#1009: Show- You Are NOT Broken

Show Topic: You Are Not Broken

Co-Hosts:  Judy Gaman, Larry North

Guest: William (Bill) Kenower 

Segment 1:

Today we are talking about brokenness with our special guest William (Bill) Kenower author of the book Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write with Confidence.  Can people be broken?  How can we change our thinking? 

Doctors Gaman and Anderson are out today and we have Larry North joining us as a guest host. 

DOC SHOCK

Alzheimer’s Disease affects nearly six million people in the US.  This number is predicted to grow in the upcoming years, almost tripling by the year 2050.  The worst part is that we still really don’t know how to fix it or the exact cause.  A new study out of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health was published in the journal SLEEP.  They found that excessive sleepiness and napping during the day leads to a buildup of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain--a build up leads to Alzheimer’s.  If the sleepiness is caused by disturbed sleep, then people may be able to be treated before too much plaque is built up. 

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Coming up, William (Bill) Kenower, the author of Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write With Confidence joins us.  You do not want to miss this show!

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Immortal Minute

William (Bill) Kenower is the author of Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write With Confidence and Write Within Yourself: An Author’s Companion.  He is the Editor-in-Chief of Author magazine, and a sought-after speaker and teacher. He’s also been published in The New York Times, Edible Seattle, Parent Map, Tiferet Journal, and has been a featured blogger for the Huffington Post.  We are so lucky to have him on today. 

• What do you mean when you say “No One Is Broken?”
  • Now, you wrote about this in the New York Times (https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/my-autistic-sons-lesson-no-one-is-broken/)(<--Read) , didn’t you? You have a son with autism and one without? 
    • In this article, you talk about joining, how did that affect your relationship with your son?
    • Did it ever try your patience?
  • When you meet people who are very resistant to the idea that no one is broken do they look at you like your crazy because it’s such a foreign concept to them or do they actually listen?
  • How has this way of thinking helped you personally?
    • In your article you talked about an argument with your wife that you were prepared to win. I think everyone can relate this.  How were you able to change your thinking during the argument?
  • What’s the best advice you could give to someone whose child has just received some kind of diagnosis, or is just “different”?

Segment 3:

We have Bill Kenower with us.  He is the author of the book Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write with Confidence joins us.  His work has published in the New York Times and countless other outlets.  If you’ve missed part of the show, download it on iTunes.  This is one you don’t want to miss!

• You’re the author of Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write with

Confidence – are the concepts in this book related to the idea that no one is broken.

• How does this help you professionally with your writing and approach to helping others write?
• So many people in today’s world feel broken because they aren’t, according to society, normal? What advice do you have for people who are struggling with this?

 Segment 4:  

Medical Mania Trivia

1. True or False. Dark sodas have an effect on the teeth similar to meth. 
2. What does DNA stand for? dinonucleic aerobics B. deoxyribonucleic acid C. dinucleobase acid D. dioxygen aerobics
3. What is the anatomical term for the voicebox? A. Larynx B. Throat C. Halitosis D. Tinnitus
4. True or False. Lack of sleep can shrink your brain.  True, over the course of three to five years. 
5. What is the medical name for pink eye? Polyurea B. Cerumen C. Onychomycosis D. Conjunctivitis

Open discussion

DEMENTIA DEFENDER

This week:

Lives without a body, hears without ears, speaks without a mouth, to which the air alone gives birth. What is it?

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