KUCI: Fighting for Love

Mari Frank Interviews Dean Smith, Founder of Live To Forgive Ministries

Dean Smith founded Live To Forgive Ministries in 2007. His mission is to spread the message of forgiveness based on the Word of God and his own personal testimony around the world. He preaches powerful messages about love, grace, and reconciliation. Thousands of people have been inspired to trust God with their unforgiveness and have been set free from its heavy burden based on his appearances in churches, television and on the radio.
When Dean was twelve his mother was murdered by his stepdad, Bob. He became a Christian but knew that he was not receiving all that God wanted to bless him with because of the anger and resentment he harbored towards his stepdad. He tried to escape with drugs and alcohol for many years until he discovered that there was no way around God for the relief he needed.
In 1999, Dean handed over his unforgiveness and resentment to God and his heart was transformed. Surrendering his bitterness to God began the journey that ultimately lead him across the country to reconcile, bless, love, and help Bob. Dean challenges Christians to stop overlooking the unforgiveness in their lives. His stories bring laughter and tears and encourage people to take the step of faith to release their bitterness and anger to God and trust his healing power. He explains how one step of forgiveness can lead to a lifetime of blessings.
www.livetoforgive.com

Mari Frank Interviews the Honorable Kirk Nakamura, Orange County Superior Court Judge

Judge Kirk Nakamura graduated from UC Irvine in 1977 with a B.S. degree in Biological Sciences. He was admitted to the Bar in 1980 and was admitted to practice on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as the Federal District Court of California (Central District).
He is the current Chair of the ADR/Mediation Committee in the Orange County Superior Court. From 2006 to 2009 he served as Chair of the Temporary Judge Committee and is still a member. He is also a member of the Grand Jury Selection Committee, the Jury Orientation Committee, and the Orange County Superior Court Executive Committee.
He has authored a number of publications, and in 2010 he received the Constitutional Rights Foundation Orange County Judge of the Year award.
He is currently serving as Judge of the Orange County Superior Court.

Mari Frank Interviews Janet Pfeiffer, Motivational and Inspirational Speaker, and Author

Mari Frank Interviews Ruth Treeson, Holocaust Survivor

Mari Frank Interviews Susan Steinbrecher, Executive Coach, Speaker and Author

Mari Frank Interviews Douglas Fry, Docent in the Developmental Psychology Program

Mari Frank Interviews Kimberly Pryor, Author of The Indestructible Relationship

Kimberly Pryor is the author of The Indestructible Relationship, a book to help couples stress-proof their love life, argue less and fall even more deeply in love. The book was a finalist in the 2011 Global eBook Awards and is a finalist in the 2012 EPIC eBook Awards. Kimberly also is an award-winning journalist who has had more than 600 articles published in magazines and newspapers. For more information about The Indestructible Relationship.
www.indestructiblerelationship.com

Mari Frank Interviews Lon Hurwitz, Orange County Superior Court Judge

Mari Frank Interviews Leonard Szymczak on the Gift of Conflict

Leonard Szymczak, MSW, LCSW is an author and psychotherapist in Southern California. He is a motivational speaker and author of The Roadmap Home: Your GPS to Inner Peace, an Amazon Bestseller in 2009, as well as the novel, Cuckoo Forevermore, a light-hearted satire on psychotherapy.
For the past 35 years he has worked both in Australia and America, counseling individuals, couples and families to resolve conflict. He was Director of the Family Therapy Program at the Marriage and Family Centre in Sydney, Australia, and later served as a senior affiliate therapist with the Family Institute at Northwestern University.
Throughout his life he has been committed to ongoing personal growth and believes firmly in the power of the individual to overcome adversity and transform one's life. He utilizes the concept of the hero's journey and works with individuals to reshape their personal lives into powerful stories of success.
www.theroadmaphome.com

Mari Frank Interviews Michael Nagler, Berkeley Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies