Nov 01, 2018
This episode is about facing a life-threatening illness. It reveals the ups, the downs, the feared, the unexpected and the possibilities for enjoying life. In it, guest Joel Evans draws upon his new book, Surviving Cancer and Embracing Life, (available free), to share his battle with Pancreatic Cancer and the life changes that result. While Joel Evans is a Distinguished Professor with renowned marketing books, translated into many languages, this book is different. In this book and in this show, Joel is your neighbor who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He shares the inside story. He wants you to know what happens, the lessons learned and the efforts to reach for happiness. Personal and powerfully important.
Psych Up Live turns up your psychological perspective on life issues. With a wide variety of guests, Host Suzanne Phillips passes forward the latest in books, findings, and information relevant to your life and the world you live in. She explores topics as varied as family relationships, binge eating and violence on campus. In a conversational style, Suzanne and her guests translate the latest in psychology to exemplify ways of coping with child rearing, divorce, medical diagnosis, campus violence and social anxiety. She engages her guests with questions, often voicing her own thoughts or sharing related stories. What is particularly exciting about Psych Up Live is the opportunity for you to call in with your own stories, questions and opinions. Psych Up Live captures your attention as it considers life issues that will intrigue and inform you each Thursday at 11 AM Pacific Time, 2PM Eastern Time on the VoiceAmerica Variety Channel.