Anne Basting PhD

Kathryn interviews Professor of English, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Anne Basting PhD, author of “Creative Care Imagination Kit.” A leader in transforming aging and elder care, she sparks conversation and encourages active listening, allowing all ages to freely share ideas and stories without worrying about getting the details “correct.” She offers up a proven way to foster imaginative and story-based activities among diverse groups and families, especially caregivers of loved ones and those suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s. Basting’s years of research have shown that these practices stimulate the brain and awaken the imagination, adding wonder and awe not only to the daily lives of those with dementia but to all family members, and provides them with a means of connection and communication. She has spoken or been featured in the PBS documentary Penelope, the TED MED stage and NPR's All Things Considered. Kathryn also interviews Christy Whitman, NY Times best-selling author of “The Desire Factor: How to Embrace Your Materialistic Nature to Reclaim Your Full Spiritual Power.” Manifesting desires has never been easier than with Christy’s newest book, which offers the tools for you to find happiness, abundance and success! She 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. However, the true gift is not in acquiring our desires; it is the people we become in the process of allowing our desires to move through us. Christy’s life-changing message reaches over 125,000 people a month, and her work has been promoted by and featured with esteemed authors and luminaries such as Marianne Williamson, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Marci Shimoff, Brian Tracy, Neale Donald Walsch, Abraham-Hicks and Louise Hay. She has appeared on The Today Show and The Morning Show, and her work has been featured in People Magazine, Seventeen, Woman’s Day, Hollywood Life, and Teen Vogue, among others.