
Voices in the Family Archive
The psychological dynamics of family businesses
Family firms make up over 80 percent of businesses in the United States – there are about 5.5 million of them. Family businesses accoun ...
Air Date: July 27, 2015
ListenTwenty-five years ago, President George Herbert Walker Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, bettering the lives of many Ameri ...
Air Date: July 20, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Your baby is born prematurely… a nightmare of unknowns. We talk with Deanna Fei ...
Air Date: July 13, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Independence Day/Independent Life
At this time of year when we think about our nation’s independence, let’s look at what independence means in our lives. Your first s ...
Air Date: July 6, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Determination, individualism – work hard you’ll get ahead and get a piece of the American pie. Those are hallmarks of our society ...
Air Date: June 29, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Understanding Male Bonds and Codes
Bro-mances, buddy films –that’s the Hollywood picture of male friendship — but what do men really need to have an intimate rela ...
Air Date: June 22, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Fatherhood will be celebrated this month on Father’s Day. For many, fathers and father figures are key to supporting and raising childr ...
Air Date: June 15, 2015
ListenSome of us are fortunate to have good neighbors. They’re the folks we chat with, invite over, borrow a cup of sugar from, and do f ...
Air Date: June 8, 2015
ListenWant something more than simple beach reads on your summer list? We’ll hear from several authors who inform, inspire and challenge us. ...
Air Date: June 1, 2015
Listen 00:50:01Female troops returning from deployment
Female soldiers are returning from deployment in record numbers, according to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of ...
Air Date: May 25, 2015
ListenWhat is HOSPICE care really and is there an art to dying? Can death be the final act of living fully? Nina McKissock is an RN and writes ...
Air Date: May 18, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity, innovation, and learning in general. It is something we’re all born with- but not ...
Air Date: May 11, 2015
ListenSilences, grudges and cutoffs between family members that can last for decades. How does this happen, what’s the price everyone pa ...
Air Date: April 27, 2015
Listen 00:52:16We know autism is affecting more families and as these children with autism grow up, they face new challenges. April is Autism Awareness ...
Air Date: April 20, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Stereotypes, Stigma and Mental Illness
We understand physical ailments…. a broken leg or the flu need time to heal. But with diseases of the brain and mind, we lack the abil ...
Air Date: April 13, 2015
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