Family Matters Radio is an informative, entertaining and inspiring talk radio program focused on issues concerning women and families. FMR features nationally-known experts, best-selling authors, newsmakers and celebrities in friendly conversation, sharing expert advice to help us all raise healthy families and special insight on the experience of being a woman in today's world. Developed and hosted by broadcast media veterans and long-time friends Caroline Kruse and Jacquie Chakirelis, the program is celebrating its 10th year on the air on both AM and FM stations around the country and via podcasts internationally.
Caroline and Jacquie discuss news story about how coaching during childbirth does not help the new mom.
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Are you bloated with belongings? Are possessions weighing you down? Do you need to get you lifestyle in shape? We’re going to help you declutter your home and reclaim your life when we talk with Rita Rosenkranz, author of Put Your House on a Diet.
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 11:30 AM
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Caroline and Jacquie continue their conversation with Rita Rosenkranz, author of Put Your House on a Diet.
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 11:22 AM
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Did you know that 67% of new parents complain they are having less intimacy, less fun, and more arguments than before kids entered the picture? And the problem isn’t unique to new parents. Caroline and Jacquie talk with psychologist Carol Lindquist, author of Happily Married With Kids to find out how you can protect your marriage from the pitfalls of parenthood.
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 11:09 AM
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Caroline and Jacquie continue their conversation with psychologist Carol Lindquist, author of Happily Married With Kids to find out how you can protect your marriage from the pitfalls of parenthood.
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:54 AM
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Comments on a new British survey on what makes women happy,
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:47 AM
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Caroline and Jacquie continue their conversation with psychologist Susan Ashley, author of The Asperger's Answer Book.
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:01 AM
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Caroline and Jacquie continue their conversation with Dr. Greg Baer about real love and the secret to a long, loving marriage.
Direct download: fms5_7m12s_11-25-06_hr2.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 1:01 AM
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Family Matters News You Can Use- Mothers underestimate teenage daugter alcohol use.
Direct download: fm_s1_2-4-06_5m55s.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:21 AM
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We all have an imaginary definition of a great family. No fighting. No getting on one anther's nerves. Being supportive without telling each other what to do. But does such a family exist? Caroline and Jacquie talk with #1 New York Times best-selling author Po Bronson about his new book Why Do I Love These People? to find out what it really means to be a family in today's world and how you can have a better understanding of your own family.
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:20 AM
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Caroline and Jacquie continue their conversation with #1 New York Times best-selling author Po Bronson about his new book Why Do I Love These People?
Direct download: fm_s3_2-4-06_5m56s.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:15 AM
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The Trouble With Boys- it’s the recent cover story in Newsweek Magazine. According to research they’re failing in school and in life. So is there a crisis with our boys? Or is there a crisis with an educational system that is having difficulty teaching them? We’ll find out when Caroline and Jacquie talk with Michael Gurian, author of The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons from Falling Behind in School and Life.
Direct download: fm_s4_2-4-06_13m44s.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:10 AM
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Caroline and Jacquie continue their conversation with with Michael Gurian, author of The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons from Falling Behind in School and Life.
Direct download: fm_s5_2-4-06_6m38s.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:05 AM
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Caroline and Jacquie comment on new advice on marketing healthy foods to kids
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:00 AM
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This week's news you can use and program line up.
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:13 PM
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According to a recent MSN study, the average family will spend around $10,000 before their child reaches the age of two. The good news is there are hundreds, even thousands of ways to save money without depriving you or your baby of anything. Caroline and Jacquie talk with Kimberly Danger, author of 1000 Best Baby Bargains
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:03 PM
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We continue our conversation with Kimberly Danger, author of 1000 Best Baby Bargains with small tips to save you a large amount of money!
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:37 PM
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All parents want to see their children study hard, get good grades, have friends, and navigate life as painlessly as possible. We want to protect our children from hurt and failure. But at what cost? Our performance-driven obsession with the accomplishments of kids is leading to emotional burnout, stress-related illnesses and self-destructive behaviors. Caroline and Jacquie talk with the best-selling author of Raising Cain, Michael Thompson, about the findings in his latest book The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Find Success in School and Life.
Direct download: fm_s4_9m55s_12806.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:35 PM
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Caroline and Jacquie continue their conversation with Michael Thompson, about the findings in his latest book The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Find Success in School and Life.
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:27 PM
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This week's news you can use and information on this week's show
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:17 PM
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Do you need a makeover? It seems everywhere we turn lately we are surrounded by the recent makeover craze- changes to our houses, clothes, and bodies, all made in an attempt to be happier. But should we put our efforts into changing our mental and emotional outlook instead of couch fabric and lipstick? Caroline and Jacquie talk with best-selling author MJ Ryan about her book The Happiness Makeover to find out how to teach yourself to be happy and enjoy every day.
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:16 PM
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Caroline and Jacquie continue their conversation with MJ Ryan author of The Happiness Makeover.
Direct download: fm1-21-06_8m_47s_s3.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:14 PM
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Caroline and Jacquie talk with Suze about a new generation. They're called "Generation Debt" and "Generation Broke" - people in their twenties and thirties who graduate college with a mountain of student loan debt and live off their credit cards. So how do you dig yourself out of this financial hole? Suze Orman will share strategies from her latest book The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous &Broke.
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:12 PM
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Caroline and Jacquie continue their conversation with Suze Orman about her latest book The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous &Broke
Direct download: fm1-21-06_6m58s_s5.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:10 PM
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Caroline and Jacquie discuss new survey about plugged in activities replacing physical activity for kids.
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:08 PM
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Family Matters Radio 11406 News You Can Use
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:45 PM
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Part 1 of Interview with Susan RoAne author of Create Your Own Luck.
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:00 PM
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Part 2 Interview with Susan RoAne author of Create Your Own Luck
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 5:57 PM
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Caroline and Jacquie discuss new research on diet and heart disease prevention
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Category: podcasts -- posted at: 5:52 PM
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