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February is Heart Health Month and Friday Feb. 5th is the day to wear red to support heart health. We know about men and heart attacks and we hear about women and heart attacks too, but did you know that more women than men die of heart disease each year?

That is not all that is surprising about women and heart disease. Listen today when I talk with Dr. Herbert Insel Senior Cardiologist and member of the Advisory Board at EHE International (www.EHEINTL.com) and he tells us more alarming facts and gives us tips to prevent heart disease. Five years ago 38 women from EHE began the Red Dress Campaign and we are still honoring it today to give women power over their own health, and the number one killer of women: Heart Disease.

Listen in today at 1:00 to learn what you need to know about women and heart disease so you can continue to make good choices ~

Kidshealth and TIME for Kids teamed together and asked 1,000 kids about life at home, at school and in the U.S.   The result was the survey State of the American Kid: 2010.

What they wanted to know is, “What is it like to be a kid, aged 9-13, now living in the United States.” And today I am going to talk to Dr. D’Arcy Lyness from KidsHealth (www.KidsHealth.org) about the findings. Some are surprising and some are reassuring.

Listen in today at 1:00 and learn what matters to kids today so you can make good parenting choices ~

We are all aware of the sad case of Caylee Anthony, the toddler whose remains were found in a field not far from her home. Her mother, 23-year-old Casey Anthony, is now awaiting trial and facing a first-degree murder charge for killing her daughter.

A sad and very publicized story. Unless you live under a rock, you have heard of it and formed and opinion. But do you know everything? Listen in today to my guest Diane Fanning, author of Mommy’s Little Girl: Casey Anthony and Her Daughter Caylee’s Tragic Fate. Go on her website to get the book and read it www.dianefanning.com

Did she kill her? How did she do it and why? Listen in today at 1:00 and learn more about this sad story so you can make good choices ~

Job interviews may be tough to come by these days and when you finally do get to sit down and talk with a potential employer did you know that the way you sit, stand or look at others reveals volumes about your true intent?

Body Language. It can be your secret weapon or you disadvantage in getting and keeping a job if you don’t know about it. Learn about body language with expert Carol Kinsey Goman, PhD, who will be joining me today is a frequent guest on the NBC Nightly News, CNN’s Business, Fox Morning New and many other shows and is the author of The Nonverbal Advantage: Secrets and Science of Body Language at Work (http://www.nonverbaladvantage.com). (more…)

Happy New Year! A new year, maybe a new career? Or do you just need to revamp the one you have or possibly find your life’s work?

Well, in these challenging times you may just need to know your career options - and yes! you do have some. Allie Roth (www.allieroth.com) is a career development counselor for over 25 years and is the founding director of the Center for Creativity and Work, in New York. 

She will be joining me today to give you some useful tips and tell you about her workshops - Career Options in Changing Times, Discovering Your Soul’s Work  - and many others she holds here in the Hudson Valley and in the city. Her work has been profiled in Los Angeles Times, New York Newsday, The Denver Post, The Wall Street Journal, as well as Smart Money, Healthy Living and Spirituality and Health magazines.

Listen in today at 1:00 so you can make good career choices in 2010!

We have all seen - and put money in - the Salvation Army’s Christmas Red Kettle, and your money helps. The Salvation Army provides Christmas dinners, clothing and toys for families in need along with some other basic aid for those who need it with your spare change. To donate online go to    http://standtogethernewyork.org/

Join me today with my guest Denise Richardson from the Salvation Army to learn where your money goes and all that the Salvation Army does at Christmas, and year round. Listen in and you can make good choices ~

Christmas on Beverly Road by Margie De Rosso at www.margiederosso.com Download your copy for Christmas and enjoy!

It Holiday Time! Yes, I know I didn’t have to tell you that, but what you may not realize is that kids, especially teens, feel holiday stress at this time of year just like we do. They worry about gifts, money, relationships and often family gatherings, especially in divorced families. To relieve stress at this time of year - and other times as well - some kids turn to cutting. Many adults are unaware of this and have no idea it is going on, or what triggers it.

I will be talking to Dr. D’Arcy Lyness who is the behavioral health editor for www.KidsHealth.org which is the best website for parents and kids of all ages, as most of you know. So join me to talk about cutting and what you need to know and holiday stress in general so you can really make good and informed choices this Holiday Season!

Amy Foster is a successful songwriter writing hits for recording artists like Josh Groban, Diana Krall, Destiny’s Child and Andrea Bocelli. She may be best-known for her work with Grammy winning artist Michael Buble.

Given that her father is the legendary composer David Foster, it may be no surprise that she is so wonderfully successful in the music world. However,  writing is her true passion and she proves how good she is at it with her new novel, When Autumn Leaves (Overlook Press $14.95). This is a  magical book written with lyrical grace about a town of extraordinary women facing many of the struggles and real-life challenges that women face today. It is also funny and uplifting with a fantastical twist, that makes When Autumn Leaves a book you can’t put down.

Join me today to learn how Oprah encouraged Amy Foster (www.amysfoster.com) with her new book and how you can get a copy, so you can enjoy reading while you are making good choices ~

Do you have a child who forgets to turn in his homework or routinely arrives at soccer practice without essential gear? Or maybe a child who is chronically late for the bus no matter how early you wake them?

My guest today Dr. Joyce Cooper-Kahn has written a new book, Late Lost and Unprepared: A Parents’ Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning (www.latelostandunprepared.com), that offers strategies to help children who struggle with disorganization, impulse control, working memory, self-monitoring and other weaknesses. Executive functions are developmental abilities that help children manage life tasks and we will be talking today about some of the side effects of poor executive functioning.

If you think that this may be your child, listen in today so you can learn how to handle this and make good choices ~

Is married life what you thought it would be when you said ‘I do”? Are you happy, disappointed or perhaps just a bit blase about your spouse and your marriage? If the light has dimmed on your marriage and the energy level and the vision of your future is low, then you are living in a Marginal Marriage. 

Is there help? Yes! - my guest today, Dr. Stephen Frueh  has written a new book From Marginal to Magnificent: How to Make Your Marriage Sing (www.marginaltomagnificent.com). This is a fabulous book that can help you look at your marriage in a new way and rejuvenate it. If you think divorce is the only option - you are wrong! For tools and tip about how to build a better marriage, go to Dr. Frueh’s site www.marriageconversation.com.

Listen in today and learn why you need to have marriage conversations  that can change your marriage so you can upgrade your union and really make good - and happy - choices ~