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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. David Giffels, author of All the Way Home: Building a Family in a Falling-Down House published by William Morrow. Former Beavis and Butt-Head writer David Giffels is a columnist for the Akron Beacon Journal. Giffels is the coauthor of two other books: the rock biography Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (SAF Publishing, 2003); and Wheels of Fortune: The Story of Rubber in Akron, a 1998 history of his hometown that is the bestselling title in University of Akron Press history. His essays appear in The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia (Indiana University Press, 2006), and The Appalachians: Americaâs First and Last Frontier (Random House, 2004), and he received a âNotable Essayâ citation in Da Capo Best Music Writing 2004.. His writing has also appeared in the New York Times magazine and Redbook. He is a contributing commentator and essayist on National Public Radio station WKSU in Kent, Ohio. In a 17-year career, he has won dozens of journalism awards, including the 2006 National Award for Commentary from the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors. He has been nominated five times for the Pulitzer Prize. Giffels has Bachelorâs degrees in English and Mass Media and a Masterâs degree in English/Creative Writing from the University of Akron. Visit his website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Marco Iacoboni, MD PhD, author of Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect With Others published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. MARCO IACOBONI, MD PhD, is a neurologist and neuroscientist originally from Italy. Today he is at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where he serves on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and is Director of the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation laboratory of the Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center. Iacoboni's lab is arguably the leading lab in human mirror neuron research and he has a close relationship with Giacomo Rizzolatti in whose lab mirror neurons were originally discovered in monkeys. Visit his webpage

Dr. Kevin Keough, host of The North Star Guardians, interviews Dr. Pamela Stone, author of Opting Out? Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home published by University of California Press. Pamela Stone is Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her research has been supported by a variety of funders including the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Sloan Foundation. Former chair of the Department of Sociology at Hunter, Stone was the recipient of a fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, where she also served as Associate Director of the Radcliffe Public Policy Institute. She is a fellow of Hunter's Gender Equity Program, supported by NSF's ADVANCE program, the goal of which is to promote women in science. An honors graduate of Duke University, Stone received her PhD in Sociology from Johns Hopkins University. Active in her profession, she was recently elected Vice President of the Eastern Sociological Society for 2009-10 Visit Dr. Stone's website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Tom Boellstorff, author of Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human published by Princeton University Press. Tom Boellstorff is associate professor of anthropology at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of A Coincidence of Desires: Anthropology, Queer Studies, Indonesia and The Gay Archipelago: Sexuality and Nation in Indonesia. Visit his webpage.

Dr. Kevin Keough, host of North Star Guardians, interviews Dr. Donna Freitas, author of author of Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance, and Religion on America's College Campuses published Oxford University Press. Donna Freitas is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Boston University. She received her Ph.D. from Catholic University in 2002 and her B.A. in philosophy from Georgetown (CAS 94) In addition, to writing books, Donna regularly contributes to a number of magazines, newspapers, and webzines, including Beliefnet, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Christian Century, and the School Library Journal. Visit her website. Visit Dr. Kevin Keough's blog.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Laurie Edwards, author of author of Life Disrupted: Getting Real About Chronic Illness in Your Twenties and Thirties published by Walker Books. Laurie Edwards is a health journalist whose essays and articles have been published in the Boston Globe and on several online sites, including ChronicBabe.com. Her blog, A Chronic Dose was named one of the top ten sites for chronic pain by the Health Central Network. Edwards teaches writing at Northeastern University and lives with her husband in Boston, Massachusetts. This is her first book. Visit her website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Julie Salamon, author of Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God and Diversity on Steroids published by The Penguin Press. Julie Salamon is the author of six books, including The Devilâs Candy, considered a Hollywood classic about filmmaking gone awry, and The Christmas Tree, a New York Times bestseller. Her other books are the nonfiction, true crime book Facing the Wind, the novel White Lies, a family memoir, The Net of Dreams, and Rambamâs Ladder for which she won the 2005 Ohioana book award. Salamon was a culture writer for The New York Times and a critic and reporter for The Wall Street Journal. In 2006â2007 she was a Kaiser Media Fellow. Her journalism has appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Bazaar, and The New Republic. Visit her website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr.Carl Honorà author of Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting published by Harper One.Carl Honorà was born in Scotland, but grew up in Canada. After graduating from Edinburgh University, he spent time working with street children in Brazil. Since 1991, he has worked as a journalist, writing from all over Europe and South America. His first book, In Praise of Slowness, was an international best-seller. His articles have appeared in publications on both sides of the Atlantic: the Economist, Observer, National Post, Globe and Mail, Houston Chronicle and Miami Herald. At the moment, he lives in London with his wife and their two children. Visit his website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Carl Weisman, M.S., author of So Why Have You Never Been Married? 10 Insights Into Why He Hasn't Wed published by New Horizon Press. After graduating from Penn State University in 1980 with a degree in Engineering, Carl escaped the frigid cold of the east coast for the warm sunshine of Southern California. Carl, who describes himself as an writer trapped in an engineerâs body didnât discover his true loveâwritingâuntil his forties. His first book, The Essential Guide To RF and Wireless (Prentice-Hall) is on itâs second edition and has become an industry standard. So Why Have You Never Been Married is his first book on relationships, but according to him, not his last. Carl also has a Masters of Science from the University of Southern California and a Masters in Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University, in addition to, as he jokingly says, âa PhD in avoiding marriageâ He lives in Redondo Beach, California. Visit his website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, author of My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey published by Viking. Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist who is afilliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indiananapolis, Indiana. As the National Spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (Harvard Brain Bank), she travels the country as the Singin' Scientist (listen to the Brain Bank Jingle). She is the Consulting Neuroanatomist for the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute. Since 1993, she has been an active member of NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) and is currently the president of the NAMI Greater Bloomington Area affiliate. Visit her website

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Brian Frazer, author of Hyper-chondriac: One Man's Quest to Hurry Up and Calm Down published by Atria Books. Brian Frazer is a former stand-up comic who has also written for a variety of television shows, including Mad TV, The Tom Green Show and Blind Date, where he met his wife, Nancy, when they were both thought-bubble writers. He now writes regularly for Esquire and ESPN the Magazine, and has a monthly column for Los Angeles Magazine. Brian has also written for Vanity Fair, Premiere and Maxim. Visit his website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. P.M. Forni, author of The Civility Solution: What to Do When People Are Rude published by St. Martin's Press. P.M. Forni is an award-winning professor at Johns Hopkins University, where he has taught for the past twenty years. He graduated from the University of Pavia in 1974 and received his Ph.D. in Italian at UCLA in 1981. In 1997 Dr. Forni co-founded the Johns Hopkins Civility Project. An aggregation of academic and community outreach activities, the JHCP aimed `at assessing the significance of civility, manners and politeness in contemporary society. He was also the co-director of Reassessing Civility: Forms and Values at the End of the Century, an international symposium which took place at Hopkins in March 1998. He now directs The Civility Initiative at Johns Hopkins. Reports on his work have appeared on The New York Times, The Times of London, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Los Angeles Times. He has been a on a number of radio and television shows, including ABC's World News Tonight, CBS Sunday Morning and BBC's Outlook. For years he was a regular on-the-air contributor to the Baltimore NPR affiliate station and the nationally syndicated radio show The Satellite Sisters. Visit his website.

Jamie Mason, co-host of The North Star Guardians Podcast, interviews Ms. Christina Meldrum, author of Madapple, published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. Christina Meldrum received her Bachelor of Arts in religious studies and political science from the University of Michigan. After working in grassroots development in Africa, she earned her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. She has worked for the International Commission of Jurists in Geneva, Switzerland, and as a litigator at the law firm of Shearman Madapple is her first novel. Visit her website. Visit Jamie Mason's website and blog.

Dr. Lara Honos Webb, host of The Sweet Spot Podcast interviews Dr. Dawna Markova, author of Spot of Grace: Remarkable Stories of How You DO Make a Difference published by New World Library Dr. Dawna Markova is a former Senior Affiliate of the Organizational Learning Center at MIT and is now a consultant member of the Society for Organizational Learning. She is also a board member of the Visions of a Better World Foundation. She has established learning communities across the country, founded the Institute of Human Ecology and served as a faculty member at the Union Institute, and Lesley and Antioch graduate schools. She is the author of The Smart Parenting Revolution, I Will Not Die An Unlived Life, No Enemies Within, How Your Child IS Smart, Learning Unlimited, has co-edited Random Acts of Kindness, and has been a frequent guest on National Public Radio. Visit her website. Visit Dr. Lara Honos-Webb's website and blog.

Jamie Mason, co-host of the North Star Guardians, interviews Ms. Jessica Brody, author of The Fidelity Files published by St. Martin Griffins. Jessica Brody, 28, knew from a young age that she wanted to be a writer. She started self publishing her own books when she was seven years old, binding the pages together with cardboard, wallpaper samples and electrical tape. After graduating from Smith College in 2001 where she double majored in Economics and French and minored in Japanese, Jessica later went on to work for MGM Studios as a Manager of Acquisitions and Business Development. In May of 2005, Jessica quit her job to follow her dream of becoming a published author. Between 2006 and 2007, Jessica sold two adult novels to St. Martin's Press and two young adult novels to Farrar, Straus, Giroux. The Fidelity Files, her debut, is now available in stores (in real binding) and the sequel, which she is currently completing, is slated for publication in the summer of 2009. The Karma Club, Jessica's debut YA novel will be released in the spring of 2010. The Fidelity Files has already sold in the UK, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia and Taiwan (to date).Jessica now works as a freelance writer and producer. She currently writes for Yahoo's hilarious online TV recap show, Prime Time in No Time. The most recent episodes can be viewed at: http://primetime.tv.yahoo.com Additionally, Jessica produces feature-length films for Cyur Films. Please visit www.cyur.com for information on current and upcoming releases. Visit her website. Visit Jaime Mason's website and blog.

Dr. John Riolo, The Insider , interviews Bryant Welch, J.D., Ph.D., author of State of Confusion: Political Manipulation and the Assault on the American Mind published by Thomas Dunne Books. Bryant Welch, J.D., Ph.D. has more than thirty-five years of experience in law, psychology, and politics. He spent seventeen years in Washington, D.C.,where he built the American Psychological Association's Practice Directorate, and has held faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina and , where he lives with his wife, Debbie. Visit his website. Visit Dr. John Riolo's website and blog.

Dr. John Riolo, The Insider , interviews Bryant Welch, J.D., Ph.D., author of State of Confusion: Political Manipulation and the Assault on the American Mind published by Thomas Dunne Books. Bryant Welch, J.D., Ph.D. has more than thirty-five years of experience in law, psychology, and politics. He spent seventeen years in Washington, D.C.,where he built the American Psychological Association's Practice Directorate, and has held faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina and , where he lives with his wife, Debbie. Visit his website. Visit Dr. John Riolo's website and blog.

Ms. Janette Merrill, host of Birthing Soul Podcast, interviews Dr. Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, author of Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life published by Noetic Book / New Harbinger Publications. Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, Ph.D. is a clinical research scientist, medical anthropologist, writer, speaker, thought leader, and change consultant. Her work over the past three decades explores the interface of consciousness, science, and healing. She grew up in Detroit Michigan and received a Bachelor of Philosophy Degree from Montieth College, Wayne State University. She went on to gain a Master's Degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas, San Antonio and she received her Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Texas, Austin. She also earned two post doctoral fellowships: one from the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory at Science Applications International Corporation and one in Psychology at Stanford University. She is currently Vice President for Research and Education at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Senior Scientist at the Research Institute at California Pacific Medical Center, and co-founder and Chief Learning Officer for the Integral Learning Corporation. She has published hundreds of articles on consciousness studies in both scholarly and popular journals and has lectured widely on a number of topics, including talks at the United Nations, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Explorers Club. She has taught at Trinity University, Stanford University, and Harvard Medical Centers, as well as lecturing to community groups and book stores across the United States. She is an engaging speaker with a rare ability to translate complex ideas into a common sense language that excites the imaginations of her audiences worldwide. Her books include: Consciousness and Healing. Integral Approaches to Mind Body Medicine (Churchill Livingston/Elsevier, 2005) and Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life (New Harbinger/Noetic, 2008). Visit her website.

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, host of The Sweet Spot Podcast, interviews psychotherapist Mira Kirshenbaum, author of When Good People Have Affairs: Inside the Hearts and Minds of People In Two Relationships published by St. Martin's Press. Mira Kirshenbaum is clinical director of the Chestnut Hill Institute in Boston and has an international reputation as an award-winning, bestselling authority on relationships. She is the author of nine previous books, including the influential Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay; Parent-Teen Breakthrough; Everything Happens for a Reason; and The Weekend Marriage. She has appeared on 20/20, Today, and CBS Early Show, and has been featured as an expert in O, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Glamour, and Good Housekeeping. Visit her website. Visit Dr. Lara Honos-Webb's website and blog.

Dr. Bohdi Sanders, The Wisdom Warrior , interviews Mr. Clint Overland, about warrior values, self defense, and his 20 years of experience as a bouncer. This is part two of a two part interview. Both Dr. Sanders and Mr. Overland are co-hosts of the Warrior Traditions Podcast.Born in Lubbock Tx in 1969, I was reared in the rough and tumble world of farmers, ranchers, truckers and rednecks. I spent a stint in the U.S. Air Force in the late 80's and early 90's. I began a life of bouncing and other less honorable jobs at this time. I have been arrested more times than I'll talk about but never convicted. Been shot, stabbed, set on fire, and beat with everything from beer bottles to golf clubs. I am the proud father of four great kids and the husband of a very patient wife who deals with my insanity to the best of her ability. I have spent the past 8 years trying to change my life and make up for some of the evil I've done. I am a Christian but not a good one (Thanks God for grace) and still trying to improve. I hope that I can make a difference in just one person's live through the Warriors Heart and if I do, it makes it all worthwhile. You can contact me at coverland69@suddenlink.net or add me as a friend at http://www.myspace.com/performanceevolution Visit my blog The Warriors Heart. Thanks for your time. Clint Overland Visit Dr. Bohdi Sanders website, blog, and MySpace page.

Dr. Bohdi Sanders, The Wisdom Warrior , interviews Mr. Clint Overland, about warrior values, self defense, and his 20 years of experience as a bouncer. Both Dr. Sanders and Mr. Overland are co-hosts of the Warrior Traditions Podcast.Born in Lubbock Tx in 1969, I was reared in the rough and tumble world of farmers, ranchers, truckers and rednecks. I spent a stint in the U.S. Air Force in the late 80's and early 90's. I began a life of bouncing and other less honorable jobs at this time. I have been arrested more times than I'll talk about but never convicted. Been shot, stabbed, set on fire, and beat with everything from beer bottles to golf clubs. I am the proud father of four great kids and the husband of a very patient wife who deals with my insanity to the best of her ability. I have spent the past 8 years trying to change my life and make up for some of the evil I've done. I am a Christian but not a good one (Thanks God for grace) and still trying to improve. I hope that I can make a difference in just one person's live through the Warriors Heart and if I do, it makes it all worthwhile. You can contact me at coverland69@suddenlink.net or add me as a friend at http://www.myspace.com/performanceevolution Visit my blog The Warriors Heart. Thanks for your time. Clint Overland Visit Dr. Bohdi Sanders website, blog, and MySpace page.

Dr. John Riolo, The Insider , interviews Dr. Douglas Gentile, co-author of Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research and Public Policy published by Oxford University Press. Dr. Douglas Gentile is a developmental psychologist, and is assistant professor of psychology at Iowa State University and the Director of Research for the National Institute on Media and the Family. His experience includes over 20 years conducting research with children and adults. Dr Gentile has authored numerous studies, including The Effects of Violent Video Game Habits on Adolescent Aggressive Attitudes and Behaviors, and others. He is the editor of the book Media Violence and Children. Visit his website. Visit Dr. John Riolo's website and blog.

Dr. John Riolo, The Insider , interviews Dr. Douglas Gentile, co-author of Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research and Public Policy published by Oxford University Press. Dr. Douglas Gentile is a developmental psychologist, and is assistant professor of psychology at Iowa State University and the Director of Research for the National Institute on Media and the Family. His experience includes over 20 years conducting research with children and adults. Dr Gentile has authored numerous studies, including The Effects of Violent Video Game Habits on Adolescent Aggressive Attitudes and Behaviors, and others. He is the editor of the book Media Violence and Children. Visit his website. Visit Dr. John Riolo's website and blog.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Kerry Cohen, MFA, MA, author of Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity published by Hyperion. Kerry Cohen received an MFA in creative writing from the University of Oregon and an MA in counseling psychology from Pacific University. A practicing psychotherapist and author of the young adult novel, Easy, she lives with her husband and two sons in Portland, Oregon. Visit her website.

Jamie Mason, co-host of North Star Guardians Podcast, interviews Ms.Kate McLaughlin, author of Mommy I'm Still Here: Raising Children With Bipolar Disorder published by Behler Publications. Kate McLaughlin was born and raised in Ontario, California. She attended Chaffey High School and graduated magna cum laude from the University of La Verne with a liberal arts degree. She married her high school sweetheart, attended graduate school at Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino, and worked in the Upland School District. Her three children were born in Southern California. After teaching elementary school, coordinating special programs, and training fellow teachers and classroom aides for over a dozen years, Kate began her writing career. As a columnist for Southern Progress Corporation, a subsidiary of Time-Warner, Kate wrote dozens of magazine articles, then added two regional gardening books to her list of achievements before switching gears to write, speak, and advocate on topics related to Bipolar Disorder, Depression, and mental health. Kate frequently writes and speaks to Parent-Teacher groups, high school and college students, mental health consumers and their families, and other community members. She is a member of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the Juvenile Bipolar Research. Visit her website www.katemclaughlin.net. Visit Jamie Mason's website and blog.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Robert Rummel-Hudson, author of Schuylerâs Monster: A Fatherâs Journey With His Wordless Daughter published by St. Martinâs Press. Robert Rummel-Hudson has been writing online since 1995. During that time, his work has been recognized by the Diarist Awards at diarist.net, including citations for Best Writing (1999 Q4), Best Overall Journal (2000 Q1), Best Account of a Public or News Event (2001 Q2, on the execution of Timothy McVeigh), Best Dramatic Entry (2002 Q3), and the Legacy Hall of Fame Award (2004 Q4). He has served as a featured panelist at JournalCon, an annual conference for online writers, in 2001, 2003 and 2004. His online writing has been featured in articles in the Austin Chronicle (August 2000), the Irish Times (summer 2003) and the New Haven Register (April 2003). More recently, his work has been featured in Good Housekeeping (February 2008) and Wondertime (March 2008). Robert and his family currently live in Plano, Texas, where Schuyler attends a special class for children who use Augmentative Alternative Communication devices. Much of her days are now spent in mainstream classes with neurotypical children her age. Visit his website and his blog, Fighting Monsters With Rubber Swords.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Kelly Lambert, author of Lifting Depression: A Neuroscientist's Hands-On Approach to Activating Your Brain's Healing Power published by Basic Books. Kelly Lambert, Ph.D., is Chair of Psychology at Randolph-Macon College and the author, with Craig Howard Kinsley, of the text Clinical Neuroscience. Lambert has published widely in Nature, Scientific American, Behavioral Neuroscience, and other scientific publications. Her âsmart ratsâ research has been featured on ABCâs World News Tonight and other media. A professor for over 20 years, she enjoys conducting neuroscience research with her students and sharing those finding to help people live more fulfilled and enjoyable lives. She and her family live in Mechanicsville, Virginia. Visit her website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Hara Estroff Marano, author of A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting published by Broadway Hara Estroff Marano is an award-winning writer and editor-at-large for Psychology Today. Her articles have appeared in many other publications including, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, New York magazine, Wilson Quarterly, USA Today, Smithsonian, and Ladiesâ Home Journal. She writes a regular advice column for Psychology Today, called Unconventional Wisdom, and is a columnist for msn.com and an international edition of Marie Claire. She is also the author of Why Doesnât Anybody Like Me?: A Guide to Raising Socially Confident Kids. Marano sits on the board of the Bringing Therapy to Practice Project. The mother of two grown sons, she lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her website

Dr. Kevin Keough, creator of the Warrior Traditions Project and host of North Star Guardians interviews Dr. Allan Hamilton, M.D., author of The Scalpel and the Soul: Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural, and the Healing Power of Hope published by Tarcher. After beginning his working life as a janitor, Allan J. Hamilton, M.D., FACS, went on to attend Harvard Medical School and become the chief of neurosurgery and chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center. He is a script consultant in neurosurgery for Greyâs Anatomy, and lives outside of Tucson, Arizona. Visit his website and Rancho Bosque website.

Jamie Mason, co-host of The North Star Guardians Podcast, interviews Author Darcey Steinke, author of Easter Everywhere: A Memoir published by Bloomsbury USA. Darcey Steinke is the author of four novels, two of which were New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Her novel Suicide Blonde has been translated into eight languages, and her novel Milk has been translated into four. Her nonfiction has been featured in Vogue, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Village Voice, Spin, the Boston Review, and the New York Times Magazine. She currently teaches at both Columbia University and New School University in New York City. She lives with her daughter in Brooklyn. Visit her website.Visit Jamie Mason's website and blog.