honest and practical guide to the highs and lows of parenting. She draws on her years of experience as a parent and child development specialist to show how parents can build strong, confident relationships with their children. The book is a long overdue reminder that parenting is not about getting it right all the time, but about being open to learning from our children.By the end of this book, you'll find powerful mindfulness-based practices that will help you feel more connected to your child, as well as tips on how to better deal with difficult emotions. You'll also be better equipped to teach your children essential social-emotional skills like empathy, self-regulation, and gratitude while making parenting more enjoyable for both you and your child.
Creative Together: Sparking Innovation in the New World of WorkShow Guest: Steven KowalskiIn our era of rapid change and disruption, we’re being called on to innovate like never before. And in the new world of work, going it alone won’t work any longer. If you want innovation, you must activate creativity and we have to get creative together.In Creative Together, speaker, coach, organizational development expert, and conscious creativity authority Steven Kowalski leads you on a three-part journey to reclaim your creativity and co-create with others. With real-life stories, research-backed insights, and powerful reflection questions that open you to new possibilities, you’ll rewrite the story of who you are as a creator.Then, you will learn to adventure together with others—bringing your whole, creative self into a new, more conscious and proactive way of working together.https://https://www.stevenkowalski.comhttp://answers.network
The Introvert’s Guide to Becoming a Master NetworkerShow Guest: Jevonya Jenkins AllenDuring her first job supervising children at a local swimming pool, Jevonya was struck with an overwhelming desire to jump off a 12-foot diving board, even though she couldn’t swim. The ambitious voice in her head saying you should jump too wasn’t one she could ignore.To accomplish this goal, she saw what she needed to do - enlist a support system to help her. Standing at the edge of that diving board, Jevonya came to understand that anything is possible with a strong network. Many years later, she was once again confronted by that ambitious voice, but this time she came face to face with her identity as an introvert.In Jevonya’s inspiring book, The Introvert’s Guide to Becoming a Master Networker, she challenges common misconceptions of introverts as passive, indifferent, and unassertive. She argues instead that introverts are uniquely designed to build the kind of deep, trusting relationships necessary for authentic networking.Jevonya offers her readers a ten-step process for becoming a master networker, from an introvert’s perspective. She says, “This process requires time, patience, and hard work but one great thing about us introverts is that we aren’t afraid of hard work.”
Soul Medicine: Healing Through Dream Incubation, Visions, Oracles and PilgrimagesShow Guest: Edward Tick, Ph.D.The modern practice of medicine and psychology grew out of the ancient Greek healing tradition, said to be founded by Asklepios, god of healing and dreams. For two thousand years the system spread all over the Mediterranean world and planted the roots of Western medicine and psychology by offering ritual and holistic practices that recognized that healing begins at the soul level. Yet, since that time, the spiritually based practices were cast aside, leaving behind only the scientific medical techniques that dominate healthcare today.Resurrecting and restoring the sacred, mythological, and cultural origins of medicine and psychotherapy, Edward Tick, Ph.D., explores the soul-healing practices missing in our contemporary health systems. He looks at the dream incubation tradition of Asklepios, sacred theatre of Dionysos, oracle gifting of Apollo, special practices of warriors, and their roots in Neolithic shamanism and indigenous traditions. Demonstrating the ritual use of dreams, visions, oracles, synchronicities, and pilgrimage for healing and connecting to the transpersonal and divine, he explains how dream incubation is a technique where you plant a seed for a specific healing or growth goal in order to facilitate dreaming and work toward soul restoration.Using both ancient wisdom and modern depth psychology alongside stories of healings from his more than 25 years of guiding Greek pilgrimages, Tick explores how we can use ancient healing philosophies and practices to reveal how restoration of the soul facilitates true healing today!
Meaningful Coincidences: How and Why Synchronicity and Serendipity HappenShow Guest: Bernard Beitman MDThrough a complete catalog of coincidence patterns with numerous illustrative examples, Dr. Beitman's new book, King for Coincidences, clarifies the relationship between synchronicity and serendipity and dissects the “anatomy of a coincidence.”Dr. Beitman defines coincidence types through their two fundamental constituents--mental events and physical events. He analyzes the many uses of meaningful coincidences as well as their potential problems, emphasizing that synchronicity and serendipity, though most often positive, also have their shadow sides.In this not-to-missed interview, Dr. Beitman details how to record your experiences and explains how you will see patterns guiding your life decisions and learn to expect that coincidences are more likely to occur during life stressors, high emotions, and strong needs, which helps you be ready to use them when they occur.
Do Violent Shows Trigger Real Violence? And What About Video Games?Show Guest: Frieda Birnbaum, PhDIt’s a question many parents ask themselves and one that has been difficult to answer: Do violent TV shows and movies encourage real world violence? Could keeping children away from fictional violence improve their behavior, or prevent it from getting worse?In the 1960’s, Albert Bandura conducted the famous “bobo doll experiment” which showcased how children tend to mimic observed violent behavior. Many people have doubted if TV, movies, and video games could have the same effect. However, these forms of entertainment have become more realistic and more violent since then, and we’re starting to see the unfortunate real-world consequences.Research psychologist Dr. Frieda Birnbaum has noticed a concerning correlation between violent media and increased aggression that follows children into adulthood. She would love to share her professional insight as well as a hidden benefit to ‘gaming’ in moderation.
A Place of Thin Veil: Life and Death in Gallup, New MexicoShow Guest: Bob RoseboroughGallup, New Mexico, is a place like no other. It is dis-proportionally and simultaneously wonderful and terrible. It is a place of constant struggle, where the forces of good and evil collide. The former frontier mining town, bordering the Navajo Nation at the far western edge of New Mexico, is one of those few places on earth that have the power to change the course of our lives and transform us deeply.With its rugged, violent history and otherworldly landscape, Gallup has ignited the imaginations of famous Americans from John Wayne to Bob Dylan. Tony Hillerman’s novels put Navajo culture and Gallup on the map. For the Navajo people for whom the region has been home for millennia, the town and its alcohol-fueled economy has a more sinister pull.As an outsider who became an insider, Bob Rosebrough shares the historical realities of this enigmatic town, and gives readers a rare and true insight into Gallup’s iconic stories and long-hidden secrets.This book isn’t just for Gallupians. It is a memoir about regular people going up against Goliath issues, and it’s for anyone interested in spiritual conflict; Navajo people, history, and culture; political maneuvering; true crime; alcohol abuse awareness; taking on city hall; working with city hall; and rooting for the underdogs in a dog-eat-dog world. And it is the long overdue story of the death of a Navajo warrior named Larry Wayne Casuse.
Biodynamic Osteopathy and Biodynamic Craniosacral TherapyShow Guest: Michael SheaDrawing on more than 45 years of practicing Eastern medicine, Michael J. Shea, Ph.D., presents a holistic guide to biodynamic manual therapy practices for optimizing the immune system and for healing the deep spiritual suffering of our contemporary world. Showing spiritual suffering to be the root of our modern epidemic of metabolic syndrome and other widespread health issues, the author explains how the pervasive degradation of the human body relates directly with the food we eat, the air we breathe, and our thoughts and emotions. He explains how the Five Element theory of Eastern medicine offers a method to reclaim the body by sensing each element in and around us as a single continuum.Focusing especially on “the fluid body” in Biodynamic Osteopathy and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, the author shows how inflamed components of the fluid body, such as the blood and lymphatic system, form the substrate of metabolic syndromes. He offers practices to visualize the health of the fluid body. He explains how, in order to enact the full benefits of the immune system, we need to nurture a deep sense of safety inside the body--a symbolic return to our embryonic and cosmic origins and a restoration of our sacred wholeness.Offering an extensive practical section, including both in-person and remote techniques, the author shares new and unique biodynamic protocols to balance the metabolism with the cosmos as well as optimize the immune system and the function of the vagus nerve. Enacting healing at the deepest spiritual level, Shea reveals how to create inner and outer balance to restore wholeness as it was at the time of the origin of the universe.
How To Be The Parent Your Teenager Needs You To Be: Without All Of The Fighting, Frustration, Or Fear Of Doing It WrongShow Guest: Jim WhiteYou have a teenager… You want the best for them… But sometimes you just don’t know what to do, right? There are a million questions you have to answer and you’re constantly fighting against social and technological influences. It can feel pretty overwhelming as a parent! However, all hope is not lost… It is possible to be exactly the parent your teenager needs you to be. It is possible to raise happy, well-adjusted children who will go out into the world and make a difference.Enter How To Be The Parent Your Teenager Needs You To Be: Without All Of The Fighting, Frustration, Or Fear Of Doing It Wrong, by author Jim White. In this book White provides practical advice that you can start implementing today that will help you shift your own mindset first before working to shift the mindset of your teenager.
The Focus Project: The Not So Simple Art of Doing LessShow Guest: Erik QualmanWhether you’re an executive, a mom, a CEO, a teacher, or an entrepreneur. Welcome to The Focus Project, a book designed to provide answers and solutions to the challenge of focusing in an unfocused world.Combining street science and institutional research alongside his own personal focus project, Erik Qualman delivers practical advice on doing the important things instead of a bunch of things. The following is a guide to pursuing less in order to achieve more—both personally and professionally.Successful and happy people understand it’s not about getting more things done, it’s about getting more of the big things done. Learn the not so simple art of doing less.
Metronomics: One United System to Grow Up Your Team, Company, and LifeShow Guest: Shannon Byrne SuskoAs a business leader, you’ve listened to dozens of books by the top thought leaders, learning from their research, principles, and tools. Each book dives deep into a specific area of expertise - strategy, execution, cash, people, culture, and leadership. All share powerful concepts on what to do to grow your business. But how do you efficiently unite these tools into a regimen that works for not just one specific area of your business, but for your entire team, company, and life?Shannon Susko's new book, Metronomics, unites top business thought leadership with over 20 years of proven practical experience. The outcome is a prescriptive, progressive growth system for every business. You’ll learn how to build a high-performing business team that achieves superior results with ease, speed, and confidence, and the practical progression that ensures your team is fiercely connected to your strategic execution system. No matter what level you and your team are at right now, Metronomics will meet you where you are - and grow with you to the next level and beyond.The best-kept business secret for the past 20 years, Metronomics will allow your company to win your business Olympics every year, and as a leader, it will set you free.
The Assignment: Would YOU defend the Indefensible Show Guest: Liza Wiemer Inspired by a real-life incident, Liza Wiemer’s new riveting novel, The Assignment, explores discrimination and antisemitism and reveals their dangerous impact.Would you defend the indefensible? That's what seniors Logan March and Cade Crawford are asked to do when a favorite teacher instructs a group of students to argue for the Final Solution--the Nazi plan for the genocide of the Jewish people.Logan and Cade decide they must take a stand, and soon their actions draw the attention of the student body, the administration, and the community at large. But not everyone feels as Logan and Cade do--after all, isn't a school debate just a school debate? It's not long before the situation explodes, and acrimony and anger result.In an interview you will not want to miss, this new book IS based on true events. The Assignment asks and gives great clarity to the question: What does it take for tolerance, justice, and love to prevail?
Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of theMysteries of the UniverseShow Name: Mona Sobhani, PhD Neuroscientist Mona Sobhani, Ph.D., details her transformation from diehard materialist to open-minded spiritual seeker and shares the extensive research she discovered on past lives, karma, and the complex interactions of mind and matter. She reveals her conversations about spirituality, consciousness, and anomalous occurrences with scientific colleagues as well as high-level experts and government officials, as she searched for proof of a meaningful cosmos.She discovered that psi research has been conducted on a grand scale for more than a century--by hundreds of scientists with hundreds of thousands of participants--and that there exists substantial evidence for the reality of psi. She examines meta-analyses of these experiments, such as that of the Ganzfield tests, which showed the odds against chance of 12 billion to 1--throwing our current scientific materialist paradigm into question.Providing a deep dive into the literature of psychology, quantum physics, neuroscience, philosophy, and esoteric texts, Sobhani also explores the relationship between psi phenomena, the transcendence of space and time, and spirituality. Culminating with the author’s serious reckoning with one of the foundational principles of neuroscience--scientific materialism-- this illuminating book shows that the mysteries of human experience go far beyond what the present scientific paradigm can comprehend and leaves open the possibility of a participatory, meaningful Universe.
The Physics and Poetry of Eastern MedicineShow Guest: Judyth ShamoshMost of us are familiar with conventional medicine, which uses scientific research and data and linear thinking to treat disorders and diseases. But this is not the only approach to medicine, health and wellness, as Dr. Judyth Shamosh well knows. Science is more than hard facts. Take modern physics, for example. It is creative and reflective of everyday experiences, in the same vein as poetry. In fact, in Dr. Judyth Shamosh’s new book, The Physics and Poetry of Eastern Medicine, there are many parallels between physics and poetry. But, it takes a different thought process to see them.Dr. Judyth joins us today to explore a systems approach to medicine. Rather than relying solely on the knowledge and data associated with linear thinking, a systems-physician problem-solves by understanding the complex interrelationships of organ-systems, as well environmental influences.In addition, the patient’s participation becomes integral to the healing process. With the prevalence of chronic illness in children and adults, a systems approach can be worth exploring.
Cowboy Up: Humor, Life Lessons and Timeless TruthsShow Guest: Alan DayAlan Day has had adventures that most of us only experience while watching Netflix. In his book, Cowboy Up, Alan shares what life was like for him and his two sisters growing up on the Lazy B, a 200,000-acre family cattle ranch in the arid Southwest.In what he describes as a “hardscrabble childhood”, it was their upbringing that instilled a strong work ethic, values, and principles that would eventually lead each of them to own extraordinary life path.After graduating from college, Alan went on to successfully manage the Lazy B for 40 years. His sister, Ann Day, dedicated her life to public service in the state of Arizona, serving in the state legislature and local government. The eldest of the three siblings, Sandra Day O’Connor, was the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Sandra was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and served on the court for 25 years.Join us for this very special interview, as Alan recounts his writing of Cowboy Up. Filled with humor and deeply moving timeless truths, this book is one man’s story of ranching and the cowboy life lessons in persistence, innovation, common sense, trust, friendship, and experiences that cross all demographics, lifestyles, and decades of time.
Dignity for Deeply Forgetful People: Challenges of Dealing with Dementia & Alzheimer’sShow Guest: Stephen G. PostUnfortunately, things have not changed that much for the deeply forgetful and their caregivers despite all the money invested in Alzheimer’s pharmacology, which has been slightly effective at best. At present, there is no medicine to slow down the underlying progression of Alzheimer’s and caregivers eventually ask whether the treatments are worthwhile.In Stephen Post's new book, Dignity for Deeply Forgetful People, he takes up the theme of caregiver hope and where they can find it. The book then responds in a practical way to sixteen ethical issues that have been raised by thousands of caregivers, as well as the hot button question of “PPAS.” Preemptive physician-assisted suicide for Alzheimer’s disease and the core elements of the “ethics of respectful care” that caregivers aspire to.Throughout, Dignity for Forgetful People focuses on the extent to which we as caregivers canrespect and abide by the previously or currently expressed preferences of a deeply forgetful person, especially with regard to clinical ethical choices.To bring this journey to closure, Stephen responds somewhat pastorally to a question that has been asked of him many times: “Is Grandma still there?” In the final chapter, he builds on his own experience, as well as the many well-documented reports of “terminal lucidity” that can occur in the days just before someone dies with dementia. Recounting the loss of his own grandmother years ago with dementia he states, "I “felt” that she was still there underneath the communicative breakdowns when sporadically she expressed her whole self."
The Emotionally Intelligent Child: Effective Strategies for Parenting Self-Aware, Cooperative, and Well-Balanced KidsShow Guests: Helen Hadani and Rachael KatzAs the day-to-day effects of the pandemic ease, our children have been left with having to play catch up, learning the social tools and skills that parents of young children took for granted just 3 short years ago. To help them, parents need a new toolbox to foster their child’s emotional intelligence—an essential character trait for children to succeed in our fast-paced, social society.Parenting takes serious patience and calm that can be hard to find today. A growing number of personal, health and economic worries have caused a significant rise in anxiety levels. Where can parents find tools to meet today’s challenges? Child development experts, Rachael Katz and Helen Hadani, set out to address this in their new book, The Emotionally Intelligent Child.heir innovative approach breaks the mold on parenting. Katz and Hadani share relevant research on social and emotional awareness to help parents understand how their child’s mind is developing. They also provide powerful tips on how to help children build emotional intelligence to navigate the conditions of our times.Parents will learn to shift their thinking from the adult viewpoint to a child’s so they can discover how to scaffold and support their child’s social and emotional learning and ensure that their child learns prosocial behavior, impulse control, and perspective taking. This shift in viewpoint is a total game-changer and will help parents to gain more patience, respond less reactively, and cultivate joy together as a family.
Unlocking The Ancient Secrets to HealingShow Guest: Gail LynnAt the age of 37, Gail Lynn’s dream of making a difference in the world was rudely shattered. The accumulated stress of two challenging relationships and three extremely competitive careers in the automotive, telecommunications, and film industries had decimated her physical, emotional, and psychological reserves, leaving her with a medical diagnosis of severe cardiovascular stress.Determined to restore her health, Gail plunged into the world of energy medicine. When a series of whole-body light and sound treatments reversed her diagnosis, she set out to uncover both the ancient history and modern science behind light and sound as healing therapies.After opening a light and sound healing center in Colorado in 2010, a series of extraordinary synchronicities guided her to combine light and sound technologies with sacred geometry and Tesla mathematics. The result was a revolutionary vibroacoustic, resonance healing chamber called the Harmonic Egg, which is advancing frequency healing to an unimagined level.Part memoir, part illuminating treatise on why science is looking to the past for the future of medicine, Unlocking the Ancient Secrets to Healing chronicles the personal tribulations and professional discoveries behind the remarkable realization of Gail Lynn’s dream.
From People Pleaser to Soul PleaserShow Guest: Tracy SecombeWhat if your audience could create a life that they love? Better yet, what if your audience could learn to do this by tuning into their soul for guidance, instead of looking outside of themselves for approval? Their life is not their own if they always care what others think.When they truly know to their core that they are here to be their highest version of themselves and that they are the one who gets to define what that is, the pressure is off. Life is completely up to your audience. It’s now their game. They get to choose. They are free.Tracy Secombe, author of From People Pleaser to Soul Pleaser, has helped thousands of people pleasers to become Soul Pleasers® after experiencing chronic burnout from chasing recognition her entire life.By following her six simply explained steps, your audience will remember their true essence of joy and be who they want to be so they can relish in wonderful relationships, health, abundance, and fulfillment. Tracy can help to unlock who your audience is meant to be with a dynamic interview as an expert who learned by doing!
How to Grow Your Business Like a Weed: A Complete Strategy for Unstoppable GrowthShow Guest: Stu HeineckeA playbook for growing your business no matter the circumstances. Hall-of-Fame-nominated marketer, bestselling author, and Wall Street Journal cartoonist Stu Heinecke shares his fascination with weeds and how anyone can grow their business into something resilient and unstoppable. How to Grow Your Business Like a Weed applies a model to business growth, examining the successful strategies that ordinary weeds use to spread, and prosper in almost any situation. This book will enable readers to apply strategies, mapping their own path to rapid and sustainable growth, while providing a focus on weed-based attributes to get the job done quickly and effectively. It also provides a pathway to transform their entire team into a collective of weeds operating on behalf of the company, acting as an incubator for innovation and productivity, while enriching their own opportunities for growth and security. Stu has explored the Weeds model for several years, collecting insights from thought leaders from the worlds of business, government, and entertainment including T. Boone Pickens, Kathy Ireland, General Barry McAffrey, Henrik Fisker, Gareb Shamus, Giovanni Marsico, Esther Dyson, Christopher Lochhead, Nathan Myhrvold, Carmen Medina, Jon Ferrara, and Jonna Mendez.
Of Human Kindness: What Shakespeare Teaches Us About EmpathyShow Guest: Paula Marantz CohenAn award-winning scholar and teacher explores how Shakespeare’s greatest characters were built on a learned sense of empathy.While discussing Shakespeare’s plays in her university classroom, Paula Marantz Cohen discovered that they unlocked a surprising sense of compassion in both herself and her students. In this short and illuminating book, she shows how Shakespeare’s genius lay in his ability to arouse empathy, even when his characters exist in alien contexts and behave in reprehensible ways. Cohen takes her readers through a selection of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, including Hamlet, Othello,King Lear, and The Merchant of Venice, to demonstrate the ways in which Shakespeare thought deeply and clearly about how we treat “the other.” She argues that only through close reading of Shakespeare can we fully appreciate his empathetic responses to race, class, gender, and age. Wise, eloquent, and thoughtful, this book is a forceful argument for literature’s power to champion what is best in us.
The Embodied Mind: Understanding the Mysteries of Cellular Memory, Consciousness, and Our BodiesShow Guest: Dr. Thomas R. VernyA breakthrough book that promises to shift our understanding of the mind-brain connection and reveal the mind's relationship with our bodies. Is the mind within the brain? Dr. Thomas Verny says this is a very limiting belief. Let's dive in! We understand the workings of the human body well enough, right? Muscles interact with bones to move us, as the heart responds to hormones secreted by the brain, all the way down to the inner workings of every cell. No one component can work alone. In light of this, why is it the accepted understanding that the physical phenomenon of the mind is attributed only to the brain?In The Embodied Mind, internationally renowned psychiatrist Dr. Thomas R. Verny sets out to redefine our concept of the mind and consciousness. He brilliantly compiles new research that points to the mind’s ties to every part of the body.The Embodied Mind collects disparate findings from many fields of science in order to illustrate the mounting evidence that somatic cells, not just neural cells, store memory, inform genetic coding, and adapt to environmental changes—all behaviors that contribute to the conscious mind. The Embodied Mind shows how intelligence and consciousness—traits traditionally attributed to the brain alone—also permeate our entire being. Bodily cells and tissues use the same molecular mechanisms for memory as our brain, making our minds more fluid and adaptable than we could have ever imagined!
In this very deliberately crafted memoir, Dr. Bill Torbert goes directly into his teaching roots. Even as he speaks of his own experiences, he peppers in the issues of the day, and how society can indeed awaken to the deeper meaning of itself, one individual at a time. Within the pages of Numbskull in the Theatre of Inquiry: Transforming Self, Friends, Organizations, and Social Science the audience will find exactly that.An anti-heroic work of monumental magnitude, Numbskull recounts Dr. Tobert’s dramatic early life in Europe and the US, He recounts for us how he gradually learned, from the experiences of his own leadership efforts, a theory of learning from experience. From his experiences, he also learned a theory of organizational transformation, culminating in ‘liberating disciplines’ that help others learn to transform from their own experiences.Dr. Tolbert formulated a developmental theory of social science that culminates in the paradigm of Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry (CDAI) that interweaves first-, second-, and third-person research and practice to offer more depth and perspective.
Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space AgeShow Guest: Lori GarverEscaping Gravity is former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver's first-hand account of how a handful of revolutionaries managed to outmaneuver the system of political patronage and bureaucracy that threatened the space agency and the future of human spaceflight.The success of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, and countless other commercial space efforts, was preceded by decades of work by a group of people Garver calls space pirates. Escaping Gravity is the story of how the battle of the space billionaires began, and why that matters, penned by one of the key leaders who brought the competition to fruition. Garver explains how her crusade to transform NASA put her in the crosshairs of the established, powerful interests who viewed her as a threat to the system that has centralized and controlled power since the 1950s.Including previously unpublished information, conversations, and insights on the epic battles that have transitioned space access to private interests for a fraction of the cost of previous NASA programs, Escaping Gravity offers a blueprint for how to drive productive and meaningful government change.
Beware False Tigers: Strategies and Antidotes for an Age of StressShow Guest: Frank ForencichThe world is full of tigers, what we call stressors, but only some of them are real. Learn their ways and you’ll become stronger, wiser, and more resilient. Our world is in turmoil, bearing down on our minds and bodies with increasing pressure, acute crises, and wicked problems. Cortisol surges through our tissue, driving us toward impatience, distress, dysfunctional behavior, and declining health.According to Frank Forencich, the author of Beware of False Tigers, the standard narrative tells us that stress is an individual problem with individual solutions. It’s a lifestyle issue, a medical condition, and a challenge to our personal well-being. But the standard narrative gets it wrong. In fact, stress is a systemic, psychosocial problem and a global health issue. It’s a shared predicament that demands collective action. The good news is that stress can actually be the key to unlocking a more functional and fulfilling future for all of us.Beware False Tigers is a book about focus. It’s about responding appropriately, to the right tigers, in the right proportion, at the right time. As you’ll discover, our encounter with stress can be fascinating, powerful, and incredibly meaningful.
Managing Safety: A Top Priority When Caring for People with Mobility DisabilitiesShow Guest: Michael McCormick & Krishna RamjattanMobility disabilities do not just affect seniors. Recent research by the CDC reports over 30 million cases in the US alone from age 18 and up. And though the causes vary among the young to middle-aged groups, the number No. 1 cause of mobility impairment for seniors over 60 is from falls.In addition. the CDC also states that the greatest risk factors for mobility injuries to healthcare workers and family caregivers result from manual lifting, moving and repositioning of individuals into and out of beds and bedside chairs.Michael McCormick, a well-respected, 30-year neuromuscular therapist, and his business partner Krishna Ramjattan, a successful engineer in the area of medical devices, have witnessed firsthand how their family and friends lost their freedoms to mobility disabilities. In 2021, after much time researching the topic Mike’s and Krishna’s passion to help others led to a new wellness venture and the introduction the EasyUp adjustable bed to address mobility challenges.In addition to providing solutions for improved circulation and multi-positioning for pain relief, the Easy Up bed also adjusts for sitting to watch TV, reading, or eating in bed. It’s superior quality memory foam mattress allows for the best sleep possible and most importantly, its state-of-the-art rotating and lifting platform gives the user that extra help they need to safely get in and out of bed in just seconds.With this bed, you or your loved one can maintain your freedom, in style and comfort!
Chicken Soup of the Soul: Your 10 Keys to Happiness, 101 Real-Life Stories to Improve Your LifeShow Guest: Amy NewmarkYou already have all the necessary tools to find your happiness – you just need to learn how to use them. These inspirational, personal stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library provide role models and tips so you can apply these keys to happiness to your own life.According to Newmark, the most essential key to happiness is gratitude. She says, “I don’t think you can be truly happy without incorporating gratitude into your life.” She says the second most important key to happiness is forgiveness, calling it “one of the best tools we have at our disposal to create a better life for ourselves.” Why does she think it’s so important? She says it’s because of the emotional weight that we carry when we hold onto resentments. In her introduction to the forgiveness chapter, she likens those feelings to wearing a heavy cloak, and she recommends shrugging our shoulders so that cloak falls to the ground, leaving the bad parts of our pasts “in the past where they belong.”This collection of stories from the Chicken Soup for the Soul library will remind your audience that finding true happiness may not be as difficult as they think — in fact, they have the necessary tools — they just have to learn how to use them! After 14 years as editor-in-chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Amy Newmark has figured out the ten keys to happiness. Even adopting one of them will make a big difference to your listeners and viewers. She will share stories that illustrate the ten keys.
Behind the Button: Journey in Life and Fashion and How They are InterwovenShow Guest: Jill Strickland BrownBehind the Button shares a look behind the scenes of the empowering story of Jill Strickland Brown's rise in the fashion industry, from small-town customer service gal, to NYC seven-figure independent sales representative, to thriving retail store owner, influencing and supporting thousands of women along the way.In her book, Jill weaves her fashion and style tips with her inspiring message of hope and transformation. Readers will learn how to design their best lives-both inside and out. This story of resilience and tenacity will inspire you to reach your goals and discover that we are all interwoven, that we are all connected.
Ditch the Act: Reveal the Surprising Power of the Real You for Greater SuccessShow Guest: Ryan FolandBE HUMAN. It’s the only way to get ahead in business. Competition today is fiercer than ever. It seems that every job candidate is flashing a world-class resume and every business competitor is the absolute best at what they do. Add to that a worldwide pandemic shutting down business you never thought would go away while others are having trouble spring up in their place, and your competition just got that much more fierce.Ryan Foland has a message for your audience, however: Don’t. Be. Fooled. and Don’t. Be. Discouraged. People exaggerate out of desperation. By revealing stories of failures, setbacks, and personal flaws without shame or fear, you exhibit greater self-confidence than your competition. You cultivate connections with serious, smart people, and you build loyalty that lasts.Ditch the Act shows how to present your humanness?imperfect and flawed but honest, resilient, and willing to learn?in strategic ways to achieve clear, defined goals. It provides an actionable program for building an authentic, long-lasting personal brand, explaining why exposure is important and how it cultivates more durable connections than any polished persona can. Ditch the act, be real?and jump ahead of the competition before they even know you are there.
Called to Rescue: Defending the Defenseless Abused or Trafficked ChildrenSHOW GUEST: Dr. Cyndi RomineFor over 30 years, the founder of the non-profit organization Called to Rescue (CTR), Dr. Cyndi Romine, has been rescuing children who are abused, missing or have been trafficked internationally. Over the last three decades, Dr. Romine has become a leading expert in training individuals and organizations on prevention and awareness, and helping victims in post-trafficking and abusive scenarios.On 3/7/22, Dr. Romine received a phone call from a nonprofit requesting her to come to the Poland/Ukrainian border to educate local leaders on the topics of anti-trafficking, how to rescue trafficked victims and how to prevent trafficking scenarios. Without hesitation, despite the obvious danger and risks, both Cyndi and her daughter Mila Romine (CFO of CTR) left within the week. On 3/14/22, Dr. Romine and Mila were on the front lines helping refugees and training leaders.Dr. Romine shares, “We have the power to create a safe environment for kids and this is possible only if we work together. CTR aims to help protect and save every child who is a victim of abuse, violence and human trafficking. Everyone can be a part of this cause by becoming volunteers, advocates, or sponsors in their own communities anywhere they reside in the world."
Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for HealingShow Guest: Sarah PeytonHave you ever noticed how cruel and self-sabotaging your critical inner voice can be? Have you been looking outside of yourself for friends and loved ones to reassure you of your worthiness and lovability? The latest developments in neuroscience unveil the amazing extent to which humans are wired for connection, belonging, and resonance with other humans. And the science of mindfulness reveals that the human brain is capable of being engaged in the experience of upset (fear, anxiety, depression) while simultaneously observing and holding ourselves with kindness, as a loving parent or partner would.Learning to honor that each and every inner voice, no matter how distressing, has the desire to help us, we open to the possibility that each part of us has value. This helps create a gentle, accepting, and warm resonance with ourselves that can remain stable and present, even when parts of us feel upset.In simple language and easy-to-follow exercises, Your Resonant Self synthesizes the latest discoveries in brain science, trauma treatment, and the power of empathy into an effective healing method that literally rewires our brain and restores our capacity for self-love and well-being. Each chapter weaves the core concepts of neurobiology with guided meditations, painting an inspiring picture of the human brain’s inherent yearning toward healing and wholeness.
Leader by Accident: Lessons in Leadership, Loss, and LifeShow Guest: Jim RaffertyAn unimaginable tragedy suddenly and unexpectedly placed Jim Rafferty in a demanding volunteer leadership role. The story of how that shattered organization picked up the pieces and not only survived but thrived forms the basis of Leader by Accident.Just as suddenly let go a few years later from the job he’d held for more than two decades, Jim came to realize that the challenges and lessons he’d encountered as a youth leader had applications far beyond scouting. He used those experiences to fuel a successful journey into entrepreneurship.As a Scoutmaster, Jim imparted dozens of bite-sized chunks of inspiration and life advice to the young men of the troop. Leader by Accident transforms those lessons into life advice for business leaders.
Work Made Fun Gets Done: Easy Ways to Boost Energy, Morale, and ResultsSHOW GUESTS: Bob Nelson & Mario TamayoBob Nelson, author of the multimillion-copy bestseller 1001 Ways to Reward Employees, and human performance expert Mario Tamayo offer hundreds of practical, creative tips for helping employees--and their managers--make work more fun.According to the employees that work for firms listed in Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work for in America," the most defining characteristic of these organizations is they are all "fun" places to work.Fun is the secret sauce every business needs to better engage and motivate its employees today. Work Made Fun Gets Done! gives readers simple, practical ideas for instantly bringing fun into their work and workplace. Based on examples from scores of companies like Zoom, Pinterest, Bank of America, Zappos, Honda, Microsoft, and many more, this book provides clear examples of exactly what managers and employees alike can do to lighten the tone in the work environment and allow employees to have more fun at work.Work and fun have typically been considered polar opposites, but this book proves they can be integrated, in ways that produce more motivated workers--and exceptional results.
Maximize Your Medicare: Qualify for Benefits, Protect Your Health, and Minimize Your Costs
Show Guest: Jae Oh
“Maximize Your Medicare’s real-world, practical information makes it a must-read for both current and future retirees. This book is one of a kind because it provides a practical strategy, a practical approach of how to think about how Medicare works today, and how it can affect a retirement plan in the future. There are many books on the topic of retirement planning, from Social Security to investing, written by professionals who have direct real-world experience. Similar guidance is difficult to find regarding Medicare, where the pitfalls are everywhere, especially when a Medicare beneficiary is not aware of the nuances that are not stated in the many advertisements and mailings.” —Robert Powell, editor, Retirement Daily.
Confused by Medicare? The you need to prepare properly for Medicare 2022! Get answers from Maximize Your Medicare, an informative guide by nationally recognized expert Jae W. Oh. Maximize Your Medicare helps readers understand how and what to choose when deciding on Medicare options. This book shows readers how to enroll, compare the plans and part, avoid costly errors, and get the most from your participation in the system.
\Written in a clear and concise style, Maximize Your Medicare is a vital resource for every American aged sixty-five or older, as well as for their families and care coordinators.
Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny
Show Guest: Brad Schurman
A demographic futurist explains how communities, products, services, and economics are changing in order to adapt to population changes, the likes of which are being seen and navigated through for the first time in recorded history.
Today, Italy, Japan, and Germany have already reached the Super Age, and another ten countries will have gone over the tipping point in 2021. Thirty-five countries will be part of this club by the end of the decade. This seismic shift in the world population can bring about a period of tremendous growth—or... leave us behind.
Schurman explains how changing demographics will affect government and business and touch all of our lives. He warn that as a society we need to prepare for the changes to come. With some proper steps and adjustments to this shift, we can plan now to harness the benefits of the Super Age: extend and live healthier lives, while achieving more generational cooperation at work and home, and creating new markets and products that will help people of all ages and ability, thrive. The choice is ours to make.
Inner Wealth: How Wellness Heals, Nurtures, and Optimizes Ultra-Successful People
Show Guest: Julie Wald
You’re a high achiever who’s smart, hardworking, and successful—so why don’t you feel optimized on the inside? Whether it’s stress, chronic pain, or time management issues, you’re feeling dangerously close to burnout. You want to cultivate a happier, healthier life, but you’re overwhelmed by the sea of options and where to begin.
What you need are powerful practices that you can easily implement to heal what's broken, nurture inner and outer wellness, and live your best life.
With Inner Wealth, that’s what Julie Wald is giving you: a framework for integrating the most impactful wellness practices into your life in a way that feels natural and doable for your busy schedule. Built around the four pillars of wellness—movement, stillness, touch, and nourishment—this book will inspire and enable you to create a self-care plan that meets your needs. This is not a formula or a prescription; it’s a recipe, and you can decide how much of each ingredient you want to add to live a happy, healthy life that is reflective of who you are.
Neurofeedback 101: Rewiring the Brain for ADHD, Anxiety, Depression and Beyond (without medication)
Show Guest: Michael P Cohen
You really CAN change your brain without medication. Maybe you’ve struggled for years with anxiety, depression, ADHD, migraines, PTSD, obsessive thinking, sleep issues, or other unwanted conditions. You’ve tried medication, psychotherapy, breathing techniques, yoga, exercise or dietary changes—with no permanent relief.
Neurofeedback is an emerging technology that’s helped thousands of people feel better—without medication. It allows you to gently nudge your brain along through training until it learns to operate in a healthier manner. It is a form of biofeedback that’s like a gym for your brain. The training improves your brain’s timing which, in turn, improves its functioning. When your brain works better, you feel better. It’s like heavy-duty weight training for the brain, even though you do it while relaxing in a chair. Once you’ve done sufficient training, these improvements are often long-term.
Join us as Michael P. Cohen explains how his new book, Neurofeedback 101, can change your brain--in clear, simple terms. It’s full of real cases of how training has helped children and adults with their symptoms. There’s a section that offers a thorough discussion of important questions and issues about neurofeedback – designed both for professionals and consumers.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Meet Buddha: Masks, Meditations, and Improvised Play to Induce Liberated States
SHOW GUEST: Peter Coyote
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Sharing a series of mindfulness techniques and acting exercises that show how malleable the self can be, award-winning actor, narrator, and Zen Buddhist priest Peter Coyote reveals how to use masks, meditation, and improvisation to free yourself from fixed ideas of who you think you are. They help you release your ego from constant defensive strategizing, calm the mind’s over-activity, and allow spontaneous playfulness to arise out of your deepest nature.
Peter's new book, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Meet Buddha Masks, Meditation, and Improvised Play to Induce Liberated States, evolved through his 40 years of research and personal study. Coyote’s synthesis of mask-based improv games and Zen practices is specifically designed to create an ego-suppressed state, akin to the mystical experiences of meditation or the spiritual awakenings of psychedelics.
Peter explains that after a series of preparatory exercises, seeing yourself in a mask will temporarily displace your familiar self and the spirit of the mask will take over. Likening the liberated state induced by mask-work to “Enlightenment-lite,” Coyote draws on Buddhist philosophy to describe how and why the exercises work as well as how to make your newly awakened and confident self-part of daily life.
In true Zen form, woven throughout the narrative is a lighthearted parable of an out-of-work Lone Ranger and Tonto, who meet Buddha and experience spiritual awakening. Illuminating the lessons of mask-work, the transformation of the Lone Ranger mirrors that of the individual pursuing this practice, revealing how you will come to realize that the world is more magical and vaster than you thought possible.
Yoga to Support Immunity: Mind, Body, Breathing Guide to Whole Health
Show Guest: Melanie “Mel” Salvatore-August Yoga to Support Immunity is the #1 New Release in Homeopathy and Preventive Medicine. Author and yogi, Melanie Salvatore-August, returns to give in-depth instructions for specific yoga poses and teaches you how they can assist as immune system boosters. An engaging, easy-to-follow guide, Yoga to Support Immunity is a clear, step-by-step whole-being yoga at home workout to help bring vitality to the mind and spirit.
With the threat of pandemics and the increasing rise of autoimmune disorders, Yoga to Support Immunity offers holistic, self-care-driven support for optimal health. It is a practical guide that easily can be integrated mind, body, and spirit into everyday life.
Whether a newcomer to the practice of yoga or a long-time yogi, Salvatore-August encourages readers to maintain a healthy lifestyle with mudras, breathwork, and other instructional daily practices for an at-home workout. Along with the exercise routines, the book also includes daily guidance, meditations, and yogic wisdom for support and overall immunity.
It’s Go Time: Build the Business and Life You Really Want
Show Guest: Jill McAbe
It’s Go Time presents a business model, created by Jill McAbe, that helps people who sell their time build scalable businesses and achieve lifestyle freedom. Most business models are for tech, product, large firms/agencies, startups, or for people who love the hustle. It’s Go Time introduces a methodical system for building a business that is aligned with sharing one’s gifts, finding life’s purpose, and making great and consistent money. McAbe created the Expertise-Based Business Model and wrote It’s Go Time to help people who have not previously had a place to turn. Within, she identifies how to remove subconscious blocks in order to build a great business. McAbe’s timing is prescient. The COVID-19 pandemic has taught everyone that they need to seize every opportunity to realize their dreams. It’s Go Time charts a course for how to do exactly that.
You went into business for yourself to achieve lifestyle freedom. Multiple iterations later, that hasn’t happened. You expect some failures, but you’re starting to wonder if you’re on the right path. You think you know what comes next, but you’re struggling to get going. How can you be confident in the path you choose?
Agents of Deceit: Inside Today's Chaotic and Dysfunctional I.R.S. Medicine
Show Guest: Richard A. Green
Rick Green spent five years as an IRS auditor and lived to tell the tale! In this searing, behind-the-scenes look at the real IRS and the threat it now poses to the financial well-being of every American, the MBA-trained tax expert documents the everyday abuses which take place daily inside the nation's most feared bureaucracy.
Whether he's describing the "terror tactics" employed by agents intent on gouging every last penny out of taxpayers or the politically astute careerists who dominate a bureaucracy that "routinely tramples on the rights of the citizenry," Green's inside look at the Orwellian world of the modern IRS will enlighten the millions who've learned to fear April 15th more than any other day on the calendar.
But it doesn't have to be that way, says Green, the gutsy whistleblower who was fired for speaking out against the agency's abuses and who then fought back with a successful lawsuit that was detailed in stark front-page coverage by the Los Angeles Times. When it comes to paying your federal taxes, knowledge is power, and Green's one-of-a-kind look into the dark side of the IRS will help readers to shrug off their needless fear of the tax agents, while learning how to pay their fair share of taxes and not a penny more!
Inspiring and full of hope -- and funny as hell at times -- Green's exposé is chocked-full of eye-opening detail that will help readers to stop being afraid of the fed taxers and start insisting on their rights when tax-day rolls around each year.
Ep. 665 - Curing the Cancer in U. S. Healthcare Show Guest: Dr. Deane Waldman
In Curing the Cancer in U.S. Healthcare, Dr. Deane Waldman delivers an eye-opening look at healthcare today including the shocks he experienced while caring for thousands of children with heart problems.
Dr. Waldman states that when it comes to our health care, we all want the same thing: the care we need, when we need it, from people we choose, at a price we can afford. Why must all Americans have the same healthcare structure? If Californians want a single-payer system if Texans want market-based medicine, and if New Yorkers want Obamacare, why should Washington say no to 86 million Americans?
Kristin S. Held, M.D. President-Elect, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons says that Curing the Cancer in U.S. Healthcare is, “A must-read for physicians, patients, and policymakers alike. Equipped with his vast experience as a pediatric cardiologist, clinician, teacher, researcher, and policy adviser, Dr. Waldman approaches our critically ill healthcare system as he does a critically ill patient. He identifies the root causes of the problems and proposes a workable cure that puts patients first. This is a quick and superb read packed full of information and insight.”
Schmooze: What They Should Teach at Harvard Business School
Show Guest: Cody Lowry
According to Cody, we don’t talk to one another any longer. We tend to look more at our phones rather than look someone in the eye. Our technology has made us the most connected society in human history, and yet, we’ve become more disconnected because of it. Technology, mind you, is not bad. But we depend on it so much today that we’re forgetting why we need face-to-face communication in the first place. We need to connect. It is crucial to who we are.
That’s why “Schmooze” is so important. Cody shows us in a very entertaining, engaging way how schmooze has helped him – and how it can help all of us. He gives us a roadmap we all can follow. We’ll be less fearful, more caring, and more daring with our dreams, and we’ll see chance encounters as opportunities to learn, lead, and be who we want to be.
This book for the ages, as powerful as Dale Carnegie’s iconic How to Win Friends & Influence People, is a modern self-help guide that will be hard to put down.
Exhale: Hope, Healing, and a Life in Transplant
Show Guest: David Weill, MD
Exhale is the riveting memoir of a top transplant doctor who rode the emotional rollercoaster of saving and losing lives—until it was time to step back and reassess his own life.
A young father with a rare form of lung cancer has been turned down for a transplant by several hospitals. A kid who was considered not “smart enough” to be worthy of a transplant. A young mother dying on the waiting list in front of her two small children. A father losing his oldest daughter after a transplant goes awry. The nights waiting for donor lungs to become available, understanding that someone needed to die so that another patient could live.
These are some of the stories in Exhale, a memoir about Dr. Weill’s ten years spent directing the lung transplant program at Stanford. Through these stories, he shows not only the miracle of transplantation, but also how it is a very human endeavor performed by people with strengths and weaknesses, powerful attributes, and profound flaws.
Exhale is an inside look at the world of high-stakes medicine, complete with the decisions that are confronted, the mistakes that are made, and the story of a transplant doctor’s slow recognition that he needed to step away from the front lines. This book is an exploration of holding on too tight, of losing one’s way, and of the power of another kind of decision—to leave behind everything for a fresh start.
The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America's Empire
Show Guest: Larry Haas
The Kennedys showed that, in a dangerous world, the US must play a leading role on the international stage to protect its interests, defend its allies and promote freedom and democracy.
Lawrence Haas, author of The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America's Empire, shares how their example is particularly important now, with Freedom House reporting that freedom – political rights and civil liberties – around the world declined in 2020 for the 15th straight year. China, Russia and other nations are challenging the US and the West by promoting their authoritarian forms of government as better alternatives to the messiness of US-led freedom and democracy.
After Trump’s “America First” isolationism and, before that, President Obama’s reticence to promote freedom and democracy, the United States needs to restore its moral voice. That’s because a freer, more democratic world will be a safer, more prosperous world from which the United States can benefit. The Kennedy brothers understood that, and so should we.
The Kennedys in the World tells a new, rich, fascinating, and consequential story about Jack, Bobby, and Ted Kennedy. From an early age, the brothers developed a deep understanding of the different peoples, cultures, and ideologies around the world; a keen appreciation for the challenges that such differences created for the United States; and a strong desire to reshape America’s response to them.
The Tech Trap: A Mom's Fight for Her Daughter in a World of Modern Technology
Show Guest: Deborah Berry
Upon discovering her daughter had wandered off into technological weeds at the young age of twelve, Deborah Berry was called to action based on the belief her daughter was on the verge of being swept away into the sex trade. Through a series of painful decisions, her daughter was sent to a wilderness program followed by placement in a therapeutic boarding school. During her almost four years away, her daughter lived life technology free with the exception of an iPod. Essentially, she was placed on technological ice, leaving concerns regarding internet platforms and the potential dangers unaddressed.
Determined to educate both herself and her daughter, Deborah dove deep into research, exposing the potential traps our youth so easily fall into and shares the lessons learned in her new book The Tech Trap: A Mom's Fight for Her Daughter in a World of Modern Technology. And there is more, Deborah is currently working on taking The Tech Trap to the next level in a workshop format on her website: https://thetechtrapmovement.com. The workshops intent is to allow families to learn more about the role that social media platforms and technology play in the lives of their children and how to counteract events that have already occurred.
In this not-to-be-miss interview, Deborah shares how untold numbers of families are suffering in silent distress as they attempt to navigate unknown waters for their children in crisis. She explains, “It is my hope that by sharing my personal journey, I will provide light and encouragement along the way.”
Happy, Healthy Teens: Why Focusing on Relationships Works
Show Guest: Kari Driscoll
Kari O’Driscoll’s new book, Happy, Healthy Teens: Why Focusing on Relationships Works, offers clear, actionable ways for parents and educators to create and strengthen relationships with teens during a key time of growth and development. With an emphasis on mindfulness, non-violent communication, and rooted in what we know about brain and social development during the adolescent years, this book is a great resource for anyone who is struggling to understand how to support and connect with young people.
It includes practical information and activities designed to help spur adults to reflect on their goals as well as unearth their hidden biases about teens and how to direct them. It It focuses on small ways to make a big difference in how teens see themselves and experience their interactions with us and it will help you be more intentional in your choices as you navigate the challenges of the adolescent years.
Drawing on work from thought leaders and researchers such as Brené Brown, Dan Siegel, bell hooks, and Zaretta Hammond, Happy, Healthy Teens can be applied in diverse situations and settings, from home to school to the playing field. The book offers new ways to think about conflict and shared goals, identity development and more.
Separation Anxiety and Back to School: Facilitating a Smooth Transition
Show Guest: Florence Ann Romano
Our families have all felt the challenges of this last year as children and their parents have had to navigate how to balance school, work, and play while dealing with the anxieties and worries of the pandemic. Now, as we emerge from the lockdowns there are many new challenges and adjustments for the entire family.
While some children are excited to return to school and reunite with friends many children are not. Parents are hearing a new signature phrase from their children: “I don’t want to go.” Not to school, not to gymnastics class, not to the grocery store, not even to their favorite friends’ house.
Join us as Florence shares what parents can do to care for both themselves and their children as we gradually transition back to interacting in public.
Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life among the Navajo People
Show Guest: Erica Elliott
Author, adventurer, speaker, Dr. Erica Elliott, M.D. has released an extraordinary memoir that recounts the early years of her extraordinary life living among the Navajo people. As a young woman in the early 1970s, she arrived at a Navajo boarding school to teach, and then becomes a student herself of a mystical, earth-centered wisdom that has been lost to most in today’s modern world.
In Dr. Elliott’s new book, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert, she reaches across a wide cultural divide to learn the Navajo language, the people begin to trust her and invite her into their homes, their ceremonies, and into their hearts.
A few year later, Dr. Elliott returns to serve the Navajo people as a medical doctor in an under-served clinic, performing emergency procedures and delivering babies. When a medicine man offers to thank her with a ceremony, more miracles unfold. This true story of personal risk and high adventure paints a rare, contemporary picture of Navajo life that at once elicits inspiration, deep sadness and respect for the Native American people.
God & Love on Route 80: Hidden Mystery of Human Connectedness Show Guest: Stephen G. Post
Stephen G. Post's new book, God & Love on Route 80: Hidden Mystery of Human Connectedness, describes how an excessive focus on materialism and the neglect of spiritual values such as love, compassion, and generosity have prevented us from realizing our potential as a human society.
While technological and scientific advancements have contributed to a better quality of life for many, the lack of attention to our inner lives is reflected in the persistent and pervasive emotional troubles and the growing socio-economic and ideological divides at the root of so many of the problems affecting us today.
Stephen shares that it is only in recent decades that modern science has begun to address these topics. He states that it has been his privilege to explore these ideas with leading physicists, neuroscientists and other thinkers, how it has been very encouraging to see and share in his new book the real possibility for a convergence of science and spirituality to benefit humanity.
Personal Effects: What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living
Show Guest: Robert Jensen
In Personal Effects, the owner of the world’s leading disaster management company chronicles the unseen world behind the yellow tape and explores what it means to be human after a lifetime of caring for the dead.
From the Oklahoma City bombing, 9/11, and the Bali bombings, to the 2004 South Asian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, the 2010 Haitian Earthquake, and the Grenfell Tower Fire, Jensen has been at the practical level of international incidents, assisting with the recovery of bodies, identifying victims, and repatriating and returning their personal effects to the surviving family members. He is also crucially involved in the emotional recovery that comes after a disaster: helping guide the families, governments, and companies involved, telling them what to expect, and managing the unmanageable.
Personal Effects is an unsparing, up-close look at the difficult work Jensen does behind the yellow tape and the lessons he learned there. It tells Jensen’s own story on how he came to this line of work, how he manages the chaos that is his life, and the personal toll the repeated exposure to mass death brings, in becoming what GQ called “the best at the worst job in the world.”
Inspiring and heartwarming, Personal Effect is the story of survival and the importance of moving forward, Jensen allows his readers to see over his shoulder as he responds to disaster sites, uncovers the deceased, and cares for families to show how a strong will and desire to do good can become a path through the worst the world can throw at us.
COVID19 Testing-Treatment Billing Abuses and a System in Need of Reform
Show Guest: Cynthia A. Fisher
In the midst of this global pandemic, PatientRightsAdvocate.org (PRA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-partisan organization that provides a voice for consumers—patients, employees, employers, and taxpayers—to have transparency in healthcare. PRA advocates for patients to have easy, real-time access to complete health information and real price transparency. Price transparency will usher in price, quality, and outcomes differentiation and allow for competition and innovation.
Healthcare price transparency is now law, and while some healthcare organizations are resisting, 90% of the American public wanted this put in place! Indeed, hospitals and insurance companies are now required to post their discounted, cash prices and secret, hidden negotiated rates. The federal government is breaking down the barriers, unleashing competition, innovation, and consumer choice – restoring accountability and trust in our healthcare system.
It is more important now than ever, during the COVID-19 pandemic, to put an end to patients being blindsided, overcharged, and even sued by hospitals for bills they cannot afford and prices they cannot see in advance.The inclusion of healthcare price transparency is providing a tremendous stimulus in cost savings for individuals, businesses, and our economy. Thank you to our government for continuing to fight for the American people and for working to make healthcare price transparency a reality.
GAIN without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals
SHOW GUEST: Greg Hammer, MD
GAIN Without Pain offers a clear path for self-care that incorporates the most recent science with a heart-centered approach. The GAIN approach offers one the ability to reconnect with why they became a healer and more importantly how to be happy while being a healer.” - James Robert Doty MD, New York Times bestselling author.
Greg Hammer, MD, is a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. As a pediatric anesthesiologist and an intensive care physician he cares for children and their families during very stressful times.
Burnout is on the rise. This is a problem we cannot afford to ignore. The rising costs of burnout are staggering. Health care professionals sacrifice their health, happiness, and relationships. Fortunately, there is a solution. Dr. Greg Hammer created GAIN Without Pain so that health care professionals can prevent burnout and reclaim happiness.
Be Great! Spotlighting Humanitarians Advancing Humanity and Empowering the Planet
Show Guests: Dale Godboldo & Bryan Gallinger
Given "The NEW NORMAL" mantra our government and major media demand we adhere to, one has to ask "What abyss has our long history of creativity and positive culture fallen into, and can it be resurrected?
The founders of the new media platform, Be Great! state, "Media has the potential to become our roadmap to rebirth us into our human potential but it lacks the proper vehicle. Media should be the platform for which change and ideas are shared. But instead, it is being used to spread fear, lies and negativity. Financial greed and corporate programming have stripped media from pure quality, clean and inspiring family entertainment.
Be Great! is here to spark change. An emerging bright star in the media world, they are a social impact-based production company that spotlights individuals, events and organizations that are advancing humanity and empowering the planet. Producing a mix of media, events and awards all focused on how to "Be Great!" and it creates the perfect platform to get back into the "Game of Life" by uniting and celebrating human kindness, honor achievement, and more importantly, empowering ALL individuals to "Be Great!"
In September of 2021, Be Great! and 8 Mouseketeers honored 11 individuals with Humanitarian Awards at Walt Disney World during their event dedicated to raising funds & awareness for Give Kids The World.
Extraordinary Awakenings: When Trauma Leads to Transformation
Show Guest: Steve Taylor
Why do some people who experience the worst that life has to offer respond not by breaking down but by shifting up, into a higher-functioning, awakened state? And perhaps more importantly, how can we emulate their transformations?
Over many years of observing and studying the phenomenon of life-changing awakening through extreme suffering, psychologist Steve Taylor coined the term “transformation through turmoil (TTT).” He calls individuals whose struggles lead to a dramatic shift into a new, expansive identity - “shifters”. In his new book, Extraordinary Awakenings: When Trauma Leads to Transformation, he shares dozens of amazing stories of individuals who “woke up” to profound transformation following bereavement, deep depression, suicide attempts, addiction, military combat, imprisonment, or other intense encounters with mortality.
“It is tremendously moving to hear accounts from people who have been to the furthest extremes of loss and suffering, who have faced the most desperate and desolate predicaments that human beings can possibly experience,” writes Taylor. Along with the amazing stories of “shifters” he shares throughout the book, Taylor uncovers the psychological processes that help explain these miraculous awakenings. Join us as Taylor highlights a number of lessons and guidelines that offer readers hope and guidance to call on during their own struggles.
The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother-Daughter Story
Show Guest: Laura Davis
In the classic book, The Courage to Heal, Laura Davis and her co-author Ellen Bass helped launch the sexual abuse survivors’ movement. Now, 33 years later, Davis delivers her ultimate gift and most deeply personal book—a searing, intimate, and starkly honest memoir that reads like a page-turning novel. The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother-Daughter Story, is the story of her relationship with the mother who betrayed and failed to protect her from sexual abuse so many years ago.
This captivating book once again demonstrates how Laura Davis can dig for the truth, no matter how painful, taking readers with her, in search of another kind of courage—the courage to not only forgive a parent who’s emotionally abandoned us, but to care for that parent at the end of life.
The Burning Light of Two Stars is essential reading for therapists, survivors of sexual abuse and family trauma, caregivers of aging parents, and for anyone who loves an emotionally charged, dramatic family saga. It offers readers, no matter what their family dynamics, a close-up look at how healing between family members who’ve felt wronged by one another is not only possible but in fact can be the greatest joy and glory of both their lives.
Ten Principles of a Character Coach
Show Guest: Coach Gary Waters
Ten Principles of a Character Coach provides clear experienced-based advice on how to be a character coach. Within Ten Principles of a Character Coach, Coach Gary Waters defines a character coach as someone who lives a life with integrity, honesty and moral values. He speaks specifically on how the sport of basketball has been riddled with scandals in recent years on the high school and college levels; and how the governing authorities are committed to repairing the reputation of college basketball.
Ten Principles of a Character Coach addresses many of the issues that young men and women are experiencing in the athletic arena today. Coach Waters believes character and values need to be a high priority in those individuals tasked with guiding young people, as well as themselves.
Furthermore, Coach Waters shares with us that he is convinced that following the principles within Ten Principles of a Character Coach will benefit anyone in developing their character. Of special note and to his credit: 98% of the players he coached went on to graduate college
Your Body, Your Best Friend: End the Pursuit of Beauty Standards & Embrace Your True Power
SHOW GUEST: Erica Mather
For women who’ve learned to be their own worst enemies, this in-your-face guide offers powerful tools to break free from the cultural messages that feed negative body image and stand in the way of women becoming their most authentic and radiant selves.
In Erica Mather’s new book, Your Body, Your Best Friend, women find a practical program for healing body image dissatisfaction using a unique blend of wisdom—from yoga to Buddhism and Taoism to shamanism and more. Weaving the author’s own experiences with tools for putting lessons into action, this empowering book will help the audience examine their own thoughts and feelings about their bodies and learn how they affect the way you relate in and to the world.
In this week’s interview, Erica takes on a journey of thought. She asks that we celebrate, for now, is the time for women to stop wasting time and energy hating their bodies and to start moving toward a life that celebrates their body’s unique strengths and capabilities for experiencing health, happiness, and true radiance.
How the Extracellular Matrix Unifies and Controls Health in Holistic Treatment
SHOW GUEST: Matthew Wood
The cells in our bodies are not independent units. They do not control their own feeding, elimination, migration, or reproduction; they are controlled by signals from the extracellular matrix (ECM) that surrounds them. This all-encompassing inner ocean unifies all our cells and controls them in a coordinated and integrated fashion.
Matthew Wood’s new book, How the Extracellular Matrix Unifies and Controls Health in Holistic Treatment reveals the stunning implications of the extracellular matrix. Wood shows how it clearly explains the actions and efficacy of holistic therapies. He explores the ground-breaking research of Alfred Pischinger, who discovered the ECM in 1975, as well as the role of the matrix in transmitting and enacting the genetic code. Wood explores how the matrix builds and repairs itself and investigates the complex processes and components involved in the self-healing of wounds and traumas. He also explains how modern drugs, directed at specific receptors on the cell membrane, interfere with bodily self-regulation.
Don’t miss this amazing interview in which Matthew sheds new light on a time-old wisdom in which many holistic practitioners had already intuited the existence of the extracellular matrix, as well as how holistic therapies, past and present, modify the environment of the cell and strengthen the whole, bringing the body back to homeostasis and consequently offering true healing.
Stop Worrying about Your Anxious Child
Show Guest: Tonya C. Crombie
With COVID still an ever-present threat, kids are being sent back to school – some very unsure of what that will mean for themselves and their family. Dr. Crombie guides parents through techniques that help them easily manage their child’s anxiety as children head back to school.
Parents are faced with the double-edged emotional sword of stepping back into the workplace, and their children anxious about school, coupled with possible mask mandates for children as young as five. As parents and children grapple with the physical, psychological, and emotional effects of what this will ultimately bring, there is mounting stress and fear around all of the "what ifs".
Join us as Dr. Crombie shares the very techniques she uses in her own life. Her timely and urgent message to parents is “Your child deserves a bright future—so stop worrying and learn how to start managing your child’s anxiety today!
Teens 4 Teens Help: Innovative Peer-to-Peer Platform for Young People Seeking Recovery
Show Guests: Jeff, Kathy and Kara Long
Teens 4 Teens Help is comprised of a group of young people who faced (or are facing) serious mental health challenges—who choose recovery. On this unique peer-to-peer platform, teens and young adults share their stories on the most important topics facing their generations today including: depression, eating disorders, anxiety, coping with COVID, suicide prevention and more.
The founders of Teens 4 Teens Help, Jeff and Kathy Long, started their journey when they admitted their own daughter into a Residential Program for the treatment of an eating disorder. It was a bumpy road with many twists and turns filled with many revelations and tools that they learned could facilitate recovery.
Jeff, Kathy and Kara share that this is a project of love with the knowledge that teens are fairly inseparable from their internet connections, they realized that a peer-to-peer platform was the best way to reach the most people. He continues that their mission is to become the largest movement of its kind that will positively impact the lives of thousands of teens and their families across the country and globally.
The Luminous Landscape of the Afterlife
Show Guest: Matthew McKay, PhD
There is no better source of information on death and the afterlife than someone who has died and lives in spirit. Jordan, deceased son of Matthew McKay, has channeled to his father a post-death guide and roadmap for the afterlife. In McKay's new book, The Luminous Landscape of the Afterlife, he tell us that the structure and mores of the afterlife are confusing. We arrive without our senses, a nervous system, and all that has anchored us to the world. We find ourselves in a place where a thought, a mere idea, projects images that can capture and overwhelm us. We "see" in all directions; we move by intention rather than physically walking; we hear telepathically rather than listening to sound and words; we connect through the medium of love rather than touching or holding or conversing.
This book was created to offer insight into how, after having been separated from our body, we need to remember who we are, where we are going, and how to get there. Things you will also learn is what every soul needs to know about why we are here on this earth, what to expect at death and transition, how to navigate without a body, and what is our work in the spirit world. Best of all join us as we explore the process anyone can do to communicate with loved ones on the other side.
The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves
Show Guest: J.B. Mackinnon
Consuming less is our gest strategy for saving the planet—but can we do it? In this surprisingly optimistic book, author J.B. Mackinnon investigates how we can achieve a world beyond consumerism. We can’t stop shopping. And yet we must. This is the consumer dilemma. The economy says we must always consume more: even the slightest drop in spending leads to widespread unemployment, bankruptcy, and home foreclosure.
Addressing this paradox head-on, acclaimed journalist J.B. MacKinnon asks, “What would really happen if we simply stopped shopping? Is there a way to reduce our consumption to earth-saving levels without triggering economic collapse?” At first this question took him around the world, seeking answers from America’s big-box stores to the hunter-gatherer cultures of Namibia to communities in Ecuador that consume at an exactly sustainable rate. Then the thought experiment came shockingly true: the coronavirus brought shopping to a halt, and MacKinnon’s ideas were tested in real time.
Drawing from experts in fields ranging from climate change to economics, MacKinnon investigates how living with less would change our planet, our society, and ourselves. Along the way, he reveals just how much we stand to gain: An investment in our physical and emotional wellness. The pleasure of caring for our possessions. Closer relationships with our natural world and one another. Imaginative and inspiring, The Day the World Stops Shopping will embolden you to envision another way.
Open Skies: My Life as Afghanistan's First Female Pilot
Show Guest: Niloofar Rahmani
The true story of Niloofar Rahmani and her determination to become Afghanistan’s first female air force pilot
In 2010, for the first time since the Soviets, Afghanistan allowed women to join the armed forces, and Niloofar entered Afghanistan’s military academy. Niloofar had to break through social barriers to demonstrate confidence, leadership, and decisiveness—essential qualities for a combat pilot. Niloofar performed the first solo flight of her class—ahead of all her male classmates—and in 2013 became Afghanistan’s first female fixed-wing air force pilot.
The US State Department honored Niloofar with the International Women of Courage Award and brought her to the United States to meet Michelle Obama and fly with the US Navy’s Blue Angels. But when she returned to Kabul, the danger to her and her family had increased significantly. Rahmani and her family are portraits of the resiliency of refugees and the accomplishments they can reach when afforded opportunities.
The Desire Factor: How to Embrace Your Materialistic Nature to Reclaim Your Full Spiritual Power
Show Guest: Christy Whitman
Manifesting desires has never been easier than with New York Times bestselling author Christy Whitman’s newest book, The Desire Factor, which offers the tools for you to find happiness, abundance, and success! The Desire Factor proves that desire is the force behind every act of creation, and it is the mechanism through which everything in this boundless spiritual universe is made manifest into physical, tangible form.
The Desire Factor unfolds the precise steps for bringing about the manifestation of any desire. Take author Christy Whitman’s advice and learn to lean into prosperity and abundance. In this book, my friend Christy Whitman lays out a reliable road map for how to do all of the above on purpose.”?Jack Canfield, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul® series and The Success Principles™.
Anxiety Warrior
Show Guest: Elke Scholz
Whether in business, or in life, Anxiety can be a debilitating obstacle that an individual’s energy, causes undue worry and stress, and can lead to all manner of physical ailments as the body attempts to process all of the emotional triggers and reactions that are happening at lightspeed within. Sometimes people don't recognize its presence, shrugging it off as the mid-afternoon crash, and sometimes they know exactly why they feel the way they do and become so distraught that it's difficult to function.
Elke Scholz, registered psychotherapist and author of "Anxiety Warrior", offers hope and help to those who feel that anxiety is an unmanageable part of their lives. The pages of her book are full of strategies and exercises that teach people how manage and lower their anxiety. Join us for this powerful interview in which Dr. Scholz expertly guides and empowers us to go from feeling like a victim of their anxiety to an empowered warrior over it.
Conquer Your Karmic Relationships: Heal Trauma, Open Your Heart, Restore Your Soul
SHOW GUEST: Tracee Dunblazier
Does your lot in life have you down? Claim your history, own your power, and change your life! In this groundbreaking book, Tracee Dunblazier takes an in-depth look at your karmic relationships! What the heck is karma, though? We hear this word thrown around quite often, usually in a negative context to mean "You'll get what's coming to you." or the like.
Now we're delving into how your relationship to this seemingly nebulous concept can actually affect your life, and we're saying that getting it together, karma-wise, will actually make life easier. Karma is not punishment and reward; it is the reassurance that we will inevitably experience all we are and all we have created for others through reincarnation and spiritual patterning. In this amazing interview, Tracee shares how this wisdom will inspire change on every level. You will understand what karma is and learn all the ways to reveal, accept, forgive, and transform your connections with others as we all move toward the divine.
The Learning Code’s Disruptive Innovation Transforms Learning
SHOW GUEST: JW Wilson
JW Wilson, founder of The Learning Code Institute and author of Cracking the Learning Code, states that study after study has shown that the greater the meaning in one's life, the faster he/she will learn. So, why doesn’t traditional education support this process? He points to the fact that traditional education’s focus only on “information” delivery is a major reason for the U.S. decline to 29th in the world in education. JW explains that by not allowing our children to access the deeper dimensions of what is meaningful in learning, we have thrust millions of children into a personal learning crisis.
He believes that the methods used in The Learning Code have the ability to quickly transform the status quo, which is why it has been called a Disruptive Innovation. In order to find personal meaning and transform a person's existing neurological structures so they may turn new knowledge into memories, the Learning Code utilizes what JW terms, "The Cycle of Transformation".
In our interview, JW shares the critical role each stage plays and why the Learning Code Science is quickly proving to be the missing piece in the field of education and behavioral change.
Moneyfulness®: Learning to Live with Money
Show Guest: Michael Keet
Moneyfulness® is a unique combination of financially grounded insights intended to address the heart of money stress: how audiences think about money! 72% (Yes you read that right) of all Americans experience stress about their finances! Here's the thing, that money stress people have is a product of their convictions and behavior.
In the concept of mindfulness, there is no mention of stress reduction about money problems. For the first time, Michael Keet presents Moneyfulness® a unique concept that fills this gap in the overall concept of mindfulness. Michael presents the idea that people’s mindset about money and the practical “how-to” belong together.
The audience gets walked through the seven aiding factors of mindfulness as they apply to money along with the practical steps for how to actually manage money. For those who are ready to end their money stress, Moneyfulness® shows them how to never look at money the same again, for the much, much better.
The Ten Commandments of Marriage: Secrets of a Divorce Lawyer
Show Guest: David Erdman
TEN WINNING MOVES FOR A BETTER MARRIAGE. What kind of a divorce lawyer writes a book to encourage people not to get divorced?
David W. Erdman has been consulted as a divorce lawyer in 5,000 marriages. In his new book, "The Ten Commandments of Marriage", he reveals marriage saving lessons learned from those clients that will make a positive difference for those in the audience who are married.
Erdman's sensitive understanding of all points of view in a divorce—the spouse's, and the child's—provides a unique outline for the audience to strengthen a great marriage or revive a troubled one. As David expresses ever so well, “By reading this book, most likely you'll never need to meet with a divorce lawyer!”
The Pit of Success: How Leaders Adapt, Succeed, and Repeat
Show Guest: Dave Jennings
Leaders must routinely face challenges that are beyond their experience. In this space, they feel lost, confused, and overwhelmed. These doubts are shared by leaders across the globe but it is not “leader-like” to discuss such issues. Yet, leaders are not in their job because they have all the answers. They are on the job to find answers.
According to author, Dave Jennings, when people understand The Pit of Success their burdens are lifted and their ability to learn and succeed is increased. By learning to navigate The Pit of Success leaders gain confidence, find answers, and deliver results faster and with less anxiety.
Join us as Dave shares how his new book, The Pit of Success, provides leaders with the mindset and skill set to do things they do not know how to do. It gives them principles for managing progressively difficult challenges throughout their career. It also gives them peace of mind that they are not the only ones experiencing these doubts. No longer do leaders need to wonder if they are good enough to face the challenges in front of them. What they need to do is learnable and The Pit of Success shows them how they are fully capable to succeed in their demanding situation.
When the Light Bulb Goes ON! Helping Teenagers Find Their Life's Passion
Show Guest: Paul Otis
Whether we remember them or not, we have all had an “aha” moment, a time when things just clicked or we finally understand something of importance to our lives. Maybe it was as simple as a math problem, perhaps it was when we made big decisions such as where to go to college or what career to pursue. Regardless of how it came about, everyone has had an “aha” moment that has shaped our lives.
Anyone who has worked with adolescents knows that they often become lost when they are not motivated towards meeting personal goals. Paul Otis, Associate Head of School and Science Teacher at Lake Tahoe Preparatory School, explains, “Many times, those of us who are in the educational trenches, come across students who have experienced an “aha” moment. As a result, we observe them transition from a negative mindset to a positive self-direction one.”
In our interview, Paul shares how those questions resulted in their own “aha” moment as a group. Rather than leaving it to chance, perhaps they could develop ways to more intentionally promote these moments of epiphany in our students. The outcome was the implementation of an interdisciplinary and holistic approach to promote student self-actualization, increase personal self-efficacy, and help them discover their life’s direction.
Resilience Parenting: Raising Resilient Children in an Era of Detachment and Dependence
Show Guests: Chris & Holly Santillo
Your children will face many challenges in the years ahead, so you want to raise them to be resilient—strong, adaptable, and able to recover. It is your mission to empower your son or daughter to cultivate a functional and fulfilling life.
This essential handbook will help you achieve that goal. In Resilience Parenting, martial arts instructors Chris and Holly Santillo share the insights they have gained as teachers and parents. They offer positive alternatives to lecturing, bribing, and punishing; focusing instead on three Pillars: Learning, Integrity, and Service. By applying these powerful principles, you can inspire your children to develop the independence they need to succeed as adults while renewing their connection to family and community.
Whether you are raising a teenager or just starting your family, in this not-to-be-missed interview, Chris and Holly describe how the methods prescribed in this book will help every parent unlock their greatest potential as a mother or a father.
PERMISSION GRANTED: Kick-Ass Strategies to Bootstrap Your Way to Unconditional Self-Love
Show Guest: Regina Louise
Beloved memoirist Regina Louise took herself from a foster care childhood and time in a residential treatment center to a college scholarship and the creation of several successful small businesses. She now works to show others how to keep moving in the directions of their dreams no matter what.
Regina’s new book Permission Granted: Kick-Ass Strategies to Bootstrap Your Way to Unconditional Self-Love offers readers a proven path for defying expectations and loving oneself into a high-performing life.
Permission Granted puts a unique spin on tried-and-true techniques of personal growth as it helps readers deeply understand who they are and what they have been through. From this place of self-awareness, Regina helps readers transform past devastations and disappointments into motivations and momentum. With her own life experience being an ultimate example, she guides them toward self-compassion so they can learn to give themselves the care and support their lives may be lacking. Writes Regina. &"Unconditional love permits me to know what is true about me: I am right to be here! I am right to love myself! By grace alone, I am worthy.”
Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions About Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
Show Guest: Bailey Gaddis
In Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions Women Are Too Embarrassed to Ask about Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood, beloved childbirth preparation educator, doula, and author Bailey Gaddis offers women frank girlfriend talk and expert advice about pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood.
Why is this interview incredibly important, because whether this information is for oneself or a gift to a friend or family member, leading a shame-free and super-empowered journey is one of the most important first steps any woman will make into motherhood.
Becoming an Empowered Empath: Setting Clear Boundaries & Embodying One’s Intuition
Show Guest: Wendy De Rosa
Empaths deeply feel the emotions, needs, and pains of those around them, from individuals and communities to the world itself. But this gift can feel overwhelming when they take on the energy and experiences of others as their own. This oversensitivity can lead to mental fog, chronic illness, emotional issues, and spiritual blocks.
Becoming an Empowered Empath: How to Clear Energy, Set Boundaries & Embody Your Intuition renowned spiritual teacher and author Wendy De Rosa guides readers through a step-by-step process of learning to stop taking on other people’s energy by creating and maintaining their own energetic boundaries so they can fully embrace their intuitive power.
Becoming an Empowered Empath helps readers stop feeling like they are at the mercy of others’ negative energy and empowers them to activate the power of their emotional connection. The deep guided healing journey and practical tools and meditations that Wendy offers lead readers through the process of clearing ancestral karma, contracts, and beliefs so they can release energetic blocks they are holding in their bodies.
The Eagle and The Dragon: A Story of Strength and Reinvention
Show Guest: Chris Duffin
The world may know Chris Duffin as "The Mad Scientist of Strength", but you wouldn't have ever guessed that if you saw the scrawny kid skinning rattlesnakes and chasing dragonflies in the early '80s. The story of his unconventional life will take you from gripping tales of murder, trauma, heartbreak, and survival deep in the Pacific Northwest wilderness all the way to an idealization of the self-made man--still flawed, but never broken.
In The Eagle and the Dragon, you'll follow one man's journey into the darkness of his own heart and witness the transformation of alcoholism, pain, and defeat into vision, character, and victory. Through Chris's powerful self-realization, you'll see how the human spirit can be either shackled by circumstance or freed from it. Are you ready to walk through the fire and make your vision a reality?
Vibrational Nutrition: A Hands-on Guide to the Vibrational Signatures of the Food
Show Guest: Candice Covington
In this comprehensive guide to vibrational nutrition, Candice Covington explores the vibrational signatures of the foods we eat and how they help form the energetic structures that influence our behaviors and spirit. She explains how, by choosing foods that resonate with your natural vibrational patterns, you can use your diet to fine-tune your energetic body, remove negative energy patterns, and consciously craft a positive state for body, mind, and soul.
She details the energetic and spiritual qualities of more than 100 common foods, drinks, and seasonings, and she explores how each food affects you on multiple levels. Candice explains how to interpret food cravings and aversions on an emotional and spiritual level and provides a quiz to help you identify the vibrational meaning of your current diet.
Last but not least, Candice provides a selection of recipes along with a guide on how to intuitively select foods and food combinations to reinforce your energy patterns, support you in any endeavor, and provide nutrition for body, mind, and spirit.
Into the Nothing: A Spiritual Autobiography
Show Guest: Gabriel Cousens
If you’ve ever longed for knowing the experience of liberating your consciousness from identifying with your mind and body and letting it float in the primordial state of &"non-causal” peace, bliss, love, wonder, and oneness, then follow the trail that Dr. Gabriel Cousens has blazed for you.
This intrepid &"spiritual warrior” has forged a path to the Holistic Liberation Way, through years of courageous, fearless and intensive spiritual intention and meditation. His astonishing new book Into the Nothing: A Spiritual Autobiography, reveals the mystical wild ride he personally took to becoming liberated, surrendering to &"the Divine Urge” to fully merge into the state of God-consciousness and awaken to living from the soul that is beyond the body and the mind.
Into the Nothing: A Spiritual Autobiography is way more than an absorbing personal journey of awakening, highlighted by an extraordinary rich revelation of miracles and mystical adventures, it provides profound teachings and shares insights on sacred relationships as a path of liberation.
The Addicted Child: A Parent's Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse
Show Guest: Richard Capriola
Co-host: Paul Otis; Lake Tahoe Prep School
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 20% of teens admit to taking prescription drugs without a prescription. Last year, 47% of American high schoolers admitted to using illicit drugs, with 58% say they have drunk alcohol, according to American Addictions Centers. This risk continues to grow in young adults, in addition to drug and alcohol addiction.
Richard Capriola, author of The Addicted Child: A Parent’s Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse, has worked as a mental health counselor for 21 years including time at the nationally-ranked Menninger Clinic in Houston, where he specialized in teen mental health.
He feels that addiction leaves parents filled with guilt and feeling lost. His mission with The Addicted Child is to empower parents with a road map of what to do when they find their child is addicted to alcohol or drugs. As an additional resource to the book, he has also created an accompanying parent workbook.
It Feels Good to Feel Good, Learn to Eliminate Toxins and Protect your Health
Show Guest: Cheryl Meyer
Cheryl Meyer, author of It Feels Good to Feel Good Learn to Eliminate Toxins and Protect your Health, tells us that toxins are in almost every item we use on a daily basis including our food, clothing, personal care products, cosmetics, water, cleaning supplies, air, and environment.
In her new book Cheryl recounts the morning she woke up in extreme pain. After her conventional doctor ran extensive tests multiple times, he concluded that there was nothing seriously wrong with her and decided to allay her concerns by placing Cheryl on steroids for the pain.
Join us as Cheryl shares how It Feels Good to Feel Good is for anyone with a chronic disease who wants to be more proactive with their health. Filled with the &"whys” and the &"how-tos”, it is a masterful resource for anyone who is seeking to recover their health and thrive into old age.
Cracking the Learning Code
Show Guest: JW WILSON
Cracking the Learning Code is the culmination of over 20 years of scientific research into how to accelerate the speed of learning and enhance its effectiveness. The key finding is that each one of has a genetically implanted Learning Code, which must be turned on before we can create long-term memory and behavioral change.
JW Wilson, founder and author of Cracking the Learning Code, explains how trying to affect long-term memory and behavioral change without accessing your biological Learning Code is like trying to open a bank vault with the wrong combination. It can’t happen.
The reason why the information in this book is so important and controversial is that it has the potential to revolutionize the way you learn and forever transform the way learning systems are developed.
Short Stories: The Autobiography of Columbus Short
Show Guest: Columbus Short
The life of actor/choreographer/musician Columbus Short has been punctuated with trauma that extends well beyond the plot lines of his previous role on the hit series Scandal. Short has lived many lives packed into one-from a family filled with turmoil to tumultuous love affairs and enough scandals of his own.
But somewhere in the middle, Short's realization that there has to be a better way comes into full view. "Short Stories" not only details Columbus Short's journey from childhood to Hollywood, it shows how even the most checkered of pasts can create a different person with the right amount of will and drive, especially when it comes to fulfilling your true destiny.
Neuroscience of Enduring Change: Implications for Psychotherapy
Show Guest: Richard D. Lane, MD, PhD
Everyone who has sought help with their mental health has at least considered a therapist and a good amount of people in the United States have standing appointments with mental health professionals at increasing rates during these unprecedented times. Each of these professionals has a focused method that they study and clients often book or are referred to these professionals with specialized methods.
Enter Richard Lane and his Neuroscience of Enduring Change and his new research that turns general psychotherapy on its head by making positive and lasting changes in a client! How does this method do this?
During our interview, Dr. Lane will expose us to his research concepts and give us the actual science behind why this method works.Psychotherapy practitioners in the audience will be challenged to consider how their own approach to therapy might be adjusted to enduring change. Researchers in the audience will benefit from authoritative reviews of this knowledge, having a clear description of the research agenda, and the continuous evidence of this research translated to practical application throughout the book.
The 12 Rules of Attention: How to Avoid Screw-Ups, Free Up Headspace, Do More and Be More At Work
Show Guest: Dr. Joseph Cardillo
How to self-regulate and train your brain's attentional mechanism for faster, more accurate, high-quality performance at work.
Do you feel like you're 'crushing it'? How productive, happy, and fulfilled do you feel each day at your job? You might ask what attention has to do with it. The answer may help fix a wide range of ongoing workplace concerns, including workplace error. Simply put, attention is connected to every single thing you think, feel, and do at work. It's almost impossible to imagine, but by the end of this book you'll understand how that is, and you'll be tapping into your attentional system and regulating it to your highest advantage.
The 12-Rules of Attention shows you how to train your attention to the sharp, accurate, high definition...and keep it there.
Finding Hope: A Birthmother’s Journey into the Light
Show Guest: Hope O. Bake
At twenty-one years old Hope O. Baker made one of the hardest decisions a person can make: she placed her son for adoption. She lived with her son’s adoptive mother while she was pregnant and pursued an open adoption. After her son was born, Hope tried to resume her life. But the difficulty of letting her child go gnawed at Hope. Even though she had it together on the outside—graduating college and excelling in her career—on the inside she was battling a destructive cycle of depression and addiction. When life was at its darkest, Hope managed to find her way back to the light. It’s a journey she continues to this day.
In this love letter to her son, Finding Hope: A Birthmother’s Journey into the Light, Hope shows how messy and chaotically beautiful adoption can be, by sharing the authentic details of her remarkable story. From her struggles, you’ll see how the community can help you rebuild and be reminded of how important it is to find your voice and speak up for what you need when life hands you unexpected difficulties. Hope has been through some very rough emotional turmoil, made some agonizing decisions, and has come through the fire to let us know that she has found her namesake as she emerged from places where she almost lost it.
When I Was Someone Else
Show Guest: Stephane Allix
While on a spiritual retreat in Peru, journalist Stéphane Allix experienced a vivid waking vision of a soldier dying on a snowy battlefield, followed by scenes from the soldier’s earlier life. He also clearly saw the man’s name, Alexander Herrmann, and felt a disturbing sense of closeness with the soldier.
Obsessed by the power of this extremely real vision, Allix began an intensive investigation that revealed this individual had actually existed: a German soldier who died in World War II during the 1941 Russian campaign. Diving deep into German military archives, meeting the man’s surviving family members, and following his own intuitive hunches, the author also discovered that the soldier was part of the Waffen S.S., the infamous Totenkopf Brigade, and his investigation broadened to explore what drove Herrmann to become part of such an organization.
While Allix’s initial impression is that this German soldier was a past life, he realizes that it was actually his mission is not to bring about the rebirth of this person but to heal him–and the victims of his ignominious actions during the war. Offering a fascinating exploration of visions, synchronicities, reincarnation, and the connections between the spiritual and physical planes, When I Was Someone Else shares a powerful message of healing after death along with the profound epiphany that light needs darkness to be perceived.
The Insanely Awesome Pandemic Playbook: A Humorous Mental Health Guide For Kids
Show Guest: Elizabeth Englander
This pandemic has ushered in a social and emotional crisis for many American children. Your children may be going to school online, at least partially; and you are probably juggling work, their schooling, and coping with the pandemic and the recession. On top of this, American kids are more socially isolated and more dependent on screens than they have ever been. All of this change is taking a toll. This book is designed to address these problems by directly appealing to kids aged 8-11 years old, using uproariously funny and highly-engaging writing and hands-on activities to teach them how to pay attention to their screen use, their mental health, and their social relationships.
Written by a leading researcher in child development and a literacy scholar with a penchant for zany children's humor, our kids will find it relevant and informative, and they won't be able to put it down. Written using a humorous and engaging style, INSANELY AWESOME helps your kids and your family adapt to the new world we are all living in right now. It covers problems using screens; how to stay close to your friends; ways to talk with your family; how to choose fun and safe activities; and ways to minimize any signs of depression or anxiety.
Rethinking Your Teenager: Shifting from Control and Conflict to Structure and Nurture to Raise Accountable Young Adults
Show Guest: Darby Fox
The teenage years … parents fear this stage, dreading it even while watching their adorable toddlers explore the world. When it arrives, they try to control their teenager, in turn causing their teenager to push back more intensely. It’s a natural instinct on both sides: teenagers are changing in every way while trying to assert their independence, and parents are faced with the challenge of coming up with rules, expectations, and standards for behavior without a genuine understanding of what is happening. But the result of this pattern is a parent-child relationship defined by conflict and reactivity–a breeding ground for stress, anger, and anxiety, all of which reinforce those same cultural stereotypes and worst fears.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. In this book, family therapist Darby Fox challenges parents to redefine the goals of adolescence by reorienting their focus from what they want their child to be to on who they want their child to be. Darby not only equips parents with the insight to understand the changes taking place in their child’s brain and body and support their adolescent’s bid for independence but also offers an approach that allows parents to engage their adolescent in a relationship instead of struggling in an endless battle for control.
Pause. Breathe. Choose. Become the CEO of Your Well-Being
SHOW GUEST: Naz Beheshti
Pause. Breathe. Choose is the culmination of Naz Beheshti’s twenty years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies and her first-hand experience learning from luminaries ranging from the Dalai Lama to Steve Jobs. It offers the highly effective framework that Naz calls the MAP Method and the book is organized around its three guiding principles:
Part 1: &"Master Mindfulness
Part 2: &"Apply Better Choices to Manage Stress and Build Resilience
Part 3: &"Promote Your Self to the CEO of Your Well-Being
This book focuses on practicing mindful leadership and taking empowered and aligned action as a personal and professional strategy,” writes Naz. &"I encourage you to make active, healthier lifestyle choices to fulfill your highest potential in all areas of your life — which contributes to making our world a better place.
Why the F*ck Can’t I Change? Insights from a Neuroscientist to Show that You Can
Show Guest: Dr. Gabija Toleikyte
Most of us want to change something about ourselves. It might be our response to stress, our weight, patterns in our relationships or our performance at work. Change is hard, it’s emotional, but it’s not as impossible as you think.
In this ground-breaking book, Why the F*ck Can’t I Change?, neuroscientist and behavioral coach Dr. Gabija Toleikyte gets straight to the root cause of why we form certain habits and behaviors and shows how we can realistically stop ourselves repeating the same mistakes.
Expertly researched, Gabija takes us on an eye-opening journey through the extraordinary human brain, exploring how it deals with the everyday changes that face us all. With relatable case studies and practical strategies and tools, Gabija demonstrates how you can rethink change.
You Can't Run Away From You: Journaling The Rise To Manhood: Volume 1
SHOW GUEST: Anthony Brinkley
This book will take your audience on a journey through the eyes, voice, and perceptions of a young Anthony Brinkley as he experiences a host of challenges while maneuvering his evolution to manhood. See the world in its truest form and the struggle for this child to hold on to his innocence while reality beckons him to go the way of the streets.
This real-life story will take your audience through many emotional peaks and valleys as Anthony's odyssey captures your curiosity about his fate and awakens nostalgia. As Anthony continuously to run from his realities, it becomes painfully clear that he cannot factor out or elude the man in the mirror. As the journey unfolds, the audience will be hard-pressed not to draw similarities to their own story, and may just learn some very valuable piece of information in the process!
The inspirational story that will inspire us all living during this pandemic, bringing hope to young people who believe the odds are stacked too high against them succeeding. Hold on tight and see how his life parallels yours or people you know.
WHOLE GIRL Live Vibrantly, Love Your Entire Self, and Make Friends With Food
SHOW GUEST: Sadie Radinsky
Whole Girl is written by Sadie Radinsky, an 18-year-old blogger and recipe creator who has touched the lives of girls and women worldwide with her award-winning website wholegirl.com. she gives unique and empowering ideas, advice, and practices for all young women to help them celebrate all of themselves. And with food always being an issue for young women, Sadie flips the unhealthy narrative around by encouraging us to love food and discover the joy of cooking with 45 gluten-free and paleo dessert recipes, each with mouthwatering photos.
Young women’s minds are overflowing with creativity, intellect, and new ideas. Sadie says, &"We care passionately about issues, from global to personal. We are all different; each of us has completely unique abilities and personalities. All of this terrifies our society. They can’t handle us, in all our messy, diverse awesomeness. So they try to break us into pieces and put us in boxes. The messages are relentless: You’re not enough. You’re too much. Be quiet. Don’t make waves. Smile. Don’t eat too much. Don’t be so emotional.” Sadie’s book reminds girls that they don’t need to accept the message &"You’re incomplete” because deep down, she says, &"we know that we’re already whole.” Whole Girl looks at girls’ wide range of moods in a new light, using them as fuel to power all different parts of their lives.
25 Myths about Bullying and Cyberbullying
SHOW GUEST: Dr. Elizabeth Kandel Englander
25 Myths About Bullying and Cyberbullying helps parents understand the causes and consequences of bullying, determine if something is truly a problem, and effectively deal with problems when they arise. The author, Elizabeth Englander, dispels common myths related to confronting bullies, victims seeking revenge on bullies, keeping kids off their phones and computers to prevent cyberbullying, as well as the links between bullying and suicide, and many others.
Joins us Elizabeth shares the tools parents need to tackle the underlying causes and meet the needs of the child who is acting as the cyberbully or the child who is the focus of the cyberbully and stop the behavior from occurring in the future as well. We are all under enough stress and pressure as is, so learning these tools is essential.
A New Year to ReBoost Your Life and Transform Trauma into Healing!
Show Guest Dr. Lydia Luna
After a year of massive upheaval in almost every area of our lives, many are experiencing heavy feelings of confusion, fear, and loneliness. Some find that as the world has slowed down, they feel a renewed sense of self, a yearning for self-exploration and re-evaluation; while others long for connectedness and unity after the isolation of quarantine.
Lydia Luna, founder of Moon Collective Retreats, shares with our audience how she and her team of gifted and caring practitioners responded to the overwhelming calls for help by co-creating a special place in nature where people could take a break from the overwhelm and stress of everyday life to immerse themselves in what she calls the &"spiritual alchemy” of reflection, healing, and personal growth.
We invite you to joins us as Lydia shares how their ReBoost Retreats are dramatically transforming lives through the practice of breathwork, exploring sound healing, and experiencing the restorative power of body movement and dance, as they peel away mental/emotional blocks, re-cover, re-strengthen, and re-boot, on a physical, emotional, and soul level.
DREAMING TECHNIQUES: How to Master the Art of Dreaming
Show Guest: Serge Kahili King
Serge Kahili King has his doctorate in psychology and is well-known for his many books, videos and articles on Hawaiian culture, shamanism and healing, which include Huna: Ancient Hawaiian Secrets for Modern Living, Urban Shaman, Instant Healing and now Dreaming Techniques. He has recorded over 5000 of his own dreams, worked with the dreams of clients at his own hypnotherapy clinic for ten years, has taught about dreams and dreaming in classes and workshops for over 40 years, and has studied the beliefs and practices of dreams and dreaming from many different countries and cultures around the world.
Dreaming Techniques is a guide to understanding and using dreams and dreaming. The purpose of Dreaming Techniques is to give readers techniques and practices for developing one's skills. The first ten chapters deal with night dreams and the next two are about what Dr. King calls the "In-Between State." These are followed by three chapters on Day Dreams and five chapters on Life As A Dream. The last chapter is about how to put all this together in Lucid Living.
Slay Your Dragons With Compassion: 10 Ways To Thrive In An Unstable World
Show Guest: Malcolm Stern
When renowned psychotherapist Malcolm Stern’s daughter Melissa took her own life in 2014 he experienced most parents’ worst nightmare and his grief made him challenge every aspect of his work and life. It thrust his growth and development forwards in ways he never thought possible, forcing him to confront his fears and work through his biggest blocks. The culmination of that process is: Slay Your Dragons With Compassion: 10 Ways To Thrive In An Unstable World.
The book, which includes many exercises, is the distillation of over thirty years’ experience in the therapy room and shows us that meaning can exist even in the worst tragedy. There is revelation, insight, struggle, decimation, devastation and winning through against all odds in these stories of ordinary people with extraordinary challenges facing them. Key teachings include Find Your Radar, Create a Sangha, The Ricochet Effect, Allow Your Relationships to Educate You, and Befriend Death. The reader will be transported into the powerful atmosphere of the therapy room and be left inspired and motivated to make courageous changes in their own lives.
Heal Your Brain, Reclaim Your Life
SHOW GUEST: Susana Stoica, PhD
Concussions and other brain injuries are increasingly of interest to the public due to news stories about professional football players who have suffered them with devastating effects. But ordinary people, including one in five teenagers, also sustain these injuries that can cause headaches, nausea, dizziness, insomnia, depression, vision problems, lack of concentration, and other troubling symptoms. The personal impact of brain injuries extends to the injured person’s family and the financial burden on society exceeds $60 billion per year.
Susana Stoica, Ph.D., wrote her book, Heal Your Brain, Reclaim Your Life, to share the lessons she learned from her own over 15-year recovery from two traumatic brain injuries that happened the same day. Her uphill battle was difficult and she made mistakes which she wanted to help others avoid.
Quantum Activation: Transforming Obstacles into Opportunities
Show Guest: Carl David Blake
Quantum Activation: Transforming Obstacles into Opportunities is a breakthrough new book that introduces the essential principles of quantum physics and helps people understand that nothing is happenstance and how everything in the universe connects to create the unique reality of each and every person on the planet
Quantum Activation helps readers tap into their innate pool of knowledge and manifest it into conscious decision-making where they can then eliminate from the root, their limiting barriers and own unique obstacles thereby allowing them open their minds to a state of higher consciousness and reach their full potential.
Celebrate Religious Freedom Day on January 16, 2021
Show Guest: Eric Buehrer
Each year, the President declares January 16th to be &"Religious Freedom Day,” and calls upon Americans to &"observe this day through appropriate events and activities in homes, schools, and places of worship.” It is the anniversary of the passage, in 1786, of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom drafter by Thomas Jefferson drafted and considered it one of his greatest achievements. It protects the civil rights of people to express their religious beliefs without suffering discrimination.
The U.S. Department of Education has issued guidelines explaining students’ religious liberties. The main message students need to hear is that they shouldn't feel like they have to be &"undercover” about their religion – that somehow, they have to keep quiet about their family's beliefs.
The Mountain Method: Conquer Your Mountain, Make Real Your Dreams
Show Guest: Rachel Kove
The Mountain Method™ program and workbook were created for those individuals who are interested in practical applications that allow them to accomplish their current goals, set new ones, and continue to broaden their life.
In this not-to-be-missed interview, Rachel share how The Mountain Method™ actually sets the foundation to first, identify one’s true goals, the &"mountain” they are facing, and then, to achieve the self-accountability, vision, and mental fortitude to &"make real’ their dreams and aspirations.
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RADICAL INTUITION: New Book Offers a Revolutionary Approach for Intuitive Development
Show Guest: Kim Chestney
Radical Intuition: A Revolutionary Guide to Using Your Inner Power presents Chestney's pioneering perspective on intuition as the most valuable form of human cognition. The goal of Radical Intuition is, simply, to help you know and trust your intuition, so you can live the extraordinary life that you are made for, says Chestney. Your intuition speaks to you every day; all you need to do is learn to understand it.
Radical Intuition introduces four archetypes of intuition the Healer, Sage, Visionary, and Mystic and includes self-assessments and quizzes to help readers understand their own natural intuition affinities. It empowers readers to use their inner guidance to understand who they truly are and how to achieve their highest potential. The step-by-step process Chestney offers helps readers use their intuition not only to create their own best lives, but to live in ways that facilitate optimal outcomes for the communities and businesses in which they work and live.
OVERWHELMED AND OVER IT Embrace Your Power to Stay Centered in a Chaotic World
Show Guest: Christine Arylo
Overwhelmed and Over It: Embrace Your Power to Stay Centered and Sustained in a Chaotic World is a call and an invitation to women around the world to free themselves from the self-sacrifice and burnout that far too often runs their lives.
Overwhelmed and Over It empowers women to wake their fierce feminine heart so they can make profound shifts in the systems in which they work, lead, and live. Arylo identifies twelve specific imprints that are the root causes of burnout, self-sacrifice and overwhelm in five different areas — success, life force, heart, time, and power — in order to illuminate the ways of working that are no longer working.
Children are From Heaven: Positive Skills for Raising Cooperative, Confident, and Compassionate Children
Show Guest: John Gray, Ph.D.
This brilliantly original and practical system for parenting children is the brainchild of John Gray, whose Men Are From Mars, Women Are from Venus books and seminars have helped millions of adults communicate more effectively and lovingly with each other. Based on this idea that children respond better to positive rather than negative reinforcement, the Children Are From Heaven program concentrates on rewarding — not punishing — children and fostering their innate desire to please their parents.
Throughout John Gray’s book, Children Are From Heaven, you will learn the secrets to positive parenting and learn different ways to improve communication, increase cooperation, and motivate your children.
Hospital Patients are getting slammed with huge bills for COVID19 Testing and Treatment
Show Guest: Cynthia Fisher
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The coronavirus has amplified our need to have real-time, complete access to our electronic health information as use of telemedicine increases. But for telemedicine to work best, especially during the telemedicine, patients and their physicians need easy access to patients’ complete medical information. With access to entire electronic health records on their smartphones, patients can share their records with physicians, caregivers, and family members anywhere at any time.
According to Cynthia Fisher, founder and president of Patients’ Rights Advocates, this is our moment in time, where we are at a crossroads where we either deliver to America a free market, or Medicare for all. As lawmakers call for a fourth coronavirus relief bill, Congress has an opportunity to cement rules that 91 percent of Americans want – ones that will make complete price transparency the law. Requiring hospitals and insurers to reveal their cash and secret negotiated prices will not only empower patients by putting them in charge, but will also help employers and workers.
A Phase IV stimulus package is in the works. It is our hope that this time Congress will listen to what 91 percent of Americans want, despite how much money they get paid to vote otherwise.
Men’s Emotional Health & Healing
Show Guest: Blake D. Bauer
2020 remains a challenging year for everyone and now more than ever men of all ages need practical advice on how to approach their thoughts, emotions, relationships, and work-life in healthy ways. Rather than defaulting to the unhealthy habits that men tend to gravitate toward such as excessive alcohol consumption, getting angry, or shutting down, we will discuss practical strategies to navigate these unprecedented times.
Join international bestselling author Blake D. Bauer for a conversation focused on men’s emotional health and healing. We’ll discuss healthy communication practices, the relationship between vulnerability and strength, the importance of understanding one’s purpose, how to take care of the people and things that matter most, and overcoming the limitations of our fathers and grandfathers.
Thriving Not Surviving – The Five Secret Pathways To Happiness, Success and Fulfillment
SHOW GUEST: Gina Gardner
Gina Gardner believes that disability can be a metaphor for life. Our limiting beliefs: I’m not worthy, not clever enough, I’m too old, too poor, not beautiful enough, etc. keep us stuck. I may have challenges with my mobility but I have the capacity to wheel away (usually at high speed) in my wheelchair.
I have learned that it is not the challenges that define us but what we do with them. Over the years it has become very clear when working with individuals, couples, teams or whole organizations that the vast majority of challenges or issues to their being happy, staying happy and be capable of spreading happiness, fall into one of five categories: beliefs, particularly self-belief, love, and relationships, achieving and sustaining success, managing change and transition and finding a sense of purpose and fulfillment. This is why Gina has created the five secret pathways in the Thriving Not Surviving Programme, and also detail them in her latest, and supporting, book, ‘Thriving Not Surviving – The Five Secret Pathways To Happiness, Success and Fulfilment.’
THE BODY IMAGE BOOK FOR GIRLS: Love Yourself and Grow Up Fearless
SHOW GUEST: Dr. Charlotte Markey
It is worrying to think that most girls feel dissatisfied with their bodies, and that this can lead to serious problems including depression and eating disorders. Can some of those body image worries be eased?
Body image expert and psychology professor Dr Charlotte Markey helps girls aged 9-15 to understand, accept, and appreciate their bodies. She provides all the facts on puberty, mental health, self-care, why diets are bad news, dealing with social media, and everything in-between.
Through this easy-to-read and beautifully illustrated guide, Dr Markey provides practical, helpful and safe techniques to help them improve how they view and understand their bodies—both the physical and the emotional aspects—as they become women. Girls will find answers to questions they always wanted to ask, the truth behind many body image myths, and real-life stories from girls who share their own experiences.
The Power of Discord: Why Discord in Relationships is the Secret to Building Intimacy, Resilience, and Trust
Show Guest: Claudia M. Gold, MD
Society paints a picture that perfect harmony is the defining characteristic of healthy relationships, but the truth is that human interactions are messy, complicated, and confusing. According to renowned psychologist Ed Tronick and pediatrician Claudia Gold, that is not only okay, but it is also actually crucial to our social and emotional development.
In The Power of Discord, these two pillars of UMass Boston show how working through the inevitable dissonance of human connection is the path to better relationships with romantic partners, family, friends, and colleagues. Working through the volley of mismatch and repair in everyday life helps us form deep, lasting, trusting relationships, resilience in times of stress and trauma, and a solid sense of self in the world. Drawing on Dr. Tronick's research and Dr. Gold's clinical experience, The Power of Discord is a refreshing and original look at our ability to relate to others and to ourselves.
On the Loving End of Crazy: Finding Hope and Help to Face Your Loved One’s Crippling Anxiety and Depression
Show Guest: Faith McDonald
Faith McDonald, author of On the Loving End of Crazy: Finding Hope and Help to Face Your Loved One's Crippling Anxiety and Depression, offers hope and help to those who love someone who faces anxiety disorder and major depression. The story starts when Faith's son Matt begins college; however, instead of attending classes and learning to thrive, he flounders and fails. His life becomes a series of arrests and reckless, self-destructive acts culminating in a suicide attempt. In the wake of his bewildering behavior, Faith worries that his life will never get back on track. She longs for her son to thrive. She aches, prays, and wonders how to intervene.
Join us as Faith shares how we can find Comfort in that you don't have to face the journey alone. She speaks to important actions of: 1) persistence in seeking professional help for their loved ones, 2) finding the courage to endure the dark days of the illness of their loved one, 3) stopping the blame for themselves or others during the dark days, 4) why coping and healing involves sharing their stories to fight stigma and shame, and 5) asking for support from those around them.
The Final 8th: Enlist Your Inner Selves to Accomplish Your Goals
Show Guest: Bridgit Dengel Gaspard
Author and therapist Bridgit Dengel Gaspard coined the term &"the final 8th” to describe this phenomenon when talented, energetic, motivated individuals have accomplished many steps toward a goal (7/8 of it) but stall in front of their finish line, for no apparent reason. In The Final 8th: Enlist Your Inner Selves to Accomplish Your Goals, Bridgit offers a powerful technique called voice dialogue to help readers recognize and free themselves from hidden internal conflicts that are blocking their ability to achieve their goals. &"My clients were baffled about why they were stuck.
They reported feeling frustrated, stressed, sad, and scared. I’d tell them, &"The truth is, not every part of you wants what you think you want! Some of your inner selves are opposed to your goal.” The Final 8th guides readers through the process of identifying and speaking with their inner selves to uncover their secret intentions and figure out which of them support their goals and which are impeding it, and then how to speak with those alter egos to enlist their help in achieving the goal.
Light Em UP! Targeted Combination Therapy Kills Cancer Cells in Less than 2 Hours
Show Guests: Matthew Gdovin & Tom Roberts, CEO
According the National Cancer Society, a staggering 606,000 people died of cancer in the U.S in 2019. When a cancer tumor grows in the body, it creates an acidic environment on the outside of its cells. This acidic environment causes blood vessels to grow and attach to the tumor in an attempt to remove the acid. In something of a biological trick, the tumor then commandeers the blood vessels and uses them as a source of nutrients to help it grow. The current standard of care to treat cancer is to cut (surgery), poison (chemotherapy), or ablate (radiation therapy). Unfortunately, these treatments can cause debilitating unwanted side-effects.
Vitanova Biomedical (VNB) is developing an alternative therapy, Light-Activated Acidosis (LAIA), which uses a focused beam of light to activate a targeted drug injected into the tumor. Once activated, this drug causes the cancer cell to become very acid on the inside triggering rapid apoptosis (cell death). LAIA therapy has proven capable of killing up to 95 percent of cancer cells within two hours across five different cancer cell types including breast cancers including the very aggressive triple negative breast cancer (MDA-MB-231), two types of prostate cancers (LNCaP and 22RV1), and a pancreatic cancer (BxPC3). sparing near-by healthy tissue, and potentially causes no debilitating unwanted side effects.
Tom Roberts, the company’s CEO, resports that VNB has entered a global strategic partnership with LiteCure Medical Lasers, and was awarded a competitive National Science Foundation SBIR Program Phase I grant to further develop LAIA therapy. Together, these partnerships should help to advance VNB’s LAIA therapy from laboratory bench to an FDA submission….and ultimately provide an effective alternative cancer treatment for multiple cancer types.
Shine Brighter Every Day: Nourish Your Body, Feed Your Spirit, Balance Your Life
Show Guest: Danah Mor
danahmor.com
Shine Brighter Every Day is a beautiful, full-colour book packed full of unique insights into how to live well by making the right choices with food, lifestyle and well-being. In Shine Brighter Every Day, Danah introduces readers to a new perspective on food and lifestyle that helps them understand why they are attracted to certain foods or ways of life.
While many nutritionists bombard readers with lists about what to eat and what not to eat, Danah guides you back to basics. The book is structured into 14 chapters, each one aimed at increasing your understanding of a specific aspect of health and well-being. Danah share, 'It’s about improving your quality of life, preventing disease, and manifesting the best version of yourself. It unlocks a lifestyle, a way of thinking – a state of being – that is in tune with your body."
SIMPLIFY: How to Stay Sane in a World Going Mad
Show Guest: Bob Hillary
In this book, you will discover how to combat this world with the secret of &"Slow Living” – Sustainable, Local, Organic and Whole. You learn how about finding and accepting yourself away from the pressures and expectations of society, and not only envisioning a better future but creating one. Simplify provides 21 practices to help you simplify your life. These practices range from being still for a few minutes before rushing out of bed in the morning, to learning when to say ‘no’ in your everyday life when you are feeling overwhelmed. Easy, practical advice that we can all incorporate into our daily lives.
Dancer Interrupted: A Memoir
Show Guest: Susan Priver
&"A must read for any creative person who’s felt they’ve lost their voice only to realize it’s been there all along.” -John Fleck
What happens when our dreams of becoming professional athletes, concert pianists, singers, writers—whatever we excelled at and loved in our youth —become impossible? For Susan Priver— author of the memoir, Dancer Interrupted—a girl obsessed with ballet, a gifted child ballerina, the center of attention without ever having to speak, it was, she believed, the end of her life. Dancer Interrupted is the story of an artist who loses her ability to practice her art and how she rediscovers herself without the veil of ballet. It’s a story of loss, self-recrimination, family drama, love affairs. It’s also the story of one woman’s vibrant, uplifting climb out of a world she believed to be the only world possible, and into a world far better than she had ever anticipated.
Future Vision Your Working Life: 10 Strategies to Help You Get Ahead
Show Guest: Anne Jirsch
The world is changing fast. Just imagine being able to anticipate the future and finding your best and most successful direction. From using your intuition and finding your inner genius to handling information overload and adapting to changing circumstances this book will show you how to be ahead of the game. Packed with case studies, exercises and techniques Future Vision will guide you through ten strategies that will help you get ahead.
Anne Jirsch is a world pioneer of Future Life Progression (FLP) and the creator of Future Visioning, an innovative new business tool rooted in her unique FLP system. With over 2,000 practitioners in 20 countries and a list of noteworthy clients, Anne has now condensed her knowledge into a set of 10 tools to give you the advantage and take genuine control of your career path. Each strategy is supported by practical exercises and fuses hypnosis, visualization and intuition work. There are also numerous scientific and personal case studies to demonstrate the effects. Every chapter is designed to help you tap into your future reality and bring those skills back to the present. By the end of the book you’ll be equipped to sift through the ‘epidemic of busyness’ and connect with your most powerful, productive and innovative self.
The Case For and Against Masks
Show Guest: Dr. Judy Mikovits
Join us as we discuss the evidence for and against widespread public masking as provided by the Centers for Disease Control and the Mayo Clinic, as well as top scientific publications such as the New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.
As politicians and bureaucrats of all stripes are weighing in on this question, this debate needs to take place without fear and paranoia. Important questions are raised in our guest’s new book. Such as, what are the effects of masks on oxygen and carbon dioxide levels? How does SARS-CoV-2 spread? What is the effectiveness of various types of masks? What about those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19? And whether our children should go back to school in the fall, and if so, what measures they should take? Join us as New York Times best selling author, Dr. Judy Mikovits describes how America desperately needs this public conversation to take place with the best science we have available.
Sex Positive: Redefining Our Attitudes to Love & Sex
Show Guest: Dr. Kelly Neff
Dr Kelly Neff is a social psychologist, professor, futurist, author and talk-radio personality who has electrified the transformational media world with her unique focus on the intersection of psychology, consciousness, and human sexuality. An academically trained research psychologist.
Her newest effort, Sex Positive (2020), epitomizes her desire to empower sexual freedom, inspire healing, and improve people’s relationships by fusing cutting-edge scientific findings with Eastern philosophies and her own deeply personal insights. Sex Positive calls for sexual fearlessness, acceptance, and a progressive, tolerant attitude that allows all individuals the freedom to explore love, sex, identity, and non- traditional relationships.
The Language Your Body Speaks: Self-Healing with Energy Medicine
Show Guest: Ellen Meredith
Shine Our bodies speak their truth through symptoms, trying to get our attention through sensations, interruptions of functioning, energetic blockages, and physical signals. If we miss those communiqués, the body and mind shout louder and discomfort snowballs into illness. So says author and long-time energy medicine practitioner Ellen Meredith in her new book, The Language Your Body Speaks: Self-Healing with Energy Medicine, which helps readers become active participants in the energetic conversations that are constantly happening between their body, mind, and spirit.
The Language Your Body Speaks offers a comprehensive guide for using movement, gesture, light, sound, vibration, imagery, actions, and more to dialogue with the body, mind, and spirit. Each chapter also offers a number of explorations, labeled &"Play with It,” that encourage readers to begin experimenting with the concepts in their daily lives in fun ways. Writes Ellen. &"Play with your energies, speak their language, dance with them, and they will teach you how to find your way home to your fully realized, vibrant self.
Transforming Grief and Fear into Love and Grace
Show Guest: Patti Ashley, Ph.D.
Many of us are experiencing grief as we navigate the current world circumstances but it doesn't have to paralyze us with fear or inaction. How can we heal our wounds and return to love and grace as we emerge from the chaos and not only survive but THRIVE? Best-Selling Author, International Speaker, and Psychotherapist Patti Ashley, Ph.D., LPC, discusses how we can emerge from these trying times with hope and transform grief and fear into love and grace.
An important interview that deals with personal loss of many kinds, Patti will discuss the five stages of grief, how grief and fear have similar nervous system responses, as well as how to talk to children about death and dying and other types of grief they might be experiencing in these turbulent times.
Love Skills: Keys for Unlocking Lasting, Wholehearted Love
Show Guest: Linda Carroll
Falling in love is never a straight line to &"happily ever after.” Relationships go through seasons of change, renewal, darkness, and light. So promises long-time therapist and couple’s coach Linda Carroll, author of Love Skills: The Key to Unlocking Lasting, Wholehearted Love.
The heart of Carroll’s teachings — and the heart of Love Skills — comes from the Love Cycles model, which explains that relationships develop in predictable stages — The Merge, Doubt and Denial, Disillusionment, The Decision, and Wholehearted Love-— each of which presents its own challenges. Join as Linda shares how Love Skills offers a do-it-yourself version of a highly effective workshop program which addresses both small troubles and the more serious dilemmas of communication gridlock, betrayal, and seemingly intractable differences, while providing a road map for traveling this rewarding and challenging path.”
F*cked At 40a; Life Beyond Suburbia, Monogamy & Stretch Marks
Show Guest: Tova Leigh
Tova Leigh breaks out of the ‘mom box’ in her candid appraisal of marriage, fidelity, sexuality, parenting, and body image. She boldly dares to challenge expectations of women in society today, exposes hard truths, demands authenticity, and encourages us all to breathe new air and shout HERE I AM. This book is a rallying cry for every woman that has ever felt trapped in a life she didn’t sign up for and can barely recognize.
The Celestine Prophecy Inspiration Tour
Show Guest: James Redfield, Author of both – &"The Twelfth Insight”, and Mega Bestseller: &"The Celestine Prophecy”
James Redfield, author of the NY Times Bestseller, The Celestine Prophecy, says something beautiful is happening. &"The world is moving from receiving spiritual insights to living in the Consciousness of our lives.” In an effort to help a world gripped by hate and corruption on all sides, a growing wave of Consciousness is sweeping the planet — as multi-generations are again reading and passing The Celestine Prophecy to others.
Join us as for the not-to-be-missed show as James once again shares The Celestine Vision - the potential for a life marked by a higher Spiritual Connection and all that flows from it, an intuitive guidance, a flow of Synchronicity, and ultimately, a destiny that leads us to help make the world better and more enlightened. During the interview, he will also speak about his upcoming &"The Celestine Prophecy Inspiration Tour” and the 12 Insights from his Celestine series.
The United States of Opioids -Virus Pandemic or Drug Pandemic - Which is the Greater Threat?
Show Guest: Harry Nelson
Co-Host: Dr. Matthew Polacheck
For over a decade, Harry Nelson has been the leading legal expert on prescribing practices, pain treatment, addiction and behavioral health. He has become known for turning healthcare safety disasters into learning opportunities out of which safer, better healthcare can emerge. The founder of L.A.’s largest healthcare firm, Nelson Hardiman, Nelson advises government regulators and policymakers on most sensitive and challenging emerging health policy issues.
In his latest book, The United States of Opioids, Nelson delivers critical insights about the Opioid Crisis, along with a roadmap for strategies for the way out. He shares an essential and fascinating history of how opioid addiction grew roots into our culture, and lays out the case for why we cannot afford to continue our current, failing approach to pain management and opioid addiction.
You Were NOT Born to Suffer: Overcome Fear, Insecurity and Depression and Love Yourself Back to Happiness, Confidence and Peace
Show Guest: Blake D. Bauer
In this life-changing book Blake D. Bauer explains why depression, addiction, physical illness, unfulfilling work, and relationship problems are caused by years of hiding your true emotions, denying your life purpose, and living in fear.
Having already helped thousands of people around the world find lasting solutions that conventional medicine, psychiatry or religion couldn't offer, this book will show you how to free yourself from the destructive thoughts, habits and situations that are stopping you from being happy and well.
In simple practical steps you’ll learn how to slow down and create a healthier relationship to yourself that is based on acceptance, kindness, honesty and self-worth. You’ll also find out how to transform the stress, anxiety and insecurity that result from constantly trying to please others into lasting confidence, self-respect and inner peace.
Perception: Seeing Is Not Believing, It Is Time to Evolve
Show Guest: James Purpura
Feeling abandoned by everyone and everything, filled with self-hate and rage at the world, James turned to drugs and then petty theft to fuel his addictions. Then he found himself in prison, locked up in solitary confinement.
Depressed, bulimic, hopeless, running away from an abusive relationship, and suffering through decades of silence after being sexually abused as a child, Steph found herself alone in a hotel room. She tied a rope around her neck, dropped to the floor, and everything went black. Two people in crisis, worlds apart, independently arrived at the same conclusion. Own your life, or lose it!
In their new book and film entitled Perception: Seeing is Not Believing, James and Steph Purpura recount in raw detail how those tragic events became the catalyst for dramatic life changes that brought them together, and their discovery of the keys to unlocking their perceptions, challenging their beliefs, and changing their behaviors.
According to James, "Everything you are, everything you see, everything you experience, is determined by perception. In our interview, James notes: "This book is not meant to be a personal development book; it is meant to create a fundamental shift inside you by redefining the way you think about all your experiences, and reshaping how you experience your life. It doesn't matter where you are currently in your life, whether you are at the top of your field, just getting started, or somewhere in between. If you take the time to fully understand the concepts and apply them to your life, you will achieve a level of self-mastery you never dreamed possible. It is time to rise up and experience your life to the fullest. It is time to evolve."
COVID-19 Special - MANScript Surviving & Thriving During Relationship Stress
Show Guest: Julia Keys
COVID-19 has put extraordinary personal and financial stress on couple's worldwide! The MANScript is the ultimate guide to surviving and thriving during and after a variety of situations, including experiencing infidelity.
Together, Julia Keys (wife of sports presenter Richard Keys) and her best friend Jacqui Coles, work to help people with relationship issues. Julia’s aim has always been to enable people to move on with their lives in a positive manner, because all too often the person cheated on has experienced the devastating impact that ill health, loss, betrayal and other events can have on a person’s self-esteem. Supporting women, men, and families at a time of crisis has been paramount to Julia’s work.
There IS a script to infidelity, it’s repeated time and time again, and this book will help you identify the MANScript…and more. Both Julia and Jacqui have written this essential self-help book from their personal and professional experiences in counselling, nursing and psychotherapy.
TRAUMA Recovery! Using the Body's Own Energy for Healing
Show Guest: Lisa Erickson
Who knew that women's energetics are distinctly different from men's? And that knowing the way to re-energize specific chakras that are different in women's bodies can not only improve health and help you navigate the world better, but heal sexual trauma? Lisa Erickson did! In her groundbreaking book Chakra Empowerment for Women: Self-Guided Techniques for Healing Trauma, Owning Your Power & Finding Overall Wellness, this highly-regarded workshop leader, blogger and energy worker brings forth her discoveries from her years of working with women looking for answers to intractable problems.
Learning to work with the differences in her energy body can be life-changing for a woman. Chakra Empowerment for Women is a guide to the feminine energetic technology within. Lisa has created 12 chakra tools that she has termed "Empowerments." A critical part of the book and the Empowerments, is the ability to bring all of this to bear on real-world experiences for women.
ASK! The Bridge From Your Dreams to Your Destiny
Show Guests: Mark Victor Hansen & Crystal Dwyer Hansen
Your dreams become your destiny when you learn the secret art of asking! Most people have beautiful dreams deep inside—the things they would like to have, the relationships they’d love to enjoy, and the wellness and well-being that would help them express their best, in every way. But often those dreams lie buried inside us. Hidden by fear or unworthiness or a lack of awareness of what could be. Asking is the only language to which the Universe can deliver a solution, understanding, illumination, or a plan.
There are three distinct channels through which we can ask: Ask Yourself, Ask Others, and Ask God.
Mark Victor Hansen and Crystal Dwyer Hansen’s new book, ASK! The Bridge From Your Dreams to Your Destiny, is a self-help journey about learning the art and science of asking questions and how it can completely transform your life. It starts by introducing the idea of a bridge that leads from your dreams to your destiny. Join us in a revolutionary concept at a time we need it most … as Mark and Crystal describe how ASK! opens a portal to rekindling those dreams and moving through them toward your greatest destiny—with a simple tool that everyone has at their disposal once they learn to use it through the ASK! journey
BOY CRISIS IN AMERICA! Suicide and much, much more!
Show Guest: John Gray, PhD
John Gray, PhD, co-author of Boy Crisis with Warren Farrell, PdD, declare that dad-deprivation is a significant predictor of the increasing rate of male suicide, drug overdose, obesity and withdrawal into video game addiction. It even predicts by age 9 a shorter life expectancy as determined by shorter telomeres, protective end caps of chromosomes.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell revealed on CBS’ &"60 Minutes” the peril posed by &"young males”. He stated, &"In my half-century of research on boys and men, I have discovered that there is, in fact, a boy crisis, that it is a global crisis, and that it is particularly egregious in America."
According to Gray and Farrell, it is a crisis of mental health. They also contend that it is also a crisis of education. Worldwide, 60% of the students who achieve less than the baseline level of proficiency in any of the three core subjects of the Program for the International Assessment are boys. Even boys’ IQs are dropping.
Meet the Guy Who Has Been Married 24 times! Having a Marriage of Greatness and Living Life to the Full
Show Guest: Evan Money, PhD
&"Many men can make a fortune, very few can build a family” as William Jennings Brian says and Evan & his bride whole heartily agree. Both being born and raised in Southern California they only saw three options as a married couple, you could be Married and Miserable, Divorced and Desperate or Single and Cynical. The moment they were married, Evan & Susan Money committed to creating a marriage of greatness and living happily ever after.
They discovered along their journey of extreme financial lows, non-understanding parents and building business from the ground up, that living happily ever after wasn’t a place to be discovered, rather it was a place they created. Evan Money shares how having a Marriage of Greatness is the foundation for true success in all the other areas of life. Greatness is often equated with athletics, business and financial success. Yet the greatest success and legacy we can leave is our heath and relationships.
After Quarantine: Stop the Stress and Overeating NOW!
Show Guest: Deborah Kesten
One in two Americans—over 133 million people—suffer from chronic health conditions, many of which are linked to food choices. After 25 years of research, Deborah Kesten, MPH and Larry Scherwitz, PhD discovered that the optimal healing diet is not only about what you eat, but also about why, how, and with whom you eat.
It is about developing a relationship to food and eating that nourishes your physical, emotional, spiritual, and social well-being. Whole Person Integrative Eating is a comprehensive personal system that combines modern nutritional science with ancient food wisdom to help you transform your relationship with food and eating and promote weight loss, health, and healing.
During & After Quarantine! Out of Control Kids - Get ANSWERS!
Christine Baumgartner Interviews Ashley Miller, MD & Adele Lafrance, PhD
With a dose of humor and plenty of real-life examples, Miller and Lafrance guide listeners to ‘build a bridge’ into your child’s world to make sense of their emotions and behavior.
Suitable for parents, grandparents and other caregivers of children and pre-teens, this show will give answers and provide more insight into their new guidebook "What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work", an accessible resource for efficiently navigating the twists, turns, and sometimes total chaos of life with kids.
The Silver Miracle: Why Silver is The Greatest Tool For Restoring & Protecting Health
Show Guest: Gordon Pedersen
When Dr. Gordon Pedersen learned of a village in Ghana that was losing an entire generation of children to malaria, he was convinced he had a solution. So, at his own expense, he flew there and treated 900 of them with a silver solution over five days. And indeed, every child treated with the silver was completely clear of the disease at the end of the week, as he reported in a leading medical journal.
However, the colloidal silver solution available then was acidic, which left the body open to further inflammation and invitation to pathogens. A delivery vehicle was also needed that could be ingested daily as a preventative, not just treatment for illness. Pedersen then developed, The Silver Miracle: Why Silver is The Greatest Tool For Restoring & Protecting Health, to change the world’s health. From women suffering from yeast, vaginal, urinary tract infections, to cold and flu victims to people steeped in mold from natural disasters, and people just wanting to stay healthy and stave off disease, Dr. Pedersen’s Structured Silver Liquid (under the brand My Doctor Suggests.) is having a massive impact.
Says Pedersen: &"Our mission is that everyone should be able to make an educated decision about their health. The name of the company Mr. Doctor Suggests means that people will then become their own doctors and they will suggest to themselves something that they have been educated on. For us, that means we get to save the world one person at a time as they learn our message.”
Don’t Go Crazy Without Me: Living with A Parent Who Went from Neurotic to Full-Blown Psychotic
Show Guest: Deborah Lott
Don't Go Crazy Without Me tells the tragicomic coming of age story of a girl who grew up under the seductive sway of her outrageously eccentric father. He taught her how to have fun; he also taught her to fear food poisoning, other children’s infectious diseases, and the contaminating propensities of the world at large.
Alienated from her emotionally distant mother, the girl bonded closely with her father and his worldview. When he plunged from neurotic to full-blown psychotic, she nearly followed him. Saving herself would require an unconventional reading of Moby Dick and entry into the larger world of political activism as a volunteer in Robert F. Kennedy’s Presidential campaign. After attending his last stop at the Ambassador Hotel the night of his assassination, she would come to a new reckoning with loss and with engagement beyond the confines of her family. Ultimately, she would find a way to turn her grief into love.
The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go From Here
Show Guest: Hope Jahren, Ph.D.
Dr. Hope Jahren is an award-winning geobiologist, a brilliant writer, and one of the seven billion people with whom we share this earth. The Story of More is her impassioned open letter to humanity as we stand at the crossroads of survival and extinction.
Jahren celebrates the long history of our enterprising spirit—which has tamed wild crops, cured diseases, and sent us to the moon—but also shows how that spirit has created excesses that are quickly warming our planet to dangerous levels.
She explains the current and projected consequences of greenhouse gases—from superstorms to rising sea levels—and the science-based tools that could help us fight back. The Story of More illuminates the link between our consumption habits and our endangered earth, showing us how we can use less and share more.
Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma
SHOW GUEST: Elizabeth A. Stanley, PhD
Stress is our internal response to an experience that our brain perceives as threatening or challenging. Trauma is our response to an experience in which we feel powerless or lacking agency. Until now, researchers have treated these conditions as different, but they actually lie along a continuum. In Widen the Window, Dr. Elizabeth Stanley explains the significance of this continuum, how it affects our resilience in the face of challenge, and why an event that’s stressful for one person can be traumatizing for another.
This groundbreaking book examines the cultural norms that impede resilience in America and how we can widen the window within which our thinking brain and survival brain work together cooperatively. When we use awareness to regulate our biology this way, we can access our best, uniquely human qualities: our compassion, courage, curiosity, creativity, and connection with others. By building our resilience, we can train ourselves to make wise decisions and access choice–even during times of incredible stress, uncertainty, and change.
With stories from men and women Dr. Stanley has trained in settings as varied as military bases, healthcare facilities, and Capitol Hill, as well as her own striking experiences with stress and trauma, she gives readers hands-on strategies they can use themselves, whether they want to perform under pressure or heal from traumatic experience, while at the same time pointing our understanding in a new direction.
Your Divine Human Blueprint: Cellular Neo-Genesis
SHOW GUEST: Julie Renee Doering
If you've been thinking that your short-term memory loss--those moments when you just can't remember a word, a name or where you parked the car--are just the start of a downhill slide, then a new Cellular Neo-Genesis Brain Study from brain rejuvenation expert Julie Renee Doering will be a revelation!
This remarkable 6-month study shows that memory loss can easily be reversed even in early stage dementia! Using a protocol that she developed, Doering guided 200 study participants ages 40-75 to 26% memory improvement, and 37% improvement in mental outlook (vibrancy vs. depression), experienced a 33% improvement in sleeping better, nearly 19% had a reduction of headaches, and those who had speech difficulties improved by more than 15%.
Julie Renee has been lauded globally for her medically documented DNA obliteration technique that removes harmful DNA. A mentor to the mentors, she works such luminaries as Jack Canfield, Marci Shimoff, actress Barbara Niven and a host of other celebrities. She will soon be seen regularly on the long-running PBS series Creative Living and currently offers more than 150 trainings and 180 transformative meditations.
Downsizing the Blended Home: When Two Households Become One
Show Guest: Marni Jameson
Marni Jameson’s new book, Downsizing the Blended Home is a special book to help those who are merging their hearts, lives, and homes. When merging households, one plus one needs to equal . . . one. The path toward that fundamental fact, however, is not so easy.
With the same warm, narrative tone that made Downsizing the Family Home such a success—and using her own story of marriage and merger in midlife as a backdrop—Marni Jameson guides you through the turf wars and transitions, so you understand what matters and what doesn’t, and can discover a style that suits you both.
Along the way she interviews psychologists, designers, and couples who’ve made it through the process, passing along tips, tricks, and marriage-bolstering advice.Since something’s got to give—and you don’t want it to be the relationship—Downsizing the Blended Home is here to help you meet the challenge of figuring out what to keep, what to let go of, and what to create together.
NEW RULES OF DIVORCE: 12 Secrets to Protecting Your Wealth, Health, and Happiness
Show Guest: Jacqueline Newman
&"You can waste vast amounts of money by hiring the wrong lawyer while engaging in a high con?ict divorce. Newman shows people the playbook and provides real tactics for breaking up in a more humane fashion.” - ALEC BALDWIN, actor, producer, New York Times bestselling author of You Can’t Spell America Without Me, and Nevertheless.
People’s understanding of what to expect in a divorce is based on decades-old TV tropes and dated advice that passes for conventional wisdom. In this environment, how could anyone expect to walk away from a broken marriage without losing your mind or breaking the bank?
Elite New York City divorce attorney Jacqueline Newman is here to help, sharing her secrets from over two decades in the trenches. The New Rules of Divorce of Divorce: I2 Secrets to Protecting Your Wealth, Health, and Happiness is the ?rst de?nitive guide for navigating modern divorce, full of advice to help.
How to Suffer... in 10 easy steps
Show Guest: William Arntz
Exactly! We all suffer, and yet rarely do we address the issue directly. The one thing everyone does is rarely talked about. We talk about the external: events and peoples and conditions that create suffering, but hardly ever talk about the internal: the state of suffering itself. Bringing suffering out of the closet and into the light is what this book is all about.
Author William Arntz takes on the self-help world with his irreverent, poignant and insightful book on the topic, How to Suffer... in 10 Easy Steps, which drives so much of what we all do: Suffer. While self-help promises success, love and abundance in 5, 7 or 10 easy steps, it fails to deliver more often than not. Whereas the only thing that is easy to do is suffer. We all do it and we all don’t want to. It’s that easy. But by seeing how we easily fall into suffering, one can take steps to knock it off. Following the easy steps are the slippery steps to end suffering. Yes, we all fall into suffering, but there are ways to get out of the rut. Buddha kicked the suffering habit, why not us?
Recovery Shark Tank: Where Solution-Focused Addiction Recovery Ideas are Creating an Exciting Narrative in Health Care
Show Guests: Denise Klein & Candy Finnigan
Recovery Shark Tank Is not affiliated with the television show in any way. It is a truly philanthropic community-based endeavor sponsored by Milestones Ranch Malibu social workers to showcase &"budding entrepreneurs” in the recovery industry. Contestants will be able to share their wonderful solution focused ideas for addiction recovery.
Celebrities, doctors, social workers, nurses, interventionists, and surprise &"entrepreneurial guest sharks” will be the judges at the Malibu Play Theatre for this one -of-a-kind unique opportunity to make our recovery community stronger as we offer strength and hope to people suffering from addiction and their families.
The Evolved Masculine: Be the Man the World Needs and the One She Craves
Show Guest: Destin Gerek
Every Crisis Has an Answer. The public spotlight showcasing what not to do or be as a man has a new level of severity, but few role models are lighting the way forward. Drawing on his 20-year career as a sexuality and leadership coach for men, Destin Gerek brings the full tour de force of his extraordinary lived experience as the Erotic Rockstar and acclaimed professional expertise to create inspiring new models of possibility for men.
Destin spearheads this new paradigm through the compelling (and at times explicit) personal stories and practical proven techniques in this book, which show men how to have greater confidence, more and better sex, and hotter, more satisfying relationships with women. Evolution has taught us that it is neither the strongest nor the most intelligent that survive, it is those who are most adaptable to change. Men are being called to rise, to redefine their roles. And, amid this "crisis of masculinity," the men committed to walking the Evolved Masculine path are leading the way.
Peace, Love, Action! Everyday Acts of Goodness from A to Z
Show Guest: Tanya Zabinski
Peace, Love, Action! is an invitation to young readers to roll up their sleeves, get inspired, and take action to build a sustainable, just, and loving world. Peace, Love, Action! is an illustrated, illuminated A-Z of everyday actions that directly make a peaceful, fun, and vibrant world. With original artworks bringing each action to life, &"make friends,” &"go local,” &"cooperate,” &"forgive” –seemingly small deeds can really add up!
&"Peace Love Action! perfectly embodies one of the key messages that I am always trying to get across to children around the world—that every day we live on this planet, we make some impact—and we have a choice as to what sort of difference we make.” Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, UN Messenger of Peace.
Celebrating Martin Luther King’s Birthday: His Vision of the Our Children’s Future & Peace He Dreamt for All!
Show Guest: Mike Majik Boyd
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life of a man who brought healing to America. His revolutionary spirit which was taught through example, demonstrated that change can happen when we choose to live in the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, unconditional love, forgiveness and nonviolence.
Our guest today, singer songwriter Mike "Majik" Boyd, is another visionary who like Dr. King knew that it wasn’t enough just to talk the talk, that he had to walk the walk for his words to be credible. With all the unrest presently plaguing our society – wars, guns, racism, greed, etc., Mike brings us a new song that has all the answers. That song is &"Stop the War”.
Join us today as Mike discusses how Dr. King inspired his life and how in the current environment it is a more critical time than ever to spread the message of peace.
Working Together To End Homelessness
Show Guests: Erin Thompson & Rob Danson
As homeless numbers spike in LA, more and more organizations are seeking volunteers to help battle the epidemic. Erin Thompson from Inner City Law Center’s Homeful.LA and Rob Danson from Food on Foot will discuss how you can volunteer to help our homeless neighbors in need.
As one of the leading online hubs for volunteering, advocating and donating towards homeless prevention in Los Angeles, Inner City Law Center’s Homeful.LA links eager Los Angeles County residents who want to make a difference with homeless organizations including the nonprofit Food on Foot. Volunteers with Food on Foot distribute nutritious meals and clothing to approximately 150 homeless and low-income individuals every Sunday in Hollywood. They empowers homeless people to earn their way off the streets with an astounding 85% success rate. Graduates from their jobs and housing program leave the streets with a full-time job, a fully-furnished apartment, a life-skills education and a huge boost in confidence.
When I Got Out: After Incarceration – When the Live Before and the Live Now, Collide
Show Guest: Peter Seth
Once in a while a novel comes along that profoundly touches on a topic that is tragic, socially taboo, and at the same time as &"real” as it gets.
Imagine being one of those young people, who through a series of bad choices in friends, finds himself or herself convicted and imprisoned for being an accessory to a very serious crime. Now, fast-forward years to the day of your release and imagine what you would do when you got out. Can you?
It our interview with Peter Seth, he will share the in-depth research he compiled when constructing this stunning sequel to his best-selling novel, What it Was Like. When I Got Out is chilling, thrilling and deeply touching, all at the same time as Peter weaves a story filled with challenges many ex-cons experience when the world they left behind, and the world they never knew, collide.
Harnessing Darkness: Expressing Mental Illness Through Poetry
Show Guest: Caleb Woods
Harnessing Darkness traces the struggle of living with mental illness. Through sections aptly titled Birth, Life, Death, and Rebirth, Caleb Woods gives readers the experience of what it’s like to live in the mind of someone who struggles with a roller coaster of emotions on a daily basis.
Receiving five-star reviews on Amazons, one reader shared, &"As a high school English teacher, I love finding poetry that can and will speak to my students. This book is totally relatable to so many young people today and the struggles they face. Caleb takes the reader through the trials of mental illness with an honest and transparent voice. Both heart-breaking and poignant, this book speaks for those who struggle with depression but don’t know how to articulate it. This will become a staple for readers in my classroom.”
Of Grief, Garlic and Gratitude: Returning to Hope and Joy from a Shattered Life?Sam’s Love Story
Show Guest: Kris Francoeur
When your life is shattered in an instant, can conscious and deliberate gratitude and connection to nature help you find joy and hope again? Of Grief, Garlic and Gratitude follows the first thirty months after Sam Francoeur’s death from an accidental opiate (prescription) overdose. His mother, Kris Francoeur, shares her journey from the first crushing days to her eventually being able to find light, joy, and hope again through the practices of conscious and deliberate gratitude, unconditional acceptance of others, and making strong connections to the natural world. Her story helps to grieve families feel that hope and joy will return, no matter how devastating and permanent loss.
Of Grief, Garlic and Gratitude approaches grief with both a very clear understanding of the realities of the process and also shares a very personal and honest account of living with grief. It presents healing and hope without relying on religion, formal psychotherapy, or pharmaceutical resources. Kris’s story reminds readers that even as people struggle with mental health issues and addiction, they can still bring joy and love to the world, and everyone is worthy of love and acceptance.
How to Raise Kids Who Love Their Bodies
Show Guest: Dana Suchow
We are currently living in an epidemic of self-hate, where children as young as four years old begin to compare themselves to others in unhealthy ways. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), by the age of 10, over 80% of girls and boys are afraid of being fat! Entering their teens years, over 50% of girls and nearly 33% of boys use unhealthy weight control behaviors such as skipping meals, fasting, smoking cigarettes, vomiting, and taking laxatives. 53% of 13-year-old American girls are unhappy with their bodies. This number grows to 78% by the time girls reach 17.
Dina Borzekowski, professor at Johns Hopkins school of public health notes: &"Social media may have a stronger impact on children’s body image than traditional media. "She also emphasizes that children most at risk are those with more exposure to media messages and less exposure to rational, clear messages from supportive adults. As an eating disorder survivor, our guest Dana Suchow, who an award-winning speaker and coach, knows firsthand how harmful these thoughts and messages can be to young minds, and she works tirelessly to help parents stop eating disorders in children before they start. Dana will discuss topics that contribute to eating disorders, such as bullying, depression and anxiety, social media usage and more. She will share powerful tools parents can implement right away to help kids know they are loved and accepted regardless of what their body looks like.
Loving Out Loud: The Power of a Kind Word
Show Guest: Robyn Spizman
Ever While it can be easy to feel like it is impossible to make a positive difference in these divisive times, the enclosed advance reading copy of Loving Out Loud: The Power of a Kind Word by beloved television personality and New York Times bestselling author Robyn Spizman promises that our words can go a long way in that regard, especially when we share them out loud.
&"I wrote this book to share the magic of loving life and each other out loud,” writes Robyn. &"It isn’t just love in the romantic sense of the word, but rather the ability to profess out loud feelings we have when we adore, cherish, or care about someone or something. In the pages that follow, you’ll discover the secret to a life well lived. How every day we can wake up joyful, stay positive, and set a little love in motion.”
&"Let this book be your road map to a life well lived. It celebrates how the power of a generous thought and loving-kindness is transformative,” writes Robyn. &"I’ve seen it change lives, build better relationships, and make a person smile from the inside out. I’ve watched how parents and children have formed lasting bonds, and friends and family have reunited. By loving out loud and ‘saying’ it forward, we can rest assured we are doing our best to be a blessing to family, friends, and those around us.”
Beneath the Surface: A Teen’s Guide to Reaching Out When You or Your Friend Is in Crisis
Show Guest: Kristi Hugstad
Ever since author Kristi Hugstad’s husband, after years of struggling with clinical depression, completed suicide in 2012 by running in front of a train, she has dedicated her life to helping to abolish the stigma of mental illness and suicide. That mission is what inspired her to write Beneath the Surface: A Teen’s Guide to Reaching Out When You or Your Friend Is in Crisis, which speaks candidly to today’s youth — and the parents, teachers, and coaches who love them — about the anxiety, depression, and suicide attempts that far too often accompany the unique challenges that face their generation.
Writes Kristi, &"This book also offers information on eating disorders, anxiety, substance abuse, self-harm, bullying, technology addiction, peer and academic pressures, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).”
Beneath the Surface includes real-life examples of young people who have suffered depression firsthand to help readers recognize the risk factors and warning signs and offers practical exercises to help them quickly and confidently identify whether they or someone they know are in need of help, and if so, what to do and where to go for it. Depression can strike anyone and does not discriminate. This book can save lives.
Raising the Bottom: Making Mindful Choices in a Drinking Culture
Show Guest: Lisa Boucher
Guest Host: Seth Hall
Women tell me they drink because they have problems—the truth is that they have problems because they drink. The solution stares us in the face, but we don’t like the answer, so we move on to something else: antidepressants, therapy, self-help books, yoga, holistic healers—the list goes on . . . my God, just don’t tell me to quit drinking.
Lisa Boucher, author of Raising the Bottom: Making Mindful Choices in a Drinking Culture, asks real question that needs to be asked is how can you live a joyous, fulfilling life when alcohol—a depressant—gets invited along on every occasion? I am passionate about shifting the scales and helping women of all ages find their joy. Please join us as we travel on a journey with Lisa that is all about changing and saving lives. It’s all about Raising the Bottom
Living on Campus: An Architectural History of the American Dormitory
SHOW GUEST: Professor Carla Yanni
Against the backdrop of sweeping societal changes, communal living endured because it bolstered networking, if not studying. But housing policies often enabled discrimination according to class, race, and gender, despite the fact that deans envisioned the residence hall as a democratic alternative to the elitist fraternity. In "Living on Campus," Rutgers University Professor Carl Yanni focuses on the dormitory as a place of exclusion as much as a site of fellowship, and considers the uncertain future of residence halls in the age of distance learning.
Write Your Stress Away: Tame the Tension in Your Life
Show Guests: Diane Price & Susan McCollum
Stress, whether an unconscious undercurrent in your life or a rampage of emotions, can make you sick if you don't manage it. You want to tame the tension in your life, but you don't know how. Write Your Stress Away is the place to start. The book introduces you to the revolutionary Write To Be Well four-step method proven to bring relief from stress and optimize your health, simply by writing. The book describes the research behind the method, instructs how to use it, includes compelling true-life stories from Write to Be Well users, and arms you with a unique tool to combat stress now and into the future.
Thinner Leaner Stronger The Simple Science of Building The Ultimate Female Body
Show Guest: Michael Matthews
Losing fat and building lean muscle isn't as complicated as the fitness industry wants you to believe
Imagine...just 12 weeks from now...being constantly complimented on how you look and asked what the heck you're doing to see such startling improvements in your physique. Imagine enjoying the added benefits of high energy levels, fewer aches and pains, better spirits, and knowing that you're getting healthier every day. Imagine looking in the mirror and thinking &"I’m glad I did” and not &"I wish I had.”
The bottom line is you CAN achieve that "Hollywood babe body” without having your life revolve around it. In Michael Matthew's latest book: Thinner Leaner Stronger The Simple Science of Building The Ultimate Female Body, you will find the exact formula of exercise and eating that makes losing 10 to 15 pounds of fat while building lean, sexy muscle a breeze.
Kaizen for Couples: Smart Steps to Save, Sustain and Strengthen Your Relationship
SHOW GUEST: Dr. Rhoberta Shaler
Your relationship with your partner is foundational to your life and well-being. Whether you are currently in a long-term relationship, just beginning what could be one, or wanting to ensure you don’t repeat old patterns in your next one, Kaizen For Couples will prove to be the step-by-step guide to unfolding love, trust and emotional intimacy in healthy ways that you have been searching for.
According to the author of the book and founder of the Kaizen For Couples Program, Dr. Rhoberta Shaler, even if things feel distant, rocky, broken, or hopeless right now, by embracing the refreshing new approach that Kraizen for Couples offers, it is possible to build, or rebuild, blame-free, game-free, and non-manipulative relationships.
Healing Family Dynamics Through Healthy and Effective Communication
Show Guests: Rachel Kove and Seth Hall
Rachel Kove and Seth Hall join us to discuss how the life coaches at Transformational Solutions help coach their clients on how to have effective communication skills. How unhealthy relationship dynamics can turn into shame, which is at the root of many addictions.
If individuals can learn to actively listen in order to understand one another, rather than listen just to respond, a healthy dynamic can be restored. People need to feel seen and heard in their exchanges with one another. How this takes place is when one feels validated, valued, and safe to express themselves. Feeling safe to communicate is essential for someone to openly and honestly share their thoughts and feelings. How one can effectively do this is what will be discussed during the interview.
Shlep: Finding Healing on Horseback in the Lower 48
Show Guest: Kathy Burns
When Kathy decides to leave her abusive marriage, she is 59 years old. She feels completely stuck with her husband hiding his assets from the court, angry children, and impossible rental prices. There is something, though, that makes her feel at least halfway sane: riding horses. So, with a truck and horse trailer paid for with money borrowed from her dad, Kathy decides to hit the road. She plans to ride in every state in the US mainland and names her journey SHLEP: Soul-searching, Home-seeking, Liberating Equestrian, Party.
She experiences the death of both her parents, re-bonding with her sister, and making peace with her three children. She meets like-minded women with similar stories who help her, and in turn, are inspired by her. Perhaps most importantly, Kathy renews her relationship with God and strengthens her faith.
The Body Awareness Workbook for Trauma: Release Trauma from Your Body, Find Emotional Balance, and Connect with Your Inner Wisdom
Show Guest: Julie Brown Yau
Guest Co-host: Dennis Klein
There is a piercing epidemic of trauma in the world today. Every few days there are reports of another tragedy, of more lives lost to gun violence, loved ones and family homes lost to floods, hurricanes, or fires. Women have come to speak openly about the trauma of sexual assault, and we are finally talking openly about the trauma inflicted on people of color, on transgender people, and immigrants. But now that this trauma is out in the open, how do we heal?
Dr. Julie Brown Yau presents us with a challenge, &"If you’re ready to move past your trauma and rediscover your body’s innate capacity for healing, growth, vitality, and joy, this unique guide will help light the way. The mind-body approach in this book is designed to guide you away from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma and toward post-traumatic growth. Using these exercises, you’ll learn how to reconnect and relate to your body—and yourself as a whole—in a new and healthy way.”
On the Horizon – a Successful Treatment for New and Old Chronic Traumatic Brain Injuries
Show Guest: Dr. John Michael
Guest Co-Host: Dr. John Dewitt
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, describes a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a blow to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. The trauma to society is that about 1.7 million cases of TBI occur in the U.S. every year.
Enter oSLO, Oxidized SLO, is an oxidized variation of a genetically engineered clone of streptolysin-O (SLO), the bacterial toxin which causes strep throat pain. oSLO’s targeted treatment is for chronic traumatic brain injury (cTBI), potentially reversing many of the cognition, motor, memory, mood, and personality deficits that define this condition.
Join us as Dr. John Michael, President of Resolys Bio, the creator of oSLO shares how physicians at Brown University have been the first to apply the technology treat approximately 25 patients with cTBI over the last 3+ years. The results, oSLO has proven completely safe for every patient and reversed the condition in 90% of those treated. One patient sums up this miracle by saying, &"It gave me my life back!”
One Teenager at a Time: Developing Self-Awareness and Critical Thinking in Adolescents
Show Guest: Kari O'Driscoll
Guest Host: Britten Devereux
Co-Hosts: Rob Danson & Erin Thompson
Kari O'Driscoll's new book, One Teenager at a Time, is a social-emotional education manual for middle and high school educators. The curriculum contained in this book is innovative, creative, and draws on the most current research in education, mindfulness, and adolescent brain development. One Teenager at a Time will add a vital piece to the growth and development of middle and high school students as it offers them "soft skills" they will need as they navigate higher education and the workforce.
Kari offers her journey of motherhood and her expertise as a context for deploying these smart strategies with the ultimate goal of developing kind, resilient and good human beings.
Love on Every Breath
Show Guest: Lama Palden Drolma
&"‘Love on Every Breath’ is an ancient Tibetan Buddhist a meditation that combines breath, awareness, imagination, and an energetic transformation process,” writes author Lama Palden Drolma, who has been practicing Tonglen meditation for over forty years and teaching it for over thirty. &"The meditation brings all these components together in a powerful way in order to open our hearts, to reveal and cultivate our kindness, love, compassion, and wisdom.”
The complete &"Love on Every Breath” meditation consists of eight steps and is done as a sitting practice that takes forty-five minutes to an hour from start to finish, but the practice is highly adaptable and can be done &"on-the-spot” in daily life as well as on the cushion. Lama Palden provides instructions for both in Love on Every Breath. She also provides a &"non-Buddhist” variation for people from other traditions that can be easily adapted for the non-religious or for those of different religions.
Healthy Habits Suck: How to Get Off the Couch and Live a Healthy Life, Even If You Don't Want To
Show Guest: Dayna Lee-Baggley, PhD
Salad instead of steak? Working out? Skipping that second or glass of wine? Healthy habits are THE WORST. In our interview, Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley, author of Healthy Habits Suck, describes the science of why we want the things we want (junk food), crave the things we crave (sugar), and dislike the things we dislike (exercise).
In this not-to-be-missed interview, Dayna shares how her funny, in-your-face guide, isn’t another book filled with instructions on how to &"enjoy” exercise, or tips for making broccoli and kale taste as good as donuts and ice cream. What you will find are solid skills to help you actually do the healthy things you know you should be doing.
Trapped by your Mind? Use NLP to let go of limiting beliefs and transform your world!
Show Guest: Razia Khan
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a set of tools which utilize the language of the mind to access the individuality of our thinking processes. This process, in turn, gives us control over our lives and the ability to transform our world, hence it is the study of excellence that every woman and man should know!
Razia Khan believes NPL enables and empowers people to realize and operate at their true potential. Join us as Razia explains how individuals, families, communities and societies can grow strong and flourish as they cultivate and embrace their independence and self-sufficiency. She encourages all of us to explore the power NLP as an important life-skills tool because it is easy to implement in our daily lives and its impact results in radical transformations. In short, NLP is a miraculous gift to mankind!
Ending the Sexless Marriage Epidemic: Living an Orgasmic Life - Heal Yourself and Awaken Your Pleasure
Show Guest: Xanet Pailet
Author Xanet Pailet notes - &"I wrote Living An Orgasmic Life because I am passionate about helping individuals who feel broken reclaim their sexuality and pleasure, and transform their lives. I want women who are struggling with sex to understand that help is available and that they can have healthy, passionate sex lives.” Living An Orgasmic Life can help you rediscover the joy and pleasure of sex.
The Promise of Wholeness: Cultivating Inner Peace, Mindfulness, and Love in a Divided World
Show Guest: Erik Ehrke
Henosis is the Greek word for oneness/unity. Since time immemorial this universal concept has been championed within traditional wisdom, ancient philosophy and theology. The psychoanalyst, Carl Jung referred our shared human experience with the phrase &"collective unconscious,” while physicists use the term &"quantum entanglement” to describe how every particle is inherently connected to the whole. The missing links between the wisdom of ancient philosophy and the startling insights within modern psychology to transform suffering, transcend circumstances, and increase our capacity for love are explored in Erik Ehrke's new book, The Promise of Wholeness: Cultivating Inner Peace, Mindfulness, and Love in a Divided World.
Emphasizing innovative teachings, and new critical exercises for infantile, childish, and adolescent stress responses, Ehrke offers powerful meditations and invaluable tools for bringing these concepts and strategies into everyday life. Here, eternal wisdom, sound psychological principles, and practical solutions come together in this handbook of consciousness; a truly helpful guide for anyone seeking lasting peace and well-being.
Your Heart, My Hands: An Immigrant's Journey to Become One of America's Preeminent Cardiac Surgeons
Show Guest: Arun Singh
My Heart, My Hands: An encouraging and inspiring true story on how a boy from India overcame a difficult childhood and devastating hand injuries and became one of the most preeminent cardiac surgeons in U.S. history.
Faced with an entirely new culture, racism, and the lasting effects of disabling childhood injuries, through hard work and perseverance he overcame all odds. Dr. Singh reflects on his most memorable patients and his incredible personal life. Shared for the first time, these intimate and uplifting accounts, along with photos, will have you cheering for the underdog and appreciating the enduring determination of the human spirit.
LIVING IN SIN: Making Marriage Work between I Do and Death
Show Guest: Jason Micheli
&"There’s a lot about love going around that is so insipid it’s disheartening. &"Love is love,” I’m told, at which point I usually think, &"No, no it isn’t; It’s about a whole lot more than you can imagine.” Jason Micheli, whose continual dance with death leaves him little room for sentiment, knows that love means vulnerability, risk, courage, and vomit stains on silk sheets. He also understands that God is somewhere in the preposterous action of humans saying, &"I do, I’m in it for the long haul.” Facing death, the challenges and blessings of marriage come into focus.
Micheli shares how his marriage was tested by cancer, even pushed to the brink. But with faith and biblical insight, he describes how his illness puts a laser focus on what really matters in marriage: forgiveness, laughter, and more forgiveness. Living in Sin will be an inspiration and challenge to any married couple.
Thrival in the Chemtrail Holocaust
Show Guest: Jana Dixon
In what can only be described as an "in-plain-site" attempt to manipulate our skies for the benefit of technology and weather manipulation, these harmless contrails have been rapidly replaced by their evil twin - chemtrails spewing aluminum and barium and other toxic to life chemical.
When asking if there is proof on the ground, the alarming new evidence can no longer be ignored. In 2008, samples around California's Lake Shasta were tested in a State Certified Lab following weeks of fly-overs and chemtrails. The results of the water samples showed 4,610,000 parts per million of aluminum - 4610 times the maximum contaminant level! The usually pristine snowpack from the Ski Bowl area of Mt. Shasta showed 61,000 parts per million of aluminum!
In Jana Dixon's user-friendly manual, Thrival in the Chemtrail Holocaust: Youthifying From Within, she addresses everything you might wish to know about prevention, detoxification, recovery, and how we must create antioxidant and rejuvenating effects to stop and/or reverse these effects on our bodies.
PANIC FREE: New Book Offers a 10-Day Program to End Panic, Anxiety, and Claustrophobia
Show Guest: Tom Bunn
According to Tom Bunn, author of Panic Free, this condition and its close cousins anxiety and claustrophobia have long been problems without reliable solutions. In most cases, the estimated six million Americans who suffer with a panic disorder receive only marginal relief from psychotherapy (usually cognitive behavioral therapy), medication, or the two combined.
Panic Free claims the solution to panic is to train your unconscious procedural memory, located in the subcortex, to calm you automatically, by repeating the exercises in this book. It also includes specific instructions for dealing with common panic triggers such as MRIs, bridges, airplane travel, and tunnels. Because panic is a profoundly life-limiting problem, the program Bunn offers promises to be a real life-changer.
Subconscious Power: Use Your Inner Mind to Create the Life You’ve Always Wanted
Show Guest: Kimberly Friedmutter
Subconscious Power: Use Your Inner Mind to Create the Life You’ve Always Wanted is your guide to activating the raw power of your subconscious and create the life you’ve always wanted, using six essential lessons from Kimberly Friedmutter CHt, one of the world’s most renowned hypnotherapists.
Discover how to tap into your subconscious to manage stress, normalize sleep habits, quit smoking, build confidence, achieve fitness goals, overcome addictions, develop accountability, release bad habits, get motivated, and achieve peak performance.
The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You: Command an Audience and Sell Your Way to Success
Show Guest: Lydia Fenet
When Lydia Fenet steps on stage for a charity auction, she knows how to captivate and sell to thousands of people—she’s raised over half a billion dollars for nonprofits globally. After all of her well-earned success, Lydia has crafted a manifesto to inspire, motivate, and push you to achieve your goals—and then set higher ones. Written in Lydia’s poised and relatable voice, THE MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN THE ROOM IS YOU prepares readers with everything they need to know to successfully sell themselves in every facet of their lives, whether it be seeking a new career or promotion, selling a company, or improving their overall public speaking, networking, and negotiation skills.
The Shadows in My Heart:Overcoming Domestic Violence and Abuse
Show Guest: Mary Havens
Mary Havens shares her compelling story in, The Shadows in My Heart, where she unmasks the truth and tragic consequences of family secrets and mysteries. This groundbreaking autobiography, her lifelong quest, is about real people who inhabited a sleepy, peaceful Midwestern dairy farm in the Wisconsin Ocooch Mountains.
The Shadows in My Heart offers strength and hope to the women and men who endure the struggles associated with domestic violence and abuse and reassures them that it is indeed possible to create a better life. Not only is Mary's story a testament to that better life, it is irrefutable proof of the power of persistence, resilience, and love.
26 Seconds: A film on the Horrors of Sex Trafficking Across the World
Show Guest: Kelly Galindo
One child every &"26 Seconds” is trafficked globally, the majority ending up in the sex trade. &"26 Seconds” documentary features the heartbreaking stories of children and women from vastly different cultures experiencing horrifically similar traumas.
It highlights the active efforts of survivors, other individuals and non-profit organizations to rescue more victims, raise awareness to those in power to affect change, and ultimately put a stop to this horrific, worldwide industry.
The film follows children and women from each of the film’s target countries: Thailand, Cambodia, India, Iraq, Mexico, East Africa and in the United States. The story is told through the survivors’ point of view, with support and additional perspective from expert testimony.
&"26 Seconds” is a poignant and unapologetic documentary in its exposure of a grave global dilemma of human trafficking. It will deliver a compelling emotional journey in the hopes of raising worldwide awareness of this urgent issue, and will challenge each of us to stand up for innocent children and women all around the world.
Treating Addiction and Preventing Chronic Illness
Show Guest: Britten Devereux
Britten Devereux, CEO of two companies, masters-level clinician and distress tolerance trainer, sees addiction from a different angle, one we can touch and heal. For Britten, it’s not just personal, it’s her professional commitment to inform the modern family on healthy attachment and values-driven connection.
According to Britten, if addiction treatment does not address our screens habits, think twice about the provider. She asks us, &"Have you noticed your heart rate or muscle tension change when you focus on screens? Depending on the chosen stimuli – gaming, email, social media, whatever your screen distraction – may not provide the relief you need. Hard to accept when screens to do so much for us.”
Join us Britten shares how treating addiction requires self-awareness, which can be accessed after detox. With Space Before Change those in need find hope through an online service to treat their fear and addiction.
CODEBREAKER: Discover the Password to Unlock the Best Version of You Book and Journal
Show Guest: Sandra and Daniel Biskind
These international bestselling authors, Sandra and Daniel Biskind (speakers, trainers and healers), have finally committed their full decoding process to paper in their new book CODEBREAKER: Discover the Password to Unlock the Best Version of You, and its perfect companion, The CODEBREAKER Journal. These go straight to the heart of recoding what blocks us from realizing our optimum life. They ask: "Imagine if we could eradicate the war between the ego mind's unconscious priorities and the soul's desire to be whole-to be the best version of who we are?" And indeed, they have done it!
Cultural Brilliance: The DNA of Organizational Excellence
Show Guest: Claudette Rowley
In her book Cultural Brilliance: The DNA of Organizational Excellence, culture expert and business catalyst Claudette Rowley offers organizations a detailed, step-by-step guide to intentionally assessing, designing, and integrating a brilliant culture that's iterative, with each success building upon previous successes. The result is an organization that continues to evolve-and one that quickly gains a competitive advantage.
With Cultural Brilliance as your guide, you'll harness the untapped potential in your business culture to solve common problems such as mistrust, low engagement, and overwhelming complexity. For leaders and investors, Cultural Brilliance will help retain and increase your organization's value as it merges, transforms, or scales.
Claudette Rowley shares how Cultural Brilliance heals cultures that no longer work well, establishes road maps for cultures to stay brilliant, and helps new enterprises create brilliant cultures right from the beginning. If you want to bring out the best in your people, or simply become a better leader, this book is your guide.
From Surviving to Thriving - How Mindfulness Saved a Recovering Jerk
SHOW GUEST: Peter Callahan
When Peter, Copper Beech Institute’s Leadership & Engagement Director and founder of Fresh Perspectives, introduces himself in this manner, he’s not joking. He spent much of his youth compensating for his unhappiness by building an armor around himself that left him disconnected and unable to empathize.
&"I realized I was so disconnected, but I didn’t know why,” Peter said. &"I finally admitted I didn’t like the way I was and that I wanted to change and connect with others.” It was this desire for connection that launched him on a path of transformation and planted the seed for Peter’s own contemplative work, which eventually led him to Copper Beech Institute. Instead of living with armor that leaves him feeling alone, Peter is now focused on leading a compassionate and purposeful life. &"I just want to create as many positive ripples as I can,” he shared with a smile.
In addition to his role of furthering Copper Beech’s work, Peter has partaken in the Institute’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course to further deepen his meditation practice and is pursuing MBSR teacher certification.
My Gentle Barn: Creating a Sanctuary Where Animals Heal, and Children Learn to Hope
SHOW GUEST: Ellie Laks
Founder Ellie Laks started The Gentle Barn after adopting a sick goat from a run-down petting zoo in 1999. Some two hundred animals later (including chickens, horses, pigs, cows, rabbits, emus, and more), The Gentle Barn has become an extraordinary nonprofit that brings together a volunteer staff of community members and at-risk teens to rehabilitate abandoned and/or abused animals. As Ellie teaches the volunteers to care for the animals, they learn a new language of healing that works wonders on the humans as well.
The saga of Laks and her animal sanctuary is enormously compelling. She grew up loving animals in a family that could not understand her empathy for &"disposable pets.” Struggling to find her way, she fought drug addiction and then successfully started a dog-rescue operation in her spare bedroom. Determined to change the world, Laks rescued animals from a dilapidated petting zoo and then expanded to accept pigs, horses, and more on a multi-acre ranch outside Los Angeles.
My Gentle Barn weaves together the story of how the Barn came to be what it is today with Ellie's own journey. Filled with heartwarming animal stories and inspiring recoveries, My Gentle Barn is a feel-good account that will delight animal lovers and memoir readers alike.
Life is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance: Inspiration from an UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Coach
SHOW GUEST: Valorie Kondos Field
How did a professional ballerina become one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history? Valorie Kondos Field-or Miss Val as she's affectionately known-has never even tumbled, flipped, or ever played any type of organized sports and yet she has been able to craft a legendary coaching career through curiosity, creativity, intention to detail, and unwavering care for the overall well-being of her athletes. For Miss Val, it's not about the X's and O's, it's about choreographing your life and owning the choices you make.
Miss Val has shaped her UCLA Gymnastics program as a life skills class, and now she's sharing those same lessons with readers who want to own their destiny. For Miss Val, it’s not about winning and losing, it’s about choreographing your life and owning the choices you make. Her philosophies are timeless. Her coaching style is unorthodox.
Attitude Is Everything Foundation: Inspiring, educating and supporting troubled youth
Show Guests: Jesse LeBeau & Jennifer Polich
The Attitude Is Everything program provides a live presentation at K-12 schools as well as colleges across the country (and abroad) designed to inspire, educate and support troubled youth. Students learn valuable life lessons such as the importance of their own personal attitudes, taking responsibility for their lives, believing in themselves and the value of hard work as a means to help them focus on the importance of education, graduating from high school and pursuing a higher education and career paths.
Join us as Jesse and Jennifer describe how this program excels in driving home the life lessons students have been taught through its curriculum, helps them apply it to their lives, and teaches new principles specifically designed to help young people with the issues they face in today’s ever changing world.
Never Binge Again: Reprogram Yourself to Think Like a Permanently Thin Person
Show Guest: Glen Livingston
If you struggle with binge eating, emotional eating, stress eating, or if you repeatedly manage to lose weight only to gain it all back, you may be approaching things with the wrong mindset.
From his perspective as a formerly food-obsessed psychologist—and the previous CEO of companies that have sold more than $30,000,000 in consulting to the Fortune 500 (including many major food manufacturers)—Dr. Livingston shares specific techniques for isolating and permanently disempowering your &"fat thinking self.” He reveals much of his own personal journey in the process.
Join us as Dr. Livingston discusses how Never Binge Again can help you free yourself from the prison of food obsession so you can enjoy a satisfying, delicious, and healthy diet for the rest of your life!
Personal Power Mastery: The Ultimate Manual for Honing Your Personal, Business & Financial Success
SHOW GUEST: Douglas Vermeeren
Have you ever fantasized about being in Napoleon Hill’s shoes as he was gathering the wisdom of the world’s leading industrialists for Think and Grow Rich — but doing it today and getting guidance that is not only ageless but spot-on for today’s world? Douglas Vermeeren has done just that! This internationally renowned speaker, leader, mentor, and filmmaker has interviewed 400 of the world’s business and motivational leaders to glean the wisdom that creates Personal Power Mastery, the skill of leading a life of achievement and success on every level.
Vermeeren’s Personal Power Mastery has been lauded by no less an icon than Bob Proctor as &"A Masterpiece.” The book is being hailed by many of the preeminent leaders of the personal growth movement as a blueprint for overcoming limitations, bad habits, and beliefs so you can ascend to higher levels of mastery, accomplishment, and financial attainment. From its &"Teachable Moments” to its &"Power Thoughts,” &"Lessons” and &"Exercises,” this book enables the reader to instantly put into practice the strategies that create change and attract wealth. With humor and charm, Vermeeren lays out that case that anyone can achieve.
The Heart Reconnection Guidebook: A Guided Journey of Personal Discovery and Self-Awareness
SHOW GUEST: Lee McCormick
The Heart Reconnection Guidebook, by Lee McCormick, is written for all who have suffered heartbreak. It is for those troubled by anxiety, depression, loss, grief, questioning their self-worth, caught in addiction or obsessive/compulsive behavior, and struggling to find meaning. While the list is broad in scope, it shares a common theme: The conditions reflect a broken relationship to the core of your being, your own ‘healing heart, sacred heart.’ For anyone who has struggled with the not enough—not good enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not strong enough—and the list goes on, this book is written with you in mind.
Caring for children who have been abused, neglected or abandoned
Show Guest: Cher Ofstedahl
Over 400,000 children each year are not able to live with their families as the result of abuse, neglect and abandonment. Since 1966, Trinity Youth Services has answered the call to this societal challenge by providing the safety and care children need, in foster homes and residential treatment settings, where they learn to cope with and heal from the trauma in their lives.
Cher Ofstedahl joins us to share her own personal story of sexual abuse, rescue and ultimately unconditional love she received from her adopted family.As Trinity’s Chief Operating Officer, she describes how providing hope, happiness and security to a youth in crisis is a priority that she and Trinity’s entire management and staff share.
Eating Disorders - What Parents Can Do
Show Guest: Dana Suchow
An award-winning speaker, educator and coach, Dana Suchow overcame bulimia, binge eating disorder and exercise compulsion that resulted in permanent injury to her body. Since that time, she has become an expert in the field of body image, and eating disorder prevention. Offering a nonclinical and holistic approach, Dana has a firsthand understanding of how eating disorders can get started and what parents can do to put your child on a path toward body love, empowerment and self-acceptance.
We welcome you to learn more about Dana’s outstanding work and to jump in and start discovering some "ah ha" moments and practices you can implement right away to bring your family closer together and raise self-confident teenagers with character who become inspiring adults.
Mastering Uncertainty in Life & Business
SHOW GUEST: Jordanna Eyre
Embracing life means opening to all parts of it. And yet, for most of us, the inevitable uncertainty of life can be a challenge to trust. Life feels so much safer and cozier when we know what’s going to happen. But most of the good stuff doesn’t guarantee safety. Taking leaps, trying new things, growing and expanding all require taking steps into the unknown. How do we expand powerfully in our lives and businesses, with uncertainty making our path look windy, dark, confusing or unsure?
Jordanna Eyre, founder of Modern Day Sorcerer, has spent years learning to master uncertainty, and helping others do the same. She’s faced tremendous challenges, taken huge leaps, and has learned to do it all with a Jedi-like courage and sense of trust. And because mastering uncertainty is not a cookie cutter skill, she’s going to show us core elements of our human nature that have the power to support each of us in developing a more powerful relationship with uncertainty — while also deepening into our own inner wisdom to navigate the unknowns of life. Join us as we discuss a powerful combination of how-to’s, tools, and wisdom to support you in mastering your own relationship with uncertainty in life and business!
An End to Upside Down Thinking
Show Guest: Mark Gober
In An End to Upside Down Thinking, Mark Gober traces his journey – he explores compelling scientific evidence from a diverse set of disciplines, ranging from psychic phenomena, to near-death experiences, to quantum physics and beyond.
With cutting-edge thinkers like two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Ervin Laszlo, Pixar founder and two-time Academy Award winner Loren Carpenter, Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences Dr. Dean Radin, University of Virginia professor Dr. Ed Kelly, and New York Times bestselling author Larry Dossey, MD supporting this thesis, this book will rock the scientific community and mainstream generalists interested in understanding the true nature of reality. Today’s disarray around the globe can be linked, at its core, to a fundamental misunderstanding of our reality.
The Ultimate Pet Health Guide: Secrets to Helping Pets Live Much Longer and Healthier Lives
Show Guest: Gary Richter, DMV
As a holistic veterinarian and scientist, Dr. Gary Richter helps dog and cat owners to navigate the thicket of treatment options and separate the fact from the fiction.
In The Ultimate Pet Health Guide, Dr. Richter examines traditional medicine from many cultures alongside modern medical techniques, describing the best of complementary care and the best of conventional veterinary medicine. An integrative and holistic approach to health includes nutrition, as it sets up the foundation for your pet's health, so Dr. Richter cuts through the hype in the pet-food world to explain how to make your own food or choose the best commercial foods and supplements. He also explains how you can use the right foods and supplements to "hack" the body's processes, including the immune system.
Mad Monk Manifesto: A Prescription for Evolution, Revolution, and Global Awakening
Show Guest: Monk Yun Rou
According to Monk Yun Rou–Yale educated, South Florida based author of 15 books
According to Monk Yun Rou, award-winning author and journalist, if we adhered to the principles set forth around 500 BC by Lao Tzu in the Tao Te Ching, we wouldn’t be in this mess–but there is just enough time to commit to the Daoist (Taoist) way if our world is to avert &"The Sixth Great Extinction.”
In his beautifully penned guidebook, Mad Monk Manifesto — A Prescription for Evolution, Revolution and Global Awakening Monk Yun Rou reveals all the ways we as individuals, our society and our institutions can adapt and apply Daoist wisdom and practices to life today. &"Relaxing and Rectifying,” &"Rebalancing Daily Life”,”Fostering Community and Deepening Culture” – it is all about how we treat each other. Next, Monk Yun Rou tackles &"Culture, Commerce, Government and Power” and &"Sensitivity and the Environment,” closing with his plea for &"Awakening to Spirit and Service.”
Filled with iconic stories taken from ancient Chinese writings, his own experiences and astute observations, the Mad Monk Manifesto will spur conversation and open new awareness…hopefully before it’s too late.
Staying Healthy with NEW Medicine: Integrating Natural, Eastern and Western Approaches
SHOW GUEST: Dr. Elson Haas
Many years in the making, Dr. Elson Haas’ new book Staying Healthy with NEW Medicine provides for better health with a deep understanding of what creates disease in the body-mind. The integration of Natural, Eastern, and Western medicines offers a clearer insight into many crucial factors that affect health and healing than any one system alone.
In a review by Patrick Hannaway MD – Medical Director, Center for Functional Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Hannaway states, &"This book is essential education for all medical students and physicians, as well as anyone who has ever been (or will become) ill. Join us as Dr. Elson Haas’ describes his approach to move people into the more positive aspects of what he terms the ‘Disease-Health Continuum’ with better energy, vitality and creativity, helping to create positive health outcome for individuals, families and for the planet on which we all depend.
Feeling Better: Beat Depression and Improve Your Relationships with Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Show Guest: Cindy Stulberg
For years, the first line of defense for depression has been pharmaceuticals, but in Feeling Better: Beat Depression and Improve Your Relationships with Interpersonal Psychotherapy, psychologists and authors Cindy Goodman Stulberg and Ronald J. Frey, PhD, say that it is actually our relationships that offer the most effective path to healing.
Knowing that depression is an illness as legitimate as any physical ailment, Feeling Better helps readers get clarity around the four main areas in life that can be contributing factors to why people feel sad, blue, down, and depressed: life transitions, complicated grief, interpersonal conflict, or social isolation. By finding clarity about these aspects of their lives, they can go on to make the changes they need to feel better. The book also helps readers improve their existing relationships and develop the skills they need to make new connections that are meaningful and supportive.
Kindness and Gratitude for 2019 and Beyond
SHOW GUEST: Gabriella van Rij
Gabriella van Rij, founder of the Dare To Be Kind movement, has been on the road filming since early November. She began her travels on the West Coast, Los Angeles, on November 1st, and has been working her way through Arizona, Albuquerque, Oklahoma, and then up toward the East Coast. She is interviewing not-for-profit associations and people from all walks of life who have taken up the Dare To Be Kind challenge of 1 act of kindness in a 2-mile radius—to highlight to everyone how kindness begins in your own home and neighborhood.
Through showcasing people who took their pain and made it into their greatest strength–the strength that enables them to help others—we can create safer communities, healthier relationships and make the shift from the &"bystander syndrome” to becoming an active participant in the transformation that occurs when one takes the time and Dares to be Kind!
The Book of Joshua: Deep look into Lives of Youth Suffering from Mental Illness
SHOW GUEST: Jennifer Anne Moses
Adolescence isn’t an easy time for parents, either. As children move through the various tumultuous transitions that accompany adolescence the pressures and problems they encounter can all too easily seem overwhelming. For many teenagers, these and other pressures can lead to one or more of a variety of mental health disorders; all are matters of concern, and some are life-threatening. Jennifer Anne Moses, a multi-genre author, brings you into the lives of those who suffer from mental illness in The Book of Joshua. In The Book of Joshua, Jennifer Anne Moses, presents an eighteen-year-old Joshua Cushing who wakes up in a psych ward, not knowing how he got there. Worse, he has only one eye. And no one in his family will tell him what happened to his girlfriend, Sophie. The one thing he knows for sure is that something happened, leaving him with a self and a life he barely recognizes.
Once a popular long-distance runner, Josh is now flabby, frustrated, and furious about returning to his New Jersey high school to repeat his senior year. Forced to attend meetings with other &"underage weirdos,” he sinks into his loneliness. But when Josh meets Elizabeth Rinaldi, things begin to change. The only other new student in his class, she has a scar on her forehead, a Southern accent, and an attitude. Sharing a status as outcasts and an aptitude for snark, Josh and Elizabeth help each other escape their pasts. The Book of Joshua weaves an unforgettable story from family secrets, friendship, faith, love, and redemption. It brings readers deeply into the lives of those who suffer from mental illness, as well as the friends and family affected by it.
Shiny Happy Couples: How to Detoxify Your Relationship using The Melfox Method
Show Guests: Joe Mellon & Meryl Fox
By any standard, the extent of failed and failing relationships has been at epidemic proportions for quite some time now. This is easily demonstrated by the track record of the huge group of people who took a solemn vow to stay together forever. Even with all of the initial dedication, devotion, and pressure to remain intact, around 50% of all marriages end in divorce, with the rate rising at least 10% with each subsequent marriage.
Our guests, Meryl Fox and Joe Mellon, have developed a system that has worked EVERY TIME in resolving whatever issue has come up in their relationship. They have encountered and resolved issues that would have surely ended the relationship had it not been for &"The Melfox Method”. With Meryl’s help, Joe wrote the book Curiosity Killed the Spat and produced the on-line course Shiny Happy Couples to introduce &"The Melfox Method” to anyone looking for answers regarding the &"proper care and feeding" of relationships. As Joe likes to say: &"I would be nowhere near the happy man I am today without Meryl, and she would be nowhere near me without The Melfox Method.”
The 7 Laws of Enough: Cultivating a Life of Sustainable Abundance
SHOW GUESTS: Gina LaRoche & Jennifer Cohen
The 7 Laws of Enough: Cultivating a Life of Sustainable Abundance is about the most radical kind of change, at the personal, organizational, and societal level: a shift from scarcity to sustainable abundance. These seven principles, pioneered by leadership consultants Gina LaRoche and Jennifer Cohen, guide readers on a transformational journey of self-discovery, towards new leadership strategies and a renewed sense of fulfillment and purpose.
It starts with law number one: stories matter. We are all living in the story of scarcity—the story that tells us we don’t have enough. We want more and more, perpetuating a vicious cycle of consumption that lowers our own well-being and irreparably damages the Earth. This book is an invitation to live in another story, the story of sustainable abundance. The ripples from making this shift are profound—it will change your relation to your loved ones, your work, and the planet. Essential for spiritual seekers, business leaders, executive coaches, and environmentalists alike, The 7 LAWS OF ENOUGH points the way towards a new way of living and leading.
Do You Really Need That Pill? The Silent Epidemic!
SHOW GUEST: Jennifer Jacobs
A silent epidemic in the U.S. is now imperiling our health and threatens to bankrupt our health care system: over-medication. One-fifth of all adults took three or more prescription drugs in the past month and 40 percent of people over age sixty-five take five or more daily. This book-the first of its kind-tackles the epidemic overuse of prescription drugs.
Combining stories of those who have suffered ill effects from taking too many drugs with data from cutting edge medical findings, Do You Really Need That Pill? helps readers realize they can choose different solutions to their health problems..
Sometimes the obvious answer is the right one for those who are struggling with conquering drug and alcohol addiction
Show Guests: Rachel Kove & Seth Hall
A recent article published in the Washington Post states, &"many addiction treatment centers do not follow up with their patients, the ‘100 percent’ success rate some cite only applies to those who complete the length of their stay. When we weight in on the relapse rates that are currently estimated to be as high as 80% and then consider of the many thousands of dollars spent by families and provided government by supported programs such as: rehab facilities, group therapy, wilderness programs, etc., we are left asking the a most obvious question: If these programs are not working long-term, are there options that are effective?
Home Care Recovery Solutions co-founders, Rachel Kove and Seth Hall, share their individual experiences as alcohol and heroin addicts, respectively, and the many relapses they endured after traditional treatments, as well as the the process that finally propelled each of them into the field of sustainable recovery. According to Kove, &"Sometimes the obvious answer is the right one. The model we found that provides a lasting difference is actually coming to a client’s home to create one of the most critical elements to recovery – a one-on-one support system that builds a bridge back into a functioning, purpose driven life with meaning. At a time when addictions are rising to epidemic levels, we are finding this methodology just as applicable to mental health issues and other forms of addiction, as it is to drugs and alcohol.”
They Took the Kids Last Night: How the Child Protection System Puts Families at Risk
SHOW GUEST: Diane L. Redleaf
They Took the Kids Last Night: How the Child Protection System Puts Families at Risk, by Diane L. Redleaf is an account of six families whose children were wrongly seized by child protection services. It vividly illustrates the constitutional balancing act where medicine, family interests, and child safety can clash.
They Took the Kids illustrates how the mantra "best interests of the child" masks errors, assumptions, and stereotypes that hide the real harm child protection policies are doing to children and families. Revealing how families are wrongly separated when overworked and under-skilled case workers jump to conclusions of guilt, ignoring evidence of innocence, They Too the Kids Last Night focuses on the child protection system from the moment of intervention?starting with the child abuse hotline call that targets a specific child as a victim and his or her parents as suspects. Redleaf explains why basic due process principles ordered by federal and state courts would go a long way to help families but cautions that just results depend on effective family defense counsel.
Think Yourself Thin
SHOW GUEST: JJ Smith
The author of the perennial New York Times bestseller 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse (which has sold over a million copies) returns with a revolutionary book on how to build mental fitness while dieting, perfect for anyone who has struggled on their weight loss journey, whether they’re pursuing a calorie counting, protein-rich or low carb diet.
After helping dieters lose over two-million pounds with her trend-setting book 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse, which has been &"America’s number-one detox diet for four years running- and once people try it they can’t seem to stop raving” (Women’s World) mediagenic nutritionist JJ Smith realized the most important, yet most overlooked factor for permanent weight loss is mental mastery.
Smith’s book uncovers the five psychological stages required to lose weight and keep it off. Smith also introduces the all-new SUCCESS System detailing the mental habits and approaches necessary for permanent weight loss. Filled with inspiring, motivational success stories and user-friendly principles that provide the guidance needed to burn fat and lose weight, Think Yourself Thin makes long-term weight loss a reality and is a companion guidebook to accompany every diet and weight loss program.
Timeless: A Paranormal Personal History
Show Guest:Bruce Olav Solheim, PHd
Professional academic people are afraid of destroying their reputations and careers by even considering that there is such a thing as the paranormal or psi, much less writing about the phenomena from a personal perspective. For those reasons, Bruce Olav Solheim, who holds a doctoral degree and is a former Fulbright Scholar and Professor has waited until retirement is imminent to write this book. In addition to his new book, Dr. Solheim also teaches a popular Paranormal Personal History course at Citrus College in Glendora, CA.
Paranormal is usually defined as something beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation. Parapsychologists, who aren’t deterred by skeptics calling their discipline of parapsychology a pseudoscience, have successfully studied many paranormal phenomena, including: telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, near-death experiences, reincarnation and apparitional experience. Timeless: A Paranormal Personal History tells the story of one man's travels through the paranormal universe and out the other side. Engrossing and highly entertaining, join Bruce Solheim in his journey while making it your own. Timeless offers a message of encouragement for others to share their stories of the paranormal and to be assured that there is a life beyond this one and that we are, indeed, timeless.
The Emotionally Healthy Child: Helping Your Child Calm, Center, and Make Smarter Choices
SHOW GUEST: Maureen Healy
While growing up has never been easy, today’s world undeniably presents kids and their parents with unprecedented challenges. Maureen Healy, who was a &"wild child” — the kind, she writes, who left babysitters &"wondering if they wanted children” — knows her subject. She has become an expert on teaching skills that address the high sensitivity, big emotions, and hyper energy she herself experienced. &"The ideas and tools in this book are what my younger emotional self was seeking — an understanding of how emotions work and how I could create better-feeling ones,” writes Healy. &"Today’s children are seeking the same things, and this book was born to address that need.”
In The Emotionally Healthy Child, Healy shows readers how to teach children to master their emotions and move forward on their unique paths toward wholeness by developing the mindset and habits necessary to be able to stop, calm, and make smarter choices. &"Using the tools in this book, children and adults alike can learn to pay attention and catch themselves before they make not-so-smart choices,” write Healy. &"We explore this simple yet life-changing idea that we can become more mindful and then, with emotional knowledge as well as some new tools, make better choices — the types of choices that bring healthier and happier experiences into our lives and that allow us to model this uplifted life to our children and teach them how to do the same.”
Dim the Screen, Brighten the Future: Helping Teens Develop Healthy Digital Habits
SHOW GUESTS: Jeff Smith & Mont Criddle, LMFT
We live in a fascinating time and culture. Technology has given us immediate access to unlimited information, the ability to communicate world-wide, and the ability to connect with billions of people. It has substantially shrunk the world and provided tools to be more productive than thought imaginable. It also has had many notable negative consequences.
According Jeff Smith and Mont Criddle, from Logan River Academy's DART Program, with all the great tools and opportunity that technology provides, who would have thought it would cause so many problems. Most of us have probably experienced both the positive and negative aspects of being connected to the digital world. Unfortunately, for many, the negative aspects of our modern digital culture has led to destructive consequences. Social isolation, exposure to nefarious influences and individuals, compulsive behavior, addictive behavior, anonymity enabled conflict, and depression, are just some of the issues impacting those who are unable to maintain balance in their lives when it comes to being connected.
The genie is out of the bottle. Modern society is finding it necessary to find ways to manage these digital pitfalls while still reaping the many positive benefits of rapidly increasing technology and an ever-changing world. Smith and Criddle are trying to make a difference in the lives of adolescents that have succumbed to the darker and more debilitating consequences of living in a digital world. They represent Logan River Academy’s DART program which provides treatment for these issues.
Choose Wonder Over Worry: Move Beyond Fear and Doubt to Unlock Your Full Potential
SHOW GUEST: Amber Rae
In CHOOSE WONDER OVER WORRY: Move Beyond Fear and Doubt to Unlock Your Full Potential, artist, speaker and &"Millenial Motivator” Amber Rae uncovers how your relationship with your most uncomfortable emotions can either lead you to numb out and stay small, or guide you back to your center.
Amber is no stranger to the consequences of ignoring her own emotions. As she rose through the ranks in the digital agency world, the gold rush of Silicon Valley, and her own foray into entrepreneurship, Amber was numbing her worry, fear, and doubts with alcohol, addiction, and by hustling for approval.
It was only when she transformed her life into a laboratory for self-discovery—treating herself as a &"guinea pig”— that Amber learned how to work with these emotions, instead of against them.
Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster
SHOW GUEST: Linda Graham
Everyone knows what it’s like to be knocked off center, to lose their inner sense of balance and groundedness, at least temporarily, when faced with life’s unwanted curve balls. Whether it’s a troubling health diagnosis, the death of a loved one, a serious car accident, a layoff, or a natural disaster, life can intensely challenge our resilience.
In Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster, author and psychotherapist Linda Graham, MFT, guides readers step by step through a process of cultivating more well-being in their lives by strengthening their resilience so that they can respond skillfully to any upset or catastrophe that would derail that well-being. In this book we can reliably use Linda's methods to build or recover our resilience so that we can cope with whatever challenges or catastrophes might come along next — to cope with anything, anything at all.
Work That Matters: Create a Livelihood that Reflects Your Core Intention
SHOW GUEST: Maia Duerr
Take a journey to find your highest calling. So many of us feel trapped in wage slavery and deadened to our true talents and life’s purpose. Or we’ve wandered through dozens of jobs and are left feeling adrift and without meaning in our lives. Livelihood is a source of great suffering for way too many.
Work That Matters author and longtime meditator Maia Duerr wandered through several professions and dozens of jobs (including alfalfa sprout packer and Buddhist chaplain) before she finally unlocked a combination of work that was deeply fulfilling and sustainable. Work is one of the primary vehicles for expressing our deepest selves. Using the 6 Keys to Liberation-Based Live-lihood as a framework, Duerr takes readers through a comprehensive process that can lead to breakthroughs and positive reformulation of their careers. Mindfulness practice is an invaluable tool in the process of gaining new perspective. Work That Matters gives you the tools to create joyful work that embodies love and compassion—for yourself, and for the whole world.
IN MY HANDS: Compelling Stories from a Surgeon & His Patients Fighting Cancer
SHOW GUEST: Steven A. Curley, MD
IN MY HANDS is a collection of compassionate, insightful, and empowering stories of resilience, hope, and determination drawn from Dr. Curley’s years of practice. These real-life accounts from the front lines of the war against cancer offer important lessons learned from ordinary people about preparedness, courage, perseverance, and acceptance.
Dr. Steven Curley has worked with cancer patients for over two decades. While his life’s work has been to help his patients live longer lives, he found that they helped him in ways he could never have expected. Curley shares, &"It’s how I encourage patients dealing with the fear and uncertainty that come with a diagnosis of cancer. Not all of the stories have happy endings. But I recognize that patients relate to the harsh realities faced by other people dealing with the same potentially grim outcome. And they can find empathy and comfort in knowing they are not alone.”
When Food is Comfort
SHOW GUEST: Julie M. Simon
Julie Simon shares with Allen that the better-than-good news is that the brain can be rewired for optimal emotional health. When Food Is Comfort presents a breakthrough, comprehensive, step-by-step, mindfulness practice I created called Inner Nurturing. Part 1 discusses how we develop self-regulation, or the ability to manage emotions, moods, thoughts, impulses, and behaviors. In Part 2 presents seven skills that makeup what she calls inner nurturing, along with information, tools, and special tips that readers can use to practice self-connection and self-nurturance. In Part 3, Simon offers strategies for attracting nurturing others into their lives, as well as four habits to cultivate in order to better nurture others. 4
In summary, Julie explains how you can move beyond your compulsive behavior and preoccupation with eating and weight, eliminate the idea of dieting from your life forever, and experience a fuller, more satisfying life.
The Grandfamily Guidebook: Wisdom and Support for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
SHOW GUEST: Andrew Adesman, MD
Approximately three million Americans are the sole caretakers of their grandchildren, and more of us will be in that same situation, wondering how we’re going to raise our children’s children. The Grandfamily Guidebook offers just the right mix of expert advice and insights gathered from thousands of grandparents who are raising grandchildren.
In the riveting interview, Andrew Adesman, MD, join us to discuss how your top priority now is to help your grandchildren emerge thriving from what may initially feel like a less-than-ideal situation. The deeply rewarding experience of creating a grandfamily in the midst of crisis reminds us that all families are built and strengthened over time. With this comprehensive guide you'll avoid common pitfalls as you adjust to your new normal, and have a touchstone to come back to as things unfold. With advice on everything from engaging with birth parents, to managing legal and financial considerations, challenges with school and social life, and your own self-care, you'll always have a practical, inspiring guide to building a grandfamily.
A celebrity & real life tough guy he plays on screen have transitioned into making a cream targeting pain relief
SHOW GUESTS: Martin "Marty" Kove & Logan Clarke
Logan Clarke and Martin Kove, have both lived their lives as tough guys. Logan is a world-renowned private investigator and Marty is known for his portrayal of sensei John Kreese in the original "Karate Kid" movie and now in the "Cobra Kai" TV series, as well as several other physically demanding roles in movies such as "Rambo: First Blood, Part II" and "Steele Justice". With the help of doctors and a compounding pharmacy and years of trials, they’ve helped create a pain relief cream that provides more than just temporary relief, it actually targets the source of the pain to aid in the healing process.
In today’s show, we will talk about why they chose the career paths they did, and how their bodies have been affected by their careers, and the different injuries they’ve had to deal with.
THE HEALING One Woman’s Journey from Poverty to Inner Riches
SHOW GUEST: Saeeda Hafiz
In this memoir of upward mobility through an unexpected route, a young African American woman signs up for lessons in yoga and clean eating as signifiers of her new middle-class status, little realizing that her new lifestyle will bring her face to face with the inner demons fed by the domestic violence, addiction, and poverty she witnessed as a child. Graduating, getting established in your career, and dating another professional are things many young women expect to do and take for granted. But when your parents don't support you and you have siblings in prison, those milestones seem monumental. What does growing up poor do to your self-esteem? How do patterns of stress and family violence, poor diet and poor health continue to affect you even after you escape to a higher income bracket? And what can one woman do to turn around the cycle of racism, poverty, and intergenerational suffering?
In The Healing Saeeda Hafiz gives a frank account of the anxiety and rewards of becoming "middle class" through a complete change of diet and adopting habits such as traveling and doing yoga. While her peers pursue one kind of American dream by climbing the corporate ladder, Hafiz finds meaning in learning to cook macrobiotic food and practicing meditation and yoga. By doing so, she recovers from chronic health conditions and heals from the family trauma she has inherited.
Forty Things I Wish I'd Told My Kids
Show Guest: John Allcock
Most of what we worry about never happens. Yet, worrying takes up much of our time, energy, and attention. We are often victims of our own thoughts. We automatically assume those thoughts are true, when in fact they often are not. As a result, we fill our lives with unpleasant mind state. The good news is that we do not have to be stuck with whatever thoughts arise, we can change them. In Forty Things I Wish I'd Told My Kids, John Allcock presents the essentials of mindfulness - not as something special and exotic, but as practical, down-to-Earth principles for living and overcoming the "thought" trap.
Written in clear, simple language, John will share how Forty Things I Wish I'd Told My Kids is written in clear, simple language for anyone interested in living a fuller, happier life - including parents, young adults, and readers of Anna Quindlen's A Short Guide to a Happy Life or H. Jackson Brown's Life's Little Instruction Book.
The Pain Companion: Everyday Wisdom for Living With and Moving Beyond Chronic Pain
Show Guest: Sarah Anne Shockley
In The Pain Companion: Everyday Wisdom for Living With and Moving Beyond Chronic Pain, by Sarah Anne Shockley, who has personally lived with chronic pain since 2007, offers fellow pain sufferers a compassionate and supportive guide for living with pain that can be used alongside their ongoing medical or therapeutic healing programs. The book is divided into the following four parts:
Part 1: Pain Moves In
Part 2: The Emotional Life of Chronic Pain
Part 3: Meditative Approaches to Physical Pain
Part 4: When Pain Is the Teacher
"I cannot know your personal suffering, of course; only you can," writes Sarah. "But I do understand the experience of being in significant and relentless pain for long periods of time, and I can say that this book has been written from inside of pain, a perspective on the experience and the healing of pain that we are seldom offered."
Can Adverse Childhood Experiences Cause Addiction?
SHOW GUEST: John Mabry
Whether it’s a broken bone, perpetually scraped knees or a healthy fear of the dark, no one leaves childhood unscathed. At some point, we were all faced with events in our past that left us scarred, scared or both. These events, though frightening at the time, help the body and brain development and mature. Unfortunately, some children suffer from far more traumatic experiences than others. As children are exposed to things like neglect, abuse or addiction in the home, these adverse childhood experiences can cause lifelong stress, pain and suffering. Children struggling to cope with ACEs often grow into adults who abuse substances to numb the pain of their past. According to our guest John Mabry, host of Addiction Campuses’ ‘High Sobriety’ podcast, trauma many times plays an unrecognized part in addiction and we are coming to understand that for many, it many be the root of their addiction.” With approximately 35 million children in the United States suffering from at least one traumatic childhood event, it’s more important than ever to understand how easily childhood trauma can turn into an addiction
Breaking up with Busy: Real-Life Solutions for Overscheduled Women
Show Guest: Yvonne Tally
Overbooking and undersleeping have almost become status symbols, and having it all seems to be synonymous with doing it all, yet what do we really accomplish with so much busyness? Yvonne Tally wants to give you back your life by helping you break the busyness habit.
She offers realistic, step-by-step, and even fun ways to get off the busyness hamster wheel and reclaim your time. Yvonne shows how the benefits of living a more balanced life can improve your longevity and spiritual well-being. She outlines ways to shift and calm your mind, learn how to say no, and create your own &"busy-busting solutions.” With fifty-two refreshers and reminders, Breaking Up with Busy provides incremental ways to change habits, transform thinking, and reconnect with your unique, personal sense of play and pleasure.
Dissociation, Mindfulness, and Creative Meditations
Show Guest: Christine Forner
Dissociation, Mindfulness, and Creative Meditations explores the potential of mindfulness and explains why this level of developmental human achievement is so precarious within traumatic stress, especially traumatic dissociation. When children are harmed, we are all harmed. For many years the general understanding was that children are resilient. They seem to heal from physical injury much quicker than adults, so the assumption that their emotional and developmental systems were the same. It is also a general belief that the kids are too young to remember things, so what happens to them is not that harmful, but this is a myth. In the last 20 years we have learned a great deal about how stress and adversities affect children and its way more serious than what was believed to be true.
Children are extremely sensitive to stress. Babies and small children will seek out caregivers when they feel threat or danger, when their own caregiver is not there and they are scared the instinctual body of the child will move into a state of panic and terror. They don’t really move into rage or running away as a defense, they do move into dissociation. Dissociation, if needed a lot, can lead to a dissociative disorder and a whole host of other issues. These children become at risk for mental illness, learned helplessness, anti-social behavior, and illness such as autoimmune, heart disease, cancers.Christine Forner joins us to discuss the connection between mindfulness and dissociative disorders .She will explain how her book teaches readers how to exercise the part of the brain that is responsible for mindfulness and how to regulate the part that is responsible for dissociation, and so they come away with tips that will help even the most dissociative individual to reap the benefits of mindfulness practices.
Co-Dependency: Letting go of the Outcome
Show Guest: Douglas Bodin
Typically, parents will sit down Doug Bodin, psychologist and CEO of The Bodin Group, and say something along the lines of, &"Our goal is to have our son be happy and productive.” At some point, once they have established a rapport, he will reference that comment and ask the horrifyingly blunt questions, &"What if you can’t make that happen? What if your son (or daughter) actively chooses to continue using drugs, does not move forward with school or a job, and continues to be miserable for the rest of his (or her) life?” As you would imagine, these questions startle people, and at first it doesn’t compute. They frequently reply, &"We thought our job as parents was to provide successful outcomes for our children.”
Join us as Doug Bodin explains why he encourages parent to never lose hope. He will also share his successes in helping parents to free themselves from perceived outcomes and get past their fears of failure, so that they can take responsibility for their past choices and step into making better ones.
My FUR-EVER Family
Show Guest: Lisa Overcash
The little pup in this fun-filled true story, My Fur-ever Family by Lisa Overcash teaches children about healthy daily practices like brushing your teeth along with the joy of snuggling and reading books together. As the story unfolds it inspires in its young readers' compassion, love, tenderness, helping others, being responsible, active faith practices, curiosity, and perseverance.
My Fur-ever Family revolves around a litter of Yorkshire Terrier puppies are ready to be adopted. One puppy shares her adventures and how much she longs to be loved and accepted by her new human siblings.In a world where stress, anxiety, attention deficit, depression, and autism in children has risen to epidemic levels, the loving interactions children experience with their pets is being acknowledged as a powerful therapeutic tool.
At the core of Lisa's inspiration in writing My Fur-ever Family is her own experience and her work with Emotional Support Dog/Animals (ESAs). In our interview, Lisa Overcash will discuss the many lessons in My Fur-ever Family and how ESAs bring comfort and healing to disabled and emotionally challenged children, covering a wide spectrum from social anxiety to depression to autism
Staying Focused In A Hyper World: Natural Solutions For ADHD, Memory And Brain Performance
Show Guest: John Gray, Acclaimed Author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
For the past 30 years, John Gray has taught us how we are different and given us new insights into better communication and stronger relationships. We need more than new communication skills and an understanding of our differences to have healthy relationships these days. We also need the nutritional support necessary for positive moods, sustained energy and most importantly, focus.
Without focus, communication breaks down in all relationships and frustration increases. Without a focus on romantic relationships, passion is lost and there is an increase in breakups and divorces. Without focus at work, people are increasingly dissatisfied and bored, often feeling unappreciated, distracted, exhausted or overwhelmed. Without focus, our lives lose purpose, we are easily distracted, forgetting what we are here for or never realizing what is most important in life.
Staying Focused In A Hyper World: Natural Solutions for ADHD, Memory and Brain Performance shares these findings and offers practical strategies for increasing focus, clarity, memory, motivation and sustaining positive moods. Gray explains what causes ADHD in children and how it is the underlying cause for many health issues later in life, including dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, and even Parkinson's Disease. He details the varied forms of ADHD, from hyperactivity to daydreaming and he provides step-by-step protocols for treating a number of common ailments with natural supplements and lifestyle changes.
YOU PLAY THE GIRL: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks & Other Mixed Messages
Show Guest: Carina Chocano
As a kid, Carina Chocano was confused by the mixed messages all around her about how to be a woman; messages that told her who she could be – and who she couldn’t. Dutifully absorbing all the conflicting information the culture had to offer, Chocano grappled with sexed up sidekicks, princesses waiting to be saved, and morally infallible angels who seemed to have no opinions of their own. It wasn’t until she spent five years as a movie critic, and was laid off just after her daughter was born, however, that she really came to understand how the stories the culture tells us about what it means to be a girl limit our lives and shape our destinies. She resolved to rewrite her own story.
In YOU PLAY THE GIRL: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks & Other Mixed Messages, Chocano blends personal stories and powerful analysis. From Bugs Bunny to Playboy Bunnies, from Flashdance to Frozen, from the ’70s to today, she explains how growing up in the shadow of &"the girl” taught her to think about herself and the world… and what it means to raise a daughter in the face of these contorted reflections.
They’ll Never Be the Same: A Parent’s Guide to PTSD in Youth
Show Guest: Dr. Michael Scheeringa
They’ll Never Be the Same: A Parent’s Guide to PTSD in Youth is a compassionate and accessible guide for parents whose children have experienced traumatic or life-threatening events written by Dr. Michael Scheeringa, who is one of the foremost authorities on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents.
Dr. Scheeringa understands the desperation many parents feel and explains the impact of trauma, simplifies the science into layman’s terms, debunks the myths, and provides direction on navigating the confusing maze of the mental health world to find appropriate care.He shares with our audience that nearly two out of every ten youths and three out of every ten adults develop PTSD following life-threatening or traumatic events. They’ll Never Be the Same seeks to demystify issues associated with this diagnosis
Strange Beauty: A Portrait of My Son
Show Guest: Eliza Factor
Strange Beauty: A Portrait of My Son is Eliza Factor’s memoir of her experience as a mother to non-verbal son Felix, who was born with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy and autism. Factor describes for readers her pregnancy and the first few blissful months with Felix before the awareness that something was not as it should be. Then comes the slow realization, after many months of grueling and disheartening testing, that their son’s life, and their own, will not be at all like she had imagined.
This intimate, no-holds-barred memoir is full of both infectious laughter and intense physical conflict. It is the story of two little girls growing up in the shadow of their charming and fitful brother. And it is the story of a mother and writer imagining the world through the eyes of her son. Ultimately, it is Felix and his sisters that inspire Eliza to found Extreme Kids, a nonprofit community center that connects with children with disabilities through the arts and play.
Eliza shares how she and so many other mothers like her face adversity with grit and determination. Strange Beauty will forever change how we view those with physical challenges – and the families that love them.
ARTHRITIS RELIEF: The Future is NOW
Show Guest: Dr. John DeWitt
Baby Boomers are growing at a rate of 10,000 per day and are expected to maintain that pace for the next 19 years! Among them are those weekend warriors, the &"Thanksgiving Day” football all-stars that are now suffering from their earlier athletic escapades.
Dr. DeWitt supports the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund and the After the Impact Fund which supports former NFL players as well as military veterans. His mission is to create a clinic where all the services needed for these warriors of both the football field AND battlefield can be helped. Therapies will include addiction treatment, vocational training, biofeedback for CTE and PTSD, as well as cutting-edge Regenerative Therapies including Stem Cells and other Growth Factors that can eliminate arthritis pain.
Dr. DeWitt believes that, if his best friend had had such therapies, maybe he would not have chosen to leave us so soon. He sees his friend in each and every patient that comes through his door.
Strengthening families by providing shelter, support and love for abused, neglected children
SHOW GUEST: Danny Sells
In many situations, parents or guardians may be incapable of providing a safe and caring environment for their children, putting them at risk of abuse and neglect. Compounding the problem, a parent may feel socially isolated. Whether they are dealing with homelessness, unemployment, addiction, domestic violence, or hospitalization, all these families lack a healthy support network and have no one else to turn to in their time of crisis.
Founded in 2003, Safe Families for Children surrounds families in crisis with caring, compassionate community. Located in 70 cities across the U.S., Canady and the UK, and beyond, their mission is to step in to help families in crisis by caring for their children for short periods of time, thereby avoiding the intervention of state child welfare agencies that leave thousands of children at risk. Danny Sells, National Director of Safe Families, joins us to discuss the origins of the organization, its outstanding success, and how, by creating &"extended family-like supports” for desperate families through a community of devoted volunteers, they are keeping children safe and families intact.
The Effect of Screen Time on Our Brain
Show Guest: Britten Devereau
Self-regulation and self-management are critical components to mental health, self-efficacy and social connectivity. But our modern habits are corrosive, changing mood, cognition and behavior. The lights and stimuli from screens stress our anatomy, and screen time (TV, tablet, laptop, smartphone) causes repeated stress on the central nervous system. Such stress makes underlying mental health disorders more difficult to diagnose and treat.
Britten Devereau, co-founder of D’Amore Healthcare, an interesting look at the brain will reveal that our clinical practices must be flexible, adaptive, curious, energetic and stable to treat today’s patient. What makes us most human is what is least computable about us - the connections between our mind and our body, the experiences that shape our memory, our thinking and our capacity for empathy and emotion. - Weizenbaum, MIT Computer Scientist. Today's goal: to help you Improve mood, cognition & behavior.
Bounce: Help Your Child Build Resilience and Thrive In School, Sports and Life
Show Guest: Dr. Kate Lund
While we might like to think that childhood is all fun and games, the truth is, it isn’t exactly stress-free. Kids have to learn to overcome obstacles even as toddlers, take tests when they’re older, learn new information, change schools and neighborhoods if there’s a move, deal with bullies, and make new friends. Bounce: Help Your Child Build Resilience and Thrive in School, Sports and Life presents the author's vision of the seven pillars of the resilient child during the elementary school years, along with specific strategies for bolstering the resilience of your own child or the children you work with. The Pillars of the Resilient child presented in this book include: Tolerating frustration and managing emotions; Navigating friendships and social pressures; sustaining focus on a single task and a larger goal; developing courage; Building motivation; Building confidence; and Creating optimism. Resilience is so important because it is what helps children bounce back from challenge and move forward despite the challenge.
Science of the Heart - Exploring the Role of the Heart in Human Performance
Show Guest: Jeff Goetz
In HeartMath’s free-online e-book, Science of the Heart – Exploring the Role of the Heart in Human Performance a major section is devoted to the growing evidence of the tremendous benefits to be gained from learning to self-regulate emotions and stress at an early age. At a younger and younger age, children are experiencing considerably greater stress in their lives, shouldering far greater responsibilities and emotional burdens than youngsters their age did even as few as 10 years ago. Stepping up to find solutions, the HeartMath Institute initiated the TestEdge National Demonstration Study (TENDS) in collaboration with Claremont Graduate University’s School of Educational Studies.
How does it work? According to Jeff Goelitz, HeartMath’s easily learned self-regulation techniques allow people to quickly self-induce a physiological shift to a more coherent state. Consequently, they can successfully handle the demands and challenges of life with more ease, balance and physical, emotional and psychosocial well-being.
Defending Religious Freedom Parental Rights and other Civil Liberties Without Charge
Show Guest: Brad Dacus
The Pacific Justice Leagues (PJI) is at the forefront of attorneys who recognize the need to preserve religious liberty in America. PJI is made up of a network of hundreds of volunteer affiliate attorneys nationwide. PJI handles cases addressing religious freedom including church and private school rights issues, curtailments to evangelism by the government, harassment because of their religious faith, employers attacked for their religious-based policies, students and teachers rights to share their faith at public schools. PJI also works hard to defend the rights of parents including their right to homeschool, review and have notice of public school curriculum and presentations, and opt out their children from objectionable material.
Dragonfly Transitions: What Young Adults Identify as Key Factors that Support Growth and Change in Transitio
Show Guest: Mona Treadway
An overwhelming number of young adults experience anxiety and depression. If left untreated they are at increased risk for loneliness, academic struggles, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, and other mental health or developmental challenges (Pottick, et al., 2008). In the last 20 years a treatment option referred to as Young Adult Transition programs has emerged to support young adults as they launch into healthy, independent lifestyles.
Dr. Mona Treadway shares the findings from a comprehensive research project examining the experience of 17 young adults who completed a young adult transitional living program. It highlights the importance of high quality connection and relationships, community and culture, and experiential education for young adults as they move to find their place in the world. Dr. Treadway disseminates important feedback for programs and families working with adults on topics such as dating, medication management, group therapy, and family work.
How Schools can Prevent and Quickly Respond to Active Shooters
Show Guest: Alon Stivi
We live in a 911 society where we expect help to always be a phone call away. This approach has repeatedly failed and does not work during critical incidents. We need to think about the recurring threat of mass violence differently if we expect different results. Understanding the root causes of the problem and asking why these shootings keep occurring is important but is not enough.
There are some effective solutions available today to prevent mass violence. They can be categorized into two types. The first type is about hardening the school campus and second is about engaging people as active participants in their own security.
Alon Stivi, developer of the Mass Violence Prevention & Active Shooter Survival Course, states that expecting law enforcement to respond immediately is unrealistic and relying solely on outside assistance is ineffective. In our interview, he shares solutions that are both self-evident and successful because we must be prepared to protect ourselves until help arrives and become empowered to know what to do and how to respond in a crisis situation.
Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life
Show Guest: Max Lugavere
Discover the critical link between your brain and the food you eat, change the way you think about how your brain ages, and achieve optimal brain performance with this powerful new guide from media personality and leading voice in health Max Lugavere. After his mother was diagnosed with a mysterious form of dementia, Max Lugavere put his successful media career on hold to learn everything he could about the workings of the human brain and his mother’s condition. For the better half of a decade, he consumed the most up-to-date scientific research, talked to dozens of scientists and clinicians around the world, and visited the country’s very best neurology departments.
Now, in Genius Foods, Lugavere uncovers the stunning link between our dietary and lifestyle choices and our brain health, revealing how the foods you eat directly affect your ability to focus, learn, remember, create, analyze new ideas, and maintain a healthy, balanced mood. In the vein of groundbreaking bestsellers such as David Perlmutter’s Grain Brain, Tim Ferriss’ Four Hour Body, and Dave Asprey’s Bulletproof Diet, Genius Foods presents a comprehensive, practical roadmap to optimizing the brain’s health and performance today—and decades into the future.
Hat Tricks From Heaven: The Story of an Athlete in His Own Prison of Addiction
SHOW GUEST: Kate Genovese
When Kate Genovese’s son, Christopher &"Geno”, died of an accidental overdose, she felt her world would come to an end. Tricks From Heaven: The Story of an Athlete in His Own Prison of Addiction is the true story of a golden boy, who grew up in a loving family, surrounded by friends, effortlessly sailing through high school, college and promotions career. What could be wrong?
Considered an outstanding hockey player, as time went on his performance suffered due to knee and shoulder injuries. Kate learned later that he was forced to take a few Percocets to make it through a game because the pain was terrific.
Addiction afflicts in the wealthy communities just as often as it does the lower income areas. Kate purpose in writing this book is to open every parents’ eyes and help them recognize the signs and symptoms of an opioid problem before it is too late. Join us as, Kate shares her family's story and her powerful message: &"Be aware and educated and don’t hide in denial.”
"Short Term Pain vs. Long Term Gain - Balancing Family Finances"
Guest: Warren Greshes
Warren Greshes joins Allen in a lively, "no holes barred" discussion of the important strategies individuals
need to put into motion TODAY to avoid the pitfalls of high-cost "predatory" borrowing, maximize savings and
build a secure future for themselves and their families.
ABOUT WARREN GRESHES
Warren Greshes is an internationally acclaimed professional speaker, best-selling author and broadcaster. His
book, "The Best Damn Sales Book Ever: 16 Rock Solid Rules for Achieving Sales Success," has been a business
best-seller and is available worldwide. His new book, "The Best Damn Management Book Ever: 9 Keys to
Developing Self-Motivated High Achievers," is in bookstores everywhere.
"Ending Addiction for Good"
Guest: Richard Taite
Cliffside Malibu CEO and founder, Richard Taite, shares with Allen how he overcame addiction and used the
knowledge he learned in his recovery to help others, through his treatment center and best-selling book;
"Ending Addiction for Good".
ABOUT RICHARD TAITE
Richard has lived in the Los Angeles area his entire life. He graduated from UCLA with dreams of becoming a
lawyer, but addiction intervened. It took Rich a decade of struggle to recover. In July of 2005, Richard
opened Cliffside Malibu, a boutique addiction treatment facility for men and women. He and his team use
treatment methods based on the "Stages of Change" model, a model that worked for Rich's own
recovery.
"So Good They Can't Ignore You"
Guest: Cal Newport
Cal Newport, author of SO GOOD THEY CAN'T IGNORE YOU, joins Dr. Melody to debunk the long-held belief that
"follow your passion" is good advice. According to Newport, not only is the cliche flawed -- it can also be
dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping. Newport's clearly written manifesto is mandatory
reading for anyone fretting about what to do with their life. He provides an evidence-based blueprint for
creating work you love. SO GOOD THEY CAN'T IGNORE YOUwill change the way we think about our careers,
happiness, and the crafting of a remarkable life.
ABOUT CAL NEWPORT
Cal Newport is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. He is the author of three
books of unconventional advice for students, which have sold a combined total of more than 100,000 copies:
How to Be a High School Superstar (Random House, 2010), How to Become a Straight-A Student (Random House,
2006), and How to Win at College (Random House, 2005). In his role as an author, Newport has appeared on ABC,
NBC, andCBS and on over 50 radio networks, including ABC Radio, USA Radio, andXM Satellite Radio. His advice
has been featured in major publications including the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.
"The Warrior's Heart , Becoming a Person of Compassion & Courage"
GUEST: ERIC GREITENS
Best-selling author, Eric Greitens, shares with Allen Cardoza, Dr. Melody and our listeners the motivation
behind his latest book,The Warrior's Heart, which includes stories from his childhood and teenage years
growing up in Missouri. While it is meant to entertain, inspire and empower kids, The Warrior's Heart was
also written in a way to teach them about building good character, developing virtue, and making good
decisions.
One way Eric does this is by embedding short "You" scenarios throughout the book that allow kids to exercise
their moral imagination. (For example, in one "You" scenario, they are asked to imagine solutions for dealing
with a bully.) Finally, the last chapter of the book is a note directly from Eric to the readers, asking them
to serve in their communities. By following the Mission Planning Guide (which can be found at
www.ericgreitens.com), they'll be able to do just that.
ABOUT ERIC GREITENS
Eric served as a United States Navy SEAL officer and was deployed four times during the Global War on
Terrorism to Afghanistan, Southeast Asia, the Horn of Africa, and Iraq. He served as the Commander of a
Joint Special Operations Task Unit, and as Commander of an al Qaeda Targeting Cell. In 2005, he was appointed
by the President to serve as a White House Fellow. His military awards include the Navy Achievement Medal,
the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the
Combat Action Ribbon, the Purple Heart, and the Bronze Star.
A photographer and writer, Eric is the author of three books. Strength and Compassion is a collection of
photographs and essays that was recognized as ForeWord Magazine's Photography Book of the Year, and as the
Grand Prize Winner of the 2009 New York Book Festival. His second book, The Heart & the Fist: The
Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL, relates Eric's story of leadership and service as a
humanitarian and a warrior, and was a 2011 New York Times Bestseller... and of course his latest The
Warrior's Heart.
"How Cultivating a Sense of Calling Can Help Teens Build a Meaningful Future Career"
Guest: Brian Dik and Ryan Duffy
Whether the path is college first or moving directly into the work force, teens are rarely prepared to attain
a fulfilling career and work experience. Allen is joined by authors, Ryan Duffy and Bryan Dik to explore what
it means for teens to approach their future career as a calling - not in a Pollyanna pie-in-the-sky sense,
but as a realistic, achievable goal accessible almost to anyone.
ABOUT BRIAN DIK
Bryan Dik, PhD, is associate professor of psychology at Colorado State University and co-founder and chief
science officer of Career Analytics Network, the creators of jobZology, a new online career assessment and
job-matching portal. His research targets calling, meaningful work, religion and workplace spirituality,
vocational interests, and career development interventions. He serves on the editorial boards of six research
journals, including Journal of Counseling Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Journal of Career
Assessment. He is recipient of the 2010 Early Career Professional Award from the Society for Vocational
Psychology, and is co-editor of two other books: Psychology of Religion and Workplace Spirituality and
Purpose and Meaning in the Workplace.
ABOUT RYAN DUFFY
Ryan Duffy, PhD, is assistant professor of psychology at the University of Florida. Ryan's research is
primarily in the areas of vocational psychology and positive psychology. Topics he has studied include
"calling", job satisfaction, well-being, work volition, work values, and the interface of spirituality and
work. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Career Assessment and Journal of Counseling
Psychology.
"Conversation Transformation - Changing The Way You Communicate!"
Guest: Ben Benjamin & Amy Yeager
Allen is joined by Ben Benjamin and Yeager, Authors of Conversation Transformation, which gives readers a new
understanding of why any conversation succeeds or fails. And it won't stop there, presenting "how to" and
practical skills needed to transform the challenging conversations in one's own life and work. The learning
methods in the book are grounded in the latest neuropsychology research, and the skills are drawn from SAVI
(the System for Analyzing Verbal Interaction), a framework that has been used for more than 40 years to
improve communication in couples, groups, work teams, and organizations.
ABOUT BEN BENJAMIN, Ph.D.
Ben E. Benjamin, Ph.D., is a consultant, coach, writer, and entrepreneur who has been teaching communication
skills for more than thirty years. In recent years, his teaching and writing have focused increasingly on
SAVI (the System for Analyzing Verbal interaction). A certified Senior SAVI Trainer, Ben has developed and
led communications workshops for a wide range of organizations-including various business sectors, such as
finance, legal, and manufacturing, as well as educational, healthcare, and religious institutions.
ABOUT AMY YEAGER
Amy Yeager is a certified Senior SAVI Trainer. She has designed and led SAVI trainings for multinational
corporations, schools, healthcare organizations, and other nonprofit institutions, as well as individualized
coaching programs and Web-based seminars for ongoing skill development. Amy received her BA in Psychology
from Harvard University, with a focus on the philosophy of language and conscious experience and the
relationship between physical and psychological manifestations of emotion.
Fusion: Creating Better Humans On The Planet”
Show Guest: Michelle Gilman
Allen and his guest, Michelle Gilman, explore what it means to create 'better humans on the planet', as well
as greater academic performers. Gilman feels strongly that today's educational approach is overlooking the
fact that students are daughters, sons, sisters, brothers, girlfriends, boyfriends, etc. - with a plethora of
issues and thoughts surrounding these roles. Listen and learn how we all can help create happier, healthier
and greater humans to be part of the next generation!
Fusion Academy's one teacher to one student per subject approach provides an educational environment that
goes beyond academics to create a better, more compassionate, creative and industrious human being. Gilman
and her colleagues believe that creating a better human on the planet is a much higher calling in the long
run than creating the next accountant or the next lawyer. They want our kids to leave feeling more
confident, more aware of themselves, more accepting of both their strengths and their weaknesses, and on a
path that will lead to success in all areas of their lives.
ABOUT MICHELLE GILMAN
Michelle Rose Gilman, President and Founder, started Fusion Academy in 1989 with six students. She holds a
Bachelors of Science degree in Specialized Education from the University of South Florida. Prior to launching
Fusion Academy, she spent 17 years creating social-skills and self-esteem workshops for children of all ages.
Michelle is the author of ten books geared toward students and their parents.
"8 HABITS OF LOVE"
Guest: Ed Bacon
Ed Bacon joins Allen to discuss his new book which explores how every person can live a full and creative
life if they can learn to move through troubling emotions such as fear, anger and sadness to find the
"beloved" within themselves and in others. 8 HABITS OF LOVE shows readers how to create a full, meaningful
life by developing simple habits -- stillness, truth, forgiveness, compassion, play, candor, generosity, and
community by asking such important questions as: How do I know I'm living the life I should be? How do I
forgive those who have hurt me? How do I talk candidly with difficult people? How do I best help others when
they need it? And How do I let go of the past and move forward. Listen and hear the answers to those
questions and more!
ABOUT REVEREND ED BACON
Our guest today, Ed Bacon, is the rector of All Saints Church in Pasadena, California - a 4,000 member
multi-ethnic urban Episcopal parish, with a reputation for energetic worship, a radically inclusive spirit,
and a progressive peace and justice agenda. Bacon has received several honors for his peace and interfaith
work. He has been a guest on Oprah's Soul Series on XM's Oprah & Friends Radio, as well as The Oprah
Winfrey Show, which led to a regular role as guest host on Oprah's Soul Series and contributor on
Oprah.com.
"You're Stronger Than You Think"
Guest: Dr. Les Parrott
During the first half of the show Allen and Dr. Melody are joined by psychologist Dr. Les Parrott, author of
You're Stronger Than You Think, who believes everyone can access the power to do what they feel they can't.
With practical insights and hard-earned wisdom, he explains that by changing how one thinks, understanding
what one feels, and using the power that lies untapped deep in one's soul, they can summon strength they
didn't know they had.
ABOUT DR. LES PARROTT
Les Parrott, PhD, is a New York Times number one bestselling author. He is co-founder of the Center for
Relationship Development. He is the co-author of such books as High-Maintenance Relationships, Love Talk, 3
Seconds, The Hour that Matters Most and the award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (with Leslie
Parrott). He has been featured in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, and appeared on
The View, The O'Reilly Factor, CNN, Good Morning America and The Oprah Show.
"Getting and KEEPING Kids Sober, Healthy and Happy"
Guest: Jamison Monroe
Allen and Dr. Melody are joined by Jamison Monroe to discuss what parents can do when kids start down the
"wrong" path? Where to look for help, what works and what does not, as well as what happens after treatment.
With that in mind, Monroe believes strongly in educating families so that they can more effectively help
their children with addiction issues.
ABOUT JAMISON MONROE & NEWPORT ACADEMY
With years of personal recovery experience -- compassionate and effective treatment of adolescent health is
mission critical to Jamison Monroe. Monroe began his descent into alcohol and drug abuse as a teen, while
hiding behind that all too familiar 'happy family" facade. Despite a supportive family, Monroe remained in
this life-threatening cycle until he was admitted to a treatment center that focused on personalized,
comprehensive and holistic treatment that allowed him to safely address his individual underlying issues,
while balancing an effective amount of family involvement. Newport Academy is the culmination of Jamison's
journey and desire to create a unique setting to help teens and their families recover from the destructive
effects of behavioral health issues.
"Who Am I? Teenage Identity Crisis"
Guest: Brian Pace & Nathan Meng
Allen and is joined by Brian Pace and Nathan Meng to explore the current trends and issues with adolescents
as they develop their own personal identities. The issue of "who I am" is very important, particularly during
adolescence. This identity development may include the adoption of a set of values and ideals, a sexual
orientation or gender identity, religious beliefs, cultural significance, and a vocational direction. Those
with a well-developed identity give a sense of one's strengths, weaknesses and an individual uniqueness.
Those with a less well-developed identity are not able to define his or her personal strengths and
weaknesses, and do not have a well articulated sense of self.
ABOUT BRIAN PACE & NATHAN MENG
Brian Pace was one of the original contributors to the development and start up of Red Rock Canyon School
(1999). Brian has been the Red Rock Canyon School Executive Director since 2004, leading a team of
professionals in the development of the Care Schools, which include: Red Rock Canyon School, Mount Pleasant
Academy, Falcon Ridge Ranch and Lava Heights Academy.
Brian earned a Masters Degree in Educational Counseling, and Mental Health Counseling, and has built a
reputation as one of the most experienced professionals in the adolescent treatment field.
NATHAN MENG is a primary therapist for the organization and has been on the residential treatment stage for
just over 5 years. Nathan received his PhD from Brigham Young University and his masters from Seattle Pacific
University. His areas of expertise include Family Therapy, Experiential Therapy, Adolescent Therapy and
Substance Addictions.
"GENIUS: Ignite Your Brains Potential"
Guest: Mike Byster
Allen and Dr. Melody welcome back to Answers for the Family, Mike Byster, creator of the award-winning math
and memory system BRAINETICS, to discuss his upcoming book, GENIUS: Ignite Your Brain's Full Potential Using
the Brainetics Approach that explains his revolutionary new method to achieve a faster, sharper, more
inventive mind--regardless of IQ! In this highly anticipated first book, Byster brings his complete
one-of-a-kind program to all ages and audiences. Whether you're a student struggling in school, a teacher or
parent trying to get the best results from your class or kids, an entrepreneur or CEO looking for a
competitive edge, or a senior citizen wanting to strengthen your memory, Byster's system offers the secrets
to becoming more effective, confident, and successful at work, home, school, and even in sports and at play.
ABOUT MIKE BYSTER
Mike Byster is the creator of the entertaining and engaging multi-disk DVD program to build increased mental
capacity called Brainetics, winner of the 2008 Parent's Choice Award & 2012 Mom's Best Award. Byster
fields more than 10,000 calls each year from schools requesting him to visit, and now offers programs geared
specifically for adults. He has been featured on 20/20, Reader's Digest, Bloomberg News, NPR, The Chicago
Tribune, The Chicago Sun Times, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, and countless local and regional media
channels across the country, among others.
"The Birchcreek Secret To Total Health"
Guests: Ron and Julie Odato
Allen is joined by Ron and Julie Odato from their wonderful resort in Costa Rica to discuss their new book,
The Birchcreek Secret to Total Health which addresses the alarming fact that approximately 34 percent of
adults in the United States -- or approximately 73 million -- are obese. Experts agree that obesity is
reaching epic proportions and has even become a national security threat. Ron and Julie Odato, founders of
Birchcreek Retreat Weight Loss and Wellness Center, seek to reverse this epidemic for the nation and for
healthy lives with their new book. With their program, participants never weigh food or count calories and
carbohydrates again. You can eat food and feel complete, and eliminate cravings, bingeing, and that ferocious
sweet tooth.
ABOUT RON AND JULIE ODATO
Ron and Julie Odato, founders of Birchcreek Retreat Weight Loss and Wellness Center, have dramatically
improved not only their own lives but also the lives of thousands of others through this well-designed and
well-tested program, enabling thousands of people to enjoy natural healing and restoration. Listen and join
the many people who are finding their way to this remarkably easy approach to rapid weight loss and health
restoration.
THE FOREVER FIX: Gene Therapy to Stop Disease Before It Starts"
Guest: Dr. Ricki Lewis
Allen is joined by Dr. Ricki Lewis to explore the exciting new world of Gene Therapy. THE FOREVER FIX is a
book that tells the fascinating story of gene therapy: how it works, the science behind it, how patients
(mostly children) have been helped and harmed.Told through the voices of the children and families who have
been the inspiration, experimental subjects, and successes of genetic science. THE FOREVER FIXis compelling
and engaging narrative that explores the future of medicine, as well as the stories of families and
scientists who are breaking new ground every day.
ABOUT DR. RICKI LEWIS
Dr. Lewis is also the author of Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications, currently in its 10th edition and
used worldwide, from McGraw-Hill Higher Education; co-author of two human anatomy and physiology textbooks;
and founding author of the introductory textbook Life. She is author of Discovery: Windows on the Life
Sciences (Blackwell Science), and the novel Stem Cell Symphony, about using rock music to activate stem cells
in the brain to cure disease.
"THE SYNTHESIS EFFECT: Does Life Have To Be A Struggle?"
Guest: John McGrail
Allen, Dr. Melody and Dr. John McGrail discuss his latest book, The Synthesis Effect, in which he gently and
humorously guides readers through change and transformation with a series of simple and effective models,
including self-hypnosis and meditation. The Synthesis Effect is a true fusion of art and science, wisdom,
and practice crafted and presented in a clear, pragmatic voice that makes it entertaining and easy to
understand, execute and master the process of transforming one's life. Readers also learn that practicing
synthesis offers a much more pragmatic and sensible roadmap to rediscover our true power, save ourselves, and
save our planet.
ABOUT DR. JOHN McGRAIL
John McGrail, PhD is a clinical hypnotherapist, self-improvement expert, and spiritual teacher. His unique
therapeutic and teaching approach blends a life-long passion for understanding the human condition and
spirituality with the experience and wisdom acquired through working with thousands of clients and students
from all walks of life in his clinical practice and self-improvement/motivational seminars and workshops. His
writing and expertise have been featured in/on Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Self, WebMD, LIVESTRONG.com, TLC, MTV,
and many others
"PREEMIE, Lessons In Love, Life and Motherhood"
Guest: Kasey Mathews
Allen and Kasey Mathews discuss her riveting, honest, and often humorous memoir, PREEMIE which chronicles the
journey of one tiny baby's tenacious struggle to hold on to life and the mother who ultimately grows with
her. Kasey's journey began in November of 2000 when she thought she had given birth to the smallest baby ever
born. Her baby arrived four months prematurely, weighing one pound, eleven ounces. After her daughter was
born, she longed for a compassionate woman whom she could share her story with. It wouldn't matter how
different or similar our situations were, just to have someone who understood what it felt like to know
trauma. From beginning to end, PREEMIE will take you on a journey of hope, as well as finding solutions that
apply to our daily lives when the unexpected arrives on our doorstep.
ABOUT KASEY MATHEWS
Kasey Mathews is a mother of two, one a preemie, and one not. A former elementary school teacher with a
Master's degree from Boston College, she led creative writing workshops that inspired hundreds of school-aged
children to capture their thoughts and feelings on paper. Kasey was recently honored as a featured speaker
at the National Association of Neonatal Therapists Conference in Dallas, Texas
"Failure to Launch: What's really holding back emerging adults?"
Guest: Lisa Smith
As parents, it is difficult--sometimes excruciating--to watch our teens struggle. Lisa Smith, founder ofSave
My Family Today, explains to Allen how too often well-meaning parents try to intervene, causing stress and
chaos in their own lives and in others. Lisa has coined the term "parenting exaggerated" to describe
situations where a parent is willing to do anything and everything to make their child happy; to shield them
from all discomfort, pain, inconveniences and consequences. Often times, parents unknowingly take on the role
of "savior" instead of "parent," whose jobs it is to guide, teach, nurture and give direction with the end
goal being a healthy, competent, responsible adult.
ABOUT LISA SMITH
Lisa Smith has over 18 years of experience, a Master's degree, and credentials in Counseling. After teaching
for several years and directing one of the largest after school programs for at-risk kids, she became the
Intervention Counselor at a large urban high school in Southern California. Lisa now runs her own business,
Save My Family Today, which provides in-home family coaching in Los Angeles and Orange County, as well as
phone coaching for parents across the country.
"High Quality Educational and Therapeutic Care Options for Special Needs Students"
Guest: Andy Anderson
Raising a special needs child often presents parents with challenging therapeutic and educational decisions.
Andy Anderson joins our guest host, Dr. Michelle, to talk about how The Independent Small Programs Alliance
(ISPA), a consortium of small therapeutic programs, is yielding big results for special needs youth with
autism, Down Syndrome and other developmental disabilities. Founded by Anderson in 2005, ISPA members are
among the highest quality educationally and clinically-based programs and schools in the US and abroad. They
form an umbrella of hope for families in the US and abroad.
ABOUT ANDY ANDERSON, MRA
Andy Anderson is a well-known and very well respected professional in the Therapeutic Schools and Program
Industry. He has 38 years of experience working with special needs children, adolescents and young adults.
Former Executive Director of The National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, Andy formed
Independent Small Programs Alliance to assist high quality, smaller programs to succeed and thrive in a large
corporate, conglomerate world.
"Family IQ, Helping families achieve greater happiness"
Guest: Mark Hobbins
Allen is joined by Mark Hobbins to discuss FamilyIQ, an innovative organization that has developed a
revolutionary assessment test designed to produce awareness, knowledge and skills in nine critical areas of
healthy family functioning. The number that results from this assessment is designated as a FamilyIQ. As
families progress through their learning plan, they receive customized suggestions under each of the test
components that will provide a higher level of skill and understanding and help them to achieve greater
happiness, unity, and order within your family.
ABOUT MARK HOBBINS
Mark believes in the family and knows something about how to improve them. He has appeared on, or consulted
with, numerous television shows that focused on struggling families. These include the Brat Camp series,
Britain's Youngest Boozers, Teenagers Out of Control, A&E Intervention, Tyra Banks, and the Dr. Phil
Show. Mark has also been asked for his expert opinion by media organizations such as CBS, NBC, People
magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Las Angeles Times, and the New York Times.
"THE NO EXCUSE GUIDE TO SUCCESS: No Matter What Live Throws At You"
Guest: Jim "Mr. Energy" Smith
Almost everyone is guilty of playing the blame game. Jim Smith joins Allen and Dr. Melody to discuss how easy
it is to blame our spouses, partners, the economy, or even our ancestors when things go wrong in our lives.
His new inspirational book, No Excuse Guide to Success, provides readers with the tools and techniques to: 1)
make life-altering changes in how you approach your career and your life, 2) Stop blaming others and start
believing in yourself, 3) Own your choices and break down self-created barriers to success, and 4) embrace
uncertainty and stop being afraid to win.
ABOUT JIM "MR. ENERGY" SMITH
Jim Smith is the author of the inspirational book From Average to Awesome: Lessons For Living an
Extraordinary Life and the co-author of the leadership book The Masters of Success (along with Ken Blanchard,
Jack Canfield, Mark Van Hoozer, John Christensen and others). His newest books include, CRASH AND LEARN: 600+
Road Tested Tips to Keep Audiences Fired Up and Engaged! and No Excuse Guide to Success. Jim's journey from
humble beginnings to being an inspiration to global audiences is awesome! He gave birth to JIMPACT
Enterprises in January of 2000 and the company has been making a JIMPACT throughout the world ever
since.
"Say Goodbye to Stress Once and For All"
Guest: Dr. Jeffrey Brown
The topic is all about stress ... Actually, it's all about managing stress. Dr. Jeff Brown shares with Dr.
Melody that stress abounds like never before--whether the area of concern is relationships, the workplace,
the checkbook, or the remainder of one's busy life. Say Goodbye to Stress combines inspirational Chicken Soup
for the Soul stories written specifically for this book with accessible leading-edge medical advice that will
encourage, support, and help stressed out readers.
ABOUT DR. JEFFREY BROWN
Dr. Jeff Brown is a psychologist and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard
Medical School. He's the author of several books including the newest title Say Goodbye to Stress, as well
as the popular international seller, The Winner's Brain.
"Infectious Behavior: The Brain-Immune Connection"
Guest: Dr. Paul Patterson
The interconnectedness of the brain and immune system has become a fascinating new field of research, not
only in autism but also schizophrenia and even depression. Neurobiologist Paul Patterson, PhD shares with
Allen and Dr. Melody insights from his new book, Infectious Behavior, which explores new discoveries about
the powerful biochemical communication that takes place between the brain and the immune system (which
protects our bodies from infections and cancer).
ABOUT PAUL PATTERSON, PH.D.
Patterson is a professor of biological sciences at the California Institute of Technology and a research
professor of neurological surgery at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine.
Patterson's research indicates that some types of maternal infection during pregnancy can increase the risk
that a future child will develop autism. The research also holds the potential for both a deeper
understanding of autism and leading to ways that pregnancy-related risks might be reduced.
"The Stress Response: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Free You From Needless Anxiety"
Guest: Christy Matta
Stress affects everyone in different ways and can actually help some people become more productive and
innovative. Christy Matta shares with Allen and co-host, Logan Clarke, how extreme stress often has a
paralyzing effect and can lead to negative coping behaviors like anger, emotional overreactions, anxiety, and
alcohol, drug, or food abuse. Matta's book, The Stress Response, offers a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
program for coping with extreme stress in healthier ways. It invites readers to explore their personal stress
reactions and practice these new methods of solving the everyday problems that trigger stress.
ABOUT CHRISTY MATTA
Christy Matta has worked in mental health for over twenty years as a clinician, trainer, and administrator,
specializing in work with people who have emotion dysregulation and behavioral problems. She is trained in
dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and has provided training and clinical supervision to DBT programs, staff,
and clinicians.
"How To Be A Good Divorced Dad"
Guest: Jeffery Leving
Attorney Jeffery Leving talks with Dr. Melody and co-host Logan Clarke about his newly released book, How to
Be a Good Divorced Dad, which offers advice to fathers on how to best stay connected with their children when
going through divorce and relationship conflict, as well as tips about fathers' rights and gaining custody of
children. Logan Clarke brought to the discussion many years of experience as an investigator locating and
retrieving children who had been victims of parental abduction from countries around the globe.
ABOUT JEFFERY LEVING
Named one of "America's Best Lawyers" by Forbes Radio™, Family Law Attorney Jeffery Leving recently
hit #1 on Amazon's Best Selling Author's list for his groundbreaking book Fathers' Rights. He has also
authored Divorce Wars and the acclaimed new book How to Be a Good Divorce Dad.
"Stepping Up: How Taking Responsiblity Changes Everything"
Guest: Dr. John Izzo
According to Dr. John Izzo, author of Stepping Up: How Taking Responsibility Changes Everything, almost every
problem--from no longer using plastics that are poisoning our oceans to personal issues to business
challenges--can be solved if we take action instead of relying on others for solutions, or blaming others and
feeling like a victim. Dr. Izzo and Allen discuss examples of ordinary people who "stepped up" on issues and
the results were massive "ripple effects" that greatly impacted their communities and the world.
ABOUT JOHN IZZO
John Izzo is a leading business leadership expert and community leader. He consults and advises some of the
most admired companies in the world, teaches at major universities, conducts leading edge research on
workplace values, and has spoken to more than one million people across the globe. A best-selling author of
four books including Awakening Corporate Soul and Values Shift, Izzo shows businesses how to create an
engaging, positive workplace environment.
"Etiquette Ladies: Oh Behave! What Parents and Kids Need to Know About Manners"
Guest: Louise Flox
Knowing how to behave in social situations gives children confidence and helps build their self-esteem.
Joining Allen and guest co-host, Art Torres, is Louise Fox, founder of Etiquette Experts, the Etiquette
Ladies, a group dedicated to teaching children (and adults) that manners are all about showing respect and
consideration for others. Fox believes spending a few minutes practicing good manners and showing children
appropriate behavior, respect and courtesy is one of the most important things we can do for a child.
ABOUT LOUISE FOX
Louise Fox, recognized as Canada's Etiquette Expert, is the author of Take a Bite out of Bad Manners –
Etiquette tips for Kids and founder and expert host of the newly launched www.MannersTV.com, an online video
etiquette training website. She is also the owner of The Etiquette Ladies, Louise Fox Protocol Solutions and
Etiquette Leader, experts in Children, Youth, Teens and Business Etiquette with affiliates
world-wide
"Quantum Parenting In A Newtonian World"
Guests: Al Killeen, Author and Owner/President of Killeen Development Technologies, dba Integrative Mastery
Programs
Al Killeen joins Allen and Dr. Melody to explore the historic and transformational changes facing families at
home, as well as in their communities, nation and the world. Quantum physics and science exploration into the
microcosmic world of atomic and subatomic scientific laws has turned many of the Newtonian assumptions of
&"Truth” on its head.
"Fun Without Dick & Jane: Your Guide to a Delightful Empty Nest"
Guest: Christie Mellor
Christie Mellor understands that letting go is not an easy thing to do. However, she believes that an empty
nest can equal a newly fulfilled life. She discusses with Allen and Dr. Melody some of the "wise council" she
provides from her new book, Fun Without Dick and Jane, such as: dealing with the house being too clean and
too quiet; rediscovering your lost interests and find new goals; stepping back out into social circles; and
much more! Whether your kids are still in the nest or not, this is a not-to-be-missed show for all parents!
ABOUT CHRISTIE MELLOR
Mellor is a vociferous cheerleader for the "other kind of parenthood," the anti-perfection,
you-deserve-a-life kind. Her first book, The Three-Martini Playdate, was a harbinger of a new trend for
today's beleaguered parents. She has been published in Britain in The Guardian, Junior Magazine, and the
Sunday Express, and in Australia's Sunday Life Magazine. She's been heard on Britain's BBC Radio and American
Public Radio's Marketplace, in addition to being reviewed and interviewed in Newsweek, Playboy, The New York
Times, People, and other publications.
"Motherhood Exaggerated: One Mother's Memoirs of Her Child's Battle and Survival from
Cancer"
Guest: Judith Hannan
Judith Hannan shares with Allen and our listeners her emotionally uncompromising memoir, MOTHERHOOD
EXAGGERATED, in which she recounts the ordeal of her young daughter's battle with cancer and her remarkable
journey shepherding her child out of illness, towards health and through survival. Now that more children and
adults are defeating cancer, this passionate retelling by a survivor's mother is required reading for
individuals with family and friends dealing with this frightening disease.
ABOUT JUDITH HANNAN
Judith Hannan has been a writer for over 25 years. Her essays have appeared in such publications as Woman's
Day, Twins Magazine, The Martha's Vineyard Gazette, Mom Writer's Literary Magazine, The Healing Muse, and the
anthology On The Vineyard III. She serves on three boards affiliated with the Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New
York-the Adolescent Health Center, the Children's Center Foundation and the new Global Health Initiative. Ms.
Hannan lives in New York City with her husband and three children.
Directions Your Roadmap to .... Happiness
Guest: Carol Bettino
Carol Bettino shares with Allen, Dr. Melody and our listeners the premise for her book, Your Roadmap to ..
Happiness. According to Bettino, obstacles can give you insight to help you get where you want to go, or they
can be the reason why you are not where you want to be. The question is: do you perceive obstacles to be
roadblocks or temporary detours? Join us as Bettino outlines the common traps that can prevent you from
obtaining your goals, as well as the steps to get back on track and reach your goals.
ABOUT CAROL BETTINO
Carol Bettino is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a private practice in Prescott Valley, Arizona. She
has worked as a psychotherapist for over 20 years and authored two books: Better Choices, Better Life and
Directions Your Roadmap to Happiness©. Bettino has also hosted two radio talk shows at KFNX 1100AM
in Phoenix and KQNA 1130AM in Prescott. She is an active public speaker and has conducted numerous workshops
on various issues in the mental health field in the Phoenix and Prescott area.
Limitless You: The Infinite Possibilities of a Balanced Brain
Guest: Lee Gerdes
According to Lee Gerdes, there are a lot of ways to think about a balanced brain. He shares with Dr. Melody,
and our listeners, insights from his new book, Limitedless You. The book explorers the inner working of the
brain, as well as how to achieve a balanced brain, where neither side is excessively dominant over the other.
ABOUT LEE GERDES
Founder of Brain State Technologies, his company's System for Brainwave Optimization with RTB (Real Time
Balancing) is a breakthrough technology designed for relaxation, self-regulation and meditation. Their
non-invasive, non-drug modality can help a child to learn. It can also help with pain, stress, sleeplessness,
and sadness. Nearly 40,000 people in 18 countries - with the number growing every day - have enthusiastically
reported a renewed love of life after experiencing Brainwave Optimization™.
"Parental Kidnapping in America: A Historical & Cultural Analysis"
Guest: Maureen Dabbagh
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice reported an average of 200,000 cases of parental kidnapping each
year. Maureen Dabbagh shares with Allen and our listeners her new book Parental Kidnapping in America, which
is an historical and cultural analysis of this growing problem. From the eighteenth century to the present,
she clarifies many misconceptions and reveals how the external influences of American social, political,
legal, and religious culture can exacerbate family conflict, creating a social atmosphere ripe for abduction.
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ABOUT MAUREEN DABBAGH
Parental Kidnapping in America is her second book following Recovery of Internationally Abducted Children
(1997). Dabbagh serves as a Virginia Certified Supreme Court Family Mediator and has worked internationally
in conflict resolution programs. She is active in creating and promoting laws to protect children from access
abuse.
"Think Yourself Young" - Fundamental Truths About Postponing Aging"
Guest: Peter Baksa
In Peter Baksa's new book, Think Yourself Young, you will learn how to abandon your "misperceptions of Life"
and summon up the courage to face life's fundamental truths, a premise that can lead to a more youthful and
joyous life by simply making the right physical, mental, and dietary changes to your current lifestyle.
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Peter Baksa, author of Think Yourself Young, has pursued academic excellence--receiving several advanced
degrees from the University of Illinois, followed by post graduate research as a visiting professor/lecturer.
Peter has worked with many charities, is a professional speaker, author, musician, and artist. Peter has
recently been featured on Breakthrough with Tony Robbins, which is carried by The Huffington
Post.
"Male Hormones: The Effects of Imbalances on You and Those Around You"
Guest: Dr. Prudence Hall
According to Dr. Prudence Hall, men's hormones may be low at any age due to stress, unhealthy diet, advancing
age and toxicity in the body. She terms this hormonal decline "Low T Syndrome", which includes not only low
testosterone, but other hormones as well. Dr. Hall describes to Allen how the symptoms may be subtle at
first, but over time become pronounced as the deficiencies increase. Most importantly, with hormonal loss men
put themselves at greater risk for prostate cancer, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis
and other serious diseases. Replacing men's depleted hormones with bio-identical hormones slows the symptoms
of aging, as well as helps men remain cancer-free, vital, virile and active at every age.
"Jaywalker Lodge: Fathers Achieving Lasting Sobriety After Rehab"
Guest: Bobby Ferguson
Bobby Ferguson of Jaywalker Lodge shares with Dr. Melody that the biggest challenge many addicts and
alcoholics face is not quitting, but rather staying clean once they leave the safe and structured confines of
residential treatment. For this type of patient--known in the treatment field as "jaywalkers"--the solution
is to combine the accountability and rigorous demands of traditional treatment, with the freedom and personal
choices of an open community setting.
Bobby Ferguson is the Founder and CEO of Jaywalker Lodge in Carbondale, CO.
"Parent Empowerment: Parents Taking Charge of Their Children's Education & Treatment"
Guest: Lon Woodbury
Allen and his guest, Lon Woodbury, discuss the expanding role parents are playing in choosing a school or
program to help their troubled teens. Woodbury believes that "Parent Empowerment" is part of a consumer
revolt that includes recent attempts to reduce the power of authorities to make decisions for parents. This
includes options such as charter schools, vouchers, and home schooling.
Lon Woodbury is an Independent Educational Consultant with 28 years experience helping parents who are
seeking resources for their troubled children. He consults with individual parents, publishes a
newsletter--The Woodbury Report--and also hosts an Internet radio talk show--Parent Choices for Struggling
Teens--every Monday on LATalkRadio.com.
"The Ten Qualities of an Effective Parent"
Guest: Bill E. Goldberg
Bill Goldberg shares with Allen, Dr. Melody and our listeners, "The Ten Qualities of An Effective Parent"
from his book - The 'And' Principle. Masterfully woven through his beautiful illustrations are Goldberg's
reflections, poems, and principles for living an authentic, integrated life. A highlight of the show that you
will not want to miss is the discussion on mastering the techniques of: acceptance, unconditional love,
opening lines of communication, setting limits and how discipline leads to freedom in life.
"How Your Child Heals: Tour the Inner Workings of a Child's Body as It Heals from Injury and
Illness"
Guest: Dr. Christopher Johnson
Dr. Johnson compares the process of a child healing to an epic movie--complete with heroes, villains, and
unexpected twists. Listen and learn what parents should know about how their child's body heals.
"Child-Sized History - How Young ReadersAre Taught To Conceptualize History"
Guest: Sara Schwebel
Sara Schwebel believes employing historical novels in the classroom can help students understand the ways in
which our past can have relevance to our present. Unlike textbooks, which are replaced on regular cycles and
subjected to constant politicking, Schwebel explains to Allen and our listeners how these works can capture a
range of interpretive voices across time and place, a kind of "people's history" far removed from today's
state-sanctioned textbooks.
"A Walk Across the Sun -A Hidden World of Illicit Commerce - Human Trafficking of Children"
Guest: Corban Addison
Join Allen in a discussion with Corban Addison, a man devoted to the proposition that all human beings
deserve fundamental human rights, and to elevate awareness of a situation in dire need of correction he has
written his first novel about human trafficking, "A Walk Across the Sun". On our program, he will discuss his
heartbreaking research and his indomitable hope that international justice will prevail, sending this most
atrocious of ancient practices finally into extinction.
"Failure to Launch: What's really holding back emerging adults?"
Guest: Dr. Paul E. Keck, Jr.
Dr. Paul Keck joins Dr. Melody to discuss one of the most vulnerable segments of the population, emerging
young adults, 18 and 34, who fail to reach the conventional markers of leaving home and living independently.
Dr. Keck believes that young people struggling with decision-making and unmotivated toward success can be
treated, and with the appropriate diagnosis and treatment, get their lives back on track.
Show Topic: "Big Sky' Montana's Yellowstone Ranch Milestone: 50 Years of Proven Positive
Results with Troubled Youth"
Guest: Charles McGahan & Gary Flohr
Gary Flohr and Charles McGahan join Allen to discuss Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch, located in the
magnificent "Big Sky" state of Montana. The ranch is a non-profit organization, featuring a fully accredited
academy and multi-service mental health treatment facility that supports troubled children/ youth and their
families. At the heart of the discussion is Yellowstone's 50 years of measured outcomes that demonstrate
improvement in school, home and community life, a decrease in self-harming behaviors and improved emotional
functioning for youth in our care.
"3 Degrees of Fitness - Free Online Webinar: Raising Happy, Healthy, Confident Children
Guest: Yvonne Bustamante
Yvonne Bustamante, founder of 3 Degrees of Fitness, shares with Dr. Melody her organization's newly created
"free" 9-week, Healthy Parenting Webinar Course - which incorporates a holistic approach to parenting,
featuring topics on mental, physical and social health for raising happy, healthy and confident
children.
&"The Young Adult Treatment Crisis: Why Re-hab is a Revolving Door and How You Can
Escape It.”
Guest: Douglas Bodin
Douglas Bodin shares his views with Allen and our listeners as to why some young adults (18 to 28) fail while
in short term rehabilitation programs, and the hard realities that need to be addressed at home in order to
have any chance of long-term success. To quote Douglas, "When parents are desperate, they will often turn to
the most expedient solution. The sad truth is that patients often relapse and return again and again to these
programs as if they were caught in a revolving door".
"The Critical Partner, How to End the Cycle of Criticism and Get The Love You Want"
Guest: Michelle Skeen, Psy.D.
When you are in a relationship with a critical partner - someone who constantly blames you and holds you to
unrealistic standards - you may feel picked apart, unworthy and unhappy. Allen, Dr. Melody and Michelle
Skeen discuss Skeen's new book "The Critical Partner" which is a guide that helps individuals repair their
relationships. The book provides real life stories, quizzes and worksheets, as well as the most effective
alternative coping strategies for deflecting criticism and breaking long-standing conflicts, so that
relationships can move forward successfully, each getting the love they want.
"18 MINUTES: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction and Get the Right Things Done"
Guest: Peter Bregman
Peter Bregman, one of Harvard Business Review's most popular online columnists, joins Allen to explore his
intervention plan for achieving your priorities at work and in life. In Peters new book, "18 Minutes", a
unique 6-Box To-Do-List that provides the best way to organize your day - month - year. Peter's approach
shows readers how to create "productive distractions"; safely navigate through the constant chatter of
emails, text messages, phone calls, and endless meetings; and focus our time on those things that are truly
important to us in our work and in our lives.
Heaven or Health, A doctor's view of whats wrong with the American system & how to fix it
Guest: Dr. Craig Beyer
Allen and his guest jump into the fire to discuss one of the hottest topics on the national agenda: the
direction health care reform and the impact current federal mandates will have on your own health. Dr. Craig
Beyer's book, "Heaven or Health", exposes the details on current policies and trends that remove financial
resources and choice away from individuals (things that keep them healthy) only to divert these resources
towards a wasteful bureaucratic health system that encourages sickness more than prevents it.
"Abelard to Apple: The Fate of American Colleges and Universities"
Guest: Richard DeMillo
If you or your teen are planning to go to college in the next few years, then you will want to listen to; Dr.
Melody, and her guest Richard DeMillo, tackle a range of hard-hitting topics addressed in his new book
"Abelard to Apple: The Fate of American Colleges and Universities". DeMillo chronicles how higher education
institutions, clinging to a centuries-old model, are ignoring the social, historical, and economic forces at
work in today's world. After outlining the obstacles, DeMillo defines the 10 rules successful institutes are
implementing to survive and thrive in the 21st Century. And, for students and their families examining their
placement options, he also includes frequently "overlooked" criteria that should be added to their check
list.
"Shiny Objects: Do Possessions Have Anything To Do With Happiness?"
Guest: Dr. James Roberts
Listen as Dr. James a. Roberts shares with Allen his current studies at Baylor University that focus on the
impact our love of material possessions has on our happiness. His new book, "Shiny Objects: Why we spend
money we don't have in search of happiness we can't buy", is full of interesting statistics, funny stories,
careful research, and packs a powerful message that happiness can still be attained in a culture awash in
material possession love.
"The New Science of Love: How Understanding
Your Brain's Wiring Can Help Rekindle Your Relationship"
Guest: Dr. Fran Praver
Allen discusses with guest how falling in love and being loved in return is the peak experience of our
existence. In her new book, Dr. Praver explains how mirror neurons connect lovers and trigger love inducing
brain chemicals so that you feel you are on cloud nine. That is why when love falters and hurtful
interactions get lodged in the brain we take a painful plunge downward. By understanding our brain's wiring,
we can learn how to bring the luster of love back.
"Rescue America: Our Best America is Only a Generation Away"
Guest: Chris Salamone
Allen and Dr. Melody discuss with guest how millions of immigrants left the comforts and security of their
homelands for the promise of hope, opportunity, and a liberty the world had never known. "Rescue America"
creates clear and specific connections between the loss of our founding values and the current political,
economic, and cultural problems. What is necessary, the author asserts, is a fundamental shift back toward a
national embodiment of the three primary leadership qualities that sustain all lasting human institutions:
gratitude, personal responsibility, and sacrifice.
"The Future Of Telemental Health, Transforming Psychiatric Healthcare Access"
Guest: Larry Vargas
Allen discusses with Larry Vargas of American Tele-psychiastists how tele-mental health services and
Tele-psychiatry are helping patients in regional health centers; county and state facilities; and many
underseved rural communities. Filling a growing need for accessibility while paving the way for more
affordable mental healthcare alternatives.
"I'd Listen to My Parents If They'd Just Shut Up"
Guest: Anthony Wolf, Ph.D.
Dr. Anthony Wolf shares with Dr. Melody, and our listeners, why today's adolescents act as they do and what
parents can and cannot do about it. Dr. Wolf's latest book, "I'd Listen to My Parents if They'd Just Shut
Up", describes the single biggest mistake parents make, the greatest single secret to dealing with teens when
they "talk back" ... and much more.
"From The Top Down – How Parents Can Infuse Teens With Success"
Guest: Dan Lier
Allen discusses with Dan Lier the process of creating success in the family from the top down, meaning family
success starts at the top with the parent(s). In Dan's book "The 10 Minute Coach", he shares with parents
techniques and strategies for infusing their kids with the self-esteem and skills necessary to create a
successful and rewarding future.
"Mental Toughness: The Path to Extraordinary Success"
Guest: Dr. Larry Koenig
Allen and Dr. Melody discuss with Dr. Larry Koenig his book, Mental Toughness. At the heart of the discussion
is the fact that when plans get wrecked, a person needs the mental toughness necessary to get back on track
and stay in the game regardless of the challenges. Dr. Koenig describes to our listeners how to develop this
kind of mindset, alter your mood and propel you past the formidable barriers.
"How the Performing Arts Positively Impacts Youth in Treatment"
Guest: Glen Zaugg
Allen and Glenn discuss Heritage School's use of the performing arts as a tool to boost the therapeutic
treatment of adolescents. 40 to 60 students participate in a full length Broadway production. The programs'
rewards have been significant, demonstrating a boost in self-esteem and inspiring teens to invest themselves
in their treatment and change.
"Unconditional Love Will Transform Your Way of Thinking"
Guest: Dr. Asa Don Brown
Dr. Melody Fox discusses with Dr. Asa Don Brown his insightful message of unconditional love that will
transform your way of thinking. In his book, "Waiting for Love", Dr. Brown reveals a profound way of looking
at life, forgiveness, and happiness.
"ResponsAble: Making A Difference"
Guest: Pastor and best selling author, Matthew Hagee
Allen and Dr. Melody discuss with their guest, what would happen if Christians and non-Christians alike were
not only reliable but "response-able". Matthew answers this and more in his new book, "Response-able". In it
Hagee issues a clarion cry for believers and non-believers alike, both young and old to make a difference in
their family, their community, and their nation. Listen as they discuss, personal responsibility, social
responsibility, financial responsibility, educational responsibility and political
responsibility.
"Coach Your Family to Win - Setting Intentions Instead of Goals"
Guest: Howard Guttman
Allen and Dr. Melody discuss with Howard Guttman his 7-step self-coaching system for personal and
professional improvement. In his latest book, "Coach Yourself to Win", he helps readers understand that
life-changing improvement, however difficult, is within their reach.
"INSTANT INFLUENCE: How to Get Anyone to Do Anything-Fast!"
Guest: Michael Pantalon, Ph.D.
Allen and Dr. Melody discuss with guest, Michael Pantalon, his new book, Instant Influence, and his six
simple questions that teach readers how to plant the seeds for change, help others discover their own
powerful reasons for change, identify effective "change talk," make an action plan and create successful
outcomes even in people who are resistant to change ... all in only 7 minutes!
"The Digital Divide: Are Our Kids the Dumbest Generation Ever?"
Guests: Mark Bauerlein
Mark Bauerlein shares with Allen the shocking facts that most young people in the US are slow maturing and
sadly lacking in cultural knowledge and basic literacy. But what they do excel at is - each other, spending
unbelievable amounts of time electronically passing stories, pictures, tunes, and texts back and forth while
living in a Facebook, Twitter virtual world.
"Quantum Parenting In A Newtonian World"
Guests: Al Killeen, Author and Owner/President of Killeen Development Technologies, dba Integrative Mastery
Programs
Al Killeen joins Allen and Dr. Melody to explore the historic and transformational changes facing families at
home, as well as in their communities, nation and the world. Quantum physics and science exploration into the
microcosmic world of atomic and subatomic scientific laws has turned many of the Newtonian assumptions of
&"Truth” on its head.
"Road to a Miracle"
Guests: Mark Shaw
Dr. Melody discusses with guest Mark Shaw his new book, "Road to Miracle", chronicling his life as a reformed
criminal defense lawyer and radio/television personality turned author of more than twenty books. "Road to a
Miracle" is a true miracle and chronicles the spiritual journey leading to the discovery of a daughter and
two grandchildren he never knew existed and who thought he was dead.
"Cookies for Kids' Cancer, A Mother on a Mission to Cure Kids!"
Guest: Gretchen Holt-Witt
Dr. Melody discusses with guest, Gretchen Holt-Witt, her organization and new book, Cookies for Kids' Cancer,
that is pledged to support increased research and the development of new and better treatments for pediatric
cancer by giving people a simple way to get involved. Listen and learn how you too can help fight pediatric
cancer with great tasting cookies!
"The Disappearing Spoon: The World According to the Periodic Tables"
Guest: Sam Kean
Our guest, Sam Kean, shares with Allen and Dr. Melody educational and entertaining stories, as told by the
periodic table of elements. He shares with our listeners funny, spooky, and just plain bizarre stories about
the elements and their origins from his new book, "The Disappearing Spoon.
"Community-Based Juvenile Treatment Programs"
Guests: Richard Louis III and Tommie Baines
Allen and Dr. Melody discuss with their guests recent national research regarding the shift of county
juvenile justice systems towards community-based treatment alternatives in response to the growing state and
county budget deficits. As well as statistic showing that offenders dealing with mental health and/or drug
related issues tend to get worse when incarcerated with more violent offenders, while tending to do much
better when they go to a residential treatment program or are dealt with through a community-based treatment
program.
"Chiropractic Care for Mind and Body Wellness, and Optimum Performance"
Guest: Dr. Thomas Duddey
Unfortunately, most people seek chiropractic care when they are in pain or begin to have some sort of
disability. Allen explores with his guest, Dr. Thomas Duddey, the dramatic rise in popularity of chiropractic
care as a vehicle for wellness and prevention.
"Need a better job? Make Social Media a Part of Your Job Hunt"
Guest: Coleen Bryne
Today there is simply no better or more efficient way to seed, cultivate and harvest those relationships than
through social networking. Allen and Dr. Melody discuss with guest, Coleen Bryne, how people are using social
media sites to aid in their job hunt.
Dr. Michelle Au shares with Dr. Melody Foxx and our audience her new book with its
no-holds-barred, humorous account of her struggles as a medical professional when starting and maintaining a
family outside of the hospital.
Show Topic: "Can Proper Treatment Heal a Broken Family?"
Guests: Velvet Mangan - Founder/CEO of Safe Harbor Treatment Center & Patrick Babcock, Founder/Executive
Director of Foundation House
Velvet and Patrick join Allen and Melody to talk about the devastating effects of addiction on the entire
family. Explore with us how treatment programs that involve the entire family help remove the guilt and
stigma of addiction, and return dignity and well-being to all.
Show Topic: "Your Teen" Magazine: Parents Connecting and Sharing!
Guest: Susan Borison, Editor-in-Chief - "Your Teen" Magazine
Allen and Melody are joined by Susan Borison to discuss Your Teen (YT) magazine, a media platform where
parents can share critical information and personal stories about navigating the daily challenges of
parenting teens.
"Point of Power - Where Self-Realization Meet Quantum Physics"
Guest: Author, Peter Baksa
Allen is joined by Peter Baksa to talk about how people can picture a new life, yet their ego continues to
focus on what they do not have, cannot get or is in the past. The Point of Power, combines theological thesis
and quantum physics while outlining steps you can take to live the life that you desire!
Ever By My Side - The Animal & Human Bond
Guest: New York Times Bestselling Author, Dr. Nick Trout
Today's modern family leads complicated and for many, overplayed lives. Melody talks with Dr. Nick Trout
about relationships family and teens have with their pets which is typically based on a special trust that
can diffuse conflicts, enhance communication flow with other family members and help individuals deal with
pinned up emotions.
"The Financial Aid Handbook - Getting the Education You Want, Affordably"
Guest: Ruth Vedvik Co-Author of "The Financial Aid Handbook"
In today's tough economy, a college degree is more important and more expensive than ever before. Allen
explores with Ruth Vedvik her definitive, one-stop guide to the college selection and payment process.
The book covers everything from basic time lines and tuition costs to predicting your scholarship award from
colleges and taking ownership of student debt after graduation.
"The Gluten-Free Edge - The Positive Effects on Teens"
Show Guest: Gini Warner. Co-Author of "The Gluten-Free Edge"
Melody is joined by Gini Warner to discuss the how Gluten and Coeliac disease in adolescents has been
associated with depression, behavioral disorders and obesity in teens. Her new book, "The Gluten-Free Edge",
provide readers with healthy, delicious recipes that balance the body, reduce weight, and taste great - all
without giving up the foods teens and the entire family love to eat.
Children of Trauma: What Parents Need to Know
Guest: Caelan Kuban, Director , The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC)
Caelan Kuban joins Allen and Dr. Melody to explore the differences between grief and trauma, how a teen can
be potentially exposed to trauma and why trauma is more of a sensory experience rather than a diagnostic
category. They also address what parents need to know about children and youth who have experienced a
traumatic experience.
Benefits of Customized Learning
Guest: Michelle Rose Gilman, President and Founder, Fusion Academy & Learning Center
Allen, Dr. Melody and their guest discuss Fusion Academy's innovative educational model where every student
can achieve success. Fusion Academy's customized learning experience utilizes curriculum that meets state
standards but is delivered in a way - one-to-one - that considers each individual's needs, interests and
strengths.
Empowering Teens and Restoring Families
Guest: Scott Sowle: Executive Director and Co-Founder of Newport Academy
Allen, Dr. Melody and their guest, Scott Sowle, delve into the fact that teens are using drugs and alcohol at
an alarmingly young age. At the heart of the discussion are a number of key elements including: the
importance of family involvement in treatment, the different needs of adolescent boys and girls in
residential treatment, providing a continuity of care, and engaging and retaining teens in the treatment
process.
"The Invisible Gorilla - The Illusions of Attention, Memory, Confidence, Knowledge &
Potential"
Special Guest: Daniel Simons, Professor of Psychology - Beckman Institute, University of Illinois and
Co-Author of the Invisible Gorilla
Allen and Dr. Melody discuss with Daniel Simons his ground-breaking new book, The Invisible Gorilla, which
focuses on how we perceive events in our life, miss things right in front of us and how it may be possible,
for the first time, to see the world as it truly is.
"Equine Therapy and Its Amazing Results!
Special Guest: Mickey Kay Troxell - Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pegasus ECT and Centaur
University.
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, also known as EAP, provides hands-on opportunities to build healthy coping
skills, reduce stress, and develop tools for effectively managing an individual’s internal happiness. Equine
therapy is not only an amazing way to help at-risk teens... It can help all of us.
Why International Families are Choosing American Schools for Their At-Risk Teen
Special Guest: Rebecca Grappos, M.Ed, C.E.O. & Founder of RNG International Educational Consultants, LLCs
An at-risk young person's life can change for the better with the right educational and therapeutic setting.
Allen and Melody discuss with guest, Rebecca Grappo, how international students may benefit from studies in
the United States and some of the challenges of getting them to the U.S. (such as visa's, appropriate school,
and or therapeutic programs), as well as finding ways to be culturally sensitive to the needs of an
individual student and their families.
Show Topic: "Importance of Researching Treatment Centers and Advocacy of Treatment Outcome
Research and the Challenges of Doing So"
Special Guest: Dustin Tibbitts, LMFT - President and Chief Clinical Officer, Partner, InnerChange &
Executive Director, New Haven
Dr. Melody Foxx explores with our guest, Dustin Tibbitts, the challenges treatment programs, and the industry
as a whole, face when defining protocols and providing outcome-based research. Additionally, they discuss
importance of advocacy of finding a way to distinguish effectiveness of where you may send your child and
resources for helping with the decision making process.
"Finding and Reuniting Abducted Children with Their Parents"
Special Guest: Logan Clarke, Award-Winning Investigator and President of Clarke International Investigations
&
Keith Schafferius, Author of "Retrieval" and International Private Investigator (Australia)
Joining us is two of Allen's friends and fellow international detectives to discuss the drama of finding and
reuniting abducted children with their custodial parent. Keith's book "Retrieval" describes his remarkable
and often dangerous retrieval missions that have taken him to all parts of the world in his bid to reunite
families torn apart by parental child abduction
The Effects of Too Much Internet Use on Our Teens
Special Guest: Hilarie Cash, Ph.D., Co-founded Internet/Computer Addiction Services
Our guest, Dr. Hilarie Cash, joins Allen and Melody to discuss the appropriate role of digital technology in
the lives of our children, learning how to set and hold effective and appropriate limits on technology use,
and understanding what is its healthy use for ourselves and our partners.
"Nourishment: Feeding my starving soul when my mind and body betrayed me."
Special Guest: Melissa Binstock, Author of "Nourishment"
Joining Allen and Melody is Melissa Binstock, a 22 year old college student who, by the time she was 11 years
old, was diagnosed with 6 disorders, including Tourette's syndrome, OCD, dyslexia, ADHD, anorexia, and
generalized anxiety disorder. Melissa shares with our listeners her story about hope and her ability to
thrive in the face of adversity.
"Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction"
Special Guest: Lance Dodes, MD - Member of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, Assistant
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Author of "Breaking Addiction"
Addiction has long been deeply misunderstood in our culture and, as a result, our treatment has not been very
successful. Dr. Lance Dodes joins Allen and Melody to discuss his new book "Breaking Addictions" which
describes an innovative way to understand and treat all forms of addiction.
"How Outdoor Learning Increases Academic Improvement"
Special Guest: Stacie Gilmore, Co-founder and Executive Director ofEnvironmental Learning for Kids
Allen is joined by Stacie Gilmore, Executive Director of Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK), a
Colorado-based program that combines outdoor, field-based learning with mentoring and career preparation.
ELK youth have a 98% graduation rate, compared to its surrounding public school system of an astounding 60%
for the same demographic.
"Troubled Childhood, Triumphant Life: Healing from the Battle Scars of Youths"
Special Guest: James Krehbiel CEd.S., LPC, CCBT, Author of "Troubled Childhood, Triumphant Life"
Topic: Allen and Melody are joined by James Krehbiel to discuss his book "Troubled Childhood, Triumphant
Life", and the tools it presents for untangling the past through self-reflection, recognition, grieving and
releasing one's losses; and integrating new thinking in the journey to find authentic adulthood.
"Fortunate Sons: The 120 Chinese Boys who Came to America, Went to School and Revolutionized
an Ancient Empire"
Show Guest: Matthew Miller, Co-Author of Fortunate Sons
Our guest, Matthew Miller, joins Allen and co-host Geoff Browne to discuss, "Fortunate Sons", a book he
co-authored with Liel Leibovitz which describes the true story of 120 Chinese boys who studied in America in
the 19th Century and returned home to become modern China's founding fathers and revolutionized an Ancient
Empire.
Parenting the Troubled Teen
Show Guest: Dr. David Sack, CEO of Promises Treatment Centers and Elements Behavioral Health;
Board Certified Addiction Psychiatrist and Addictionologist
Our guest, Dr. David Sack, discusses with Allen and Melody the signs and strategies that can help parents
identify the events or deep-rooted causes, establish a communications flow and provide the support and
interventions necessary to ensure the well-being and safety of their child.
The Global Adolescents Project in Haiti
Special Guest: Dr. Nancy Sobel, Licensed Psychologist; Co-founded of the Global Adolescent Project and
Boarding House Mentors"
Allen and Melody are joined by Dr. Nancy Sobel, the co-founder of the Global Adolescents Project, a
non-profit organization in Haiti that relocates adolescent orphans from the dangers of displaced persons
camps and tent living into safe housing. The mission of the project is to educate, encourage resilience and
empower disenfranchised youth globally!
The Journey: Home from Autism
Special Guest: Rhonda Spellman, Teacher and Speaker dedicated to Promoting Literacy and Autism Awareness and
Author of "The Journey Home From Autism"
Rhonda Spellman joins Melody to demystify the relationship between autism and auto immune disorders! Before
parents or professionals can help a person with a suppressed immune system, they must first learn how to
think and feel like they do!
The Twelfth Insight
Special Guest: James Redfield, Author of both - "The Twelfth Insight", and Mega Bestseller: "The Celestine
Prophecy"
Allen and Melody are joined by James Redfield to discuss his much-awaited fourth installment in the hugely
popular Celestine series - "The Twelfth Insight". Some see the year 2012 as a time of great disaster, Mr.
Redfield sees a return to integrity and an emergence of "Authentic Spirituality". Listen and learn why
synchronicity is so important right now!
Scent of the Missing
Special Guest: Susannah Charleson, Author of "Scent of the Missing", and Disaster Recovery Pilot and Search
and Canine Rescue Expert
During the 2nd half of our show, Susannah Charleson discusses with Allen and Melody her new book "Scent of
the Missing", which offers a fascinating inside look into the dangerous, difficult and very important world
of canine search and rescue work.
Hypnotherapy and Teen Self-Esteem
Special Guest: Marc Drucker, MS. Certified Hypnotherapist and Master Hypnotist, specializing in working with
children.
For children and teens, fears, anxiety, and emotional problems can take many forms. Allen discusses with Marc
Drucker the benefits of hypnotherapy in overcoming fears and phobias; while building self-confidence,
self-control and improving in their academic and sports performance.
Our Valentine’s day special guest, Diana Kirschner PhD. Author of; "Sealing the Deal" The Love Mentor’s Guide
to Lasting Love talked with Allen about "how to be happily in love together forever"!
Show Topic: The Gift of Laughter & Healing
Special Guest: Jeff Allen, Celebrated Comedian frequently seen on; Comedy Central, VH-1, Showtime, TBN,
Family Net and numerous other networks!
Allen and Melody are joined by guest Jeff Allen, whose comedy drives home the humor in everyday family life,
as well as the joy derived from a healthy marriage and the creation and maintenance of a "Happy
Family".
Empowering Youth With ADD
Special Guest: Jodi Sleeper-Triplett - Author of "Empowering Youth with ADD", Master Certified Coach and
Senior Certified ADHD Coach, Co-founder of the Institute for the Advancement of ADHD Coaching, Director of
Coach Training for the Edge Foundation.
Children of Alcoholics
Special Guest: Dr. Robert Ackerman, Professor - University of South Carolina, Hilton Head; Co-founder of the
National Association for Children of Alcoholics, and Author of Children of Alcoholics
Allen, Melody, and their guest, Dr. Robert Ackerman explore the sensitive topic of children living in an
alcoholic or drug addicted family. Whether family members want to admit it or not, everyone is affected. If
you know anyone living in this situation…
this is a must listen to show!
The Happiness Advantage
Special Guest: Shawn Achor, MCC, SCAC, Professor, winner of overa dozen distinguished teaching awards at
Harvard University, and Author of The Happiness Advantage!
If you're happy, you'll be successful - NOT if you're successful, you'll be happy. Joining Allen and Melody
is Shawn Achor, professor for Harvard Unversity's Happiness Course. Really!
Accelerated Learning through Rubik's Cubes
Special Guest: Holly Riehl, Vice President, You CAN Do The Rubik's Cube
Holly Riehl joins Allen and Melody to discuss the "You CAN Do The Rubik's Cube" accelerated learning system
which uses the cube to foster life lessons such as problem-solving, negotiation, and teamwork.
Teen Kids News - The Voice of a New Generation
Special Guest: Al Primo , Founder of Teen Kids News & TV Executive credited with Creating the Eyewitness
News format
Al Primo, founder of Teen Kids News (TKN), joins Allen and Melody to discuss TKN's international 1/2 hour
weekly program. TKN reporters (who are, of course, all kids!) report on everything that is fun, interesting
or important about our world. Have your teen check it out!
Bullying and What Parents Can Do!
Show Guests: Jamie Mantell, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Co-Host Melody Foxx and guest, Jamie Mantell, discuss the many forms of bullying, a serious public health
issue that affects many teens. As a parent, it is important to recognize if your child is being bullied, or
if she is bullying someone else.
Holiday Stress: Avoid the Trap of Emotional Eating
Special Guest: Dena Cabrera, Psy.D., Psychologist, Speaker and Expert in the Psychodiagnostic Assessment and
Treatment of Eating Disorders
Dr. Dena Cabrera joins Allen and Melody to explore the abundance of holiday foods, combined with the added
stress of the season, that can result in emotional eating. Dr. Cabrera will discuss simple strategies to help
you avoid the trap of over indulging this holiday season.
Using humor and music to let light into dark places and to help keep families safe and secure
Special Guest: Dr. Peter Alsop, Nationally-known Singer-Songwriter, Educator, and Humorist with a Ph.D. in
Educational Psychology
Allen, Melody and their guest, Dr. Peter Alsop, delve into his award-winning songs that are used daily by
thousands of parents, educators and human service professionals.
During the 1st part of the show, Jonathan Block-Verk and Jonathan Mooney discussed the Promo Pathways Program
Competition that will integrate high risk youth ages 17 to 21 into the promotion commercial business of the
entertainment industry, showing their creativity to executives from Fox, CNN, ESPN and many
more.
Holiday Skits & Contests That Bring Families Together
Special Guest: Cornell Christianson, Playright, Producer and Author of "Holiday Skits & Contests"
With the holidays coming soon, Allen and Melody are joined by Cornell Christianson, author of a new book
entitled "Holiday Skits & Contests" that promises to reconnect and bring families together. If you don’t
smile at least 10 times listening to this show… then you’re working too hard and need this book
immediately!
Holiday Skits & Contests That Bring Families Together
Special Guest: Cornell Christianson, Playright, Producer and Author of "Holiday Skits & Contests"
With the holidays coming soon, Allen and Melody are joined by Cornell Christianson, author of a new book
entitled "Holiday Skits & Contests" that promises to reconnect and bring families together. If you don’t
smile at least 10 times listening to this show… then you’re working too hard and need this book
immediately!
"How to Get Mental Health & Addiction Treatment Expenses Covered by Insurance and/or
Government"
Special Guest: Monica Oss, M.S., Chief Executive Officer and Senior Associate of Open Minds
Individuals who have sought help for mental illness or addiction treatment know that it can be very difficult
to get these conditions covered by their insurance companies. Allen and Dr. Melody Foxx, discuss with Monica
the recent changes in federal laws, as well as other resources and approaches that could expedite the process
and get tens of thousands of dollars worth of treatment covered! This show is also a "must listen" for
programs that want to know how to help their clients get government or insurance payments for their
services.
Turning Families Right Side Up!
Show Guests: Allen Cardoza & Dr. Melody Foxx
Allen and Dr. Melody Foxx, our co-host, discuss their individual work with stressed-out families who often
feel they have nowhere to turn, and who are struggling with poor relationships, conflict and the defiant
nature of their troubled teens. This show is a must to listen to! We had many responses that this was the
best show to date!
Special Guests: Dr. Andy Sapp and Dr. Chris McRoberts, Parenting, Tough Choices, Change,
Challenge Hope & Healing
Allen, Melody and their guests, Dr. Andy Sapp and Dr. Chris McRoberts discuss the emotions and difficulties
parents face when they must place their child in a residential treatment program.
Jacob's Turn
Guests: Patricia Titus & Nick Nanton
Patricia (Tricia) Titus and Nick Ninton share with Allen, Melody and our audience, a remarkable story about
Tricia's son, Jacob, with Downs Syndrome. This 4 year old boy from the small rural community of Floyds Knobs,
Indiana-just outside of Louisville-was playing T-ball in a place where, as his mother Patricia says, "life
lessons are learned at church, home and on the baseball field."
Live from Sunhawk Adolescent Recover Center: Teens Talk Hope and Recovery
Special Guest: Davee Chandler, Clinical Director & Teens from Sunhawk Recovery Center
Allen and his co-host, Dr. Melody Foxx, welcome guests Davee Chandler and some very open and candid teens at
Sunhawk, who speak to parents and counseling professionals, as well as young people like themselves who have
struggled with substance abuse and/or the real life challenges of teenage life today.
"Be True to Yourself While Changing Those Parts of Your Life You Wish Were Different"
Special Guest: Nick Berar
Allen, co-host, Dr. Melody Foxx and their guest, Nick Berar, explore the meaning of "personal truth" and the
important steps teens and adults can take to achieve these important changes in their lives ... changes that
will allow them to reclaim their power and truth, and experience abundance.
Fixing Freddie: A True Story About a Very Bad Beagle Who Became a Family's Life Teacher
Special Guest: Paula Munier, author of several books, not notable, "Fixing Freddie"
Allen and co-host Melody Foxx discuss with Paula the aftermath of divorce and her efforts to create a stable
home for her son and a new life for herself. At the heart of her family's story is a plot line so true, so
scientifically replicable that it makes a story about a bad dog who helps create a new family from the
fragments of an old family seem unusual. Listen to this heartwarming and humorous story.
Keepers of the Children: Native American Wisdom and Parenting.
Special Guest: Laura Ramirez, Psychologist and Author Laura is the author of "Keepers of the Children:
Native American Wisdom and Parenting." This award-winning book combines ancient native concepts with
cutting-edge psychology to show parents how to raise children to develop their natural strengths, hone keen
self preservation skills that will keep them safe from harm and grow into adults who share their strengths
with others by making unique contributions to the world. And...back by popular demand, writer and satirist
Will Jones as Allen's co-host. This is a show you won’t want to miss!
"The Lost Art of Parenting"
Special Guest: Gary Hees, Clinical Director at Spring Ridge Academy
Parenting is a lost art, according to our guest Gary Hees. Allen and Gary Hees pull back the covers to
discuss the importance of educating parents about what works and what does not work within the family system
in today’s culture and provide information relating how to change the current parenting
paradigm.
"Keep the Love Flowing, Even During the Tough Teen Years"
Special Guest: Diane Ingram, Author of "Listen to Your Heart and Make a Difference", Speaker, Child
Development Professional and International Life Coach
Allen and Diane help our listeners explore the concept that "The Dreams We Dare to Dream Really Do Come True"
... when you listen to your heart and take action on the inner guidance you receive. Go for it, and find out
for yourself.
Integrative Mastery's 8 Critical Steps to Overcoming Barriers that Block a Harmonious Family
Special Guest: Al Killeen, Founder of "The Integrative Mastery Programs" and author of "Soul Proprietorship"
Al Killeen joins Allen to explore the 8 critical steps to overcoming barriers that block a harmonious family
life. At the heart of the discussion is achieving a "Road Map" to get from your current reality to the
future perfect outcome.
"Motivating Teens to Discover Their Career Passion"
Special Guest: Lissa Markwardt - Career Education Consultant and Founder of Career Intention
High school students today have an abundance of post-secondary education and career options, yet most of them
report that they do not possess the knowledge or skills necessary for making good career choices. Allen, and
his co-host Dr. Melody Fox, discuss with Lissa her three-step process to facilitate student career
decision-making using the "best of the best" resources and techniques.
"Feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or out of balance? It's Time to Bring Your Life Back to
Center!"
Special Guest: Miles Adcox, Co-Owner and CEO of Onsite Workshops, Partner in Institute for Brain Technology
and HFS
Miles Adcox joins Allen to examine the impact of challenging life events, relationships, emotional trauma,
distorted or compulsive behaviors in yourself or those you love. Anxiety, codependency or just the stresses
of daily living that can keep you from the peace and balance you desire.
"How Momma Got Her Groove Back, and When Momma's Happy, the Family's Happy!"
Special Guest: Allana Pratt, Host of the #1 rated Radio Show "How Mama Got Her Groove Back"
and Author of "How To Be And Stay Sexy"
Allana Pratt not only entertains, she empowers our listeners to reach for what we all want - a sense of
freedom and peace in discovering exactly who we really are. Allen and Allana review her popular book "How
Mama Got Her Groove Back" - and the 6 Secrets Every Mother Needs to Know to Stay "Sane, Sexy and Satisfied
with her life..
The Culture of Excess
Special Guest: Dr Jay Slosar, Clinical Psychologist and the Author of "The Culture of Excess" How
Americans lost self control and why we need to redefine success!
Listen as Allen and Dr. Slosar discuss the psychological explanation for the decline in self control and the
impact of the speed of technology and extreme capitalism have had in our growing sense of entitlement and
narcissism that has driven us into excess and decline... And what the next generation can do to stop this
cycle of excess.
Teen Experts, "Motivating the Teen Spirit"
Special Guest: Ronda Wada, Founder of Teen Experts, Facilitator and Radio Host of "The Teen Experience"
Allen and Ronda offer ways to engage and connect with teens. Ronda and her website, TheTeenExperts
contributes to helping parents, teachers and counselors learn how to get kids to: 1) share who they really
are and what's going on in their lives, 2) speak to them in a way that will encourage them to listen and, 3)
Adapt your communication style to match any teen's personality for maximum impact &
effectiveness.
"ADD is not a Disability it is a Diff-ability"
Special Guest: Dr. Kevin Ross Emery, Author of "Managing The Gift: Alternative Approaches for Attention
Deficit Disorder"
Allen and Dr. Kevin Ross Emery explore with our listeners the adoption of a "new definition" of ADD resulting
from his ground breaking book, Managing The Gift: Alternative Approaches for Attention Deficit Disorder. Dr.
Emery's identification of ADD/ADHD as both a gift and part of man's evolutionary process has brought him to
work with successful entrepreneurs, children, and adults throughout the United States and Europe. Listen as
they discuss the political and financial sides of medicating many of our very gifted children!
Heartlight Girls, Empowering Girls From the Inside Out
Special Guest: Debra Gano, Internationally-Known Model, Actress & Founder of Heartlight Girls
Building self esteem and self worth from the "inside out" with our young girls today. Debra Gano joins Allen
to delve into a topic that translates the message that the true secret to beauty is a cultural wake-up call
that is long overdue. According out Debra, "Today's young girl needs more than just a helping hand; she needs
to know that her greatest gift lies within her heart."
The New Charter School Model - Preparing Students for a Life of Excellence
Special Guest: Marvin Smith, M.E.C.A. President/Executive Director.
Marvin Smith and Allen discuss the inherent problems in our public education system and the increased
popularity of charter schools for parents that cannot afford private schools. Micro-Enterprise Charter
Academy (M.E.C.A.) prepares students to obtain knowledge and skills for success in life; educationally,
technologically, economically, and sociologically.
Mommy Power, Discovering Your Mommy Strength
Special Guest: Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman, author of Mommy Power and the Director of Ministry and Mission
at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. She also co-hosts the Hour of Power television show.
Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman joins Allen in discussing how the great joys of parenting are often hindered by
harsh self-doubt and a lack of physical and emotional energy. In "Discovering Your Mommy Strength", Dr.
Coleman empowers women to be the best parent they can be, rather than trying to be the perfect parent, of
which we all fall short.
Integrated Listening Systems - Brain Training to Improve Student’s Processing, Attention
& Performance.
Special Guests: Kate O'Brien Minson, Co-Founder and Randall Redfield, Sr. Marketing Executive
Integrative Listening Systems' advanced technology which helps develop the building blocks of learning at any
age.
I.E. those physiological systems which play key roles in our ability to receive, process, and express
information, as well as some unexpected benefits.
Simply Live It UP: Reframing & Prioritizing Your Family Life
Special Guest: Charlotte Ward, Author of "Simply Live It!"
Charlotte Ward joins Allen to discuss the family dynamics of "purposing" one's life to create quality time
for yourself and your family. In "Simply Live It Up" readers find a road map to turn good experiences into
extraordinary ones.
Integrative Mastery's 8 Critical Steps to Overcoming Barriers that Block a Harmonious Family
Special Guest: Al Killeen, Founder of "The Integrative Mastery Programs" and author of "Soul Proprietorship"
Al Killeen joins Allen to explore the 8 critical steps to overcoming barriers that block a harmonious family
life. At the heart of the discussion is achieving a "Road Map" to get from your current reality to the
future perfect outcome.
Spark of Light Villages", Be the Change of Communities World-Wide
Special Guest: Linda Karlson, Founder of the Pearl Foundation
Allen and his guest, Linda Karlson, discuss the world's alarming growth in "third world" mentality, and the
Pearl Foundation's efforts to deliver a variety of programs and services to impoverished communities
globally. The organization's goal it to work "with" and teach these communities to be self-sustaining and
empowered.
Helping Struggling Teens identify Their Internal Strengths
Special Guest: Brian Pace, Executive Director & Todd Hockenbury, Admissions Director of the Red Rock
Canyon School
Brian Pace and Todd Hockenbury from the Red Rock Canyon School, join Allen in discussing their therapeutic
philosophy that, "There is a great person in every teen; and as young people learn and practice personal and
social competency, their feelings of self-worth grow, allowing them to transform self-defeating attitudes and
behaviors into character assets"
"Bleeding Hearts: What Causes a Teen to Become a Cutter?"
Special Guest: Linda S. Mintle, Ph.D., is a Virginia-based licensed clinical social worker and author of 16
books including the new "Breaking Free Series"
Known for her expertise and practical advice, Dr. Linda and Allen delve into the psychological profile of
teens who cut themselves to relieve the stress and emotional pain they feel.
"The Four Headed Monster" - Which is increasing teen Anxiety, Depression & Suicide
Special Guest: Jared Balmer, Ph.D., Co-founder of Island View Residential Treatment Center, the Oakley
School, and the Aspen Institute for Behavioral Assessment.
A guiding light in the field of teen intervention, Dr. Balmer discusses with Allen, some of the challenges
that have evolved over the past decade which are having a detrimental impact on the emotional health of
adolescents today. Listen as Dr. Balmer exposes how electronic networking, the paradox of choice, a lack of
coping skills and the sexualization of youth and women have contributed to the drastic increase in teen
anxiety and depression.
Show Up! 90% of Success is Showing Up
Special Guest: John Leslie Brown - Founder of "H.I.G.H.H.O.P.E.S.", Author, Hip-Hop Artist &
Inspirational Speaker
Allen’s guest, John Leslie Brown, is taking the world by storm with H.I.G.H.H.O.P.E.S (Hip-hop Intellectual
Going Higher Helping Other People Everywhere Soar!) John Leslie shares with our listeners the core message of
his seminars and music creations which are inspiring teens and adults world-wide to create a purposeful life
filled with "giving back" and making a unique impact.
"Kids Caught in the Psychiatric Maelstrom"
Special Guest: Elizabeth Root, MSW. MS Ed., Author and Counselor
Allen's guest, Elizabeth Root, sets forth a dramatic question ... "Imagine kids celebrating their freedom in
spontaneous play. Imagine parents, teachers, and doctors recognizing potential genius and nurturing the
creativity of super-energized kids and those who are different, peculiar or eccentric"
Understanding Non-Verbal Behaviors and How to Spot a Liar
Special Guest: Greg Hartley, Author of "The Body Language Handbook" and Consultant to Fortune 500 companies,
Law Enforcement and the Military
Allen and his guest, Greg Hartley, discuss how to read the body of others to detect their emotional condition
or if they are attempting to deceive you. They will also talk about the importance of sending the signals YOU
want to send.
The Last Day of My Life
Special Guest: Jim Moret, Chief Correspondent of "Inside Edition" and Author of "The Last Day of My Life"
Allen and this week's guest, Jim Moret, explore what it takes to move beyond depression, tragedy, and
self-doubt. Jim, like so many people in today's stressful society, was a day away from taking his own life
when he came to the ultimate decision: not simply whether to live, but how to live.
"Making the Grade with ADD"
Special Guest: Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD and Author of "10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD", "Making the
Grade with ADD", "ADD and Your Money"
Dr. Stephanie Sarkis joins Allen to discuss the challenge students face making it through school with
attention deficit disorder, or ADD. Keeping track of schedules and deadlines, concentrating on lessons, and
completing tasks are all hard-learned skills for youth with this condition.
Embracing the Struggle, Living on Life's Terms
Special Guest: Julie Ziglar Norman, Co Author with Zig Ziglar, "Embracing the Struggle"
Allen and his guest, Julie Zigar Norman, explore how to embrace your struggle, live and accept life on life's
terms. Julie's father has been known as the motivator's motivator and his short term memory loss due to a
serious brain injury changed everything for him and his family. His response to that accident has inspired
thousands.
What Makes Wilderness Therapy Effective & Safe!
Special Guest: Dr. Joanna Bettmann, Research Director, Open Sky Wilderness
Dr. Joanna Bettmann joins Allen to discuss what kinds of teens are served by wilderness therapy and the
studies that have been conducted that compare this method with other conventional therapies.
And... weigh in with your comments on today's program and our "In the News" Feature - "Runaway Teen Murdered
by Trucker & Son" at answers4thefamilyblog.com.
"Happily Married for life"
Special Guest: Dr. Larry Koenig, Author of "Happily Married for Life" and founder of "Smart Discipline"
Allen and Dr. Koenig identify the four big mistakes couples make when trying to communicate and how to
correct them so both you and your partner feel loved and understood.
Shaken Not Shattered
Special Guest: Pastor Matthew Hagee
The truth is that the world has serious economics downturns in the past, even if we have not. Allen and his
guest, Matthew Hagee, discuss his new book "Shaken, Not Shattered" which appropriately addresses preparing
for life's challenges and how we can react to overcome them.
DANGEROUS OR SAFE? FOODS AND CHEMICALS PUTTING OUR KIDS AT RISK!
Guest: Dr. Cara Natterson, Pediatric Doctor and Parenting Expert andAuthor of "Dangerous or Safe?"
There is little doubt that children today face unprecedented dangers. Dr. Natterson joins Allen and co-host;
Linda McKinney in a most enlightening discussion about what parents actually need to worry about and what are
just myths. They also discuss the state of health care in America today.
"Teen Voices Online" Written by, for and about Teen Girls
Special Guest: Jenny Amory, Executive Director
Co-Host: Linda McKinney, Co-Founder of A.S.N.A.P.
Allen and Linda discuss a current event where a father and his girlfriend were arrested for "zip tying" his
teenage son’s arms and feet after being located by police as a runaway. (You are going to want to hear some
of the comments people wrote about this!)
Allen, Linda and Jenny discuss "Teen Voices" intensive journalism mentoring and leadership development
program that was created to support and educate teen girls to amplify their voices and create social change
through media.
Chaos to Connection "Heart-Centered Essentials for Parenting Teens"
Special Guest: David Herz & Michael Behmer - Co-Founders of VIVE & Co-Authors of "Chaos to Connection"
Allen's guests, David Herz and Michael Behmer, tackle the special challenge of parenting teens in a world
where communication is becoming more and more difficult. Chaos to Connection is a real-life solution to help
teens and families heal and thrive.
Unlock Your Educational Potential
Special Guest: Jeffrey Haig - Co-Author of Unlock Your Education & Co-Founder of Maximize Your Education
Jeff Haig, author of; "Unlock Your Educational Potential", revealed key strategies and principles successful
students use to ensure their success.
And... Pat Finn of; Agape International Spiritual Center, discussed with Allen how their organization has set
up a pipeline, complete with air and ground transportation, to move supplies directly to the people in Haiti
that truly need it.
Reading is Forever
Special Guest: Cathy Puett Miller, The Literacy Ambassador®
Allen's guest Cathy Puett Miller, The Literacy Ambassador®, provide our listeners with important
insight into the world of reading education with a parent-friendly slant.
Understanding the High Functioning Alcoholic
Special Guest: Sarah Allen Benton - Licensed Mental Health Counselor & Author of Understanding the High
Functioning Alcoholic
Sarah Allen Benton discusses with Allen the warning signs of a potential alcoholic as well as the
characteristics, behavior patterns and experiences of high functioning alcoholics (HFAs) throughout high
school, college, graduate school and as professionals.
THERE ARE NO PERFECT PARENTS - BUT THE KEY TO SUCCESS MAY JUST BE "RADICAL PARENTING"
Special Guest: Guest: Vanessa Van Petten, Youthologist, award-winning author and founder of
"RadicalParenting.Com"
Vanessa Van Petten, joins Allen in a "revolutionary" discussion on the art of radical parenting and her web
publishing organization that she runs with15 other teen writers that is read by thousands of teens and adults
daily.
SunHawk's 12 Steps Treatment & Relapse Prevention Program & Bikers Against Child
Abuse
Special Guest: Davee Chandler, Clinical Director - SunHawk Adolescent Recovery Center
Allen and his guest, Davee Chandler, guide listeners through the maze of substance abuse recovery, while
helping teens rediscover what is most important to them. And... learn what BACA (Bikers Against Child Abuse)
is doing to help children that have been victimized.
Raising Healthy Kids ... Inside and Out!
Special Guest: Dr. Sari Sheppird - Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Author
Throughout life there are bumps along the road. Dr. Shepphird and Allen speak about the emotional triggers
during the critical teen years, such as distress, anxiety, fear and depression that may translate into
anorexia and other eating and mental disorders.
RAGING HOROMONES DURING TEENS YEARS - CAUSE, EFFECT & POTENTIAL TREATMENTS
Special Guest: "Nurse Barb" Dehn, RN, MS, NP, Nurse Practitioner, Award-winning Author and a nationally
recognized health expert.
"Nurse Barb" Dehn discusses with Allen the effects of dieting, processed foods, chemicals, stress and other
elements from "inside and outside" the body that impact the hormone balance of our teen
population.
The Epidemic Ahead - Pain Pills and Out of Control Behavior
Special Guest: Dr. Jerry Rand, Executive Medical Director of Bay Recovery Center
In this week's show Allen and Dr. Rand discussed Bay Recovery Center's integrative therapeutic approach to
addressing chronic pain, chemical dependency and co-occurring disorders that originate from unsuccessfully
managed chronic pain. Listen as they also discuss Michael Jackson’s alleged $100,000 a month drug
dependency.
THERE ARE NO PERFECT PARENTS - BUT THE KEY TO SUCCESS MAY JUST BE "RADICAL PARENTING"
Special Guest: Vanessa Van Petten Youthologist, award-winning author and founder of "RadicalParenting.Com"
Vanessa Van Petten, joins Allen in a "revolutionary" discussion on the art of radical parenting and her web
publishing organization that she runs with15 other teen writers that is read by thousands of teens and adults
daily.
Mastering the "Tricks for Creating a Successful Family Lifestyle"
Special Guest: Dana Bedford Hilmer, Author of "Blindsided by a Diaper"
Allen and Dana Hilmer delve into the challenges of Parenthood and the changes it brings to a relationship,
changes that are at once profound, beautiful, irrevocable and scary.
How Much, How Little; 7 Steps for Disciplining Our Children
Special Guest: Dr. Larry Koenig, FamilyTherapist, Creator of "Up With Youth" Program and Author of "Smart
Discipline"
Don't miss this week's show as Allen and Dr. Larry Koenig get to the heart of solving the top 7 misbehaviors
that plague parents the most.
If You C.A.R.E. About Preventing Truancy
Special Guest: Eason Ramson - C.A.R.E. Program Director
YMCA's C.A.R.E. Program Director, Eason Ramson joins Allen to discuss C.A.R.E.'s nine-week educational
program that provides truant youth with an innovative map to graduation and the support needed to make it
there.
The Dangers of Schoolyard Pollution
Special Guest: Blake Morrison - USA Reporter & Grantham Prize Winner, Co-Author - The Smokestack Effect
2009 Winner of the Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment, Blake Morrison joins Allen
to talk about the research that he, and fellow USA Today reporter Brad Heath, did to uncover the major
industrial pollution affecting more than 128,000 school playgrounds in and around major U.S.
cities.
Get with the Right Program! Possibly the most important decision you'll make.
Special Guest: Douglas Bodin
Allen and Douglas discuss "the process" of sifting through the large number of specialized schools, programs
and services that are available to parents as they tackle one of the most difficult decisions they will make
for their child's welfare and future.
Using Wolfram/Alpha is like having access to the Smartest Kid in School - 24 hours a day,
seven days a week... for free!
Special Guest: Alan Joyce, Content Manager, Wolfram Research
Allen, Rob and their guest, Alan Joyce, preview the activities of "Homework Day" - October 21st. This
groundbreaking, live interactive web event brings together students and educators from across the country to
solve the toughest assignments and explore the power of using Wolfram/Alpha for school, college, and beyond.
Listen in to learn how to access the Wolfram/Alpha website for unprecedented answers and information free, be
it for homework assignments or major research. Allen really caught them doing something good!
MS-13 - Inside America’s most violent gang
Special Guest: Samuel Logan
In today's show investigative journalist Samuel Logan offers our audience a glimpse inside a group the FBI
calls "the fastest growing and most violent gang in the country."
The Power of NLP and Huna
Special Guest: Matthew James
Matthew, Allen and Rob discuss the power of Huna, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Time Empowerment®
Techniques, Hypnosis and other innovative approaches -- and their effectiveness in providing lasting,
positive change and personal empowerment.
Don't Blame the Mirror for Your Own Reflection! Let Go of What Hurts and Learn "How to Love"
Special Guest: : Dr. Gordon Livingston, Well-known Psychiatrist and Author.
In today's show Allen and Dr. Livingston, a physician of the human heart and a philosopher of human
psychology - discuss the complexity of relationships with others, and how to make the best choices that will
lead to both compatibility and long-term happiness.
"Teaming UP! To Tackle the Curves in Education
Special Guest: Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association
This week's special guest discusses the roll of the Educational Consultant and the association’s hosting of
the most advanced and prestigious educational conferences in the country.
"Get Free From What's Holding You Back" The 7 Essentials to Discovering Life's Purpose &
Possibility
Special Guest: Shelly Zavala, Phy.D. Founder of the Foundation for Positive Living.
Dr. Zavala and Allen discuss her revolutionary "7 essentials that give life direction, purpose and
possibility".
Learn the secrets to discovering the freedom to express yourself, tapping your potential and mapping a
successfully path to achieving your dreams.
How to live a long and healthy life! "Optimal Living" Seven steps to a healthy, fit, age
resistant body
Special Guest: Dr. James Meschino, D.C., M.S., N.D.- Author of Four Wellness/Anti-aging Books, with a
Masters Degree in Nutrition
Allen and Dr. James Meschino, discuss the crisis in health, and how improved diet and supplementation at any
age may positively affect behavior, performance and longevity! A "life changing" show you will not want
miss!
Be yourself, everyone else is taken", the art of Authenticity
Special Guest: Mike Robbins - Personal development expert and Bestselling author of "Be Yourself, Everyone
Else is Already Taken"
This week's show presented simple yet effective ways to exercise the power of authenticity. The ideas,
principles, and practices laid out in Mike's book give specific techniques which allow teens, and all family
members, to express themselves fully with confidence. Don’t miss this show, it was the real
deal!
Back by Popular Demand - KidzEra Magazine-TV-Web - Created By Kids, For Kids
Special Guest: Scott Smith, CEO of YOUTH INTERMEDIA KidzEra Magazine, Teen News TV, KidzEra.com and KidzEra
Mobile
Co-Host: Logan Clarke, investigator, actor and author of "Last Night An Angel Stopped By"
This week Allen and Logan discuss with Scott Smith Youth Intermedia's commitment to empower kids from all
over the globe by providing them with an opportunity to create and have their work appear in an international
forum via magazine, web and TV. Don’t miss the opportunity to listen to this show!
Taking addiction treatment and extended care to the next level
Special Guest: Nanette Zumwalt, CADC II, BRII, President and CEO of Hired Power
Allen and Nanette discuss Hired Power's long established professional transition services used during the
sobriety process. From safe passage to facilities, to monitoring and assisting with transition, they examine
what can be done during the difficult times as clients re-establish healthy lifestyles. If you know anyone
with a chemical dependency problem, you won’t want to miss this show.
How Play and Physical Activity Can Jumpstart a Child's Future!
Special Guest: Rae Pica, Radio host and author of 18 books, including A Running Start:
During this show, Rae discusses with Allen, Tom and Linda why children need to move and play and how it
benefits the whole child, not just for the sake of their physical selves, but also for social, emotional and
cognitive development.
Innovative YMCA Programs that are dramatically changing the lives of teens!
Special Guest: Gina Fromer, Executive Director of BayView Hunters Point YMCA.
From music to sports, or arts to academics, Bayview Hunters Point YMCA has become a shining star of one of
the most popular and respected organizations in the U.S. Gina shares with our listeners how her passionate
staff engage and inspire kids with enhanced traditional and innovative non-traditional programs.
The Challenge of Finding the "Best Match" in Resources for Troubled and Special-needs Teens!
Special Guest: Dore E. Frances, M.A. A.C.C. Horizon Family Solutions, LLC and Radio Host of "Troubled Teen
Help"
Co-Host: Tom Costanzo, Co-Founder of; Adolescent Special Needs and Placement Listen as Dore, Tom and Allen
discuss both positive and negative flags to look for when placing an "at risk" teen into a specialized school
or program.
Back by Popular Demand -Doc Dan of Redcliff Ascent Therapeutic Wilderness Experience
Special Guest: "Doc Dan" Sanderson, Clinical Director for RedCliff Ascent: Co-Host: Rob Spencer, Field
Manager for West Shield Adolescent Services
"Doc Dan" Sanderson discusses with Allen and Rob the Therapeutic Wilderness Experience for troubled
teenagers. Since 1993, RedCliff Ascent has helped thousands of students and their families using advanced
groundbreaking treatment approaches.
Weighing in on the G.O.L.D Standard of Positive Parenting!
Special Guest: Blaise Cardoza, Sephten Clevenger and the Jensen Family
Co-Host: Tom Costanzo, Co-Founder of; Adolescent Special Needs And Placement
This week's show features "Wisdom from the other side of the table" as Blaise Cardoza and Sephten Clevenger
ask questions of the Jensen kids who discuss how they have co-created, with their parents, the most important
elements of their families' successful "operating and cooperating" structures… Today the Teens and Tweens
Rule!
The Jensen parents, Rick and Wendy are the authors of the G.O.L.D. Standard of positive parenting. Their
family is living proof that the principles of Gratitude, Obedience, Love/Respect, Discipline and Service do
work.
Teens & Their Families Celebrating Green
Special Guest: Lynn & Corey Colwell, Writers, Speakers & Consultants on Living and Celebrating Green
Lynn and Corey Colwell are a mother-daughter team and co-authors of Celebrate Green! Creating Eco-Savvy
Holidays, Celebrations and Traditions for the Whole Family. Using creativity, laughter and collaboration,
they share with Allen and our listeners how "going green" during holidays and other celebrations can be easy,
affordable and fun for the whole family. Listen and learn more...
Adolescent Therapeutic Wilderness Experiences
Special Guest: "Doc Dan" Sanderson, Clinical Director, RedCliff Ascent
Co-Host: Rob Spencer: Field Manager, West Shield Adolescent Services
"Doc Dan" Sanderson joins Allen and Rob to explore the success of comprehensive therapeutic wilderness
programs. Doc Dan's groundbreaking treatment approach involves parents in their child's therapy. Redcliff
helps parent understand the concepts of "developmental vacation" and "psychological basement" - the detached
parts of ourselves that prevent parents and kids from achieving healthy relationships - the hallmarks of the
facility's treatment protocol. Listen and learn more...
Special Guest - Parth Gandhi, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychologist & Director of NADC.
This week Dr. Parth Gandhi joined Allen and co-host Rob Spencer to discuss Clinical Neuropsychology, the
process of assessing and treating brain-based disorders such as teen's cognition (Intellect), academic
performance, attention, memory, behavioral functioning, emotional - personality and more.
Special Guest - Alison Rhodes, Nationally-Known Expert "The Safety Mom"
Alison Rhodes - also known as The Safety Mom, has exploded onto the national scene as the preeminent voice on
kid's safety, wellness and healthy living. We invite you to join Allen and Alison as they provide tips and
advice to parents on a broad range of safety and health-related issues.
Special Guest - Brenda Nixon, Author, Parent Educator
Parents are always looking for answers about how to raise their children. Allen’s Guest, Brenda Nixon, an
expert on educating parents about childrearing at all ages, brings great insight regarding setting early
childhood structure and values (such as gratitude and helping others) which greatly affects "positive"
behavior extending through the teen years and beyond. Brenda earned a Masters Degree in Religious Education,
worked as a hospital chaplain, parent educator, and served as the parenting expert on FOX TV4 in Kansas City.
Special Guest - John Bishop, Author of "Goal Setting for Students"
When students learn how to use goal setting principles, they take more ownership of their education. Allen
and his guest, John Bishop, discuss how students (ages 9 -15) can successfully implement his top 8 goal
setting principles in their school work. John is Executive Director of Accent on Success, a graduate of
Babson College in Boston and has more than twenty five years experience in sales management.
Guest: Cindy La Ferle writes essays, columns, and features on family topics and women's
midlife issues. Allen and Cindy discuss one of the topics all parents eventually face, "When and how to
start letting go!" And much more!
Guest: Brad Edgar, Chief Operating Officer of Shelterwood, which is a licensed Christian residential teen
treatment program, dedicated to family counseling and restoration of relationships in a facility that treats
troubled adolescents. During the later part of the show, Brad and Allen discuss Shelterwood's multi-faceted
teen counseling and teen mentoring strategy to create a dynamic atmosphere that wraps teens in love when they
are at their worst.
How to discipline your Kids without yelling spanking, nagging, or time outs!?
Special Guest: Special Guests: Rick & Wendy Jensen - Authors of the "G.O.L.D Standard"
The proud parents of 7 children, a few years ago Rick and Wendy Jensen realized that something needed to be
done to increase the love and harmony in their home. This is when they began formulating a parenting program
called "The G.O.L.D. Standard", which is based on the principles of Gratitude, Obedience, Love / Respect,
Discipline and Service. By implementing their amazing "positive, award-based" system, their family went
through a wonderful transformation with an outcome that all parents desire ... children who are accountable
for their own actions, and more cooperative and willing to work! During this show, they will share the
secret of their success with Allen and his audience.
Rick has his Masters in Education and has worked with the youth in an educational setting for over nine
years. Wendy is a freelance writer, an interpreter for the deaf and authored of, "Sign Language for Babies
and Beyond: How to promote early communication and language development in your child".
What are the "big" mistakes that parents make after divorce?
Special Guest: Pat Montgomery, Host of Parents Rule! Radio Show
Pat is also the author of "Now You Know What I know: Parenting Wisdom of a Grandmother"
Allen and his guest, tackled the tough questions surrounding divorce and how parents can minimize the
physical, emotional and spiritual damage inflicted on their children. They gave guidance to parents
regarding... &"How do you tell the kids” and many other issues.
How we can end slavery and human trafficking.
Special Guest: Dr. Kevin Bales President and Co-Founder of "Free the Slaves"
Allen was joined by Dr. Kevin Bales, co-founder of "Free the Slaves," an organization that was formed in
response to Dr. Bales' groundbreaking book, Disposable People. The award winning book introduced much of the
world to modern-day slavery.
Free the Slaves works on the ground with liberators around the world. They do what it takes to free men,
women and children and help them stay free. Kevin Bales' follow-up book, "Ending Slavery" explains how we can
eradicate slavery. Forever. His latest book, The Slave Next Door is a wake-up call to Americans that this is
not a problem that only happens half way around the world...it happens right here in the U.S.
"Don't Stop Now: Parent Involvement in Literacy Beyond the Early Elementary Years".
Special Guest: Cathy Miller, President of TLA - The Literacy Ambassador's® Mission
Lighting the spark and fanning the flame of literacy, Cathy began her journey with a vision of building
bridges for children, hand in hand with adults, promoting literacy as a tool for life. Utilizing leading
edge research and reading technologies, TLA emphasizes the "big picture" and "behavior" of
reading.
KidzEra - Innovative Media Platform Educates Kids While Entertaining Them with By "Kids, For
Kids" Philosophy.
Special Guest: Scott Smith, YOUTH INTERMEDIA - KidzEra Magazine, KidzEra Teen News TV, KidzEra.com and
KidzEra Mobile".
Kicking off our June agenda is a discussion exploring the newest challenge for educators - the Tweens, ages 8
to 12. Youth Intermedia is a marketing and mass media production company that has developed a successful
system, the KidzEra multimedia platform, that improves education methodologies for hard to teach and reach -
youth demographic.
KidzEra empowers kids by providing tool sets that enable them to create their own multimedia content. The
"By Kids, For Kids" model ensures that the content on our media channels is interesting and relevant to
Tweens.
How much does parent involvement in education make a difference?
Special Guest: Stacey Kannenberg, Publisher & Nationally Renowned Education Expert and Award Winning
Author Part of the reason kids struggle in the older grades is that parents need to be involved from day one
and the curriculum usually starts to be beyond the average parent by 5th or 6th grade. Discussion topics
include: What can parents and kids do to take back education and how do you motivate a child that simply
isn't interested in school?
Stacey Kannenberg is a media favorite with numerous television appearances along with hundreds of radio,
magazine and newspaper stories. She is also a frequent presenter at Early Learning and Head Start Conferences
where she holds workshops for teachers and educators entitled: "Empowering Parents 101".
Special Guest: Laura Ramirez, Psychologist and Author
Laura is the author of "Keepers of the Children: Native American Wisdom and Parenting." This award-winning
book combines ancient native concepts with cutting-edge psychology to show parents how to raise children to
develop their natural strengths, hone keen self preservation skills that will keep them safe from harm and
grow into adults who share their strengths with others by making unique contributions to the world.
And...back by popular demand, writer and satirist Will Jones as Allen's co-host. This is a show you won’t
want to miss!
Making a case for Residential Treatment Centers.
Special Guest: Lisa Foley, LCSW, Clinical Supervisor of Therapeutic Services, Willow Springs Center.
Listen in as Allen and Lisa discuss the merits of "Residential Treatment Centers" and much more.
Special Guests: Tim Brace and Kelly Dunbar of the Carlbrook School in Virginia. Co-host:
Rob Spencer
Listen as Allen, Rob, Tim and Kelly discuss the value of character development for teenage students and
wonder why it isn’t part of every high school curriculum...
It is at Carlbrook, and much more.
Ten years after Columbine: How much safer are our schools?
Special Guests:Nationally recognized educator, speaker, facilitator and trainer; Rick Phillips.
Video editor, writer and satirist, Will Jones and West Shield Adolescent Services lead transport agent and
youth leader Dave Munoz discuss school violence in America.
Rick Phillips is founder of "Community Matters" and is the lead author of "Safe School Ambassadors:
Harnessing Student Power to Stop Bullying and Violence".Listen in as they discuss some of the disturbing
facts that have come out in Rick’s 22 page report card.
Special Guests: Anti-human trafficking activists, Dottie Laster and Pastor Kerry Decker.
Re-transmitted by popular demand!
Pastor Kerry Decker, founder and president of MillionKids.org. This non-profit organization offers vocational
training and business start up for South East Asian Girls that have been rescued from human trafficking.
Dottie Laster has built a reputation as a dedicated advocate against human trafficking and President of
Laster Global Consulting which trains Law Enforcement and other organizations on how to combat Human
Trafficking.
Listen in as they discuss with Allen the growing problem of human trafficking and how they combat it, and how
you can help!
Guest: Raul Perez, owner of Abet Security Services Inc. He's been providing K-9 narcotic
detection services to schools for over 15 years. Raul started his Canine Narcotic Detection Program to help
bring awareness to parents who suspect their teens are using drugs and get them help before it's too late.
If you or a family you work with suspects their teenager is using illegal drugs, then this is a show you
won't want to miss!
DO YOU WANT TO FEEL INNER PEACE AND JOY NO MATTER WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR LIFE?
Then this show is one you won't want to miss!
Our Special Guest, Dr. Shelly Zavala has been a coach and presenter to a large number of individual,
community and corporate organizations. As a Doctor of Psychology and Licensed Marriage, and Family Therapist,
Dr. Zavala assists clients in empowering themselves through the concept of self-responsibility,
accountability and living with intention and authenticity.
Guest, Dean Bales, a Drug and Alcohol Counselor in Orange County, California. Dean was a
drug dealer back in the 90's and today after being shot nine times and left for dead... he has turned his
life around and now helps teens and others in jail to turn their lives around. He has written a book called
"I Didn't Know What Clean And Sober Was" to chronicle his life.
This is a facinating true story of a facinating guy with a true purpose in life.
Guest Rick Johnson, Executive Director of Summit Preparatory School in Kalispell, Montana
started his career as an outpatient adolescent therapist. Now Rick and his co-founders successfully run the
school based on how to best serve adolescents when outpatient care provides too little and long-term
impatient treatment seems too extreme. Listen to this very informative show.
Guest Randy Oakley, founder and President of Aspiro Wilderness Adventure Therapy Programs,
speaks about Stalking the Stalker: a profile of people stalking our children. With Randy's 22 years of
experience of helping youth, he is clearly seeing a disturbing trend of predators that are successfully
getting into our teens lives. For tips on how to protect your children, listen in.
Guests Shawn Brooks, Heather Green LCSW and Steve Schultz discussing the rise of teenage
porn addiction and the positive outcomes for adolescents in residential treatment.
Special Guest, Trudi Morrison. Trudi has been working with not for profit organizations for
25 years, co-founding the Ronald McDonald House of San Francisco.
Having raised five children in a blended family, Trudi shared her life's experiences on Parenting and family
communication. The grounded reality and advice she brings to parenting is invaluable.
Guest, Debra Gwartney, author of the critically acclaimed book, "Live Through This." A
heart wrenching tale of a family torn to pieces, but pieced back together through redeemed relationships. The
story is personal, the author faced this situation herself. Listen in and hear this life changing and
inspiring tale of a modern day family.
Dr. Michelle takes over! Allen is Dr. Michelle's guest on one of the highest rated shows on
"Answers for the Family". This show combines two fantastic talk show hosts and experts in their field, if you
missed it, you missed out, but we're giving you another chance! Listen in now!
Our Guest, Dr. Chuck Redwine, Director of New Horizons youth ministries. With campuses in
Indiana, Dominican Republic, and Canada, New Horizons has been helping "at risk" youth for 35 years. Listen
in to the show for a look into an international, and very experienced outlook on helping troubled
teens.
Special Guest, Lon Woodbury, Ed Consultant and Publisher of the "Woodbury Reports" industry
newsletter and the "Parent Empowerment Handbook." This show is empowering for professionals and parents
alike. Listen in as Allen and Lon discuss how parents can take control of a household and help their
teenagers.
Special Guests: Donald M. Dunbar Educational Consultant and author of a very valuable book,
"What you don’t know can keep you out of college". And Angela Segal, business marketing consultant and former
television and radio show host. University bound or not, listen to this show for years of insight and
experience.
Special Guest host: Bo Hopkins took over the show! Logan Clarke and Allen Cardoza were his
guests! Listen in as the topics ranged from International sting operations and how they have caught
scoundrels that make off with your hard earned money, to the possibility of an actor’s strike. With a call
from Don Stroud from Hawaii as well.
Hank Hamilton, Hypnotherapist is our special guest. This show will open your mind to a world
that many know little about. Allen and Hank discuss subjects such as hypnotizing actors to rid them of stage
fright, ridding people of their smoking habit, and even fears of public speaking. Click the link and listen
in now!
Rob and Pam Neilson co-founders of Cedar Ridge Academy. This school focuses on Healthy
structure and behavior management. Offering a variety of solutions for troubled teens. Listen in on the show
as they and Allen discuss fantastic new solutions for teens.
Listen in as Rob Spencer Martial Arts and Teen Transport expert and TJ McCormack guest
radio show host discuss what parents face with their teenagers today. Life is very different for teens today,
and the number of school dropouts and violent behavior are on the rise. Listen into new options and solutions
for teens today. This show is helpful, informative, and entertaining. Listen in now!
Special Guest: The current President of the World Association of Detectives, Gregory Scott
addresses the subject of; Locating runaway teens. Listen to Allen and Greg discuss what to do if your
teenager runs away, how to find them, and communication skills that just might keep them from running away in
the first place.
Bo Hopkins, actor, producer with over 120 film and TV credits, including favorites such as
'American Graffiti' , and renowned International Investigator and author Logan Clarke. Listen in to subjects
ranging from old hollywood to international adolescent transports. And even a suprise celebrity call in! This
show was fantastic! Click below to listen in!
Guest: Dr. Dani Levine, Therapist and Educational Consultant. Dr. Levine’s expertise in
psychological and educational testing assists her in identifying emotional, learning, social and behavioral
problems… which proves beneficial in the placement process. Listen to Allen and Dr. Levine discuss the
various options for children’s education that really work!
Guest, Ron Huxley, a licensed child and family therapist, national speaker and columnist,
web site producer, community mental health director, family advocate, and father of four discuss’ his online
resource, "Parenting Toolbox" and identifies parenting styles and what they mean. With years of experience
and outstanding results on both sides of the microphone, this show can not be missed! Click below to listen
in!
Allen Cardoza was the special guest "On the Couch" for Dr. Michelle Roth's Show.
Listen to Dr. Michelle and Allen talk about "running away in America", adolescent transport to specialized
programs, "family contracts, and more.If you have teenagers or work with them, this show is a must for
you!
Guests: Strike Force's Larry Gassin and Dottie Laster discuss human trafficking with Allen.
Sadly, this is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world, with conservative estimates of over 27 million
people in slavery today. Listen how they are working to slow this crime down and what you can do to
help.
Florian Schlosser, human behavior expert, has been helping people find peace and well being
for years. Traveling the world to teach us how to connect with others on a much deeper level. Listen in to
Allen and Florian discuss how to reduce stress and find a different and more balanced way to live your life.
Click below to listen live!
Guests Jeffrey Kemp and Linda McKinney discuss wilderness therapy in the U.S. and Australia
for teens. Listen in as Allen, Parker, Linda and Jeff discuss how these programs help teens and young adults,
and give advice for parents on how to help their own teenager!
Dr. Art Ulene has spent his adult life helping others find good health and joy in their
lives. Listen to Allen and Dr. Ulene discuss topics ranging from the growing problem of obesity to utilizing
"free" media to increase any organization's marketing effort; and as a bonus, get free relaxation therapy at
the end of the show! Listen or download now!
Teri Solochek PhD talks with Allen about finding solutions for teens that struggle in thier
current enviroment; at home and at school. As an Educational Consultant with a PhD in Psychology, Teri is a
proponent of psychological and academic testing for teens facing unique challenges in life. Listen in as
Allen and Teri discuss how to help these teens and thier families.
Personal information protection, in the physical and digital worlds, becomes more of an
issue every day. Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America today; and Internet Predators make
their way into your personal life in a way that was not even possible years ago. Paul Curtis, Internet
security specialist, discusses with Allen ways to protect you and your family from the threats that this new
digital world imposes. Listen in and learn how to protect yourself and those you love!
Teens in crisis all face very different situations, each case takes special care to decide
the next step of action. Douglas Bodin and Kevin Kindlin of Bodin Group, a collection of compassionate,
professional, educational consultants, discusses with Allen the choices available for parents and teens, and
all the steps in between. Listen in and find real answers.
Dr. Robert Fischer and Anne LaRiviere are co-founders of the Optimum Perfomance Institute, a
place for young adults searching for purpose in life. Listen to them discuss with Allen the challenges of
transitioning into adulthood for young people today. These guests are very informed and experienced with
17-25 year olds learning how to be responsible members of society. Listen, and get advice and help for
yourself, or for the young person in your life.
Guest: Dr. Michelle Roth, Psychologist, Relationship Expert
Listen as Dr Michelle and Allen discuss solutions to diffusing conflict with your teenager, focusing on what to do when a teenager makes a mistake, is acting out, or is constantly defiant. Many of the common questions about how the relationship between parents and teens can thrive are answered.
Guest: Sherry Gaba, LCSW and Life Coach.
Listen as Sherry and Allen discuss what love addiction is, what leads adolescents to love addiction, what some of the childhood causes are and provide parenting tips to deal with this and other forms of addiction.
Guests: Chase and Blaise Cardoza and Mason Clevenger.
Learn what boys are really thinking as they prepare for entering high school and/or middle school for the first time.
Listen to what happens to the show when it is taken over by 12 and 14 year old boys!
Guest: Phil Ludwig, founder and CEO of Teen Rescue, Inc. and Julian Youth Academy.
Phil brings his passion for helping families in crisis while addressing issues such as teens in crisis, conflict resolution, and other topics related to healthy family relationships.
Guest: Widely known and esteemed Private Investigator, Gregory Scott addresses the subject of; Locating runaway teens. Listen to Allen and Greg discuss what to do if your teenager runs away, how to find them, and communication skills that just might keep them from running away in the first place.
Guest: Internationally renowned Private Investigator, Logan Clarke addresses the controversial subject of; International parental abduction investigations.
Guests: Director of Clinical services, Lori Kaplan, Ph.D, and the founders of Abundant Life and Adolescent Growth, Inc., John Lewis, M.A. and Dr. Joy Holmes, Psy.D. "Abundant Life" is a dual diagnosis residential facility for adolescents who have found themselves in crisis.
Guest: Robert Spencer, Field Manager of West Shield Adolescent Services Inc
Listen to Rob and Allen talk about the link between martial arts training and self esteem, as well as many other topics that will help you find...Answers for the Family.
Guest, John Lieberman, Director of Operation of Visions Treatment Center. If you are an educational consultant, psychologist, school counselor or parent of a teen. don’t miss this show!