Conflict as Co-Parents, Compartmentalizing, Writer Self-Doubt, Kindness Wins, Investment Apps, Airplane Etiquette

Resolving Conflicts with Co-Parents (0:00:00) Dealing with an ex can be really discouraging especially if there are children involved. Emotions can run hot and resolving issues can seem impossible. Finding ways to overcome these obstacles however, is necessary for the overall wellbeing of the family. Lauren Lake is a family lawyer and serves as the judge on the Emmy Award winning show “Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court” where she deals with broken families. She’s talking with us today about how co-parents can resolve their conflicts and become more united. Compartmentalizing (0:16:23) Compartmentalizing is a trendy term we hear all the time. But what does it mean? Compartmentalizing is taking the stress and disappointment from one area of your life, like work for example, and not letting it bleed into other areas of your life, like your relationship with your kids. But how healthy is it to file your feelings away in your brain like this? To weigh in on the subject, we invited psychologist Dr. Mike Brooks, to be with us on the show today. Overcoming Writer Self-Doubt (0:35:40) Writing can be one of the toughest but most rewarding feats. Aspiring authors may find that they have been stumped more than once in their writing by a feeling of self-doubt. If this has happened to you, fear not: you are not alone. Many writers agree that they feel that sense of “imposter syndrome” when it comes to writing and putting their creative work out into the world. We are joined today by writing coach Colleen Story as she explains that you can move past this “monster in every writer’s closet” and unlock your full potential. Kindness Always Wins (0:50:35) Kindness requires us to look outside of ourselves. But it’s so easy to get swallowed up in the difficulties of our own lives that we forget about other people’s needs and start to wonder if looking out for others is really worth our time and effort. But for one man, kindness is priceless... it even saved his life. Mark Schonwetter survived the holocaust, immigrated to America, a