Single Parents Town - Helping Single Parents Succeed: The Bill McLeod Show

THE BILL McLEOD RADIO SHOW

Join Bill, and his intriguing guests, every Saturday morning as he talks about the trials and tribulations of being a single parent.

Bill is taking a spring break from the show but will be back. Click below to listen to all of his past shows.

Schedule & Guests

April 3, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

Carey Casey is Chief Executive Officer of the Kansas City-based National Center for Fathering, joining the Center in March, 2006. Through his work across the country, Casey has earned a reputation as a dynamic communicator, especially on the topic of men being good fathers. He is also author of the book, Championship Fathering (2009).

In 2009, Carey was asked to serve on the White House Task Force on Fatherhood and Healthy Families. He also serves as a member of the National Fatherhood Leaders Group.

He has been featured in many local and national publications and broadcasts, including the New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Los Angeles Times, Kansas City Star, Chicago Tribune, Focus on the Family's radio broadcast and webcast, Ebony, Christianity Today, Sharing the Victory, "Fox and Friends," ESPN.com and ESPN's "Quite Frankly" with Stephen A. Smith, "The Hour of Power" with Dr. Robert Schuller, and Leadership Magazine.

In high school, Carey played in the 1971 Virginia State Championship football game-the game that was later dramatized in the award-winning movie, Remember the Titans. Carey is still friends with former Titans coach Herman Boone and many of the other people who were portrayed in the movie. Carey received his bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. As a running back, he helped lead the school's football team to the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship in 1977. Carey was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame in his home town of Salem, VA, and was Alumnus of the Year at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. Other honors include being listed in Who's Who in Black America as well as being a past recipient of the Dallas NAACP Juanita Craft Award. In recognition of his work among fathers, Carey has been awarded Keys to the City in both Laurel, MS, and Jackson, MS, and a President's Medallion by Midwestern Baptist Seminary in Kansas City.

Carey and his wife Melanie live in Lee's Summit, Missouri. They are parents of four children and have five grandchildren.

Dr. Lynn Fishman Hellerstein, a fellow of College of Optometrist in Vision Development and the American Academy of Optometry, graduated with honors from Pacific University College of Optometry in 1977. Currently in private optometric practice, with an emphasis in behavioral optometry/vision therapy, Dr. Hellerstein works extensively with children and adults who have difficulties in learning or vision perception, physical/mental deficits and/or brain injuries. An adjunct professor at Illinois College of Optometry and Pacific University College of Optometry, Dr. Hellerstein is a frequent lecturer and consultant to educational, rehabilitation, therapy providers, sports teams and other eye care professionals. Dr. Hellerstein has published extensively in medical and optometric literature.

Dr. Hellerstein is involved and taking part in numerous organizations including National Academies of Practice (NAP), American Optometric Association (AOA), College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD); where she was Regional Director from 99 - 00 promoted to Treasurer 00-01)and Vice-president 01-02), Colorado Optometric Association (COA), Optometric Extension Program (OEP), Sports Vision - Section of AOA, National Academy of Sports Vision, Colorado Council International Reading Association (CCIRA), Colorado Head Injury Foundation

Dr. Hellerstein also is a Guest lecturer and workshop leader at numerous preschools, primary and secondary schools, teachers meetings, parents' organizations, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, health professionals' and optometrists' seminars. She has accolades in development and is also a predominant author of optometry books and novels such as Pediatric Vision Care- What Nurse Practitioners Need to Know, Vestibular dysfunction associated with traumatic brain injury: collaborative optometry and physical therapy treatment, Visual & Vestibular Consequences of Acquired Brain Injury, Optometric guidelines for school consulting, Collaboration between occupational therapists and optometrists.

For additional information and link to free vision webinars, please visit lynnhellerstein.com/speaking/webinar/.

March 27, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

Richard "RJ" Jaramillo, 45, is the Founder of SingleDad.com, a website and social media resource dedicated to single parenting and specifically for the newly divorced, re-married, widowed and single Father with children. RJ is self employed, entrepreneur living in San Diego and a father of three children. The mission of SingleDad is to help the community of Single Parents "Make Life Happen.Again!"

SingleDad.com is the #1 website and social media resource dedicated to single parenting and specifically for the newly divorced, re-married, widowed, and single Fathers with children. What makes SingleDad unique is that the website offers a variety of parenting support seen through a Father's perspective. Members can go online and receive; "Live" Video conferencing using the SingleDad Coaching services and cover topics from Co-Parenting advice to Cooking Lessons. Founder and President, Richard "RJ" Jaramillo says the Mission of SingleDad is to help the community of Single Parents, "Make Life Happen.Again!" For more information, visit www.Singledad.com.

March 20, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

James Ross, founder of JamesInspires.com and creator of Surviving Love and Relationships with Alcoholics and Addicts, knows exactly what it's like to be in a relationship with an Alcoholic & Addict. He spent 5 long years trying to figure out "which way was up" and how to stop the "drama-go-round". "One of the hardest parts was trying to figure out what to do and what not to do. Constantly walking on egg shells and trying to protect my daughter at the same time created enormous amounts of stress. It's a tough way to live!" said James.

Through his journey he learned the methods or "golden nuggets", as he likes to call them, that lifted him out of the trenches and allowed him to enjoy a much better life. James says: "There were several things that I had to accept. I didn't want to accept them, but once I did, everything became very clear and a path to happiness opened up". His Surviving Love and Relationships with Alcoholics and Addicts program incorporates these "golden nuggets" to help thousands of people get past their constant worrying, sleepless nights, and endless fighting. James concludes by saying: "This program is a guided series that walks people through step by step until they reach a much better place. It allows them to finally become free".

James went through 5 years of pain and suffering in a relationship with an Alcoholic and Addict. I was tested emotionally, physically, financially, and spiritually. I endured pain, tears, sleepless nights, exhaustion, guilt, worry, and constant fear. In the end my daughter and I survived. My ex, however, did not. It is my hope that my site, JamesInspires.com, will help people who are experiencing the same challenges I did, and give them the tools and knowledge to live a better life.

Kathryn Joosten is currently starring as Mrs. McClusky on the popular, award winning series Desperate Housewives. In 2005 and 2008, Kathryn won an Emmy for her portrayal of the crotchety, gossipy neighbor on the hit ABC comedy. Kathryn was also nominated for a SAG Award for Desperate Housewives in 2007, 2008 and 2009. In 2005 Kathryn won a Camie Award (Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards) for her work in the Lifetime Movie, Secret Santa. Kathryn also won a Theatre Los Angeles Ovation Award for her work in the play, "Ladies of the Corridor" in 2000. Kathryn recently became a two-time survivor of Lung Cancer, with the successful completion of treatment in late 2009.

Her first career was as a psychiatric nurse in a medium security unit of Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. Through that job she met and married a psychiatrist, gave birth to two boys and settled down in Lake Forest, Illinois. In 1980, her husband's alcoholism led Kathryn to a divorce and a difficult situation -- a single mother with two young sons. Kathryn rediscovered her childhood dream of acting after becoming involved with the community Theater.

Kathryn's first break was in 1992, thanks to Disney World. She attended cattle call for street performers for Disney/MGM in Orlando. In December 1995, Kathryn again packed a truck and drove to Hollywood. Although she didn't have an agent and nor did she have connections, that did not stop Kathryn. In only five months she landed her first part. When she is not working, Kathryn supports a variety of charities.

March 13, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

Audrey Lavin has written, produced and directed many hours of nationally syndicated television and has created several long-running television shows. Lavin was raised "in the slums of Beverly Hills" and studied journalism at San Francisco State University. She transitioned from working as a freelance writer for various Rupert Murdoch publications to working as a writer/director for syndicated television news magazines programs "A Current Affair" and "Hard Copy." Lavin went on to work on Henry Winkler's "Sightings," NBC's "Unsolved Mysteries," and created such shows as "Amazing Tails" for Animal Planet and "Power of Attorney" for Fox. She is credited with discovering and cultivating the television personality "Judge Joe Brown." She also had a helping had in unearthing a Los Angeles favorite-K-Earth 101 radio personality Lisa Stanley. Lavin currently lives in Santa Monica, California, with her two children Charlie and Zoey and their many pets. How I Survived My Parents' Big Scary Divorce is Lavin's first children's book.

Arthur Page was educated at the prestigious St. Albans School in Washington, DC and attended the University of Southern California. Currently living in Santa Monica, he is the father of Cary Grant Page - grandchild of legendary Cary Grant. Arthur writes a quotidian blog, SingleYoungDad.blogspot.com, about his experiences, comical musings, and stories with his son as well as tidbits that he learns as a single parent with joint custody.

March 6, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

Dr. Susan Bartell is a nationally renowned psychologist and author who has been helping children, teens, and families lead healthier, happier lives for nearly 20 years. In addition to Dr. Susan's Fit and Fun Family Action Plan and her weight loss guides for girls, Dr. Susan writes a syndicated parenting column, A Teachable Moment, which reaches more than 500,000 readers in the U.S. and Canada. She is a recognized media expert who can frequently be found offering advice on major national TV and radio shows, including: Fox News, Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20/20, and The Early Show. Dr. Susan is also regularly published in top print and web media such as, the New York Times, USA Today, Newsday, FIRST for Women, KIWI magazine, Nick Jr., Woman's Day, Seventeen, MSNBC.com, FOXNews.com, WebMD, and CNN.com. For more info, visit: www.drsusanbartell.com.

Salome Thomas-EL, world-renowned educator, motivator and author has been summoned by "The Dr. Oz Show" to serve as a member of "Core Team Oz" to motivate America to live better from the inside out. Salome Thomas-EL has been a teacher and principal in several award-winning Philadelphia schools for over two decades. "The Dr. Oz Show" is hosted by world-renowned heart surgeon and trusted health expert Dr. Mehmet Oz. Principal EL will be a recurring guest contributor during season one and will be challenging America's families to live their best lives now. Dr. Oz has called Principal EL his "master motivator" to help change America!

Born and raised in the inner city of Philadelphia, Thomas-EL received national acclaim as a teacher and chess coach where his students have gone on to win world recognition as National Chess Champions. Currently a doctoral candidate, Salome Thomas-EL has traveled to study in Cambridge and London England. Thomas-EL has received the Marcus A. Foster Award as the outstanding School District Administrator in Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania's distinguished, Martin Luther King Award. Reader's Digest Magazine honored Mr. EL as one of 19 American Icons inspiring the lives of others. He frequently appears on C-SPAN, CNN and NPR Radio.

Principal EL is the author of the best-selling book, "I Choose to Stay", which was optioned by the Disney Movie Company. His second book, "The Immortality of Influence" (foreword by Will Smith), stresses the importance of leadership, service and parenting, and contains poignant, real-life tales of mentoring and making a difference in the lives of others!

Salome Thomas-EL is a national education expert, media consultant and former teacher and principal. He is a national board member of the America's Foundation for Chess and a consulting teacher and principal in school districts across the country. As part of his commitment to opening the world up to show his students that there are other ways to live than those to which they have been exposed, Principal EL takes them to visit colleges and then attends their graduations. Reflecting on how it feels to see a young person he has mentored walk down the aisle toward a real future instead of to an early grave, Thomas-EL has said: "I've been to too many funerals; I need to go to more graduations."

February 27, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

Judith Warner is best known for her 2005 New York Times best-seller, Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety, and New York Times column, "Domestic Disturbances." She remains a frequent contributor to the New York Times op-ed page, and writes for The New York Times Magazine and other publications. A former special correspondent for Newsweek in Paris, she hosted "The Judith Warner Show" on XM satellite radio from 2005 to 2007, and wrote the 1993 bestseller Hillary Clinton: The Inside Story, as well as several other books. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and children.

Menyone Deveaux walks in a room and you immediately do a double take, recognizing her bright eyes and winning smile. Yet, it's her perseverance, rather than looks, that has created her career in Hollywood. Menyone is a Hollywood hyphenate, easily wearing the hats of actress, producer, and writer. Recently, she's drawn from her experiences of surviving terrorizing domestic abuse - as well as being a single mother of an autistic child - to inform her work... Menyone has written and produced Aprils Fools slated for Lionsgate March 2010 and her book Journey To the Red Carpet is due out Fall 2010.

Born in Chicago, she began dancing and reciting scenes from her favorite movies at the age of nine. Her outgoing spirit kept her busy performing for family members, on street corners, and wherever she could find an audience. By high school, she was playing basketball for the school, active in dance and theater, and preparing for a career in acting.

"Ive always wanted to perform for an audience, whether it was dancing, sports or acting. I come from long line of freethinking people - it's in my blood."

Upon arriving to LA, Menyone immediately landed a role on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as a martial arts specialist. Since then, she's appeared on HBO's "Project Greenlight," the sitcom "The Parkers," and she enjoyed a cameo in the 20th Century Fox film adaptation of Notorious B.I.G.s life, NOTORIOUS.

February 20, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

Kelli Wilson is a speaker, author and Clutter Breakthrough Expert. Kelli started A Simple Plan in 2005 with the desire to help others find peace by reducing clutter and streamlining their homes and offices. She brings strong collaborative skills, project management, ownership, and follow-through to clients looking for guidance with their organizing needs. Kelli works in person with clients and also offers "organizing by phone" solutions for clients across the country. Kelli's Freedom From Clutter Program works with clients at a deeper level to get to the heart of the clutter issue.

Kelli takes time to understand your goals and keep you on track to achieve them. She strives for the deep breath at the end of a working session - where the client feels lighter and accomplished. Getting organized and staying organized is a process not an event and Kelli is your guide and cheerleader to help you through.

Kelli is a disciplined martial artist and mother of two. She uses her organizing skills and spiritual base to balance her busy lifestyle. She strives for serenity in her life, which she knows is contagious to those who desire it!

Keith O'Brien is an author, speaker, trainer, coach & social entrepreneur. Keith has been in two industries for the bulk of his life; Network Marketing and Personal Development. Keith has created some great projects in both.

Keith has been around network marketing for 17 years, and actively built businesses for seven of those. Keith earned nearly 1.5 million in commissions and has built global teams using both online and offline strategies.

Over the last decade, Keith founded FuturePoint - a South Florida based non-profit youth empowerment organization that provides transformational trainings to high school and college students. Keith and his team worked with over 12,000 students with some phenomenal results. Lives were changed forever, including Keith's. Keith's current focus is training people to develop online lead generation through personal branding, attraction marketing and inner game success strategies.

Keith is a single Dad and will tell you his son is the most powerful mentor he knows.

February 13, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

Rich Batten is the Administrator of the Colorado Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Community Access Grant for the Colorado Department of Human Services.

He has worked for Colorado State University Cooperative Extension as a family and consumer science agent and has served as the pastor of family ministries with churches in Iowa, Illinois and Colorado. He has a Masters of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Masters of Education in Family Studies from Loyola University of Chicago and has maintained certification as a Family Life Educator (CFLE) by the National Council on Family Relations since 1998.

He is certified as an instructor and trainer for numerous marriage education and fatherhood curriculums, and has served as the work and family expert for Denver's News 2 television station. His blog Fastbreak for Fathers may be found online at www.coloradodads.com. He is the father of a 22 year-old daughter and three sons 20, 18 & 16 - one of whom is eager to have his dad re-climb Mount Kilimanjaro with him in the near future. Check out Rich's latest blog entry too.

For nearly a decade, Tristan Coopersmith has helped top corporate brands, television shows and celebrities to emotionally connect with desired consumers. Leveraging that keen sense of insight, more recently, the Los Angeles-based cultural researcher and trendspotter has turned her professional talents toward the dating scene - helping women embrace the emotionally fraught process and connect with a desirable mate.

MENu DATING: Taste Test Your Way to the Main Course (St. Martins) is Coopersmith's first book, but its unique philosophy and engaging style - a "girlfriend-to-girlfriend, 'Sex and the Single Girl' approach, as she calls it, has appealed to thousands of women everywhere since its publication in August 2009. Establishing her as an insightful dating expert, the guidebook, which includes boy's eve views written by Coopersmith's best friend Todd Johnson, is a 5-phase program, a boot camp, that re-programs the way women think about dating. Instead of approaching dating as a means to a marriage end, MENu DATING readers learn to love dating for the natural adventure that it is supposed to be!

February 6, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

Carole Brody Fleet is the award-winning author of "Widows Wear Stilettos: A Practical and Emotional Guide for the Young Widow" (New Horizon Press); "Widows Wear Stilettos: The "Answer Book - the ULTIMATE Question, Answer and Reference Guide for Widows", as well as the author and executive producer of her CD, entitled, "Widows Wear Stilettos: What Now?". She is the founder of Widows Wear Stilettos and www.WidowsWearStilettos.com, the first website of its kind; allowing actual interactivity between its visitors, as well as a place where widows of all ages find support and encouragement; helpful tips, education and resources for themselves and for their children.

Using a fresh approach and putting a unique "twist" on her topics, Ms. Fleet is a popular motivational speaker and coach to those who have been touched by the pain and challenge of widowhood; regardless of age. In addition, she speaks to general audiences of all ages; addressing such issues as goal-setting and achievement; overcoming obstacles; time management; stress management; work and life balance; "leadership" or "leaner-ship"; giving back / effecting change and "finding the powerful voice within" - and does so in an uplifting, witty manner. Ms. Fleet also educates, motivates and mentors those aspiring to careers in writing as an instructor for The Learning Annex, Online Division, Los Angeles, California.

Jim Fannin is the World's #1 Coach of Champions. He has coached more champions - in sports, business and life - than anyone else on earth. As a mental performance coach to some of the world's top athletes and most successful company CEOs, he has been called the "Change Your Life" Coach. His thought management system has transformed tens of thousands of people's lives by teaching them to reduce and manage their thoughts - putting them in a "Zone State."

Jim created and personally funded a private research project in 1974 with three Ph.D.'s from Ohio State University that focused on maximizing learning in children. This 18-month research project spawned his S.C.O.R.E. Success System that became the groundbreaking model that effectively attracts the "Zone" - which most believe is the breeding ground to optimum performance and success in any area of peak productivity.

Jim is an author, a former professional tennis player, life strategist and sports & business consultant. He has 35+ years of professional coaching, consulting and public speaking experience. He has coached over hundreds of professional athletes from eight sports. He has also trained tens of thousands of individuals and hundreds of companies from 37 industries in peak performance. He's been featured on ESPN, NBC, ABC and published in the Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Golf Magazine and hundreds of other respected newspapers and magazines

January 30, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

On the surface, Jazmin Whitley is just your average American twenty year old. She lives in a modest suburban home outside LA with her Mom (single parent) and brother. She also spends a lot of time with her Italian grandparents who live in the house next door (food & family dinners). Scratch a little deeper however, and what you have is a young lady on the verge of adulthood who happens to be an amazingly talented fashion designer determined to become one of the best in the world.

House of Jazmin follows the day-to-day life of this young fashion ingenue as she tries to adjust to the stresses of running her own clothing line label and the high fashion dramas of catwalk shows. Her girly demeanor and innocent outlook belie the fact that Jazmin already has 7 collections under her belt. Ultimately this series is about what happens when you mix a young girl following her dreams with the very adult demands of the fashion business.

Jazmin Whitley is the first ever real fashion designer turned TV star not TV star/celeb turned fashion designer! Please visit her web site www.shoplicari.com.

A former Marine, Armin Brott has devoted the last 15 years to providing men with the tools, support, and knowledge to help them become the fathers they want to be - and their families need them to be. His seven critically acclaimed books for fathers have sold well over a million copies. Titles include The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-Be and The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year. He has written on fatherhood for hundreds of newspapers and magazines and is a frequent guest on such television programs as the Today Show. He also writes a nationally syndicated newspaper column (Ask Mr. Dad), and hosts a syndicated radio show (Positive Parenting). He lives with his family in Oakland, California. Please visit www.mrdad.com.

January 23, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

Please listen to our September 5, 2009 repeat broadcast of our interview with Michelle Renee, the award-winning author, speaker, breakthrough consultant/expert, radio & TV host/personality and the creative consultant & associate producer for the new film based on her book, Held Hostage. Also on the show will be a repeat broadcast of our September 19, 2009 interview with Dorcy Russell, Founder and CEO of Conscious Co-Parenting Institute. She is a reunification Coach and co-parent educator. She has devoted her career to providing strategies and solutions for parents and children struggling through Parental Alienation and high conflict divorce.

January 16, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

Joseph E. Cordell is the Principal at Cordell and Cordell, P.C., which he founded in 1990 with his wife, Yvonne. Mr. Cordell is licensed to practice in the states of Illinois and Missouri. He received his B.S. in Accountancy from Oklahoma State University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law. He is a graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He holds a Missouri CPA license. Mr. Cordell received his LL.M from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

He is the founder of DadsDivorce.com, a popular website for divorced and divorcing fathers, where he participates in regular podcasts. Mr. Cordell is the author of Your Civil War: A Father's Guide to Winning Child Custody, which is in its third edition.

Mr. Cordell has written extensively on matters of Family Law. His columns have appeared in the American Conservative and the St. Louis Metrovoice. He was a commentator for six years on the popular weekly radio program "Listener's Legal Line." Mr. Cordell speaks at various seminars dealing with topics from domestic relations to bankruptcy to estate planning. He has also hosted numerous family law seminars for the public and fellow attorneys featuring nationally recognized authors.

Ron Caruthers is the nation's leading expert on getting into and paying for colleges-as well as helping students choose their careers and command top money in their fields. He is also famous for helping families that didn't save enough for college get on track for the retirement. In 1995, Ron Caruthers launched his college planning company in Vista, CA. Since then, he has worked with over 2600 families helping them attain their college dreams. For the Class of 2009, he personally worked with 96 families. In addition he is an instructor at Palomar and Mira Costa Colleges in San Diego, California, and a regular on KUSI in San Diego's morning news program. He is also the author of several books on college planning, including "What Your Guidance Counselor Isn't Telling You". He is also a co-author of a book with marketing expert Dan Kennedy called 'Wealth Attraction Secrets for Entrepreneurs' that was released in January 2006.

January 9, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

Eric Grindler has loved to entertain since he was a child, having performed in school plays throughout his life. After teaching, owning, and operating the Encino, California My Gym location since 1996, Eric became an Activator and was finally able to showcase his comedic talent on a higher level. As the silliest member of the group, Eric looks at the world through the eyes of a preschooler. He teaches children that, with a little patience and practice, anyone can be physically fit and have fun in the process.

Dirk Benedict has a stage, film and television career that has spanned almost 30 years and he's enjoyed such successes as "Battlestar Galactica" and "The A-Team" as well as playing "Hamlet" on Broadway. Dirk is also a Cancer survivor and has written a book "Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy" which chronicles his rise in Hollywood and his battle with the disease using a Macrobiotic approach. A philosophy he adheres to to this day. Today Dirk is not only a well known actor, but also a writer of two books "Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy" and "And Then We Went Fishing". Dirk has also directed his own original screenplay "Cahoots" which is now being premiered at various film festivals around the world. Dirk resides in Montana with his two sons George and Roland, but above all he enjoys playing the role of "Dad" the most.

January 2, 2010 - click on date for archived broadcast

Anton Simunovic is a husband and father of six kids: his full-time job! In his spare-time he runs ThreeJars: a web service that teaches kids through hands-on experience how to be responsible with money. Teaching kids to live within their means is the best way to help them achieve their dreams - an aspiration Anton has for his own children.

Prior to ThreeJars, Anton helped build more than a dozen internet and technology companies as a venture capitalist. Before the internet, Anton put himself through college running his own landscaping business.

Anton is an avid potter, aspiring opera singer, and runner - usually with the double-baby jogger in tow. He studied engineering in Canada at Queen's University and has a Harvard MBA.

December 26, 2009 - click on date for archived broadcast

Please listen to our October 3, 2009 repeat broadcast of our interview with Loreane Tomlinson discussing her fascinating and poignant tales of raising San Diego Chargers running back and NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson through her days as a struggling single mom, and watching him doggedly overcome obstacles in his quest for greatness. The story will inspire you to bring out the champion in your kids and in yourself. Also on the show will be our December 5, 2009 repeat broadcast of Sean Kanan, star of the "The Young & The Restless". Sean is a proud single parent of daughter Simone, and discusses his experiences as a single parent.

December 19, 2009 - click on date for archived broadcast

Suzanne Riss is editor in chief of Working Mother magazine. She manages the editorial coverage of the magazine, including the Working Mother 100 Best Companies and the Best Companies for Multicultural Women. A working mom herself, she has held senior positions at national magazines for more than ten years. As editor in chief at Ticker, she spearheaded the magazine's popular Wall Street 100 list of highest earners. As managing editor at American Demographics, she helped guide the magazine's coverage of trends, particularly those involving women and their choices relating to work and family. At Heart & Soul, a consumer magazine for African American women, she oversaw special projects on health and money. One of her first journalism jobs was at Steven Brill's New Jersey Law Journal, where she contributed to the signature investigative surveys, including the law firms that engaged in the best practices for advancing women.

Teresa Palagano, the Executive Editor at Working Mother magazine, specializes in lifestyle editorial content including beauty, fashion and women's health issues. An award-winning journalist and mom, she has held senior positions at many national magazines, covering everything from the wine industry to the world of magazine publishing and spa treatments to shoes.

A trainer, coach, and mentor, Bill King has dedicated his life to helping others succeed. Bill is the author of several books, some geared towards adults and others geared towards children and teens. His books include: "7 Days to Inner Peace: The Building Blocks of Awareness", "The Building Blocks of Creation: An Adolescent's Guide to Awareness", and "STINKIN' THINKIN' STINKS".

Bill has also started a FUN and INTERACTIVE website for children and young adolescents that help them start thinking positively. The website includes fun games like the Kindness Challenge, fun techniques to record positive parts of their day, as well as stories with the sock puppets Sweetie and Stanky.

Check out Bill's web site www.idontstink.com.

December 12, 2009 - click on date for archived broadcast

Mr. Brian K. Shell is the author of "Everyday Single Mom - Life and Dating Inspirations" which is a book of daily inspirations for single mothers - one inspiration for each day of the year per each page of the book. It contains soulful spirituality, tips to raise your kids with care, advice on romance and relationships, keys to unlock your creativity, encouragement to manifest your destiny, inspiration to notice the nuances of Mother Nature as well as a bit of poetry and the essence of love.

Perhaps the most frequent question Brian gets asked about writing Everyday Single Mom is: "what does a guy know about single moms?" His answer is that he was raised by one of the best single mothers around and that he's a hopeless romantic who truly listens to the concerns of all he encounters with a humble heart and compassionate ear.

Brian K. Shell has been writing for over a dozen years with 10 screenplays and 6 other books in his portfolio. He previously worked as a satellite antenna engineer in Los Angeles while making it to the professional racquetball tour. He is now a talented artist who drew the artwork on the cover of Everyday Single Mom and plays percussion in his church's gospel group, where he resides in the metropolitan Detroit area.

Everyday Single Mom will be available nationally in bookstores on December 15th, 2009, or you can obtain Brian's book immediately at: briankshell.tatepublishing.net

Tina Turbin is a widely-acclaimed, award-winning children's published author, writer, researcher, humanitarian and mother. Working for many years with children in the Entertainment Business, Tina has always been an advocate for families, women's issues, and celiac and gluten issues as a way to improve the quality of lives of others. As a member and contributing writer for such distinguished organizations as the National Association of Baby Boomer Women (NABBW), National Association of Divorced Women and Children (NADWC), Baby Boomer Knowledge Center, National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA), Awareness Magazine and numerous other publications, her indispensable advice on the topics of family, children's literacy, gluten, celiac disease and issues affecting women and children has proven invaluable to many. Tina is proud to work closely with the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center in raising funds and awareness for celiac research, and she is also a tireless supporter and friend to the community through her readings of her delightful Danny the Dragon children's series at libraries, schools and hospitals. Proud member of the Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC), the Southern Independent Booksellers Association (SIBA) the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and the Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME).

December 5, 2009 - click on date for archived broadcast

2009 has been a busy year for Sean Kanan. He joined the cast of "The Young & The Restless" in the role he made famous, Deacon Sharpe on "The Bold & The Beautiful". He recently completed a 4 month run in the hit play, "It's Just Sex". Executive Producer Antonio Banderas and Producer David Salzman (Mad TV) cast Kanan in the soon to be seen web series, "Camera Cafe". The wildly popular inter-net comedy takes place in an office and is seen entirely through the unique perspective of the coffee vending machine. Currently produced and seen in over thirty countries, "Camera Cafe" is about to launch in the US on Mio TV.

Sean has been frequenting the comedy club circuit making numerous appearances at the world famous Hollywood Improv and the HaHa. He offers a unique and hilarious perspective about his ten years in daytime television, living in Italy and getting beaten up by Daniel Larusso in the "The Karate Kid III".

Sean is a proud single parent of daughter Simone, and will be discussing his experiences as a single parent.

Check out Sean, and his stand up comedy, at the Improv December 9.

Brooke Billings is the single mother of a hilarious 9 year old boy in Portland, Oregon. Brooke has been a single parent for over 7 years, and was raised by a single parent for the majority of her childhood. Brooke is very passionate about encouraging and supporting single parents. She is so dedicated to helping single parents make the most out of their lives, that she works as the managing editor of "Single Parent Magazine", all while working a full time job and co-parenting. Brooke and her son enjoy urban adventures, camping, rafting, entertaining friends, and visiting family on the coast.

November 28, 2009 - click on date for archived broadcast

Bridget Witsell, a proud single mother of two teenage boys, talks about her life as a single parent and what it is like to balance work and single parenthood today. As the Customer Relations/Marketing Director at Highlands WineSeller in Highlands Ranch Colorado, she is beginning to prepare herself for the inevitable cutting of the "proverbial apron strings" as her eldest will be headed to college next fall. Her insight and experiences about raising two teenage boys will enlighten and encourage you.

November 21, 2009 - click on date for archived broadcast

James Davis is Manager of Digital Communications at Gibraltar Associates, providing online communications counsel to clients and managing the execution of new media public relations campaigns. He leads Gibraltar's viral Internet marketing promotions. Mr. Davis specializes in messaging campaign implementation through surrogate operations, coalition building and by transforming gains in traditional media into online successes. He also specializes in leveraging new and non-traditional media to achieve success in more traditional outlets.

James will discuss his experiences being raised by a single mother, an abusive father, his family's amazing business journey, and the life lessons it taught him - which led James to learn, first-hand, how risk, reward, hard-work, and honesty pay off. Listen to his story - it's quite remarkable.

Mr. Davis has an undergraduate degree in history from Georgia College & State University and near completion of a Master's in Public Administration. He and his wife and daughter reside in Arlington, VA.

Kendall Brody Fleet is the daughter of Carole Brody Fleet, award-winning author of "Widows Wear Stilettos: A Practical and Emotional Guide for the Young Widow". As a part of the Widows Wear Stilettos organization, Kendall has peer-counseled teens and "tweens" who have lost a parent and was the author of, "Kendall's Korner"; a recurring feature at www.widowswearstilettos.com.

Kendall is currently a student at Saddleback College, majoring in fashion and is looking forward to completing her degree at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles and entering the fashion industry as a forecaster and trendspotter for designers and major department stores. As both a state and national championship cheerleader since the age of eight, Kendall is also a cheerleader at Saddleback College. A "proud native Southern Californian", Kendall enjoys dancing, going to the beach, shopping and cheering on her favorite English football (soccer) team, Arsenal.

November 14, 2009 - click on date for archived broadcast

Michele Howe is a manuscript review editor for the Christian Communicator and a copy writer for New Growth Press. She has reviewed books for Publishers Weekly, FaithfulReader.com, Aspiring Retail, TeenReads.com, KidsRead.com and Foreword Magazine, and has published over 1000 articles/reviews. Her work has appeared in Midwest Living, Radiant, Discipleship Journal, Christian Single, Christianity Today, Group, Virtue, Christian Parenting Today, and Parentlife. She writes a women's lifestyle column, Embracing Life's Curves, which is offered through the Syndicated Writers of America at www.buystory.com, and also writes an inspirational column, "Prayers to Restore the Soul", now offered on www.religionandspirituality.com. Michele has published eight books for women including: Going It Alone: Meeting the Challenges of Being a Single Mom, Prayers for Homeschool Moms, Prayers for New and Expecting Moms, Prayers of Comfort and Strength, Prayers to Nourish a Woman"s Heart, Successful Single Moms, and Pilgrim Prayers for Single Mothers.

Michele will be talking about her new book Still Going It Alone, which addresses issues common to women who have been at the task of single parenting. These unique women now face the prospect of sending their children off to college, to a distant career site, or to be married and must continue to fulfill their ever-altering parental role. Moms with grown children also realize the need for wise financial planning and career re-assessment. Each single mom understands they may never re-marry, that growing old and retiring alone is a very real possibility. For many, the future looms in uncertainty.

Barbara Mahler is a practitioner of traditional oriental medicine with a passion for healing and storytelling. The tragic 9/11 events and the death of one of Mahler's closest clients prompted her to write about the healing power of love and the beauty of the human spirit.

The Hole in the Sky, the first book of a trilogy, is a children's adventure story about Kaela Neuleaf, a 13-year-old girl who longs for a magical life after the loss of her mother. An unusual visitor leads Kaela and her cousin on a fantastical journey to a cursed land where they find beauty, adventure, strange and magical friends, and deadly enemies. The key that unlocks the curse lies hidden in the mystical butterfly breath, but to uncover it, Kaela has to overcome her grief and face her deepest fears before time runs out.

Mahler has worked extensively with cancer patients and is consistently touched by kindness and strength of the human spirit. She divides her time between her homes in Boulder, CO and Malibu, CA.

November 7, 2009 - click on date for archived broadcast

Julie Hammerstein has helped hundreds of people "take back" their health by eating right, exercising and creating a "culture" of healthy living within the home. For over 15 years Julie has been helping clients transform their health habits, and create new strategies that get results. Her core belief is that given the proper information, compassion and guidance, you can make small changes every day that create big impact results. She shares this message, "Small Change, Big Impact"™ through her keynotes, seminars, books and DVD's, and most recently as the Nutritional Life-Coach for the TV documentary, "Fitting In".