The Kathryn Zox Show

Kathryn interviews Pia de Jong, author of "Saving Charlotte: A Mother and the Power of Intuition". Jong chronicles the unspeakable reality of grappling with the illness of her newborn daughter diagnosed with congenital myeloid leukemia. An award-winning novelist and poet Jong regularly contributes to The Washington Post, HuffPost and is a former columnist for the Dutch Financial Times. Kathryn als...

Kathryn interview engineer and automotive technician Patrice Banks, author of "The Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide". Too many women feel powerless when it comes to their cars. In her trademark red heels, award winning entrepreneur Banks is teaching women and millennials to grab the wheel and finally take control of their cars. Banks is featured on TedX, ABC Today, The Huffington Post and O Magaz...

Kathryn interviews psychiatrist Allen Frances MD, author of "Twilight of American Sanity: A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump". For the countless Americans who are concerned about the future of our democracy, Dr. Frances provides an urgently needed prescription for reclaiming our psychological bearings. Dr. Frances was the chairman of the DSM-IV Task Force and former chair of the Department o...

Kathryn interviews WalletHub consumer finance expert Jill Gonzalez about the 2017 Best and Worst States for Women's Equality. With the U.S. ranking No. 45 out of 144 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index – falling 17 spots since the previous year – WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017's Best & Worst States for Women's Equality. Gonzalez is featured in the NY Times, Washington Post,...

Kathryn interviews registered dietician and yoga teacher Andrea Lieberstein, author of "Well Nourished: Mindful Practices to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Feed Your Whole Self, and End Overeating". We tend to think of food as nourishment for the body only, but we often overlook nourishing the other dimensions of our lives. Lieberstein offers tools and practices so you no longer have to turn to...

Kathryn interviews psychiatrist Anna Yusim PhD, author of "Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life". Are you living the life you thought you always wanted but feel that something is still missing? Dr. Yusim knows just how you feel. She has spent more than fifteen years studying and conducting research and came to a startling conclusion: this lin...

Kathryn interviews biographer Steven Gaines, bestselling author of "One of These Things First: A Memoir". Gaines is known for chronicling some of the 20th century's most notable artists, such as the Beatles and fashion designer Halston. Gaines reflects on his own story as a gay Jewish teen in 1960's Brooklyn and his trajectory to, after a failed suicide attempt, a private room in one of the most e...

Kathryn interviews healthcare executive Halee Fischer-Wright MD, bestselling author of "Back to Balance: The Art, Science, and Business of Medicine". Dr. Fischer-Wright helps patients see what happens 'behind the curtain' in healthcare in order to better cope with modern healthcare realities. Dr. Fischer-Wright was named one of Modern Healthcare's "Top 25 Women in Healthcare" in 2017. Kathryn also...

Kathryn interviews Steve Simpson, author of "Teenage and Young Adult Survival Handbook". Passionate about educating and inspiring children to become champions of their own destiny, Simpson is one of the nation's leading award winning child advocates on suicide, runaway, and abuse prevention. The characters he creates in his young adult fiction novels deal with many of these problems children face...

Kathryn interviews 'The Community Therapist' Dog Griffiths, author of "13 Ways to Kill Your Community". Considered the me generation", millennials are often viewed as selfish slackers, but according to Griffiths, they are key to reviving and rebuilding our small communities. Griffiths is an advocate for policies that strengthen rural communities. He maintains that it is millennials who are essenti...

Kathryn interview Associate Professor at Temple University Heath Fogg Davis, author of "Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?" Whether on birth certificates or bathroom doors, why do we need to mark people and places with sex categories? Heath Fogg Davis, himself a transgender man, explores the underlying gender-enforcing policies and customs in American life that have led to transgender bathroom bill...

Kathryn interviews professor Louise Nayer, author of "Poised for Retirement: Moving from Anxiety to Zen". When is the right time to retire? Nayer offers inspirational insight to baby boomers and the 250,000 Americans who turn 65 every month. Nayer is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle and The Huffington Post. Her previous book Burned was an Oprah Magazine Great Read. Kathryn also interviews c...

Kathryn interviews Pti Worldwide CEO Royston Guest, author of "Built to Grow: How to Deliver Accelerated, Sustained and Profitable Business Growth". One of the greatest assets of your business walks out the door every night. What are you doing to keep them happy? Guest shares a blueprint to help entrepreneurs, business owners and professionals understand how to maintain a growing business. Kathryn...

Kathryn interviews neuroscientist Adrian Owen PhD, author of "Into the Gray Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death". Dr. Owen argues that patients thought to be non-responsive – often victims of traumatic brain injuries, strokes or degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's – are actually vibrantly alive. Through pioneering techniques, Owen affirms that these...

Kathryn interviews leadership expert Julia Sloan PhD, author of "Learning to Think Strategically". The absence of strategic thinkers is a resounding cry echoed around the globe by senior leaders in business, military and government. Dr. Sloan suggests most leaders are entrapped in an outdated, industrial-age mindset when it comes to the approach they use for developing strategic thinkers. Sloan te...

Kathryn interviews psychologist Azmaira Maker PhD, author of "Where Did My Friends Go? Helping Children Cope with a Traumatic Death". Since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook in 2012, there have been over 160 school shootings in the United States. Dr. Maker offers a one-of-a-kind therapeutic children's picture book, specifically designed to help young children work through the traumatic loss of fri...

Kathryn interviews Professor Andrew Weil MD, author of "Mind Over Meds: Know When Drugs Are Necessary, When Alternatives Are Better, and When to Let Your Body Heal on Its Own". Although medications can seem like a miracle, the way in which both the medical establishment and consumers use them has serious consequences. Dr. Weil encourages healthcare providers to consider alternatives to prescriptio...

Kathryn interviews Chris Pegula, dad and author of "Diaper Dude: The Ultimate Dad's Guide to Surviving the First Two Years". Pegula covers everything from bonding, babyproofing, and when you'll have sex again to toddlerhood, tantrums, and tag-teaming with your partner to cover all the bases while staying (somewhat) sane. Pegula is featured on Oprah, Rachael Ray Show, Today and MSNBC. Kathryn also...

Kathryn interviews #1 Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Turner, author of "The Unmumsy Mum: The Hilarious Highs and Emotional Lows of Motherhood". Turner offers an uncensored account of her early years of parenting. The Unmumsy Mum blog has more than four million page views and covers everything from 'baby-wearing incompetence' to 'second child shortcuts'. Kathryn also interviews Dr. Lauren A. Wright,...

Kathryn interviews blogger and mother Kari Wagner-Peck MSW, author of "Not Always Happy: An Unusual Parenting Journey". Not Always Happy is a humorous and sharp chronicle about adopting a son with Down Syndrome from the Maine foster care system. Wagner-Peck seeks to smash the stereotypes surrounding people with Down Syndrome by sharing her funny and often brutal true life experiences. Wagner-Peck...

Kathryn interviews corporate strategist Elizabeth B. Crook, author of "Living Large: The Achiever's Guide to What's Next". Although many people may be unhappy with key aspects of their lives, they are often unclear over what changes they need to or want to make. Crook provides a process for not only identifying limiting beliefs, but discovering unique talents and developing a concrete plan for rea...

Kathryn interviews Troy Amdahl, author of "Oola for Women: 7 Key Areas of Life to Have Less Stress, More Purpose, and Reveal the Greatness Within You". The OolaGuys have put together a tome that is personal and a tribute to women. Throughout you will learn, think, and ultimately take action in a way to find more balance in life. Amdahl is a husband, father, and a successful businessman who travele...

Kathryn interviews RightBridge Financial Group CEO Keith Gebert CRPC, author of "Stress-Testing Your Savings: Your Financial Guide to Navigate To and Through Retirement". A crisis is not the best time to find out if your finances can handle the stress of a major incident. Gebert knows this firsthand – in 1992 his father, the sole breadwinner of the family, was in an accident that hospitalized him....

Kathryn interviews psychoanalyst and parent guidance expert Erica Komisar LCSW, author of "Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters". Komisar makes a bold-faced point: that both a mother's emotional and physical presence in the first years of her child's life have a monumental impact on a child's ability to grow up emotionally healthy, happy, secure, and resilient....

Kathryn interviews James Beard Award Winner David Leite, author of "Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression". This book is a tender look at growing up, a candid take on the power of self-acceptance, and an unflinching tale of the hell of mental illness. Leite is a regular correspondent and guest host on NPR's The Splendid Table and is featured in The New York Times, The Was...