Dear Family,

Debbi Zlotnick Chanin is from Johannesburg, South Africa. Her father, Harold, grew up in a black hat Orthodox Jewish culture and rebelled against his upbringing by marrying Mac, a wild-at-heart and very free-spirited woman. Debbi describes her mother as a white Jewish woman trapped in a black Zulu woman's body. Debbi left South Africa as a teen to move to Los Angeles, leaving behind the atrocities...

Benjamin King is an actor, writer, and director who began his career in college when he was cast in Saved By the Bell while getting his bachelor of fine arts at UC Santa Barbara. He went on to land roles on ER , Lethal Weapon , Six Feet Under , Weeds , Grey's Anatomy , and thirty plus TV shows and films. For the younger crowd, he's best known as Disney Channel's Pete Rooney, the basketball coach,...

Mikkel Bondesen is a real-life superhuman. He's an ironman, triathlete and extreme mountain biker. He's also the CEO of Fuse Entertainment; a successful Management/Production company, located in Hollywood with a client list comprised of A-list writers and producers. Originally from Denmark, Mikkel is a world traveler and an impeccable dresser with a great sense of style. He has an adoring and beau...

Adam Kallen just happens to be my awesome brother, the perfect guest for a podcast about family and mental wellness. Adam was the handsome captain of the football team, varsity baseball star and scholar-athlete who had all the girls calling and all the boys wanting to befriend him. He was also hyperactive and an impulsive child who got suspended for fighting; his ADHD going undiagnosed. Adam's sel...

Dear Family, is a love letter about our complicated families, parenting and achieving mental health- especially when mental illness runs in the family.  With one in four people suffering from some form of mental illness during their lifetime, and with suicide, depression, and anxiety on the rise, Dear Family, will have a lot to talk about.  Everyday people to experts in their mental wellness field...