Dr Mara Karpel & Your Golden Years

We're back live from Austin, TX, with another great program! Roy Biancalana, certified relationship coach and a nationally recognized expert in the field of attraction and conscious relationships, and the host of The Attracting Lasting Love Podcast, joins us to discuss how to attract healthy relationships and his latest book, Relationship Bootcamp: Hard-Core Training for Life, Love & the Pursuit o...

Austin singer, Tameca Jones, who recently moved to LA, will be sharing some music and talking about her music history. Then we will hear from Minerva of the twins in Banderas Bay to talk about her trip to Germany. And Dr. Mara discusses self-compassion as needed to live a more passionate life and with thoughts about this 21st anniversary of 9/11.

Cantor Michael Zoosman - L'Chaim! Jews Against the Death PenaltyHappy Labor Day weekend!  We're back live with another great program from Austin, TX! We'll be joined by Cantor Michael Zoosman, a former Jewish prison chaplain and current multi-faith federal hospital chaplain and Advisory Board Member of Death Penalty Action.  Cantor Zoosman joins us to discuss his group, "L'chaim! Jews Against the...

Co-authors, Chad Hanstedt and Kathy Sparrow, join us to discuss their new children's book, the first of a series with illustrators, James Koenig and Jacob Gray, and available in English and Spanish, Stanky & Cece Break the Rules. In this book, Stanky, the jeep, and Cece the dog, soon discover that each adventure holds the opportunity for important life lessons. And Jazz Saxoponist, Paula Atherton...

We'll be joined from LA by sex and intimacy coach, Zoë Kors.  Zoë is the former Senior Editor and Creative Director of LA Yoga Magazine and has appeared in The Washington Post, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, Well+Good, Bustle, and many other publications.  She joins us to discuss her new book, Radical Intimacy: Cultivate the Deeply Connected Relationships You Desire and Deserve, and creating intimate rel...

Author and human rights/LGBTQ+ advocate, Michael Caputo returns to the show from NYC.  In July 2020, he joined us to discuss his autobiography, Dear Pat Cooper, about his journey with a loving family and an absent father.   This time, he's back to discuss his second book, Chameleon: A Memoir.  In this memoir, Michael shows us another side of  himself, in which he vividly describes his harrowing jo...

Co-authors, Chad Hanstedt and Kathy Sparrow, join us to discuss their new children's book, the first of a series with illustrators, James Koenig and Jacob Gray, and available in English and Spanish, Stanky & Cece Break the Rules. In this book, Stanky, the jeep, and Cece the dog, soon discover that each adventure holds the opportunity for important life lessons. And Jazz Saxoponist, Paula Atherton...

We'll be joined from LA by sex and intimacy coach, Zoë Kors.  Zoë is the former Senior Editor and Creative Director of LA Yoga Magazine and has appeared in The Washington Post, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, Well+Good, Bustle, and many other publications.  She joins us to discuss her new book, Radical Intimacy: Cultivate the Deeply Connected Relationships You Desire and Deserve, and creating intimate rel...

Author and human rights/LGBTQ+ advocate, Michael Caputo returns to the show from NYC.  In July 2020, he joined us to discuss his autobiography, Dear Pat Cooper, about his journey with a loving family and an absent father.   This time, he's back to discuss his second book, Chameleon: A Memoir.  In this memoir, Michael shows us another side of  himself, in which he vividly describes his harrowing jo...

Ed Hockfield, Chair of the Board for HFLA of Austin, a partner of Shalom Austin and Jewish Family Services of Austin, will join us to discuss their effort to help refugees from Ukraine and how listeners can be part of the various fundraising and support initiatives for Ukraine.  And then Russian-American World renowned Cellist, Tanya Anisimova, will play for us and spread the beauty of Love throug...

We'll be joined from Alberta, Canada, by Laura Ballerini, graphic designer and owner of a design boutique. Laura will discuss her new book, The Green Velvet Chair, a heartfelt collections of stories depicting how art and deisgn influence our lives. As Laura reminds us, we are all artists in our own unique way. Dr. Mara will continue  her discussion on late-life depression, recognizing it and preve...

As we emerge from two years of a global pandemic, the world is anything but peaceful, with war in Ukraine (and wars around the world) and violent conflicts and mass shootings right here in the U.S.   To help us find some peace within, so that we can bring peace into the world, Terry Hershey is back to join us from Washington State.  Terry is a worldwide speaker, blogger, minister, and author of se...

Happy Mother's Day!  Dr. Julie Poehlmann is a clinical psychologist, professor at the University of Wisconsin, and a nationally and internationally recognized scholar on children with incarcerated parents.  A growing number of children experience the incarceration of their mother. In most cases, grandparents provide care for their grandchildren during maternal incarceration. Dr. Poehlmann will dis...

Dr. Juliet Bruce is a writer and healing story practitioner in New York City. Since 1994, working within the frameworks of ancient myth and improvisational writing, she has helped hundreds of contemporary individuals, families, and communities find their inspired way out of loss and conflict to a happier, more purposeful existence. Dr. Bruce will join us to discuss the healing power of story in li...

We'll be joined from Alberta, Canada, by Laura Ballerini, graphic designer and owner of a design boutique. Laura will discuss her new book, The Green Velvet Chair, a heartfelt collections of stories depicting how art and deisgn influence our lives. As Laura reminds us, we are all artists in our own unique way. Dr. Mara will continue  her discussion on late-life depression, recognizing it and preve...

Happy Mother's Day!  Dr. Julie Poehlmann is a clinical psychologist, professor at the University of Wisconsin, and a nationally and internationally recognized scholar on children with incarcerated parents.  A growing number of children experience the incarceration of their mother. In most cases, grandparents provide care for their grandchildren during maternal incarceration. Dr. Poehlmann will dis...

As we emerge from two years of a global pandemic, the world is anything but peaceful, with war in Ukraine (and wars around the world) and violent conflicts and mass shootings right here in the U.S.   To help us find some peace within, so that we can bring peace into the world, Terry Hershey is back to join us from Washington State.  Terry is a worldwide speaker, blogger, minister, and author of se...

Dr. Juliet Bruce is a writer and healing story practitioner in New York City. Since 1994, working within the frameworks of ancient myth and improvisational writing, she has helped hundreds of contemporary individuals, families, and communities find their inspired way out of loss and conflict to a happier, more purposeful existence. Dr. Bruce will join us to discuss the healing power of story in li...

We'll be joined from Alberta, Canada, by Laura Ballerini, graphic designer and owner of a design boutique. Laura will discuss her new book, The Green Velvet Chair, a heartfelt collections of stories depicting how art and deisgn influence our lives. As Laura reminds us, we are all artists in our own unique way. Dr. Mara will continue  her discussion on late-life depression, recognizing it and preve...

Happy Mother's Day!  Dr. Julie Poehlmann is a clinical psychologist, professor at the University of Wisconsin, and a nationally and internationally recognized scholar on children with incarcerated parents.  A growing number of children experience the incarceration of their mother. In most cases, grandparents provide care for their grandchildren during maternal incarceration. Dr. Poehlmann will dis...

Vietnam War veteran, Zen Buddhist monk,  Founder of the Zaltho Foundation, and author, Claude AnShin Thomas returns for a continuation of last week's discussion of creating peace in this time of war and violence.  Claude will give us some guidance about what we each can do from our corner of the world to create peace in the world and within ourselves.  We began this discussion on the last show and...

We are back with another show live from Austin, TX! Vietnam War veteran, Zen Buddhist monk,  Founder of the Zaltho Foundation, and author of Bringing Meditation to Life and At Hell's Gate:  A Soldier's Journey From War to Peace, Claude AnShin Thomas returns to the show.  It seems that we just might need his guidance the most, right, as he'll be here to discuss finding inner peace in this time of w...

Join us for an interview with Pat Duckworth in the U.K.  Pat is a Women's Health Strategist specializing at working with businesses and organizations who are committed to supporting women colleagues and she's the Founder of Smarter Menopause.  She'll be discussing her book, Menopause: Mind the Gap – The Value of Supporting Women's Wellness in the Workplace. Dr. Mara with more about what it means t...

As producer of this program I felt it most important to have an Encore Presentation of this past Sunday's program.  I feel the more people talk about Love and peace this will help end this part of horrific history,  art mendoza This is a special program dedicating the entire hour for Ukraine.   Ed Hockfield, Chair of the Board for HFLA of Austin, a partner of Shalom Austin and Jewish Family Servic...

This is a special program dedicating the entire hour for Ukraine.   Ed Hockfield, Chair of the Board for HFLA of Austin, a partner of Shalom Austin and Jewish Family Services of Austin, will join us to discuss their effort to help refugees from Ukraine and how listeners can be part of the various fundraising and support initiatives for Ukraine.  And then Russian-American World renowned Cellist, Ta...