The Kathryn Zox Show

Kathryn interviews Author,Psychotherapist Dr. Jane Greer. People employ denial because it makes their lives easier in the moment. It even makes their life appear to be better — the way they'd like it to be, the way they wish it were — rather than what it actually is. It's important to recognize denial's sneaky voice and to talk back to it with clarity and strength. This means exploring what typica...

Kathryn interviews Author,Psychotherapist Dr. Jane Greer. People employ denial because it makes their lives easier in the moment. It even makes their life appear to be better — the way they'd like it to be, the way they wish it were — rather than what it actually is. It's important to recognize denial's sneaky voice and to talk back to it with clarity and strength. This means exploring what typica...

Kathryn interviews Author Nancy Regan. In her first book, the former television broadcaster, Nancy Regan, gives us a behind-the-scenes account of her experience hosting a newsmagazine with a daily audience of over a quarter million—and interviewing some of the biggest celebrities in the world—all while studiously concealing fear, insecurity, and self-doubt. With remarkable candor, Regan describes...

Kathryn interviews Author Nancy Regan. In her first book, the former television broadcaster, Nancy Regan, gives us a behind-the-scenes account of her experience hosting a newsmagazine with a daily audience of over a quarter million—and interviewing some of the biggest celebrities in the world—all while studiously concealing fear, insecurity, and self-doubt. With remarkable candor, Regan describes...

Kathryn interviews Author Susan Verde. Many of us have an inner critic, a voice that tells us we're not good enough—as a friend, a child, a parent—and it can be a battle of wills and perseverance to tame that internal chatter. NY Times bestselling author and mindfulness expert, Susan Verde, has wrestled with this struggle for decades. Yoga, meditation, and mindfulness practices became her way of c...

Kathryn interviews Author Susan Verde. Many of us have an inner critic, a voice that tells us we're not good enough—as a friend, a child, a parent—and it can be a battle of wills and perseverance to tame that internal chatter. NY Times bestselling author and mindfulness expert, Susan Verde, has wrestled with this struggle for decades. Yoga, meditation, and mindfulness practices became her way of c...

Kathryn interviews Author Beth Fisher-Yoshida. Negotiating isn't easy. And for countless women, it's exponentially harder. If you come across as fired up and assertive, you'll face backlash from people who label you as unlikable, unhirable, intimidating, or bossy. If you're amenable or meek, the negotiation falls apart. It's no wonder 60% of women haven't negotiated issues like workplace pay—at al...

Kathryn interviews Author Beth Fisher-Yoshida. Negotiating isn't easy. And for countless women, it's exponentially harder. If you come across as fired up and assertive, you'll face backlash from people who label you as unlikable, unhirable, intimidating, or bossy. If you're amenable or meek, the negotiation falls apart. It's no wonder 60% of women haven't negotiated issues like workplace pay—at al...

Kathryn interviews Entrepreneur, Speaker Jim Marggraff. How can grandparents help keep students engaged in schoolwork and eager to learn more? Researchers say it's something surprisingly simple: Play with them. Studies suggest that movement activities have a highly positive influence on a child's overall physical activity and learning ability. Educational innovator Jim Marggraff, known to millions...

Kathryn interviews Entrepreneur, Speaker Jim Marggraff. How can grandparents help keep students engaged in schoolwork and eager to learn more? Researchers say it's something surprisingly simple: Play with them. Studies suggest that movement activities have a highly positive influence on a child's overall physical activity and learning ability. Educational innovator Jim Marggraff, known to millions...

Kathryn interviews Author David Dye. The twenty-first century hasn't started the way many expected. We confront a potent mix of the global pandemic, global warming, the resurgence of authoritarianism, white nationalism, and war that once again threatens to consume the planet. It can feel frustrating and hopeless. But there is hope. We have the resources and wisdom, and most importantly: we have on...

Kathryn interviews Author David Dye. The twenty-first century hasn't started the way many expected. We confront a potent mix of the global pandemic, global warming, the resurgence of authoritarianism, white nationalism, and war that once again threatens to consume the planet. It can feel frustrating and hopeless. But there is hope. We have the resources and wisdom, and most importantly: we have on...

Kathryn interviews Author Dana Dorfman PhD.Burdened by the mounting pressures on today's youth, parents seek ways to strike the balance between supporting their teens' current well-being while also setting them up for future success. Based on thirty years of clinical practice and her experiences raising her own teenagers in New York City, Dana Dorfman demonstrates that when parents become aware of...

Kathryn interviews Author Dana Dorfman PhD.Burdened by the mounting pressures on today's youth, parents seek ways to strike the balance between supporting their teens' current well-being while also setting them up for future success. Based on thirty years of clinical practice and her experiences raising her own teenagers in New York City, Dana Dorfman demonstrates that when parents become aware of...

Kathryn interviews Author Betsy Hill. Every parent of a school-aged child knows students are struggling. Seventy percent of students aren't performing sufficiently at grade level. The National Center for Educational Statistics reports that reading and math scores for fourth graders in 2022, following the pandemic, dropped to levels not seen in two decades, with the greatest decline in students wit...

Kathryn interviews Author Betsy Hill. Every parent of a school-aged child knows students are struggling. Seventy percent of students aren't performing sufficiently at grade level. The National Center for Educational Statistics reports that reading and math scores for fourth graders in 2022, following the pandemic, dropped to levels not seen in two decades, with the greatest decline in students wit...

Kathryn interviews Author Nadine Haruni. How do you explain to a child that Mom and Dad will no longer live together? Dealing with divorce can be very confusing and challenging for children. Nadine Haruni presents a story to assist families adjusting to a new family dynamic and the often overwhelming feelings that surround it. Owing to the fact that approximately 50% of marriages end in divorce, i...

Kathryn interviews Author Nadine Haruni. How do you explain to a child that Mom and Dad will no longer live together? Dealing with divorce can be very confusing and challenging for children. Nadine Haruni presents a story to assist families adjusting to a new family dynamic and the often overwhelming feelings that surround it. Owing to the fact that approximately 50% of marriages end in divorce, i...

Kathryn interviews Author Brad Buchanan PhD.Few people have survived the nightmare of a stem cell transplant gone sideways. Fewer still have had the audacity to write about the miraculous yet bewildering experience of becoming a genetic chimera. Brad Buchanan breaks this taboo and offers readers eloquent, surrealistic and profoundly moving passages about his dramatic transformation and amazing rec...

Kathryn interviews Author Brad Buchanan PhD.Few people have survived the nightmare of a stem cell transplant gone sideways. Fewer still have had the audacity to write about the miraculous yet bewildering experience of becoming a genetic chimera. Brad Buchanan breaks this taboo and offers readers eloquent, surrealistic and profoundly moving passages about his dramatic transformation and amazing rec...

Kathryn interviews Author Wendy Willis Baldwin. When Pearl was just a kid, her mother was imprisoned for manslaughter. Her "perfect" sister, Ruby, grew up and left Pearl behind, fleeing to a new city and recreating herself. Now, still living in the childhood home in which her mother committed the crime, Pearl is struggling with her weight—a frustrating daily obstacle that becomes a life-threatenin...

Kathryn interviews Author Wendy Willis Baldwin. When Pearl was just a kid, her mother was imprisoned for manslaughter. Her "perfect" sister, Ruby, grew up and left Pearl behind, fleeing to a new city and recreating herself. Now, still living in the childhood home in which her mother committed the crime, Pearl is struggling with her weight—a frustrating daily obstacle that becomes a life-threatenin...

Kathryn interviews Author Julie Gianelloni Connor. Families that have navigated their way through international adoption know that it's a complex process that takes time and involves multiple agencies — which can make it difficult to explain to children. Award-winning author Julie Connor adopted her son from Colombia when he was 5 months old, and used her own experiences to inform her new children...

Kathryn interviews Author Julie Gianelloni Connor. Families that have navigated their way through international adoption know that it's a complex process that takes time and involves multiple agencies — which can make it difficult to explain to children. Award-winning author Julie Connor adopted her son from Colombia when he was 5 months old, and used her own experiences to inform her new children...

Kathryn interviews Author Kate Andersen Brower. Elizabeth Taylor was the biggest star of the 20th century. She was the first actor to successfully break the million-dollar mark when she negotiated her starring role in Cleopatra and she championed independent filmmaking with her Oscar-winning performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. She took on the AIDS epidemic when few would and she created...