McKenzie Phillips

Listen to "McKenzie Phillips author of Hopeful Healing" on Spreaker. Mackenzie Phillips, actress and author of the courageous New York Times bestselling memoir High on Arrival, has written a new book, Hopeful Healing: Essays on Managing Recovery and Surviving Addiction (Beyond Words/Atria,. Referencing her past struggles as an addict and her current role as a substance abuse counselor, Mackenzie is sharing her experience and insight to help addicts, along with family members and support systems, get the help and motivation they need to reach sobriety. In Hopeful Healing, Phillips shares short essays that include personal stories along with first-step motivations for the addict who is looking to or perhaps struggling to recover. She addresses mindfulness, failure, hope, trust, and acceptance, among many prominent themes in the life of an addict. Each chapter concludes with the “It Works if You Work It” section for reflection and exercises that worked well for her and her clients. Phillips offers encouragement and open honesty from someone who has been right where the addict has been: rock bottom. And for Phillips, it was all while the entire world watched. She knows exactly what addicts are facing in these challenging times, and offers personal and professional stories to help people reach the other, more hopeful side—sobriety. Mackenzie Phillips is best known for her roles in American Graffiti and as rebellious teenager Julie Cooper on the sitcom One Day at a Time. She is also the daughter of John Phillips, lead singer of the ’60s band The Mamas and the Papas. As a troubled teen star, Phillips made several visits to rehab before getting sober. Her struggles with addiction have been well documented in High On Arrival and in the media. Phillips has become Hollywood’s go-to person on substance abuse and a visible and outspoken advocate for addiction awareness and education. “This wonderful book will lovingly hold your hand through anything you need to know about recovery and addiction, or really, just getting through life. This is the Mackenzie I know: smart, funny, warm, she has that great ‘been there, done that’ attitude and just tells it like it is, without judgment. Read this book now. It’s your soft place to fall.” —Valerie Bertinelli, actress and New York Times bestselling author

Ralph Machio

Listen to "Ralph Machio From Lost Cat Corona" on Spreaker. Ralph is best known for his iconic lead role in The Karate Kid (1984) and equally popular sequels; The Karate Kid, Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid, Part III (1989). Ralph began his career appearing in television commercials in the late 1970’s. He landed his first role in film in 1980 in Up the Academy. In the same year Ralph also starred as a regular on the television series Eight is Enough. And, in 1983 he delivered a breakthrough film performance as troubled teenager Johnny Cade in The Outsiders directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Ralph also starred in the blues road movie Crossroads (1986) and he co-starred with Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny (1992). In 2003 he starred as a hit man with a conscience in A Good Night to Die and across from Anthony Hopkins in Hitchcock (2012). Ralph has also appeared as a guest star on numerous television and cable shows including How I Met Your Mother, Pysch, Ugly Betty and Entourage to name just a few. ABOUT LOST CAT CORONA, IN THEATERS FEBRUARY 24th & AVAILABLE ON ITUNES, AMAZON INSTANT, GOOGLE PLAY OR VIMEO ON DEMAND FEBRUARY 28th A play it safe guy must search for his wife's missing cat, bringing him face to face with the colorful, wacky, and sometimes, the more dangerous element of his neighborhood, forcing him to confront his fears and rethink his M.O.

What Have You Heard

Listen to "What Do You Hear" on Spreaker. What do we truly hear? There's so much noise around us. We do things to cover up the noise that was used to cover up the noise. Then when it's time to cut free of the collisions. The one thing we can't do is decide if we like what we are currently sitting in. Are we truly who we are? What if you're the end result of being shaped? Touchy subject. The true percentages don't match the number of opportunities. You can be anything you want. But when you arrive. Are you the same person you were when the seed was first planted. Learning to activate what you hear is a huge brave step. Making known how you are growing is mindfully present in your now. Too often we take the experience and tuck it away. When what we should've been doing is letting it move through us. To increase the influence and or inspiration. I wrote this morning about two things: Feel and Fuel. We spend so much time feeling that we forget to fuel our dreams. But the part I read from today isn't about that subject. It's taken from my daily writing on January 2, 2016. We learn so much from where we once stood. But were you listening? If not... why are you complaining?