Episodes

Let's Talk About Sex & Learning From Your Children
Nov. 5, 2014

Let's Talk About Sex & Learning From Your Children

Kathryn interviews sexuality educator Al Vernacchio, author of “For Goodness Sex: Changing the Way We Talk to Teens About Sexuality, Values, and Health”. Your kids know more about sex than you think they do. In For Goodness S...
Losing Everything
Oct. 29, 2014

Losing Everything

Kathryn interviews writer, speaker and blogger Suzanne Falter, author of Surrendering to Joy: My Year of Love, Letting Go and Forgiveness. For Suzanne Falter, 2012 was a year filled with one heartbreaking situation after anot...
Overdiagnosing Everyday Life & Award-winning Journalist Gail Sheehy
Oct. 22, 2014

Overdiagnosing Everyday Life & Award-winning Journalist Gail Sheehy

Kathryn interviews professor emeritus at Duke University School of Medicine Allen Frances MD, author of “Saving Normal: An Insider Revolts Against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalizatio...
Living with Alzheimer's & The New Face of Heroin
Oct. 15, 2014

Living with Alzheimer's & The New Face of Heroin

Kathryn interviews award-winning investigative reporter Greg O’Brien, author of “On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s”. Without a cure, Alzheimer’s is expected to exceed heart disease and cancer as the leading cause of de...
Strategic and Effective Disciplining & Prestigious Private School Hides Decades of Abuse
Oct. 8, 2014

Strategic and Effective Disciplining & Prestigious Private School Hides Decades of Abuse

Kathryn interviews UCLA School of Medicine professor Daniel J. Siegel MD, author of “No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind”. The pioneering experts behind the best...
Ditch the Divorce Drama & Life After Abuse and Trauma
Oct. 1, 2014

Ditch the Divorce Drama & Life After Abuse and Trauma

Kathryn interviews attorney Angie Hallier, author of “The Wiser Divorce: Positive Solutions for Your Next Best Life”. Based on Hallier’s many years of experience as an attorney working in family law, The Wiser Divorce is abou...
Tough Truths About Surgery and The Myth of Time Management
Sept. 24, 2014

Tough Truths About Surgery and The Myth of Time Management

Kathryn interviews practicing general surgeon Dr. Paul Ruggieri, author of “The Cost of Cutting: A Surgeon Reveals the Truth Behind a Multibillion Dollar Industry”. Joan Rivers’ tragic death raises serious question about how,...
The Science of Selflessness and I Am Adam Lanza's Mother
Sept. 17, 2014

The Science of Selflessness and I Am Adam Lanza's Mother

Kathryn interviews award-winning science writer Elizabeth Svoboda, author of “What Makes a Hero? The Surprising Science of Selflessness”. Are those who take it upon themselves to tackle a mad gunman, or stare down a bully by ...
Keeping the Weight Off and Reviving the Dead
Sept. 10, 2014

Keeping the Weight Off and Reviving the Dead

Kathryn interviews LIVESTRONG.com weight loss blogger Rachel L. Pires, author of “Diet Enlightenment: The Real Secret to Weight Loss”. Those who have adapted Pires’ program — including her father, a Neuropsychologist at Weill...
Saving a Marriage After Sex Addiction and Raising a Different Thinker
Sept. 3, 2014

Saving a Marriage After Sex Addiction and Raising a Different Thinker

Kathryn interviews bestselling author Stephen Arterburn and David Flink
Landing the Job and Keeping It and Healthy School Lunches Kids Will Eat
Aug. 27, 2014

Landing the Job and Keeping It and Healthy School Lunches Kids Will Eat

Kathryn interviews bestselling career author Vicky Oliver on her latest book “7 Ways to Become a People Person”. A recent study of 20,000 new hires found that nearly half of them (46 percent) failed within 18 months--and it w...
Learning from Students and  Saving Schools
Aug. 20, 2014

Learning from Students and Saving Schools

Kathryn interviews award-winning educator Kim Bearden, author of “Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me”. Bearden co-founded the Ron Clark Academy (RCA), an internationally-acclaimed middle school and educator ...
Special Encore Presentation: Planning for Aging Parents and Next Generation Philanthropy
Aug. 13, 2014

Special Encore Presentation: Planning for Aging Parents and Next Generation Philanthropy

Kathryn interviews life transition coach Sheri L. Samotin, author of “Facing the Finish: A Road Map for Aging Parents and Adult Children. Dealing with crisis is far more stressful than planning ahead, and “Facing the Finish” ...
Emotional Control & A Daughter’s Disappearance
Aug. 6, 2014

Emotional Control & A Daughter’s Disappearance

Kathryn interviews award-winning psychotherapist Jude Bijou MA MFT, author of “Attitude Reconstruction: A Blueprint for Building a Better Life”. Bijou says we can't control which fearful, fretful, and anxious thoughts pop int...
Inside Michael Buble’s Career & Iconic Nostalgic Cartoons
July 30, 2014

Inside Michael Buble’s Career & Iconic Nostalgic Cartoons

Kathryn interviews Beverly Delich, author of “Come Fly With Me: Michael Buble’s Rise to Stardom”. Michael Bublé just kicked off his Summer 2014. From the very beginning, deep inside his heart and soul, Michael wanted the bras...
Dysfunctional Families & Scaling Down
July 23, 2014

Dysfunctional Families & Scaling Down

Kathryn interviews psychiatrist David M. Allen MD, author of “How Dysfunctional Families Spur Mental Disorders: A Balanced Approach to Resolve Problems and Reconcile Relationships”. Millions of Americans have psychological is...
“Sexual Euphoria” & “Desperate in D.C.”
July 16, 2014

“Sexual Euphoria” & “Desperate in D.C.”

Kathryn interviews leading relationship counselor George Moufarrej, author of “Sexual Euphoria: A Complete Guide for Men and Women”. Kathryn also interviews Crystal Walker and Phoebe Thompson, co-bloggers and co-authors of “D...
Better Health Through Civility & Using Tech to Fill Jobs
July 9, 2014

Better Health Through Civility & Using Tech to Fill Jobs

Kathryn interviews cardiologist Dr. Barry Silverman, author of “Your Doctors’ Manners Matters: Better Health Through Civility in the Doctor’s Office and in the Hospital”. Today doctors come across as rude and arrogant with li...
An Epidemic of Women and Alcohol & Resiliency of Youth in Foster Care
July 2, 2014

An Epidemic of Women and Alcohol & Resiliency of Youth in Foster Care

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 epide...
Human Kindness & Women and Power
June 25, 2014

Human Kindness & Women and Power

Kathryn interviews professional speaker Gabriella van Rij, author of “With All My Might”. Combating childhood tormenting, intolerance, and cyberbullying, van Rij travels nationwide speaking at schools, lecturing and conductin...
Defending Capitalism & Using Philanthropy
June 18, 2014

Defending Capitalism & Using Philanthropy

Kathryn interviews activist and Obama staffer John Hope Bryant, author of How the Poor Can Save Capitalism. When Bryant looks at America's poor and struggling middle class he sees opportunity. He sees millions who are eager t...
The Rise and Fall of an AVON CEO & The Parenting Process
June 11, 2014

The Rise and Fall of an AVON CEO & The Parenting Process

Kathryn interviews leadership expert Deborrah Himsel, author of “Beauty Queen: Inside the Reign of AVON’s Andrea Jung”. Himsel worked alongside Jung as a vice president at Avon. In her new book Himsel reveals what Jung did ri...
Creative Kitchens & Millennial’s Future
June 4, 2014

Creative Kitchens & Millennial’s Future

Kathryn interviews Kate Payne, author of “The Hip Girls’ Guide to the Kitchen”. Revealing both the health and environmental benefits of cooking with fresh whole ingredients, Payne challenges readers to ditch the take-out menu...
Living with Alzheimer’s & Parenting and Alcoholism
May 28, 2014

Living with Alzheimer’s & Parenting and Alcoholism

Kathryn interviews Chicken Soup for the Soul Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Amy Newmark, author of “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living with Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias”. Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia affect ...