Podcast Episodes

Brett Fox and Suzanne Stone on Educating Young Children About Cancer and the Importance of Caring for One Another
Brett Fox and Suzanne Stone, leaders in their respective organizations Hopecam and Livestrong, co-authored a first-of-its-kind children’s book, My Brave Friend: Emma and Noah Face Cancer Together, for children in kindergarten through second grade. During these formative ages, this book will help teachers and other leaders lessen the fear surrounding cancer and introduce the effects of personal isolation and important qualities of empathy and supporting each other during difficult times.

Mark Black on the Steps Necessary to Develop Personal Resilience as a Dependable Life Skill
Mark Black is a resilience expert, coach, author of the recently released book, The Resilience Roadmap and Certified Speaking Professional teaching audiences throughout the world about the importance of developing personal resilience and how to best build it for your personal needs.
Born with congenital heart disease that lead to an open heart surgery his first day on earth and an improbable double lung and heart transplant at age 23, Mark's discusses his life journey and the invaluable lessons learned along the way.

Amber C. Saunders, Esq. on the Importance of Estate Planning Addressing Your Finances and Personal Legacy
Amber C. Saunders, Esq. is an accomplished Estate Attorney and Principal Attorney of The Saunders Firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. Through personal family experiences, Amber realized the importance of carrying forward the special memories of family members at the time of their passing. This has resulted in Ambers’s unique approach to estate planning where she works with clients and their family members to integrate financial matters with personal memories and messages to form a legacy to be remembered.

Dr. Samantha Lang on Thriving in Your Family Caregiver Relationship
Dr. Samanatha Lang, PhD is a licensed psychologist focusing on anxiety, depression and life transitions with specializations in neuro and geriatric psychology and family caregiver support. Working closely with family caregivers and the loved one’s they care for (the care partners unit) Dr. Lang has conducted break through care partner research, guiding family caregivers to focus on the relationship between care partners versus primarily working on caregiver coping strategies.

Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad on the Importance Social Connection Has on Your Health and Well-Being and How to Best Avoid the Pitfalls of Loneliness and Social Isolation
Dr. Holt-Lunstad is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Brigham Young University, where she directs the Social Connections Lab. She is a leading expert on the impact of social connection on health, with groundbreaking research showing that social isolation and loneliness are major risk factors for early mortality.

Gail Sheffler On Not Losing Yourself When Caregiving for a Loved One
Gail discusses what she learned about herself when caring for her husband who was terminally ill. Gail honestly describes how she evolved in her role and the importance of maintaining her husband’s dignity regardless of the health challenges that effected them.

Dr. Robert Leahy on How to Correctly Identify the Type of Worry You’re Experiencing and Learn How to Make Productive Worry a Positive Resource in Your Life.
Dr. Robert Leahy on How to Correctly Identify the Type of Worry You’re Experiencing and Learn How to Make Productive Worry a Positive Resource in Your Life.

Dr. Robert Holden on How Finding and Following Your Personal Joy Is the Path to Happiness and Compass to Finding Life Purpose
Dr. Robert Holden is a British psychologist, author, and broadcaster, who works in the field of positive psychology and well-being. He is the founder of The Happiness Project and global thought leader on the defining and achieving happiness shifting your mindset for a more peaceful and productive life.

Katie Horwitch on How Awareness and Targeted Adjustments Can Quiet Negative Self-Talk
Katie Horwitch, is an author, mindset coach, and self-talk activist with an expertise in shifting the stories and habits that help shape our negative self-talk patterns.

Dr. Bob Rotella on How Cornerstone Learnings from Sports Psychology Deliver Healthy Benefits to Family Caregivers
Dr. Bob Rotella is internationally known for his work in the area of applied sports psychology and is consistently recognized as the premier Sports Psychologist in the world. As a Professor of Sports Psychology for 21 years at the University of Virginia, he also served as the Director of the Sports Psychology Department as well as President of the North American Association for Applied Sports Psychology.