Urgent - LET'S HELP WITH THESE - OPRAH and REDBOOK - 8/19/08

Tue Aug 19 12:52:00 EDT 2008

- REQUEST FROM THE OPRAH SHOW
- REDBOOK LOOKING FOR MILITARY COUPLES

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- REQUEST FROM THE OPRAH SHOW

Here's a chance to tell your story on Oprah and help millions realize there
can be life, love, and trust after infidelity.  This one has a tight
deadline, please respond or forward to anyone who might be suitable ASAP -
and/or forward it to your lists. Also note that they're filling the entire
audience - people wait for ten years to get tickets to the show, here's your
chance.  - diane 

Diane, 
The Oprah show will tape a special on Infidelity on August 27th in Chicago
and we'd appreciate your help in finding couples.

The featured expert will be M. Gary Neuman author of Why Men Cheat.

We are looking for couples that have been impacted by the husband's
infidelity and who are working to save their marriage.  Neuman
will discuss Why Men Cheat, why infidelity does not have to end a marriage,
and will provide advice on how couples can rebuild confidence within their
relationship. The intention is to give couples the tools to create a
lasting relationship going forward that is safe from infidelity.

We are looking for couples interested in participating in this show in a
variety of ways:

* Couples who would like help from marriage expert M Gary Neuman one-on-one
should email Gwen Martin at gmartin at harpo.com for more information. Spend a
day working with Neuman and then be featured on the show.

* If you have specific questions for our marriage expert we can arrange for
you to anonymously phone in and speak to M Gary Neuman. If interested in
calling in email Gwen Martin at gmartin at harpo.com and she'll help make the
arrangements.

*Men only who are willing to be open, honest and candid about WHY they
cheated on The Oprah Show's Confidential Infidelity Hotline VoiceMail. No
names will be used -- only voices. If interested in
calling in email Gwen Martin at gmartin at harpo.com and she'll help make the
arrangements.

* If you know a support group that might be willing to share in the
discussion from the privacy of home via the internet have them email Gwen
Martin at gmartin at harpo.com

* Audience only: We are booking an entire audience of couples who are
dealing with the trauma of infidelity or who are in recovery.
To get a reservation for this show email the link provided and someone will
get back to you ASAP.
https://www.oprah.com/ord/plugform.jsp?_k=_cdgggbsv_kffl

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email Gwen at
gmartin at harpo.com. Also, please pass this email along to others who have
been effected by infidelity and may be interested in participating.

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Information about the book:
The Truth about Cheating: Why Men Stray and What You Can Do to Prevent It
by M. Gary Neuman

Few events cause as much turmoil in a marriage as infidelity - and those
who
think it won't happen to them are hit much harder when it does. Why are men
unfaithful? Can a wife ensure that her husband won't stray? What do men say
they're getting from their mistresses that they're missing at home? Do a
man's friends have anything to do with his cheating? A cutting-edge
research
study which interviewed close to 100 cheating men from 48 states presents
provocative answers and proactive strategies to help women prevent
infidelity, and create a faithful and rewarding marriage.
Order at:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/app/Media.Booklist

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- REDBOOK LOOKING FOR MILITARY COUPLES

Here is another great way to help. The focus is on military marriages, but
as John Van Epp said in his 2007 Army Smart Marriages keynote, "All
marriages face deployments at one time or another"....this article will
reach hundreds of thousands of readers and help all of them.   If you've
worked with couples using a MARRIAGE EDUCATION program, please ask them to
contact this author.  I've spent time with her and she's great. - diane

> Diane, I am writing an article for Redbook magazine on how military couples
> cope with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. I am looking for
> spouses/couples willing to talk about their experiences. I'm looking for
> diversity in every sense: racial/ethnic, geographic, branch of service, active
> duty vs. Reserves, husbands and wives who are serving and wives/husbands who
> are the "spouse." The article will talk about the stresses of deployment, and
> I'm interested in hearing any story you're willing to share: I'd like to talk
> with couples who have gotten through it well, couples who have struggled, and
> couples who have parted. I need to identify spouses/couples to interview by
> the end of August. The final deadline for the article is mid September, with a
> tentative publication date in early 2009.
> 
> Fran Smith
> for Redbook
> New York
> Fsmith at aol.com
> 914.693.0681 - office
> 914.439.0480 - cell

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