Psychjourney Videos

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Sharon Lamb and Dr. Mark Tappan, co-authors of Packaging Boyhood: saving our sons from superheroes, slackers, and other media stereotypes with Dr. Lyn Mikel Brown published by St. Martin's Press. Dr. Sharon Lamb is Distinguished Professor of Mental Health at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, in the Department of Counseling and School Psychology. She is on leave from Saint Michaelâs College in Vermont where she is a Professor of Psychology. Originally from the Chicago area, she received her doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and her child psychology training at Mass. General Hospital in Boston. Sharon co-authored Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketersâ Schemes with Lyn in 2006 and is thrilled to be able to continue working with Lyn and her partner Mark on Packaging Boyhood. Sharon is author of The Secret Lives of Girls: What Good Girls Really Do, and Sex, Therapy, and Kids: Addressing their Concerns through Talk and Play (a book for psychotherapists). Dr. Mark Tappan is Professor of Education and Human Development and Chair of the Education Program at Colby College. He received his A.B. in Religion from Oberlin College, his M.A. in Education from the Ohio State University, and his Ed.D. in Human Development from Harvard University. He is co-editor (with Martin Packer) of Narrative and Storytelling: Implications for Understanding Moral Development and Cultural and Critical Perspectives on Human Development. Mark grew up in suburban Philadelphia but he now lives in Waterville, Maine with his partner Lyn Brown, their daughter Maya, their dog Heidi, and four cats. At Colby he teaches courses on education and social justice, contemporary children and youth, and boys development and education. Students in his âBoys to Menâ course also work with local elementary and middle-school boys on media literacy and leadership development. Visit their website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Dena Saxer, MA, co-author of Emotional Wisdom: Daily Tools for Transforming Anger, Depression and Fear with Mantak Chia published by New World Library. Dena Saxer, MA, has been teaching the Universal Healing Tao System internationally for twenty-six years. With Mantak Chia, she cowrote Taoist Ways to Transform Stress into Vitality and Chi Self-Massage. She lives in the Los Angeles area. Visit her website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Holly A. Hunt, author of Emotional Exorcism: Expelling the Four Psychological Demons That Make Us Backslide published by Praeger. Holly A. Hunt, Ph.D., is a psychologist, author, and speaker based in Southern California, where she first established her private practice in 1990. She developed the model and tools described in her latest book Emotional Exorcism over many years in practice, helping people of all backgrounds to identify and conquer their psychological demons. Dr. Hunt is also the author of Essentials of Private Practice: Streamlining Costs, Procedures and Policies for Less Stress. Dr. Hunt provides information to businesses and organizations as a speaker, emphasizing effective ways to expel the four psychological demons that make us backslide on the job and at home (www.HollyAHunt.com). Holly empowers attendees through instructive, interactive, motivational sessions to change self-sabotaging patterns to achieve their full potential at work and in their personal lives. Dr. Hunt received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Kansas in 1988. She interned and worked as a staff psychologist at the VA Medical Centers in Sepulveda and Long Beach, CA. She is the past chair of the Practice Management Committee of the San Diego Psychological Association. Visit her website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Jamie Mason, co-host of the Psychjourney podcast, interviews Ms. Gail Konop Baker, author of Cancer Is a Bitch: (Or I'd Rather Be Having Be Having a Midlife Crisis) published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. Gail Konop Baker is an award-winning writer and essayist. A former columnist at Literary Mama, is a regular contributor to thedebutanteball.com. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with her family. Visit her Web site at www.gailkonopbaker.com.Visit Jamie Mason's website and blog.Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Jamie Mason, co-host of the Psychjourney podcast, interviews Dr. Cindy M. Meston and Dr. David Buss, co-authors of Why Women Have Sex: Understanding Sexual Motivations From Adventure to Revenge (And Everything in Between) published by Times Books. Cindy M. Meston is one of the worldâs leading researchers on womenâs sexuality and a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where she directs the Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory, a cutting-edge lab on womenâs sexual experience. David M. Buss, one of the founders of the field of evolutionary psychology, is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and is the author of several books, including The Evolution of Desire and The Dangerous Passion. Their jointly authored article, âWhy Humans Have Sex,â garnered international attention when it was published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior. Visit Jamie Mason's website and blog. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Fred Luskin, author of Forgive For Love: The Missing Ingredient for a Healthy and Lasting Relationship published by HarperOne. Fred Luskin, Ph.D. is the author of Forgive for Good and one of the world's leading researchers and teachers on the subject of forgiveness. He is the director of the Stanford Forgiveness Project, a series of research projects that investigate forgiveness methods. He holds an appointment at the Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation as a senior fellow and is an associate professor at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. He lives in Palo Alto, California. Visit his website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. William Whitecloud, author of The Magician's Way: What It Really Takes To Find Your Treasure published by New World Library. William Whitecloud founded and teaches the Living from Greatness program, through which he coaches clients to realize their dreams by connecting with their authentic, creative spirit. He lives in Byron Bay, Australia. Visit his website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Tina Seelig, author of What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20: A Crash Course on Making Your Way in the World published by HarperOne. Tina Seelig has a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the Stanford School of Medicine and is the executive director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, which is the entrepreneurship center at Stanford University's School of Engineering. In addition, Seelig teaches courses on entrepreneurship and innovation in the Department of Management Science and Engineering and in the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University. She frequently speaks and runs workshops for executives in a wide range of disciplines and has written several popular science books for adults and children. Visit her blog. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Roberta Temes, author of Solace: Finding Your Way Through Grief and Learning to Live Again published by AMACOM. Roberta Temes, Ph.D. (Westfield, NJ) is a noted psychologist who has taught classes in death, dying and bereavement at schools such as Downstate Medical School, CUNY, and University of Pennsylvania Continuing Education for Physicians. She is the author of several books, including the award-winning Living with an Empty Chair: A Guide Through Grief. Visit her website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Alan Goldman, author of Transforming Toxic Leaders published by Stanford Business Books. Alan Goldman is Professor of Management at Arizona State University. He is the author of numerous books and articles. In 2005, he received the Best Paper Award from the Academy of Management for his research on toxic leadership. Visit his webpage.Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, author of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others with Connie Burk published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers.Laura van Dernoot Lipsky is a trauma social worker, educator, and consultant. She is also the founder and director of a Spanish-language preschool and grade school enrichment program that offers an environmental and social-justice curriculum. Visit her website.Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews David B. Wexler, Ph.D., author of Men In Therapy: New Approaches for Effective Treatment published by W.W. Norton Dr. Wexler is the author of When Good Men Behave Badly: Change Your Behavior, Change Your Relationship, Is He Depressed or What?: What to Do When the Man You Love is Moody, Irritable, and Withdrawn. Dr. Wexler has been featured on the Dr. Phil show and the TODAY show, in the Washington Post, âOâ magazine, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Menâs Health,and on dozens of radio and TV programs throughout North America to help educate the public about relationships in conflict and how to resolve them. Visit his website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Beth Alison Maloney, author of Saving Sammy: Curing the Boy Who Caught OCD published by Crown. Beth Alison Maloney is a successful Maine attorney and guardian ad litem. Before moving to Maine, she was an executive and attorney in the motion picture and television business in Los Angeles. Saving Sammy is her first book. Visit her website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Erica Manfred, author of He's History, You're Not: Surviving Divorce After 40 published by GPP Life. Erica Manfred is a freelance journalist in the areas of parenting, relationships and health whose articles and essays have appeared in Parenting, Ladies Home Journal, Womans Day, SELF, Cosmopolitan, New York Times Magazine and other publications. Divorced at sixty, she became interested in the plight of older divorcees and researched and wrote Heâs History; Youâre Not; The Girlfriends Guide to Mid and Late Life Divorce (in Your 40s, 50s, 60s) She facilitates Moving On; a womenâs divorce support group in Woodstock, NY sponsored by the Ulster County Mental Health Association. Before becoming a writer she spent ten years as a caseworker with adolescents and a family court probation offer. She is the proud mom of one adopted and one foster daughter. Erica lives in West Hurley, New York. Visit her website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Peter G. Stromberg, author of Caught In Play: How Entertainment Works On You published by Stanford University Press. Peter G. Stromberg is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Tulsa. He is the author of Language and Self-Transformation: A Study of the Christian Conversion Narrative (1993) and Symbols of Community: The Cultural Systems of a Swedish Church (1986). Visit his website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Liz Welch and Ms. Diana Welch authors of The Kids Are All Right: A Memoir with Dan and Amanda Welch published by Harmony. Liz Welch is an ASME award-winning journalist, and contributing writer at Glamour and Inc. magazines. Her work has also been published in Real Simple, O, The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, and many others. She lives in Broooklyn, NY. Diana Welch is a writer living in Austin, Texas, where she works with the multimedia label Monofonus Press. Her reportage, fashion, and travel writing has appeared in the Austin Chronicle, Nylon and Night Magazine. Visit their website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Weldon Long, author of The Upside of Fear: How One Man Broke the Cycle of Prison, Poverty, and Addiction published by Greenleaf Book Group Press. Weldon Long knows firsthand that Maui is nicer than prison. After thirteen years of federal and state incarceration, he emerged a transformed man: a powerful speaker, driven motivator, and successful trainer/entrepreneur. Long holds a BS in law and an MBA in management, despite dropping out of high school in the ninth grade. He splits his time between the beaches of Maui and the mountains of Colorado with his wife, Janet, and son, Hunter. Visit his website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Michael A. Jawer, co-author with Marc S. Micozzi M.D. Ph.D. of The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion: How Feelings Link the Brain, the Body, and the Sixth Sense published by Park Street Press. Michael A. Jawer is an emotion researcher and expert on âsick building syndrome.â He lives in Vienna, Virginia. Visit his website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Joyce Catlett, MA, co-author of The Ethics of Interpersonal Relationships with Dr. Robert W. Firestone published by Karnac. Joyce Catlett, MA, author and lecturer, has collaborated with Dr. Robert Firestone in writing ten books and numerous professional articles. Most recently, she co-authored Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice (New Harbinger, 2002) and Creating A Life of Meaning and Compassion: The Meaning of Psychotherapy(APA Books, 2003). Ms. Catlett began her career in psychology in 1972, working with autistic children at the Camarillo State Hospital Children's Treatment Center in Camarillo, CA. A founding member of Glendon Association, she has been a national lecturer and workshop facilitator in the areas of child abuse prevention and couple relations. With Glendon, she has co-produced 37 video documentaries on a wide range of mental health topics. Ms. Catlett was also instrumental in the development and training of instructors in the Compassionate Child Rearing Education Program and in training mental health professionals in Voice Therapy Methodology. Visit the Glendon Association website and The Ethics of Interpersonal Relationships website. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online

Dr. John Riolo, The Insider interviews Scott Haltzman, MD, author of The Secrets of Happy Families: Eight Keys to Building a Lifetime of Connection and Contentment published by Jossey-Bass. Scott Haltzman, M.D., is board certified in Psychiatry and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is a graduate of Brown University class of 1982, and received his medical degree from the Brown Medical School in 1985. He completed his psychiatric training and chief residency at Yale University, and then moved back to Rhode Island with his wife and children. He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and the Medical Director of NRI Community Services in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Dr. Haltzman has gained international recognition for his work in support of marriage and committed relationships. He has appeared on the Today Show, 20/20, Good Morning America, and in TIME Magazine, Glamour, Redbook, Parent's Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and local and national radio, TV and print. Dr. Haltzman is a member of the Love Network of Redbook magazine, and is an editorial consultant of Best Life. He co-authored the chapter, Men, Marriage and Divorce in the American Psychiatric Press book: Men and Mental Health. He is an internationally recognized speaker, presenting at the Annual Smart Marriages conference and at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. In 2007, he was honored by the Women's Resource Center of Newport Men who Make a Difference. Scott Haltzman, M.D., is the founder and editor of DrScott.com and 365Reasons.com and author of The Secrets of Happily Married Men, The Secrets of Happily Married Women and The Secrets of Happy Famlies. Visit Dr. Haltzman's website. Visit Dr. John Riolo's blog. Visit KD Booksellers for affordable quality fiction and non-fiction books online