Nobody Told Me!

On this episode, we're joined by Sarah Owens (Jan's daughter/Laura's sister) as we talk about millennials in the workplace with Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky, a millennial workplace expert, international keynote speaker, and bestselling author of the book, The Quarter-Life Breakthrough: Invent Your Own Path, Find Meaningful Work and Build a Life that Matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happiness is one of the topics we've explored a lot on 'Nobody Told Me!' and on this episode, we'd like to share with you some of the most intriguing and useful information about happiness that our guests have given us. We talk to Dr. Rick Hanson ('Hardwiring Happiness') who explains how to tap into the hidden power of everyday experiences to change your brain and your life for the better. Next, we talk to best-selling author Shawn Achor ('The Happiness Advantage'), who says there's a difference between what people think they need to be happy and what they really do need. Finally, we talk to technology expert Ellen Petry Leanse ('The Happiness Hack') about how to program more happiness into our lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're very honored to have New York Times bestselling author Andy Andrews with us on this episode. You may know Andy from his many books like The Noticer and The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success. You may not know that Andy was homeless for two years following the deaths of both of his parents when he was 19. He is inspirational, motivational, and very much in-demand as a speaker and as a consultant to many of the world's top corporations. He's known for his ability to detect the little things that are the difference between winning and losing. His latest book is called, The Bottom of the Pool: Thinking Beyond Your Boundaries to Achieve Extraordinary Results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you often get angry? Do you think people in general are more angry these days than they used to be? How can we best cope with our own anger and that of those around us? To help answer those questions, we turn to our guest on this episode, anger expert Ryan Martin, who is a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Among other things, he researches and writes on healthy and unhealthy expressions of anger. He blogs about anger for Psychology Today and he just did a TED talk on why we get mad and why it's healthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can asking the right questions change our lives? Hal Gregersen is the author of the new book, Questions Are the Answer: A Breakthrough Approach to Your Most Vexing Problems at Work and in Life, which is based on interviews with leaders like Pixar founder Ed Catmull and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. Hal is well-known as an innovation and leadership guru who is the Executive Director of the MIT Leadership Center and Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, we take a look at the challenges you face if you're single and dating. We're joined by certified sex educator and relationship expert Shan Boodram, who's been called one of the most trusted voices in the sex, love and dating space for the past ten years. Shan's new book is called, THE GAME OF DESIRE: 5 Surprising Secrets to Dating with Dominance—and Getting What You Want. The book promises to teach you the self-and social-awareness to make dating your favorite new hobby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining us on this episode is Jim Morris, who's an athlete, author, teacher, top motivational speaker, and inspiration for the movie, The Rookie, which was based on Jim's book, The Oldest Rookie: Big League Dreams from a Small Town Guy. Jim's journey has been called, "a testimony to the power of dreams and their ability to inspire and transform human life." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Death is not an easy subject to talk about, but it's a fact of life. We will all die someday, and between now and then, we'll have family and friends who will die. So, how can we help those close to us who are facing death and how can we best prepare for our own lives to end? We'll explore those questions on this episode with Dr. BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger, who are the co-authors of the book, A Beginner's Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death. It's described as, "The first-ever practical, compassionate, and comprehensive guide to dying—and living fully until you do". Dr. BJ Miller is the president and a counselor at his own palliative care company, Mettle Health, which you can learn about by going to https://www.mettlehealth.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know that depression is the leading cause of disability in the world? Clinical depression affects some 16 million adults in the United States, and a growing number of children and teenagers. If you, or someone you care about, suffers from depression, you know it can be hard to treat. That's why there's been a lot of excitement about the promise shown by the drug Ketamine in treating depression. Joining us on this episode is Dr. Gerard Sanacora, who is an internationally recognized expert in the use of Ketamine in psychiatry. He is a professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and the director of the Yale Depression Research Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The man known as "The Wolf of Wall Street", Jordan Belfort, has had extreme highs and lows in his life. At one time, he made over $50 million a year, but ended up serving 22 months in prison for securities fraud and money laundering. These days, he's working to help others avoid the traps he fell into. As Jordan sees it, "Success, in the absence of ethics, is failure." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining us once again is best-selling author Sam Horn, founder and CEO of the Intrigue Agency, whose mission is to help people create a quality life-work ratio that adds value for all involved. She works with high-performing executives and innovative entrepreneurs to bring game-changing presentations, books, and companies to life. In this episode, she offers great advice for building brand recognition, communicating with audiences and influential people, and how to be remembered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It takes a lot of work to make a relationship work! For more than 30 years, our guest, psychologist Dr. Ellyn Bader has specialized in helping couples transform their relationships. Ellyn and her husband, Dr. Peter Pearson, co-founded The Couples Institute in Silicon Valley, where they work with entrepreneurial couples including CEOs, startup founders, and small business owners, helping them better understand and overcome the unique challenges of managing a business and marriage simultaneously (and successfully). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you feel uncomfortable in some social situations? Do you feel self-conscious and insecure and wish you could do something about that? If so, you'll want to hear what our guest, Dr. Ellen Hendriksen has to say. Ellen is a clinical psychologist who has helped millions of people overcome social anxiety. She's the author of book, How To Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, we're taking a look at the Great American Family Road Trip with our guest, Richard Ratay. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book, Don't Make Me Pull Over: An Informal History of the Family Road Trip. We discuss what Richard learned from road trips and why he has incorporated them into his own family's life, the major companies that were started as a result of the interstate highway system, and how road trips are becoming popular with millennials with the addition of new technology that makes them much easier than they were in the past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are a mother-daughter team and on this special Father's Day edition of Nobody Told Me, we're joined my Laura's father, and my husband, Ronn Owens, a legendary radio talk show host who is a member of the National Radio Hall of Fame. We talk to him about some of those "nobody told me" lessons that guys learn when they become fathers, the best advice he's given to his daughters, and what he learned from his dad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest on this episode, psychiatrist Mark Goulston, is an expert on how to get through to people by listening. He's the author of several bestselling books, including the latest, 'Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life'. He is also a suicide prevention expert and explains why empathy is key when trying to reach a suicidal mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you need to know to transform your life and your business in this digital world we now live in? We'll find out as we talk to Jeff Bullas, who has been called one of the world's top social marketing talents by Forbes and Inc.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, we are thrilled to welcome back best-selling author Gretchen Rubin to our show. She is one of today's most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. In her books, Gretchen shares insights, strategies, stories, and tips that help people understand themselves and create a happier life. Her latest book is called, Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's it like to be a gay man in America today? How is it different for gay men today compared with those in previous generations? Our guest on this episode, Dr. Perry Halkitis, is the author of the new book, Out in Time: The Public Lives of Gay Men from Stonewall to the Queer Generation. He is also Dean and Professor at the School of Public Health at Rutgers University and a longstanding advocate for the health of the LGBTQ population. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining us on this episode is Humble the Poet, a Canadian school teacher and musician turned well-known philosopher, blogger and author of the book, UNLEARN: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life. Unlearn was originally crowd-funded and self-published…and became a bestseller. The book has now been re-released by HarperCollins and is loaded with wisdom about things like love, anxiety, fear, trust, happiness, success and other issues that serve as either barriers or pathways to joy and reaching our potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining us on this episode is the charismatic and inspiring Ty Pennington, who's very familiar to millions of television viewers thanks to the hit shows Trading Spaces and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Now, Ty is sharing his behind-the-scenes story in his new book, Life to the Extreme: How a Chaotic Kid Became America's Favorite Carpenter. He opens up about what it was like growing up with undiagnosed ADHD, how he turned his energy into creativity, and how important it has been to trust his instincts in every aspect of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special Mother's Day episode, we're joined by Jan's daughter and Laura's sister, Sarah Owens, to take an honest look at the mother and daughter relationship and what each learns from the other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This could be our most touching episode yet! As a mother-daughter duo, we'd very much been looking forward to our interview with Marisa Bardach Ramel. Marisa and her mother, Sally Bardach, wrote The Goodbye Diaries together. It's an honest, heartfelt, touching glimpse into the relationship between a mother and daughter, when the mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer. In the book, Marisa and her mother write alternating chapters voicing their individual fears, frustrations and connection to each other. The Goodbye Diaries offers an eye-opening look into both sides of a terminal diagnosis—the one who will leave and the one who will be left behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever felt shame? Our guest on this episode, psychotherapist and media commentator Joseph Burgo, says shame is a family of emotions ranging from mild embarrassment to deep humiliation, and most of us experience varying degrees of shame every day. He teaches us how to recognize shame, control it, and use it to our advantage. He's the author of a new book called 'Shame: Free Yourself, Find Joy, and Build True Self-Esteem' and is a regular blogger for Psychology Today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did one woman raise TWO of the nation's top CEO's and a doctor? In this episode, we talk to Esther Wojcicki, mother of Susan Wojcicki (CEO of YouTube), Anne Wojcicki (co-founder and CEO of 23&Me), and Janet Wojcicki (professor at pediatrics at UCSF), to find out how. Esther is a leading international educator, journalist, and the author of the new book, How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results. Her approach to parenting is the opposite of what you might think: take a step back, relax, and allow your child to lead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sandra Joseph holds the record for being the longest running female star on Broadway after she played the role of Christine Daaé in 'Phantom of the Opera' six nights a week for nearly a decade. Now, she has an incredibly inspiring story to share, and opens up with us about her battle with crippling stage fright, her search for her 'second act', learning to choose love over fear, and how to get 'unstuck' when faced with life's inevitable challenges. She's the author of Unmasking What Matters: Ten Life Lessons from Ten Years on Broadway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's the secret to success? What's the formula for achieving your biggest goals in life? Our guest on this episode, the inspirational Hal Elrod, says the answer to those questions is simple! Hal is the author of the international bestseller, The Miracle Morning, which he wrote after being hit by a drunk driver and being declared clinically dead for six minutes. When he miraculously woke up, he was told he would never walk again. Yet he has defied the odds, becoming an ultra marathon runner and a top keynote speaker. His latest book is called, The Miracle Equation: The Two Decisions that Move Your Biggest Goals from Possible, to Probable, to Inevitable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're excited to talk to psychologist Dr. Michael Reichert on this episode about his new book, How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Raise Good Men. He's the Founding Director of The Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives at the University of Pennsylvania and has been described as a leading researcher on the journey from boyhood to manhood. In this interview, we talk about how good relationships between parents and their sons can lead to a boy turning into a kind, respectful man rather than an abusive and violent one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you struggle with making hard choices? Don't worry, you're not alone! Our guest on this episode, Greg Bustin, advises leaders of some of the world's most admired companies on how to make courageous decisions. In this episode, we talk about how some of the best and worst decisions in history changed our lives today. Greg is the author of several books on leadership, the latest of which is called, How Leaders Decide: A Timeless Guide to Making Tough Choices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're firm believers that listening to inspirational stories of people from the past can give us just the push we need to get through tough times today. Our guest on this episode, Veronica Hinke, has been researching the Titanic for as long as she can remember and joins us today to talk about some of its incredibly inspiring passengers, some of whom survived, and others who lost their lives in the sinking of the ship on April 15, 1912. We have no doubt that you will learn a lot from these people who looked death in the face and showed unbelievable bravery and selflessness. Veronica's new book is called, The Last Night on the Titanic: Unsinkable Drinking, Dining and Style. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when the therapist becomes the patient? Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist, New York Times bestselling author, and national advice columnist who joins us to talk about what happened when she had a life crisis and decided she needed to seek help herself. Lori's latest book is called Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A therapist, HER therapist and Our Lives Revealed. | We'd like to thank our sponsor, Smart & Sexy, for this episode! For 30% off your first order, go to http://www.smartandsexy.com and enter promo code 'nobodytoldme' at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever found yourself frustrated in a disagreement with someone you love? Have you ever wished you had better conflict resolution skills? Would you like to see something positive result from the negativity of a fight? Our guest on this episode, James L. Creighton, is here to help. James is a Psychologist and relationship consultant whose latest book is called, Loving through Your Differences: Building Strong Relationships from Separate Realities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining us on this episode is well-known personal development coach Mike Bayer, whom you may know as Coach Mike from the Dr. Phil show and elsewhere. Mike started as a mental health and addiction counselor before he founded CAST Centers, the go-to clinic for executives, singers, actors, athletes, and anyone who wants to learn how to live their best life. He's the author of the New York Times bestseller, Best Self: Be You, Only Better and in this interview, he explains what we need to do to stop being our 'anti-self', inspire others, and achieve our goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a must-listen for anyone who needs a push to pursue their lifelong dreams! Joining us on this episode is best-selling author and communication strategist Sam Horn, founder and CEO of The Intrigue Agency, whose mission is to help people create a quality life-work ratio that adds value for all involved. Sam is the author of many books, the latest of which is called Someday is NOT a Day in the Week: 10 Hacks to make the rest of your life the best of your life. In this show, we learn how to identify our dreams and go after them, which means turning our excuses into incentives, shifting our mindset, and taking time to prioritize ourselves.| We'd like to thank our sponsors for this episode! 1) BETTERHELP: affordable online professional counseling with a licensed therapist. For 10% off your first month, go to betterhelp.com/nobody 2) AUDIBLE: an unmatched selection of audiobooks. Get a 30 day trial by going to http://www.audible.com/nobodytoldme or text 'nobodytoldme' to 500500 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, we welcome adventure entrepreneur and author Matthew Walker to the program. Matt is a behavioral scientist and adventure expedition leader who works with people to take the lessons learned from adventuring and apply them to the everyday challenges we face. Matt is the author of Adventure in Everything: How the Five Elements of Adventure Create a Life of Authenticity, Purpose, and Inspiration. His work has been featured on CBS and NPR and in USA Today and Psychology Today, among others. In the show, he mentions his free '10 Day Challenge', which you can check out at https://mattwalkeradventure.lpages.co/10-day-challenge-copy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a pleasure to welcome back time management expert Laura Vanderkam. Laura is the bestselling author of several books, including What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done and her latest book, Juliet's School of Possibilities: A Little Story About the Power of Priorities. Her TED talk, "How to gain control of your free time", has been viewed nearly 8 million times. Her work has appeared in publications like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and has been on numerous TV shows, including The Today Show. | We'd like to thank our sponsors for this episode! 1) BETTERHELP: affordable online professional counseling with a licensed therapist. For 10% off your first month, go to betterhelp.com/nobody 2) MOLEKULE: the only air purifier that actually destroys pollutants. Listen to the show to hear our exclusive offer code for $75 off your first order at molekule.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On August 26, 2015, the lives of Andy and Barbara Parker changed forever when their daughter Alison, a news reporter for WDBJ, was murdered along with her cameraman, Adam Ward while conducting an interview on live television near Roanoke, Virginia. The nation was stunned by the killings and President Barack Obama said he was "heartbroken". The gunman was a former reporter for the TV station who killed himself hours later following a car chase with police. On the day of his daughter's death, while his emotions were still raw, Andy Parker vowed on national television to do "whatever it takes" to end gun violence in America. He's written about his daughter's murder and his fight for gun safety in the new book, For Alison: The Murder of a Young Journalist and a Father's Fight for Gun Safety. The book is about showing people, in painful detail, what it's like to receive the worst phone call of your life and feel your guts get ripped right out on the kitchen floor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heart disease is the number one killer of women, outpacing all types of cancer, diabetes and stroke. And, while men and women face the same classic risk factors for heart disease, like high cholesterol and high blood pressure, women often manifest heart disease in different ways than men. Our guest on this episode, Dr. Mark Menolascino, has been on the frontlines of cardiac research for most of his professional career and believes the institution of medicine hasn't treated women's heart health with the same care and investment as men's. He wants to change that and has written a new book called, Heart Solution for Women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's been an alarming increase in the levels of stress and anxiety experienced by girls from elementary school to college. Research indicates the number of girls who say they often feel nervous, worried or fearful jumped 55% from 2009 to 2014, while anxiety levels for boys remained unchanged. Joining us on this episode is New York Times bestselling author and clinical psychologist Lisa Damour, who's witnessed this in her own research, private practice, and at the all-girls school where she consults. Lisa writes about the problem and what we can do about it in her new book, Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls. She also writes the monthly Adolescence column for The New York Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do Bill Gates, Steven Spielberg, Pitbull, Maya Angelou, and Mark Zuckerberg have in common? Bestselling author and "Forbes 30 Under 30" Alex Banayan spent seven years tracking down dozens of the world's most successful people to learn the secrets of how they carved their own paths in life and business. He found they all made their own way by using what he calls, "The Third Door". It's not the front door or the VIP door, but there's always a way in -- it just takes grit, persistence, and creativity! His book, The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World's Most Successful People Launched their Careers, was named the Top Career Book to Read in 2018 by Forbes Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining us on this episode is Leigh Steinberg, who is known as one of the greatest sports agents in history and the real-life inspiration for the film, Jerry Maguire. Leigh has represented the #1 pick in the NFL draft a record setting 8 times and has negotiated well over three billion dollars in contract deals for his clients including Patrick Mahomes, Steve Young, Troy Aikman, and Oscar De La Hoya. And while Leigh's life has been filled with unbelievable highs, he's also had some high-profile struggles which he writes about in his book, The Agent: My 40-Year Career Making Deals and Changing the Game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 20% of the adult population in the United States suffers from chronic pain. It's estimated that between 11 million and 20 million Americans suffer from pain so severe that it frequently limits their work or life activities. Sarah Anne Shockley is one of those chronic pain sufferers, having lived with debilitating nerve pain since 2007. She felt isolated and alone and wished she'd had a guide to living with more ease in the midst of pain and ultimately, relieving the pain. She ended up writing such a book herself, which provides practical advice for living with chronic pain and for relieving suffering on mental, emotional, and physical levels. The book is called The Pain Companion: Everyday Wisdom for Living With and Moving Beyond Chronic Pain. | *** We'd like to thank our sponsor for this episode, BetterHelp, the world's largest online counseling platform! You can get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/nobody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Valentine's Day can be incredibly rough when you're single, but we have good news: this episode is perfect to help you heal old wounds and get excited about the wonderful things in store for you. Licensed psychologist and relationship expert Dr. Guy Winch is the author of the brook, 'How to Fix a Broken Heart', which aims to help people heal after a breakup or death of someone they love. His viral TED Talk, 'Why We All Need to Practice Emotional First Aid', has been viewed over 5 million times and is rated among the top 5 most inspiring talks of all time on TED.com. In this interview, he tells us that our past heartbreaks do not define us, shares the best ways to heal, and reminds us that there are many other fish in the sea! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're thrilled to share this conversation with Stanford Engineering School Professor Tina Seelig, author of 17 books including the international bestseller, What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20. Tina was trained as a neuroscientist and has always been interested in how we think, especially how we come up with bold new ideas. Her Ted talk on the "Little Risks You Can Take to Increase Your Luck" has had close to two and a half million views. *** We'd like to thank our sponsors for this episode! 1) BETTERHELP: get 10% off your first month by going to betterhelp.com/nobody 2) ZOLA: start your wedding website and get $50 off of your registry on Zola, go to zola.com/nobodytoldme *** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy this NTM Nugget from Jay Pharaoh, a Saturday Night Live alum best known for impersonating people like Barack Obama and Kanye West. Today, he's on the road as a stand up comedian and has some great wisdom to share with us about what he's learned during his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we talk to Reshma Saujani, the Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, a national non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in computer science and technology. We learn what inspired her new book, 'Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder' and why it's so important to take chances, embrace the unknown, and unlearn perfectionism. As Reshma says, "we need to start doing things we suck at", like going to a dance class for fun even when we know we're going to be the worst one in there, in order to learn to embrace imperfection and failure. She believes that by gaining resilience and making bravery a lifelong habit, we will lead much happier and more fulfilled lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, we're going to take a wide-ranging look at emotions in the workplace. How should you deal with jealousy, insecurity, panic, anger or simply having your feelings hurt on the job? Our guests, Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy, are organizational consultants who've studied how emotions affect our professional lives and how we can navigate emotions at work. They've written about it in their new book, No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dating is one of the hottest topics these days, as the traditional ways of meeting potential matches and the rules for finding love have changed dramatically over recent years thanks to apps and websites. Our guest on this episode, dating coach Damona Hoffman, knows just about everything about the topic: in addition to hosting two TV series on love & relationships for A&E, her coaching methods have recently been featured in People, Oprah Magazine, and the Washington Post. She's also a real life success story, having met her husband online. In this episode, she sheds some light on why singles of any age should give the apps a shot, how to make your dating profile stand out, conversation openers, great first date options, the best ways to follow up after that date, and why in the end, you should enjoy the process (even though it can be frustrating at the time) because it will all work out the way it's supposed to in the end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you a workaholic? A perfectionist? An overachiever? Maybe all three of those things? Our guest on this episode, Dr. Bryan Robinson is a licensed psychotherapist who describes himself as a "recovering" workaholic. He's the author of a new book aimed at helping people break the cycle of over-working. The book is called #Chill: Turn Off Your Job and Turn On Your Life. In this conversation, we talk about how to create a work-life balance, how to deal with burnout, why we shouldn't multitask, the best way to start out your day, and why everyone should try meditation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices