Steve Doocy is the Emmy Award-winning host of Fox & Friends, America’s number one cable morning news program. Mr. Doocy has worked in the news and entertainment divisions of NBC, CBS, and Fox. For many years he was the Times Square reporter on the legendary Dick Clark “Rockin’ New Years Eve” program.  Steve’s television work has been honored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Associated Press and Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists.  Mr. Doocy is married to Kathy Gerrity Doocy, formerly a host at ESPN, and they have three children. The Doocys live just outside New York City.

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A perfect gift for any woman in your life, Getting Along Famously: A Celebration of Friendship by Melissa Hellstern illuminates the world’s most glamorous and iconic friendships to inspire women to celebrate those so close, we choose to call them family.  For more information on the book and the author, please visit http://www.melissahellstern.com.

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Melissa K. Dean is an attorney and public educator in Cleveland, Ohio.  A life-long champion for women and families at risk, she has worked as an advocate for domestic violence survivors and as a juvenile court magistrate.  She continues to speak publicly on legal topics, as well as on-line dating fraud and relationship violence.  She may be reached by e-mail: guineverepress1@yahoo.com.

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Allison O’Connor just wished SingleMindedWomen.com had been there for her 20 years ago! She’s had the same experiences many single women face today - cracking the “old boys” network at work, buying a house on her own, traveling solo-both for fun and business, investing for her own retirement, and even having a baby as a single woman. Sure, there were plenty of women’s magazines she could have researched…if only her goals were to have “shapelier calves” or “be better in bed!” But as a single woman, she needed real information about real issues in her life.   So, Allison took her 20 years of magazine publishing experience (online and print) and set out to actually inform as well as entertain, single women like her, and younger ones learning as they go. Combining experts in such various fields as health, money, career, travel, fashion, relationships and single parenting, Allison hopes SingleMindedWomen.com can be a source of knowledge and inspiration for single women both here in the U.S. and abroad.

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Regarding your caller that called about her husband being bi-polar. I was diagnosed with bi-polar as well. It was a very stressful 2-3 years. My husband, thank goodness, stayed with me through this tough time. It took many stabs at many different medicines until they found the right cocktail for me. My husband and I also went to couple therapy to get through this, and I also went to psychotherapy alone. There were times that we both wanted to throw in the towel, but we knew we deserved better than that, so we stuck with it

Bipolar is not fun to deal with. there are multiple resources to help, and they should take advantage of all of them. there are also online chat rooms for the patient and the patients family. Your caller should do some more research, and if possible get into couples counseling, or at the very least counseling for her to help her deal with this.

families can live with bi-polar if everyone participates!

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After listening to the show the other night, I really wonder if parents today aren’t sheltering their kids just a little too much.
It’s a cold harsh world out there, and when I was in school, my parents rarely interfered. The only time they would visit the school was for parent’s night or if there was an issue where our grades or behavior were concerned. We knew from a very young age that if we got in trouble for starting trouble at school or being disrespectful of any of the staff, we would be in even bigger trouble at home. We lived on a small cattle ranch, so the consequences would usually be in the form of extra work…and LOTS of it. If we had trouble with other students in the form of bullying, we took care of it. On the advice of our parents, we ignored them first. If the issue evolved into violence or threats of violence, we weren’t allowed to instigate anything, but were allowed to defend ourselves. If there was more than one person “ganging up” on one of us, a sibling or friend would step in to make sure that it stayed one on one, and that it didn’t go too far. In other words, we learned coping skills at a young age. Our parents explained to us that nasty comments usually came from insecure or jealous classmates and that if we ignored them but held our heads up, they would stop. And for the most part they did. We were taught not to show fear or dignify the bad behavior of those unable to communicate in a mature way.
If our parents had gone to the school, it would have made things worse. We didn’t have the choice of going to another school, because the cost of transportation and tuition was too much for our family. We learned to deal with it.
We climbed trees, jumped out of the hayloft, crossed a 4 lane highway to get out mail, and played with snakes. (We were a blended family, so I also spent a good portion of my growing up in an urban environment…the rules were the same.) There were 6 of us, and we’re all still alive today. None of us are company CEO’s because we all took different paths. But all of us are hard working people contributing to society.
When my daughter was being bullied by two boys twice her size at school, I tried taking it up with the teachers. No luck there. Then I went to the administration and the boy’s parents. Nope, the bullying still continued. I finally had the opportunity to take it up with the boys themselves. They had both been held back a year and were a grade level higher than my daughter. We were in the local market when they approached my daughter and started pushing her back and forth between each other. They were very surprised when one turned and found himself face to face with an extremely angry mother who told them that if they didn’t leave her daughter alone, she’d tear their arms off and beat them over the head with their own arms. We never had another problem and the boys went out of their way to say hello to me after that.
While I don’t think that parents should ignore their children’s issues with bullies, I do think that they should let their children work it out while keeping a close and watchful eye on the situation. Why should we teach our children that it’s ok to let bullies decide where they go to school or play? Our children need to learn to stand up to those opposing them, not to run away from problems.

Pamela

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Christina Avaness, the Food Alchemist shares her insights into food enzymes. She says enzymes are what allow our bodies to absorb nutrients. We need to eat foods high in enzymes. Download her list of super enzyme foods at www.livingbeyondorganic.com.

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Tina Tessina, author of Gay Relationships: How To Find Them, How To Improve Them, How To Make Them Last,  talks with listeners about gay relationships. Whether they be romantic or not, Tina helps you make the best choices and live your happiest life.

Contact Tina at www.tinatessina.com

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I wanted to leave a comment regarding the dog that Mr. Obama and his family will be adopting. One listener said NOT to get a Pit Bull because it would kill the children. That was just an ignorant statement! President Theodore Roosevelt had a Pit Bull as the family pet when he was in the White House, WITH his young children as did President Woodrow Wilson. Helen Keller had a Pit Bull as her animal companion and countless celebrates have all owned Pit Bulls with no harm to them or their children. Pete from the Little Rascals was a Pit Bull. The Pit Bulls nickname is the “Nurse Made Dog” because people would use Pits as nannies to their children. Pit Bulls were specifically bread NOT to attach their masters or family members. There are countless stories of Pit Bulls SAVING the lives of children. With Mr. Obama being elected as President we have come a long way with racism, but frankly the discrimination against Pit Bulls and other dog breads is another form of racism. If anything the Obama’s adopting a Pit would be another way to fight ignorance, stupidity, discrimination, and narrow mindedness.

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Robin Alexis the Baby Whisperer

After three near-death experiences, she was gifted with many intuitive abilities and has helped countless people live life more fully and with purpose. Robin, who also has a degree in psychology, has been sought out by clients and healers worldwide, because when it comes to intuitive abilities … she does it ALL.

Dream Interpretation with Diane Brandon

Memphis based Integrative Intuitive Counselor, Intuitive Counseling, Intuition Expert, Intuition Teacher, Dream Interpretation, and Personal Growth Expert.

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