Lasting Love and Marriage

Love in Condition Yellow: Sophia Raday Video

As an activist, Sophia Raday ran away from cops dressed in riot gear. Then, much to her surprise, she fell in love with one. Barrett was not only an Oakland police officer but a soldier as well: a West Point graduate, an Airborne Ranger, and a major in the Army Reserve. Today, his nightstand holds reading like Terror in Breslan and American Rifleman; hers, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and a printout of the Anusara yoga opening chant. Visit her website.

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Love in Condition Yellow: A Memoir of an Unlikely Marriage

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Length- 46 minutes, 34 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Sophia Raday, author of  Love in Condition Yellow: A  Memoir of on an Unlikely Marriage published by Beacon Press.

Sophia Raday lives in Berkeley, California, with her soldier/police officer husband, their two children, a bipartisan dog, and assorted firearms. A founding editor of Literarymama.com,  Raday’s work has appeared in the anthologies Raday’s work has appeared in the anthologies Tied in Knots: Funny Stories from the Wedding Day and Mexico, A Love Story: Women Write About the Mexican Experience, as well as in the New York Times. Learn more about the author and her work at www.sophiaraday.com.

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07/08/2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Hidden Factor in Relationship Disharmony Video

Ms. Marnia Robinson, Author of "Cupid's Poisoned Arrow," narrates a slide presentation that discusses the clash between humanity's "mating" and "bonding" programs, and what you can do for more harmonious results.  Visit her website.

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Cupid's Poisoned Arrow: From Habit to Harmony in Sexual Relationships

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Length-36 minutes, 31 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Marnia Robinson, author of Cupid's Poisoned Arrow: From Habit to Harmony in Sexual Relationships published by North Atlantic Books.

Marnia Robinson is a former corporate lawyer who left her career to investigate how ancient sacred-sex prescriptions can heal widespread disharmony in intimate relationships. She and her husband, Gary Wilson, have given presentations on the subject worldwide and run a Web site called Reuniting: Healing with Sexual Relationships. She lives in Ashland, OR.  Visit her website.

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Spent: Break the Buying Obsession and Discover Your True Worth

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Sally Palaian, author of Spent: Break the Buying Obsession and Discover Your True Worth  published by Hazelden.

Sally Palaian, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of addictive behaviors. She has spoken about the treatment of financial disorders for various therapy associations and has served as an expert in the media on mental disorders and spending, most recently for Real Simple Magazine and MSN Money. Spent is her first book. She lives in Bringham Farms, Michigan. Visit her website.

Masters of Sex" -- New Biography of Sex Researchers Masters and Johnson by Thomas Maier Video

"Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love", by Thomas Maier, Basic Books, now available on Amazon. The definitive biography of the famous sex research team who dramatically transformed American sexuality yet whose private relationship was just as complex and dysfunctional as any of their patients.

In Masters of Sex, critically acclaimed biographer Thomas Maier offers an unprecedented look at William Masters and Virginia Johnson, their pioneering studies of intimacy, and the sexual revolution they inspired. Masters and Johnson began their secret studies in a small Midwest laboratory, and soon became the nations top experts on sex. Over the course of more than forty years, they analyzed and explained the secrets of orgasm, emotional fulfillment, and sexual dysfunction. But they divorced after twenty years amid a clash of success, betrayal, and jealousies.

Weaving interviews with the notoriously private William Masters and the ambitious Virginia Johnson, Maier offers a titillating portrait of the legendary couple. Entertaining, revealing, and beautifully told, this groundbreaking book sheds light on the eternal mysteries of desire and intimacy, and their complicated roles in the American psyche.

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Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Thomas Maier, author of Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love published by Basic Books.

Thomas Maier is an award-winning author and investigative journalist. His new book, MASTERS OF SEX: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How To Love, was published in 2009 by Basic Books.

Previously, THE KENNEDYS: America’s Emerald Kings,was one of the top annual holiday books chosen by USA Today in 2003, and recently re-issued along with a Warner Home Video documentary based on this book. DR. SPOCK: An American Life, was a “Notable Book of the Year” by The New York Times. NEWHOUSE: All the Glitter, Power and Glory of America’s Richest Media Empire and the Secretive Man Behind It, won the 1994 Frank Luther Mott Award as best media book of the year. As an investigative reporter for Newsday since 1984, Maier has won several national and regional honors, including the 2002 first-place prize from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. At Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Maier won the John M. Patterson Prize for television documentary-making and received a John McCloy Journalism Fellowship to Europe. He lives with his family on Long Island. Visit his website.

Is It Love or Is It Addiction?

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Length-31 minutes, 45 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Brenda Schaeffer, author of Is It Love or Is It Addiction? published by Hazelden.

With over 500,000 of her publications in print and in five languages—English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Chinese—Brenda Schaeffer, D.Min., M.A.L.P., C.A.S., has already helped
thousands of people understand the difference between love and love addiction and to create and foster healthy relationships.

Schaeffer is a licensed psychologist, a certified addiction specialist, and holds a doctorate in Spiritual Psychology.

 Dr. Schaeffer has appeared on a variety of national television and radio shows in the U.S. and Canada. She has been featured in magazines such as Elle, Fitness, and Lotus. She is author of Love’s Way: The Union of Body, Ego, Soul and Spirit; the bestseller, Is It Love or Is It Addiction?; Loving Me Loving You, and Love or Addiction: The Power and Peril of Teen Sex and Romance.   She is also the former host of the talk radio show “It’s All About Love.”

She is the founder of Healthy Relationships, her private practice in the Minneapolis area where she conducts therapy, training and workshops.  Visit her website.