# Mary Shearer Eckert on Trusting God When Everything Seems to Go Wrong at Once
In this episode of **The Neil Haley Show** and the **Wounded Sisters Podcast**, bestselling author **Mary Shearer Eckert** shares a deeply personal story about faith, worry, financial pressure, and what happens when multiple problems seem to arrive all at once. Her message is simple but powerful: when life feels like it is falling apart, do not let fear take control. Hold on to your faith and trust that you can make it through the crisis.
Mary begins by describing her normal morning routine. She wakes up, makes coffee, sits on her front porch swing, and spends time praying. On this particular morning, finances were heavily on her mind.
She is excited about everything happening around *Wounded Sisters*, including promotion, future appearances, and the opportunity to reach more women with the message behind the book. At the same time, Mary describes herself as financially conservative, and she admits that investing money into promoting the book sometimes makes her nervous.
She began thinking about other things she could purchase with that money—a refrigerator, household necessities, and other practical expenses. For a moment, she questioned whether she should be spending so much on getting the book into the world.
During her prayer time, however, two familiar Bible passages came to mind.
One was Jeremiah 29:11, a verse that also appears in *Wounded Sisters*, reminding her that God has plans involving hope and a future. The other was the message from Proverbs about trusting in the Lord rather than relying entirely on your own understanding.
Mary says those words helped calm her. She reminded herself that she believed God had given her the direction to continue with the book.
Then the morning became considerably more complicated.
Mary is preparing for a book tour through West Texas, where she also plans to take photographs and gather inspiration for the sequel to *Wounded Sisters*. While getting things ready before leaving, she walked to an outbuilding where the family keeps a deep freezer.
She opened it and discovered that it had stopped working.
Mary checked the light and the electrical receptacle, hoping for a simple explanation. Instead, the freezer itself had failed. She suddenly had to remove everything, transfer food into ice chests, and figure out how to replace the appliance.
By that point, Mary admits she was having what she jokingly calls a good old-fashioned “Southern hissy fit.”
Then another problem appeared.
While unloading her dishwasher, she realized the dishes were still dirty. Now, within the same morning, the freezer had died and the dishwasher appeared to have stopped working—all while she was already worrying about money.
For Mary, that became the moment when the morning’s spiritual lesson became real.
She began thinking: these are machines. Machines break. They can be repaired or replaced. The situation was frustrating, but it was not the end of the world.
Her husband called a store about seventeen miles away and discovered they had a freezer available. The store delivered it within an hour and removed the old one. The food was saved.
Mary then cleaned the dishwasher, ran another cycle, and discovered that it was working again.
Suddenly, the disaster that had seemed overwhelming was largely resolved.
Mary believes the experience reminded her that faith is not only important during enormous tragedies. Sometimes faith is strengthened through the everyday situations that test our patience, create fear, and make us wonder how we are going to handle one more problem.
She also reflects on financial insecurity later in life. When someone is no longer earning a traditional paycheck and is living primarily on retirement income or Social Security, unexpected expenses can feel especially intimidating. That fear can make someone question decisions that previously felt right.
For Mary, continuing to promote *Wounded Sisters* is connected to something larger than book sales. Women have approached her and told her that the novel feels real because it touches experiences they recognize in their own lives.
Her upcoming sequel will continue exploring difficult issues, including grief and loss.
Neil Haley encourages Mary not to allow temporary fear to convince her to abandon a larger mission. He points out that nobody knows how far the book may eventually travel, how many women could be helped by its message, or what kind of legacy Mary’s writing may ultimately create.
Mary agrees that legacy and service are at the center of her work.
She says the most important goal behind her writing is to bless other people and show them that they are not alone during painful seasons. Her faith teaches her that God can walk beside someone through a crisis even when the situation initially feels impossible.
The lesson Mary takes from the morning is not that problems will stop happening. Appliances will break. Money will become tight. Plans will change. Fear will still show up.
The challenge is what happens next.
Do you allow the crisis to destroy your confidence, or do you stop, reassess, pray, solve what can be solved, and keep moving?
Mary’s answer is to **keep the faith**.
To learn more about **Mary Shearer Eckert**, purchase *Wounded Sisters*, and follow future episodes of the **Wounded Sisters Podcast**, visit **MaryShearerEckert.com**.

Grace Lynx Jenkins Celebrates a Successful First Book Signing and Looks Ahead to a Bigger Book TourIn this episode of The Neil Haley Show, bestselling Sight author Grace Lynx Jenkins reflects on a major milestone in her publishing journey: her very first book signing. What began with modest expectations quickly turned into an exciting day of sales, conversations, new connections, and validation that readers are eager to discover her work.Grace held the signing at the Barnes & Noble in Daphne, Alabama, at the Eastern Shore Shopping Center. Going into the event, she says she expected she might sell only three or four books. Instead, she arrived with 39 copies and left with only three remaining.More important than the sales, however, was the opportunity to meet readers face-to-face.Grace describes speaking with fellow authors, book reviewers, families, and people from many different backgrounds. She says the experience gave her an entirely different perspective on what it means to connect with an audience. Social media can introduce an author to thousands of people, but sitting across from someone who is considering reading your book creates a much more personal connection.One of Grace’s favorite moments involved a father who approached her table with his two young daughters. The girls asked how long it took her to write a book, and one of them proudly announced that she had already written three books herself. Grace immediately encouraged her, joking that she might have been speaking with a future bestselling author.That interaction reinforced something Grace feels strongly about: children need opportunities to read, write, think critically, and develop strong reading-comprehension skills. Seeing parents bring young children into the bookstore was one of the most meaningful parts of the day for her.The signing also helped Grace realize how valuable in-person events can be for an author’s growth. She was able to explain Sight directly to potential readers, learn what types of stories they enjoy, and hear perspectives from local authors and reviewers.Grace believes those conversations will also help her become a better communicator. Every interaction requires an author to explain the story in a slightly different way depending on the person standing in front of them. That process teaches an author how to describe a book, understand an audience, and communicate why someone might connect with the story.She says the enthusiasm from people lining up at her table created even more excitement for her. Seeing readers interested in the novel strengthened her motivation to continue writing and promoting her work.Neil Haley points out that Grace is beginning to experience something every author hopes to build: an actual community of readers.The conversation then shifts toward what comes next.Grace says she absolutely wants to schedule more signings and describes the experience as a “10 out of 10.” She remembers Neil encouraging her early in their work together to contact bookstores and begin scheduling appearances. She followed that advice by reaching out to Barnes & Noble, even though she had to wait several months before an available date opened.The result convinced her that it was worth the effort.Neil encourages Grace to think even bigger and begin building a book tour, visiting bookstores, colleges, organizations, and other places where audiences might connect with her themes.Because Sight is aimed primarily at adults rather than younger readers, Grace says college audiences could be particularly interesting. Neil suggests exploring Christian colleges and universities, especially because Grace’s background gives her a unique opportunity to discuss both storytelling and psychology.Grace holds a graduate degree in psychology, and psychological themes play an important role in her fiction. Neil suggests that she could speak with psychology departments, professors, and students about how her academic knowledge influenced the development of characters and emotional themes within Sight.Grace says she would love the opportunity to read portions of the novel and discuss the psychology behind the story.The idea opens the door to a larger strategy for her author career: not simply selling books, but creating experiences around them.Bookstore appearances, college visits, literary events, readings, conversations with psychology students, and speaking opportunities could all allow Grace to introduce Sight to new audiences while strengthening her identity as an author.Her first Barnes & Noble signing demonstrated that readers still value personal connection. In an era dominated by digital marketing, meeting an author, asking questions, receiving a signed copy, and hearing the story behind a book can make the experience memorable.Grace leaves the event with more than strong book sales. She leaves with new confidence, new relationships, and proof that getting out from behind the screen can be one of the most powerful things an emerging author can do.To learn more about Grace Lynx Jenkins, purchase Sight, or order an autographed copy, visit GraceLynxJenkins.comand follow her journey as she plans future book signings and appearances.

J. Len Sciuto Examines Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, Nuclear Concerns, and the Risk of Wider WarIn this episode of The Neil Haley Show and The J. Len Sciuto Show, bestselling author J. Len Sciuto returns after attending a submarine reunion and offers his latest commentary on Iran, the United States, Israel, regional proxy forces, energy security, and the possibility of a broader Middle East conflict. Drawing on military history, publicly reported developments, and his own analysis, Sciuto examines how supply lines, underground nuclear facilities, and the Strait of Hormuz could shape future events.Sciuto opens by reflecting on a reunion with men from the first submarine on which he served during the 1960s. The gathering was meaningful but bittersweet, he says, because the number of surviving members continues to decline.He also shares an update on his writing career. Sciuto says Hades Crypt continues performing strongly in the Kindle market, while he is nearly finished with Desperate Countermeasures, the sequel to The Devil’s Delegation. The upcoming thriller involves a terrorist organization targeting people connected to a national contingency plan.The conversation then moves into geopolitics. Sciuto notes that crude oil prices remain an important indicator because instability across the Middle East can quickly affect global markets and American consumers. He also discusses reports involving U.S. citizens imprisoned in Russia, arguing that the treatment of detainees could create additional strain between Washington and Moscow.Much of the episode focuses on Iran and the complicated relationship between the Islamic Republic and neighboring Middle Eastern countries. Sciuto explains that several Gulf states may view Iran as a serious threat while still avoiding direct military confrontation because their economies depend heavily on oil exports, natural gas, shipping routes, and regional stability.To explain his thinking, Sciuto turns to military history. He references General Douglas MacArthur’s Pacific campaign during World War II, when bypassing heavily defended positions and cutting supply routes helped isolate enemy forces. Sciuto argues that supply lines remain just as important today and questions whether Iran’s access to outside resources has been sufficiently disrupted.He discusses reports and speculation involving support from Russia and China, but clearly distinguishes between confirmed information and claims he has not independently verified.Iran’s network of regional allies and proxies is another major part of the discussion. Sciuto points to Hezbollah in Lebanon, militias in Iraq, and the Houthis in Yemen as examples of groups that expand Iran’s regional influence while making any direct confrontation more complicated.The Strait of Hormuz becomes one of the episode’s most important topics. Sciuto examines the consequences that could follow if shipping through the strait were disrupted. Drawing on his previous experience in hazardous-materials response, he describes how the sinking of a very large crude carrier could create both an environmental disaster and a major interruption to global energy supplies.He then turns to concerns about Iran’s underground nuclear infrastructure. Sciuto references what he calls “Pickaxe Mountain,” describing reports and imagery that he believes could suggest equipment is being moved into a deeply buried facility. He stresses that this portion of his analysis includes speculation and that he has no access to classified intelligence.Sciuto questions whether conventional bunker-busting weapons could reach a facility located hundreds of feet underground. He also considers how entrances, ventilation systems, and other infrastructure might become strategically important if military planners ever attempted to disable such a site.The discussion grows more serious when Sciuto considers the possibility of nuclear escalation. He warns that if Iran were ever able to develop and successfully deploy nuclear weapons, attacks involving Israel or U.S. military facilities could create a chain reaction far beyond the region.Despite analyzing military options, Sciuto closes by emphasizing that he hopes diplomacy succeeds. He encourages listeners to pray for restraint and a peaceful resolution, warning that continued escalation between major powers could produce consequences that are impossible to control.Throughout the episode, Sciuto repeatedly reminds listeners that his commentary combines publicly available reports, historical comparisons, personal interpretation, and unverified claims. He does not present his analysis as definitive intelligence.Listeners can learn more about J. Len Sciuto, Hades Crypt, The Devil’s Delegation, and his upcoming work through his official platforms and Amazon.

The Waltons' Judy Norton, Investigator Melissa Sandberg, and AI Entrepreneur Arturo Del Rio Jr.This edition of The Neil Haley Show opens with a Celebrity Interviews simulcast live from the grotto, co-hosted by Greg Hanna, welcoming actor and singer Judy Norton, who played Mary Ellen on the beloved series The Waltons. Norton reflected on a childhood that turned play-acting into a career, crediting creator Earl Hamner and a cast and crew stocked with golden-age Hollywood veterans for a show that has stayed relevant more than fifty years later, even though CBS initially expected it to fail. She recalled how the network, under pressure to add family programming, greenlit The Waltons half expecting it to flop, only for the show to climb from the bottom of the ratings to the top over its first season. She spoke about the craft she absorbed as a young actor, the continuity and technical demands of film work that she now shares with fans, and her belief that experience and older performers, especially older women, deserve more opportunity than the industry tends to offer. Beyond acting, Norton traced her lifelong love of singing, from early stage fright at sixteen to studying voice and recording her own CDs. She described her current chapter as a freelancer, running a popular YouTube channel that goes behind the scenes of The Waltons and answers fan questions, releasing a short film called Space Limbo, and developing a pilot she is preparing to pitch. Her guiding lesson, she said, is to keep moving forward and find a way over, around, or through every no. Find her at judynorton.com.Neil then hosted a Criminally Good with Sherrie and Jen simulcast, presented by Storehouse Media Group, featuring Melissa Sandberg, host of the Dog With a Bone podcast. A self-described civil investigator rather than a police officer or private eye, Sandberg takes on overlooked, low-profile cold cases, unsolved homicides and undetermined deaths that draw little media attention, to give victims and their families a voice, affectionately calling her listeners the Dog Pound. She traced an unlikely path from a childhood love of solving mysteries and true-crime books, through two decades in hospice care, to the investigative work that became her passion, and explained that not being in law enforcement makes people more comfortable opening up to her. She shared a chilling reminder to trust one's instincts, recounting how, while gathering information on one case, she unknowingly crossed paths with a man later charged in a young woman's death. Sandberg said several of her cases have recently seen movement toward long-awaited answers, and that her mission is simply to keep pushing until families get them.The hour closes with a Storehouse Media Group simulcast, with Neil presenting, featuring Arturo Del Rio Jr., founder of Lakeside Growth and its Stack Growth platform, on artificial intelligence and automation. A serial founder on his third AI company in a decade, with earlier work spanning fraud detection and international consulting, Del Rio argued that as impressive as AI is, it is the humans running the machines who matter most. He cautioned that the costliest mistake is setting up an automated system and trusting AI to run it unchecked, citing a competitor whose unsupervised tool once posted an approving comment on a deeply disturbing piece of content, a stark illustration of why human oversight is essential. He explained that general chatbots and purpose-built automation are different tools, that large language models tend toward average, middle-of-the-road output and can lose the thread of a long conversation once it runs long, and that expecting one system to do everything is a recipe for failure. Success, he said, comes from matching the right tool to each task, paying for the quality you need, and keeping a knowledgeable person in the loop. Find Judy Norton at judynorton.com and Melissa Sandberg's Dog With a Bone wherever you get podcasts.

Actor William McNamara on The Mike Vilardi Show, AI Office Hours with Pat Riley, and GildaGram with Dr. Gilda CarleThis edition of The Neil Haley Show opens with a Mike Vilardi Show simulcast, hosted by Mike Vilardi, welcoming veteran actor William McNamara. Known for Copycat, Chasers, Surviving the Game, and Stealing Home across a 35-year career, McNamara returned to talk about his self-made series The Trouble With Billy, ten episodes he wrote, directed, produced, and stars in as a wildly exaggerated version of a fallen 1990s actor, complete with his pit bull and a beat-up car, now streaming on the independent platform Red Coral Universe. He described building it on a shoestring with friends and a cast that includes the late Tom Sizemore, Sally Kirkland, and Billy Baldwin, and how a union pension-and-health dispute stalled distribution for years before he found the show a home, part of a deliberate shift later in his career toward writing and directing his own material rather than waiting on casting calls. The conversation took an unexpected turn into the real-life inspiration behind the show's off-planet premise, as McNamara shared what he describes as genuine close encounters. By his account, around 2004 and 2005 in the small towns of Salt Point and Harriman in New York's Hudson Valley, he had contact with multiple craft, including a silent, triangular object with no visible propulsion that hovered just above the ground and that he says he followed for some 45 minutes, along with an even stranger encounter, in another small Hudson Valley town, that he recounts in vivid, unsettling detail. He framed those experiences, offered as his own testimony, as part of the seed for the show's premise, in which his character believes he was taken off-planet for a decade, and noted he is a frequent guest on the UFO and disclosure circuit. Find the show at thetroublewithbilly.com.The hour continued with an AI Office Hours simulcast, where Neil and co-host Pat Riley traded notes on their ongoing experiments with artificial intelligence agents and assistants. Riley shared a hard-learned lesson about keeping a close eye on runaway costs when an automated task quietly burns through its budget faster than expected, and the importance of not tinkering with a setup that is already working. He passed along a favorite use case in which someone traveling abroad set an AI agent to repeatedly scan a humane society's website, matching photos and descriptions, until it flagged a listing that turned out to be their lost cat. Neil described his own deep dive into letting an AI assistant take on more and more of his workflow, from booking appointments to lining up sponsorship interest for the NHL Wraparound Podcast to building projects like a children's book, marveling at the productivity while cautioning that it is exhausting and demands a human in the loop. He recounted an agent that hallucinated its own book cover yet still drove a real sale for a client, using it to illustrate both the promise and the pitfalls, and the pair agreed the central challenge now is learning to manage your agents, with a person watching over them, rather than simply turning them loose. Their throughline, echoed by listener comments Neil read on air, was that AI is at its best as a force multiplier for a human who stays in charge, not a hands-off replacement.The program closes with a GildaGram simulcast where Dr. Gilda Carle unpacked a sensational viral story about a scorned spouse's over-the-top revenge on a cheating partner, using the jaw-dropping tale as a springboard to talk about betrayal, consequences, and the depths of a partner's hurt when trust is broken, and the wiser paths a person might choose instead. Find William McNamara's The Trouble With Billy at thetroublewithbilly.com.

# Pam Malarkey-Robbins on Finding Humor, Hope, and Strength While Facing Dementia
In this episode of **The Neil Haley Show**, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes **Pam Malarkey-Robbins**, author of *What’s So Funny About Dementia?* and *The Brighter Side of Dementia*. Presented in partnership with **Books to Life Marketing**, the conversation explores the emotional reality of dementia, the enormous pressure placed on caregivers, and Pam’s belief that humor can help families survive one of life’s most difficult journeys.
Pam’s connection to dementia is deeply personal. She helped care for her mother, her late husband, and other family members affected by the disease. During her mother’s decline, Pam says she cried almost every day while her father became increasingly angry and frustrated. Eventually, the two made a conscious decision: if this was going to be a long road, they needed to find moments they could laugh about.
That decision became the foundation for *What’s So Funny About Dementia?*
Pam emphasizes that the humor is never about mocking the person with dementia. It is about laughing **with** them and finding relief in situations that would otherwise feel unbearable. She believes laughter gave her family emotional space to keep going while also helping them manage the stress, grief, and exhaustion of caregiving.
As a counselor and psychologist who now works with caregivers, Pam says one of her strongest messages is that caregivers must care for themselves too. She shares the story of a Marine whose wife developed dementia and became increasingly angry and combative. He visited her memory-care facility multiple times every day until Pam finally encouraged him to take a vacation. After a week away, she says he returned emotionally restored.
Her message is simple: if the caregiver becomes physically or emotionally destroyed, there may be nobody left to care for the loved one.
Pam also talks candidly about how dementia can dramatically change behavior. Her own mother became convinced Pam was her father’s girlfriend and refused to let her inside the house. In another setting, however, her mother still recognized her as her daughter. Pam describes experiences like these as heartbreaking reminders that dementia affects much more than simple forgetfulness.
She encourages families to remember that anger, accusations, confusion, and personality changes can be symptoms of the disease rather than intentional attacks from the person they love.
The conversation also addresses possible early warning signs. Pam describes repeated questions, unexplained vehicle damage, wandering, changes in sleep patterns, forgetting familiar information, and increasing confusion as behaviors families may want to discuss with a qualified medical professional. She recounts realizing something was wrong with her husband after he returned home with significant damage to his vehicle but could not remember what had happened.
Pam stresses that occasional forgetfulness can occur with normal aging, stress, or fatigue, but persistent changes deserve attention.
Another major theme is keeping both the body and brain active as people age. Drawing from her own research and personal experience, Pam encourages exercise, nutritious food, adequate sleep, stress reduction, continued social interaction, and mentally challenging activities. She mentions dancing, learning a language, playing an instrument, gardening, puzzles, reading, and researching subjects that genuinely interest you.
Neil adds that retirement should not mean retiring the mind. People who spent decades using their intelligence, creativity, and professional abilities should continue finding new ways to challenge themselves. The two discuss learning new technology, including AI, as another possible way to stay intellectually engaged.
Pam also speaks about the loneliness that can accompany dementia. As people recognize their own memory problems, they may withdraw because they are embarrassed or frightened. She believes socialization remains especially important because isolation can make both the patient and caregiver feel even more overwhelmed.
Throughout the discussion, Pam repeatedly returns to the idea of fighting rather than surrendering. Her goal is to help people live healthier lives, support caregivers, encourage earlier conversations about cognitive decline, and bring hope into circumstances that often feel hopeless.
Her second book, *The Brighter Side of Dementia*, grew out of readers asking for more stories. Pam collected experiences from other families and selected some of the most memorable stories to create another resource for caregivers and people beginning their own dementia journey.
She also hopes her work eventually reaches the screen through a film adaptation, expanding the conversation about dementia, caregiving, humor, and family resilience.
Pam’s mission after decades of helping others remains consistent: help people become healthier, happier, and less alone.
Readers can find **What’s So Funny About Dementia?** and **The Brighter Side of Dementia** through Amazon and major booksellers.
*Note: The episode includes personal opinions and health claims related to dementia prevention, nutrition, supplements, hormones, and treatment. These comments reflect the speakers’ perspectives and should not replace evaluation or advice from a qualified healthcare professional.*

Dr. Paul Corona Explains the Corona Protocol, Mind-Body Health, Bipolar Disorder, and His Approach to Psychiatric MedicationIn this episode of The Neil Haley Show, Neil “The Media Giant” Haley welcomes physician and author Dr. Paul Corona, creator of The Corona Protocol and author of The Corona Protocol: Three Secrets to Success. Corona discusses the ideas behind his six books, his approach to psychiatric treatment, the mind-body connection, bipolar disorder, medication management, and why he believes clinicians need to spend more time listening to patients and examining their complete histories.Corona explains that his newest books were written largely as training manuals for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other prescribers. His goal is to teach the treatment philosophy he says he developed over more than three decades of clinical practice.The first principle of his “three secrets” is understanding the mind-body connection. Corona says emotional stress can manifest physically through headaches, muscle tension, stomach problems, back pain, and other somatic symptoms. He argues that clinicians sometimes focus on the physical complaint without sufficiently considering whether stress, depression, anxiety, or another mental-health issue could be contributing.His second principle involves what he describes as the broader spectrum of bipolar disorder. Corona argues that many people associate bipolar disorder only with severe mania, paranoia, or highly irrational behavior. In his clinical framework, however, he believes some patients presenting primarily with persistent depression may require clinicians to reconsider the diagnosis when conventional antidepressant treatment repeatedly fails.The third principle is what Corona calls remission—getting patients to a point where they feel completely well rather than merely somewhat improved. He describes the goal as helping someone feel like their normal self again, without feeling sedated, emotionally flat, or controlled by medication.Neil and Corona also discuss why “Band-Aid” solutions may fail to address underlying problems. Corona uses insomnia, anxiety, and chronic physical discomfort as examples, arguing that treating only a symptom without investigating the cause can leave the underlying condition unresolved.A major portion of the conversation focuses on psychiatric medications. Corona is openly pro-medication when he believes medication is clinically appropriate, but he stresses that the correct diagnosis, medication choice, dosage, monitoring, and follow-up are critical. He challenges some conventional prescribing practices and explains that his own approach often involves making adjustments relatively quickly based on a patient’s response.Corona discusses SSRIs such as Zoloft, Lexapro, and Prozac and contrasts them with SNRIs such as Pristiq, Effexor XR, and Cymbalta. He shares his personal prescribing preferences and explains that he evaluates medication according to both therapeutic benefit and side effects. These comments represent Corona’s clinical opinions and should not be interpreted as individualized medical advice.The conversation also touches on benzodiazepines such as Klonopin. Corona says he prefers to identify and treat the underlying cause of anxiety rather than rely indefinitely on medication designed primarily for short-term symptom relief. He also emphasizes that some medications should not be stopped abruptly and that tapering decisions should be made carefully with medical supervision.One of the strongest themes throughout the interview is listening to the patient. Corona says his diagnostic process begins with history: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, family history, previous symptoms, medical issues, medication reactions, and changes over time. Because psychiatric diagnoses often cannot be established through a simple blood test or scan, he believes extensive conversation becomes especially important.He describes his method as “rational trial and error.” Rather than randomly changing medication, he says each decision should have a specific clinical reason behind it. If a treatment produces improvement but unacceptable side effects, he reassesses. If symptoms worsen, he considers whether the medication—or even the original diagnosis—needs to be reconsidered.Corona also discusses PTSD, including his experience treating veterans from past conflicts. He describes helping patients who have lived with trauma symptoms for decades and says he finds those cases especially meaningful. Again, he emphasizes that treatment decisions depend on a detailed individual history rather than one universal medication plan.Neil raises an important question for patients already receiving psychiatric treatment: What should someone do if they do not feel their provider is asking enough questions or monitoring progress carefully? Corona’s answer is that patients should advocate for themselves, seek knowledgeable clinicians, and consider another provider when they are repeatedly experiencing poor results or side effects without a clear treatment strategy.Corona’s earlier books include the Healing the Mind and Body trilogy. He also highlights The Corona Protocol: A Scientifically Proven Medical Solution to Stop Addiction, Bullying, Homelessness, School Shootings, and Suicide, which he describes as the most accessible overview of his method because it includes numerous case studies and treatment examples.His latest books, The Corona Protocol: Three Secrets to Success and The Corona Protocol Prescriber’s Guide, are more directly aimed at healthcare professionals who want to understand his specific treatment philosophy.Listeners can learn more about Dr. Paul Corona, his books, clinical work, and The Dr. Paul Show at DrPaulCoronaMD.com. His television program is also available across streaming platforms including Roku, Amazon Fire, and YouTube.

Family Ties' Scott Valentine, True Crime Author Matthew B. Cox, and Jesus and Ugly Jody with Jody Corbett

Family Ties' Scott Valentine, True Crime Author Matthew B. Cox, and Jesus and Ugly Jody with Jody CorbettThis edition of The Neil Haley Show opens with a Love Is podcast simulcast, co-hosted by Kim Sorrelle, welcoming actor Scott Valentine, remembered as Nick Moore on Family Ties. Valentine spoke about resilience, recounting how being run over by a truck left him paralyzed and told he would never walk again, and how he refused to accept that verdict. He framed setbacks as manure to clean off before climbing back on the horse, insisting that when someone treats you like dirt it defines them, not you. He credited his good fortune working with Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter, Justine Bateman, and creator Gary David Goldberg, then centered the conversation on Red Coral Universe, the ad-supported streaming platform he built with partner Larry Meistrich to give independent creators a real voice and a fair share of the profits, splitting revenue from dollar one and opening the door to makers the big platforms overlook. Find it at redcoraluniverse.com.Neil then joined a Criminally Good with Sherrie and Jen simulcast, presented by Storehouse Media Group, welcoming Matthew B. Cox, a former licensed mortgage broker who became a notorious white-collar offender and once landed on the U.S. Secret Service's most-wanted list before serving time in federal prison. Cox recounted how, since his release, he has reinvented himself as a true-crime author and the host of the popular YouTube show Inside True Crime, where he interviews law enforcement and former criminals, occasionally joking that a guest turns out to be less former than advertised, for an audience of more than a million subscribers. He explained that he began writing behind bars, penning memoirs of fellow inmates, among them Efraim Diveroli, whom he was incarcerated alongside, and clarified a common mix-up: he did not write War Dogs, the film that drew from a Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson, with Jonah Hill playing Diveroli. His own book, Shark in the Housing Pool, has been optioned for the screen several times over roughly seven years without yet becoming a movie, a grind Cox takes in stride, noting that only a handful of optioned projects ever get made and that he is happy with where things stand. He offered a candid critique of the true-crime convention circuit for sidelining actual reformed offenders while welcoming him only as a journalist, and, drawing on the long odds he has watched other authors face, cautioned anyone banking on a single Hollywood deal to build something else in the meantime. Now channeling that same hustle into growing his shows across new platforms, he encouraged listeners to check out Inside True Crime.The hour closes with a Jesus and Ugly Jody simulcast, hosted with Sherrie, where recurring guest Jody Corbett led a reflection on blessings. Corbett walked through several kinds, material provision, relationships, and health, and pointed especially to what he called unrealized blessings, the disappointments that only reveal themselves as gifts in hindsight, a point Neil and Sherrie echoed with their own stories of doors that closed before better ones opened. He opened by asking simply what a blessing is, and pressed on where blessings come from. Anchoring the talk in Jeremiah 29:11, he noted that God's plans are meant not only to prosper but to protect, and reminded listeners that even everyday gifts like a healthy body, rest, and the breath of each morning are easy to overlook. He then turned to the temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4 to argue that not everything that looks like a blessing is one, since some are distractions meant to pull us off course, and that our free will shapes which doors we let God open. Find Scott Valentine at redcoraluniverse.com and Matthew B. Cox on Inside True Crime.

Snack Shack's Mika Abdalla, Mortgage Expert Phil Gantz, and Retired Trooper and Author Carlos Rodriguez

Snack Shack's Mika Abdalla, Mortgage Expert Phil Gantz, and Retired Trooper and Author Carlos RodriguezThis edition of The Neil Haley Show opens with a conversation with actor Mika Abdalla about her role in the coming-of-age film Snack Shack, streaming on Paramount. Abdalla, whose breakout came on the Netflix series Project MC2 after an early start in commercials and an American Girl movie, described Snack Shack, directed by Adam Rehmeier and loosely based on his own childhood, as a warm throwback to the coming-of-age movies of the 1980s and 1990s. Centered on two young best friends running a poolside snack stand over one eventful summer, the film casts Abdalla as the girl who moves to town and shakes things up. To prepare, the director flew the cast in early to live their characters' lives around town, soaking up the era's cars, fashion, and music, and she reflected on the bittersweet, temporary closeness of friendships formed on location and on set. With the industry ramping back up after a slow stretch, she said she is excited to find her next project. Find her on Instagram at Mika Abdalla.Neil's team then aired a Storehouse Media Group simulcast, with Neil away, featuring mortgage expert Phil Gantz, the driving force behind Next Wave Mortgage, on helping first-time buyers, especially younger people daunted by home prices. Gantz's guidance was to get your financial house in order first, steering clear of late payments and building savings, then to explore the down payment assistance programs that can bridge the gap, some carrying credit-score minimums around 640. He explained that lenders run applications through automated underwriting from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and that the depth and history of one's credit can matter as much as the raw score, so an established borrower with a modest number may fare better than a newcomer with a higher one. His bottom line, offered as professional perspective rather than personalized advice, was that there is no perfect moment and real value in starting sooner.The hour closes with a Criminally Good with Sherrie and Jen simulcast, presented by Storehouse Media Group, welcoming retired Washington State Trooper Carlos Rodriguez, author of The Ugly Underneath. Rodriguez spent roughly eight years on the state's Missing and Exploited Children Task Force before retiring in 2020, and his book confronts the emotional toll of investigating crimes against children rather than the cases themselves. He spoke about compartmentalization as a survival skill for first responders, from officers to ER staff, and about its hidden cost when those mental boxes are never reopened and processed, quietly straining health and family life. After relocating to San Diego, where he now works for a school district, he lost his old support structure, sought therapy, and, at his counselor's encouragement, began writing to help others. He framed the book as a lifeline for those doing this difficult protective work and their families, a way to tell spouses and children that a loved one's distance was never their fault, and to help fellow first responders know they are not alone. He made the case for accurate language, explaining why he favors the term child sexual abuse material over one he believes minimizes the reality, and acknowledged how easily people shut down when the subject comes up, arguing that the topic has to be discussed, in a measured way, if society is going to confront it and support both the investigators and the survivors who need help to heal. Writing about two hours a day for roughly a year, he shaped those sessions into the book, and he closed by honoring the many people who step away from their own families to protect other people's children, urging listeners to support that mission. He also noted his former task force accepts public donations through the Washington State Patrol website. The Ugly Underneath is available online, and you can find Mika Abdalla's Snack Shack on Paramount.

Snack Shack's Mika Abdalla, Author Robert Wolf on The Mike Vilardi Show, and Former Congressman Jason AltmireThis edition of The Neil Haley Show opens with a conversation with actor Mika Abdalla about her role in the coming-of-age film Snack Shack, streaming on Paramount. Abdalla traced a career that began almost by accident, with an open casting call for a parenting magazine at her dentist's office when she was five or six, an only child whose mother wanted to draw her out of her shyness. That led to commercials, an American Girl movie at eleven, and her breakout on Project MC². She described Snack Shack, directed by Adam Rehmeier and loosely based on his own childhood, as a warm throwback to 1980s and 1990s coming-of-age movies, centered on two young best friends running a poolside snack stand over the summer, with Abdalla playing the girl who moves to town and shakes things up. To prepare, the director flew the cast in early to live their characters' lives around town, swimming at the pool and soaking up the era's cars, fashion, and music. She reflected on the bittersweet, temporary closeness of people met on location and on set, and said she is excited to find her next project now that the industry is ramping back up. Find her on Instagram at Mika Abdalla.Neil then joined a Mike Vilardi Show simulcast welcoming author Robert Wolf, whose book Not a Real Enemy tells the true story of his family's survival through Nazi Germany and the communism that followed, drawn from his father's fight for freedom. Wolf spoke about his parents having endured totalitarianism at its most extreme and about his own belief in engaging across cultures, communities, and faiths rather than dividing into us and them, recalling friendships that cross religious lines. The wide-ranging conversation also moved into current events and a debate over socialism, communism, immigration, and public safety, with the hosts and guest offering their own strong political opinions. Not a Real Enemy is available from booksellers.The hour closes with a segment co-hosted by author and publisher Paul Hollis featuring former Pennsylvania Congressman Jason Altmire, now a national association CEO, adjunct professor, and author. Altmire reflected on life after Congress, having left office at 44 determined not to let his career peak in his 40s, and on how the public's perception of the institution has soured in the years since. He discussed his book Dead Center, which examines the causes of political polarization, draws on academic research into how partisans think, and weaves in his own experience as a centrist in a divided Congress. Altmire argued that most Americans sit closer to the center than the political class does, citing Pew research that roughly a third identify at the extremes, evenly split left and right, and warning that because those voters dominate primaries and campaign giving, closed primary systems reward candidates who speak to the edges. He said he regrets that his 2017 forecast of worsening division has proven right. Find Jason Altmire's Dead Center wherever books are sold.