Nobody Told Me!

On this episode, we're joined by Sarah Owens (Jan's daughter/Laura's sister) as we talk about millennials in the workplace with Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky, a millennial workplace expert, international keynote speaker, and bestselling author of the book, The Quarter-Life Breakthrough: Invent Your Own Path, Find Meaningful Work and Build a Life that Matters.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Happiness is one of the topics we've explored a lot on 'Nobody Told Me!' and on this episode, we'd like to share with you some of the most intriguing and useful information about happiness that our guests have given us.  We talk to Dr. Rick Hanson ('Hardwiring Happiness') who explains how to tap into the hidden power of everyday experiences to change your brain and your life for the better.  Next,...

We're very honored to have New York Times bestselling author Andy Andrews with us on this episode.   You may know Andy from his many books like The Noticer  and The Traveler's Gift:  Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success.   You may not know that Andy was homeless for two years following the deaths of both of his parents when he was 19.  He is inspirational, motivational, and very much in...

Do you often get angry?  Do you think people in general are more angry these days than they used to be?  How can we best cope with our own anger and that of those around us?   To help answer those questions, we turn to our guest on this episode, anger expert Ryan Martin, who is a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.  Among other things, he researches and writes on healthy...

How can asking the right questions change our lives? Hal Gregersen is the author of the new book, Questions Are the Answer:  A Breakthrough Approach to Your Most Vexing Problems at Work and in Life, which is based on interviews with leaders like Pixar founder Ed Catmull and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff .   Hal is well-known as an innovation and leadership guru who is the Executive Director of the M...

On this episode, we take a look at the challenges you face if you're single and dating.  We're joined by certified sex educator and relationship expert Shan Boodram, who's been called one of the most trusted voices in the sex, love and dating space for the past ten years.  Shan's new book is called, THE GAME OF DESIRE:  5 Surprising Secrets to Dating with Dominance—and Getting What You Want .  The...

Joining us on this episode is Jim Morris, who's an athlete, author, teacher, top motivational speaker, and inspiration for the movie, The Rookie, which was based on Jim's book, The Oldest Rookie:  Big League Dreams from a Small Town Guy.  Jim's journey has been called,  "a testimony to the power of dreams and their ability to inspire and transform human life." Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Death is not an easy subject to talk about, but it's a fact of life. We will all die someday, and between now and then, we'll have family and friends who will die. So, how can we help those close to us who are facing death and how can we best prepare for our own lives to end? We'll explore those questions on this episode with Dr. BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger, who are the co-authors of the book, A...

Did you know that depression is the leading cause of disability in the world?  Clinical depression affects some 16 million adults in the United States, and a growing number of children and teenagers.   If you, or someone you care about, suffers from depression, you know it can be hard to treat.  That's why there's been a lot of excitement about the promise shown by the drug Ketamine in treating de...

The man known as "The Wolf of Wall Street", Jordan Belfort, has had extreme highs and lows in his life.  At one time, he made over $50 million a year, but ended up serving 22 months in prison for securities fraud and money laundering.  These days, he's working to help others avoid the traps he fell into.  As Jordan sees it, "Success, in the absence of ethics, is failure." Learn more about your ad...

Joining us once again is best-selling author Sam Horn, founder and CEO of the Intrigue Agency, whose mission is to help people create a quality life-work ratio that adds value for all involved.  She works with high-performing executives and innovative entrepreneurs to bring game-changing presentations, books, and companies to life.  In this episode, she offers great advice for building brand recog...

It takes a lot of work to make a relationship work!  For more than 30 years, our guest, psychologist Dr. Ellyn Bader has specialized in helping couples transform their relationships.  Ellyn and her husband, Dr. Peter Pearson, co-founded The Couples Institute in Silicon Valley, where they work with entrepreneurial couples including CEOs, startup founders, and small business owners, helping them bet...

Do you feel uncomfortable in some social situations?  Do you feel self-conscious and insecure and wish you could do something about that?  If so, you'll want to hear what our guest, Dr. Ellen Hendriksen has to say.  Ellen is a clinical psychologist who has helped millions of people overcome social anxiety.  She's the author of book, How To Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social...

On this episode, we're taking a look at the Great American Family Road Trip with our guest, Richard Ratay.  He is the author of the critically acclaimed book, Don't Make Me Pull Over:  An Informal History of the Family Road Trip .  We discuss what Richard learned from road trips and why he has incorporated them into his own family's life, the major companies that were started as a result of the in...

We are a mother-daughter team and on this special Father's Day edition of Nobody Told Me, we're joined my Laura's father, and my husband, Ronn Owens, a legendary radio talk show host who is a member of the National Radio Hall of Fame.  We talk to him about some of those "nobody told me" lessons that guys learn when they become fathers, the best advice he's given to his daughters, and what he learn...

Our guest on this episode, psychiatrist Mark Goulston, is an expert on how to get through to people by listening.  He's the author of several bestselling books, including the latest, 'Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life'.  He is also a suicide prevention expert and explains why empathy is key when trying to reach a suicidal mind.   Learn more about...

What do you need to know to transform your life and your business in this digital world we now live in? We'll find out as we talk to Jeff Bullas, who has been called one of the world's top social marketing talents by Forbes and Inc.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, we are thrilled to welcome back best-selling author Gretchen Rubin to our show.  She is one of today's most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature.   In her books, Gretchen shares insights, strategies, stories, and tips that help people understand themselves and create a happier life.  Her latest book is called, Outer Order, Inner Calm : Declutte...

What's it like to be a gay man in America today?  How is it different for gay men today compared with those in previous generations?  Our guest on this episode, Dr. Perry Halkitis, is the author of the new book, Out in Time:  The Public Lives of Gay Men from Stonewall to the Queer Generation.   He is also Dean and Professor at the School of Public Health at Rutgers University and a longstanding ad...

Joining us on this episode is Humble the Poet, a Canadian school teacher and musician turned well-known philosopher, blogger and author of the book, UNLEARN: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life . Unlearn was originally crowd-funded and self-published…and became a bestseller.  The book has now been re-released by HarperCollins and is loaded with wisdom about things like love, anxiety, fear, trust,...

Joining us on this episode is the charismatic and inspiring Ty Pennington, who's very familiar to millions of television viewers thanks to the hit shows Trading Spaces and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.  Now, Ty is sharing his behind-the-scenes story in his new book, Life to the Extreme: How a Chaotic Kid Became America's Favorite Carpenter .  He opens up about what it was like growing up with un...

In this special Mother's Day episode, we're joined by Jan's daughter and Laura's sister, Sarah Owens, to take an honest look at the mother and daughter relationship and what each learns from the other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This could be our most touching episode yet! As a mother-daughter duo, we'd very much been looking forward to our interview with Marisa Bardach Ramel.  Marisa and her mother, Sally Bardach, wrote The Goodbye Diaries together.  It's an honest, heartfelt, touching glimpse into the relationship between a mother and daughter, when the mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer.  In the book, Marisa and...

Have you ever felt shame?  Our guest on this episode, psychotherapist and media commentator Joseph Burgo, says shame is a family of emotions ranging from mild embarrassment to deep humiliation, and most of us experience varying degrees of shame every day.  He teaches us how to recognize shame, control it, and use it to our advantage.  He's the author of a new book called 'Shame: Free Yourself, Fin...

How did one woman raise TWO of the nation's top CEO's and a doctor? In this episode, we talk to Esther Wojcicki, mother of Susan Wojcicki (CEO of YouTube), Anne Wojcicki (co-founder and CEO of 23&Me), and Janet Wojcicki  (professor at pediatrics at UCSF), to find out how.  Esther is a leading international educator, journalist, and the author of the new book, How to Raise Successful People: Simple...