Episodes

Kathryn interviews Fortune 500 leadership consultant Keith Eigel PhD, author of “The Map: Your Path to Effectiveness in Leadership, Life, and Legacy”. Great leadership is about making the contribution only you can make for your family and friends, your community or organization, your country or the world. Dr. eith Eigel discusses this year’s presidential election and how polls show that both candidates have the highest unfavorable ratings in history, leaving many voters concerned about their lea...

Kathryn interviews teacher Naomi Katz, author of “Beautiful: Being An Empowered Young Woman”. It all started with a catcall. Katz was on her way to teach her seventh-grade class when she heard the catcalls that are only too common. It made her feel angry and helpless, and it made her wonder—how did it affect the girls in her class? The answer shocked and galvanized her to create a course she teaches around the world, now recreated as no nonsense and reassuring guide called Beautiful. Kathryn als...

Kathryn interviews Army Infantry Officer and Yoga Master Eric Walrabenstein, author of “Waging Inner Peace: How 5,000 Veterans Used the Ancient Secrets of Yoga & Mindfulness to Reclaim their Lives from Stress and How You Can, Too”. Waging Inner Peace chronicles how 5,000 hard-charging U.S. military veterans came to use yoga's ancient science of mind to heal from the stresses induced by the horrors of war. Walrabenstein’s work is featured on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX news. Kathryn also interviews NY ...

Kathryn interviews NY Times bestselling author and medium George Anderson on his book “Life Between Heaven and Earth: What You Didn’t Know About the World Hereafter and How It Can Help You”. Anderson is the first medium in history to appear on a cable television show and is the only medium to be cleared by network television standards and practices to appear on the first-ever prime-time special on mediumship. Kathryn also interviews entrepreneur expert Robbie Hardy, author of “Upsetting the Tabl...

Kathryn interviews educational psychologist and character expert Michele Borba EdD about her book “UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World”. Parents want to raise empathetic, kind, compassionate children who will go on to achieve great success and enjoy true happiness. But why do studies find that kids today are 40% less empathetic than they were thirty years ago? Dr. Borba is a regular NBC TODAY contributor and is featured on CNN, Dr. Phil, Dateline, NBC Nightly News, an...

Kathryn interviews blogger and parent Marguerite Elisofon, author of “My Picture Perfect Family: What Happens When One Twin has Autism”. Samantha’s introduction to the world was much more challenging than her brother’s. They sought professional help and received the diagnosis they feared—their daughter was on the Autistic Spectrum. This is Elisofon’s memoir of the courage it takes to raise and advocate for a child who is far more than the sum of her ever-shifting diagnosis. Kathryn also intervie...

Kathryn interviews founder and CEO of TRUE Model Management Dale Noelle. Plus-size models are currently making huge waves in the modeling industry breaking down the stereotypical ideals of beauty. Noelle, formerly one of the fashion industry’s most sought after models, empowers women of all shapes, colors and sizes. TRUE has close ties with many of the most influential names in the industry, including Calvin Klein, DKNY, GAP, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Victoria's Secret. br Kathryn also in...

Kathryn interviews StandUnited.org’s senior product manager Paul Van Remortel on disruptive technologies and how they are changing the way activist work. Just like Uber and Airbnb disrupted the taxi and hotel industry, StandUnited.org has disrupted political activism and leveled the playing field for Conservatives. Van Remortel leads the team responsible for StandUnited, working to make us all more involved in our communities and beyond by creating online petitions. br Kathryn also interviews Ju...

Kathryn interview New York Times bestselling author Firoozeh Dumas, author of “It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel”. Her latest book is based on her own experiences emigrating from Iran to Newport Beach in the 1970’s and how she had to balance being a normal teenage girl with overcoming stereotypes stemming from a tense Iran-American relationship. Dumas is a frequent commentator on NPR and her work appears in The NY Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times. br Kathryn also interviews Harv...

Kathryn interviews Stanford University Clinical Associate Professor Beth Darnall PhD, author of “Less Pain Fewer Pills: Avoid the Dangers of Prescription Opioids and Gain Control Over Chronic Pain”. In 2014 over 28,000 Americans died of opioid overdoses. Using her 15 years of experience treating adults with chronic pain Dr. Darnall provides concrete, evidence-based psychological and behavioral alternatives for pain control. Dr. Darnall is featured on NPR, ABC News and in Women’s Health Magazine....

Kathryn interview science journalist Kayt Sukel, author of “The Art of Risk: The New Science of Courage, Caution and Chance”. Are risk-takers born or made? This is the question that set Sukel on a quest to find the answers, blending case studies and hard-hitting science to explore risk-taking in work, play, love and life and showing readers how understanding their own behavior can further their personal success. Sukel’s work appears in the Atlantic Monthly, New Scientist, USA Today, The Washingt...

Kathryn interview federal sex-crimes prosecutor Allison Leotta, author of “The Last Good Girl”. Drawing inspiration from real cases, Leotta explores the issue of sexual assaults on campuses, the struggles of Title IX activists fighting for change, the technology that has revolutionized the ways crimes are committed and investigated, and the lengths those in power will go to protect their own. Leotta’s legal expertise is featured on CNN, PBS, MSNBC, and in The Huffington Post. br Kathryn also int...

Kathryn interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter Amy Ellis Nutt, author of “Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family”. This is the inspiring true story of a transgender girl, her identical twin brother, and an ordinary American family’s extraordinary journey to understand, nurture, and celebrate the uniqueness in us all. Becoming Nicole was named “One of the Ten Best Books of the Year” by People Magazine and Men’s Journal. br Kathryn also interviews journalist and essa...

Kathryn interviews journalist Healther Shumaker, author of “It’s Okay to Go Up the Slide: Renegade Rules for Raising Confident and Creative Kids”. Shumaker has an unusual stance on many hot-button parenting topics. For one, she believes we should ban homework and allow our kids to spend their time doing better things, and studies support her opinion. According to recent research, homework has no academic benefit in elementary school, and has very little impact in middle school. In her latest boo...

Kathryn interviews End Rape on Campus co-founder Andrea Pino, author of “We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out”. Across the US students are exposing a pervasive cover-up of sexual assault on college campuses. Pino elevates the stories of more than 30 experiences of trauma, healing and everyday activism. Pino’s own story is featured in the documentary The Hunting Ground, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Kathryn also interviews reporter and journalist Tara...

Kathryn interviews Caron Levis MFA, award-winning author of “Ida, Always”. Gus lives in a big park in the middle of an even bigger city, and he spends his days with Ida. Ida is right there. Always. Then one sad day, Gus learns that Ida is very sick, and she isn’t going to get better. The friends help each other face the difficult news with whispers, sniffles, cuddles and even laughs. MSW candidate Levis is an Adjunct Professor in The New School’s MFA Creative Writing for Children’s program. Kath...

Kathryn interviews holistic wellbeing expert Randi Ragan, author of “A Year of Mindful Living: Seasonal Practices to Nourish Body, Mind and Spirit”. More than 50% of adult Americans suffer adverse health effects due to stress. Excluding the trauma of living in a war zone, most of our stress comes from the makings of our own mind: our perceptions of our experiences that arise out of daily living. Ragan argues that real stress is not the actual event or situation, but our responses to it. br Kathr...

Kathryn interviews DKT International President and CEO Chris Purdy MS. With the outbreak of the Zika virus many countries are recommending avoiding pregnancy through 2018 due to the high potential risk of babies being born with microcephaly.

Kathryn interviews metastatic prostate cancer survivor Paul Steinberg MD, author of “A Salamandar’s Tale: My Story of Regeneration – Surviving 30 Years with Prostate Cancer”. What happens if you’re 35 and you’re told you have an aggressive form of prostate cancer? If you’re Dr. Steinberg — married, lusty, a successful and beloved doctor — your life dissolves into a mystery of survival, and you become the detective in charge of solving your most important case: yours. Dr. Steinberg is one of the ...

Kathryn interviews award-winning novelist Jim Grimsley, author of “How I Shed My Skin: Unlearning the Racist Lessons of a Southern Childhood”. In his memoir Grimsley chronicles his own coming of age as a boy in a small eastern North Carolina when federally mandated integration of schools went into effect in 1966. Grimsley looks back at that school and those times, remembering his own first real encounters with black children and their culture. The result is a deeply moving narrative, and an hone...

Kathryn interviews Psychology Today blogger Peg O’Connor PhD, author of “Life on the Rocks: Finding Meaning in Addiction and Recovery”. This is the first book to address addiction and recovery from a Western philosophical perspective, offering a powerful set of tools sharpened over millennia. O’Connor draws upon the wisdom of philosophical tradition from Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, illuminating issues all addicts and their loved ones face. O’Connor is featured in The NY Times and Huffington P...

Kathryn interviews NYTimes bestselling author and 'obesity warrior' David Ludwig MD, PhD. Dr. Ludwig is a renowned endocrinologist and the author of 'Always Hungry? Always Hungry? Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently'

Kathryn interviews award-winning journalist Ann Dowsett Johnston, author of “DRINK: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol”. Named one of Washington Post's best books of 2013, DRINK takes aim at an alarming epidemic: the worrisome rise in binge drinking and alcohol abuse among girls and women. Dowsett Johnston reveals how dangerous levels of female drinking are on the upswing, precipitated in part by an unmitigated push by the alcohol industry to woo women drinkers from an early age...

Kathryn interviews organizational psychotherapist Joan Kingsley, author of “The Fear-Free Organization: Vital Insights from Neuroscience to Transform Your Business Culture”. Leadership that makes a difference takes guts and confidence, plus belief in oneself and belief in the key players in the organization. It is built on trust, not fear. Kingsley draws on her experience as an Executive Coach to reveal how our new understanding of the neurobiology of the self - how the brain constructs the pers...