What do you do when someone you love is drowning in addiction or severe mental illness—but refuses help?

Attorney and former prosecutor Mark Astor works with families facing exactly that nightmare.

We talk about the point where intervention stops being “controlling” and becomes an act of love, why families often wait until a crisis becomes catastrophic, and the legal options that may exist when someone can no longer make safe decisions for themselves.

Mark breaks down guardianship, Florida’s Baker Act and Marchman Act, and what happens when addiction, mental health and the criminal justice system collide.

This is a difficult conversation—but an incredibly important one for families who feel like they’ve run out of options.
Mark is a partner at Astor Simovitch Law, where they lead a legal team dedicated to helping families in crisis due to mental health disorders, substance use, and failed recovery efforts. With a practice focused on crisis intervention, Mark Astor and his team are known for using the law not just as a shield—but as a tool for healing.

From securing emergency guardianships and navigating involuntary treatment laws like Florida’s Baker Act and the Marchman Act, to working closely with clinical teams and family systems, Mark Astor helps families regain control when a loved one’s condition threatens their safety, autonomy, or future. Their work sits at the intersection of law, medicine, and mental health—making them a valuable source on how legal systems can be leveraged to support recovery and long-term stability.

https://mentalhealthaddictionlawfirm.com/

What if becoming a #1 bestselling author is actually the wrong goal?

Award-winning author Robbie Samuels has hit #1 bestseller status in 37 categories across four countries—and then realized the title itself wasn’t what built his business.

In this episode of Tell Me Why You’re Special, Robbie and I get into what actually makes a book successful: written reviews, relationships, audience research, strategic launches, long-term authority, and having a plan for what happens after someone buys the damn book.

We also get into podcasting, vanity metrics, why downloads and rankings don’t tell the whole story, and how both books and podcasts can become powerful business assets when they’re built with an actual purpose.

If you’re an author, aspiring author, podcaster, coach, or entrepreneur who thinks hitting “publish” is the finish line—listen to this one.
I'm an award-winning author of four books that have received more than 900 written Amazon reviews and reached #1 Best Seller in 37 categories across four countries.

The latter did nothing to help me grow my business, yet everyone seems focused on these vanity metrics of hitting #1 Best Seller.

Instead, as a book launch strategist, I design and implement launches for entrepreneurs that lead to 50+ Amazon reviews (social proof) and turn their book into a business development tool that attracts new revenue and media opportunities.

I'm on a mission to change how entrepreneurial authors think about the success metrics of a strategic launch. If I'm invited on your show, I won't hold back! Ask me anything about my process, and I'll share the information with your audience. I love when it's a conversation that allows us to dig deeper into my answers.

I wrote about my book launch strategies in my fourth book, "LAUNCH Your Book! An Entrepreneur's Guide to Reviews That Drive Revenue." You'll find the book, bonus content, podcast guest appearances, and more at www.BookLaunchBrainstorm.com.

I'm the founder of the Biz Book Pub Hub, a resource ecosystem for entrepreneurial authors that includes a curated directory of experts who support authors along their journey, free virtual networking events, Kindle Flash Sales, and a podcast (500+ episodes recorded): www.BizBookPubHub.com.

http://www.booklaunchbrainstorm.com/

What happens when the life and career you built suddenly no longer fit the life you’re living?

Janette joins me for an incredibly real conversation about becoming a full-time caregiver for her elderly mother while simultaneously adjusting to a permanent disability caused by a freak accident. After years of working 60–80 hours a week as a media entrepreneur, she was forced to rethink her schedule, independence, business, goals, and even her definition of success.

We talk about caregiving, disability, asking for help, career pivots, women over 40, identity, resilience, accommodations, and refusing to disappear simply because life changed the damn rules.

This is a conversation about rebuilding without losing yourself.

Janette Burke is a women's empowerment speaker and media personality who has reached 15.2 million women across 15 seasons of her own TV podcast — and is now using her voice to say the thing nobody else is saying out loud.
When her mother's health changed, everything changed. Janette had to rebuild her entire business around a 20-hour maximum work week while quietly carrying the weight of caregiving. She didn't quit. But she did have to get brutally honest about capacity, identity, and what it actually costs a woman to keep going when life demands everything she has.
She speaks for every woman over 40 who is holding someone else together while trying to figure out who she is becoming. Her message is equal parts raw truth and hard-won resilience — and it lands because she's living it right now.
Janette is available for women's empowerment, reinvention, midlife, and caregiving podcasts. She is also a sought-after speaker, red carpet host, MC, and brand ambassador.

http://www.janetteburke.com/