The Mr. Mike Show

Vikki Stark, MSW, is an internationally known psychotherapist, family therapist, speaker, author and divorce recovery expert and the director of the Sedona Counselling Centre of Montreal. She is particularly known for her ground breaking work on Wife Abandonment Syndrome as well as her work on gender and couples.

Vikki is a familiar face on television and radio and has been a guest on NBC’s The Today Show, CBC, CTV, Global, Oprah radio and written about in USA Today, the New York Daily News and Maclean’s Magazine, among many others. She has had more than 3 million views of her blog on Psychology Today Magazine called "Schlepping Through Heartbreak" which deals with all aspects of relationships.

In 2010, Vikki published Runaway Husbands: The Abandoned Wife's Guide to Recovery and Renewal, which is based on a study of over 400 women worldwide who believed they were in happy marriages until their husbands bolted out-of-the-blue. The book explores Wife Abandonment Syndrome, a term she coined, and offers heartbroken women strategies for recovery and hope for the future.

As a result of the book and the subsequent website (www.RunawayHusbands.com), she has mentored a worldwide community of women and regularly conducts online therapy groups as well as divorce recovery retreats in Montreal, Canada and Sedona, Arizona.

Her other books include:

- My Sister, My Self: The Surprising Ways that Being an Older, Middle, Younger or Twin Shaped Your Life

- The Divorce Talk: How to Tell the Kids – A Parent’s Guide to Breaking the News without Breaking Their Hearts

- Planet Heartbreak: Abandoned Wives Tell Their Stories, Editor

Mr. D has some trouble with his AC unit and forgets to wear pants. We also discuss some of the amazing guests we interviewed so far, and some you should expect in the future.

Chad Warren currently works at a Technology High school outside of Boston as a special education teacher. He is one of three special education teachers who support the vocational shops. He has been in education since 1995 and finally feels he has found the school for him. Throughout his career Chad has worked in many different communities. Additionally, he took two leaves from education, one to be a stay at home dad and one to pursue a corporate job. Through these two hiatuses he learned that ALL jobs have their drawbacks BUT in education, you have the opportunity to positively impact the lives of others. Chad also enjoys cycling in his free time and is the jack of all trades.

Jane Baird Warren is a first-generation Canadian with fresh-off-the-boat parents. Literally! Her father came on a boat from Norway and her mother from Scotland. Jane grew up surrounded by a rich and often confusing blend of accents and began collecting new words like some kids collect action figures. At nine she read the dictionary front to back and announced she was going to be a spelunker because she like the word.

Jane left Canada in 1998. For twenty years she travelled extensively in Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Asia as well as South America and Africa. During her travels she completed an MFA in Creative Writing (she loves writing on planes and trains). Jane also has a B.Ed. and a BPE and has worked as a teacher, personal trainer, and coach. She currently volunteers as a developmental editor for emerging writers. Jane has been featured on CBC radio and has published short fiction and poetry in more than a dozen literary magazines in North America and the UK. She is represented by Elizabeth Bennett at Transatlantic Literary Agency.

Her new middle-grade book is coming out in October with Scholastic Canada – How to Be a Goldfish.

Book Blurb: He’s a Star Wars-obsessed city boy and she’s a small-town girl who spends all her free time on her neighbor’s farm. Together they’re going to change everything.

You can find more information about Jane Baird Warren on her website. https://janebairdwarren.com

Dr. Dawn Fichera is a Jane-of-all-trades. Presently, she is an innovative educator who brings her Design Thinking expertise to the classroom. She recently completed her doctoral studies at Wilmington University in Educational Leadership and Innovation. Prior to education, her graduate degree was from Villanova University, where she honed her ability to use the power of rhetoric and her theatrical background to persuade people to do what she wanted for the good of her clients. She has been a corporate media trainer, a crisis communicator, and a sultan-of-spin. In this iteration of her life, she is committed to developing 21st century global leaders of our secondary students who will positively and powerfully impact the world they live in. Dr. Fichera is a Project Invent Fellow. She is passionate about students, experiential learning, culturally responsive teaching, equity, and real-world problem-solving in a knowledge-based global world. She loves tech and science, but teaches ELA. She lives outside Philly with the love-of-her-life, her husband, Mark, a live-music venue owner, an everything-you-could-hope for son, Dustin, and a severely needy black lab, Riptide. Coffee is requisite to her humanity.

In this episode Mr. D gives us some hypothetical questions pertaining to animal fights. Who would win? Plus, I get side tracked with a bunch of stories and comments. Enjoy!

Over the last 15 years, Mike Dunn has worked as a teacher, counselor, consultant, and entrepreneur to bring transformational change to school communities. He works with educational leaders in the development of their practices and communities. He has also worked with students and families in the college admissions process. His mission: To create lasting and equitable change in education to better serve youth across the country.

Mr. D is taking control of the discussion and becomes investigative journalist, Eddie Brock. He tries to get into the mind of a serial Killer and lists some past serial killers. What makes them tick? Why do people enjoy listening to stories or documentaries about serial killers? No symbiotes appear in this episode.

The man, the myth, and the legend! Brent Bodkin joins Mr. D and myself for a long chat. He is a two-time Flag Football Champion, an educator, color commentator, sports writer, McGill broadcaster, and so much more! We talk about his career and projects, as well as some sports talk. Enjoy!

In this episode Mr. D and Mr. Mike chat about physical health, mental health, and provide some tips. Mr. Mike shares some stories with regards to fibromyalgia, sleep apnea, and his physical health.