Relationships 2.0 With Dr. Michelle Skeen
335 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★ - 37 ratingsRelationships 2.0 airs live on Thursday mornings 8:00amPT/11:00amET. I interview guests who present their unique perspectives and expertise on topics that cover all aspects of relationships. The authors and experts I chat with offer advice and tips for understanding ourselves and others better. To find out more go to www.michelleskeen.com
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Guest: Dan Millman author of The Four Purposes of Life
February 04, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBThis week on Relationships 2.0 my guest is Dan Millman, author of The Four Purposes of Life: Finding Meaning and Direction in a Changing World About the book: The literal millions who have read Dan Millman’s books know that he approaches the complex topic of life’s meaning with a unique and exceedingly appealing blend of wisdom, wit, and practicality. His insights connect with people where they are — and then move them forward. Those at a crossroads, facing a challenge, or simply s...
Guest: Shawn T. Smith, author of Is He Worth It? How To Spot the Hidden Traits of Good Men
January 28, 2016 00:00 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MBThis week on Relationships 2.0 my guest is Shawn T. Smith, author of Is He Worth It? How to Spot the Hidden Traits of Good Men. About the book: Where are the good men? Good men are everywhere, and they are looking for terrific women. So why are they hard to find? And why do so many women make life-altering mistakes by choosing the wrong men? The answer is distressingly simple. Good men don’t always know how to attract women, and women don’t always recognize good men. It’s as if t...
Guest: SARK & Dr. John Waddell authors of Succulent Wild Love: Six Powerful Habits For Feeling More Love More Often
January 19, 2016 20:10 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBThis week on Relationships 2.0 my guests are SARK and Dr. John Waddell authors of Succulent Wild Love: Six Poweful Habits For Feeling More Love More Often About the book: A new philosophy of love and relationships for everyone Relationships do not require compromise or sacrifice You can create joyful solutions instead SARK has made a career out of sharing her personal, journal-like writings and art, and inspiring others with her vulnerable and honest journeys toward self-acceptance...
Guest: Ruth Danner author of Making a World of Difference One Quilt at a Time: Inspiring Stories about Quilters and How They Have Touched Lives
January 14, 2016 00:00 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBThis week on Relationships 2.0 my guest is Ruth Danner author of Making a World of Difference One Quilt at a Time: Inspiring Stories about Quilters and How They Have Touched Lives About the book: Quilts exemplify precious things: comfort through the warmth they provide; community, since they are often created by groups; and love, given the time and effort they require. With this in mind, legions of kindhearted quilters all over the world choose to donate their labors of love to peop...
Guest: Kelly Skeen co-author of Communication Skills for Teens: How To Listen, Express & Connect for Success.
January 07, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBThis week on Relationships 2.0 my guest is Kelly Skeen co-author of Communication Skills for Teens: How To Listen, Express & Connect for Success. About the book: If you’re like most teens, a ton of your communication is done through texting and social media. But when you spend so much time looking at a screen, it’s easy to forget how to engage in real-life, face-to-face communication — a critical skill for your future success! As you become more dependent on your phone and the Intern...
Guest: Laura T. Coffey author of My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts.
December 31, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBThis week on Relationships 2.0 my guest is Laura T. Coffey author of My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts. About the book: “No Dog Should Die Alone” was the attention-grabbing — and heart-stirring — headline of journalist Laura T. Coffey’s TODAY show website story about photographer Lori Fusaro’s work with senior shelter pets. While generally calm, easy, and already house-trained, these animals often represent the highest-risk population at shelters. With gorgeous, j...
Guest: Margaret Floyd, author of Eat Naked Now and The Naked Foods Cookbook
December 29, 2015 17:54 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBIt is to be loved, celebrated, anticipated, and welcomed as a gift of love and nurturance to you. Can you envision pleasure with food with this much potency? So, how to get out of the stressed-state (the battle) and in the pro-active pleasure state of eating? Let’s get practical: 1. Slow way, way down. Relaxation and slowness are key to increasing attentiveness, sensuality, and pleasure. This then optimizes your ability to truly taste, digest, and set up the proper hormonal cues...
Guest: Robert James author of Next: The Search for My Last First Date
December 29, 2015 00:00 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBThis week on Relationships 2.0 my guest is Robert James author of Next: The Search for My Last First Date. About the book: Bob's book is a chronicle of his dating adventures as a "normal" middle-aged man living in Florida. Here is Bob's description of his situation following his divorce: In my forties, with a few extra pounds, I had concerns—I hadn’t dated in well over twenty years. Could I get the mojo back? Were all the good girls already taken? Holy crap! What was I going to do? I...
Guest: Judy Reeves author of Wild Women, Wild Voices: Writing from Your Authentic Wildness
December 10, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBAbout the book: Write to celebrate, heal, and free the wild woman within. In her years as a writing coach, Judy Reeves has found twin urges in women: they yearn to reclaim a true nature that resides below the surface of daily life and to give it voice. The longing to express this wild, authentic nature is what informs Reeves’s most popular workshop and now this workshop in a book. Here, you will explore the stages that make up your life, from wild child, daughter/sister/mother, and...
Guest: Tobin Blake author of The Healing of Jordan Young: A 21st Century Spiritual Guide to Health and Healing.
December 03, 2015 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBAbout the book: Mind over matter. We’ve all heard the stories: A guy is diagnosed with incurable cancer and his doctors give him only months to live. The family gathers, praying for a miracle while bracing for the worst, yet despite the odds, the guy survives. In June, 2012, mere days before he was set to graduate from high school, Jordan Young faced just such a scenario when an aggressive, stage IV lymphoma spread through his body, choking his lungs with tumors. Every treatment opti...
Relationships 2.0 - Dr. Bernie Siegel MD, author of Love, Animals & Miracles: Inspiring True Stories Celebrating the Healing Bond.
November 24, 2015 00:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBDr. Bernie Siegel has long observed how relationships with animals have helped his patients, alleviating their suffering and heartbreak. Now, he’s gathered many inspiring true stories, including delightful tales from the “Siegel Family Zoo” where “squawks, purrs, chirrups, squeaks, barks, and so on” fill the house. Other stories reveal animals as teachers and messengers, doctors and nurses, healers and miracle workers, and often as guileless clowns. Bernie writes that animals are her...
Rick Heller - Secular Meditation: 32 Practices for Cultivating Inner Peace Compassion and Joy
November 19, 2015 19:21 - 50 minutes - 35 MBMeditation is a form of mental exercise with numerous scientifically verified physical and psychological benefits. As meditation teacher Rick Heller shows, meditation’s benefits extend beyond the personal to enrich relationships with others, with one’s community, and with the world. In Secular Meditation, step-by-step instructions, personal stories, and provocative questions teach empathy for others, stress reduction, and the kind of in-the-moment living that fosters appreciation for...
Aleya Dao author of Seven Cups of Consciousness: Change Your Life by Connecting to the Higher Realms
November 19, 2015 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBKnowing that you are “a spiritual being having a human experience” is eye-opening and inspiring, but can it tangibly transform your life? Pioneering healer Aleya Dao does more than say yes to this question — she shows you how, with stories and practices that are as potent and fresh as a morning cup of coffee or tea. By turning to your inner world, you can work with the limitless energies that create your outer world, making strides you never thought possible. With the help of your Hi...
Guest: Bill Philipps author of Expect the Unexpected: Bringing Peace, Healing, and Hope from the Other Side.
October 28, 2015 00:00 - 56 minutes - 9.65 MBAbout the book: Part memoir, part spiritual exploration, part inspiring stories, Expect the Unexpected provides knowledge and support for tapping into spiritual realms we do not fully understand. Bill Philipps had the kind of childhood that seems too tragic to be true — drug-addicted parents, parental kidnapping, homelessness. At fourteen, he watched his mother die. Two days later she appeared to him, letting him know she was spiritually alive. From then on, spirits “knocked on his...
Guest: Relationships 2.0 my guest is Robert Moss author of Sidewalk Oracles: Playing with Signs, Symbols, and Synchronicity in Everyday Life.
October 21, 2015 00:00 - 57 minutes - 9.88 MBAbout the book: Become a Kairomancer: Synchronicity is when the universe gets personal. Through this book of games and enchanting stories, you’ll learn how to monitor the play of coincidence and the symbolic resonance of incidents in daily life in order to tap into the deeper logic of events, receive extraordinary counsel, and have wonderful fun. You will be invited to become a kairomancer: someone who is poised to catch the messages in special moments when synchronicity is in play...
Guest: Sara Avant Stover, author of The Book of She: Your Heroine’s Journey into the Heart of Feminine Power.
October 14, 2015 00:00 - 55 minutes - 9.58 MBAbout the book: Women face many challenging transitions on the pilgrimage from girlhood through womanhood: menses, love and heartbreak, motherhood, menopause. Devoid of a central narrative, these rites of passage too often happen in shame and secrecy, leaving women doubting their personal power and self-worth. Bestselling author and founder of The Way of the Happy Woman®, Sara Avant Stover saw how women erroneously viewed these initiations as “curses” and sought to present a new mode...
Guest: Bruce Weinstein, author of The Good Ones: Ten Crucial Qualities of High-Character Employees.
October 08, 2015 00:00 - 52 minutes - 9.11 MBAbout the book: Employers look for two things when hiring or promoting people: knowledge and skill. They rarely, if ever, consider character. Yet character is the key to extraordinary business success. The Good Ones presents ten crucial qualities of high-character employees, qualities that enhance employee satisfaction, client relationships, and the bottom line. You’ll read stories from managers and employees across the U.S. and beyond who reveal how honesty, courage, loyalty, and ...
Guest: David Helvarg author of Saved By The Sea: Hope, Heartbreak and Wonder in the Blue World
September 23, 2015 00:00 - 54 minutes - 9.43 MBAbout the book: Acclaimed as “the premier chronicler of America’s complex relationship with our oceans” (Honolulu Weekly), David Helvarg has also been a war correspondent, investigative journalist, documentary producer, and private investigator. The one constant in his adventurous life has been love for the sea. His personal story of love, loss, and redemption, Saved by the Sea is also a profound, startling, and sometimes funny reflection on the state of our seas and the intimate way...
Guest: Amy J. L. Baker, PhD author of Getting Through My Parents’ Divorce: A Workbook for Children Coping with Divorce, Parental Alienation, and Loyalty Conflicts.
September 16, 2015 00:00 - 53 minutes - 9.29 MBAbout the book: Is your child stuck in the middle of a high-conflict divorce? In Getting Through My Parents’ Divorce, two psychologists and experts in parental alienation offer a fun and engaging workbook to help kids work through stressful or confusing emotions and feel safe and loved—no matter what. Divorce is never easy. But for kids who have parents in conflict with one another, or where one parent is so hostile that he or she is actively trying to undermine the kids’ relations...
Guest: Dr. Victoria Dunckley author of Reset Your Child’s Brain: A Four-Week Plan to End Meltdowns, Raise Grades, and Boost Social Skills by Reversing the Effects of Electronic Screen-Time.
September 09, 2015 00:00 - 54 minutes - 9.45 MBAbout the book: A no-cost, nonpharmaceutical treatment plan for children with behavioral and mental health challenges. Increasing numbers of parents grapple with children who are acting out without obvious reason. Revved up and irritable, many of these children are diagnosed with ADHD, bipolar illness, autism, or other disorders but don’t respond well to treatment. They are then medicated, often with poor results and unwanted side effects. Based on emerging scientific research and ex...
Guest: Stephanie Sarkis, PhD author of Natural Relief for Adult ADHD: Complementary Strategies for Increasing Focus, Attention, and Motivation With and Without Medication
September 09, 2015 00:00 - 55 minutes - 9.58 MBAbout the book: For some people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), medication may not be the right answer, and for others, medication alone may not be enough. Natural Relief for Adult ADHD offers an accessible, research-based guide on the most effective non-medication treatments for ADHD. If you have ADHD, you may find it hard to stay focused on one thing and have trouble with time management and organization. You may also act on impulse—often with negative resu...
Guests: Emily Roberts author of Express Yourself: A Teen Girl’s Guide to Speaking Up and Being Who You Are; and my daughter, Kelly Skeen, co-author of the forthcoming book Communication Skills for Teens: How to Listen, Express and Connect for Success.
September 09, 2015 00:00 - 55 minutes - 9.59 MBhe three of us will be discussing: What your communication style says about you. How you express yourself when you communicate in person and via technology. What mistakes you may be making that are tarnishing your reputation and straining your relationships with others. We will also discuss how to keep relationships with (friends, family, romantic partners & colleagues) strong with technology. How can we use technology appropriately. About Emily’s book: Being a teen girl isn’t easy—...
Guest: Lara Honos-Webb, PhD author of The Gift of Adult ADD: How To Transform Your Challenges & Build on Your Strengths
August 19, 2015 00:00 - 57 minutes - 9.95 MBAbout the book: If you have attention deficit disorder (ADD), you may act impulsively, daydream, and have trouble focusing, but clinical studies suggest that these same symptoms may make you exceptionally creative, intuitive, and energetic. In fact, many people with ADD claim to have become successful because of their ADD, not in spite of it. In The Gift of Adult ADD, Lara Honos-Webb adapts the revolutionary approach first introduced in the parenting book The Gift of ADHD to the li...
Guest: Arnie Kozak, PhD author of The Awakened Introvert: Practical Mindfulness Skills to Help You Maximize Your Strengths & Thrive in a Loud & Crazy World
August 12, 2015 00:00 - 58 minutes - 9.99 MBAbout the book: Introverts are powerful observers and creators. If you are an introvert, this book will show you how to tap into your inherent introvert strengths and “awaken” your potential using mindfulness meditations and cognitive behavioral techniques. In a world that favors the outgoing, gregarious extrovert, being an introvert can be difficult. But the truth is that introverts have distinct advantages—as long as they know how to use them. Unlike extroverts, who draw their en...
Guest: Alan Fox, author of People Tools for Love and Relationships: The Journey from Me to Us
August 05, 2015 00:00 - 57 minutes - 9.88 MBAbout the book: Alan C. Fox has inspired thousands of readers with the invaluable advice and engaging stories in his two bestselling books People Tools and People Tools for Business. Now he is back with the ultimate guide to a better life: People Tools for Love and Relationships: The Journey from Me to Us. Alan is a master at building relationships. In People Tools for Love and Relationships he reveals time-proven techniques that you can use to enhance your connection with your pa...
Guest: Dzung X. Vo, MD, FAAP, author of The Mindful Teen: Powerful Skills to Help You Handle Stress One Moment at a Time
July 29, 2015 00:00 - 57 minutes - 9.87 MBAbout the book: In this powerful book, a pediatrician specializing in teen and adolescent medicine offers a breakthrough mindfulness program to help you deal with stress in healthy ways, improve communication, and reduce conflicts with family and friends. Being a teen is stressful! Whether it’s school, friends, or dating, the teen years are full of difficult changes—both mentally and physically. If you’re like many teens, you may have difficulty dealing with stress in effective way...
Guest: Emily Roberts MA LPD, author of Express Yourself: A Teen Girl’s Guide to Speaking Up and Being Who You Are
July 22, 2015 00:00 - 58 minutes - 10 MBAbout the book: Being a teen girl isn’t easy—so learning skills to feel confident is key! In Express Yourself, psychotherapist Emily Roberts will teach you how to communicate effectively and feel assertive in any situation. Whether it’s online or at school, with friends, parents, bullies, cliques or crushes—any tricky situation life throws yours way. Many teen girls feel pressured to be nice, rather than assert their opinions. They may fear being called bossy or pushy when speaking...
Guest: Kim Schneiderman, author of Step Out of Your Story: Writing Exercises to Reframe and Transform Your Life
July 15, 2015 00:00 - 59 minutes - 10.2 MBAbout the book: Every day we relate stories about our highs and lows, relationships and jobs, heartaches and joys. But do we ever consider the choices we make about how to tell our story? In this groundbreaking book, Kim Schneiderman shows us that by choosing a different version we can redirect our energy and narrative toward our desires and goals. She presents character development workouts and life-affirming, liberating exercises for retelling our stories to find redemptive silver ...
Guest: Tim Link, author of Talking with Dogs and Cats: Joining the Conversation to Improve Behavior and Bond with Your Animals.
July 01, 2015 00:00 - 57 minutes - 9.95 MBAbout the book: If you’ve ever wondered what your animal was trying to tell you with a bark, meow, or tweet, this is the book for you. Animal communicator Tim Link’s approach respects the personality and feelings of animals, and his simple, accessible methods can facilitate the understanding and communication that all animal lovers crave. About the author: Tim Link is the host of the nationally syndicated radio show Animal Writes and a regular contributing writer for Victoria Stilw...
Guest: Alex Korb, PhD author of The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time
June 24, 2015 00:00 - 58 minutes - 10 MBThis week my guest is Alex Korb, PhD author of The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time. Alex first discussed his book, specifically how we can get stuck in the downward spiral, on my radio show on Tuesday April 28, 2015 (you can find it on the podcast archive page). He is returning for a second time to discuss how we can create an upward spiral. About the book: Depression can feel like a downward spiral, pulling you into ...
Guest: Karen Maezen Miller, author of Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood.
June 17, 2015 00:00 - 58 minutes - 10 MBAbout the book: Combining humor, honesty, and plainspoken advice, Momma Zen distills the doubts and frustrations of parenting into vignettes of Zen wisdom. Drawing on her experience as a first-time mother, and on her years of Zen meditation and study, Miller explores how the daily challenges of parenthood can become the most profound spiritual journey of our lives. This compelling and wise memoir follows the timeline of early motherhood from pregnancy through toddlerhood. Momma Z...
Guest: Kimber Simpkins, author of Full: How I Learned to Satisfy My Insatiable Hunger and Feed My Soul
June 10, 2015 00:00 - 57 minutes - 9.97 MBAbout the book: Full is the true, poignant story of one woman’s spiritual journey as she recovers from anorexia, eases the emotional pain of her hunger through yoga and Buddhism, and finally becomes full. In this inspiring and captivating memoir, Kimber Simpkins captures vividly—with piercing insight, raw emotion, and often humor—the all-consuming hunger she felt on a daily basis as a result of an eating disorder. Sick of dieting and hating her body, Simpkins decides to get to the ...
Guest: Molli Sullivan, a transformation coach and SoulCycle instructor.
June 03, 2015 00:00 - 3 minutes - 9.81 MBAbout the show: From Molli: Have you ever wondered why you’re here, what your purpose is, and where you’re going next? Ya know, the big, existential, down-the-rabbit-hole kinda questions that can be scary as hell? My mom says I’ve been asking those question since I was 5 years old (yes, I know, an existential crisis at 5 — don’t worry, I’ve had about 3 more since then, we’ll get to those later). Whether you were a spiritually inquisitive 5 year old, or are 30 and have yet to ask,...
Guest: Michelle Fondin author of The Wheel of Healing with Ayruveda: An Easy Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle.
May 27, 2015 00:00 - 59 minutes - 10.3 MBAbout the book: Ever wondered why you’re feeling out of balance, stressed-out, sick, and exhausted but still can’t sleep? Western medicine often ignores the underlying issues that can lead to fatigue, illness, and disease, but there is a way to revitalize your body and mind without drugs or dangerous side effects. Ayurveda, the “science of life,” is a complete wellness system that includes all that we associate with medical care — prevention of disease, observation, diagnosis, and tr...
Guest: Karen R. Koenig, author of Starting Monday: Seven Keys to a Permanent, Positive Relationship with Food
May 20, 2015 00:00 - 50 minutes - 8.75 MBAbout the book: Starting Monday is based on the simple premise that when our behaviors don’t align with our expressed intentions, we’ve got a conflict going on, often outside of our awareness. The book helps readers dig deeply into their psyches to figure out what mistaken beliefs and needless fears are holding them back from achieving their health and fitness goals. The polarized feelings for disregulated eaters to identify and resolve fall within these 7 key areas: 1) create lastin...
Guest: Susan Glaser PhD and Peter Glaser PhD, authors of Be Quiet, Be Heard: The Paradox of Persuasion
May 13, 2015 00:00 - 51 minutes - 8.91 MBAbout the book: Learn the secrets instinctively known to charismatic, persuasive communicators and reap the rewards of stronger relationships and increased influence in every area of life. Communicating effectively is a learned behavior. Virtually anyone can become a more influential and persuasive communicator. This ground-breaking book reveals concrete methods proven over 35 years of research, teaching, and consulting to address a wide range of communication challenges that organizations a...
Guest: Susan Glaser PhD and Peter Glaser PhD, authors of Be Quiet, Be Heard: The Paradox of Persuasion
May 13, 2015 00:00 - 51 minutes - 8.91 MBAbout the book: Learn the secrets instinctively known to charismatic, persuasive communicators and reap the rewards of stronger relationships and increased influence in every area of life. Communicating effectively is a learned behavior. Virtually anyone can become a more influential and persuasive communicator. This ground-breaking book reveals concrete methods proven over 35 years of research, teaching, and consulting to address a wide range of communication challenges that organiz...
Guest: Janet Lynn Roseman PhD, author of If Joan of Arc Had Cancer: Finding Courage, Faith, and Healing from History’s Most Inspirational Woman Warrior
May 06, 2015 00:00 - 3 minutes - 9.62 MBAbout the book: Reclaim Inner Strength, Courage, and Faith Joan of Arc, the fourteenth-century teenager who led the armies of France before facing the Inquisition, stands as the quintessential icon of feminine courage and faith. These are the attributes most needed by women facing a diagnosis of cancer or any life-threatening disease. Drawing directly from the words Joan spoke at her trial, author Janet Lynn Roseman presents thirty-one Flames of Courage and thirty-one Gateways to b...
Guest: Alex Korb, PhD author of The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time.
April 29, 2015 00:00 - 55 minutes - 9.64 MBAbout the book: Depression can feel like a downward spiral, pulling you into a vortex of sadness, fatigue, and apathy. In The Upward Spiral, neuroscientist Alex Korb demystifies the intricate brain processes that cause depression and offers a practical and effective approach to getting better. Based on the latest research in neuroscience, this book provides dozens of straightforward tips you can do every day to rewire your brain and create an upward spiral towards a happier, healthie...
Guest: Susan Campbell Ph.D, co-author of Five Minute Relationship Repair: Quickly Heal Upsets, Deepen Intimacy, and Use Differences to Strengthen Love.
April 22, 2015 00:00 - 57 minutes - 9.92 MBAbout the book: Long-term happiness in love depends on a couple’s ability to repair the inevitable rifts and differences, large and small, that occur in any relationship. Neuroscience suggests that relationship upsets are best mended quickly, or they accumulate in long-term memory, increase reactive communication, and become harder to repair successfully. And good repair takes five minutes or less! This book offers practical tools and suggested scripts for resolving problems and havi...
Guest: Terry Matlen MSW, author of The Queen of Distraction: How Women with ADHD Can Conquer Chaos, Find Focus, and Get More Done
April 15, 2015 00:00 - 58 minutes - 10.1 MBThis week my guest is Terry Matlen MSW, author of The Queen of Distraction: How Women with ADHD Can Conquer Chaos, Find Focus, and Get More Done. About the book: Do you rule the realm of disorganization, clutter, and chaos? Are you constantly battling to get things done? Are you ready to give up and toss your day planner into the dungeon (otherwise known as your closet)? If so, you might just be The Queen of Distraction. And whether or not you’ve been formally diagnosed with attent...
Guest: Irvin D. Yalom author of Creatures of A Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy
April 08, 2015 00:00 - 58 minutes - 10 MBThis week on Relationships 2.0 my guest is renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom author of Creatures of A Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy. About the book: “All of us are creatures of a day,” wrote Marcus Aurelius, “rememberer and remembered alike.” In his long-awaited new collection of stories, renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom describes his patients’ struggles—as well as his own—to come to terms with the two great challenges of existence: how to have a meaningful life, and...
Guest: Linda Carroll, author and therapist
April 02, 2015 00:00 - 55 minutes - 9.62 MBThis week my guest is Linda Carroll, author and therapist. We will be discussing how to deal with the whiners in our lives, and how to differentiate them from people who are struggling with depression. How can you be a supportive, compassionate friend? About Linda: Linda Carroll , MS, has worked as a couples therapist for over thirty years. She teaches workshops throughout the United States and also at Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico, several times a year. Linda lives in Corvall...
Guest: Anthony Biglan, PhD author of The Nurture Effect: How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives and Our World.
March 26, 2015 00:00 - 57 minutes - 9.88 MBThis week my guest is Anthony Biglan, PhD author of The Nurture Effect: How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives and Our World. About the book: A fascinating look at the evolution of behavioral science, the revolutionary way it’s changing the way we live, and how nurturing environments can increase people’s well-being in virtually every aspect of our society, from early childhood education to corporate practices. If you want to know how you can help create a better w...
Guest: Karen Koenig, author of Nice Girls Finish Fat: Put Yourself First and Change Your Eating Forever.
March 18, 2015 00:00 - 52 minutes - 9.05 MBAbout the book: From a therapist and expert in emotional eating, the first book to explore the link between weight gain and women who do too much, complete with proven techniques for dropping pounds. Many women put too much on their plates, both literally and figuratively. In Nice Girls Finish Fat, psychotherapist Karen R. Koenig explains the link between the two and gives overweight women detailed advice on how to lose their extra baggage—both emotional and physical—by becoming mo...
Guest: blogger “Lucy” of DatewithLucy.com, who writes hilarious posts about dating in middle age
March 04, 2015 00:00 - 54 minutes - 9.33 MBFrom Lucy about her blog: I’m a 52 year old divorced woman dating online in Vancouver aka “the most beautiful city in the world”. As Lucy, I’m physically anonymous but my blog is completely revealing. Is it easy? No. Is it rewarding? So yes. I have Boo, the greatest kid known to mankind who is never ever EVER allowed to read this, and my friends who support me like human Spanx. Seriously. I am one lucky gal in many respects. In love however, I am still searching for the one who wil...
Guest: Karen Maezen Miller, author of Paradise in Plain Sight: Lessons from a Zen Garden
February 25, 2015 00:00 - 52 minutes - 9.03 MBAbout the book: When Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller and her family land in a house with a hundred-year-old Japanese garden, she uses the paradise in her backyard to glean the living wisdom of our natural world. Through her eyes, rocks convey faith, ponds preach stillness, flowers give love, and leaves express the effortless ease of letting go. The book welcomes readers into the garden for Zen lessons in fearlessness, forgiveness, presence, acceptance, and contentment. Miller gathers...
Guest: Susan Anderson author of Taming Your Outer Child: Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Healing from Abandonment.
February 11, 2015 00:00 - 52 minutes - 8.96 MBAbout the book: Chances are, you’ve already had run-ins with your Outer Child — the self-sabotaging, bungling, and impulsive part of your personality. This misguided, hidden nemesis blows your diet, overspends, and ruins your love life. Your Outer Child acts out and fulfills your legitimate childlike needs and wants in the wrong place, at the wrong time, and in counterproductive ways: It goes for immediate gratification and the quick fix in spite of your best-laid plans. Now, in a ...
Guest: Jamie Beckman, our discussion will focus on our shared passion for The Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise.
February 04, 2015 00:00 - 49 minutes - 8.48 MBAbout the show: The Bachelor franchise is an empire that TV viewers either love, love to hate, or love to live-tweet. Or all three! Jamie Beckman has been a Bachelor live-tweeter (she is hilarious!) going on five years now, much to the chagrin of her more serious followers, and loves trading observations and quips with fellow fans. She has no words for what a disappointment Ben Flajnik was as a Bachelor and quite frankly still isn’t over that season. She still holds out hope for Chri...
Guest: Margaret Floyd, a nutritional therapist, writer, and real food advocate. She is also my favorite go-to expert about all food and nutrition related advice.
January 28, 2015 00:00 - 50 minutes - 8.73 MBAbout the topic: If you have a chronic health issue that won’t go away no matter how much you do everything “right”, then this interview is a must for you. Margaret will share some of the clinical insights she’s been finding with her clients to get at the root of even the most stubborn chronic issues. It could be hidden in what you’re eating and, more importantly, how your body is (or isn’t) digesting it. About the guest: Margaret Floyd is a nutritional therapist, writer, and real ...