Dr. Carole's Couch

How do you celebrate Father's Day when dear ol' Dad is a sperm donor? Awkward. Today's guest, Elsa Prado, author of Dear Donor, used donated sperm to conceive her daughter, who is now asking lots of questions. With science taking us into uncharted waters, there are lots of psychological dilemmas to try to resolve.

Ever wonder what it's really like to be kidnapped by Somali Pirates? Today's guest, bestselling author, Anthony Flacco, returns to Dr. Carole's Couch with another page-turner, entitled Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six. Mr. Flacco wrote this book with Jessica Buchanan and her husband, Erik Landemalm. Just released, it's already made the New York Times Bestseller List!

According to Joseph Agris, M.D., Osama Bin Laden could have been found long before the raid depicted in Zero Dark Thirty. In fact, this Texas plastic surgeon, who makes medical missions to Pakistan and Afghanistan, claims to have met Bin Laden and tried to warn the U.S. Secretary of State about the terrorist's continuing plans to destroy America - all to no avail. He recounts his story in Tears on The Sand: an American doctor's mission of mercy becomes the successful search for the world's most wanted man.

Fresh from being featured as a speaker at the International Space Development Conference, Jerry Edling will share his convictions with us about how important a strong space exploration program is to enhance a nation's power. Jerry, a career broadcaster and writer, has won multiple Associated Press and Golden Mike awards, along with being nominated for Emmys and Writers Guild awards. He is currently an editor and writer for KNX, the CBS L.A. all-news radio station. He is also a recent alumnus of USC's Master of Public Diplomacy program, where he developed the foundation for his ideas on space, diplomacy and power.

As the daughter of the famous actor, Dick Winslow, whose many screen credits include The Shootist, Airport and King Creole, today's guest, J.W. Winslow, has grown up learning about celebrity. She's an artist, writer, poet, green publisher and TV host. Hear why she says the lack of privacy in the life of today's celebrities is bad for them and for us.

Dr. Carole blames it on Stockholm Syndrome and 'sibling rivalry' amongst the women. And today's guest, Troy Dunn, star of the hit series, The Locator, says many clues were missed. He warns that if you knew how many real life cases like this there still are, you might never venture out alone again. Troy and his team are credited with more than 40,000 solved cases. Find out what you need to know to protect your family and to help others find their missing loved ones.

Sound far-fetched? Not according to today's guest, Avi Lipkin, who's interpreted Arabic language broadcasts which reveal President Obama's immigration plans hide a secret agenda: paving the way for 50 to 100 million Muslims living in the U.S. before the end of his second term. Mr. Lipkin is a U.S.-born Israeli citizen, former member of the Israeli Defense Forces, and a former translator in the Israeli Prime Minister's office. He's written several books under a pen name, including Is Fanatic Islam a Global Threat?, which predicted 9/11-type attacks before 9/11 occurred.

Today's guest, Carolyn Gervais, was born with a metaphorical thin white gauze covering her eyes, so that she wouldn't see the depth of the dysfunction she was born into. When, as a young girl, this was mystically removed, she began her journey of spiritual and metaphysical self-searching, culminating in her new book, I Dreamed I Was Human: Awakening from the Illusion. Carolyn is also published in the Sedona Journal of Emergence, is a hypnotherapist and has a masters degree in holistic nutrition.

You're in for a treat when you listen to today's show - a steamy romance novel come to life! Dr. Carole's guest is Grace Robbins. She's the author of the just-released memoir - Cinderella and the Carpetbagger: My Life as the Wife of the World's Best Selling Author, Harold Robbins. Grace's real life story is as glamorous and over the top as the plots of Harold's best selling books!

The confusing and misguided changes in the American healthcare system are enough to make you sick! Today's guest, Cary Presant, M.D., is the author of Surviving American Medicine: How to Get the Right Doctor, Right Hospital, and Right Treatment with Today's Health Care. Dr. Presant is an internist, hematologist and oncologist and a national expert on health care. His advice may save your life or the life of your loved one.

According to Joseph Agris, M.D., Osama Bin Laden could have been found long before the raid depicted in Zero Dark Thirty. In fact, this Texas plastic surgeon, who makes medical missions to Pakistan and Afghanistan, claims to have met Bin Laden and tried to warn the U.S. Secretary of State about the terrorist's continuing plans to destroy America - all to no avail. He recounts his story in Tears on The Sand: an American doctor's mission of mercy becomes the successful search for the world's most wanted man.

Today's guest, Lynn Garson, grew up as an heiress-in-waiting like Scarlett O'Hara, but soon found the privileged world had a downside: having to maintain the right image despite feeling abandoned by a dysfunctional family. As described in her new inspirational memoir, Southern Vapors, Lynn experienced a 'case of the vapors' that landed her in mental hospitals and drove her to the brink of suicide. She likes to think of herself as the Rocky Balboa of the mental health world and, like Rocky, she has staged a remarkable comeback as a very successful professional!

Today's guest, Janice Romney, has unveiled her harrowing story in her new memoir, Beyond the Power of Love: A Woman's Journey Through Betrayal of Religion and Spousal Abuse. Her personal experience, and the horrifying statistics of domestic violence, propels Janice to inspire others to break the code of silence

Today's guest, Tim Holmes, plays the circus Strongman in the box- office hit movie Oz: The Great and Powerful. He takes us behind the scenes to reveal what it was like to work on this blockbuster, and how he realized his dream of being featured in it.

Still wondering how Al Gore, former Vice-President of the United States, could have sold his Current TV channel to Al Jazeera? I am. It's bad enough that Al Jazeera spews anti-American propaganda from outside the U.S., now they have their own inside channel. Today's guest, Ben Barrack, Investigative Radio Host, Blogger and author of Unsung Davids: Ten Men Who Battled Goliath Without Glory, tells how a new lawsuit is exposing explosive new details of the sale.

Richard Dalton, award-winning hairstylist to Princess Diana, just made a special appearance at the Princess Diana Exhibit on The Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. Those of you who regret being unable to make it are in luck, since he's today's guest on Dr. Carole's Couch, and he enchants us with his fond remembrances of life amongst the Royal Family. His fascinating tales will make your visit to the Queen Mary even more rewarding. There you'll also enjoy seeing the items Dr. Carole loaned to the Princess Diana Exhibit: the Duchess of Windsor's lingerie and the dress Kate Middleton wore to catch her prince.

Can you recite all 10 Commandments? You probably once knew them by heart. What happened? Do we think we're too cool now to abide by these ancient laws of a heart-centered civilization? Well, they're about to come to a billboard nearest you, thanks to today's guest, Joseph Farah. He is the founder, editor and CEO of WorldNetDaily, and the bestselling author of Taking America Back. Deeply concerned about the decline of America, he is launching the Ten Commandments Billboard Campaign to remind us of the glue that once held our civilization together and helped make America strong.

Although recent media coverage of the Sandy Hook school massacre may have left you with the impression that people with Autism or Asperger's are killers, today's guest, Jesse Saperstein, diagnosed with these disorders himself, proves otherwise. Jesse is the author of the bestselling memoir Atypical: Life with Asperger's in 20 1/3 Chapters. He is on a fundraising crusade to help the victims of Sandy Hook.

Oh dear, the dreaded day is almost here again.... Got no Valentine? Got a Valentine who's Mr. or Ms. Wrong? Ready to sabotage your relationship before being disappointed on Valentine's Day? Ready to give up hope of ever finding love? Well, don't. Dr. Carole is here to help cure your Valentine's Day blues.

When was the last time you read the Constitution of the United States? Probably when you were a kid in school. Do you remember all your rights? Then how will you know if they're being stolen from you? Fortunately, today's guest, Michael Connelly, Constitutional attorney and Executive Director of the U.S. Justice Foundation, is sounding the burglar alarm. He'll alert you to Executive Orders that are 'out of order' on issues affecting your money, health, happiness and more, and tell you what you can do about it.