Does it seem like the world gets more rushed, more hectic, more chaotic by the minute? Trying to keep up can be so stressful. Some of us thrive on stress … but not many. More often, stress leads to short tempers and full-blown rage: We yell at our kids, we criticize our husbands, and don’t even get us started on the 16-year-old behind the sales counter who pays more attention to her cell phone than to us. But we can choose to decline the everpresent “anger invitations.” If you’re asking, “How the heck do I do that?” relax! During this episode of “The Good Life,” nationally renowned anger-management expert Tony Fiore gives us tools for staying cool during potentially heated situations, and celebrity stress coach Phyllis Chase provides long-term solutions for keeping stress from literally getting the better of you.

Maggie Goes on a Diet may be the most controversial children’s book in a generation. Due to hit bookstores December 16th, the international outrage over its title and topic started mounting over the summer. Public outrage spans concerns that the book could promote eating disorders in young kids, teach them to self-loathe and indoctrinate them to the myth that skinny equals popular. But does Maggie deserve all this bullying? Author Paul Kramer talks to Forbes and Charlie about his true motives for the book and the looming children’s health catastrophe that compelled him write it in the first place.

As a business owner, do you need to know how to harness the power of the media to generate higher profits? As a mom, do you want to instill both a love of reading and a love of healthy eating in your kids? This jam-packed episode features three powerful female entrepreneurs who share their inside secrets. Get motivated with Eli Davidson, career coach and author of From Funky to Fabulous: Surefire Success Strategies for the Savvy, Sassy and Swamped. Then rediscover a love for children’s books with Nancy Traversy, CEO of Barefoot Books, and find out about the newest ways to get kids healthy with Liane Weintraub, founder of Tasty Brand. As featured speakers at the Shine conference for female entrepreneurs, these CEO’s – two of whom are moms themselves – shared their powerful insight with hundreds of attendees. In the final installment of our series about the women of Shine, they share their sought-after expertise with you.

It takes super-human effort to be a super mom – someone who juggles family, career, romance, friends, and civic/social/religious groups. Sometimes we wonder how we keep all of our balls in the air. Often we feel overworked, fatigued, guilty and even resentful. Everyone asks for your time but no one tells you what our guests do: It’s okay to place a few of those balls gently on the ground … then kick them to the curb!

During this installment of our “High Lights from Shine” series we bring you into the recent Shine conference, which gathered together hundreds of female entrepreneurs from around the world. “The Good Life” was a media sponsor and Forbes was a featured speaker at the event hosted by world-class career coach Ali Brown. Amidst the panels, workshops, speaker events and networking over cocktails, a radio chat with Forbes and Charlie emerged as one the conference’s most sought-after appointments. Get into the action through interviews with Lesley Batson, founder of Fanatchicks.com; Baeth Davis, a palm reader/corporate coach; Doreen Rainey, leader of the Get Radical movement; and model Kirin Christianson, who’s one Red Haute Mama.

Put enough bright, successful, fun-loving women in a room and there’s bound to be a spark that sets the world on fire. Last week, that spark ignited in Dallas, where hundreds of female entrepreneurs gathered for the Shine convention, hosted by world-class career coach Ali Brown. Forbes and Charlie were among those women (Forbes was a featured speaker) and had the great fortune to meet and interview many of the brilliant speakers and attendees. On this episode of “The Good Life” they bring you their stories, their sage advice and the fire that ignites them.

Are you a new or experienced business owner, a single gal or a home-based mom with a family? If you dream of starting a business, making more money or turning your passion into a career, Ali Brown is the woman to turn to for advice. As CEO of an entrepreneurial coaching agency 50,000 clients strong, Ali can help turn your business into a money-making powerhouse with her simple, practical tips. Her own life is proof that her savvy strategies work: they catapulted her from her beginnings as a one-woman start-up to her current rank as an internationally acclaimed force for empowering female entrepreneurs. As a special addition to this week’s re-broadcast of “The Good Life,” Forbes and Charlie are with Ali at her Shine conference for female business owners in Dallas and will be interviewing some of the top women in their fields to bring their sage advice on living the good life to you in the weeks to come.

Is your relationship with your significant other suffering? Though you may not want to admit it, chances are it’s not just your partner’s fault. The fights, the frustration, the distance – you might be (partially) to blame. With USA Today advice columnist and psychologist Stacy Kaiser, celebrity relationship counselor Dr. Holly Hein, and sexologist Isadora Allman, discover the top relationship killers – and how to solve or avoid them!

Jeff Meltzer and Craig Handley are two guys that find time not only to run successful businesses but also to engage in their passion of music. This week on The Good Life you’ll learn from two busy men how to find the time to do what you love despite having a busy life!

It takes super-human effort to be a super mom – someone who juggles family, career, romance, friends, and civic/social/religious groups. Sometimes we wonder how we keep all of our balls in the air. Often we feel overworked, fatigued, guilty and even resentful. Everyone asks for your time but no one tells you what our guests do: It’s okay to place a few of those balls gently on the ground … then kick them to the curb!