The Kathryn Zox Show

Kathryn interviews oncologist Kevin P. Ryan MD, author of "When Tumor is the Rumor and Cancer is the Answer: A Comprehensive Text for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients and their Families". Stressing patient autonomy, Dr. Ryan addresses the need for knowledge when receiving the overwhelming news that you may or do have cancer. He covers not just the fear of the diagnosis and certain aspects of the jo...

Kathryn interviews writer and producer Joel Silberman, author of the LA Times article "Why do we love to watch psychopaths?" The success of HBO's "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" and shows like CSI, Dexter, and The Blacklist prove that audiences everywhere are drawn to the in's and out's of manipulation, psychology and murder. But why? Silberman poses this question to actors, author...

Kathryn interviews George L. King MD, Research Director at Harvard's Joslin Diabetes Center and author of "The Diabetes Reset: Avoid It. Control It. Even Reverse It." Imagine controlling, avoiding, or reversing diabetes – that's what 106 million Americans are searching for. Dr. King busts the media myths that keep Americans from changing their habits, outlining a clear twelve-week implementation p...

Kathryn interviews parent and autism advocate Carrie Cariello, author of "What Color is Monday? How Autism Changed One Family for the Better". Through hilarious mishaps, honest insights and heartfelt letters addressed to her children, Cariello shows us how her son Jack's unique outlook brings his family of seven closer as each family member works to play a special role in Jack's life. Cariello is...

Kathryn interviews magazine and book editor George Hodgman, author of the memoir "Bettyville". When Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his Missouri hometown to care for his aging mother, he expects to only be away for a few weeks. But he finds himself in a head-on collision with his aging mother, Betty, who refuses to move to assisted living. Hodgman has one big secret from Betty—who he is, and why thin...

Kathryn interviews licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Stephen Hupp on his book "Great Myths of Child Development". Co-authors Dr. Stephen Hupp and Dr. Jeremy Jewell shatter the top myths that most parents believe about time-outs, childhood vaccines, breast feeding, bed sharing and more. Hupp and Jewell draw on examples from a variety of contemporary TV shows and feature films to illustrate the mix...

Kathryn interviews LGBTQI activist Joe Wenke, author of "The Human Agenda: Conversations about Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity". Despite the progress in the movement toward marriage equality, the LGBTQI community continues to face difficult and heartbreaking odds. Wenke interviewed the LGBTQI's leading change agents from authors and advocates to fashion models and sheriffs. "The Human Agenda"...

Kathryn interviews marriage and family therapist Dr. Karyl McBride on her book Will I Ever Be Free of You? How to Navigate a High-Conflict Divorce from a Narcissist and Heal Your Family. Are you in love with a narcissist? When seen in day to day life, narcissism is a scary, life-altering and detrimental disorder. With more than three decades of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapis...

Kathryn interviews debt therapist and attorney Leslie Tayne, author of "Life & Debt: A Fresh Approach to Achieving Financial Wellness". When it comes to financial infidelity, Tayne has seen it all — borrowing from a 401(k) without a spouse's knowledge, spending money in secret, or lending money to friends without telling a significant other. Tayne is a consumer and business debt-related attorney a...

Kathryn interviews attorney Nikki D. Pope and chef Courtney B. Lance, authors of "Pruno, Ramen, and a Side of Hope: Stories of Surviving Wrongful Convictions". If you were given a prison sentence of 25 to life for a crime you didn't commit, what would give you hope that you would someday be exonerated? These are the questions that authors Pope and Lance asked victims of wrongful convictions; innoc...

Kathryn interviews Harvard Medical School Researcher and Physician Angelo E. Volandes MD, author of "The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-Life Care". Dr. Volandes has witnessed far too often the unnecessary suffering patients and their families face when confronted with difficult end-of-life decisions. The solution is the most effective, powerful, and empathetic tool a doctor can offe...

Kathryn interviews nine-time Emmy award-winning writer, director, and producer John Marshall, author of "Wide-Open World: How Volunteering Around the Globe Changed One Family's Lives Forever". In 2010 John Marshall needed a change. He was feeling disconnected from his wife and his two teenage kids were lost in cyberspace. In an effort to pull his family back together, Marshall proposed they take a...

Kathryn interviews Harvard Medical School professor Anne Fishel PhD, author of "Home for Dinner: Mixing Food, Fun, and Conversation for a Happier Family and Healthier Kids". If we could lower rates of obesity, break the cycle of alcoholism, and decrease the incidence of teen pregnancy, shouldn't we try it? Fishel shares hard numbers to prove that eating dinner as a family does all those things and...

Kathryn interviews Dr. Natalie Strand, author of "A Women's Guide to Diabetes: A Path to Wellness". Dr. Strand provides a personal perspective to a number of challenging issues, including mental and physical wellness, sexuality, and relationships. Strand's chapter on traveling with diabetes is packed with tips she learned before she embarked on her 32,000-mile journey to become a part of the first...

Kathryn interviews attorney and educational consultant Frederick S. Lane, author of "Cybertraps for Educators". Today's highly connected age brings with it a whole new set of challenges and concerns, each posing significant legal risk for educators. Teachers can all too easily find themselves establishing questionable connections with students, some of which can have disastrous effects on their ca...

Kathryn interviews clinical and sports psychologist Joan Steidinger PhD, author of "Sisterhood in Sports: How Female Athletes Collaborate and Compete". The book's research and in depth interviews reveal how unique female strengths impact performance and relationships on and off the playing field. Dr. Steidinger is a Certified Consultant through the Association of Applied Sports Psychology and on t...

Kathryn interviews resiliency expert Jenny Evans, author of "The Resiliency rEvolution: Your Stress Solution for Life, 60 Seconds at a Time". Everyone who works is under enormous pressure almost daily. We're continually asked to do more with less and we're never truly "off duty." Evans helps people become resilient to stress so they can achieve and sustain high performance at work. Evans is founde...

Kathryn interviews SeriousFun Children's Network's Clea Newman on how she has made giving back a lifelong family tradition. As the daughter of one of the most philanthropic and famed couples, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Newman learned from a young age that giving back is a way of life. Founded by Paul Newman in 1988, SeriousFun Children's Network has served more than 518,000 children and fami...

Kathryn interviews Championship-winning soccer star Robbie Rogers on his book "Coming Out to Play". In February 2013, when Rogers came out as gay via a letter that he posted online, he made sports history. After having kept his sexuality a secret for 25 years, he became the first openly gay man to compete in a major North American professional sports league. Rogers shares the story of the turbulen...

Kathryn interviews psychologist Sherrie Campbell PhD, author of "Loving Yourself: The Mastery of Being Your Own Person". Many of us are emotionally out of control, lacking presence of mind, allowing life to take us on an emotional roller coaster where we feel crazy and at the mercy of our life situations, people, and emotions. With over two decades of clinical training and counseling experience, C...

Kathryn interviews behavior research scientist Rachel Pruchno PhD on her memoir "Surrounded by Madness: A Memoir of Mental Illness and Family Secrets". Mental illness is the most prevalent of all diseases suffered in the United States. According to NIH estimates, approximately 78 million Americans - about one in four - battle a diagnosable mental illness each year. In her fiercely candid memoir, D...

Kathryn interviews The Human Behavior Coach Beverly Flaxington, author of "Self-Talk for a Calmer You". Flaxington lays out detailed step-by-step approaches with powerful positive exercises designed for those who have experienced great personal losses and who wish to use positive self-talk to move past their grieving and seek out new relationships. Flaxington is a two-time bestselling and gold-awa...

Kathryn interviews nutritionist Talia Fuhrman, author of "Love Your Body: Eat Smart, Get Healthy, Find Your Ideal Weight, and Feel Beautiful Inside and Out". As the daughter of doctor and bestselling author Joel Fuhrman, Fuhrman still struggled with self-confidence and body image issues. Having found the tools to surmount those challenges, Fuhrman shares her journey and advice for how other young...

Kathryn interviews Meg Blackburn Losey PhD, bestselling author of "The Children of Now…EVOLUTION: How We Can Support the Fast-Forward Evolution of Our Children and All of Humanity". For the past few years, a new kind of highly intelligent, sensory-expanded children have been misdiagnosed as overactive, depressed, autistic, ADD, ADHD, bipolar and having Asperger's Syndrome. Losey offers concrete in...

Kathryn interviews coach, entrepreneur and speaker Lara Galloway, author of "Moms Mean Business: A Guide to Creating a Successful Company and Happy Life as a Mom Entrepreneur". American women are starting businesses at a rate of twice that of men. Most of these women are also moms. What does it take to be successful as both a mom and as an entrepreneur? Galloway gives existing and potential mom bu...