Episodes

America's Top Doctors and Playbook for Happy Families
Nov. 25, 2015

America's Top Doctors and Playbook for Happy Families

Kathryn interviews John Connolly EdD, President and CEO of the Castle Connolly Medical “America’s Top Doctors” listing. Not only is it America's most trusted source for identifying top physicians, it's the only site whose doc...
Post-traumatic Growth and Child Sex Crimes
Nov. 18, 2015

Post-traumatic Growth and Child Sex Crimes

Kathryn interviews journalist and award-winning TV host Michaela Haas PhD, author of “Bouncing Forward: Transforming Bad Breaks into Breakthroughs”. Eighty-nine percent of Americans experience at least one traumatic event in ...
Weight Wagering and Embracing Imperfection
Nov. 11, 2015

Weight Wagering and Embracing Imperfection

Kathryn interviews David Roddenberry, founder of HealthyWage, the world’s leading purveyor of corporate and team-based weight loss challenges and financially-induced diet contests for individuals. HealthyWage recently announc...
Raised on Televangelism and Thinking Design
Nov. 4, 2015

Raised on Televangelism and Thinking Design

Kathryn interviews teacher Ken Murray, author of “Eulogy: A Novel”. What effect does growing up with fundamentalists have on children? In his powerful debut novel, Murray explores an unusual, Rapture-obsessed fundamentalist C...
Corporate Bullying and Success on the Slopes
Oct. 28, 2015

Corporate Bullying and Success on the Slopes

Kathryn interviews humanitarian Andrew Faas, author of “The Bully’s Trap: Bullying in the Workplace”. Whistleblowers often pay a heavy price for exposing corporate corruption. Late in his career Faas exposed a corrupt executi...
LGBT Equality and 100 Deadly Skills
Oct. 21, 2015

LGBT Equality and 100 Deadly Skills

Kathryn interviews Philadelphia Gay News Founder Mark Segal, author of “And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality”. On December 11, 1973 Segal disrupted the live broadcast of the CBS Evening News with Walter Cron...
After Divorce and Plant-Based Dieting
Oct. 14, 2015

After Divorce and Plant-Based Dieting

Kathryn interviews writer and attorney Lara Bazelon, author of the recent New York Times article “From Divorce, a Fractured Beauty”. Bazelon describes her own unique experience of divorce and co-parenting. 'The decision to en...
Campus Sexual Assaults and Teen Sexting
Oct. 7, 2015

Campus Sexual Assaults and Teen Sexting

Kathryn interviews rape victim advocate Monika Korra, author of “Kill the Silence: A Survivor’s Life Reclaimed”. In 2009 college sophomore, track star and Olympic hopeful Korra was grabbed by three men and brutally raped. Kor...
National Recovery Month and Refugee to Harvard
Sept. 30, 2015

National Recovery Month and Refugee to Harvard

Kathryn interviews Caron Treatment Centers President and CEO Doug Tieman, author of “Flying Over the Pigpen: Leadership Lessons from Growing Up on a Farm”. Before age 40 Tieman struggled with alcoholism after achieving succes...
One Nurse and Pregnancy Fitness
Sept. 23, 2015

One Nurse and Pregnancy Fitness

Kathryn interviews Theresa Brown RN, author of “The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients’ Lives”. “The Shift” opens our eyes to the intense, frustrating and often joyful profession that is really the heart and soul o...
Childhood Cancer and Shattering Stereotypes
Sept. 16, 2015

Childhood Cancer and Shattering Stereotypes

Kathryn interviews cancer survivor Sally Loughridge PhD, author and illustrator of “Daniel and His Starry Night Blanket: A Story of Illness and Sibling Love”. When a child has a critical illness parents must cope with the dia...
Healthy Eating and World Suicide Prevention Day
Sept. 9, 2015

Healthy Eating and World Suicide Prevention Day

Kathryn interviews sociologist Dina Rose PhD, author of “It’s Not About the Broccoli: Three Habits to Teach Your Kids for a Lifetime of Healthy Eating”. After years of research and working with parents, Dr. Rose discovered a ...
Recovery and Staying Young
Sept. 2, 2015

Recovery and Staying Young

Kathryn interviews spiritual mentor Barb Schmidt, author of “The Practice: Simple Tools for Managing Stress, Finding Inner Peace, and Uncovering Happiness”. September is National Recovery Month. Schmidt knows firsthand about ...
Child Sexual Abuse and Fighting Off Alzheimer's
Aug. 26, 2015

Child Sexual Abuse and Fighting Off Alzheimer's

Kathryn interviews Elda M. Dawber LICSW, author of “Wait Until I’m Dead! A Novel of Family Secrets”. Surviving family horror is one thing. Having the courage to reveal it is another. Dawber introduces readers to D.J. Brava, a...
Self-Taught Literacy and The Stress Threat
Aug. 19, 2015

Self-Taught Literacy and The Stress Threat

Kathryn interviews Travis Hugh Culley, author of “A Comedy & A Tragedy: A Memoir of Learning How to Read and Write”. Growing up Culley faked his way through homework and tests by pretending to know how to read. An audition fo...
Levels of Consciousness and The Science of Resilience
Aug. 12, 2015

Levels of Consciousness and The Science of Resilience

Kathryn interviews author Fran Shaw PhD on her Amazon #1 bestseller book “Lord Have Murphy: Waking Up in the Spiritual Marketplace”. Dr. Shaw introduces readers to Murphy, a new yogi embarking on a journey of conscious awaren...
Motivating Management and Elder Financial Abuse
Aug. 5, 2015

Motivating Management and Elder Financial Abuse

Kathryn interviews Oprah’s “Phenomenal Man” and New York Times bestselling author Ron Clark on his book “Move Your Bus: An Extraordinary New Approach to Accelerating Success in Work and Life”. Imagine a company as a bus fille...
SuperWoman Strategies and Meditating for Success
July 29, 2015

SuperWoman Strategies and Meditating for Success

Kathryn interviews mental health expert Jaime Kulaga PhD, author of “The SuperWoman’s Guide to Super Fulfillment: Step-by-Step Strategies to Create Work-Life Balance”. What woman today doesn’t feel over-worked, over-tired, an...
Ghosting in Relationships and Life after Breast Cancer
July 22, 2015

Ghosting in Relationships and Life after Breast Cancer

Kathryn interviews psychiatrist and Chief Medical Officer Nzinga Harrison. Everyone is talking about ghosting, a term used to describe relationships where one person stops all communications with a partner and goes completely...
Feminine Financial Planning and Maximizing Potential
July 15, 2015

Feminine Financial Planning and Maximizing Potential

Kathryn interviews certified financial planner Cary Carbonaro MBA, author of “The Money Queen’s Guide: For Women Who Want to Build Wealth and Banish Fear”. Carbonaro uses her 25 years of financial expertise to help readers pl...
NAACP Race Controversy and Early Trauma and Chronic Illness
July 8, 2015

NAACP Race Controversy and Early Trauma and Chronic Illness

Kathryn interviews psychologist Dr. Jay Richards about the psychology around the recent NAACP race controversy. Rachel Dolezal, the former President of the Spokane, Washington chapter of the NAACP, has come under fire for mis...
An Unexpected Life and Entrepreneurship Revolution
July 1, 2015

An Unexpected Life and Entrepreneurship Revolution

Kathryn interviews Tracy Slater, author of “The Good Shufu: Finding Love, Self, and Home on the Far Side of the World”. When she took a short-term job teaching English to businessmen in Japan, Slater had no intention of falli...
Child Sexual Abuse and Brain Health
June 24, 2015

Child Sexual Abuse and Brain Health

Kathryn interviews legal expert Norman D. Bates, author of “Preventing Child Sexual Abuse in Youth-Serving Organizations: Guidelines for Managers and Parents”. Adults come in contact with teens through youth-serving organizat...
Trauma in Developing Brains and Bald, Fat and Crazy
June 17, 2015

Trauma in Developing Brains and Bald, Fat and Crazy

Kathryn interviews neuroscientist Dr. Frances E. Jensen, author of the book “The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults”. Dr. Jensen discusses how aspects of the teenage brain...