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The national domestic abuse hotline for the USA is 1–800–799-SAFE (7233). The national child abuse hotline for the USA is 1–800–422–4453. In this podcast (episode #301) and blog, I speak to Ashley Bendiksen, an expert in abuse prevention and personal development, national speaker, certified life empowerment coach, auth

In this podcast (episode #300) and blog, I talk about how to manage your anxiety when people don’t respond to you, or when you don’t get the response that you expected, and how to navigate the assumptions we all tend to make in our head when someone reacts in a way we perceive as negative. When someone doesn’t respond

In this podcast (episode #299) and blog, I talk to Shawn Stevenson, creator of The Model Health Show, one of the top health and fitness podcasts, and author of the bestselling book Eat Smarter. We speak about so many things, including the role of the mind in healing the body, food as information, and why we need to mak

In this podcast (episode #298) and blog, I am going to talk about the COVID-19 virus and its potential impact on the brain, and how we can manage and improve cognitive side-effects of the virus. This a part two of my series on how the COVID pandemic has affected our brains. In last week’s podcast, I discussed the diff

In this podcast (episode #297) and blog, I talk to N.Y. Times bestselling author, podcast host and psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb about her new book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, the power of agency, how to let go of the narratives of the past, therapy as a process of self-understanding, and so much more! As Lori

In this podcast (episode #296) and blog, I talk about the impact of COVID on the brain, how we can manage COVID-related mental health struggles, and more! A lot has changed over the past year, including our brains! Or, rather, re-shaped, since our brain is changing all the time (this is called neuroplasticity). With ou

In this podcast (episode #295) and blog, I speak with an amazing young woman, my longtime family friend Vimbai Masiyiwa, about managing mental health as a young adult and millennial, surviving cancer, the importance of destigmatizing mental health, how culture and religion can impact how we view mental health struggles

In this podcast (episode #294) and blog, I talk about childhood depression, who is most affected by it, the signs to look out for, and how to educate our children about mental health. It is estimated that around one in twelve children struggle with depression at some point between the ages 9 and 16, with girls more lik

In this podcast (episode #293) and blog, I speak with clinical psychologist Dr. Shefali about her amazing new book, The Radical Awakening, and how women can turn pain into power, embrace their truth and live free. As Dr. Shefali notes in her book, so many women have been conditioned by society to think and act in cert

In this podcast (episode #292) and blog, I talk about a post I recently put up from @psych_today about being a shock absorber in a relationship, which generated a lot of great comments and questions! In fact, one reason I reposted it was because, as I was reading the post, I realized that I tend to do a lot of shock-ab

In this podcast (episode #291) and blog, I speak with Josh Harris, a former pastor and bestselling author who has dramatically shifted his views on purity culture. We discuss everything, from healthier ways to talk about sex and safety and the neuroscience of guilt and shame to the trauma of losing your “tribe” and the

In this podcast (episode #289) and blog, I speak with actress and former child star Alyson Stoner about what happens when stardom becomes too much to handle, why she became an advocate for children in the entertainment industry, the dangers of pressuring children from a young age, and how to help children manage stress