Nobody seems to listen. We spend all our time communicating but how much time do we spend actually listening. Christine Miles has made it her mission to spearhead a “listening movement.” Over 25 years of experience in education, emotional intelligence, and psychology has opened her eyes to how poor listening sabotages relationships and organizations. She's developed The Listening Path®, a system that teaches the art of listening as a foundational skill for success in any role or industry. The program caters to two primary audiences: educators and businesses. She believes that this is one step forward toward preparing future generations to navigate a technology-driven world with empathy and understanding. Christine has an MA in psychology from UPenn and is an executive coach, entrepreneur and radio host. She has become a recognized world expert in the field of listening differently.

Deborah Rudell’s world unravels when the leaders of her spiritual commune are exposed, arrested, and imprisoned for bioterrorism and attempted murder. Crushed and adrift, she moves her family off the commune to create a sense of normalcy. But when her husband seeks an opportunity to dismantle and rebuild a derelict fifty-foot schooner, she uproots their children once again and joins him in Kauai. For the next five years, she dedicates her life to restoring a boat. While she grapples with emotional turmoil and contemplates a new life path, she sets out to accomplish something she never thought possible: sailing across the Pacific to the Olympic Peninsula, ultimately discovering her inner strength. Deborah is a graduate of Hay House Writer’s Workshop and the Certificate in Memoir Writing program at San Diego Writers, Ink.

Imagine a career that energizes you, provides financial security, and allows you to live life on your own terms. It’s not about finding the right job—it’s about creating a fulfilling career that aligns with your personal goals and values. Learn how to optimize your most valuable asset on your road to professional freedom—you. Drawing from over 43 years’ experience in the commercial real estate capital markets; and coaching entrepreneurs and C-suite executives, Jack M. Cohen gives over 60 practical business frameworks for career success that he uses for his own decision-making. Discover how to leverage the three keys to success along with strategies for effective networking, productivity, and problem-solving that will set you apart in any industry. He has a masters in construction management from Standford University and is founder and CEO of Darkknight Ventures.

 Thirteen-year-old Jennifer grapples with the unraveling of her family when her mother, who lost her parents at a young age and was raised in a strict Baptist orphanage, reveals that eighteen years ago, unmarried and pregnant, she was forced to relinquish her infant boy at birth and give him up for adoption, and that she has finally located him. While trying to come to terms with her mother’s secrets and the discovery of a new brother, Jennifer’s world is once again shattered when her father announces his desire to leave their family. She begins to self- destruct, spiraling into emotional turmoil as she struggles to understand what’s happening. Jennifer Griffith hosts the popular About Your Mother podcast, which has reached the top 10% of podcasts globally. Her current series “What Happened Then” focuses specifically on mothers impacted by forced adoption before Roe v. Wade. She holds a degree in English from Washington State University.

From the time he was born, Martin Luther King III has carried the weight of his father’s legacy—and his dream of a Beloved Community built on justice, love and equal rights for all. Today, in a world burdened by histories of violence, oppression, racism, poverty, fear and disconnectedness, that dream seems more remote than ever. Martin has teamed up with his wife and fellow activist, Arndrea Waters King, and legacy architects Marc Kielburger and Craig Kielburger to find a new way forward. Drawing on breakthroughs in neuroscience, psychology, epigenetics and their own lived experiences, they have created a groundbreaking new framework called Living Legacy. It’s based on the simple but profound recognition that our small, day-to-day actions create legacies that have the power to transform, uplift and unite us all. Marc is a NY Times bestselling author, Harvard graduate, Rhodes Scholar and Oxford-trained lawyer. With thirty years as a movement builder and social entrepreneur, he’s collaborated with leaders like Oprah Winfrey and brands like Virgin Group.

In recent years, gentle parenting has become popular among parents but it sometimes can be challenging to pull off. With its emphasis on building connections and acknowledging feelings, this parenting philosophy helps children feel supported and valued while giving parents the tools to calmly guide them as they grow and develop. Yet, while this approach seems infinitely better than the authoritarian styles of previous generations, parents often find that it can be challenging to execute with kids that are more strong-willed and oppositional. Leading child and family expert Dr. Paul Sunseri reveals there are practical, effective, evidence-based solutions that drastically reduce common daily behavioral challenges. And these solutions are based on a respectful, loving style that today’s parents prefer. He is a clinical psychologist and developer of Intensive Family-Focused Therapy, a highly effective form of family-based mental health care.

Patricia Bonis fell madly in love with Rahman Abbar, scion of a wealthy Saudi Arabian family.  She reveals her story of a whirlwind romance, her eventual marriage and what happened when she journeyed to his country to meet the family. A smart, free-spirited girl who had attended Wellesley College, Patricia was not prepared for life as a Saudi woman-a life spent looking through curtains and veils at the world outside, a life that of necessity was curtailed and protected from the toxic masculinity of the culture, a life that, for an American girl used to sneaking out and hitchhiking, was dangerous and frightening and alien. Patricia is a renowned interior designer who has spent more than three decades designing the homes, offices, and embassies of some of the world’s most influential leaders, including top CEOs, ambassadors, and international financiers.

When Lee Metoyer is hired to be the new housekeeper, she has no idea that she’s about to become the anchor to a family in an abusive patriarch's home, setting a mystery in motion that will take decades to uncover. At the age of 72, Lee falls ill and on her deathbed asks Sandra Schnakenburg to write her story. The only problem is, she doesn’t know the story. Embarking on a quest to honor Lee’s final wishes, Sandy takes an emotional and thrilling journey, unveiling shocking truths about herself and her housekeeper. Sandy has a BS in finance and an MBA from the University of Southern California. In 2010 she left a career in corporate finance to study creative nonfiction.

Kathryn also interviews Author Gail Lukasik.Blending social history and personal narratives, Gail Lukasik delves into the devastating psychological trauma of uncovering a hidden family secret with all the twists and turns of a mystery novel, starting with how the discovery was made; to why it was kept secret; to the arduous, sometimes disappointing, quest to find a biological parent or parents. To fully understand the secrecy surrounding these family secrets, the book examines pre-WWII and post-WWII attitudes toward infertility, adoption, donor conception, race and racial passing, and unmarried pregnant women. Prefacing these harrowing narratives is the author's own confusing and sometimes painful journey to redefine her racial identity under the spotlight of public opinion. She is a contributor at the Washington Post. She has also appeared on PBS's Genealogy Roadshow, BBC World News, and NBC's Megyn Kelly Today.

Kathryn interviews Author Mickey Huff.It's so common that it’s become a cliché: Americans gather around a holiday table with sumptuous food and plenty of drink. The best china has been taken out of storage for the occasion. Family from out of town reunite after a long year apart or only seeing each other on Zoom. It all starts out with such good intentions and high hopes. Then the talk turns to politics and in short order, cousins are screaming at each other; siblings are vowing never to speak again; parents are pounding the table; someone is crying while others are being excommunicated; and another holiday has gone awry. Mickey Huff and co-author Nolan Higdon offer advice on how to have productive discussions, cultivating effective communication rather than emphasizing our differences. Huff is the executive producer and co-host of the weekly syndicated public affairs program The Project Censored Show.