You Matter!

On this episode, Karen speaks with Diane R. Button. Diane is a founding partner of the Bay Area End-of-Life Doula Alliance in Northern California, and an instructor for the University of Vermont Lar…

On this episode, Karen speaks with Dr. Adam Hill, a pediatric palliative care physician, author and recovering alcoholic. Dr. Hill openly shares his story of depression, suicidal thoughts and alcoho…

On this episode, Karen speaks with Sandra Joseph, #1 bestselling author and keynote speaker, and the longest-running leading lady in the longest-running Broadway show of all-time, Christine in The P…

On this episode, Karen speaks with Chairman of the New Jersey State Parole Board, Samuel J. Plumeri. Chairman Plumeri is here to educate listeners about parole as well as share his professional jour…

On this episode, Karen speaks with Kim Alexis, author, actress and supermodel who has appeared on the cover of magazines like Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Self and Cosmopolit…

 On this episode, Karen speaks with Paul Frase, 11-year NFL Super Bowl veteran, and Alison Rockett, CEO and President and Co-Founder of The Joshua Frase Foundation, the parents of Isabella and Joshu…

On this episode, Karen speaks with Daniel “Rudy” Reuttiger; 'Rudy' is an American motivational speaker and author who played college football at the University of Notre Dame and is the real-life ins…

On this episode, Karen speaks with Phillip Tyler; Phillip lost his son Devon to suicide in November of 2017 at the age of 22. Phillip is here to share his son’s story and how he turned his heartbrea…

On this episode, Karen speaks with Michelle Corrao, author of Found, Triumph over Fear with Grace and Gratitude: The Michelle Corrao Story, to share her journey to recovery following her abduction i…

On the episode, Karen speaks with Daniella DeChristopher, author of Behind Closed Doors A Daughter’s Story, the story of a family from Italy that came to America on vacation and never returned to th…

 On this episode, Karen speaks with Bradi Nathan, the mother of Jack who passed away suddenly and accidentally on July 3, 2020, at the age of 19 after consuming a fentanyl-laced pill. Jack struggled…

On this episode, Karen speaks with Jessica Plumeri, Chief of Detectives in the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office located in Trenton, New Jersey, the only female police chief in a county law enforcem…

On the Season 8 premeire of the You Matter! Podcast, Karen speaks with Danielle Elleman, Associate Director, Sexual Misconduct Support Services and Sexual Misconduct Support Services, and April Fell…

On this episode, Karen speaks with New York Times bestselling author and full-time psychic medium Concetta Bertoldi. Concetta has the extraordinary ability to see and hear things that most people ca…

On this episode, Karen speaks with Lydia Grimes and her husband Randy, a former NFL player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a return guest to the You Matter! podcast. In our previous conversation with…

On this episode, Karen speaks with Sergeants Joe Paglione and Mike Castaldo, supervisors of the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, which is part of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office located …

On this episode, Karen speaks with Rachel DeAlto, a mom, lawyer turned author, relationship and communications expert, media personality and speaker. In September 2021, Rachel’s book Relatable: How …

On this episode, Karen speaks with Michelle Lipinski, principal of Northshore Recovery High School, a school with a feature that sets itself apart from most other schools in the country - its studen…

On this episode, Karen speaks with Pam O'Donnell, an advocate, motivational speaker and mother. On February 22, 2016, Pam’s life was turned upside down when her husband and 5-year-old daughter were …

On this episode, Karen speaks with Julie McFadden, a Southern California hospice nurse who has taken to social media as Hospice Nurse Julie. Julie will share personal insights and facts about death …