From My Mama's Kitchen® Talk Radio Show

Family Relationships are usually the focal point during the holiday season. Novelist, Deborah Plummer Bussey, shares her insights on the dynamics of these relationships. As a former nun, turn psychologist, Deborah’s unique background serves as a wonderful conversation piece at the kitchen table. Her latest novel, The Family That Stays Together, is the second in the Sister Nun Mystery Series.   Joi...

Ever wonder what you can learn from Seniors? Author, Harry Getzov, has interviewed over 1,500 seniors with the intention of sharing their collective wit and wisdom—their joys and pains via radio and television shows, a multi-media website, YouTube video clips, “webisodes,” newspaper and magazine articles, scholastic workshops and a traveling lecture series. Setting all of this into motion is his t...

From Thanksgiving leading up to the New Year, everyone is geared up for the exciting and joyous time of year, a time of family, friends, and traditions. Thanksgiving is a time of reflection of all the events, people and experiences we are thankful for.  Join publisher of Chicken Soup, Amy Newmark, and me on Tuesday, November 26, 10-11 A.M. CT US as we talk about all the things we are thankful for...

Cathie Borrie has presented at international conferences on Alzheimer’s and dedicates herself to a positive, enlightened change in society’s perception of dementia.  She works tirelessly as an advocate for people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. Join Cathie Borrie and me on Tuesday, November 19, 10-11 A.M. CT US to discover what it means to be stricken with or to love a person with Alzheimer...

Carolyn Dalgliesh is the founder of Systems for Sensory Kids, LLC, a leading edge organizing model that bridges the gap between clinical support and practical in-home solutions for rigid, anxious and distracted kids. As a professional organizer and mother of a “sensory” child, Dalgliesh asserts that organization and structure are particularly important for children who are rigid, anxious or distra...

New York Times, USA Today and Publishers Weekly best selling author, Carla Neggers, shares her secrets on how to write about romance, love and suspense.  Carla has been spinning stories out with pad and pen ever since she climbed a tree at age eleven.  Now, she has millions of copies of her books in print in more than 30 countries.  Her latest novel, Declan’s Cross, is the third novel in her accla...

Eleanor Sullivan is an award-winning author of books for nurses as well as the Monika Everhardt medical mysteries. Holding both a nursing degree and a doctorate, she is a former dean of nursing and past president of the world’s largest nursing organization.  Now she’s turned her attention to the past, crafting a series of historical mysteries set in the 19th Century religious settlement of her anc...

Whether it’s bullying, school or social concerns, kids have a lot to worry about these days. Parents, grandparents and teachers are looking for ways to connect with children to discuss these issues and provide some guidance. One of the best ways to start a conversation with a child is by reading a story about another child first.  Geared to kids 7 to 13, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive f...

Can laughter be the best medicine? Is sharing a story more effective than writing a prescription? Imagine walking into your ideal clinic where the doctor puts you in charge?  The Ideal Clinic will make Obama Care/The Affordable Health Care Act even better!  Dr. Pamela Wible, is the pioneer of the first community-designed medical clinic in America. Her model was featured in the Harvard School of Pu...

Wanda E. Brunstetter, is a bestselling and award-winning author of Amish fiction. She is the author of over 60 books with more than six million copies sold. Many of her books have landed on the top bestseller lists, including the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Christian Booksellers Association, Evangelical Christian Publishing Association, and Christian Book Distributors. Wanda is considered o...

September was Suicide Prevention Month and September 10th was World Suicide Prevention Day. Lisa Schenke has written a book WITHOUT TIM: A Son's Fall to Suicide, a Mother's Rise from Grief about her son's life. The book shares the story of what led him to that tragic decision, and how she has attempted to rise out of the abyss of her sorrow and move forward. The book is a valuable resource for tro...

Each marriage is as unique as the individuals who commit to it. However, every wife can trust in God to watch over and guide her relationship with her spouse. If you are seeking to reenergize your marriage or know a new bride who could use some sage advice, then Chicken Soup for the Soul: Devotional Stories for Wives would surely be a great source of comfort, encouragement and inspiration.   Join...

Lupus: Real Life, Real Patients, Real Talk is a book by Marisa Zeppieri-Caruana.  She is a journalist, Lupus patient and Lupus Foundation of America Board Member. The book tells the stories of men and women across the nation who share the hurdles of daily life battling this debilitating and cruel disease. Marisa discovered a community not broken and hopeless, but one that is optimistic and refuses...

After having practiced law for over forty-five years, serving on the bench for fourteen, and six years acting as Senior Advisor and then interim CEO in North America for an Australian luxury yacht company, James J. Kaufman wrote The Collectibles, his first foray into the world of fiction. The Collectibles won several literary awards and became a best seller after entertaining several thousand read...

When Alicia Bertine lost her long, beautiful hair due to aggressive chemotherapy, the 23- year-old thought her modeling dreams were over. However, she quickly came to grips with her new reality and went out proudly without a hat or wig. And Alicia even started building her modeling portfolio, despite two recurrences of cancer. “I didn’t let go of my dreams,” she writes. “I wasn’t going to let illn...

Ticket to Hollywood, the second book from "The Asphalt Warrior" series by the late Gary Reilly, is a finalist for the 2013 Colorado Book Awards in the genre fiction category. The book, is the second of 11 comic novels based on cab driver Brendan Murphy, a.k.a "Murph.” Debuted in December 2012, it rose to No. 2 on The Denver Post best-seller list. The first book, in the series, The Asphalt Warrior,...

Paul Wedding is a best-selling author, a nationally recognized speaker and a personal development counselor. However, his life wasn’t always like this.     Paul was, in his own words, “a con man, thief, cheat, and a liar.” He called a dumpster in Westminster, California home. He lived in garages and was addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex, and gambling.    On April 19, 2003 at 12:37 pm, his life chang...

A middle-aged father finds himself compelled to get behind the wheel and set out on a 5,000-mile cross-country road trip, the trip he never had the guts to take as a young man. Needing to rekindle inspiration in his life, award-winning author, David W. Berner re-reads the book he cherished as a teenager, the iconic American road trip story: Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. He hopes to use Kerouac's jou...

For 30 years, award-winning author and educator, Joan Steinau Lester, Ed. D. has been at the forefront of defining and redefining what it means to be diverse.  As a member of a biracial family, Joan's lifelong passion has been writing about "race," exploring how the concept ever came to exist, until it's so prevalent it now feels normal.   MAMA’S CHILD follows twenty-three years in the life of Liz...

Marie Pasinski, MD is a Harvard Medical School neurologist. A renowned brain expert, Dr. Pasinski is dedicated to increasing public awareness concerning the importance of adopting a brain healthy lifestyle. Our brain is the true source of our vitality and happiness.     According to Dr. Pasinski, we can redesign and energize our brain at any age. In collaboration with Chicken Soup for the Soul, he...

Have you ever wondered how your children’s ideas could change the world? That thought might have crossed Mrs. Einstein’s mind when her young son, Albert, accepted the Noble Prize for his theory on special relativity. Einstein’s breakthrough in physics came when he re-visited one of his favorite boyhood daydream. He wondered what it would be like to ride a light beam.   That power of imagination co...

Today’s generation of aspiring young entrepreneurs is often looked down upon. It almost as if they won’t be able to meet and surpass their predecessors. To bring the world to a new stage of enlightenment like previous generations, they need something new. That's precisely what nineteen-year-old student, R.J. Tolson, proved.   R.J. is the CEO of RJTIO and divisions RJTINC, Forever Trust Charity and...

The Miss America Organization is one of the nation's leading achievement and the largest provider of scholarships for women in the world. Each year, the organization makes available more than $45 million in scholarship assistance to young women all across the country.      Founded in 1936, the Miss Texas organization is recognized as one of the best managed and well-organized of all state pageants...

  June 28th marks the twentieth anniversary of Chicken Soup for the Soul. To commemorate this auspicious achievement, Chicken Soup is releasing two special anniversary editions. First, the original book continues to open the heart and rekindle the spirit. The twentieth special anniversary collection includes inspirational and personal stories of how Chicken Soup for the Soul changed lives, paired...

  Are setting boundaries difficult for you? Are your children crossing the line and dismissing you? Do your relationships suffer from defined boundaries? Are you looking for a fresh perspective in expressing yourself? Celebrity Therapist, Melody J. Anderson, provides compassion, expertise and humor to help you create healthier boundaries in your life.     Join Melody and me on Tuesday, June 18, 10...