Life = Choices; Choices = Life

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing my friend and fellow Yellow Ribbon speaker, Sporty King. Sporty and I have been working together since 2011 and enjoying every minute of it. He shares an acronym that Sporty calls an "act-ronym" for the word Life, that begins the title of my podcast. We spent the majority of the time talking about how important listening is to relationships. I ha...

In this episode, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Jonathan Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Enlightenment Project and co-host of the popular podcast Awareness Explorers. This man has made a career out of befriending some of the greatest spiritual leaders of our time. From Oprah to Advashanti, he has interviewed over 100 notable people to get their take on how to li...

In this episode, I had the honor to interview a high school friend and author of  From Within: My Path of Hope and Healing from Sexual Abuse . One in three girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused by the time they reach 18 years of age. Gigi Kilroe not only survived repressed sexual trauma from a very early age, she experienced dating violence, rape in college and another rape in her...

 In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing an Academy of Choice graduate, Patrick Jinks, about his brand of leadership coaching. Patrick worked in the non-profit world for over two decades before parlaying his success into coaching other not-for-profits leaders. He has an impressive resumé, including a Ph. D. in Organizational Leadership, board-certification as a...

In this episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing a productivity expert, Leslie Shreve, on how to have a productive day. Leslie talks about the consequences when people, especially leaders, aren't having a productive day and time is lost. She even talks about how poor productivity steals a person's mental freedom and how to gain it back. She names the number one tool for increasing productivity...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Katherine Lazaruk, a professional presence expert, who helps women in leadership accelerate their progress. We discuss the value of her work to the people she serves. Katherine talks about the new paradigm for leadership, the way it is shifting and what that means for people who want it to stay the way it used to be. We talked about the system an...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jaime Butler, a coach and consultant who says she does consultative coaching. We talked about that, brand and thought leadership, women in business, and the challenges and opportunities that grew out of Covid. Jaime discusses why working with a coach can really benefit C-suite executive and entrepreneurs. She also shares how she pivoted to help c...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Lyndsay Dowd, a Top 10 Coach featured on Apple news, with a top 10% globally ranked podcast. Lyndsay and I covered a lot of ground in this podcast. We talked about soft skills and why they are so critical to a leader's and company's success. Lyndsay advocated for why leaders should make healthy culture a part of their strategy. She shar...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Swenson, a psychotherapist in Seattle, WA who specializes in working with neurodiverse couples. She defines this as working with couples where one person is neurotypical and the other has autism. Sarah shares the specific challenges neurodiverse couples face that are different from other couples, as well as the goals for therapy and the ski...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Carolina Perez Sans, a co-active coach who works with couples and business leaders on the same types of skills, mainly communication and negotiation. I have known other co-active coaches but never really knew what co-active coaching is. Carolina explains the meaning of co-active coaching and what it means in relationship coaching. We discuss the...

In this episode, I had the pleasure to speak to a great friend of mine, best orator I know and excellent coach and counselor, Marcus "Dr. Respect" Gentry, about the questions he likes to ask couples when they come to him for his sage advice. We discussed three critical elements to a successful relationship, Marcus' advice for couples considering marriage, a big challenge for today's coup...

In this episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing Jarie Bolander, a man who has experienced loving his wife through leukemia and her eventual death. Those of you who know my story, know this is quite similar to my own story. We talk about how things are different for men and how important it was for Jarie and his beloved to Ride or Die till the end. Jarie also battled&n...

In this session, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mama Mindy Green, a delightful mother of four, who is currently a Parenting Coach. She not only raised four children but she also homeschooled all but one from Kindergarten to 12th grade! Her oldest daughter wanted to graduate from the public school so she attended her junior and senior years there. Mindy has a special parenting program that assi...

In today's episode, I interview Dr. Deb Gilman, a psychologist who works with parents and children throughout the collaborative divorce process. Dr. Gilman describes an alternative to ugly court battles where couples communicate their own needs, while considering the needs of their children during the divorce process. We discuss the difference between a child specialist and a parent evaluation and...

In this episode, I interview Shaker Fajer Al-Khalifa about how learning Choice Theory changed her life. We talked about what she learned, how it affected her adult relationships and how it changed the way she parented. She also shares a beautiful, miraculous moment in her work with people who have Downs Syndrome. She is about to teach the very first Choice Theory basic intensive training in Bahrai...

In this episode, I interview author and college admission consultant, Irena Smith about helping parents and students complete their college admissions process but she also shares her chasm between her personal and professional life and the profound lessons she learned that helped her in both places. Her biggest advice to parents is to listen to your children and meet them where they are, rather th...

In this episode, I interview Nkechi Oyegwe, the Parenting Coach from Nigeria. I had read a social media post she wrote on Instagram that I agreed with 100% and decided I wanted my audience to hear from her. We talk about discipline, parental attention and being your child's buddy. Nkechi's insights are insightful and line up with parenting from a Choice Theory perspective, even though she is...

In this episode, I interview therapist and partner in Citron Hennessey Therapy, Leonard Citron. I met Leonard after he had received his certification in Choice Theory and Reality Therapy and instantly knew he had a lot to offer. Leonard is from Ireland and has made a life for himself in New York City as an adjunct professor at NYU, a fellow at The Albert Ellis Institute and a partner in a therapy...

In this episode, I interview Dr. Evisha Ford, a colleague and fellow member of the Professional Women's Network in Chicago's south suburbs. Evisha has an inspiring story of seeing the need for special education for high school students and her school district decided it wasn't the right time for the program she developed. That didn't stop Dr. Evisha! She left her job and started her own non-profit...

In this episode, I continue my interview Dr. Terry Lynch, author of  Beyond Prozac ,  Selfhood  and  Depression Delusion . Dr. Lynch began his career as a medical doctor and later became a counselor/psychotherapist working with people who have psychiatric responses to their life events. Dr. Lynch and I talk about the role of trauma in mental health challenges and why psychiatry...

In this episode, I interview Dr. Terry Lynch, author of  Beyond Prozac ,  Selfhood  and  Depression Delusion . Dr. Lynch began his career as a medical doctor and later became a counselor/psychotherapist working with people who have psychiatric responses to their life events. Dr. Lynch talks about what each of his books mean to him, the idea of trauma in one's life and the illus...

In this episode, Kim talks about how to distinguish between a coach and counselors, teachers, mentors and consultants. She talks about things clients can do to protect themselves from unqualified coaches and the three things coaches need to do with their clients. Finally, she wraps up by discussing clients as Hope Warriors. If you are interested in hiring or becoming a coach, you can email Kim at&...

In this episode, I interview Aleksandra Piatek, my friend and colleague from Poland where she serves as an organizational psychologist, coach, trainer, mentor, lecturer and MBA graduate. We talk about her company Choice Coaching, the name, differences between coaching in Europe and the US and how being a psychologist affects her abilities to provide coaching services. She shares how spirituality c...

I interview a mental health counselor and coach, with vast experience working with military members, Carmella Navarro, LCPC. Ms. Navarro was in charge of suicide prevention for the 85th ARSC (Army Reserve Support Command). She is currently retired from that position and building her private practice as both a counselor and coach, using Mental Freedom and Reality Therapy. In this interview, Carmell...

In this episode, Kim discusses Prochasta and DiClemeti's Stages of Change model, originally developed for addictions, this model is extremely helpful in coaching, too. While counselors work with clients in all stages, coaches should only ethically work with clients from the preparation stage on. It is an important skill to determine where your clients are in their readiness to change. This informa...