Dr. Doug Weiss is the President of the American Association for Sex Addiction Therapy (AASAT), a Licensed Psychologist, Best-Selling Author and the Executive Director of Heart to Heart Counseling Center, the premiere sexual recovery and relationship center in the country dedicated to healing the Sexually Addicted and Intimacy Anorexics, along with their partners. In this week's episode, Dr. Weiss will be discussing sex addiction, intimacy anorexia, how to heal your broken marriage/relationship and much more!  Dr. Weiss  is a frequent guest to national television, radio and print media, including Oprah and Dr. Phil. Dr. Weiss’ work and writings even fueled a Lifetime Network movie, Sex Lies and Obsession, as well as an international documentary depicting his private counseling practice.  In addition to counseling, Dr. Weiss is a prolific writer on marriage, addiction and self help topics pertaining to intimacy in marriage, singlehood, men’s and women’s issues and recovery from addiction. Dr. Weiss is an Amazon Best Seller, publishing more than 20 books on addiction recovery as well as many books and DVDs for marriage and youth.  For more information about Dr. Doug Weiss please visit his website http://drdougweiss.com/

Dr. Lisa Strohman is the founder and director of the Technology Wellness Center, one of the first organizations to address the global issue of technology addiction and overuse. As a licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Strohman has spent more than a decade working with individual, family and adolescent clients struggling with issues including depression, anxiety and addiction.  Recognizing the growing challenges parents now face with their children, and the increasingly serious issues her young patients are dealing with due to our growing dependency on technology, inspired Dr. Strohman to launch the Technology Wellness Center, which she co-founded with Dr. Melissa Westendorf JD, PhD in 2014.  In addition to establishing the Technology Wellness Center, Dr. Strohman and Dr. Westendorf developed an assessment test (TUC) to help parents identify if their child is at risk from technology overuse. The two have also co-authored a book, Unplug: Raising Kids in a Technology Addicted World, published in July 2015.  On this week's episode, Dr. Strohman will address these important issues and give parents hope who are struggling with their child's overuse and/or addiction.  For more information on Dr. Lisa Strohman, you can go to http://www.drlisastrohman.com/ and be sure to follow Dr. Strohman, @DrLisaStrohman 

Rabbi Mark Borovitz is an Addiction & Criminal Rehabilitation Expert and will be telling us about his incredible journey from Mobster to Rabbi, as well as telling us more about his latest book, Finding Recovery and Yourself in Torah: A Daily Spiritual Path to Wholeness (Jewish Lights Publishing).  Rabbi Mark was Officially ordained in 2000 at the University of Judaism with a Master’s in Rabbinic Literature, and combined his knowledge of Torah and street smarts to shape his calling: helping recovering addicts find their way in the world. Spiritual Leader, Author, Senior Rabbi, CEO, ex-con, recovering alcoholic, and overall anomaly, he is able to reach both the addict and the congregant, and de-stigmatize this life threatening disease. As the CEO and Senior Rabbi of Beit T’Shuvah, a nonprofit, non-sectarian, Jewish addiction treatment center and synagogue community in Los Angeles, Rabbi Mark’s leadership is unparalleled. After being released from prison in 1988 he began his work at Beit T’Shuvah. Over the past twenty-eight years, he has helped co-create one of the most exceptional approaches to addiction treatment and criminal rehabilitation and reintegration in the world.Rabbi Mark has been featured in articles in the Los Angeles Times, Moment Magazine, The Jewish Journal, The Wall Street Journal and newspapers across the world, including Israel’s largest publication, Haaretz Daily Newspaper. Rabbi Mark Borovitz’s tireless efforts have been the driving force behind the robust and growing movement that is Beit T’Shuvah.

Mark Lundholm is a comedian who has performed all over the US and internationally, he is currently bringing joy with The Addict's Comedy Tour.  He's appeared on Comedy Central, Showtime, A&E, CBS, and NBC. The Addicts' Comedy Tour is a refreshing new take on stand-up comedy. The show is about overcoming life challenges with laughter and strength. Both Mark and Kurtis have struggled with addiction; combined they have been sober for over 50 yeas! They share their experiences with addiction, friendship, and their struggles with the audience. This live tour shares their colorful stories about life, love, jail and rehab, and will keep you laughing the entire time.  The topic we will be discussing will be Addict's Comedy Tour and upcoming cities.  For more information about Mark and Kurtis please visit their website http://www.addictscomedy.com/

I am welcoming back a special guest Detour Dave Sandler.  Dave was a guest on my show five years ago. Detour Dave Sandler has been doing traffic for WBAL/98 Rock since 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland.  He  just completed his first book called, Taking a Detour, which is on sale now thru Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Dave also have begun motivational speaking to businesses and organizations with his message to "Never Give Up!"  Dave will be discussing his book and, motiviational speaking along with information about his illness and how he overcame so much adversity by having such a great support system.  For more information about Dave please visit his website detourdave.com

I am welcoming back my special guest Lauren Costine, Ph.D.  Lauren Costine is a Clinical Psychologist, executive, educator, activist and author of Lesbian Love Addiction: Understanding The Urge to Merge and How to Heal When Things Go Wrong. Dr. Costine will be discussing a video that recently went viral shaking up mothers everywhere! Is breast feeding in public every mother's right?  Dr. Costine will dive deeper into this conversation.  She received her M.A. in Psychology at Antioch University Los Angeles in 2001 and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in 2007. Her Clinical Psychology license number is PSY 22916.  Dr. Costine believes in utilizing integrative psychotherapy in order to help her clients meet their treatment goals. Her focus is Addiction, Trauma, Codependence, Co-occurring Issues, LGBT-Affirmative Psychotherapy, Depth psychology, Psychodynamic, Family Systems, Narrative, and Eastern philosophies. She works with both individuals and couples and plays a key role in the feminist and LGBTQ community.   For more information on Dr. Lauren Costine, go to www.drlaurencostine.com  or www.lesbianloveaddiction.com  to purchase a copy of her book, Lesbian Love Addiction today!!!

I am welcoming back my special guest Dr. Patrick Mahaney.  Dr. Patrick Mahaney is Los Angeles’ premier, concierge, house-call veterinarian through his company California Pet Acupuncture and Wellness (CPAW), Inc. He also provides holistic treatment for cancer patients at the Veterinary Cancer Group.  Dr. Mahaney makes television appearances, including Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family, and is the go-to-holistic veterinarian for Animal Planet’s My Cat From Hell. Dr. Patrick Mahaney will be discussing Pet Dental Care and pet obesity on today's show. For more information about Dr. Patrick Mahaney go to www.patrickmahaney.com

Lance Simmens is a Washington political insider and author who will be discussing the dangers of Fracking, as summarized in his upcoming book FRACKTURED, out March 15, now available for pre-sale on Amazon.com. Mr. Simmens has spent nearly four decades involved in public service at all levels of government:  Federal, State and local.  In the process he has devoted his professional career to a search for the most effective and efficient public policies, programs, and processes to benefit the society at large.  Mr. Simmens has served two Presidents, two U.S. Senators, two Governors, the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors.  For more information about Lance go to his Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/lance.simmens  and Twitter  https://twitter.com/lancesimmens

I am welcoming back very special guests by popular demand NYPD Retired Detective Sergeant John Paolucci, and Retired Police Captain of Campbell California Police Department Ron Pennington and, Retired Lieutenant Donna Perry.  The discussion today will focus on what its like to work as a police officer during the holidays. John, Ron and Donna will share their personal stories.  There is so much anti police sentiment out there we will discuss the human side of police.  John, Ron and, Donna will tell stories about their careers that touched them and how they touched other people’s lives. We will also cover the side of police that is supposed to be non-human.  Such as the stress and the danger that they face and how they are  expected to deal with it and move on with their lives.  For more information about John please visit his website   www.forensics4real.com

Julie Spira is a bestselling author and go-to person for online dating and mobile dating advice who will be teaching us how to master online dating and also sharing her own fairytale love story that resulted in a newly released epilogue to her best-selling book, The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online . As a Los Angeles based celebrity-dating coach, Julie has clients from New York to San Francisco and from London to Sydney.

Julie was a very early adopter of online dating and was on the Internet before people even knew there was an Internet. With over 20 years of online dating experience, she coaches singles from college-age to the large population of baby-boomers who are looking for a chance at true love. Through a combination of online dating, mobile dating apps, email etiquette, and social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, Julie helps singles shorten their search to find their dream dates.

Julie’s the author of two books; the bestselling online dating book, The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online and the social media manners book, The Rules of Netiquette: How to Mind Your Digital Manners.  She’s the creator of Mobile Dating BootCamp, Online Dating BootCamp, and Facebook Love Stories. Julie is the Online Dating Expert on Dating Advice.com, where she tops the rank as one of the “Top 10 Best Online Dating Experts.”  For more information about Julie go to https://cyberdatingexpert.com/