Episodes

Become a victor - not a victim. Learn how from Jay Platt, a former Marine Corps Drill Instructor, who was diagnosed with cancer. How he won the biggest battle of his life to become an endurance athlete will inspire you to defeat your demons!

The Academy Awards shines its annual spotlight on our world, inadvertently revealing the dark underbelly of our unconscious mind. Dr. Carole goes beyond and the winner is to analyze what it all means. Later, she’s joined by her guest, Ruth Houston, an infidelity expert, to reveal secret signs of a cheating lover, whether it's with someone of the same sex, a la Brokeback Mountain or the opposite sex.

This show is a Wake Up Call! Are you oblivious to where our country is headed - as long as you can keep shopping and watching movies and buying hamburgers? Handing over our ports to terrorists - this is just the latest surreal moment of Bush selling out our country - literally! Arlene Peck, internationally syndicated columnist and TV talk show host, returns to Dr. Carole's Couch to share her perspective.

Today's guests take us inside the Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, where students learn to fight terrorism with meditation, yoga, breathing techniques, Sanskrit, happiness and peace. Sheer-el Cohen, a student at the school, and Dr. Robert Wallace, a professor and author of “Victory Before War”, recount their amazing experiences and prove that there is a better alternative to war.

If you're not madly in love - don't despair! Dr. Carole's guest, Dr. Diana Kirschner, is a psychologist and relationship expert, who has just released Opening Love's Door: The Seven Lessons. It is fast becoming a cult classic for lovers, in the tradition of The Celestine Prophecy.

As we watch the Enron trial and the Egyptian ferry disaster unravel, it's a good time to examine how we make our own personal ethical decisions. Dr. Carole’s guest, Christopher Bauer, Ph.D., is an ethics expert who helps companies and individuals make more ethically-informed decisions.

Guest, Richard Reincke, President of Aegis Assessments, takes us behind the scenes of homeland security and answer the question: are we really prepared? What is our government not telling us? From natural disasters to weapons of mass destruction - find out whether anyone is minding the store!

Dr. Carole is often called upon to wear different ‘hats’. One of her areas of expertise is as a psychiatric expert witness who testifies in legal cases and as a courtroom trial analyst for the media. Stay tuned as she analyzes the ongoing trial of New Mexico vs. Cody Posey. Cody, charged with murdering his family on Sam Donaldson's ranch, is claiming that his act resulted from suffering years of abuse. Should he be convicted of 1st degree murder? Dr. Carole says no.

Danny Quintana has already done more to help the world than most people do in 10 lifetimes... and he does it from the seat of his wheelchair. As an attorney and writer, he champions causes from environmentalism to re-directing the arms race toward space and ocean exploration. His latest book, Love Letters from the County Jail, teaches lessons in domestic relations. In his spare time, he teaches wheelchair tennis to people of developing nations and donates the chairs!

Howard Stern starts on Sirius Radio this week because Jack Thompson, a Miami attorney, got him kicked off the mainstream airwaves by convincing authorities that Stern's show was pornographic. Also an activist against video violence and author of the new book, “Out of Harm's Way”, Jack give us a sneak preview of what the videogame industry has in store for 2006.

What better time, as we move from the end of 2005 to the beginning of 2006, to think of the ending and beginning of life? Dr. Carole's guest is Wesley J. Smith the author of books on bioethics - from Culture of Death to a Consumer's Guide to Brave New World.

Join Dr. Carole and her guest, Doug Thorburn, author and speaker on addiction, to find out how to avoid becoming a victim of an addict - on the road, in the office and in your own home!

Tookie Williams has finally been executed after exhausting his appeals, but there is still more to learn from dissecting his life and death. Dr. Carole performs a psychological autopsy with the help of her guest, Debra Saunders, a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, who is an expert on Tookie.

Was the cold-blooded murder of American Airlines passenger, Rigoberto Alpiizar, really necessary? Not according to Dr. Carole who is outraged at the violence unleashed by air marshals in the name of protecting us from terrorists. Joining Dr. Carole is Ron Goldman, lead aviation attorney for Los Angeles Law Firm Baum Hedlund.

What do Robert Rosen and Leighanne Littrell, wife of Backstreet Boys Brian Littrell, have in common? They both founded amazing charities to help people with life-threatening medical problems. Robert Rosen was diagnosed with Polycythemia Vera, a type of blood cancer and Brian Littrell was born with congenital heart disease. They have changed their ill-fate into something positive by dedicating themselves to relieving the suffering of others with these disorders.

Professional 'Ghostbuster' Paul Eno takes us along on his journey of haunted woods and houses, and time and space, to arrive at a moral for society's very real problems.

Dr. Carole analyzes the latest case of copycat violence: David Ludwig and his girlfriend, Kara Borden, who allegedly killed Kara's parents, become the new Mick and Mallory from Natural Born Killers.

Holly Hallstrom, one of the Barker beauties on The Price is Right, just settled her 10 year lawsuit against Bob Barker for wrongful termination based on age, sex and medical discrimination. Find out what inspired her to keep on going in her David vs. Goliath battle.

Jay Scott is the father of Alexandra Scott, who passed away last year at age 8 of cancer. In her short lifetime, she managed to make a contribution to society that most never accomplish. Alex began a lemonade stand to raise money for kids with cancer, which has evolved into an inspirational legacy of fighting childhood cancer one-cup-at- a-time. alexandrascott.com

Peter Ressler and Monika Mitchell Ressler are Wall Street entrepreneurs who have been on a spiritual odyssey. They are authors of the new book, Spiritual Capitalism inspired by events of 9/11 and what the New York Fire Department taught Wall Street about Money. Hear how their lives changed after this spiritual awakening.

Hollywood Hussein is a new political satire, written by guest, Ken Baker, the West Coast Executive Editor of Us Weekly. Ken uses his experience in entertainment and network news to make us wonder whether the capture of Saddam was real or staged propaganda.

For 15 years, Susie Vanderlip has been performing Legacy of Hope, to prevent teens from substance abuse and other self-destructive acts, after her husband died from an overdose. She is the author of 52 Ways to Protect Your Teen.

Dr. WB DeLong is a neurosurgeon who now turns his attention to exploring the roots of our country's war addiction and how our dependence on war to resolve conflicts will wipe out the human race. He is the author of a metaphorical novel, Voices of the Living Grail.

Gaile Savage, recently rescued from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, will tell us what is really happening behind the headlines. Her sister, Eileen Carry, launched a campaign from Los Angeles and was able to bring her home safely.