This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we welcome Theresa Armour to the show. In this incredibly powerful and raw discussion, Theresa shares the hidden horrors of child trafficking, the new foundation she has created to help support and rehabilitate child victims (Blue Heart Warriors Foundation) and what we can do to help. Don't miss this critical conversation!

Dedicated to the concept and action of serving, Theresa Armour has built her life’s work to serve the physical and emotional well-being of others. A University of California, Berkeley graduate, she opened the first Burke Williams Day Spa in 1984 with her husband, Bill. Together, they created a new landscape for health and wellness, introducing the original “urban day spa” and pioneering a new market in the United States. Visionaries in their industry, Theresa and Bill opened the first Burke Williams in Brentwood, California, after visiting spas abroad. Over the last three decades, they’ve built a trusted and respected brand comprised of 10 day spas across California, the exclusive H2V skin care line, a massage-only concept Simply Massage, and the new BW Med+Spa. A haven for renewal, elegance, and beauty, Theresa has created a sanctuary where transformation and balance are priorities. A Southern California native and mother of three, Theresa is proud to be the founder of a family-owned and operated company.

How to contact Theresa Armour:

Burke Williams Day Spa

How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we welcome Jill Escher to the show! 

Jill is the president of the National Council on Severe Autism. In this episode, Jill gives us an in-depth look on everything we need to know about children affected by autism. 

This is a must listen conversation, friends. 

Jill Escher is president of the National Council on Severe Autism (NCSAutism.org), past president of Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area (SFAutismSociety.org), and a prominent autism research philanthropist through the Escher Fund for Autism (EscherFund.org). Jill served as the first non-scientist elected to the governing council of the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society. Deeply involved in the autism community, she is known both for her outspoken advocacy on housing and supports, as well as her community service, which includes co-chairing the annual Adult Autism Conference at Stanford University, and providing more than 50 informational and recreational events per year for the Bay Area autism community. A former lawyer, she is a graduate of the UC Berkeley School of Law and Stanford University. She and her husband have two children with severe, nonverbal forms of autism and live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

How to contact Jill Escher:

Jill Escher on Twitter

Facebook

 

How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we are happy to welcome bestselling author Connie Albers to the show! Join us as Connie shares her parenting expertise on raising teens - A must listen conversation!

With over 30 years of homeschooling as a wife, mother of five, mompreneur, and inspirational leader, Connie Albers is one of the homeschooling community’s most beloved experts. Her first-hand expertise and personal understanding of the challenges of balancing life, learning, and love of family have made her a trusted advisor with an outreach ministry that seeks to inspire and empower other parents through the Truths of God’s Word. Connie is the proud mother of five University of Central Florida Knights, all of whom earned scholarships.

Her Amazon top-rated book, Parenting Beyond the Rules: Raising Teens with Confidence and Joy, helps parents discover how to paint pictures of teens’ possibilities while building closer relationships to maximize their influence. In addition, her top-rated podcast, award winning broadcast on Focus on the Family placed her in the Best of 2020 Series. Professionally, Connie is a podcaster, speaker, author, subject matter expert for FOX 35 and various media outlets, and social media enthusiast.

Join Connie at www.ConnieAlbers.com and listen to her Equipped To Be podcast. For more information, please email Connie at [email protected] and tune into her Equipped To Be podcast

How to contact Connie Albers:

Connie Albers Instagram

Equipped To Be Podcast on Instagram

Connie Albers website

How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we are happy to welcome bestselling author Larry Loftis to the show! 

Larry Loftis is the New York Times and international bestselling author of four nonfiction thrillers: "The Watchmaker's Daughter" (international bestseller), "The Princess Spy". "Code Name: Lise" and "Into The Lion's Mouth".

In this episode, Mr. Loftis shares all about his book, "The Watchmaker's Daughter", a compelling story about World War II Heroine, Corrie ten Boom. A must listen episode friends, Larry Loftis is a brilliant writer and we are honored to have him on The Hamilton Review Podcast.

A two-time winner of the Florida Book Award, Larry's books have been translated into numerous languages and can be found in Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Italy, Serbia, Czech Republic, Mexico, Taiwan, India, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and throughout the UK. Before becoming a full-time writer, Larry was an AV-rated corporate attorney and adjunct professor of law. His academic legal works have been published in the National Law Journal, Florida Bar Journal and the law reviews of the University of Florida, University of Georgia and Suffolk University. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida, where he served on the Law Review as the Senior Executive Editor and Senior Articles Editor.  

 

How to contact Larry Loftis:

Larry Loftis Instagram

Larry Loftis Facebook

Larry Loftis Twitter

Larry Loftis TikTok

How to contact Dr. Bob Hamilton:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we are honored to welcome Dr. James Moran to the show! Dr. Moran was in practice for 50 years and delivered approximately 10,000 babies before his recent retirement. 

In this episode, Dr. Moran tells his personal story - from growing up in Ireland as an orphan to making a home in the United States and practicing medicine. This is an absolute must listen conversation friends, from a legendary Ob-Gyn in Santa Monica. 

How to contact Dr. Bob:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we are very happy to welcome Jesse Draper to the show! Jesse Draper is a mother of 3 boys and founding partner of Halogen Ventures focused on early stage investing in consumer technology companies led by female and co-ed teams. 

In this episode, Dr. Bob and Jesse discuss how she got into the venture capital industry and founded her company. They also discuss the types of women led companies that she focuses on, and much more.

You won’t want to miss this dynamic conversation! 

Jesse Draper is a mother of 3 boys and founding partner of Halogen Ventures focused on early stage investing in consumer technology companies led by female and co-ed teams. Draper, the first solo female GP in Los Angeles is also a 4th generation venture capitalist, the creator and host of Emmy nominated television series, The Valley Girl Show, and host of the MOMumental Podcast. She is a fierce advocate for investing in women and the opportunity for using technology and innovation to solve some of the biggest issues facing women and families today. Among her 70+ portfolio companies, are the Skimm, Babylist, ThirdLove, HopSkipDrive, The Flex Company, Squad (acquired by Twitter), Eloquii (sold to Walmart) and This is L (sold to P&G).

Selected as one of the top 10 early stage female investors by Business Insider, Draper was also listed by Marie Claire magazine as one of the ‘50 Most Connected Women in America', nominated by the NRF as a DealMakeHers, Variety’s Holly’s New Leaders, and Refinery29 30 Rising Stars.” Draper has been a contributor to Marie Claire, Forbes, and is a regular investor and tech personality showcased on Cheddar, CNBC, CNN.

Following Jesse’s viral Medium piece, Investing in Women Isn't a Fucking Charity, she’s become a leading voice of women in technology.

She proudly sits on the board of directors of Trust & Will, Carbon38, Preemadonna (creator of the Nailbot) and the non-profit board Bizworld and Project Glimmer. Draper supports the Parkinson’s Institute and is very involved with growing UCLA’s female entrepreneurship community. She and her team also created the ‘Halogen Fellowship in Venture Capital’ to increase diversity and inclusion in the industry.

How to contact Jesse Draper:

Jesse Draper Instagram

Halogen Ventures Instagram

How to contact Dr. Bob:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we are very happy to welcome author Pam Lobley BACK to the show! Pam's first appearance on The Hamilton Review was episode 211 in May of 2023, and you can check out that conversation HERE. Pam is the author of the book, "Why Can't We Just Play? What I Did When I Realized My Kids Were Way Too Busy."

In this episode, Pam and Dr. Bob pick up where they left off in the last conversation and take a deeper dive into the importance of allowing children to be bored. They also talk about spending time together as a family, looking at what "success" really means, taking extreme pressure off of children and much more. Don't miss the great discussion!

Pam Lobley is a comedic writer of plays, columns and books. Her columns have appeared in many newspapers and websites. Her memoir, Why Can't We Just Play? What I Did When I Realized My Kids Were Way Too Busy, (Familius) details the year she let her overscheduled children take the summer off from their busy activities and “just” play. It is available wherever books are sold.

How to contact Pam Lobley:

Pam Lobley on Instagram

Pam Lobley's website

How to contact Dr. Bob:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we are very happy to welcome Gerald Posner to the show! Gerald is an attorney, best selling author and award-winning investigative journalist.

Parents, this is an important episode discussing puberty blockers and gender affirming care - critical topics that are deeply impacting children in today's world.  

Gerald recently wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled, "The Truth About Puberty Blockers"  and he goes into blunt detail about how it affects our children and their future. Friends, share this episode, listen to it and then listen again. 

Gerald Posner is a Pulitzer finalist, author of 13 books, including MENGELE, CASE CLOSED, WHY AMERICA SLEPT, GOD'S BANKERS, + PHARMA.

Gerald is also a Forbes contributor. Check out his website HERE to read more about Gerald and his work. 

How to contact Gerald Posner:

Gerald Posner website

Gerald on Twitter

How to contact Dr. Bob:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, we are very happy to welcome Ginny Yurich to the show! Parents, this is a must listen episode with Ginny, who is the founder of the "1000 Hours Outside" global movement. Ginny has a podcast, book (Ginny's new book, "Until The Streetlights Come On" is available for pre-order now!) and a website that shares helpful tools for parents to guide them in the quest to get their children outside.

In this conversation with Dr. Bob and his daughter Emily, Ginny paints a rich and beautiful perspective about the benefits of getting your children outside. 

Enjoy this conversation!

Hi! I'm Ginny.  My husband Josh and I are parents to five children ages 12 and under and we reside in Southeast Michigan.  Throughout our journey of parenthood we have consistently seen city, county, and state parks, as well as trails, campsites, and nature-scapes in general, nearly devoid of children most of the time. About five years ago we started to ask ourselves a simple question: Why? With so much natural beauty all around us (even though we take it for granted at times) it seemed counterintuitive that so many outdoor spaces were just empty.

 

With that question of “why” still unanswered, we did some research and read that striving for a goal of 4-6 hours of outside time within a day (what!?!?) was an ideal amount of time for children to spend, well, outside. This seemed excessive to us and quite frankly, way too long - most children's activities are at most an hour (like a library program) and, many times, much less. BUT, we tried it. And you know what? We have not looked back. Our greatest times as a family, and my most successful times mothering almost exclusively point back to these fully immersive nature days. In time, we began to find that there is benefit upon benefit to this wonderful time outside. 

How to contact Ginny Yurich:

1000 Hours Outside website

1000 Hours Outside on Instagram

1000 Hours Outside on Facebook

How to contact Dr. Bob:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton

We are happy to welcome Christopher Flannery to The Hamilton Review Podcast! Christopher is a senior fellow of the Claremont Institute and the host of the podcast, The American Story.  

In this conversation, Christopher discusses his background, family values in today's world and more.

Enjoy this episode!

Christopher Flannery is a senior fellow of the Claremont Institute, contributing editor of the Claremont Review of Books, and author of The American Story podcast.

He has published in academic periodicals including the Claremont Review of Books, Academic Questions, Interpretation, and The American Scholar, as well as chapters in several edited volumes. Chris was a professor in the Honor’s College at Azusa Pacific University, where he taught for over 30 years.

He earned his bachelor’s degree from California State University, Northridge, his M.A., and Ph.D. in Government from the Claremont Graduate School, and an M.A. in International History from the London School of Economics and Political Science at the University of London.

How to contact Christopher Flannery:

The American Story Podcast

How to contact Dr. Bob:

Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ

Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/

Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton