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Welcome to a very different episode
of Bill Corbett's Parenting Podcast.
2
00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:15,780
If you saw the title The Ovulation Murders
and wondered whether you accidentally
3
00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:17,760
clicked on the wrong show, don't worry.
4
00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:23,360
You're exactly where you're supposed
to be. For more than 15 years,
5
00:00:23,620 --> 00:00:27,880
Bill has been teaching, writing, and
speaking about parenting, relationships,
6
00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:32,140
communication, and one subject that
connects them all, human behavior.
7
00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:36,020
But there's another side of his
fascination with human behavior,
8
00:00:36,420 --> 00:00:38,100
one that takes us somewhere much darker.
9
00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,940
Bill has written his first psychological
thriller, The Ovulation Murders:
10
00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,280
A Deadly Love Story. And in this episode,
11
00:00:46,540 --> 00:00:50,200
he's going to tell you why a longtime
parenting author decided to write a novel
12
00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:53,780
about love, obsession,
unpredictable behavior, and murder.
13
00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:58,400
He'll also tell you how you can enter his
Goodreads giveaway for a chance to win
14
00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,360
a Kindle copy of the book. So yes,
15
00:01:01,700 --> 00:01:06,600
this is still Bill Corbett's parenting
podcast. It's just going to get a little
16
00:01:06,660 --> 00:01:09,200
darker today. Here's Bill.
17
00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,480
If you've been listening to this
podcast for any length of time,
18
00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,820
you may have just done a double take when
you saw the listing for this episode.
19
00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,820
The ovulation murders on
a parenting podcast? Yes,
20
00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,080
you're in the right place. Since 2010,
21
00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:32,000
I've been writing and talking
about parenting, children,
behavior, cooperation,
22
00:01:32,140 --> 00:01:33,520
discipline, communication,
23
00:01:33,960 --> 00:01:36,800
and the sometimes messy business
of raising human beings.
24
00:01:37,340 --> 00:01:39,800
I've taught parenting
classes, coached parents,
25
00:01:39,860 --> 00:01:42,060
written books about raising
cooperative children,
26
00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,720
hosted radio and television
programs, produced podcasts,
27
00:01:45,960 --> 00:01:49,340
and written hundreds of articles intended
to make family life just a little
28
00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,660
easier. So I completely understand.
29
00:01:51,780 --> 00:01:55,840
If seeing a psychological thriller
called the Ovulation Murders pop up here
30
00:01:55,940 --> 00:01:57,860
seems a little unexpected,
31
00:01:58,580 --> 00:02:01,880
but there's another side of my work
that many of my longtime readers and
32
00:02:01,900 --> 00:02:06,480
listeners may not know about, I have
always been fascinated by human behavior.
33
00:02:07,660 --> 00:02:09,820
Long before I began teaching parenting,
34
00:02:10,420 --> 00:02:14,360
I studied psychology.
When I was getting my advanced degree,
35
00:02:14,900 --> 00:02:19,300
I found myself focusing on abnormal
behavior more than anything else.
36
00:02:20,180 --> 00:02:23,920
What has fascinated me throughout my
adult life is a deceptively simple
37
00:02:23,980 --> 00:02:26,360
question, why do people do what they do?
38
00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,000
That question became central
to my work with parents.
39
00:02:30,460 --> 00:02:34,880
Why is a child behaving this way? What
is happening beneath the behavior?
40
00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,040
What does someone believe, fear,
41
00:02:37,220 --> 00:02:39,960
need or want that causes them
to respond the way they do?
42
00:02:40,740 --> 00:02:44,880
But those same questions can lead a
writer into much darker territory.
43
00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,700
What happens when someone's
behavior becomes unpredictable?
44
00:02:49,060 --> 00:02:52,060
What happens when love,
attraction, fear, confusion,
45
00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,160
and obsession become tangled together?
46
00:02:54,640 --> 00:02:58,300
And what happens when the person you think
you know suddenly becomes someone you
47
00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:02,820
don't recognize? Those questions
eventually helped inspire my newest book,
48
00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,900
The Ovulation Murders: A
Deadly Love Story. And no,
49
00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:09,860
this one definitely
isn't a parenting book,
50
00:03:10,500 --> 00:03:15,180
although the main character is a parent
educator. Writing fiction gave me an
51
00:03:15,260 --> 00:03:19,520
opportunity to explore human behavior
in an entirely different way.
52
00:03:19,980 --> 00:03:21,620
Instead of explaining behavior,
53
00:03:21,660 --> 00:03:24,920
I could create characters and
let readers experience it.
54
00:03:25,300 --> 00:03:28,460
Instead of offering solutions,
I could create questions.
55
00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,860
Instead of helping readers make
sense of someone's actions,
56
00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:36,180
I could occasionally leave them thinking,
what on earth is she going to do next?
57
00:03:36,700 --> 00:03:39,980
The ovulation murders grew
from a mixture of imagination,
58
00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,520
my longtime fascination with
abnormal human behavior,
59
00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,860
and pieces of lived experience
that stayed with me for years.
60
00:03:47,220 --> 00:03:51,400
The result is a psychological
thriller about attraction, confusion,
61
00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:52,740
recurring patterns,
62
00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,380
and what can happen when someone keeps
trying to make sense of behavior that
63
00:03:56,460 --> 00:04:00,680
doesn't seem to make sense at all. It
deals with a rare but real disorder.
64
00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,060
It's darker than anything I've
written before, a lot darker.
65
00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,820
I am incredibly excited
to finally share it.
66
00:04:08,660 --> 00:04:12,760
And if you're listening to this
podcast before September 20th, 2026,
67
00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:18,000
I'm giving away Kindle copies to celebrate
the release of the ovulation murders.
68
00:04:18,460 --> 00:04:22,760
I'm holding a Goodreads giveaway where
readers can enter for a chance to win a
69
00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,780
Kindle copy of the book.
If psychological thrillers,
70
00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,130
complicated characters,
disturbing behavior, mystery,
71
00:04:30,190 --> 00:04:32,870
and plenty of what happens
next are your kind of reading,
72
00:04:33,250 --> 00:04:35,930
I'd love for you to enter. And
if thrillers aren't your thing,
73
00:04:35,950 --> 00:04:37,190
that's perfectly fine too.
74
00:04:37,550 --> 00:04:40,990
I'll still be here writing and talking
about parenting, children, behavior,
75
00:04:41,070 --> 00:04:44,160
communication and family life
just as I have since 2010.
76
00:04:45,070 --> 00:04:48,150
I'm not leaving the parenting world,
I'm simply adding another bookshelf.
77
00:04:48,210 --> 00:04:52,080
In fact, maybe that's one of the nice
things about reaching this stage of life.
78
00:04:52,770 --> 00:04:55,490
We don't have to remain only
the person we've been known as.
79
00:04:55,950 --> 00:04:59,310
We can explore something new,
we can dust off an old interest,
80
00:04:59,710 --> 00:05:02,170
we can create something
completely unexpected.
81
00:05:03,370 --> 00:05:07,550
Even after spending more than a decade
writing about raising cooperative kids,
82
00:05:08,250 --> 00:05:13,250
apparently we can also write about murder.
Thank you to everyone who has read my
83
00:05:13,390 --> 00:05:17,330
articles, listened to my programs,
bought my parenting books,
84
00:05:17,670 --> 00:05:20,630
shared my work, or followed
me during all these years.
85
00:05:21,010 --> 00:05:24,450
You've helped give my words an audience,
and I don't take that for granted.
86
00:05:25,030 --> 00:05:28,030
Now I'm inviting you to see a
very different side of my writing.
87
00:05:28,470 --> 00:05:30,490
Welcome to the Ovulation Murders book one.
88
00:05:30,730 --> 00:05:32,290
You won't be able to
wait for the next one.
89
00:05:32,890 --> 00:05:36,110
I'm conducting a giveaway for a
hundred Kindle copies on Goodreads.
90
00:05:36,310 --> 00:05:39,280
If you're listening to this
before September 20th, 2026,
91
00:05:39,650 --> 00:05:42,410
do you still have time to enter?
And if you've missed the deadline,
92
00:05:42,450 --> 00:05:45,690
you can purchase it in paperback
Kindle and Audible on Amazon.
93
00:05:46,050 --> 00:05:50,390
I'll post links to both options in the
description section of this podcast.
94
00:05:51,670 --> 00:05:56,270
You've been listening to the Bill
Corbett podcast. To reach Bill directly,
95
00:05:56,550 --> 00:05:58,590
visit his website, billcorbitt.com.
96
00:05:58,870 --> 00:06:02,510
This podcast is the property of Bill
Corbett and Cooperative Kids Publishing.
97
00:06:03,470 --> 00:06:07,690
Copyright 2026, all rights reserved.
00:00:07,380 --> 00:00:11,160
Welcome to a very different episode
of Bill Corbett's Parenting Podcast.
2
00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:15,780
If you saw the title The Ovulation Murders
and wondered whether you accidentally
3
00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:17,760
clicked on the wrong show, don't worry.
4
00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:23,360
You're exactly where you're supposed
to be. For more than 15 years,
5
00:00:23,620 --> 00:00:27,880
Bill has been teaching, writing, and
speaking about parenting, relationships,
6
00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:32,140
communication, and one subject that
connects them all, human behavior.
7
00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:36,020
But there's another side of his
fascination with human behavior,
8
00:00:36,420 --> 00:00:38,100
one that takes us somewhere much darker.
9
00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,940
Bill has written his first psychological
thriller, The Ovulation Murders:
10
00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,280
A Deadly Love Story. And in this episode,
11
00:00:46,540 --> 00:00:50,200
he's going to tell you why a longtime
parenting author decided to write a novel
12
00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:53,780
about love, obsession,
unpredictable behavior, and murder.
13
00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:58,400
He'll also tell you how you can enter his
Goodreads giveaway for a chance to win
14
00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,360
a Kindle copy of the book. So yes,
15
00:01:01,700 --> 00:01:06,600
this is still Bill Corbett's parenting
podcast. It's just going to get a little
16
00:01:06,660 --> 00:01:09,200
darker today. Here's Bill.
17
00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,480
If you've been listening to this
podcast for any length of time,
18
00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,820
you may have just done a double take when
you saw the listing for this episode.
19
00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,820
The ovulation murders on
a parenting podcast? Yes,
20
00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,080
you're in the right place. Since 2010,
21
00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:32,000
I've been writing and talking
about parenting, children,
behavior, cooperation,
22
00:01:32,140 --> 00:01:33,520
discipline, communication,
23
00:01:33,960 --> 00:01:36,800
and the sometimes messy business
of raising human beings.
24
00:01:37,340 --> 00:01:39,800
I've taught parenting
classes, coached parents,
25
00:01:39,860 --> 00:01:42,060
written books about raising
cooperative children,
26
00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,720
hosted radio and television
programs, produced podcasts,
27
00:01:45,960 --> 00:01:49,340
and written hundreds of articles intended
to make family life just a little
28
00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,660
easier. So I completely understand.
29
00:01:51,780 --> 00:01:55,840
If seeing a psychological thriller
called the Ovulation Murders pop up here
30
00:01:55,940 --> 00:01:57,860
seems a little unexpected,
31
00:01:58,580 --> 00:02:01,880
but there's another side of my work
that many of my longtime readers and
32
00:02:01,900 --> 00:02:06,480
listeners may not know about, I have
always been fascinated by human behavior.
33
00:02:07,660 --> 00:02:09,820
Long before I began teaching parenting,
34
00:02:10,420 --> 00:02:14,360
I studied psychology.
When I was getting my advanced degree,
35
00:02:14,900 --> 00:02:19,300
I found myself focusing on abnormal
behavior more than anything else.
36
00:02:20,180 --> 00:02:23,920
What has fascinated me throughout my
adult life is a deceptively simple
37
00:02:23,980 --> 00:02:26,360
question, why do people do what they do?
38
00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,000
That question became central
to my work with parents.
39
00:02:30,460 --> 00:02:34,880
Why is a child behaving this way? What
is happening beneath the behavior?
40
00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,040
What does someone believe, fear,
41
00:02:37,220 --> 00:02:39,960
need or want that causes them
to respond the way they do?
42
00:02:40,740 --> 00:02:44,880
But those same questions can lead a
writer into much darker territory.
43
00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,700
What happens when someone's
behavior becomes unpredictable?
44
00:02:49,060 --> 00:02:52,060
What happens when love,
attraction, fear, confusion,
45
00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,160
and obsession become tangled together?
46
00:02:54,640 --> 00:02:58,300
And what happens when the person you think
you know suddenly becomes someone you
47
00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:02,820
don't recognize? Those questions
eventually helped inspire my newest book,
48
00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,900
The Ovulation Murders: A
Deadly Love Story. And no,
49
00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:09,860
this one definitely
isn't a parenting book,
50
00:03:10,500 --> 00:03:15,180
although the main character is a parent
educator. Writing fiction gave me an
51
00:03:15,260 --> 00:03:19,520
opportunity to explore human behavior
in an entirely different way.
52
00:03:19,980 --> 00:03:21,620
Instead of explaining behavior,
53
00:03:21,660 --> 00:03:24,920
I could create characters and
let readers experience it.
54
00:03:25,300 --> 00:03:28,460
Instead of offering solutions,
I could create questions.
55
00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,860
Instead of helping readers make
sense of someone's actions,
56
00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:36,180
I could occasionally leave them thinking,
what on earth is she going to do next?
57
00:03:36,700 --> 00:03:39,980
The ovulation murders grew
from a mixture of imagination,
58
00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,520
my longtime fascination with
abnormal human behavior,
59
00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,860
and pieces of lived experience
that stayed with me for years.
60
00:03:47,220 --> 00:03:51,400
The result is a psychological
thriller about attraction, confusion,
61
00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:52,740
recurring patterns,
62
00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,380
and what can happen when someone keeps
trying to make sense of behavior that
63
00:03:56,460 --> 00:04:00,680
doesn't seem to make sense at all. It
deals with a rare but real disorder.
64
00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,060
It's darker than anything I've
written before, a lot darker.
65
00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,820
I am incredibly excited
to finally share it.
66
00:04:08,660 --> 00:04:12,760
And if you're listening to this
podcast before September 20th, 2026,
67
00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:18,000
I'm giving away Kindle copies to celebrate
the release of the ovulation murders.
68
00:04:18,460 --> 00:04:22,760
I'm holding a Goodreads giveaway where
readers can enter for a chance to win a
69
00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,780
Kindle copy of the book.
If psychological thrillers,
70
00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,130
complicated characters,
disturbing behavior, mystery,
71
00:04:30,190 --> 00:04:32,870
and plenty of what happens
next are your kind of reading,
72
00:04:33,250 --> 00:04:35,930
I'd love for you to enter. And
if thrillers aren't your thing,
73
00:04:35,950 --> 00:04:37,190
that's perfectly fine too.
74
00:04:37,550 --> 00:04:40,990
I'll still be here writing and talking
about parenting, children, behavior,
75
00:04:41,070 --> 00:04:44,160
communication and family life
just as I have since 2010.
76
00:04:45,070 --> 00:04:48,150
I'm not leaving the parenting world,
I'm simply adding another bookshelf.
77
00:04:48,210 --> 00:04:52,080
In fact, maybe that's one of the nice
things about reaching this stage of life.
78
00:04:52,770 --> 00:04:55,490
We don't have to remain only
the person we've been known as.
79
00:04:55,950 --> 00:04:59,310
We can explore something new,
we can dust off an old interest,
80
00:04:59,710 --> 00:05:02,170
we can create something
completely unexpected.
81
00:05:03,370 --> 00:05:07,550
Even after spending more than a decade
writing about raising cooperative kids,
82
00:05:08,250 --> 00:05:13,250
apparently we can also write about murder.
Thank you to everyone who has read my
83
00:05:13,390 --> 00:05:17,330
articles, listened to my programs,
bought my parenting books,
84
00:05:17,670 --> 00:05:20,630
shared my work, or followed
me during all these years.
85
00:05:21,010 --> 00:05:24,450
You've helped give my words an audience,
and I don't take that for granted.
86
00:05:25,030 --> 00:05:28,030
Now I'm inviting you to see a
very different side of my writing.
87
00:05:28,470 --> 00:05:30,490
Welcome to the Ovulation Murders book one.
88
00:05:30,730 --> 00:05:32,290
You won't be able to
wait for the next one.
89
00:05:32,890 --> 00:05:36,110
I'm conducting a giveaway for a
hundred Kindle copies on Goodreads.
90
00:05:36,310 --> 00:05:39,280
If you're listening to this
before September 20th, 2026,
91
00:05:39,650 --> 00:05:42,410
do you still have time to enter?
And if you've missed the deadline,
92
00:05:42,450 --> 00:05:45,690
you can purchase it in paperback
Kindle and Audible on Amazon.
93
00:05:46,050 --> 00:05:50,390
I'll post links to both options in the
description section of this podcast.
94
00:05:51,670 --> 00:05:56,270
You've been listening to the Bill
Corbett podcast. To reach Bill directly,
95
00:05:56,550 --> 00:05:58,590
visit his website, billcorbitt.com.
96
00:05:58,870 --> 00:06:02,510
This podcast is the property of Bill
Corbett and Cooperative Kids Publishing.
97
00:06:03,470 --> 00:06:07,690
Copyright 2026, all rights reserved.
