Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Neil Brick (ritualabuse.us/smart/neil-brick) about his experience from infancy on as a victim of the ritual sex abuse he endured. We also spoke about how being sexually abused impacts the survivor’s intimate relationships in adulthood. Then she spoke with V.J. Smith (www.MinneapolisMadDads.org), the newly inaugurated national President of Mad Dads, a group of 75,000 parents who work to take back their cities. We talked about how to get out of a gang. His strongest recommendation is to get support from adults outside the gang. He offered that if people would like more help, they should contact him through their web site.

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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Bob Wieland (www.bobwieland.com) whose legs were blown off in Viet Nam and zipped into a body bag. When he came back stateside, he required only six weeks’ hospitalization, while some of the soldiers were still in the hospital into their third year. Undaunted by his physical condition, he walks across the U.S. on his hands. She then spoke with Arthur Simon (www.lifetimemanagement.co) about the purpose being in a gang served, how he left his gang without fear of being harmed, and the activities engaged in to replace his gang “family.”

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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) spoke with Matt Cavallo (www.mattcavallo.com) about his multiple sclerosis that came with a vengeance overnight when he was 28 years old. Although initially, he “walked like a penguin,” he and his wife were able to have two sons. His book is The Dog Book. Then she spoke with Robert Hayward (www.thethirteenthstep.com) about his being a drunk and a druggie from age of 14 on. That is, until he hit the proverbial bottom and decided to try a traditional Indian ceremony to rid himself of his addictions. And it worked! He is now a drug and alcohol counselor. His book is The Thirteenth Step.

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Dr. Beth Erickson (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Dr. Marguerite Guzman Bouvard about her latest book The Invisible Wounds of War about the wounds like PTSD and traumatic brain injury that our returning vets bring home with them. A startling statistic is that there are more people who commit suicide than die in war. Then she spoke with Joseph Padgal, (www.thefreedomofforgiveness.com) the author of Fire Dance, about the need to forgive and the mental, spiritual, health effects, and emotional freedom that result.

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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Carole Brody Fleet (www.widowswearstiloettos.com) about her new book Happily Even After about her recovery process after the death of her husband. Carole’s remarriage illustrates that it is possible to heal and love again. Then she spoke with novelist and historian, Peter Golden (www.petergolden.com), about his first novel Comeback Love which deals with universal themes of first love, the toxic effects of defensiveness, loss, regret, passion, and reconnection. It is set in the 1960s, an era of so many far reaching societal changes.

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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with a very controversial former bishop within the Old Catholic tradition, Dr. Lou Bordisso, (www.sex,celibacyandpriesthood.com). Dr. Bordisso is now reconciled with the Roman Catholic Church. Then she spoke with Nanette Sagastume (www.wealsoserve.net) about the PTSD of her husband who was a Marine in Vietnam and her own when her son, also a Marine, was deployed to Iraq.

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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Hollywood screenwriter and Recovering Cheater, Sterling Anderson (www.doeshecheatthebook.com)about the book he and Stephanie Dart wrote based on interviews of 50 cheaters called Does He Cheat? Their primary purpose in writing the book was to empower women to open their eyes. Then she spoke with Dr. Joe Amoia (www.smarterdatingforwomen.com), author of the E-book The ABCs of Smarter Dating about how to zero in and find the type of man she wants, rather than believing there are no good men left.

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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) interviewed Crystal Clancy (www.crystalclancy.weebly.com) for the second in a four-part series on narcissism. Crystal spend 4 years with a narcissist, became engaged, but broke it off before disaster ensued and she married and had children with him. Then I spoke with Valerie Lothian (www.internettrafficlistbuilding.co.uk) about her work as a mentor and coach of budding entrepreneurs. We shared our personal stories of becoming entrepreneurs and discussed what traits and processes are necessary to succeed.

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Dr. Beth (www.drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Amanda Bennett (www.facebook.com/costofhope;//) about the emotional and financial costs of searching for a cure of her husband’s cancer. She is the author of The Cost of Hope, which is 2 parts memoir and 1 part investigative journalism. Next, she spoke with Maine State Senator Bill Diamond (www.evilandinnocent.com) about the sexual victimization of children in the context of the recent verdict convicting former coach Jerry Sandusky for abusing at least 9 young boys, including his adopted son. This proves that Sandusky is a pedophile. Sen. Diamond authored The Evil and the Innocent.

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Dr. Beth (drbetherickson.com) first spoke with Heather Cariou (sixtyfiverosesthebook.com), author of Sixty-Five Roses: A Sister’s Memoir, about the challenges of growing up with both a sister and a brother with Cystic Fibrosis. Heather clearly had to grow up too fast for her own good. Then she spoke with R.T. (Willie) Willard who retired after teaching in middle school for 35 years about this question: Are Our Kids Overscheduled Today? Dr. Beth offered some guidelines for parents to consider in making decisions about kids’ extracurricular activities.

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Kristine Carlson’s memoir Heartbroken Open describes her journey from brokenness to healing after the death of her husband, bestselling author Richard Carlson. Dr. Elizabeth Wohl and I spoke about grandparents rearing their grandchildren for whatever reason, whether the child’s parents are incarcerated, addicted, deployed, or dead. Certainly, there are challenges, but there also are multiple rewards.

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