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"The Effect of Screen Time on Our Brain"

The Effect of Screen Time on Our Brain Show Guest: Britten Devereau Self-regulation and self-management are critical components to mental health, self-efficacy and social connectivity. But our modern habits are corrosive, changing mood, cognition and behavior. The lights and stimuli from screens stress our anatomy, and screen time (TV, tablet, laptop, smartphone) causes repeated stress on the central nervous system. Such stress makes underlying mental health disorders more difficult to diag...

"Help Your Child Build Resilience and Thrive In School, Sports and Life"

Bounce: Help Your Child Build Resilience and Thrive In School, Sports and Life Show Guest: Dr. Kate Lund While we might like to think that childhood is all fun and games, the truth is, it isn’t exactly stress-free. Kids have to learn to overcome obstacles even as toddlers, take tests when they’re older, learn new information, change schools and neighborhoods if there’s a move, deal with bullies, and make new friends. Bounce: Help Your Child Build Resilience and Thrive in School, Sports and ...

"Science of the Heart"

Science of the Heart - Exploring the Role of the Heart in Human Performance Show Guest: Jeff Goetz In HeartMath’s free-online e-book, Science of the Heart – Exploring the Role of the Heart in Human Performance a major section is devoted to the growing evidence of the tremendous benefits to be gained from learning to self-regulate emotions and stress at an early age. At a younger and younger age, children are experiencing considerably greater stress in their lives, shouldering far greater re...

"The Pacific Justice Leagues"

Defending Religious Freedom Parental Rights and other Civil Liberties Without Charge Show Guest: Brad Dacus The Pacific Justice Leagues (PJI) is at the forefront of attorneys who recognize the need to preserve religious liberty in America. PJI is made up of a network of hundreds of volunteer affiliate attorneys nationwide. PJI handles cases addressing religious freedom including church and private school rights issues, curtailments to evangelism by the government, harassment because of thei...

"Dragonfly Transitions"

Dragonfly Transitions: What Young Adults Identify as Key Factors that Support Growth and Change in Transitio Show Guest: Mona Treadway An overwhelming number of young adults experience anxiety and depression. If left untreated they are at increased risk for loneliness, academic struggles, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, and other mental health or developmental challenges (Pottick, et al., 2008). In the last 20 years a treatment option referred to as Young Adult Transition programs has...

How Schools can Prevent and Quickly Respond to Active Shooters

How Schools can Prevent and Quickly Respond to Active Shooters Show Guest: Alon Stivi We live in a 911 society where we expect help to always be a phone call away. This approach has repeatedly failed and does not work during critical incidents. We need to think about the recurring threat of mass violence differently if we expect different results. Understanding the root causes of the problem and asking why these shootings keep occurring is important but is not enough. There are some effect...

"Protecting Your Brain for Life"

Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life Show Guest: Max Lugavere Discover the critical link between your brain and the food you eat, change the way you think about how your brain ages, and achieve optimal brain performance with this powerful new guide from media personality and leading voice in health Max Lugavere. After his mother was diagnosed with a mysterious form of dementia, Max Lugavere put his successful media career on hold to learn everyth...

"Hat Tricks From Heaven"

Hat Tricks From Heaven: The Story of an Athlete in His Own Prison of Addiction SHOW GUEST: Kate Genovese When Kate Genovese’s son, Christopher &"Geno”, died of an accidental overdose, she felt her world would come to an end. Tricks From Heaven: The Story of an Athlete in His Own Prison of Addiction is the true story of a golden boy, who grew up in a loving family, surrounded by friends, effortlessly sailing through high school, college and promotions career. What could be wrong? Considered...

The "S" Word Project

The "S" Word Project: Getting Teens Around the World Engaged in Solutions Show Guest: Erin Thompson According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 48.6% of teen boys and girls between the ages of 14 & 19 are sexually active. Of that group nearly a quarter have had more than one partner. Many of these young people engage in sexual risk behaviors that can result in unintended health outcomes. Erin Thompson, Executive Director of The "S" Word Project, pushing the topic into meanin...

"The 4th Level of Identity"

Soul Experience: The 4th Level of Identity Show Guest: Al Killeen Soul Experience: The 4th Level of Identity is a book summarizing 45 years of research into how Spirit, Psychology, Philosophy, Business Experience, Family Experience, Relationship Experience, Health Experience and Personal Lives all synthesize into a systematic approach of meaning, power and inspired purposeful living. This book is a guideline to help any normally functioning human adult find their purpose, their power, and ...

"Giving and Receiving Peace When A Loved One Is Dying"

Life’s Last Gift: Giving and Receiving Peace When A Loved One Is Dying Show Guest: Charles Garfield, PhD After four decades of training volunteers to offer comfort at the bedsides of the dying, psychologist and Shanti Project founder, Charles Garfield, has created an essential guide, Life’s Last Gift, for friends, family, and healthcare professionals who want to ease someone’s final days but don’t know how to begin. Join us as Charles presents practical advice about finding connection, hon...

"Transparency"

Transparency: Seeing Through to Our Expanded Human Capacity Show Guest: Penney Peirce Transparency: Seeing Through to Our Expanded Human Capacity is the next book in Penney Peirce’s award-winning, visionary series of guidebooks on personal and societal transformation. When you’re transparent, there is great power in being seen for all of who you are. Secrets, lies, and hiding are no longer functional. Honesty, simplicity, and true humility produce genius. And, when you’re transparent, you a...

"Transparency"

Transparency: Seeing Through to Our Expanded Human Capacity Show Guest: Penney Peirce Transparency: Seeing Through to Our Expanded Human Capacity is the next book in Penney Peirce’s award-winning, visionary series of guidebooks on personal and societal transformation. When you’re transparent, there is great power in being seen for all of who you are. Secrets, lies, and hiding are no longer functional. Honesty, simplicity, and true humility produce genius. And, when you’re transparent, you a...

"The Cigarette Whispere"

The Cigarette Whisperer, Your Personal Stop-Smoking Coach Show Guest: Rocky Rosen According to the Center for Disease Control, cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths every year, or 1 of every 5 deaths. If you smoke, and you wish you didn’t, Rocky Rosen, the founder of The Cigarette Whisperer, cares a great deal. He cares about nothing more than getting you out of this trap, the same one that hel...

"Tantric Dating"

Tantric Dating: Bringing Love and Awareness to the Dating Process SHOW GUEST: Christine Baumgartner When most people hear the word &"tantra” they think of sex, and often here in the Western world you’ll see &"tantra” used as a marketing term such as come to this or buy this because it’s TANTRA. You’ve seen this, right? When reviewing Catherine Auman’s new book, Tantric Dating, the Osho Times, international online magazine states, &"For those readers, men and women, who wish to enrich their ...

"You Got This!"

You Got This! Creating a Fulfilling Life and Reaching Your Highest Potential as a Modern Mom SHOW GUEST: Ally Loprete A lifelong cheerleader’s guide to owning your truth, creating a fulfilling life and reaching your highest potential as a modern mom. Whether stuck in a circumstance, blocked from introspection or seeking deeper purpose, You Got This! is a call for inspired action and reverence of personal triumph. It’s a permission slip to courageously celebrate all of life’s journeys, rebel...

"Teaching with Tenderness"

Teaching with Tenderness: Toward an Embodied Practice SHOW GUEST: Becky Thompson Imagine a classroom that explores the twinned ideas of embodied teaching and a pedagogy of tenderness. Becky Thompson envisions such a curriculum–and a way of being–that promises to bring about a sea change in education. Teaching with tenderness makes room for emotion, offers a witness for experiences people have buried, welcomes silence, breath and movement, and sees justice as key to our survival. It allows u...

"The divorce process"

The divorce process and its impact on your life Show Guest: Catherine MacWillie A little known fact is that that family law may now be responsible for 25% of the crime in this country: homicides, suicides, kidnapping, child abuse, violation of court orders, violation of restraining orders and more. To put just one of those numbers into perspective, that is 4,000 homicides a year related to family law. Catherine MacWillie, founder of Custody Calculations, has tackled this travesty head on b...

"Concussions, an Athlete’s Perspective"

Concussions, an Athlete’s Perspective: Natural Ways to Protect Yourself Show Guest: Dr. John DeWitt Concussions seem to be everywhere in the news today. The ominous reports state that, &"if you play football (at least professionally), YOU HAVE CTE”. Dr. John DeWitt, author of Head Games: Concussions & CTE, earned a full football scholarship at Vanderbilt University and went on to play twelve years of professional football. Frustrated with the pharmaceutical solutions, he then shifted his fo...

I Can Find My Might

I Can Find My Might: Boots-on-the-ground approach to bullying and self-acceptance Show Guest: Gabriella van Rij I Can Find My Might has been specifically written for students, parents, and educators. Gabriella van Rij ’s personal experience creates a boots-on-the-ground approach that is nothing short of magical. In this gripping part memoir and part self-help book for students, readers are invited to closely experience Gabriella’s stormy childhood, which will encourage empathy while also he...

"Play-Based Social-Emotional Learning"

Finally! A Mindfulness Approach to Video Games for Play-Based Social-Emotional Learning, Just in Time for the Holidays Show Guest: Mike Langlois This time of year, the requests start pouring in: "Can I get a Nintendo Switch?" "The New Call of Duty Black Ops Just Came Out, Can I have it for Christmas?" "Everyone else is getting an Xbox 1X, Why Can't We Get One." At the same time, parents are watching the news, with its' daily stories of terrorist attacks and mass shootings, and wondering, "I...

"IECA and Its Foundation"

IECA and Its Foundation: High-Achieving Seniors and the College Decision Show Guests: Luisa Rabe & Ann Montgomery In a highly credible survey, 26% of students hired an independent educational consultant (IEC) to assist in their college search. The survey also provided evidence that independent educational consultants are being employed by mainstream families and working with students at various other levels to submit approximately 160,000 college applicants each year. The IECA Foundation is...

"EARN IT!"

EARN IT! What to Do When Your Kid Needs an Entitlement Show Guest: Dr. Michael Does your family suffer from "affluenza" exhaustion? Are you confused by the "Me! ME! ME!!!" attitude of your child? According to Dr. Michale Wetter, whether your child is six, sixteen, or thirty-six years old, it may be time for an entitlement intervention. Change yourself to change your children. Starting with a ten-question quiz to determine "How Entitled Is My Kid?," Dr. Wetter's new book, Earn It! What to Do...

"Goodness To Go"

Goodness To Go: A Handbook For Humanitarians Show Guest: Dr. Fran Hamilton Goodness To Go: A Handbook For Humanitarians Expect to be changed by reading this book. Watch for the buds of authentic action emerging in your own life that will be inspired by these words. Goodness To Go takes us through the process of clarifying our purpose, helping us overcome internal and external barriers, and launches us into compassionate action. Grounded in experiential knowledge and guided by wise intuitio...

"Everyday Narcissism"

?Everyday Narcissism: Yours, Mine, and Ours Show Guest: Nancy Van Dyken Nancy Van Dyken’s book, Everyday Narcissism: Yours, Mine, and Ours, is not about people with the clinical diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder. It’s for people like you and me—people who don’t have a major personality issue but whose lives aren’t as fulfilling or as joyful as we want them to be. Everyday Narcissism helps readers understand how EN manifests in their own lives, and teaches them how to heal it. T...

"Wilderness Therapy Hawaiian-Style"

Wilderness Therapy Hawaiian-Style Show Guests: Dr. John Souza & Mike Sullivan Pacific Quest's unique wilderness therapy approach to change incorporates the best of wilderness therapy with the structure and clinical resources found in quality intermediate and residential care settings. Dr. John Souza, Therapist and Mike Sullivan, Family Services Director, share how students engage in life-changing experiences through the integration of a neuropsychological clinical model, which integrates ma...

"Learning to Think Strategically"

Learning to Think Strategically: Why is there a Surging Demand and Shrinking Supply of Strategic Thinkers? Show Guest: Dr. Julia Sloan Article after article and leader after leader pleads and ploys for innovative global strategists - not as a mere means of survival, but to compete! So where are these strategists and who are they? Dr. Julia Sloan declares that, "Successful strategy is always past tense" and if organizations have more than a hope and a prayer of remaining competitive. Dr. Sl...

"Big Love"

"Big Love: The Power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart Show Guest: Scott Stabile In each chapter of Big Love: The Power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart, Scott shares a personal experience that pulled him from his center and the ways in which he brought himself back to peace, and to love. Throughout Big Love, Scott also encourages each of us to choose love in our own lives. "I'd like this book to inspire you to consider love as the guiding force in your life," writes Scott. "We can all be l...

"The UNI CAT"

The UNI CAT: Comprehensive Assessment & Treatment Program for Youth Show Guests: Dr. Matthew Pierson & Dr. Amanda Stoeckel The University Neuropsychiatric Institute's (UNI) Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment (CAT) program offers a four to six week, comprehensive clinical evaluation for ages 5-17 in a safe and secure environment. Join us as Dr. Pierson and Dr. Stoekel describe how the success of the program hinges on the focus, clarity and direction each individual case receives.

"LIVE YOUR HAPPY"

LIVE YOUR HAPPY – Get Out of Your Own Way and Find the Love Within Show Guest: Maria Felipe While millions have found A Course in Miracles life changing, others have been put off by its more esoteric, metaphysical aspects. Reverend Maria Felipe banishes those road blocks in her new book, Live Your Happy: Get Out of Your Own Way and Find the Love Within. Live Your Happy is not a philosophic explanation of the Course; it is a practical guide for living it. The book includes real-world exampl...

"The Wonders of Language"

The Wonders of Language or How to Make Noises and Influence People Show Guest: Ian Roberts Ian Roberts, author of The Wonders of Language or How to Make Noises and Influence People, offers a stimulating introduction to our greatest gift as a species: our capacity for articulate language. We are mostly as blissfully unaware of the intricacies of the structure of language as fish are of the water they swim in. We live in a mental ocean of nouns, verbs, quantifiers, morphemes, vowels and othe...

More Than a Visit to the Zoo!

More Than a Visit to the Zoo! Wildlife Rescue Sanctuary Presents Kids’ Educational Program Show Guest: Bobbi Brink Bobbi Brink, founder of Lions Tigers & Bears, shares with our listeners the series of events that led to the creation of her NO KILL, NO BREED, NO SELL rescue and educational facility that allows the animals in their care the opportunity to live out their lives with dignity in a caring and safe environment. With a primary concerns are for the health, comfort and safety of their...

"JOY FIXES FOR WEARY PARENTS"

JOY FIXES FOR WEARY PARENTS: 101 Quick, Research-Based Ideas for Overcoming Stress and Building a Life You Love Show Guest: Erin Leyba PhD Studies over the last 13 years by the Gottman Institute suggest that between 40 and 70 percent of couples experience "stress, profound conflict, and drops in marital satisfaction" after having a baby together. There is good news in Joy Fixes for Weary Parents: 101 Quick, Research-Based Ideas for Overcoming Stress and Building a Life You Love by family t...

"Lessons from a Difficult Person"

Lessons from a Difficult Person - How to Deal With People Like Us Show Guest: Sarah Elliston The funny thing is that Sarah Elliston never realized she was "a difficult person," --someone who harangued people until she got her way, threw snip fits and temper tantrums, talked over her bosses and pointed out what she thought were their misconceptions. In her family, where she felt bullied, the only way she knew how to get someone's attention and approval was to voice her opinion--and loudly! W...

August 7, 2017

10 Steps to Wilderness Therapy

10 Steps to Wilderness Therapy Show Guests: Dr. Mark Burdick & Steven Demille If you are a parent or a practitioner who needs to know more about Wilderness Therapy, 10 Steps to Wilderness Therapy is a must-have guide to work through the ‘tough’ questions and find successful solutions. The guide was created to help you avoid the scenarios of getting caught in a crisis to then waste money. In 10 Steps, Dr Burdick provides you with guidance on how to make the right preparation, and all you n...

"The Alchemy of Pain, Celebration and Awakening"

The Alchemy of Pain, Celebration and Awakening Show Guest: Britten Devereux According to National Alliance on Mental Illness, 70-90% of people who engage care for their mental illness report improvements in quality of life. Britten Devereux, Chief Clinical Officer at the D’Amore Healthcare, describes to our audience how important it is for an addicted individual and/or their loved ones to step back from common symptoms of anger and fear before making decisions for care. In this not-to-be-m...

"WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND GLOBAL HEALTH"

WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND GLOBAL HEALTH: A Twenty-First-Century Agenda Show Guest: Shari Dworkin What is women's empowerment, and how and why does it matter for women's health? These are questions that the University of California Global Health Institute's (UCGHI) Center of Expertise (COE) on Women's Health, Gender, and Empowerment aimed to answer with this book. According to Shari L. Dworkin, co-editor of Women's Empowerment and Global Health, the oppression of women and girls is a pervasive...

"A Penny for Your Thoughts Cards"

A Penny for Your Thoughts Cards: Inspire Communication, Connection, and Problem-solving Show Guests: Janine McGraw & Kathryn Snell-Ryan A Penny for Your Thoughts innovates interactive card games and products that inspire communication, connection, and problem-solving. A Penny For Your Thoughts: A Survival Kit for Kids & Adults is a kid-friendly communication card game that sparks conversation and playfully opens the door to kids' social and emotional lives. The book includes 80 hand-illustr...

"Inoculated"

Inoculated: How Science Lost Its Soul in Autism Show Guest: Kent Heckenlively It reads like a mystery thriller, a lone whistleblower, akin to All the President’s Men’s Deep Throat, spills the government’s secrets. But like the film Contagion, what’s at risk is the health of millions! But fiction it is not. This remarkable chronicle wades directly into the maelstrom that is the vaccine/autism controversy. Kent Heckenlively’s Inoculated: How Science Lost Its Soul in Autism may initially read ...

"Vulnerable to Human Trafficking"

Why Kids in Foster Care or Anywhere in America are Vulnerable to Human Trafficking Show Guest: Dr. John DeGarmo As anyone who has worked with foster children will tell you, most foster children face an enormous amount of emotional issues, many times stemming from the lack of healthy love. And for those who may have been abused, beaten, or neglected, they typically suffer great difficulty connecting with others, as well as managing their own emotions. According to Dr. DeGarmo, director of Th...

"Feng Shui Mommy"

Feng Shui Mommy: Creating Balance and Harmony for Blissful Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood SHOW GUEST: Bailey Gaddis Before she was a beloved pregnancy blogger, certified birthing doula, and childbirth preparation educator, author Bailey Gaddis met her own pregnancy by buying a bunch of books - which, for the most part, made her even more confused, insecure, and scared. Feng Shui Mommy: Creating Balance and Harmony for Blissful Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood is her way of givi...

"InnovaTel Telepsychiatry"

InnovaTel Telepsychiatry - Bringing High-Quality Mental Health Care to People in Rural Areas SHOW GUESTS; Jonathan Evans & Dr. Liberty Eberly "Founded in 2014, InnovaTel Telepsychiatry has built an impressive platform to deliver clinical services to under-served communities by leveraging innovative teleconferencing, video and voice technology, while also improving clinical practice standards. By focusing on a need created from a shortage of psychiatrists in community mental health settings,...

"I AM WHO I SAY I AM"

I AM WHO I SAY I AM – Personal empowerment to withstand the pressures at school, home, and in the work Show Guest: Mischa Martineau A message to parents: Are you ready to positively influence the trajectory of the life of your teen? The ultimate question is: What is your child thinking? Mischa Martineau is the developer of the I AM WHO I SAY I AM - My Discovery Journal. It is an interactive journal with imaginative concepts around controlling self-talk to build resiliency, increase self-e...

"Breaking Free from Childhood Trauma"

Carefrontation: Breaking Free from Childhood Trauma SHOW GUEST: Arlene Drake &"Carefrontation can help anyone who has experienced emotional or physical abuse. Whether you know or suspect you were abused, this book will change your life for the better.” -Bob Beckel, CNN and USA Today commentator You’re stuck. Stuck in anxiety, nightmares, depression, addictions and aggressions that sounds all too familiar for many adult survivors of abuse. You’ve been through countless hours of therapy and ...

"Resilience Not Included"

Resilience Not Included: Practical Parenting Tips for Instilling Resilience SHOW GUEST: Beth Terry Beth Terry's book, Raising Resilient Kids, is packed with wonderful insights, practical information, and delightful stories from her 30 years of raising OPK's - Other People's Kids. Like everyone, Beth learned the hard way, only instead of one child at a time, she started with three pre-teens all at once when she was only 33. After that, her involvement at church landed her a handful of god-k...

"What We're Afraid to Ask"

What We're Afraid to Ask: 365 Days of Healing for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse Show Guest: Anna M. Jones Did you know that more than 3.6 million reports of child abuse are made annually in the United States involving more than 6.6 million children? (Childhelp Statistic). And what happens to these children when the abuse they suffered is left untreated? These individuals grow up while struggling with mental health issues and disorders such as low self-esteem, anger, anxiety, and depres...

"Addiction Treatment from a Brain Perspective"

"Sober College examines and manages addiction treatment from a brain perspective" SHOW GUEST: Oriana Murphy A young adult's path to sustainable, long-term sobriety and healthy living requires an approach that is comprehensive, specifically tailored to age and creates an emotional attachment to the idea of being sober. This concept of attraction-based programming is at the core of what sets Sober College apart from other drug rehab centers. Many young adults come to Sober College struggling...

"IT TAKES ONE TO TANGO"

"IT TAKES ONE TO TANGO: How I Rescued My Marriage With (Almost) No Help From My Spouse-and How You Can, Too" SHOW Guest: Winifred Reilly What happens when your marriage is broken but you're the only one who wants to fix it? What if you're willing to see a counselor but your spouse isn't? When couples can't agree on how-or whether-to make their marriage better, many assume they've reached a dead end. Some give up and settle for a less-than-satisfying marriage. Some think the only way out is ...

"The WRAP"

"The WRAP, A Safe Restraint System that Reduces Risk of Injury" Show Guest: Craig Zamolo Confronted with a potentially violent situation, police officers or medical personnel must be prepared to react quickly if the need for constraint is deemed necessary. As far back as 1994, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) published an article identifying medical risks associated with restraining people face down. They recommended the safest method to restrain a person was in an u...