Couch Stories

Dr. Laymon Hicks is one of the most highly sought after youth motivational speakers in middle schools and high schools all around the country. He sits down with Dr. M the value of teaching kids how to overcome failure, the importance of being an authentic adult with children, and the challenges of remaining optimistic when observing racism in America today. His book, A Kid's Book About Failure, can be found on www.akidsbookabout.com and he can be invited to speak at your school at www.laymonhicks.com.

Author, therapist, executive coach, Rick Carson, shares some of his well-developed strategies for getting deeply connected to the love that is in each of us in order to reveal our true selves. Often that involves taming our gremlins — and there is no better way to learn how than from the chief gremlin tamer himself.

Inspired by a letter from one of his listeners, Dr. M tells a story he learned from his grandmother about the importance of telling the truth.

Celebrated scientist and author, Dr. Angela Duckworth, not only shares her thoughts about grit, resilience, and character development, but she gets personal with a resilience story of her own.

As a successful businessman today, this former policeman talks about why he quit the force when the work of modern policing became too soul crushing. He describes how working in law enforcement led him to feel hated -- and to hate --and to engage in secret-keeping and other behaviors he now deeply regrets. Since leaving the force, his views on race relations have dramatically changed. He speaks of his transformation after years of self-reflection and now from listening intently to the Black Lives Matter movement. Today he comes forward to offer his story in hopes of contributing to the greater good.As a successful businessman today, this former policeman talks about why he quit the force when the work of modern policing became too soul crushing. He describes how working in law enforcement led him to feel hated -- and to hate --and to engage in secret-keeping and other behaviors he now deeply regrets. Since leaving the force, his views on race relations have dramatically changed. He speaks of his transformation after years of self-reflection and now from listening intently to the Black Lives Matter movement. Today he comes forward to offer his story in hopes of contributing to the greater good.

As a successful businessman today, this former policeman talks about why he quit the force when the work of modern policing became too soul crushing. He describes how working in law enforcement led him to feel hated -- and to hate --and to engage in secret-keeping and other behaviors he now deeply regrets. Since leaving the force, his views on race relations have dramatically changed. He speaks of his transformation after years of self-reflection and from listening intently to the Black Lives Matter movement. Today he comes forward to offer his story in hopes of contributing to the greater good.

Business woman, master fitness trainer, and mother of two talks about virtual fitness training during the pandemic, and the changes that young parents have had to negotiate when their children's schools closed for the remainder of the year. She shares her personal challenges of how to handle exercise and eating after an injury during the pandemic. Don't miss Meredith's vivacious can-do approach to making plans to be healthy and sticking with them.

Business woman, master fitness trainer, and mother of two talks about virtual fitness training during the pandemic, and the changes that young parents have had to negotiate when their children's schools closed for the remainder of the year. She shares her personal challenges of how to handle exercise and eating after an injury during the pandemic. Don't miss Meredith's vivacious can-do approach to making plans to be healthy and sticking with them.

Celebrated British author of children's literature, Julie Hearn, talks about how she triumphed over a number of losses, including her eyesight. Her exuberance and good humor is infectious and she shares her heartfelt story.