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Mary Jo Buttafuoco has come a long way since she was shot in the head by Amy Fisher in May 1992, and where that road has taken her is not only surprising it is inspiring. In her new book, Getting It Through My Thick Skull (www.maryjobuttafuoco.com), Mary Jo takes us through that shocking incident and how her suburban life changed that day and why it took her so long to leave her high school-sweetheart husband Joey.

If you think you remember the whole story - you don’t, because we never really knew it.  We never got to know the real Mary Jo through the national headlines and all the scandalous stories. The Mary Jo that was trying so hard to hold her family together, the Mary Jo that wanted to love her husband and protect her kids. The real Mary Jo is a woman like many of us, but hers was a story we will never forget and once you read the book, hers is a story that you will always want to remember. Why did it take her so long to realize that Joey was a sociopath? And what really is a sociopath? Listen in today at noon to hear the real Mary Jo tell her very inspirational story and learn about the good choices she has finally come to make ~

Health Care Reform: It is a heated debate everywhere and with good reason. We know our country needs it but we can’t agree on the best way to get it done. However, we do need it and we need it now.

Join me to talk about what we need and how to get the plan that is best for all Americans today at noon with Ellen Shaffer, PhD, Co-Director at the Center for Policy Anaysis (www.centerforpolicyanalysis.org ). You can look at this link www.healthreform.gov/healthcarestatus.html   to see health information state by state and join me today at noon so you can make good choices ~

President Obama’s education speech ultimately was not controversial, but inspiring. He talked to students about staying in school, admitted that it is not always easy and explained that if you stay in school, you will find your talents, develop them and be able to use them to make a better life.  He also said,”Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength.”

That is what I am going to do today, I am going to ask questions of my guest educator Cindy Coleman a classroom teacher turned entrepreneur who believes it is time to provide all children with a meaningful and relevant education. We will talk about her ideas and her business www.takeprideadventurelearning.com that helps children get a solid education.

Also we will hear the heartwarming song, The Call, written by Karen Benedetto as a memorial to 9/11. It is beautiful and will give you a moment to stop and think about what we lost and where we are going.

And don’t forget to make good choices ~

Kids - oh how we love them and how crazy they can drive us! Well, there are methods to their manipulative madness and in Dr. David Swanson’s new book, HELP - MY KID IS DRIVING ME CRAZY! The 17 Ways Kids Manipulate Their Parents and What You Can Do About It, he gives clear and welcome advice about what exactly they are doing and why - and what you can do about it.

If emotional blackmail (you don’t care about me!), irrational logic (why not? I got good grades in school), divide and conquer (Dad said I could) and shutting down (totally ignoring you) are some behaviors you have seen in your child, then you need to listen in today and learn why they do this and what you can do about it. This is a great book from a man who knows what is going on. Go to his websites www.DrDavidSwanson.com or www.TheHealthyChild.INFO to learn more and get a copy of this helpful and essential parenting book so you can really make good choices!