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It is bad enough to have your husband cheat on you and feel your life is falling apart. Imagine how devastating, and often debilitating, it must be to have the whole world know about your husband’s flings and be talking about your life as if it is their business. Can’t be easy, but how do they cope with this humiliation?

Dr Wendy Walsh, who you may have seen on CNN, The View, CBS Early Show or her daily blog for MomLogic.com will be joining me today to talk about that and also about a new study that links teens, social networking and the lack of sleep it often results in, to increased drug abuse. You can read the story here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100319202524.htm

You can learn more about Dr. Wendy Walsh at her website http://www.drwendywalsh.com/ and listen in today so you can learn to make good choices in your life~

You may have never thought about public speaking, but did you know that mastering this skill can help you with all areas of your work life? It can help you get a job (interviewing skills), keep a job, (being a good presenter) and make you an indispensable communicator at your place of work. Toastmasters is where many successful business people have gone to get their confidence. At Toastmasters you:

• Learn to communicate more effectively 
• Become a better listener. 
• Improve your presentation skills 
• Increase your leadership potential 
• Become more successful in your career 
• Build your ability to motivate and persuade 
• Reach your professional and personal goals 
• Increase your self confidence.

Listen in today as Life Coach, Sharron Phillips (www.sharronphillipslifecoach.com) joins me to talk about local Toastmasters groups and explains all that Toastmasters (www.toastmasters.org) can do to improve your life so you can make good choices ~

The Mystery Writers of America present an award ceremony each year at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in NYC to give out the Edgar Awards. It is a big honor for mystery writers to receive a nomination and of course, a bigger honor to win.

This year one of the nominees is Sophie Littlefield, a wonderful writer whose book, A Bad Day for Sorry, is up for an Edgar Award. Sophie will join  me today to talk about her book, her life and the Edgar Awards. To learn more about Sophie go to www.sophielittlefield.com Listen today at 1:00 and don’t forget to make good choices ~

Looking for ways to make your life happier? Give to others. It is as simple as that. Think you don’t have enough to give, well think again. You don’t always have to give money or even time you don’t have. How about just some kindness or praise, they can both make a huge difference in someone else’s life.

Listen today to former soap star Freeman Michaels (he played Drake Belson on the Young and the Restless) . He is now a nationally known life coach and author and he will be talking about how giving to others can change your life. He has some interesting tips and advice. I think he is really on to something important here.

You can find out more about Freeman and his new book, Weight Release: A Liberating Journey by going to www.servicetoself.com. Listen in today so you can learn how to really make good choices ~<script type=”text/javascript”>
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One of my favorite authors Annie Fox (www.heyterra.com)  has a new book out in her Middle School Confidential Series (book 3), titled, What’s up with My Family?

This is a fabulous book for kids chock full of helpful and really instructive information. This book addresses one of the most important aspects of kid’s life in middle school - dealing with growing up and their family. If you remember, in the KidsHealth survey they found that the most important issue to kids was their family. Annie Fox’s new book answers so many questions for kids and talks about what matters most to them: “I am not a Kid Anymore!, Struggling with Siblings, Moods and Attitudes,Things are changing around here” are some of the chapters, which are insightful. She also has quizzes for kids to analyze how they really feel - a very useful tool!

This is an essential book for kids in the middle school stage of growing up - not a kid and not a full teen either. I love this book and I can’t wait to talk to Annie about all that is in it,  especially if you have a middle schooler or a child soon to be one, so you can make good choices ~