Relationships 101 Dr. Beth Erickson

Dr. Beth (www.DrBethErickson.com) first spoke with Brad DeHaven (www.rxdrugaddict.com), the father of a recovering Oxycontin addict. They spoke about causes of an addict’s drug abuse, and stopping enabling. Next, Hattie Wiener (www.holisticallyhattie.com) spoke about the joys of being a cougar with her cubs (younger men). She needs to be clear on her agenda, her sexuality, […] The post Relationships 101 – Being Parents of a Drug Addict, and Older Women Dating Younger Men appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

First, Dr. Beth Erickson (www.drbetherickson.com) spoke with Dr. Priscilla Hunt (www.bettermarriages.org) and Dr. Greg Hunt who have been successfully married for 35 years. They shared some of their success secrets, the primary ones being to maintain their individuality and learn relationship skills. Then Jackie O’Neal (www.onealmedia@live.com) shared her struggle with her own identity development because […] The post Relationships 101 – Building Better Marriages, and Understanding Identity Confusion appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dr. Beth Erickson (www.drbetherickson.com) interviewed well known San Diego family lawyer Michele Lowenstein (www.LowensteinBrown.com) on parental alienation, which is a particularly egregious form of child abuse. Then she spoke with Chitoka Webb (www.chitokawebb.com) about her considerable success despite growing up in the ghetto of Nashville and contracting a rare disease that resulted in blindness. Send […] The post Relationships 101 – Selfishness of Parental Alienation, and Succeeding Against All Odds appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

One of the biggest challenges in a long-term marriage is keeping up the sexual connection couples had when they met. Dr. Victoria Wilson co-authored The 30-Day Sex Solution with her husband, John, to help address this issue. Dr. Yvonne Lutter, Director of Mental Health at a woman’s prison, talked with me about the collateral damage […] The post Relationships 101 – Day Sex Solution, and Children of Incarcerated Parents appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Far too many people think that fathers are superfluous, optional, and disposal, including some fathers themselves. Nothing could be farther from the truth, as my guests discuss. My first guest is Julia Espy, who is the author of If I Were Your Daddy, Here Is What You Would Learn. A single mother herself, she interviewed […] The post Relationships 101 – Fathers Are Essential for Children’s Welfare appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

She is the author of The Gray Zone, a novel about how one abused and neglected child survived some potentially devastating situations by using her wits. Then Barb Goldberg, whose blog is The Evil Stepmother Speaks, spoke about how she proactively took charge in her new step family to win her step children over and […] The post Relationships 101 – What Can Happen to Foster Children, and Being Proactive as a New Stepmother appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Earlier this month, I interviewed a guest who said he had been depressed his whole life. Today, I will talk with All-American Keshawn Durant who became situationally depressed after an injury required him to quit sports. I will compare and contrast the two. I also spoke with Katherine Kersten, a newspaper columnist, on the growing […] The post Relationships 101 – 053011 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Joan Miller, author of The Transformation of Joan Faith, talked about having been reared in a cult, and what it was like to extricate herself from its clutches. It was a harrowing process. Then Gerald Fierst, a Civil Celebrant and author of The Heart of the Wedding, talked about presiding over intermarriages in his work, […] The post Relationships 101 – Surviving Life in a Cult, and Blessings and Challenges of Intermarriage appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Patricia Harmon, author of Arms Wide Open, shared her sadness and joy in her three young adult sons developing their own lives and leaving home. Nothing would ever be the same again after they left home. We talked about how to grieve their absence without hanging on. Then I spoke with Vanessa Taylor, author of […] The post Relationships 101 – Launching Adult Kids, and “Landing” Mr. Right appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Because of a medical mistake, Carolyn and Sean Savage became the parents of a child who wasn’t theirs to keep. They had had their previous child using in vitro fertilization, so once again they turned to medical science for help. Only something went horribly wrong. Carolyn was implanted with another couple’s egg. Their saga was […] The post Relationships 101 – Inconceivable appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dick Sederquist, author of Hiking Out, spoke with me about his lifelong depression and how he has healed from it, with self-help and the assistance of a psychiatrist and a psychologist. Now he volunteers at a medium security prison to help inmates with their depression, addiction, and the endless cycle of recidivism. Then I went […] The post Relationships 101 – 050211 appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Building trust in business is as important as trust building is at home. Jim Villwock, author of Trusted Relationships, knows first hand from his years inside large corporations as well as from his own business. Then retirement isn’t just for people 65 or older. Many of today’s workers 50 and up are being forced into […] The post Relationships 101 – Trust in Business, and Facing Retirement appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Marie Gordon has a boomerang kid because her 27 year-old son was seriously injured and bedridden for a year. I suggested the myriad feelings her son inevitably must experience that cause him to act out his anger, disappointment, lostness, rejection, and hopelessness. Maria Malin talked with me about her 11 year-old son’s death eight years […] The post Relationships 101 – Boomerang Kids, and When a Child Dies appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Rocky Barretto and Trevor Patience, both addicts in recovery, spoke about their fractured childhoods that left them isolated and lonely, which became major contributors to their addiction to drugs of all kinds. Then Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Karen Taylor-Good sang and spoke about being part of the sandwich generation stuck in the middle of caring for her […] The post Relationships 101 – Fuel for Addictions, and the Sandwich Generation appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Patty DeDominic is a successful entrepreneur who built her businesses on collaboration within organizations and with other outside professionals. Synergy results when professionals network and collaborate with each other. Mary R. Bailey then spoke with me about her struggles to forgive her daughter-in-law whom she saw as responsible for the unraveling of her family. When […] The post Relationships 101 – Collaboration, and Forgiveness appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) occurs when people experience a traumatic event, as Jim Tritten did. He was piloting a plane back to an aircraft carrier when it crashed. Learn the markers of PTSD and how it affects intimate relationships. Then Murray Grossan, M.D. talked about empowering people to be their own healers. His book […] The post Relationships 101 – Recovering from Trauma, and Increasing your Happiness Quotient appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Elise Ballard and I talked about interviews she has done with over 50 movers and shakers and some lesser knowns to learn about their epiphanies, which is a sudden burst of insight that transforms people’s lives in an instant. She is the author of Epiphany. Then I spoke with Sheila Quinn Simpson, author of Apology. […] The post Relationships 101 – Epiphanies, and Apologies appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Sheila Lowe is a handwriting analyst who predicted her daughter’s new boyfriend would be a danger to her. Nine months later, both daughter and boyfriend were dead, and his handwriting foretold the tale. Barbara Reed has been divorced many years and still her ex finds excuses to take her back to court. How has she […] The post Relationships 101 – Prediction of a Murder-Suicide, and Post-Divorce From Hell appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Marla Martenson, a Beverly Hills matchmaker and author of Excuse Me Your Soul Mate Is Waiting, and I discussed how to attract an appropriate relationship and how to tell if you are ready for one. Then I spoke with Shelly Hess whose memoir is called Final Drive about how she was able to find transcendent […] The post Relationships 101 – Being Ready for a Relationship, and Final Drive appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Janet Pfeiffer, author of The Secret Side of Anger joined me to discuss the differences between assertion, aggression, and passive aggression. We also discussed how anger is easily prostituted when it substitutes for more vulnerable emotions. Maryanne Comaroto and I then discussed the central importance of introspection and self-reflection for preparing to be in an […] The post Relationships 101 – Secret Side of Anger, and Great Relationships Begin Within appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.