Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota

206 - Creating Community with Florence Ann Romano

Florence Ann Romano is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and author, known for her ability to cultivate meaningful connections. She is passionate about helping others create their own community to be seen, heard, and understood. As an acclaimed author, Florence Ann's insights are captured in her book, Build Your Village: A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Every Stage of Life [https://beyondword.com/products/build-your-village-a-guide-to-finding-joy-and-community-in-every-stage-of-life?srsltid=AfmBOop6wq1KbnBPSJbuk2bxXS6Ca_ffAs3NDvg1pahN2X6IC9o0Hsgg] (Beyond Words), which has been celebrated as a top 10 in its category. Her expertise and charismatic delivery have earned her features across over 500 national and local media outlets across the country, including SHERRI, ABC/CBS/ NBC and FOX TV affiliates, Home & Family, Forbes Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and more. She is also currently a regular expert on over 10 national TV affiliates across America! Website: https://florenceann.com/  Instagram: http://instagram.com/florenceann.romano [http://instagram.com/florenceann.romano]  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlorenceARomano/ [https://www.facebook.com/FlorenceARomano/]  Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/florenceannromano/ [https://www.pinterest.com/florenceannromano/]

205 - One Woman's Journey of Forgiveness with Gayle Kirschenbaum

Gayle Kirschenbaum is an Emmy-winning filmmaker, photographer, writer, and coach. Her film LOOK AT US NOW, MOTHER! [https://www.gaylekirschenbaum.com/look-at-us-now-mother] premiered on Netflix and has been credited with transforming lives. Her TED talk is "No More Drama with Mama [https://youtu.be/BQauQRDCwDM?si=g0rU03W3joUNHcz_]." Gayle co-authored MILDRED'S MINDSET: WISDOM FROM A WOMAN CENTENARIAN [https://www.gaylekirschenbaum.com/books] with her mother, centenarian influencer Mildred Kirschenbaum. Gayle's memoir, BULLIED TO BESTIES: A DAUGHTER'S JOURNEY TO FORGIVENESS [https://www.gaylekirschenbaum.com/bullied-to-besties], is now available. Publisher's Weekly calls it "a mesmeric memoir... more than a story of trauma–riveting and beautifully wrought." Learn more:  @glkirschenbaum https://www.gaylekirschenbaum.com/bullied-to-besties [https://www.gaylekirschenbaum.com/bullied-to-besties]

204 - Robert Coplan Discusses The Joy of Solitude

ROBERT J. COPLAN, PhD, is a psychology, researcher, teacher, and author who has been studying solitude for more than thirty years. He is a Chancellor's Professor in the Department of Psychology at Carleton University. Over the course of his career, he has extensively explored the costs and benefits of spending time alone among children, adolescents, and adults. He is the author of the recently published book "The Joy of Solitude: How to Reconnect with Yourself in an Overconnected World [204%20-%20Robert%20Coplan%20Discusses%20The%20Joy%20of%20Solitude]". Learn more: Website: https://robertcoplan.com/ [https://robertcoplan.com/]  Twitter/x: @rjcoplan [https://x.com/rjcoplan/], https://x.com/rjcoplan/  LinkedIn: Robert Coplan [www.linkedin.com/in/robert-coplan-6a9495270], www.linkedin.com/in/robert-coplan-6a9495270 New book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Joy-of-Solitude/Robert-J-Coplan/9781668053423 [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Joy-of-Solitude/Robert-J-Coplan/9781668053423]

203 - Diane Dreher Presents a Positive Approach to Combating Chronic Stress

Diane Dreher, PhD, is the author of eight nonfiction books including the best-selling Tao of Inner Peace [https://a.co/d/01RoF82T] and her new book, Pathways to Inner Peace [https://a.co/d/06IgoQDl]. She is an award-winning university professor and positive psychology researcher whose work on hope has been recognized internationally. Her books, workshops, and webinars blend the wisdom of the past with powerful strategies from contemporary psychology and neuroscience to help us meet the challenges of our time with greater courage, creativity, and hope. Diane's books have been translated into ten languages and her work has been featured in USA Today, Entrepreneur, Redbook, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Science of Mind, radio and TV talk shows, podcasts, webinars, and web sites on leadership and personal growth. She has a Ph.D. in Renaissance English literature from UCLA as well as a master's degree in counseling, and is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation. Her research on positive psychology and hope has been published online and in academic books and journals. Diane is currently professor emeritus and associate director of the Applied Spirituality Institute at Santa Clara University and a lecturer in the Positive Psychology Guild in the United Kingdom. https://www.dianedreher.com/ [https://www.dianedreher.com/]

202 - Making Sense of Our Current Political Climate with Stephen Marche

Stephen Marche is a novelist and essayist, and the author of, among other works, On Writing and Failure [https://www.biblioasis.com/shop/non-fiction/literary-criticism/on-writing-and-failure/] and The Next Civil War [https://a.co/d/0cOiKKtg]. He has written features and essays for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, The Walrus and many others. He has collaborated with artificial intelligence on the first AI-generated novel reviewed in The New York Times, Death of an Author [https://www.pushkin.fm/audiobooks/death-of-an-author#:~:text=Death%20of%20an%20Author%20is,world%20of%20man%20meets%20machine.&text=When%20Gus%20Dupin%2C%20literary%20critic,who%20killed%20her%20and%20why.]. His most recent novel, The Last Election [https://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/last-election/], was co-written with Andrew Yang. @stephenmarche His website: https://www.stephenmarche.com/ [https://www.stephenmarche.com/] His podcast: Gloves Off with Stephen Marche [https://shows.acast.com/gloves-off] (https://shows.acast.com/gloves-off)