The following is a transcript of Alan Stock, host of Las Vegas, Newsradio 840 KXNT, interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. about actor Charlie Sheen who according to a police report threatened his wife, saying “I’ll kill you.”

According to the police report, Brooke Mueller says her husband Charlie Sheen sat on her, strangled her, and held a knife to her throat on Christmas day.  Charlie Sheen was arrested on Christmas Day after Brooke Mueller, his third wife, told police he had pulled a knife on her and threatened to have her killed; Sheen pleaded guilty to misdemeanor third degree assault and could have gotten 3 years in jail but a judge sentenced Sheen to a 30-day jail term, and was ordered to undergo 36 hours of counseling on domestic violence.  Sheen will receive credit for time already spent in rehab and so he avoids any jail time.

Alan Stock:                Hello, Dr. Wanis. Good to have you with us.

Dr. Patrick Wanis:    Thank you.

Alan Stock:                So people are saying weird things about Mel Gibson. Of course, he seems pretty weird if you want to know the truth. But they’re not saying enough about some of the other people. You’re concerned about that?

Dr. Patrick Wanis:    Well, what I’m concerned about is the example of Charlie Sheen. Now, Charlie Sheen pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife. He actually did a plea deal so that they would drop some of the other more serious charges. Not only that, but it’s even being reported today on FoxNews.com and also on RadarOnline that Charlie Sheen’s wife, Brook Mueller, told officers that she was terrified because she claimed that Charlie Sheen threatened her on Christmas day saying, “I’ll kill you. Your mother’s money means nothing. I have ex-police I can hire who know how to get the job done and they won’t leave any trace.” Now, this is a guy that’s pleaded guilty. The judge only gave him 30 days – and as a result of going to rehab, he’s not even going to go to jail. But no one is complaining about this.

Alan Stock:                Well, she’s trying to get back with him though.

Dr. Patrick Wanis:    Well, regardless of whether she’s making the mistake of getting back together with him, here is a guy that actually put a knife to her throat for 20 minutes.

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The following is a transcript of Alan Stock, host of Las Vegas, Newsradio 840 KXNT, interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. for insights and analysis about bad celebrities – do we ban them?

Actor Charlie Sheen was arrested on Christmas Day after Brooke Mueller, his third wife, told police he had pulled a knife on her and threatened to have her killed; Sheen pleaded guilty to misdemeanor third degree assault and could have gotten 3 years in jail but a judge sentenced Sheen to a 30-day jail term, and was ordered to undergo 36 hours of counseling on domestic violence.  Sheen will receive credit for time already spent in rehab and so he avoids any jail time.

According to Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior & Relationship Expert, Patrick Wanis PhD, we should separate the art from the artist but also adds that there needs to be a limit. Patrick Wanis also identifies favoritism and vested interest i.e. money and profits in the Charlie Sheen scandal.

Male:                          Alan Stock is driving you home on the news leader for Las Vegas, Newsradio 840 KXNT. 

Alan Stock:                4:12 at Newsradio 840 KXNT.  A good afternoon to you, I’m Alan Stock and I want to thank so much for joining us on this Monday afternoon, joining us right now in the KXNT live line Patrick Wanis, human behavior and relationship expert, talking about bad celebrities.

Patrick, good afternoon, and welcome to Newsradio 840 KXNT. 

Patrick Wanis:          Thank you, Alan. 

Alan Stock:                I appreciate you taking the time to join us.  So, you know, I got this interesting release that you sent to my producer and program director, Bob Agnew, that says that we need to separate the art from the artist and realize many artists and entertainers are dysfunctional and not necessarily morally good people.  That’s true, but how do you separate? 

I mean, if you’re looking at somebody on the screen like Mel Gibson knowing the things that he said about Jews and blacks and about women and things like that, how do you separate yourself from that kind of stuff? 

Patrick Wanis:          Well, it’s not easy to separate.  I think the first challenge we have is that we know too much about their personal lives.  In the sense that – I want to use this as an example, Alan, I know that you know who Cecil B. DeMille is? 

Alan Stock:                I do. 

Patrick Wanis:          He produced, he directed some of the biggest movies of all time and in fact he was one of the proponents of a lot of the religious movies such as “The Ten Commandments.”  So you would think there’s a reason this guy does “Samson and Delilah” and “The Ten Commandments.”  He must believe in what he does. 

Alan Stock:                Okay. 

Patrick Wanis:          But he was a married guy who had serial mistresses. 

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The following is a  transcript of Russ Morley, host of 850 WFTL radio interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. for insights and analysis about the Mel Gibson meltdown and the ways that the alleged recording between Mel Gibson and girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva is undermining the serious issue of domestic violence against women and children and how it relates to Battered Woman’s Syndrome.

While people are angry at Mel Gibson they are ignoring Charlie Sheen who has been charged with allegedly putting a knife to his wife’s throat. And according to Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior & Relationship Expert, Patrick Wanis PhD, “We give free-passes to people we like and we react harsher to racist remarks than we do to actual violence against women – although both are seriously wrong.

Listen to this interview at:

http://patrickwanis.com/Is_racism_more_important_than_violence_against_women.asp

Learn more about Battered Woman’s Syndrome here:

http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/19/battered-womans-syndrome/

Read the release “Is racism more important than violence against women?” here:
http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/22/is-racism-more-important-than-violence-against-women/

Read the article by Patrick Wanis PhD – Bias, prejudice and domestic violence here:

http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/21/bias-prejudice-domestic-violence/

Russ Morley:             Joining us this morning, Dr. Patrick Wanis, Celebrity Life Coach, Human Behavior Expert. Dr. Wanis, she’s saying he’s losing his mind. This isn’t the first instance of this. I mean are we talking insanity here this morning? Is Mel finally gone over the edge, do you think?

Patrick Wanis:          Well, he’s obviously gone over the edge. As to insanity, that’s a completely different diagnosis. I think there are a couple of key points to be made here, and the first thing I want to say is before I say anything else, anything that I say is not implying that she was not hit nor am I in any way condoning or defending the behavior, words, and actions of Mel Gibson because I don’t think there’s any defense for that.

Russ Morley:             Alright. A good disclaimer, alright.           

Patrick Wanis:          But I think we need to look at a lot of the things here, and I want to relate this to Battered Woman’s Syndrome. The way that this case has played out; because the tapes have been released, and because of the way that Oksana carries herself on the tape, she almost sounds like she’s standing on stage, talking to an audience – people have become cynical. And because of the claims relating to money – that she tried to extort money out of Mel Gibson with regard to these tapes; or the claims that she doctored or spliced the tapes has therefore raised doubts about the actual abuse or allegations of abuse. And I think that what that does then, is it downplays, undermines, and diminishes the real serious issue of domestic violence not only in the U.S., but around the world. And Russ, I want to make this point about someone else who is a celebrity, Charlie Sheen.

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The following is an edited copy of responses, analysis and insights by Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. to a reporter’s questions about Lindsay Lohan. And while many people were predicting that Lindsay Lohan would not show up to jail to serve her sentence, Patrick Wanis PhD accurately predicted on TV “I guarantee, 100% she will show up.” Patrick Wanis PhD also offers unique insight into why Sandra Bullock kisses Scarlet Johansson during the MTV Movie Awards.

Watch the TV interview Patrick Wanis PhD gave to WSFL The Morning Show about Lindsay Lohan:�

http://southflorida.sun-sentinel.com/videobeta/6ffd5862-3115-4f4a-9b97-f56b7cf6709c/News/Taboo-Tuesday-Interventions

Reporter:                    The probation report of Lindsay Lohan reveals that she’s approved to take a number of different medications; Lindsay  is a known addict, has had problems with addiction and yet she’s taking this combination of Zoloft and Adderall and Dilaudid. 

She’s got the Dilaudid for some oral surgery she had months ago but has been taking it as recently as just a few weeks ago. For somebody who’s already wearing a Scram Bracelet and who has clearly had issues in the past with substance abuse, is it wise to have her on all this medication?

Patrick Wanis:          Is it wise for her to be on all of these medications?  This has been the same situation repeated so many times of celebrities who are given multiple medications. Heath Ledger, I think Brittany Murphy was another one: people who have been given multiple medications and it becomes a deadly cocktail.  So, the first thing is no, I don’t agree with a mixture of medications, a cocktail of medications if you will, number one. 

                                    Number two, I’m not in a position to prescribe medication.  I always believe the answer is to seek the root cause of the problem rather treating the symptom.  And you’ll also notice that with a lot of rehab clinics, they take the patient off the medication immediately. 

Reporter:                    Yeah. 

Patrick Wanis:          So, usually and I know Dr. Drew does this: as soon as someone comes in to his clinic, the first thing he does is, he cuts them off all medication.  So, it does seem quite strange that if she’s had a problem with substance abuse the people on hand say ‘we’re still going to put you on medication’;  because the medication can lead to some sort of abuse or some sort of addiction, which is not uncommon. The other concern is that anytime you put someone on medication, there are numerous side effects. If you’re multiplying the medication, you’re multiplying the side effects. 

  Continue reading “Lindsay Lohan’s real issue” »

The following is a copy of Nik Robinson, Features Producer for The Morning Show, WSFL TV interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. for insights and advice about interventions as part of the Taboo Tuesday series: “Interventions…. If you had a friend or family member who was out of control and nothing works…what would you do to help them? “

 The videos of Patrick Wanis’ appearances of four segments on the TV show will be posted shortly. Meanwhile, here is one of the videos: 

http://southflorida.sun-sentinel.com/videobeta/6ffd5862-3115-4f4a-9b97-f56b7cf6709c/News/Taboo-Tuesday-Interventions

Nik Robinson:          Why is it so hard for us to effectively point out to someone that they need help?

Patrick Wanis PhD: First challenge for us is our own fear of speaking up and approaching our friend; we fear rejection, disapproval, conflict, confrontation, loss of friendship.

Second challenge is our friends usually do not respect our opinion because 1. We are not professionals and 2. Our friend is in denial – they usually do not want help or interference – they are engaging in destructive behavior for a reason – to avoid pain (escape something) or to punish themselves for a perceived wrongdoing (death wish)

Third challenge we face in trying to effectively point out to our friend that he or she needs help is that we lack the training and experience to know how to approach them and; we often approach them with fear, anger, frustration, guilt, self-blame or our own stuff and judgments

Nik Robinson:          Is it right to tell a friend or loved one they need help even if they’re likely to push you away?

Continue reading “How to do an intervention” »

The following is a transcript of Derryn Hinch, host of radio 3AW Melbourne, Australia, interviewing Human Behavior & Relationship Expert and Clinical Hypnotherapist, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. about Mel Gibson’s meltdown and the assertion by Patrick Wanis that we need to stop listening to Mel Gibson and we need to separate the art from the artist.

Listen to this interview at:
http://patrickwanis.com/Stop_listening_to_Mel_Gibson.asp

Derryn Hinch:           He’s an Australian Human Behavior and Relationship Expert and he’s a Clinical Hypnotherapist whose name is Patrick Wanis. He lives in the United States. And he has a different spin on the Mel Gibson meltdown and his foul behavior and what he has been doing in recent times. I just want you to listen to a few seconds of Mel Gibson about his latest rants and then I want to cross and talk to Patrick Wanis.

[audio played of unauthenticated recording between Mel Gibson and Oksana Gregorieva]

Derryn Hinch:           Phew, okay, that was Mel Gibson. On the line now Patrick Wanis. Good afternoon.

Patrick Wanis:          Good afternoon, Derryn. How are you?

Derryn Hinch:           I’m good. Well, thanks. Having heard that rant, your theory, as I understand it, you think we should be separating the artist from the person [art] – that his sort of personal life should have nothing to do with our appreciation of what he does on the screen. Is that right?

Patrick Wanis:          Yeah. The point I’m making here is that there is a huge difference between the art that one creates and the artist himself – that means his personal life. Today’s technology combined with human curiosity drives us to want to listen and learn every single sordid detail of that person’s life. But it doesn’t benefit us, Derryn.

Derryn Hinch:           Well, I –

Patrick Wanis:          What is the benefit that you and I have by knowing every detail of every dysfunction?

  Continue reading “Stop listening to Mel Gibson – stop confusing art and artists” »

The following is a  transcript of Russ Morley, host of 850 WFTL radio interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. for insights and analysis about the Mel Gibson meltdown – an unauthenticated recording between Mel Gibson and girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva believed to have been recorded 5 months prior and where Mel Gibson makes sexist and racist remarks and threatens violence and death. Patrick Wanis PhD analyses the Mel Gibson audio recording and highlights irregularities and unanswered questions about Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva.

Please click here to read why, based on this audio recording, Oksana Grigorieva does not demonstrate behavior or psychological  symptoms of a battered woman: http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/19/battered-womans-syndrome/  

 Listen to this interview at:

http://patrickwanis.com/Mel_Gibson_meltdown.asp

Read more about this story at:

http://patrickwanis.com/RadioInterviews.asp#MelGibson

 [Music: Foreigner – “Cold as Ice”]

Russ Morley:             I’ll tell you what: If you’ve been listening to the radio or watching TV this week, you have no doubt heard the rantings of Oscar winner and one of Hollywood’s top leading men and directors Mel Gibson as he chastised his former girlfriend, mother of his nine-month-old child, Oksana Grigorieva, for wearing tight clothes and having a boob job. But now, there’s even more recordings that are even more shocking.

[audio played of unauthenticated recording between Mel Gibson and Oksana Gregorieva]

Oksana Grigorieva: Because I’m saving my life and I’m saving daughter’s life. That’s what I’m doing. I don’t give a damn about my music and I don’t give a damn about you spending another penny. I’m saving her life.

Mel Gibson:               [Indiscernible]

Oksana Grigorieva: You almost killed us! Did you forget?

Mel Gibson:               (mocks crying)

Oksana Grigorieva: You were hitting a woman with a child in her hands! You – what kind of man is that? Hitting a woman when she’s holding a child in her hands, breaking her teeth twice in the face! What kind of man is that?

Mel Gibson:               Oh, you’re all angry now.

Oksana Grigorieva: You’re going to get to – you know what? You’re going to answer one day. Boy, you’re going to answer.

Mel Gibson:               What, what? What are you …

Oksana Grigorieva: Nothing, nothing. I’m not the one to threaten.

Mel Gibson:               I’m threatening you. I’ll put you in a [Expletive] rose garden, you [Expletive]. You understand that? Because I’m capable of it. You understand that? Get a [Expletive] restraining order. For what? What are you going to get a restraining order for? For me being drunk and disorderly? For hitting you? For what?

Russ Morley:             What? Wow! Alcohol and sanity. What? Joining us this  morning, Dr. Patrick Wanis, Celebrity Life Coach, Human Behavior Expert based out of Miami. Dr. Wanis, man, I mean, this is unsettling at least.

Patrick Wanis:          Well, you know, it’s really hard; I don’t know where to start because there are so many elements to this story and to this incident. First, you need to say the obvious, that there is no justification whatsoever to make any sort of threats against, well, another human being, let alone a woman. That would be the first point. The second thing is: it’s obvious that Mel Gibson has had a drinking problem for a long, long time, going back many, many years. In fact, he started drinking when he became 13 years of age. He just moved to Australia from New York at age 12. Ever since then, he has had a drinking problem. I don’t know if he had a drinking problem in his teens but he has had a drinking problem most of his life.

During Lethal Weapon 2, the director said how shocked he was when he realized that Mel Gibson was drinking five pints of beer every morning – for breakfast.

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The following is a transcript of an exclusive interview and conversation between Patrick Wanis PhD and Janet and Chris Attwood. To listen to the interview, click here: http://patrickwanis.com/thepassiontest.asp

Click here for the free passion test analysis and for free access to the videos by Janet and Chris Attwood http://www.thepassiontest.com/offer/ptprofile?af=60482

Dr. Patrick Wanis:   This is Patrick Wanis, Celebrity Life Coach, Human Behavior & Relationship Expert and Clinical Hypnotherapist, PhD.

So when I say the word “passion,” what comes to your mind? For most people, passion tends to create the thought or emotion of some link to a physical experience, something maybe hot and heavy in the bedroom.

But what is passion? Well, Chris and Janet Attwood are the authors of the New York Times Bestseller “The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Destiny.” They’ve also helped thousands of people around the world to find their passion. So let’s find out “What is passion?” A big hello to Chris and Janet.

Chris Attwood:        Hi, Patrick, so great to be with you.

Janet Attwood:        Yeah. Thank you for having us.

Dr. Patrick Wanis:   Well, I’m excited to hear your message. So before I tell people a lot more about you, because there’s a lot to be said about both Janet and Chris and it’s good, I want to ask the first question. What is passion?

Chris Attwood:        It’s a great question. We love that question. Thank you, Patrick. And as you said, most people tend to associate the word “passion” with some feeling that they have. And we would differentiate a little bit, you know, and we would say that feeling that you have is the feeling of being passionate. And so you what is it that makes you or causes you to feel passionate about something? And that’s what we refer to as your passion.

So your passions from our perspective are the things that you love most, the things that you care most deeply about, the things that matter most to you in your life. When your life is connected to those things then you have that emotional feeling that you were talking about…

Dr. Patrick Wanis:   “When you connected to the things that really matter to you now.” It’s interesting you say that, Chris, because often when I meet people, I’d like to ask the question, at some point in the conversation, particularly a woman, “What is your passion?” And the reason I say that is because the first thought that women will come up with is, “Are you asking me a sexual question?” Then when I say, “No, I’m not talking about sex at all,” then they become even more confused, men and women, because they’re not sure or have almost no idea of what is their passion.

Continue reading “The Passion Test” »

The following is a transcript of Siobhan McFadyen, News Correspondent for Grazia Magazine, interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. about Sex and the City  – the two movies (Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2 – SATC 2) and the TV Series – about its cultural significance and impact on women. How has Sex and the City affected, changed or shaped women and why? And does Sex and The City intimidate men?

You can also read the controversial press release by Patrick Wanis PhD: Sex and the City – how it emasculated men – http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/01/satc2-how-it-emasculated-men/

Siobhan:                    Sex and the City. Why do you think so many people or women have come to love the show? What is the attraction for women and why are they so fascinated by it over the years? What draws women to it and why is it so successful?

Patrick Wanis:          I think Sex and the City is extremely successful for many, many reasons. First: because it represents women’s sexual freedom. Second: because it exposes in a very free and proud way not just women’s sexuality but the fact that women can be just as sexual as men; women can have just as big a sex drive as men and that it also freely exposes the different perspectives of sexuality that women have.

For example, you have the eldest character in the movie and the TV series (Samantha Jones played by Kim Cattral) who proudly says via her actions and sometimes her words, I’m about conquering men; I’m about using sex as power, and; I enjoy it. Then you have the character of Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) who seems so completely lost and is always looking for real love and looking for the ideal relationship. Then there is Charlotte York (played by Kristin Davis) who is prudish and is seeking emotional love and finally; Miranda Hobbes (played by Cynthia Nixon) who is the career-minded cynic of relationships (the voice of reason), who is a Type A, a workaholic and wants to win men over via her personality rather than her sexiness.

Thus, each character represents a different aspect of not just women but women’s sexuality and the significance of sex to them. Another key aspect of the movie and TV show’s appeal is that it also reflects the bonding, the friendship and what we call in psychology and mental health, the “befriending” that women have and engage in; women turn to each other when they’re under stress, when they have a problem, when they want to discuss something and when they need a sounding board. Almost ninety-nine percent of the time, women turn to other women before they’ll turn to a man.

Siobhan:                    That’s true. Why is that?

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