Episodes

Ep: 1774 Anna Barrington - The Spectacle
July 9, 2025

Ep: 1774 Anna Barrington - The Spectacle

Loosely based on several real-life art ponzi schemes over the past few decades, Anna Barrington allows the readers to peek behind the velvet curtain and step into this secretive yet fascinating sphere. In real-life, the book ...
Ep: 1773 Robyn Koslowitz PhD - Post Traumatic Parenting
July 2, 2025

Ep: 1773 Robyn Koslowitz PhD - Post Traumatic Parenting

Every good parent wants to create relationships with their children that are filled with joy, connection, and healthy attachment. Yet well-meaning but traumatized parents--those who suffered as children or who are dealing wit...
Ep: 1772 Erin Clifford JD - Wellness Reimagined
July 2, 2025

Ep: 1772 Erin Clifford JD - Wellness Reimagined

For so long, 'work-life balance' has been the brass ring to strive for but have we considered that maybe there’s a better goal? Author and wellness coach Erin Clifford invites you to take a break from the chaos of daily life ...
Ep: 1771 Sheryl Gonzalez-Ziegler PhD - The Crucial Years
June 25, 2025

Ep: 1771 Sheryl Gonzalez-Ziegler PhD - The Crucial Years

There is a pivotal sea change happening in children’s development. The age of puberty has been trending earlier for decades. Bullying doesn’t just happen on the playground, but over text and DM. Couple earlier puberty with il...
Ep: 1770 Patricia Grayhall MD - A Place For Us
June 25, 2025

Ep: 1770 Patricia Grayhall MD - A Place For Us

Jo, a driven environmental attorney based in Washington, DC, and Lauren, a spirited young woman from Britain on a journey of self-discovery, find themselves in a serendipitous encounter at a lively London pub in 1981. Their b...
Ep: 1769 Anna Gomez - Somewhere Along the Way
June 18, 2025

Ep: 1769 Anna Gomez - Somewhere Along the Way

Charlotte “Charlie” Hastings never missed her mother. But when her late father visits her in a dream and reveals the letters her mother had written to him over the years, she begins yearning for a connection she never desired...
Ep: 1768 Annie Guest - Design For Your Mind
June 18, 2025

Ep: 1768 Annie Guest - Design For Your Mind

How many of us have to endure the loss of parents and are then left with the sobering task of cleaning out their houses, dividing up their belongings among siblings or friends, and trying to make the houses ready for someone ...
Ep: 1767 Marshall Runge MD -The Great Healthcare Disruption
June 11, 2025

Ep: 1767 Marshall Runge MD -The Great Healthcare Disruption

Drawing from his experience as Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs at the University of Michigan and CEO of Michigan Medicine, Dr. Marshall Runge examines how technological advances, policy changes, and emerging busi...
Ep: 1766 Loretta Graziano Breuning PhD - Why You're Unhappy
June 11, 2025

Ep: 1766 Loretta Graziano Breuning PhD - Why You're Unhappy

Unhappiness is our brain’s natural default state, but we’re taught that happiness is “normal.” This makes your natural ups and downs seem like a disorder. It suggests that others are happy and you are missing out. It diverts...
Ep: 1765 Christopher Hadnagy - Human Hacking
June 4, 2025

Ep: 1765 Christopher Hadnagy - Human Hacking

As a species, we are increasingly characterized by stress, isolation, and digital detachment. Christopher Hadnagy , a leading expert in global security and a master hacker, reveals how principles of human communication can be...
Ep: 1764 James T. Hamilton - You Got In! Now What?
May 28, 2025

Ep: 1764 James T. Hamilton - You Got In! Now What?

Once you’ve been admitted to college, the next step is to develop a strategy of how to find your best life there. Some avoid challenging experiences, follow a path of familiar expectations, and rely on shortcuts. Others aim f...
Ep: 1763 Judy Karofsky - Diselderly Conduct
May 28, 2025

Ep: 1763 Judy Karofsky - Diselderly Conduct

Sexual assault, physical attacks, gross mismanagement, and false promises. These are just a few of the crimes and abuses that Judy Karofsky ’s elderly mother endured in assisted living facilities after suffering an incapacita...
Ep: 1762 Connie Bennett - I Blew My Diet! Now What?
May 21, 2025

Ep: 1762 Connie Bennett - I Blew My Diet! Now What?

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is challenging, even without factoring in devastating losses or significant life changes. But when these events (such as the death of a loved one, a difficult divorce, or a trauma) surface, it ...
Ep: 1761 Julio Vincent Gambuto - Please Unsubscribe
May 14, 2025

Ep: 1761 Julio Vincent Gambuto - Please Unsubscribe

Stressed out and overloaded is seemingly the norm for most people these days. How did we get this way? Julio Vincent Gambuto offers a witty outlook for those who are simply done with the constant nonsense the world demands th...
Ep: 1760 Jim Murphy - Inner Excellence
May 14, 2025

Ep: 1760 Jim Murphy - Inner Excellence

As a professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization, Jim Murphy ’s sense of worth used to revolve around results. He was focused on achievement but also afraid of failure. But then, when he started coaching pro...
Ep: 1759 Debra Mandel PhD - Sassy and Rude
May 7, 2025

Ep: 1759 Debra Mandel PhD - Sassy and Rude

Are you ready for the ultimate revelation in mother-daughter relationships? Dr. Debra Mandel does a deep dive into the shocking truths of mother-daughter dynamics and uncovers her three-step plan to heal broken bonds and crea...
Ep: 1758 Marni Jameson - Rightsize Today
April 30, 2025

Ep: 1758 Marni Jameson - Rightsize Today

Most of us are looking to downsize when we move or when we are going through a transition in life. However, what do we know about “rightsizing”? Best selling author and lifestyle columnist Marni Jameson explains exactly how t...
Ep: 1757 Richard Jay Hutto - The Countess and The Nazis
April 30, 2025

Ep: 1757 Richard Jay Hutto - The Countess and The Nazis

Richard Jay Hutto draws on never-before-published memoirs and declassified CIA documents to resurrect the incredible journey of Muriel White, the daughter of a revered American diplomat and wife to a Prussian count. She moved...
Ep: 1755 Christina Adams - Chasing Shadows
April 23, 2025

Ep: 1755 Christina Adams - Chasing Shadows

When renowned professor Dr. Aidan Ryan vanishes without explanation, he leaves behind a haunting message revealing he has a new life and can never return. His devastated daughter Sofia embarks on a global search to uncover th...
Ep: 1754 Susan Shapiro Barash - Estranged
April 16, 2025

Ep: 1754 Susan Shapiro Barash - Estranged

Susan Shapiro Barash takes a deep dive into the complexities of female friendships. By peeling back the societal narrative that our friendships are meant to last forever, she uncovers a more nuanced reality: the closest bonds...
Ep: 1753 Tamara Dean - Shelter and Storm
April 16, 2025

Ep: 1753 Tamara Dean - Shelter and Storm

In 2004, Tamara Dean stepped away from the sterile hum of office life and moved to a farm in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area—a land marked by steep hills and deeply carved valleys, laced with spring-fed streams. She was searching ...
Ep: 1752 Loxley Browne - Girls and Stem Studies
April 9, 2025

Ep: 1752 Loxley Browne - Girls and Stem Studies

The underrepresentation of girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields is a pervasive issue that continues to shape the future of education and innovation. Despite young girls performing equally w...
Ep: 1751 Jenn Todling - Dancing On My Own Two Feet
April 9, 2025

Ep: 1751 Jenn Todling - Dancing On My Own Two Feet

At the tender age of twenty, Jenn faces a pivotal moment when her boyfriend, Morey, proposes marriage after only a few weeks of dating. Her intuition urges her to say no, but she’s spent the entirety of her teenage years care...