Episodes
May 13, 2015
Why Men Fight and Female Money Makers
Kathryn interviews Washington & Jefferson College Distinguished Research Fellow Jonathan Gottschall on his latest book “The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch”. Throughout the last decade, cage figh...
May 6, 2015
Facebook Fallout and Benefits of Stress
Kathryn interviews co-founder of ADDO Worldwide Kevin Paul Scott, author of “8 Essential Exchanges: What You Have to Give Up to Go Up”. Many believe that Facebook’s efforts to compete with the latest and greatest social media...
April 29, 2015
Cancer Diagnosis and 5 Million New Jobs
Kathryn interviews oncologist Kevin P. Ryan MD, author of “When Tumor is the Rumor and Cancer is the Answer: A Comprehensive Text for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients and their Families”. Stressing patient autonomy, Dr. Ryan a...
April 22, 2015
Watching Psychopaths and Sugar Danger
Kathryn interviews writer and producer Joel Silberman, author of the LA Times article “Why do we love to watch psychopaths?” The success of HBO’s “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” and shows like CSI, Dexter, and...
April 15, 2015
Diabetes Reset and Elder Chicks
Kathryn interviews George L. King MD, Research Director at Harvard’s Joslin Diabetes Center and author of “The Diabetes Reset: Avoid It. Control It. Even Reverse It.” Imagine controlling, avoiding, or reversing diabetes – tha...
April 8, 2015
Autism & Millennial Parenting
Kathryn interviews parent and autism advocate Carrie Cariello, author of “What Color is Monday? How Autism Changed One Family for the Better”. Through hilarious mishaps, honest insights and heartfelt letters addressed to her ...
April 1, 2015
An Unlikely Caregiver & Why Weight
Kathryn interviews magazine and book editor George Hodgman, author of the memoir “Bettyville”. When Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his Missouri hometown to care for his aging mother, he expects to only be away for a few weeks. ...
March 25, 2015
Misconceptions about the Developing Child & The Cannabis Conversation
Kathryn interviews licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Stephen Hupp on his book “Great Myths of Child Development”. Co-authors Dr. Stephen Hupp and Dr. Jeremy Jewell shatter the top myths that most parents believe about time-o...
March 18, 2015
Defining Sexuality & Death at Work
Kathryn interviews LGBTQI activist Joe Wenke, author of “The Human Agenda: Conversations about Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity”. Despite the progress in the movement toward marriage equality, the LGBTQI community continu...
March 11, 2015
Divorcing a Narcissist
Kathryn interviews marriage and family therapist Dr. Karyl McBride on her book Will I Ever Be Free of You? How to Navigate a High-Conflict Divorce from a Narcissist and Heal Your Family. Are you in love with a narcissist? Whe...
March 4, 2015
Avoiding Financial Infidelity & Cookie Cutter End-of-Life Directives
Kathryn interviews debt therapist and attorney Leslie Tayne, author of “Life & Debt: A Fresh Approach to Achieving Financial Wellness”. When it comes to financial infidelity, Tayne has seen it all — borrowing from a 401(k) wi...
Feb. 25, 2015
Innocent and Exonerated & Women’s Legal Issues
Kathryn interviews attorney Nikki D. Pope and chef Courtney B. Lance, authors of “Pruno, Ramen, and a Side of Hope: Stories of Surviving Wrongful Convictions”. If you were given a prison sentence of 25 to life for a crime you...
Feb. 18, 2015
End-of-Life Care Talk & Plastic Surgery Secrets
Kathryn interviews Harvard Medical School Researcher and Physician Angelo E. Volandes MD, author of “The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-Life Care”. Dr. Volandes has witnessed far too often the unnecessary suffe...
Feb. 11, 2015
Global Volunteering
Kathryn interviews nine-time Emmy award-winning writer, director, and producer John Marshall, author of “Wide-Open World: How Volunteering Around the Globe Changed One Family’s Lives Forever”. In 2010 John Marshall needed a c...
Feb. 4, 2015
The Family Dinner Table & Skip Resolutions, Make Changes
Kathryn interviews Harvard Medical School professor Anne Fishel PhD, author of “Home for Dinner: Mixing Food, Fun, and Conversation for a Happier Family and Healthier Kids”. If we could lower rates of obesity, break the cycle...
Jan. 28, 2015
Winning The Amazing Race with Diabetes & Protecting Your Child from Bullying
Kathryn interviews Dr. Natalie Strand, author of “A Women’s Guide to Diabetes: A Path to Wellness”. Dr. Strand provides a personal perspective to a number of challenging issues, including mental and physical wellness, sexuali...
Jan. 21, 2015
Online Risks for Teachers
Kathryn interviews attorney and educational consultant Frederick S. Lane, author of “Cybertraps for Educators”. Today's highly connected age brings with it a whole new set of challenges and concerns, each posing significant l...
Jan. 14, 2015
Female Athletes & FBI Tactics in Everyday Life
Kathryn interviews clinical and sports psychologist Joan Steidinger PhD, author of “Sisterhood in Sports: How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete”. The book's research and in depth interviews reveal how unique female stre...
Jan. 7, 2015
Stress Sabotage & National Adoption Month
Kathryn interviews resiliency expert Jenny Evans, author of “The Resiliency rEvolution: Your Stress Solution for Life, 60 Seconds at a Time”. Everyone who works is under enormous pressure almost daily. We’re continually asked...
Dec. 31, 2014
A Legacy of Philanthropy & TO THE MARKET: Survivor-made Goods
Kathryn interviews SeriousFun Children’s Network’s Clea Newman on how she has made giving back a lifelong family tradition. As the daughter of one of the most philanthropic and famed couples, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, ...
Dec. 24, 2014
LA Galaxy Soccer Star Comes Out & Embrace the Paradox
Kathryn interviews Championship-winning soccer star Robbie Rogers on his book “Coming Out to Play”. In February 2013, when Rogers came out as gay via a letter that he posted online, he made sports history. After having kept h...
Dec. 17, 2014
Finding Your Inner Elegance & Motivating Kids
Kathryn interviews psychologist Sherrie Campbell PhD, author of “Loving Yourself: The Mastery of Being Your Own Person”. Many of us are emotionally out of control, lacking presence of mind, allowing life to take us on an emot...
Dec. 10, 2014
Mental Illness and Family Dynamics & Selfless Acts of Love
Kathryn interviews behavior research scientist Rachel Pruchno PhD on her memoir “Surrounded by Madness: A Memoir of Mental Illness and Family Secrets”. Mental illness is the most prevalent of all diseases suffered in the Unit...
Dec. 3, 2014
The Power of Positivity & Invisible Disabilities
Kathryn interviews The Human Behavior Coach Beverly Flaxington, author of “Self-Talk for a Calmer You”. Flaxington lays out detailed step-by-step approaches with powerful positive exercises designed for those who have experie...