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Many women change course at some point in their lives, but today’s guest chose an unusual new path: she became a prostitute at age 54. She tells a remarkable, unexpected and inspiring story. Also, former competitive bodybuilder Shana Ross, founder of Shana Ross Fitness, joins the discussion.

It has been estimated by various sources that 70% of women fake their orgasms at some point. Why, exactly, should that be? Is it because men lack the sexual skills to satisfy enough? Or on the other hand, how would a man know he’s not a great lover if he is routinely deceived that his partner is achieving orgasm? Byron Williams, relationship coach, bestselling author (Womanizer and Shady Bizness) and former bodyguard to rapper Eminem, says no one should lie about the authenticity of their climax. He also has a news flash: MEN fake orgasms too. Then Dr. Joni Frater and Esther Latique, authors of Love Her Right: The Married Man’s Guide to Lesbian Secrets for Great Sex! join with more insights on the female sexual experience.

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It’s a trend that’s long overdue: is it becoming fashionable to adopt a child outside your own race and background? Dr. Veronica, herself an adoptive mother (though from within her own race) talks to Rhonda Y. Miller, JD, author of Unveiling the Adoption Process: Seven Families’ Adventures & Insights, who shares her experiences before and after adopting a child of another race. Then Manda Aufochs Gillespie (The Green Mama) has a different perspective, as her adopted brother is from another race.

Pop Quiz: Can you name one man who is a lifelong cattle rancher in a 10-gallon hat (think Lorne Greene from Bonanza) AND a prolific author of Old West romance novels? The answer is Reid Lance Rosenthal, conservation-minded owner of thousands of acres in remote Wyoming and Montana. To get the story on this fascinating man and his new novel, Threads West: An American Saga, Dr. Veronica stays in an 1860’s log cabin with no electricity or running water, catches her first fish (6 pounds) and, showing her surgical skills, guts and cleans it for everyone’s dinner.

Many things can tax a relationship, and one is the serious or prolonged illness of a partner. Wendy Shanker, author of Are You My Guru? How Medicine, Meditation & Madonna Saved My Life and The Fat Girl’s Guide to Life, humorously shares her long road to finding the right man through the ups and downs of weight loss and eventually a rare illness that led her to explore areas of life she’d never previously considered. Then radio host Chris M. Tatevosian, who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis, realizes that his focus on his illness cost him a valued relationship. He has written Life Interrupted: It’s Not All About Me

Two guests share their personal formulas for weight loss, fitness and better health. Brian Stelter, TV & Digital Media Reporter for The New York Times, is well-known to thousands who follow him on Twitter, where he regularly tweets what he’s eating and how many calories he’s consuming. This “Twitter Diet,” his method for keeping himself honest about his food intake, has taken him down from his one-time high of 270 pounds. George DeJohn is radio host at Dallas/Ft. Worth’s #1 sports station, author of Three Minutes to a Strong Mind and a Fit Body, and former personal trainer to the likes of Dennis Rodman, Mark Cuban and Michael Dell. He’s known for his no-nonsense, blunt talk about getting fit and addressing one’s personal history and reasons for getting out of shape in the first place.

Stereotypes support the notion of the happy, secure married person and the lonely, desperate single. But where are the actual statistics to support those views? Bella dePaulo, Ph.D. and author of Singled Out: How Singles are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After, visits to discuss the effects of “singlism,” the pervasive discrimination single people face in politics and everyday life. She shares her “10 Myths About Being Single” with Dr. Veronica. Dr. dePaulo is a popular interview subject on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and other media outlets.

We’re all searching for the perfect relationship—or are we? Are some people truly, happily single by choice, and not just because they have retreated in defeat from the dating scene? Perhaps there is a way to be single without being lonely, isolated and celibate. Dr. Veronica interviews 2 guests who have found their own path: author and talk show host Ronda Del Boccio (“The Story Lady”), and author and seasoned world traveler Cynthia Clampitt.

What’s the story with men’s sexuality? Is Viagra a boon to men (and their partners) who feel their sex lives reinvigorated? Or does it tamper with a man’s lifelong sexual arc and actually stifle creativity and experimentation as he reinvents his sexuality in later life? Two very different points of view: Byron “Big Naz” Williams (author of Shady Business, radio relationship counselor and former bodyguard to rapper Eminem) explains that male pride and ego are misunderstood by women. Then Doctor and Rabbi Ed Weinsberg (author of Conquer Prostate Cancer) shares his journey through disease: that drugs and devices to treat erectile disfunction can be heaven sent, but are only a part of the male sexual equation.

As always, the dating scene is brimming with married men who either pretend to be single, or feel justified in stepping out on their wives. Well guess what? It’s not just men. Cyber-dating expert Julie Spira, bestselling author of The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online, tells how you can know if your date is really available or not. Then psychologist Deborah Taj Anapol has a very different viewpoint: perhaps monogamy is not so natural for us in the first place. Is there a way devoted couples can retain their trust and honesty with each other, yet still experience different partners? Dr. Anapol is author of Polyamory in the 21st Century: Love and Intimacy with Multiple Partners.

From Courteney Cox’s hit television show Cougar Town to cougar conventions popping up across the country, older women dating younger men are en vogue everywhere. It’s not exactly a new phenomenon—remember Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate? And more recently, actress Demi Moore marrying Ashton Kutscher, 15 years her junior? It seems this is a trend that’s here to stay. Dr. Veronica goes on the prowl with authors Leslie Kohler and Susan McBride (The Cougar Club), who share first-hand the mental and physical benefits of dating down in age.

It is difficult enough for each of us to grow into a happy, productive adult with relationships that fulfill us personally and sexually. But children who were sexually abused have an even tougher path: they often face lifelong issues with intimacy, trust, shame and anger and are much more likely to become abusers themselves. Yet we as a society remain uncomfortable talking about the subject. Guest Brian Beckstead, raised in a Mormon household, tells his story and Dr. Nancy Irwin, sex abuse counsellor, shares surprising information about who sex abusers are and how they can be helped.

Holly Hill is an attractive, successful professional from Australia who fell in love with a man who turned out to be married. He made her his mistress and covered her financial needs 100%. Then, when he told his wife of his intention to leave her and marry Holly, she replied, “If you do this, I will kill myself and our two children.” Overnight, Holly was alone and on the brink of bankruptcy. What to do? She placed an ad offering her good looks, wit, skilled conversation, excellent company, gourmet cooking, and sex and massage skills in exchange for “a generous monthly allowance” and received over 11,000 responses. What happened next is a funny, fascinating, provocative story that Holly, author of Sugarbabe, The Controversial Story of a Real Woman in Search of a Sugar Daddy, shares with Dr. Veronica.

Guest Stacey A. Lundgren is a model mom—who happens to have married a man who secretly had sex with her children. So as at other difficult times in her life, she did the right thing and got her away from him. Eventually she remarried and had a second family. And it happened again. How can this happen? Dr. Veronica shares this shocking story and explores the underpinnings of child abuse and signs to watch for. Stacey A. Lundgren is a member of the National Speakers’ Association and author of the book True Bucketfilling Stories: Legacies of Love.

When is the last time you were actually hungry? Think about it. We frequently grow bored, dissatisfied or emotionally uncomfortable and get the urge to eat, but seldom are we responding to actual hunger that says it’s time for fuel. According to guest Dr. Rita Hancock, author of The Eden Diet, we can become reconnected with our bodies’ signals and separate them from all the other reasons we eat. It’s a simple, yet profound adjustment to our responses that can free us to feel a new satisfaction.

The problem no one can overlook anymore: obesity in America. Carole Carson (author of From Fat to Fit: Turn Yourself into a Weapon of Mass Reduction) discovered that ending 40 years of weight trouble began with changing her mind, and how she has inspired thousands to do the same. Then Dr. Denise Lamothe (holistic doctor, weight loss specialist, and author of The Taming of the Chew: A Holistic Guide to Stopping Compulsive Eating) shares the secrets of Bach Flower Remedies.

Do you sometimes wonder what kind of a world we are handing the next generation? Find out what they think about everything from oil spills, politics, morality, love and sex to their own hopes for the future as Dr. Veronica interviews 3 young adults: her own son and his lifelong best friend, who are about to embark on their college careers, and a 21-year-old college student.

Everybody has to do it. So why are Americans so afraid to die, especially as we grow older? Dr. Veronica welcomes Tani Bahti, founder of Passages Education, an organization which helps people prepare for the death of their loved ones through knowledge and respect for the natural dying process. Then Dr. Boyd C. Purcell, author of Spiritual Terrorism: Spiritual Abuse from the Womb to the Tomb, offers his view that religion leaves so many people terrified that their death will put them into an eternity of torture.

What’s going on in the world today? Have you noticed a new level of nasty in the way people treat each other? Today we routinely encounter name-calling, vicious gossip and devious scheming everywhere from reality shows to political discussions to the corporate boardroom. When did this become acceptable, and how? Guest Carl Eeman, author of Generations of Faith, puts this through a generational wringer: are Baby Boomers to blame or Gen X’ers? Then Dr. James Huysman, therapist, author, Psychology Today blogger and veteran TV guest, joins with his point of view.