Conversations with Joan

In a world that feels more anxious, divided, and uncertain than ever, many of us are searching for a way to find calm, clarity, and inner peace. Dr. Stephen Post offers a science-based roadmap to cultivating love, resilience, and harmony. He draws on decades of research, real-world examples, and practical exercises, to show how embracing the power of unconditional love —. toward ourselves and othe...

Relationships can be complicated, and often the challenges we face aren’t just about differences in personality, they’re rooted in the ways we form attachment and connect emotionally. Whether it’s fear of getting too close, pulling away when things get serious, or repeating patterns that keep love out of reach, understanding attachment styles can be a game-changer in creating lasting, fulfilling r...

Courage involves facing our fears, but it is also about resilience, grit, and having a built-in BS detector and knowing when and how to use it. Evy Poumpouras, author of the book Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly, discusses how we can heighten our natural instincts to move from fear to fearlessness. She shares lessons and insights learne...

Roughly a quarter of American children experience complex trauma resulting from abuse, neglect, catastrophic illness, or other adversity. Traumatic experiences can initiate emotions and physical reactions that can persist long after the event. Dr. Donna Bevan-Lee knows first-hand the devastating impact of childhood trauma. She suffered through years of abuse that had profound and lasting consequen...

Raising kids is one of the toughest jobs you will ever have and the one for which you might feel the least prepared. Knowing how to be an effective parent is challenging. Dr. Paul Sunseri offer tools to help parents solve parenting challenges. Through his work with gentle parenting, Dr. Sunseri helps families create loving and supportive environments with kids who he contends are far better behave...

If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you know how challenging it can be. We are constantly looking for easy, effective ways to take off the pounds and keep them off. According to Dr. Neal Barnard , certain foods actually cause weight loss, like a weight-loss medication without a prescription. He discusses the power foods diet, which he contends results in easy weight loss , with no calorie countin...

Drops September 22 With constant demands on your time and attention it’s easy to neglect your romantic relationship. The spark may be gone and you may feel disconnected from each other. Carolyn Sharp offers a solution for relationships that are struggling, feeling stale, or just in need of a little extra care. Carolyn is a couples therapist who helps people build vital, vibrant, and secure functio...

Grief touches us all—but how we navigate its depths can shape the rest of our lives. Stacy Bass has turned personal loss into powerful purpose, offering a unique and healing perspective through the lens of photography. Her work explores the intersection of loss, healing, and creative expression.  Stacy is the author of the book, Light Keeper, A Memoir Through the Lens of Love and Loss.   Follow CY...

Many people today are struggling with anxiety, depression, and burnout. Dr. Greg Hammer contends that there is a path toward personal resilience that can be implemented by anyone, anywhere, in just a few minutes a day. He talks about his GAIN method for self care that he says can improve mental, emotional, and physical health. Dr. Hammer is a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, a...

To combat negative life events, we need resilience. But what is resilience and how do we get it? Sally Baker offers a guide to developing a deeper understanding of how we can successfully emerge from life’s inevitable challenges . She discusses strategies to help us re-assess unhealthy coping mechanisms so we can gain resilience from the inside out. Sally is a therapist who began her training work...

We all experience pain and it impacts us in different ways. Guy Finley believes that we can develop a new kind of relationship with our pain that makes it a valuable part of our journey instead of a barrier. He talks about how we can use our pain for a higher transformation. Guy is an internationally renowned spiritual teacher and bestselling author.  He is the founder and director of Life of Lear...

In today’s world, bullying and aggressive behavior is becoming increasingly prevalent. It’s easy to dismiss bullies as jerks, hateful or evil. But according to Bill Eddy , LCSW, JD, only by understanding how their personalities work can people effectively intervene with adult bullying behavior. He explains how bullies manipulate others and what we can do to overcome their power. Bill is chief inno...

Many people grow up enamored with celebrities, wondering what it’s really like behind the velvet ropes, beyond the flashing cameras, and inside the world of fame. Nikki Nash, didn’t just wonder, she made it her mission to find out. From a young age, Nikki was captivated by the stars of Hollywood and set her sights on joining their world. With grit, ambition, and a touch of childhood magic, she car...

What does it mean to keep living when the unimaginable happens? How does a mother find her voice again after losing a child to suicide? Betsy Stephenson shares her journey through the depths of loss after the death of her son and how she’s learned to navigate life in the aftermath. Betsy is the author of the book, Blackbird: A Mothers Reflections on Grief, Loss, and Life After Suicide. 

Do you believe that it’s possible to use your nighttime dreams as a practical tool to develop your fullest potential and live a life of purpose? According to Dr. Bonnie Buckner, we all have a “secret mind” that can be accessed through dreams. She shares her method for translating the mystery of dreams so you have access to your inner powerhouse for transformation. Dr. Buckner is the founder and CE...

The human body is designed to fight disease. And with the right fuel, this hidden power can be amplified. Dr. William Li believes that each of us has an enormous opportunity to take charge of our lives using food to transform our health. He talks about the new science of how the body heals itself. Dr Li  is an internationally renowned physician, scientist and author of the New York Times bestselle...

According to Madi Murphy, we each have the ability to flex our supernatural powers in order to reach our highest potential. She joins us to talk about how we can tap into the Cosmic Zone to achieve what we want while leaving our comfort zone. Madi is the co-founder of CosmicRX and author of the book, In the Cosmic Zone: Embody the 12 Astro Archetypes to Unleash Your Genius and Activate Your Authen...

Addiction doesn’t just affect the individual, it deeply impacts the entire family creating emotional strain, broken trust, financial hardship, and ongoing cycles of stress and pain. Art Dielhenn contends that healing is possible for everyone involved. He discusses how we can break the cycle of addiction, foster emotional resilience, and create true life transformation.  Art is the author of the bo...

What if you could flip the script on the pain in your life and learn how to cultivate purpose and joy not after grief but during it? John Tsilimparis contends that we can understand our emotions and reframe grief that opens us up rather than shuts us down. He discusses how grief and loss can empower us to build emotional resilience in a difficult world. John is a psychotherapist, mental health con...

When we experience a difficult time, we may believe that finding joy is too hard, too much to hope for, and only for those who are resilient enough. According to Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, joy is an innate human right accessible to all. Dr. Sethi helps us rediscover joy, not as a destination or solution, but as a practice for healing. Dr. Sethi is a board-certified integrative family medicine physician an...

Mental health challenges are real and they’re common. It has been reported that 1 in 5 adults experience some form of mental illness in a given year, and nearly 1 in 5 children have some type of serious mental illness. Kay Warren discusses how we can support individuals struggling with mental health challenges and their loved ones. Kay cofounded Saddleback Church with her husband, Rick Warren.  Af...

Suzanne Giesemann knew how to live in a left-brained world as a Navy commander and aide to the head of the US military, but the death of her pregnant stepdaughter catapulted her on a journey leading to a very different destination. Suzanne believes that seeing from the eyes of the soul is the key to a joy-filled life. She discusses how we live from the soul’s perspective where she contends the hig...

Often, those who suffer from anxiety either exhaust themselves trying to cure it or they resign themselves to a lifetime of fear and worry. But according to Dr. David Rosmarin, instead of fighting anxiety, we can learn to turn it into a strength. He discusses how we can use anxiety as a tool to be more self-aware, self-accepting, and resilient. Dr.  Rosmarin is the founder of the Center for Anxiet...

Most people experience a traumatic event at some point in their lives. While the symptoms of trauma usually improve over time, some people may experience lingering effects that don’t go away on their own and may interfere with their day-to-day lives. Dr. Stephanie Covington , a pioneer in the fields of addition, trauma, and recovery, talks about trauma and its impact. Dr. Covington is a clinician,...

Perfectionism is something many people strive to achieve. It can drive high standards and motivation. But according to Dr. Greg Chasson , perfectionism does not necessarily equate to excellence. He contends that those who establish such a high standard of rigid ideals for themselves often become paralyzed because they’re afraid that they will make mistakes or fail to meet expectations. He offers p...