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Non Fiction, Personal Development, Psychology, Relationships, Self-help

Feb 28: Love Hacks for The 15 Most Common Relationship Issues with Kelli Miller

Bite-size nuggets of wisdom to quickly regain connection & love long-term

Love Hacks with author Kelli Miller

Based on her in-depth experience working with couples and individuals, Kelli Miller joins us to discuss her latest book, Love Hacks: Simple Solutions to Your Most Common Relationship Issues.

We discuss some of the most common issues among couples – from My Partner Doesn’t Listen to Me, There’s Too Much Anger Between Us, to Overcoming Cultural Differences, Developing Trust After Infidelity, Social Media Interference, Relationship Cornerstones, and When to Call It Quits.

Meet Kelli Miller

Kelli Miller, LCSW, MSW is a psychotherapist, TV/radio host, and the award-winning author of Thriving with ADHD: A Workbook for Kids. She is a writer and relationship host for wikiHow.com, and a relationship host for Balance By Nature TV. Kelli was a co-host on LA Talk Radio, and an expert radio personality for SIRIUS/XM Radio. She’s been featured on many local and national media channels, and in numerous publications. Her latest book is Love Hacks: Simple Solutions to Your Most Common Relationship Issues.

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Fiction, Humor, Relationships, Writers on Writing

Jul 12: Nancy Crochiere Debuts Graceland

Secrets, Love, Mayhem, & Laughter

Graceland with author Nancy Crochiere

Long-time humor columnist, Nancy Crochiere joins us with her debut comic novel, GRACELAND.

What can go wrong when three women race on a roadtrip from Boston to Memphis, while they encounter everything from jealous soap actors to free range ferrets and a trio of Elvis impersonators? And how will everyone’s deepest secrets begin to unravel? Tune in!

About Nancy Crochiere

For more than a decade before Nancy Crochiere chronicled the ups and down of family life – including her obsession w George Clooney – in her humorous newspaper column, The Mother Load. Her essays have appeared in the Boston Globe, Writer’s Digest, and other platforms. And in her free time she acts as an extra in feature films and TV Shows. Today we introduce her first fiction book, Graceland.

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Business, Career, Non Fiction, Relationships

MAR 31: The Leadership Guy aka Peter Economy on Dealing with Jerks at Work

The Essential Guide to Dealing with Difficult Coworkers, Annoying Managers, and Other Toxic Personalities

We’ve all run into jerks at work. But you either learn to deal with them or they’ll make your life miserable.

Peter Economy shares how to identify 16 personality-types, real-life case studies, and eight strategies for resolving conflict. We also discuss when it’s time to move on — and if you decide to do that, what you must include on your resume to get noticed.

About Peter Economy

Returning guest Peter Economy is known as the leadership guy at Inc.com, where he’s published more than 1500 articles. He works with C-level executives, executive coaches, and business consultants around the world. Peter Economy is the bestselling author of Managing for Dummies and Wait, I’m the Boss? His latest book is Wait, I’m Working with Who? The Essential Guide to Dealing with Difficult Coworkers, Annoying Managers, and Other Toxic Personalities.

 

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Business, Career, Non Fiction, Personal Development, Relationships

JUN 17: Good Talk with Daniel Stillman

What’s the difference between a good conversation and a transformative conversation?  Most often, it’s the difference between getting what you want from a conversation versus wishing you could get that time back.  Daniel Stillman designs conversations for a living.  Today, he discusses how real change is needed now, more than ever, and that change will not come through force, edict, or persuasion.  Our future will be built through conversation.

His new book, Good Talk: How to Design Conversations that Matter has dozens of tools and interactive components, making it an accessible handbook to navigate the conversations that matter.

Daniel works with organizations like Google, Nike and Visa to help them frame and sustain productive dialog, deepen their facilitation skills, and coach them through the innovation process.  He also hosts The Conversation Factory podcast where he interviews leaders, changemakers and innovators on how they design the conversations in their work and lives.

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Non Fiction, Relationships, Self-help

MAY 06: Is COVID 19 Ruining Your Relationship? Learn to Thrive with Linda Carroll’s Love Skills

Love SKills The Keys to Unlocking Lasting Wholehearted LoveHow are you coping during COVID 19? Many following stay-at-home and social distancing guidelines are finding it challenging. And that can impact your relationship. Is your coupling surviving, thriving … or are you thinking divorce?

Linda Carroll gives an honest peek into the differences she’s experiencing with her husband of  35-year years — they have very different coping skills and needs right now. But “A wave is not the ocean“, she says, and to help your relationship thrive–through crises, dull, and good times– we discuss key skills to help you create lasting wholehearted love. Linda also shares what you should start (and stop) doing immediately.

Linda Carroll is a therapist and relationship expert with more than three decades experience. She writes, speaks, and teaches, in addition to seeing private and group patients. Linda’s latest book is Love Skills: The Keys to Unlocking Lasting Wholehearted Love. Her first book, Love Cycles, explains the five love cycles in detail.

 

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Non Fiction, Relationships, Self-help

APR 01: Linda Carroll on Love Skills to Survive Bad Times & Thrive in Good Times

Love SKills The Keys to Unlocking Lasting Wholehearted LoveCrises can bring out the best, and the worst, in people and relationships. As the Novel Corona virus sweeps the world, and couples spend more time at home together, will your relationship thrive or become a statistic of divorce?

Today, Linda Carroll takes an honest look at the differences in her own 35-year partnership, and they each cope very differently with the current crisis.  And to help your relationship thrive during normal times, we discuss the key skills to creating wholehearted love, and the most destructive behaviors you should change right now.

Linda Carroll is a therapist and relationship expert with more than three decades experience. She writes, speaks, and teaches, in addition to seeing private and group patients. Linda’s latest book is Love Skills: The Keys to Unlocking Lasting Wholehearted Love. Her first book, Love Cycles, explains the five love cycles in detail.

 

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Personal Development, Psychology, Relationships

Oct 10: 1] Win Any Argument While Keeping Your Cool 2] The New Science of Love 3] Break the Cycle of Sex Addiction

 

Today, Vicki talks with George N. Collins, the founder and director of Compulsion Solutions, a counseling service for men who suffer from sexually compulsive behavior. Collins is a former sex addict who overcame his compulsions, and earned his Masters in Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University. His new book is titled Breaking the Cycle: Free Yourself from Sex Addiction, Porn Obsession, and Shame.

Also, become an expert in the mysterious and powerful art of the argument and win every time! And later, learn how to apply your brain to re-kindle a fading love!

Larry King says it is “one of the most important books you’ve read in a long time.” Robert Mayer is no stranger to argument. He received both his business and law degrees from UCLA-Berkeley and his firm represents clients both big and small, negotiating deals on practically anything. His vast experience shows in his new book How To Win Any Argument: Without Raising Your Voice, Losing Your Cool, or Coming To Blows. He introduces the reader to the art of the argument and how to tackle the “new normal.”

Nationally known clinical psychologist Dr. Fran Cohen Praver recognizes the simple truth that everyone wants to love and be loved. She also recognizes that it’s that very truth that causes so much hurt when love falters and relationships begin to drown. In her new book, The New Science of Love: How Understanding Your Brain’s Wiring Can Help Rekindle Your Relationship, Dr. Praver draws on cutting edge neurological findings and her twenty years as a therapist to prove that we can use our brains to pull love from the edge of the cliff and bring it back into our lives.

 

 

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