Episodes

Kathryn interviews Author Scott Miller. Some of the most successful people have had mentors, yet many may not feel they have a mentor in their life. But what exactly defines a mentor? Could it be a “Mentor Moment” between an intern and colleague at the office? Or maybe it’s a conversation in the grocery store with a successful small business owner…or perhaps it is that person that you go to regularly where you have the real and honest conversations about your personal and/or professional life. S...

Kathryn interviews Author Scott Miller. Some of the most successful people have had mentors, yet many may not feel they have a mentor in their life. But what exactly defines a mentor? Could it be a “Mentor Moment” between an intern and colleague at the office? Or maybe it’s a conversation in the grocery store with a successful small business owner…or perhaps it is that person that you go to regularly where you have the real and honest conversations about your personal and/or professional life. S...

Kathryn interviews Author, Journalist, Producer Miguel Sancho.There are approximately one in 2,000 children around the globe suffering from 400 types of Primary Immunodeficiency (PI), many of whom vaccinations aren’t available due to age or compromised immune systems. For the parents of a child with PI, normal days can be filled with anxiety and fear, but amid a global pandemic, the quest for answers on how to keep your child safe is daunting. Miguel Sancho shares his family’s incredible story a...

Kathryn interviews Author, Journalist, Producer Miguel Sancho.There are approximately one in 2,000 children around the globe suffering from 400 types of Primary Immunodeficiency (PI), many of whom vaccinations aren’t available due to age or compromised immune systems. For the parents of a child with PI, normal days can be filled with anxiety and fear, but amid a global pandemic, the quest for answers on how to keep your child safe is daunting. Miguel Sancho shares his family’s incredible story a...

Kathryn interviews Author and Professor Wendy Suzuki PhD. From a global pandemic, to political unrest, to climate change, the past year has been nothing if not stressful. For most of us, it would be difficult to describe stress and anxiety as a good feeling. But what if it could be? World-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki has found a way to unlock the potential of anxiety to be a benefit instead of a drawback and reveals that anxiety is not only essential for our survival but also a key c...

Kathryn interviews Author and Professor Wendy Suzuki PhD. From a global pandemic, to political unrest, to climate change, the past year has been nothing if not stressful. For most of us, it would be difficult to describe stress and anxiety as a good feeling. But what if it could be? World-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki has found a way to unlock the potential of anxiety to be a benefit instead of a drawback and reveals that anxiety is not only essential for our survival but also a key c...

Kathryn interviews Author Susan Verde. As we begin to return to offices and schools this fall, Author Susan Verde, alongside illustrator Peter H. Reynolds, brings us a triumphant celebration of everyday courage, perseverance, and bouncing back from our setbacks with bravery and optimism,the perfect companion for our present moment, for children and grown-ups alike. She points out that staying resilient and having courage includes believing in ourselves, speaking out, trying new things, asking fo...

Kathryn interviews Author Susan Verde. As we begin to return to offices and schools this fall, Author Susan Verde, alongside illustrator Peter H. Reynolds, brings us a triumphant celebration of everyday courage, perseverance, and bouncing back from our setbacks with bravery and optimism,the perfect companion for our present moment, for children and grown-ups alike. She points out that staying resilient and having courage includes believing in ourselves, speaking out, trying new things, asking fo...

Kathryn interviews Author, Attorney J. W. Freiberg PhD, JD. We are currently living in an interesting age where we are the most connected and yet the most disconnected than we have ever been. Exploring the impact of faulty connections and failing relationships, J.W. Freiberg, uses his 30 year legal career and masterful storytelling ability to share 5 unique tales of chronic loneliness, one of modern society’s most serious public health crises. According to his research, there are two pathways to...

Kathryn interviews Author, Attorney J. W. Freiberg PhD, JD. We are currently living in an interesting age where we are the most connected and yet the most disconnected than we have ever been. Exploring the impact of faulty connections and failing relationships, J.W. Freiberg, uses his 30 year legal career and masterful storytelling ability to share 5 unique tales of chronic loneliness, one of modern society’s most serious public health crises. According to his research, there are two pathways to...

Kathryn interviews Author, Professor Ed Tronick PhD. Many of us may think that perfect harmony is the defining characteristic of healthy relationships, but the truth is that human interactions are messy, complicated, and confusing. And according to renowned psychologist Ed Tronick PhD and pediatrician Claudia Gold, that is not only okay, but it is also actually crucial to our social and emotional development. Working through the volley of mismatch and repair in everyday life helps us form deep, ...

Kathryn interviews Author, Professor Ed Tronick PhD. Many of us may think that perfect harmony is the defining characteristic of healthy relationships, but the truth is that human interactions are messy, complicated, and confusing. And according to renowned psychologist Ed Tronick PhD and pediatrician Claudia Gold, that is not only okay, but it is also actually crucial to our social and emotional development. Working through the volley of mismatch and repair in everyday life helps us form deep, ...

Kathryn interviews Author Joanna Faber. Building on core themes of mutual respect, Joanna Faber and Co-Author Julie King suggest thoughtful, constructive, and sympathetic alternatives to yelling or punishment. As a part of the “How To Talk” series, readers will learn communication strategies to some of the most difficult challenges of raising children including tantrums, homework hassles and sibling squabbles. With its lively combination of real-life anecdotes, entertaining cartoons, and answers...

Kathryn interviews Author Joanna Faber. Building on core themes of mutual respect, Joanna Faber and Co-Author Julie King suggest thoughtful, constructive, and sympathetic alternatives to yelling or punishment. As a part of the “How To Talk” series, readers will learn communication strategies to some of the most difficult challenges of raising children including tantrums, homework hassles and sibling squabbles. With its lively combination of real-life anecdotes, entertaining cartoons, and answers...

Kathryn interviews Author, Journalist, Historian, Marine Engineer Jessica DuLong.At 10:45 AM EST on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the United States Coast Guard issued the call for “all available boats” to assist the evacuation of Lower Manhattan. But hours before the official call went out, tugs, ferries, dinner boats, and other vessels had already raced to the rescue from points all across the Port of New York and New Jersey. In less than nine hours, approximately 800 mariners aboard 150 vessels...

Kathryn interviews Author, Journalist, Historian, Marine Engineer Jessica DuLong.At 10:45 AM EST on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the United States Coast Guard issued the call for “all available boats” to assist the evacuation of Lower Manhattan. But hours before the official call went out, tugs, ferries, dinner boats, and other vessels had already raced to the rescue from points all across the Port of New York and New Jersey. In less than nine hours, approximately 800 mariners aboard 150 vessels...

Kathryn interviews Author & Rehabilitation Consultant Val Walker MS.While social media enables us to make connections with more people than ever before, social isolation is a growing epidemic in the U.S. The National Science Foundation has reported the number of Americans with no close friends has tripled since 1985 and an unprecedented number of Americans are living alone, particularly those over sixty. Generation Z and Millennials report being the loneliest despite their high consumption of so...

Kathryn interviews Author & Rehabilitation Consultant Val Walker MS.While social media enables us to make connections with more people than ever before, social isolation is a growing epidemic in the U.S. The National Science Foundation has reported the number of Americans with no close friends has tripled since 1985 and an unprecedented number of Americans are living alone, particularly those over sixty. Generation Z and Millennials report being the loneliest despite their high consumption of so...

Kathryn interviews Psychologist and Author Leo Flanagan PhD.The mental health crisis is getting younger. The number of children needing urgent mental health care has been on the rise for years, and has devastatingly spiked over the pandemic. We have never before in our history seen this type of anguish in children and teenagers so young. Although this crisis will require resources and time to resolve, Leo Flanagan PhD, Psychologist, trauma and resiliency expert, is sharing some resilience tools ...

Kathryn interviews Psychologist and Author Leo Flanagan PhD.The mental health crisis is getting younger. The number of children needing urgent mental health care has been on the rise for years, and has devastatingly spiked over the pandemic. We have never before in our history seen this type of anguish in children and teenagers so young. Although this crisis will require resources and time to resolve, Leo Flanagan PhD, Psychologist, trauma and resiliency expert, is sharing some resilience tools ...

Kathryn interviews Jeff J. Herman Editor-in-Chief at Lawnstarter.If you’re among the 50% of the U.S. population planning to ride a bicycle more post-pandemic, you’ll want to know the Best Biking Cities in America.To mark World Bicycle Day on June 3, LawnStarter ranked the 200 biggest U.S. cities based on 18 key indicators of a bike-friendly lifestyle. Among the factors considered are the length of bike lanes, the share of workers who bike to work,and access to bike stores and repair shops, howev...

Kathryn interviews Jeff J. Herman Editor-in-Chief at Lawnstarter.If you’re among the 50% of the U.S. population planning to ride a bicycle more post-pandemic, you’ll want to know the Best Biking Cities in America.To mark World Bicycle Day on June 3, LawnStarter ranked the 200 biggest U.S. cities based on 18 key indicators of a bike-friendly lifestyle. Among the factors considered are the length of bike lanes, the share of workers who bike to work,and access to bike stores and repair shops, howev...

Kathryn interviews Kim Fairley BFA,MFA author of “Shooting Out the Lights.” Unraveling like a mystery novel, Fairley’s memoir of her marriage to a man thirty-two-years older, who had lost his son in a gun accident, explores the taboo of wide age gap love. Soon after twenty-four-year-old Kim and fifty-six-year-old Vern marry they learn Kim is pregnant. However, their lives are turned upside down when the widow of Vern’s dear friend calls in need of a favor. She wants Vern to take her eleven-year-...

Kathryn interviews Kim Fairley BFA,MFA author of “Shooting Out the Lights.” Unraveling like a mystery novel, Fairley’s memoir of her marriage to a man thirty-two-years older, who had lost his son in a gun accident, explores the taboo of wide age gap love. Soon after twenty-four-year-old Kim and fifty-six-year-old Vern marry they learn Kim is pregnant. However, their lives are turned upside down when the widow of Vern’s dear friend calls in need of a favor. She wants Vern to take her eleven-year-...