The Kathryn Zox Show

Kathryn interviews cultural psychologist Michele Gelfand PhD, author of "Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World". In 2011, Gelfand and her colleagues conducted a major cross-cultural investigation of the behaviors of 7,000 people in more than 30 countries. This led Gelfand to develop the tightness-looseness classification system of cultures that is the focus of her...

Kathryn interviews consumer finance expert Jill Gonzalez on 2018's Most and Least Diverse States in America. To determine where the most idea and identity exchanges have occurred at the highest level in the U.S. — and where the population is relatively more homogeneous — WalletHub compared the 50 states across six key categories: socio-economic, cultural, economic, household, religious and politic...

Kathryn interviews Break Free Together founder Linda Kay Klein, author of "Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free". Klein has been advocating for change in the realm of the American Evangelical Christian Church for over a decade. She was taught that a women's sexuality is viewed as shameful in the eyes of the church. Conversations with ot...

Kathryn interviews Ariane de Bonvoisin, NYTimes bestselling author of "Giggles and Joy Series: Spiritual Life Lessons for Kids". Imagine tapping into the beauty of a child's innate wisdom through the sharing of sweet and wise words of guidance and valuable life skills. de Bonvoisin does just this, with a healthy dose of enlightened humor and profound, yet simple, messages for babies and children u...

Kathryn interviews pediatrician Andrew Adesman MD, author of "The Grandfamily Guidebook: Wisdom and Support for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren." There are 65 million grandparents in the US, many of whom are the sole caretakers of their grandchildren. Dr. Adesman, a board-certified physician, explores the main pitfalls of raising a family for the second time around. He has been recognized repea...

Kathryn interviews social entrepreneur Due Quach, author of "Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment, and Joy". Quach shares her innovative program to deal with toxic stress and adversity by turning to neuroscience and meditation. Quach has used these tips herself, having escaped Vietnam as a refuge and was raised in inner-city Philadelphia. Quach is a...

Kathryn interviews journalist Bina Shah, Pakistan's internationally renowned author of "Before She Sleeps: A Novel". Conjuring Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Shah takes the parable of women selected for breeding to a terrifying new level. In her dystopian thriller, women in the Middle East and Asia have had their numbers drastically reduced by war, gender selection and disease. The consequ...

Kathryn interviews hair loss expert Danielle Marzella Grillo. Alopecia is something many women deal with impacting all areas of their lives from career to relationships, because of its impact on one's self-esteem. She travels the world educating hair loss industry professionals about the various types of alopecia, how common it is and how to find help. Danielle is featured on BuzzFeed, The Today S...

Kathryn interviews Chamin Ajjan LCSW, author of "Seeking Soulmate: Ditch the Dating Game and Find Real Connection". Ajjan offers a fresh perspective on looking for love, using a friendly, funny, and informative approach to apply evidence-based theories of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness meditation practice to the negative behaviors, thoughts and patterns that cause dating distress...

Kathryn interviews award-winning journalist Nancy Rommelmann, author of "To The Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder". In 2009 Amanda Stott-Smith dropped her 2 children from a bridge. Her 4 year-old son died while her 7 year-old daughter survived. After years of investigation, Rommelmann chronicles this tragedy in a delicately balanced piece of reporting looking into how such a crime can...

Kathryn interviews amateur primatologist Dale Peterson PhD, author of "The Ghosts of Gombe: A True Story of Love and Death in an African Wilderness". In 1969 a volunteer at Dr. Jane Goodall's famous chimpanzee research camp followed a chimpanzee into the forest. Six days later, her body was found. Peterson reveals the story of day-to-day life in Goodall's camp and the astonishing friendships that...

Kathryn interviews NYTimes bestselling author Steven R. Gundry MD, author of "The Plant Paradox Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes to Help You Lose Weight, Heal Your Gut, and Live Lectin-Free". In "The Plant Paradox" Dr. Gundry changes his focus to curing modern diseases via dietary changes, revealing the hidden toxins lurking in seemingly healthy foods like tomatoes, zucchini, quinoa, and brown rice...

Kathryn interviews Yale lecturer and medical writer Randi Hutter Epstein MD, author of "Aroused: The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything". Dr. Epstein takes us on a fascinating tour of the unique history and science behind one of medicine's most important discoveries — hormones — and our quest to control them. Dr. Epstein's expertise is featured in the Washington Post, t...

Kathryn interviews psychiatrist Edward M. Hallowell MD, author of "Because I Come From a Crazy Family: The Making of a Psychiatrist". Hallowell's childhood was surrounded by dysfunction, a manic-depressive father, alcoholic mother and an abusive step-father. Hallowell's memoir is a paean to the mentally ill and those who love them. He's featured on Oprah, CNN, NPR, 60 minutes, and in US News and W...

Kathryn interviews psychotherapist and bestselling author Jonathan Robinson on his latest book "More Love, Less Conflict: A Communication Playbook for Couples". 30% percent of married households contain a mismatched partisan pair so it's all too easy to get upset if your spouse is your political opposite. Robinson says it's time to stop letting politics get in the way of romance and love, offering...

Kathryn interviews senior care expert and social worker Jody Gastfriend, author of "My Parent's Keeper: The Guilt, Grief, Guesswork, and Unexpected Gifts of Caregiving". With life expectancy almost double what it was a 100 years ago, we're at a point in history when people 85 years and over make up the largest growing demographic in the US. Gastfriend shares her guide to caring for aging family me...

Kathryn interviews Brooklyn divorce attorney James J. Sexton, Esq, author of "If You're In My Office, It's Already Too Late: A Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Staying Together". A realist by profession and a romantic at heart, Sexton has tapped into his years of experience helping people end their marriages to create the ultimate how-NOT-to-need-his-services guide to help couples starting out find a pat...

Kathryn interviews psychiatrist and Tulane University professor Michael S. Scheeringa MD, author of "They'll Never Be The Same: A Parent's Guide to PTSD in Youth". With school shootings on the verge of becoming the 'new normal', it can be difficult for parents to navigate the trauma their children may experience as a result of these tragedies. Dr. Scheeringa uses his 20 years of clinical practice...

Kathryn interviews leader Hilarie Gamm, author of "Billions Lost: The American Tech Crisis and The Road Map to Change". For over two decades Gamm (pen name) has amassed a wide-sweeping professional portfolio at virtually all levels of the tech industry hierarchy. She pulls the curtain back on the destruction of the American technology industry, explaining how the offshoring of millions of U.S. tec...

Kathryn interviews Mike Murphy, bestselling author of "The Creation Frequency: Tune in the Power of the Universe to Manifest the Life of Your Dreams". At the lowest time in his life, when he was falling apart due to his addiction to alcohol and drugs, Murphy was shown a simple yet powerful method for manifesting his heart's desires and used it to change his own life. Kathryn also interviews The Am...

Kathryn interviews Rutgers U Professor of Public Policy Jocelyn Elise Crowley PhD, author of "Gray Divorce: What We Lose and Gain from Mid-life Splits". Due to the aging Baby Boomer generation one out of every four divorces are people over the age of 50. Dr. Crowley spoke with men and women whose lives were completely transformed in the aftermath of their gray divorces. Dr. Crowley is featured in...

Kathryn interviews President of the Center for American Progress Action Fund Jennifer Palmieri, author of "Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World". As head of communications for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, Palmieri optimistically argues that the Clinton candidacy and all she experienced on the campaign trail - confusion, admiration, hate, love, a...

Kathryn interviews ex-con Larry Lawton, author of "Gangster Redemption: How America's Most Notorious Jewel Robber Got Rich, Got Caught, and Got His Life Back on Track". As the first ex-con in the US to be sworn in as an honorary police officer, Lawton can see policing from both sides of the equation. Lawton is featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN and MSNBC. Kathryn also interviews prosecutor and le...

Kathryn interviews Irwin Redlener MD, author of "The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First Century America". Dr. Redlener is co-founder with singer-songwriter Paul Simon of the Children's Health Fund, a national network of more than 50 pediatric clinics providing health care to the nation's most medically underserved urban and rural communities. His new book is both a mem...

Kathryn interviews leadership expert Sally Helgesen, author of "How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job". Helgesen specializes in helping women achieve their potential in the workplace, delivering leadership programs to companies which include Microsoft, IBM, the World Bank and Pfizer. Helgesen is the author of "The Female Advantage" and "The We...