21st Century Cures Act (TMBPRP003)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg Podcast! Today we respond to a listener question about the new mental health parity law passed by congress.
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Attachment (TMBPRP002)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg Podcast! Today we respond to a listener’s question about the consequences of poor attachment development in early childhood.
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Welcome to Psychreg – Interview with Dennis Relojo (TMBPRP001)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg Podcast! Today we kick off our new partnership with Psychreg.org by interviewing its founder, Dennis Relojo.
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Food on the Brain (TMB121)
Do you believe that there is a relationship between what you eat and your physical and mental health? While the answer may seem obvious, there are many who deny the relationship. But if you have ever eaten something that made you feel bad, then you know that the connection is real.
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Psychreg Podcast (TMBMS090)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Although 2017 is only 13 days old, a lot has already happened. Today we announce a new partnership between The Mental Breakdown and Psychreg.org. This relationship will help expand our audience to the United Kingdom and provide additional resources and interviews for the show. Check out Psychreg and read the various blog posts, written by mental health experts from around the world. It is a wonderful resource and we are definitely looking forward to fostering this relationship!
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Preparing for an Empty Nest (TMBMS089)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. Our lives change completely when we have children. At that point, our children become a primary focus for everything we do. So what happens, 18 years later, when our child is leaving the home? Today we talk about preparing for an empty nest.
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Restorative Justice (TMBMS088)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. We are often asked how to handle various situations, given that we are not proponents of punishment. Today we talk about restorative justice, a practice that helps children learn expectations, improve their behavior, and better appreciate the consequences of their actions.
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Poverty and Brain Development (TMBMS087)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. We have always known that poverty has a profound effect on the opportunities individuals have in their lives. However, we now know that poverty is also related to reading skills, cognitive processing, and stress management.
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Traumatic Events and Bystanders (TMBMS086)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. When most people hear about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (or PTSD), they almost immediately think about a military veteran or someone who was in a serious accident. However, research tells us that even witnessing traumatic events can cause changes in our brain that are similar to those who have been directly traumatized.
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Resiliency and Identity (TMB120)
If we step back, take off our political, religious, or even judgmental glasses for a moment, most of us would agree that there are individuals who demonstrate tremendous resilience. Hillary Clinton could have easily disappeared following the embarrassment she endured during her husband’s second term as president. Stephen Hawking could have easily thrown in the towel as his medical condition slowly immobilized him. Instead, Ms. Clinton went on to become a Senator and ran two valiant campaigns to be the first female president; and Dr. Hawking has become one of the principal thinkers in the fields of cosmology and physics. What makes them – and many others – so resilient?
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