How She Really Does It

Laura Dave is the author of  novels which have been optioned for the film by Jennifer Anniston and Reese Witherspoon. Her latest book is The First Husband.  In this novel, Laura explores how we choose our partners and whether we can trust that choice once we’ve made it. We talk about The First Husband and get to know the woman behind the book – Laura Dave.   Why she wrote the book. The First Husband is about relationships.  What were the questions you asked yourself  to help you explore your thoughts about relationships? What Laura Dave trying to figure out by writing? Making choices What is Laura Dave’s daily life like? The uncertainty of book publishing and being an author in that environment. Connect with Laura The First Husband website facebook twitter               music Christine Kane - Virginia  

Jessica Riesenbeck has owned her own Virtual Assistant business since 2004.  Her clients have included solopreneurs as well as famous New York Times best selling author and columnist for O, the Oprah Magazine.  In addition to her own work as a Virtual Assistant, Jessica trains women throughout the country to become VA’s in her Sis-ter-hood business.  Sis-ter-hood is a training program that helps VA’s create an authentic virtual assistance business. Jess is here to talk about how you can work effectively with a virtual assistant for your business.   What is a VA?  What does a VA do? Why hire a VA? Trust with the VA? How to know the right fit? How to know what you want in a VA? How much do VA’s cost? How to work effectively with a VA? How to be respectful of one’s VA? Two takeaways – what can a listener interested in hiring a VA do to hire/work with a VA? Connect with Jessica website   music Christine Kane - Virginia

Elyse Resch is a nutrition therapist and registered dietician for over 30 years and co-author of Intuitive Eating. Her philosophy embraces the goal of reconnecting with the internal wisdom about eating with which one is born, for the purpose of developing a healthy and satisfying relationship with food and body.  in her private practice Elyse helps her clients overcome diet mentality and learn how to listen to their body.  The third edition of Intuitive Eating will be out this summer and includes a chapter on children and food and more reseearch supporting intuitive eating. We discuss: the myth of fast weight loss – what happens diets are abuse “control of food” enjoy food and get satisfaction cognitive distortions shackles of dieting Connect with Elyse website book audiobook More interviews with Elyse Resch Make Peace with Food Children and Food music Christine Kane - Virginia

Jennifer Siebel Newsom is a filmmaker, actress, speaker and advocate for women, girls and their families.  We discussed her film Miss Representation which looks at media and it’s influence on women. We discussed: lack of representation of women in the highlest levels. how we raise our sons and daughters the financial value of a stay at home mom how we can stop the influences of media about women how women can stop media influences on ourselves Connect with Jennifer Siebel Newsom website film facebook twitter music Christine Kane - Virginia

What’s Next in Your Career? Are you stuck? Do you want to switch jobs? Have you been trying to figure out the next step in your career? Have you taken time off and now want to know how to re-enter a career that you enjoy and want? Did you take time off from your career and now want to re-enter the work force and create the career you want for your life? Renee Sievert, RN, MFT and coach and I talked about how you can gain clarity and direction to help you build the career you want for your life. Renee’s own journey with handling What’s Next The 3 step process of What’s next: Take Stock, Get Clear and Act Why is getting clear so important Equus coaching The takeaway – a few things for you to help you figure out what’s next in your career Do you want help figuring out WHAT’S NEXT for your career?  Renee and I have an upcoming group.  Click HERE to receive information about the group.   Connect with Renee facebook book website music Christine Kane - Virginia

How many of you pay online for things?  What service do you use?  Or maybe you are a business owner and are tired of paying those credit card processing fees, account fees, monthly maintenance fees, etc. Have you heard about a relatively new company – Dwolla?  Dwolla created a payments network that’s completely independent of credit and debit cards.  You can go shopping in person and use your mobile phone to transfer cash from your bank account to that store.  The cost.  Free for the buyer and .25 cents for the business. Currently Dwolla has 20 employees and about 80,000 users moving between $1 million and $3 million per day in transactions.  By the end of the year, Dwolla expects to have 250,000 users and a total of $1 billion in transactions for the year. According to Fast Company magazine, Dwolla is the World’s 8th most innovative company. I talked with Dwolla COO, Charise Flynn about: What is Dwolla Why did founder, Ben Milne create Dwolla safety & security using Dwolla with social media – Facebook, twitter, and LinkedIn what kind of impact does Dwolla want to make how is Dwolla growing Business side – staying in Iowa, working on folding tables, etc. Dwolla Website Safety Security & Patners twitter   music Christine Kane - Virginia

What does empathy have to do with creativity and design?  Seung Chan otherwise known as Slim, has started a project called Realizing Empathy to look at this. He is a Computer Scientist and Manager by training, Designer by trade, and Performer by birth.  Prior to embarking on this project, he served as the Assistant Director of Engineering / Senior Software Design Engineer by day at MAYA Design, and an independent DJ / Music Producer / Performance Director by night. When he’s not fighting for the right to empathize and to be empathized, he is acting, directing, dancing, composing, programming, or woodworking. We discussed: What art is. Realizing Empathy Project Kickstarter project Empathetic Conversations Connect with Slim website facebook kickstarter twitter youtube music Christine Kane - Virginia

Peter Walsh, listener favorite, returned to talk about how he deals with risk and uncertainty. Peter has been featured in this month’s O, the Oprah Magazine. He is a master organization expert and helps people on his television show to overcome their clutter problems and gain clarity in their life. His show Extreme Clutter is on the OWN network. Peter has been a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey show and is the author of several best selling books, most recently LIGHTEN UP: Love What You Have, Have What You Need, Be Happier with Less. risk + uncertainty + clutter Starbuckization of the United States why we don’t like uncertainty in our lives – society’s conditioning Education in the United States how Peter deals with uncertainty in his own life Takeaway – Peter’s 2 views of the world Connect with Peter website books facebook Extreme Clutter TV show twitter youtube More Interviews with Peter Peter’s personal journey Overcoming Overwhelm Becoming Happier Overcoming Doubt & Fear music Christine Kane - Virginia

Dr. Harriet Lerner is a practicing clinical psychologist and is best known for her work on the psychology of women, marriage and family relationships. She is the author of eleven books including the New York Times bestseller The Dance of Anger. Her latest book is MARRIAGE RULES; A MANUAL FOR THE MARRIED AND THE COUPLED UP. Dr. Lerner and I talked about Marriage + Sex + Affairs. why vulnerability is important for relationships the unconscious mind and sexual fantasies what to do after the affair Connect with Harriet Lerner, Ph.D book website twitter facebook music Christine Kane - Virginia

With over 600,000 twitter followers and counting @WhiteGirlProblems creators David Oliver Chohen, Lara Schoenhals, and Tanner Cohen are here to talk about our cultural phenomenon and their book WHITE GIRL PROBLEMS by Babe Walker. WHITE GIRL PROBLEMS pokes fun at, and provides commentary on, the current state of pop culture manufactured drama of the oblivious is not just accepted, but glorified by reality shows, endorsement deals, and glossy magazine covers. We discussed: Who is Babe Walker really? Why do we enjoy reading/watching people complain about trivial problems? Our pop culture’s fascination with these rich girls and over the top problems. How they built a business and created a book all from twitter two years ago. Connect with Babe Walker book twitter facebook blog             music Christine Kane - Virginia  

Luck.  What is Luck? Do you think you are lucky? My friend Susan Hyatt is here to discuss how you can create your own luck in your life.  Even if you don’t think you are lucky right now, it does not mean that you can not be lucky! Susan helps people create their own brand of luck.  And she is the author of Create Your Own Luck where you can learn step by step how to do it yourself. Susan and I discuss: What is luck? Why is mindset so important? People who have turned their luck around Takeaways After the interview I asked Susan one final question. Koren: Do you ever worry about running out of luck? Susan: There is no such thing as running out of luck.  Since we are creators of it, we tap into and generate as much as we want.  I never worry that I’ll run out of luck.  Once you know what you know, you can’t unlearn it.  Like riding a bike, or swimming. Connect with Susan website book facebook twitter               music Christine Kane - Virginia

A high school dropout.  Pregnant at 18. What’s possible for this person?  What can she accomplish in this economy?  How can she provide for her daughter and herself as a single mom? Alicia Rittenhouse is now a successful entrepreneur as a Tech Cheerleader + Digital Diva.  She has built her business bootstrapping from the ground up while raising her daughter and being the sole provider. Alicia teaches other entrepreneurs to use technology so they can build successful online businesses. We discuss: how she went from making $10 an hour to $75,000 last year how she bootstrapped her business and ways for you to build your business using technology Connect with Alicia website facebook twitter music Christine Kane - Virginia

Do you feel like an impostor? Do you think somehow you got your job as a mistake? Do you continue to pursue more education and credentials to overcome your impostor syndrome? What are the secret thoughts of successful women so you can be more like them? Dr. Valerie Young understands how you feel.  She too felt that way when she was in graduate school and getting in her own way while trying to write her dissertation.  Valerie has spent her career on understanding the impostor syndrome and how to help you overcome feeling like an impostor. Valerie is the author of The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the IMPOSTOR SYNDROME and How to Thrive in Spite of It In this interview Valerie and I discuss: the impostor syndrome and who feels this way why so many of us feel like impostors how to overcome the impostor syndrome The takeaway – two steps you can practice to overcome the impostor syndrome Connect with Valerie website book facebook music Christine Kane - Virginia

What would you do today if you only had 37 days to live? My guest Patti Digh asked herself that 38 days after her step-father was diagnosed with cancer. He had passed away on the 37th day. The experience of those 37 days lead her to create a body of work where Patti wanted to write everything down she wanted to remember and everything that she wanted her kids to know about her.  She wanted her kids to know she was a human person full of fears and vulnerabilities, successes and the things she was proud of.  As well as things that she has failed at. Her blog 37days.com was a way to tell her story.  Stories from her life to her children. She also did not want to be told that tomorrow is day 1 and have regrets.  She lives by “this is exactly the life I wanted to live.” Patti is an author, speaker and mother.  She has written 6 books including best sellers Life is a Verb and Creative is a Verb. Patti and I discussed how this experience helped her get clear in her life the three questions that Patti uses to help her measure her success there’s no royal road (find out what it is) finding the extraordinary in the ordinary The takeaway – two things you can do to practice living extraordinary in the ordinary of your own life. music Christine Kane - Virginia Connect with Patti website facebook twitter google+ books: Life is a Verb, Creative is a Verb

Get Out of Your Head and Find Your Way as Martha Beck returns to How She Realy Does It today. She is a New York Times bestselling author, “America’s best known life coach“ according to USA Today and O, The Oprah Magazine columnist. Martha has a new book coming out at the end of this month Finding Your Way in a Wild New World. I welcomed having my mentor and teacher Martha Beck here so we ccould discuss how you can get out of your head and find your way in this wild new world. We discuss: Four technologies of Magic – Wordlessness, Oneness, Imagination, Forming Why Magic and what Martha means by it Wordlessness – why it’s an important step in this process. Goals and Wordlessness Onesness Imagination And examples of Forming Two takeaways Connect with Martha pre-order book: Finding Your Way in a Wild New World website twitter facebook Listen to more interviews with Martha Beck What dieting really does to your body (and the story of Martha Beck’s career) Feeling stuck, uncertain and blocked.  Try Steering by Starlight. Creating the Life You Want Success and Martha’s WIG’s What did you experience when Martha took us through one of her favorite tools in the interview?  Did you feel your heartbeat?  Did you drop all your other problems, to-do lists? music Christine Kane - Virginia