Only One In The Room

Dr. Debi Silber is the founder of the PBT (Post Betrayal Transformation) Institute and is a holistic psychologist, health, mindset, and personal development expert, the author of Trust Again, and is a 2-time #1 International bestselling author of: The Unshakable Woman AND From Hardened to Healed: The Effortless Path to Release Resistance, Get Unstuck and Create a Life You Love. Her podcast: From B...

Laura Davis is an upcoming guest and a powerful writer. This reading is a little longer than usual, but I think you’ll see why once you hear it. About Laura Davis: I am the author of six non-fiction books, including The Courage to Heal: For Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, The Courage to Heal Workbook, Becoming the Parent You Want to Be and I Thought We'd Never Speak Again: The Road from Est...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation about our guest Apolo Ohno 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   Best Fiends: Join us...

Imagine you started speed skating as a kid, but training cost more money than you had, so your dad, who raised you by himself, would take you to an empty parking lot at 3:30 in the morning so that you could practice? America’s most decorated Winter Olympian, short track speed skater, Apolo Ohno, began full-time training at age thirteen, and the following year he became the youngest U.S. National C...

Taylor Carik is a communications consultant, media theorist, writer, musician, and more. In addition to co-founding the massive annual Zombie Pub Crawl festival in Minneapolis-St. Paul, he's won multiple awards for his local media work and fronts Whiskey Rock 'n' Roll Club MPLS, one of the loudest and most-loved bar bands in Minnesota. His newest musical project PARISHES just dropped its first ful...

I was excited to read from this chapter of Swan’s latest book, especially after interviewing her for this week’s episode. I think it’s the perfect way to end the week!  ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Swan Huntley is the author of Getting Clean with Stevie Green, The Goddesses, and We Could Be Beautiful. She earned her MFA at Columbia University and has received fellowships from MacDowell and Yaddo. Her writing...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Swan Huntley 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...

She had her first drink at age thirteen and and her last one at age twenty eight, and in between she discovered two important things about herself; she was gay, and she was an alcoholic. To almost everyone around her, Author Swan Huntley was responsible, organized and accountable, little did they know about the mess she was concealing, not just from them, but from herself. But what would you do if...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Clint Schaff 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   Best Fiends: Join us...

Imagine you and your wife were trying to get pregnant and doctors told you that because you were both of a “certain age” that IVF was your best option. Clint Schaff, award-winning producer of audio, television, film, and live-event projects, took a cue from his wife and started posting about their fertility journey early on, in an effort to create a supportive community. But what would you do if t...

Desiree Kahikopo Meiffret is an award-winning producer/director from Namibia. Desiree's participation in the Namibian film and theatre industry spans over 12-years as a performer, actress, creative director as well as playwright. Her award-winning debut film titled 'The White Line' has premiered and screened at various international film festivals across the globe and went on to win Best Newcomer...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guests The Anxiety Sisters 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 sharing everything with your best friend, and then discovering that the two of you had another common bond, something that appeared to set you apart from your peers - an anxiety disorder. Counselors, mental health advocates, authors and podcasters, Abbe Greenberg and Maggie Sarachek met in college and soon discovered that they were both long-time anxiety sufferers. But what would you do if...

This month I say an official goodbye to Moving Forewords, the memoirist collective to which I’ve belonged for the past four, maybe five years. To me, this collection of powerful female writers from all over the country was my safe place. And I am forever grateful and humbled to have been one among many. Although our website will no longer be available, I was able to salvage this piece of writing I...

We're sharing a special preview of the new podcast, Well-Read Black Girl from Pushkin Industries. Well-Read Black Girl is the literary kickback you never knew you needed. Glory Edim, author and founder of the Well-Read Black Girl community, sits in deep, honest and close conversation with authors like Tarana Burke, Gabrielle Union, Elizabeth Acevedo and more. You’ll also meet book club members, li...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Ronit Plank 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   Best Fiends: Join us...

Imagine being raised in Eden, or at least a kibbutz that felt like Eden, where you, your parents, and your sister were all part of a large, happy, peaceful, useful community. Writer, memoirist, and podcaster, Ronit Plank, moved to the US with her family when she was four years old, and after her parents divorced, she and her little sister lived with their mother in Seattle. But what would you do i...

Tanya Acker serves as one of three judges on CBS Television Distribution’s syndicated court show HOT BENCH. HOT BENCH was the #3 first-run program in daytime television, delivering 3.1 million daily viewers. Acker is also the host of “The Tanya Acker Show” podcast. An experienced civil litigator who has represented a wide array of clients, Acker has been a featured commentator on “Good Morning Ame...

During my first conversation with Abs and Mags (as they call each other), I told them that although I have never identified as an anxious person, this book has given me an entirely new experience with anxiety. There is so much wisdom in these pages, that it felt wrong to only read one thing, so I read three instead! Abbe Greenberg, MCIS, and Maggie Sarachek, MSW are trained counselors, mental heal...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Michael Kearns 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 trav...

Imagine knowing what you were born to do since grade school and then being told that in order to do this amazing thing, you needed to be less…you? Michael Kearns, widely regarded as the first actor in Hollywood to come out as openly gay, moved to Los Angeles in 1970 and refused to hide his sexual preference in order to get the parts that he wanted. But what would you do if casting director after c...

Every single chapter of this stunning book deserves to be read out loud, but for today’s On My Nightstand, I chose one of my favorites, Lady Of The House.  Ronit’s writing has been featured in The Rumpus, The Atlantic, The Iowa Review, American Literary Review, The New York Times, and elsewhere. Her memoir When She Comes Back, about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and the...

Trigger Warning: The following episode contains conversations about sexual abuse. Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Kelly Wallace 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...

Trigger Warning: The following episode contains conversations about sexual abuse. Picture this: You are a child, only eight years old, and because the court won’t allow your parents in with you, you enter a courtroom alone, to testify against the grandfather who molested you. Kelly Wallace, Writer, memoirist, and co-host of the Zoom reading series, Voices Of Survivors, remembers seeing the bailiff...

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Angelique Bates right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors:  Best Fiends: Join us and the millions of Americans who are already playing this game. Download Best Fiends for FREE on The Apple APP store or Google Play. That’s friends without the R, Best Fiends. Join...