What if the life you're working so hard to build isn't actually aligned with what matters most to you?

Pam Feinberg-Rivkin is joined by coach, consultant, speaker, and author Robert MacPhee for a thoughtful conversation about what it means to live a values-based life. Robert shares how his own path from running a valet parking company to working alongside Jack Canfield eventually led him to focus on helping people identify what truly matters to them. He explains the difference between our priorities, the areas of life that deserve our time and attention, and our ways of being, the qualities that determine how we want to show up in the world.

Their conversation explores why achievement alone does not always create meaning. We can build successful careers, reach goals, and accumulate more while still feeling disconnected from the relationships, health, contribution, and purpose that matter to us. Robert explains how getting clear about our values can create a foundation for better decisions, stronger leadership, rebuilding trust, and responding more intentionally when life becomes stressful or uncertain.

Living your values does not require having everything figured out. It can begin with two simple questions: What is important to me? And who do I want to be?

Sometimes resilience begins by slowing down long enough to make sure the life you're building is one you truly want to live.

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What happens after you finally make the call and admit that your family may need help?

Pam Feinberg-Rivkin continues the From Crisis to Healing series with Steve Feldman, CEO of Feinberg Consulting, to talk about what families can expect when they reach out during a medical, aging, mental health, or addiction crisis. Making that first call can feel deeply vulnerable, especially when shame, fear, disagreement, or uncertainty are already present. Steve explains how creating a safe space begins with listening, finding common ground, and focusing on what everyone can agree on: someone they love needs support.

Pam and Steve explore why families do not need to have every answer before reaching out. Using the idea of a GPS, they explain that the first step is understanding where the family is now and where they hope to go. From there, the path can be built through education, careful assessment, and a series of clear next steps rather than one overwhelming solution.

At the heart of the conversation is the importance of trust. Families may feel relief simply from finally telling someone what has been happening, but healing requires continuing the process. Sometimes hope begins with something very simple: knowing what comes next and realizing you do not have to figure it out alone.

Looking for a practical takeaway from this conversation?
Download our complimentary companion resource, Looking Beyond the Behavior, designed to help parents and caregivers shift from asking "What's wrong with my child?" to "What might my child be communicating?" The guide explores how looking at children's emotional, behavioral, and physical health through a holistic lens can open the door to greater understanding, connection, and support.

Contact Pam Feinberg-Rivkin:
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What happens when caring for others becomes so automatic that you forget how to care for yourself?

Pam Feinberg-Rivkin is joined by Tom Parker, Director of External Relations at the Lindner Center of HOPE, for a thoughtful and surprisingly funny conversation about codependency. Drawing on more than two decades in behavioral health and family systems work, Tom shares the story behind So How Are You Doing?, the playful stage production he helped create to explore the many faces of codependency through humor, music, exaggerated characters, and plenty of self-reflection.

Their conversation looks beyond the idea that codependency is simply something "wrong" with a person. Caring deeply, helping others, and wanting people to be okay can be beautiful qualities, but there can also be a point when giving too much, struggling to say no, or constantly trying to keep everyone happy becomes exhausting. Tom reflects on how those patterns can begin early in life and become so familiar that we barely recognize them.

At the heart of the conversation is permission to take ourselves a little less seriously. Humor can create space to recognize our own patterns, listen to those internal warning signs, set boundaries, and occasionally admit, "I don't need to fix this."

Sometimes resilience means helping others. Sometimes it means taking a break.

Looking for a practical takeaway from this conversation?
Download our complimentary companion resource, Looking Beyond the Behavior, designed to help parents and caregivers shift from asking "What's wrong with my child?" to "What might my child be communicating?" The guide explores how looking at children's emotional, behavioral, and physical health through a holistic lens can open the door to greater understanding, connection, and support.

Contact Pam Feinberg-Rivkin:
Facebook: @FeinbergCare
Instagram: @FeinbergCare
LinkedIn: Feinberg Consulting Inc
YouTube: @FeinbergConsulting8059