Episodes

Kathryn interviews Author Adam Bessie.The pandemic changed our lives and society in ways that we continue to grapple with. For teachers the shifts in their daily lives was nothing short of seismic. Adam Bessie, a long-time community college English professor in the San Francisco Bay Area shares a moving and eye-opening graphic account of what it really meant for teachers and students to go virtual. As COVID raged many struggled to stay afloat economically and to cope with the disproportionate to...

Kathryn interviews Author Leslie Lehr.Leslie Lehr wants to talk about boobs. She’s gone from size AA to DDDD and everything in between, from puberty to motherhood, enhancement to cancer, and beyond. And she’s not alone - these are classic life stages for women today. She explores both the joys and hazards inherent to living in a woman’s body. She deftly blends her personal narrative with national history, starting in the 1960s with the women’s liberation movement and moving to the current femini...

Kathryn interviews Author Leslie Lehr.Leslie Lehr wants to talk about boobs. She’s gone from size AA to DDDD and everything in between, from puberty to motherhood, enhancement to cancer, and beyond. And she’s not alone - these are classic life stages for women today. She explores both the joys and hazards inherent to living in a woman’s body. She deftly blends her personal narrative with national history, starting in the 1960s with the women’s liberation movement and moving to the current femini...

Kathryn interviews Author Jennifer Mrozek Sukalo.Informed by her work with almost fifty thousand leaders at various multinational and Fortune 500 companies, her experience with cancer survivors, and her personal journey, Jennifer Sukalo’s approach shows us what makes us not only unique, but extraordinary. Through her own heartfelt experiences made transparent and case studies of others’ genuine revelations and insights she offers support and life-advice to develop a new relationship with our sel...

Kathryn interviews Author Jennifer Mrozek Sukalo.Informed by her work with almost fifty thousand leaders at various multinational and Fortune 500 companies, her experience with cancer survivors, and her personal journey, Jennifer Sukalo’s approach shows us what makes us not only unique, but extraordinary. Through her own heartfelt experiences made transparent and case studies of others’ genuine revelations and insights she offers support and life-advice to develop a new relationship with our sel...

Kathryn interviews Simon N. Whitney MD JD. Faced with horrors such as the notorious Tuskegee syphilis study, another experiment that injected patients with live cancer cells, and a third that infected institutionalized children with hepatitis, one might expect only praise for a regulatory system intended to promote safe and ethical medical research. Simon N. Whitney is part of a chorus of critics who argue that this regulatory regime needlessly burdens researchers and stifles the advance of life...

Kathryn interviews Simon N. Whitney MD JD. Faced with horrors such as the notorious Tuskegee syphilis study, another experiment that injected patients with live cancer cells, and a third that infected institutionalized children with hepatitis, one might expect only praise for a regulatory system intended to promote safe and ethical medical research. Simon N. Whitney is part of a chorus of critics who argue that this regulatory regime needlessly burdens researchers and stifles the advance of life...

Kathryn interviews Milan Kordestani.“I’m just saying.” These three little words that tend to follow an intense debate are a signal that someone has given up on listening or being understood. They’ve dug into their position, and there will be no budging – an unfortunate symptom of living in a divided world. The lack of civil discourse and constructive conversations motivated the 24-year-old, 3x social entrepreneur Milan Kordestani to found The Doe – an anonymous digital publication promoting open...

Kathryn interviews Milan Kordestani.“I’m just saying.” These three little words that tend to follow an intense debate are a signal that someone has given up on listening or being understood. They’ve dug into their position, and there will be no budging – an unfortunate symptom of living in a divided world. The lack of civil discourse and constructive conversations motivated the 24-year-old, 3x social entrepreneur Milan Kordestani to found The Doe – an anonymous digital publication promoting open...

Kathryn interviews Attorney Jeffrey B. Simon.Attorney & law professor Jeffrey B. Simon recently won an historic $1.8 billion settlement against Johnson & Johnson and other pharmaceutical giants that will go towards opioid harm reduction in the state of Texas. He will share how they are spending this settlement money and how this model should be replicated across America in order to fund intensive harm reduction programs to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic. Standing between large corporations a...

Kathryn interviews Attorney Jeffrey B. Simon.Attorney & law professor Jeffrey B. Simon recently won an historic $1.8 billion settlement against Johnson & Johnson and other pharmaceutical giants that will go towards opioid harm reduction in the state of Texas. He will share how they are spending this settlement money and how this model should be replicated across America in order to fund intensive harm reduction programs to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic. Standing between large corporations a...

Kathryn interviews Author Linda Rossetti. In times of upheaval and uncertainty — in the aftermath of a breakup, the loss of a job, a troubling health diagnosis, or some other disruption occurs — we need a new response to how we imagine ourselves. We must say goodbye to what we expected would happen and embrace a new self-concept anchored by what holds value and meaning to us. The process of transformation can allow us to discard both internal and external expectations that no longer serve us, an...

Kathryn interviews Author Linda Rossetti. In times of upheaval and uncertainty — in the aftermath of a breakup, the loss of a job, a troubling health diagnosis, or some other disruption occurs — we need a new response to how we imagine ourselves. We must say goodbye to what we expected would happen and embrace a new self-concept anchored by what holds value and meaning to us. The process of transformation can allow us to discard both internal and external expectations that no longer serve us, an...

Kathryn interviews Author David Cravit.People are living longer and longer. Someone turning 65 today can typically look forward to an additional 15 years or more of high-quality living. Centenarians are quickly becoming the fastest growing age-group, with more and more people living into their 80s, and even their 90s. David Cravit uncovers seven simple key components—Attitude, Awareness, Activity, Autonomy, Achievement, Attachment, and Avoidance—that teach us to turn the period after age 65 into...

Kathryn interviews Author David Cravit.People are living longer and longer. Someone turning 65 today can typically look forward to an additional 15 years or more of high-quality living. Centenarians are quickly becoming the fastest growing age-group, with more and more people living into their 80s, and even their 90s. David Cravit uncovers seven simple key components—Attitude, Awareness, Activity, Autonomy, Achievement, Attachment, and Avoidance—that teach us to turn the period after age 65 into...

Kathryn interviews Author Kim Cantin.On January 9, 2018, heavy rainfall combined with deforestation from recent wildfires caused a series of mudflows northwest of Montecito. The incident was responsible for 23 deaths and caused $177 million in property damage. News of the mudslide that ravaged the unsuspecting community made national headlines. Among those headlines was the tragic story of the Cantin family. Kim Cantin along with her husband, two children and family dog were separated during the...

Kathryn interviews Author Kim Cantin.On January 9, 2018, heavy rainfall combined with deforestation from recent wildfires caused a series of mudflows northwest of Montecito. The incident was responsible for 23 deaths and caused $177 million in property damage. News of the mudslide that ravaged the unsuspecting community made national headlines. Among those headlines was the tragic story of the Cantin family. Kim Cantin along with her husband, two children and family dog were separated during the...

Kathryn interviews Strategist, Podcast Host Natalie E. Norfus.The Norfus Firm was formed by Natalie E. Norfus in 2019, born out of nearly two decades of Human Resources & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion experience.Today Norfus has an alliance of consultants that help bring organizational solutions to clients in various areas. She believes there is no “one-size fits all” approach to HR or DEI initiatives and uses a metrics-based model to help organizations develop policies, programs and goals tha...

Kathryn interviews Strategist, Podcast Host Natalie E. Norfus.The Norfus Firm was formed by Natalie E. Norfus in 2019, born out of nearly two decades of Human Resources & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion experience.Today Norfus has an alliance of consultants that help bring organizational solutions to clients in various areas. She believes there is no “one-size fits all” approach to HR or DEI initiatives and uses a metrics-based model to help organizations develop policies, programs and goals tha...

Kathryn interviews Author Frieda Hoffman. Upon discovering that so many other women had experienced miscarriage but had never felt comfortable sharing it, certified coach Frieda Hoffman felt not only betrayed by and furious with the patriarchy that made them feel ashamed, but also a profound sense of sadness that women seem to be made to suffer in silence. Shame and silence beget shame and silence, but Hoffman saw the opportunity to break that by sharing that essential affirmation that we are no...

Kathryn interviews Director Reed Harkness.Filmed over an expanse of 25 years, two brothers go on a 2,000-mile road trip to solve a family mystery. Shooting on nearly every camera format imaginable, from hand-developed Super 8 film to Arri 4K, Reed Harkness and his younger half-brother Sam use their creative world of fiction filmmaking to dive headfirst into dealing with the issue at hand: Sam’s mom is missing. Sam’s wetsuit and mask-wearing alter ego, the Blue Panther, bounds into frame with you...

Kathryn interviews Author,Psychotherapist Dr. Jane Greer.People employ denial because it makes their lives easier in the moment. It even makes their life appear to be better — the way they’d like it to be, the way they wish it were — rather than what it actually is. It’s important to recognize denial’s sneaky voice and to talk back to it with clarity and strength. This means exploring what typically traps people in their misery, frustration, and disappointment with their relationships. Being hon...

Kathryn interviews Author,Psychotherapist Dr. Jane Greer.People employ denial because it makes their lives easier in the moment. It even makes their life appear to be better — the way they’d like it to be, the way they wish it were — rather than what it actually is. It’s important to recognize denial’s sneaky voice and to talk back to it with clarity and strength. This means exploring what typically traps people in their misery, frustration, and disappointment with their relationships. Being hon...

Kathryn interviews Author Nancy Regan.In her first book, the former television broadcaster, Nancy Regan, gives us a behind-the-scenes account of her experience hosting a newsmagazine with a daily audience of over a quarter million—and interviewing some of the biggest celebrities in the world—all while studiously concealing fear, insecurity, and self-doubt. With remarkable candor, Regan describes how she created the illusion of having it all together because she didn’t want anyone to know how clo...