International television star and Emmy winning producer, Sean Kanan who currently stars on CBS’s The Bold & The Beautiful and the Netflix series, Cobra Kai joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Relationship Channels. Sean is here with his Emmy winning producer, writer and director wife, Michele Kanan. Sean and his wife, Michele have recently co-written the book Way of the COBRA Couples, offering to others their personal wisdom and everyday practical advice for creating a happy, healthy and lasting relationship.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels guests Sean & Michele Kanan discuss the following:

Way of the Cobra Couples is the third in a series of books written by Sean. How did the idea to collaborate and co-write this third book together originate?
What Does “I love you because of you, not in spite of you” mean?
What is a Relationship Rule Book and when is it constructed in a relationship?
What is an Origin Story and why is it important in a relationship?
Why doesn’t blame exist in your Dojo?

TIP: The right partner will make you, and the wrong one will break you. Sean explains. Finding the right partner is one of the most important aspects of a successful and happy life. But that's just the beginning of the adventure. Becoming a COBRA Couple means growing and evolving together while maintaining your individual identity. Love is not enough—it requires wisdom, strategy, and intentionality. Sean and Michele Kanan have been blessed with this incredible gift, and they want to share what they have learned and share it with everyone.

About Sean Kanan

Actor, writer, author, comedian, and Emmy® award-winning producer Sean Kanan’s first role in Hollywood was bad-boy “Mike Barnes” in the blockbuster franchise film Karate Kid III. In 2022 Kanan reprised his iconic role, receiving critical acclaim in the pop-culture hit series’ fifth and sixth seasons of Cobra Kai, now streaming on Netflix.

Kanan simultaneously appears once again as a bad boy with a heart of gold, ‘Deacon Sharpe’, on the world’s most-watched daytime drama, CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful, and has portrayed the same role on its sister show, The Young and the Restless. Kanan previously played ‘AJ Quartermaine’ on ABC’s General Hospital. His other recent credits include two 2021 films with Bruce Willis, Survive the Game and The Fortress, and Lifetime’s Sinister Society.

In 2021, Kanan won the Daytime Emmy® award for Outstanding Limited Series as the Executive Producer and Creator of Studio City (Amazon Prime), for which he was also Emmy® nominated in the categories of Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Writing Team. Kanan previously won the Indie Series Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for portraying Studio City protagonist ‘Sam Stephens’.

Kanan has previously authored four books. His first book, The Modern Gentleman: Cooking and Entertaining with Sean Kanan, received rave reviews. His second, Success Factor X, became an Amazon New Release Best Seller after less than one week and was named one of the twenty most inspirational books in the last two decades by Book Authority.

Kanan’s third and fourth books are part of a series which include Way of the Cobra (WOTC) with the theme of “Transform yourself, and you can transform the world” and Welcome to the Kumite which draws on intimate, personal stories to illustrate his strategies and philosophy for achieving success. Currently being added to this literary series is Way of the Cobra Couples, co-written by his wife, Michele Kanan. This book focuses on relationships and communication.

Whether lobbying on Capitol Hill to raise awareness about bullying or performing stand-up comedy in Bosnia to entertain the troops for the USO, Kanan remains active in numerous charitable organizations, including The American Cancer Society, various animal advocacy groups, and serving as the international youth ambassador for Boo2Bullying.

In 2016, Kanan received the 400th star on the Palm Springs Walk of Fame for his creative work and acts of charity in the Coachella Valley and Hollywood. A native of Cleveland, Kanan resides with his wife, writer and Emmy® award-winning producer, Michele Kanan in Los Angeles and Palm Springs.

About Michele Kanan

Emmy® winning producer and co-writer of Way of the Cobra Couples, Michele Kanan was living in the suburbs, carpooling and serving as administrator for a successful medical practice when she decided to step out of her comfort zone to make a movie. Fast forward, and Kanan found herself and her kids married to the ‘Bad Boy of Karate’ Sean Kanan, while beginning a Hollywood career as a producer, writer and director.

She has produced ten films including ’Til Death Do Us Part with Jason Patric, Orlando Jones and Cam Gigandet; Darkness of Man with Jean Claude VanDam; and a Cannes Film Festival sci-fi favorite, Colonials with Greg Kriek.

In 2021, Kanan was nominated for an Emmy® for writing and she won an Emmy® as producer for Outstanding Digital Drama for Studio City (Amazon Prime, ROKU). Studio City has received over 20 Emmy® nominations and garnered Kanan a 2019 Indie Series Award for Best Writing. In 2022, she won the Indie Series Award for writing and Studio City won for Best Ensemble Cast.

Currently Kanan is in post-production on the young adult television show, Pretty Little Gun and is set to direct the feature films, A Gift of Magic and Snipers. She has four projects in development, including one with Eric Roberts and another with Orlando Jones. In addition, Kanan is launching a web3 interactive game and token in conjunction with her show Pretty Little Gun, while running a flourishing e-commerce/digital marketing boutique agency.

In 2022, she received a star on Palm Springs prestigious Walk of Fame in recognition for her work in entertainment and philanthropy in the Coachella Valley and Hollywood. In her spare time, Kanan spoils Beatrix, her Pug and she adores spending time with her five grown children and international television star husband.

Website: https://wayofthecobra.com

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