Only One In The Room

Andrea wrote an incredible Facebook post a fews ago detailing her journey with an undiagnosed condition. Once we’d read it (and commented) we quickly asked her to come back on the show for the third time and tell us her story - we’re thrilled that she said yes! Andrea Owen is an author, global speaker, and professional certified life coach who helps high-achieving women maximize unshakeable confid...

We held a writing contest to celebrate our third year anniversary, and in honor of National Poetry Month, we are thrilled to present you with our first, second, and third place winners in the poetry category! First Place Winner: When Addiction Wins The War, by Ariella Warner  Ariella Warner is a mom, a creator, and an entrepreneur. When she isn’t cleaning up the messes of her children and dogs, sh...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Seth Ferranti right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: BetterHelp is a great, affordable option for professional counseling done securely online. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/one   PATREON SHOUT OUTS:...

Imagine becoming a drug dealer at age fifteen, but because it’s just mainly weed and LSD, you consider yourself to be more of a rebellious entrepreneur than a criminal? Ex-con, author, and filmmaker, Seth Ferranti, grew up on military bases all over the world and had a customer base everywhere he went. But what would you do if at age twenty you ended up on the US Marshall’s most wanted list? Would...

In this episode we talk to speaker, blogger and author Stephanie Raffelock about her books, A Delightful Little Book On Aging and her new book, Creatrix Rising, Unlocking the Power of Midlife Women. Email: stephanie.raffelock@gmail.com Phone: (720) 217-8090 Website:  www. Byline-Stephanie.com LinkedIn: Stephanie Raffelock Facebook: @Stephanie Raffelock Instagram: @byline.stephanie   Special thanks...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Marty Ray right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: Away: We love our new sponsor AWAY, the modern lifestyle brand that creates thoughtful products for every traveler and every kind of trip. Start YOUR 100-day trial and shop the entire Away line-up of travel ess...

What if music was your passion, but after a while, you thought it might be time to give up your dream and focus on steady work, the kind that put food on the table? Singer, musician, and podcaster, Marty Ray of The Marty Ray Project, went to a concert one day and had an only one in the room experience that you really have to hear in order to believe But what would you do if that experience was jus...

Ellen Scanlon is a cannabis entrepreneur focused on women consumers, with experience in startups, women’s health, and financial services. As the co-creator and host of the How to Do the Pot podcast, Ellen uses her experience in women’s health and personal use of cannabis (for stress, sleep, to treat symptoms of Endometriosis, and to relax to help demystify cannabis for women.  Email: ellen@ellensc...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Dr. Chris Jones right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: BetterHelp is a great, affordable option for professional counseling done securely online. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/one   PATREON SHOUT OUT...

Imagine you were smart, I mean rocket-scientist smart, MIT smart, and you became a nuclear engineer, while earning a PH.D. in urban planning, but you also felt a calling to become a minister. Arkansas native, Dr. Chris Jones, the son of two preachers and father to three daughters, felt called to serve the people of Arkansas, the place where he and his family had lived for the past 200 years. So wh...

Reema was our first guest! We interviewed her in February of 2019, two months before we officially launched the podcast. And now as we round the corner to our three-year anniversary, I wanted to honor her and her beautiful writing by reading to you from one of my favorite chapters of her critically acclaimed memoir, I am Yours. Reema Zaman is an award-winning author, speaker, and actress. She was...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Laura Davis right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: Carpe: Carpe is the #1 dermatologist recommended brand for sweat all over the body, scientifically tested and proven. Go to mycarpe.com, get free shipping plus TWENTY FIVE PERCENT OFF with the code ONE. That'...

What if you’d experienced a childhood event so traumatic that it took you twenty five years to even remember that it happened? When author Laura Davis was twenty eight years old, she remembered that she ‘d been molested by her maternal grandfather. But what would you do if when you finally worked up the courage to tell your mother, she betrayed your trust? Would you cut her out of your life foreve...

How many people can say that they grew up on studio lots and learned one of Hollywood’s best-kept secrets from their mother? We’re truly excited to bring this conversation with Hollywood/literary legend, Jill Schary Robinson. Jill Schary Robinson was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of two artists. Her father was Oscar and Tony winner Dore Schary, head of MGM during the ‘40s and ‘50s, the only wr...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Dolores Robinson right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: BetterHelp is a great, affordable option for professional counseling done securely online. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/one   Away: We love ou...

Imagine, growing up without running water outside of Philadelphia and then, as an adult, finding yourself managing the careers of such Hollywood luminaries as Martin Sheen, Mark Wahlburg and Pierce Brosnan. And being on speaking terms with US Presidents, everyone from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama. Dolores Robinson, Executive producer, talent manager, reality TV star and mother of season two guest...

I heard Robin read this piece at a Storytelling Show last month and I was so blown away that I asked her if I could share it with you. Robin Reiser is a writer, award-winning comedian, actress, and the co-author of The Tao of Zero Fucks. Robin wrote and plays all the roles in the new web series PINK EYE, directed by Sarah Feeley. In addition to being an audience favorite on Last Comic Standing and...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Sofia Rose right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: Voyage et Cie: Voyage et Cie's curator Melanie Apple has cultivated a passion for notable moments using the sense of smell. Voyage et Cie is the ultimate luxury blend of travel, fragrance, and design. Each ori...

Imagine being an actress in an industry where the norm is twenty, white and thin and you are a proud forty-something Latina who identifies as fat. Sofia Rose, critically acclaimed Latina performer, published model, pioneering BBW pornstar became an adult film actress knowing that she’d be fetishized by some and criticized by others.  But what would you do if you discovered that by simply being you...

Today’s On My Night Stand-read, Enter-Racial, was written by Laura Cathcart Robbins. It is the story of when she flew to Richmond, Virginia to meet her boyfriend Scott’s father for the first time, while he lay dying in the ICU. You’ll hear her talk about the fear of being a Black woman walking into the seat of the confederacy and meeting a man on his deathbed, who up until that moment, had no idea...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with Laura Cathcart Robbins about her discussion on The Shameless Mom Academy podcast and her appearance on Dr. Phil about Critical Race Theory. Visit: https://shamelessmom.com/ Laura's KTLA Appearance on Racism & Interracial Couples Watch Highlights from Laura's Appearance on Dr. Phil Sp...

When the Dr. Phil Show called earlier this year asking for moms to come on and discuss one of our nation’s most volatile topics, Critical Race Theory, Laura Cathcart Robbins and her friend and podcaster, Sara Dean answered. In this episode of the Shameless Mom Academy Podcast, listen in as Laura and Sara talk to each other about their experience for the first time. Laura Cathcart Robbins is the ho...

I was inspired to write this piece for Huffpost after former Miami Dolphins coach, Brian Flores sued the NFL for racial discrimination.  Laura Cathcart Robbins is the host of the popular podcast, The Only One In The Room, and author of the forthcoming Atria/Simon & Schuster memoir, STASH (due out in spring of 2023). She has been active for many years as a speaker and school trustee and is credited...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Sean "Seano" McFarland right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: Bonafide: Try Bonafide today! No hormones, & no prescription required. To get 20% off your first purchase when you subscribe to any product, go to https://hellobonafide.com/ and use promo code ROOM...

Imagine being twelve years old when your father leaves your family. And instead of watching him drive away, you give chase, on foot, for four whole miles? For addiction trauma specialist and life coach, Sean “Seano” McFarland, his father’s leaving was the beginning of a series of traumatic events that would shape and change the course of his entire life. But what would you do if when you became a...