Nobody Told Me!

The holidays are supposed to be a time of joy, but that may not be what you’re experiencing if you’re missing someone who’s passed away.  Our guest on this episode is grief crisis consultant Harold Ivan Smith, who’s written many books on grief including, A Decembered Grief: Living with Loss While Others are Celebrating. In this interview, he shares some great advice for how to enjoy this time of year while also celebrating the memory of our loved ones who have died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is it like to have a transgender child?  That’s the focus of this show as we talk with Mimi Lemay, a forceful advocate for transgender rights and author of the memoir, What We Will Become:  A Mother, A Son and A Journey of Transformation.  Mimi is the mother of three children, one of whom is Jacob, a transgender 9 year old. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining us on this episode is psychotherapist Dr. Paul Hokemeyer who has treated some of the world’s most successful people and is known as the world’s foremost expert on celebrity identities.  He’s the author of the book, Fragile Power: Why Having Everything is Never Enough—Lessons from Treating the Wealthy and Famous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re honored to welcome our guest on this episode, retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson, who spent 20 years in the Special Operations community, including time with a Special Mission Unit. He's the New York Times bestselling author of '100 Deadly Skills' and his new book, 'The Right Kind of Crazy', is a gripping memoir about his time as a Navy SEAL. In this interview, he talks to us about how and why he became a Navy SEAL, the hard lessons he learned while in service, life as a civilian, and how to protect ourselves in dangerous situations, like a shooting or an assault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you think of a greater feeling than that "aha!" moment we get when we feel a burst of inspiration? Our guest on this episode, Allison Holzer, has spent the past few years studying the science of inspiration to understand how it can be “summoned” through different actions.  Allison is a consultant, entrepreneur and coach who is the cofounder of InspireCorps and previously was director of coaching for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.  Allison is also the co-author of the new book, Dare to Inspire: Sustain the Fire of Inspiration in Work and Life.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices