Episodes

Kathryn interviews Author Rosemary Schmidt.Like clams finding nourishment from filter feeding, Rosemary Schmidt derives strength from taking in the bits and bytes of information swirling all around her and weaving it into a cohesive mosaic. Putting thoughts and ideas into a logical sequence that tells a story helps her make sense of a sometimes senseless world. Weaving research from the fields of sociology, psychology and neurology with deeply personal, relatable anecdotes, Schmidt contemplates ...

Kathryn interviews Author Judy L. Mandel.Raising the white flag is a universal symbol of surrender, a symbol of the hope that our vulnerability will be shielded from further harm and we can finally lay down our burden. What separates those who summon the inner strength to ask for help from those who can never unfurl their banner? These are the questions that haunt Judy L. Mandel in her searingly honest memoir about loss and addiction. She shares this further exploration of her family so movingly...

Kathryn interviews Author Tracey Marks MD.We hardly need to be reminded that anxiety is at an all-time high. School shootings, the never-ending covid train, politically charged divisiveness and climate change are in our face daily, and we’re expected to remain sane, calm and go about our lives. General and forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Tracey Marks, has written the book to help us navigate this 'new normal’. With expertise in perhaps the most newsworthy subject pervading our lives both personally a...

Kathryn interviews Author Tracey Marks MD.We hardly need to be reminded that anxiety is at an all-time high. School shootings, the never-ending covid train, politically charged divisiveness and climate change are in our face daily, and we’re expected to remain sane, calm and go about our lives. General and forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Tracey Marks, has written the book to help us navigate this 'new normal’. With expertise in perhaps the most newsworthy subject pervading our lives both personally a...

Kathryn interviews Author Nanci A. Smith.Do you want an amicable divorce? Do you think your spouse would want an amicable divorce? Are you willing to ask for a different type of divorce process and stand up to pressure from friends and family about how you should handle divorce in an adversarial way? If so, consider collaborative divorce, a relatively new process that is fully legal, radically supportive, and downright practical. You may not know anyone who has done this before, but the times ar...

Kathryn interviews Author Nanci A. Smith.Do you want an amicable divorce? Do you think your spouse would want an amicable divorce? Are you willing to ask for a different type of divorce process and stand up to pressure from friends and family about how you should handle divorce in an adversarial way? If so, consider collaborative divorce, a relatively new process that is fully legal, radically supportive, and downright practical. You may not know anyone who has done this before, but the times ar...

Kathryn interviews Author David Tabatsky.Naïve young attorney Ryan Coleman jumps feet first into the hedonist world of wealth and power at the core of class-action law and finds himself in way over his head in a satirical legal thriller filled with scenarios loosely based on real-world interactions with lawyers, judges and plaintiffs. Included in the cast of colorful characters is Eugenia “Gene” Cauley, a female shark in the male-dominated legal world whose life spirals tragically out of control...

Kathryn interviews Author David Tabatsky.Naïve young attorney Ryan Coleman jumps feet first into the hedonist world of wealth and power at the core of class-action law and finds himself in way over his head in a satirical legal thriller filled with scenarios loosely based on real-world interactions with lawyers, judges and plaintiffs. Included in the cast of colorful characters is Eugenia “Gene” Cauley, a female shark in the male-dominated legal world whose life spirals tragically out of control...

Kathryn interviews Editor/Fast Company Julia Herbst. Everything that we’ve always hated about middle managers remains true. They don’t get to make big decisions but have to inspire or even force employees to execute on them. Yet mid-level employees are now facing the Great Resignation and Great Reentry, caring for employees’ physical and mental wellbeing, rolling out DEI training, and implementing hybrid workflow processes, all with limited resources. In a recent Fast Company article, Work Life ...

Kathryn interviews Editor/Fast Company Julia Herbst. Everything that we’ve always hated about middle managers remains true. They don’t get to make big decisions but have to inspire or even force employees to execute on them. Yet mid-level employees are now facing the Great Resignation and Great Reentry, caring for employees’ physical and mental wellbeing, rolling out DEI training, and implementing hybrid workflow processes, all with limited resources. In a recent Fast Company article, Work Life ...

Kathryn interviews social media influencer Nick Pfeifer. Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. Suicide can often be the result of an untreated mental health condition. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month —a time to raise awareness of this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. Depression and anxiety rose during the pandemic.Many teens and young adults spend all day on their phones, only to find negative news an...

Kathryn interviews social media influencer Nick Pfeifer. Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. Suicide can often be the result of an untreated mental health condition. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month —a time to raise awareness of this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. Depression and anxiety rose during the pandemic.Many teens and young adults spend all day on their phones, only to find negative news an...

Kathryn interviews Author Tamara Rosier PhD. When someone has ADHD, their brain is legitimately wired differently and focuses on different things than someone would expect them to. This difference in circuitry is not somehow wrong, incomplete, lazy, or shameful. However, it does present those diagnosed with ADHD with significant challenges around typical things that others do with ease. Time management, organization skills, forgetfulness, trouble completing tasks, mood swings, and relationship p...

Kathryn interviews Author Tamara Rosier PhD. When someone has ADHD, their brain is legitimately wired differently and focuses on different things than someone would expect them to. This difference in circuitry is not somehow wrong, incomplete, lazy, or shameful. However, it does present those diagnosed with ADHD with significant challenges around typical things that others do with ease. Time management, organization skills, forgetfulness, trouble completing tasks, mood swings, and relationship p...

Kathryn interviews Author Jeffrey Breslow.Starting with a literal bang, Jeffrey Breslow tells the gripping account of how the inventor held his company together after an employee opened fire in the Marvin Glass and Associates conference room in 1976. The gunman killed two of the Chicago firm’s partners and an employee and critically wounded two more employees before killing himself. He missed taking a bullet only because the gunman didn't see him. The gunman left behind a hit list of fourteen na...

Kathryn interviews Author Jeffrey Breslow.Starting with a literal bang, Jeffrey Breslow tells the gripping account of how the inventor held his company together after an employee opened fire in the Marvin Glass and Associates conference room in 1976. The gunman killed two of the Chicago firm’s partners and an employee and critically wounded two more employees before killing himself. He missed taking a bullet only because the gunman didn't see him. The gunman left behind a hit list of fourteen na...

Kathryn interviews Author Ali Michael PhD.Building a healthy multiracial society is possible, but not without millions of white people seeing racism as our problem and choosing to walk an antiracist path. It will take us supporting and challenging one another on this journey to learn more about the realities of racism and what we can do about it. Award-winning author Ali Michael and clinical psychologist Eleonora Bartoli invite white people to join them on an antiracist journey to learn to talk ...

Kathryn interviews Author Ali Michael PhD.Building a healthy multiracial society is possible, but not without millions of white people seeing racism as our problem and choosing to walk an antiracist path. It will take us supporting and challenging one another on this journey to learn more about the realities of racism and what we can do about it. Award-winning author Ali Michael and clinical psychologist Eleonora Bartoli invite white people to join them on an antiracist journey to learn to talk ...

Kathryn interviews Author Patricia Grayhall MD.In her debut memoir Patricia Grayhall MD shares her personal story for anyone who has ever lived the burden of being told their passions or ambitions are wrong. At 19, defying expectations of a woman growing up in Arizona in the 60s, she fled Phoenix for San Francisco, determined to finally come out as a lesbian after years of trying to be a “normal” girl. Her dream of becoming a physician drew her back to college, and then on to medical school in t...

Kathryn interviews Author Patricia Grayhall MD.In her debut memoir Patricia Grayhall MD shares her personal story for anyone who has ever lived the burden of being told their passions or ambitions are wrong. At 19, defying expectations of a woman growing up in Arizona in the 60s, she fled Phoenix for San Francisco, determined to finally come out as a lesbian after years of trying to be a “normal” girl. Her dream of becoming a physician drew her back to college, and then on to medical school in t...

Kathryn interviews OBGYN and Surgeon Greg Marchand MD.The current status of abortion laws throughout the states are confusing at best. With the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, many women are left with questions pertaining to their reproductive rights. Dr. Greg Marchand helps to shed some light on the subject of abortion rights, especially in Arizona, giving us a timeline of the legality of abortion. Of particular interest is that some private providers have resumed abortion services in Arizona even...

Kathryn interviews OBGYN and Surgeon Greg Marchand MD.The current status of abortion laws throughout the states are confusing at best. With the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, many women are left with questions pertaining to their reproductive rights. Dr. Greg Marchand helps to shed some light on the subject of abortion rights, especially in Arizona, giving us a timeline of the legality of abortion. Of particular interest is that some private providers have resumed abortion services in Arizona even...

Kathryn interviews Author Shaun Tomson.Veteran, world champion surfer Shaun Tomson—who is on most lists of The Top 10 Greatest Surfers of All Time shares with us his experience on overcoming life’s obstacles drawing on the pain of losing a child and the strengths he acquired becoming a sports leader. Along with co-writer Poet-Philosopher Noah benShea, he employs surfing as a metaphor to analyze 18 “breaking waves” of life, including loss, depression, aging and relationship changes. He also empha...

Kathryn interviews Author Shaun Tomson.Veteran, world champion surfer Shaun Tomson—who is on most lists of The Top 10 Greatest Surfers of All Time shares with us his experience on overcoming life’s obstacles drawing on the pain of losing a child and the strengths he acquired becoming a sports leader. Along with co-writer Poet-Philosopher Noah benShea, he employs surfing as a metaphor to analyze 18 “breaking waves” of life, including loss, depression, aging and relationship changes. He also empha...