Myndtalk With Dr. Pamela Brewer

MyNDTALK - The Next Happy -Tracey Cleantis If you believe, you can do anything.' Although well-meaning, these intended words of inspiration can make us feel like failures. The reality is that no matter how positive our outlook or how tenacious our approach, our dreams simply do not always come true--and there is nothing we can do about it. When you learn to see what is truly in front of you - the world of options can open before you.

MyNDTALK - Meditations for Caregivers -  Dr. Barry J. Jacobs and Dr. Julia L. Mayer Family caregiving has its challenges: emotional overload, time constraints, anxiety, burnout, missed work, adult sibling conflicts, and marital issues. Dr. Barry J Jacobs and Dr. Julia L. Mayer, authors of AARP Meditations for Caregivers blend emotional and spiritual motivation to minimize the strains while helping caregivers view their work as a mission from the heart. Drs. Jacobs and Mayer discuss topics such as accepting your feelings, knowing your limits, seeking support, and managing stress. Dr. Jacobs also shares his personal experiences with care giving.

MyNDTALK - Stop Lying! - Ben Pologee You may have tried to change your life many times, in big or small ways. You may have struggled with your habits, feelings, perceptions, with your behavior, relationships, job, diet, anything. You may have taken workshops and trainings, read books and tried therapies. If all this hasn't worked, if you're still somehow lost or stuck in your life, the problem may be this one persistent mistake. It causes most of our problems. It derails our lives in countless ways, leaves us repeating pointless or self-destructive habits, poisons relationships of all kinds, prolongs misery. If you don't catch it, whatever else you try may well fail again. Catch it, and everything can change.

MyNDTALK - Not As Prescribed - Dr. Harry Harotunian You may think, Dad is just enjoying cocktails and retirement, or Mom still has pain and needs her pills. Maybe so, but consider that an estimated 17 percent of people age sixty and older struggle with misuse of alcohol and prescription drugs alone. Older adults are now hospitalized as often for alcohol-related problems as they are for heart attacks. Dr. Harotunian provides you with the information needed to understand the dynamics of addiction in older adults.

MYNDTALK - Girl Walks Out of a Bar - Lisa F. Smith Lisa Smith discusses her formative years, her decade of alcohol and drug abuse, divorce, and her road to recovery. Smith describes how her circumstances conspired with her predisposition to depression and self-medication in an environment ripe for addiction to flourish. When her close-knit group of high-achieving friends celebrate the end of their grueling workdays with alcohol-fueled nights at the city's clubs and summer weekends partying at the beach the feel-good times can spiral wildly out of control. Girl Walks Out of a Bar is a candid portrait of alcoholism through the lens of gritty New York realism. Beneath the faÇade of success lies the reality of addiction.

MyNDTALK - Future Tense of Joy - Jessica Teich Bright and accomplished, with a loving family, Jessica knew she should be happy. But a violent childhood had left its mark. Jessica feared she would never be free of her past--until she discovered the obituary of a young woman, whose life was a ghostly echo of her own. Can Jessica discover what drove this brilliant young woman to kill herself? Will discovering the truth save Jessica from the issures tearing apart her own life?

MyNDTALK - LIVIN' in the SHADE: Dr. Eric L. Johnson & Akili Uchenna More often than not, the relationships between fathers and sons impact the understanding that many males develop about notions of manhood. Even when a man's father has not been present in a way that meets his expectations, his understanding of what it means to be a man is impacted either by the noted absence or the perceived relationship inadequacies. In such cases, men are faced painfully with only two choices: Extend an unhealthy and unhappy notion of manhood or do the work that heals his heart and soul in a way that makes him better. However, when men have positive and healthy relationships with their fathers, they have the opportunity to grow from their father's successes and learn from his mistakes. No father and son relationship can be called perfect and as a result, there are always things that can be improved, even after one of them is gone." Father and son, Eric & Akili, discuss their relationship with honesty, humor, insigh

MyNDTALK - Psychopathy Within - Dr. Eve Maram Dr. Eve Maram discusses a new way of conceptualizing and defining psychopathy that is a convergence of the author's divergent professional experiences as a forensic psychologist and a Jungian-oriented psychotherapist and her personal life experiences over decades as a Jungian student and analysand. ... The result is an invitation to explore this charged topic, psychopathy, with a new perspective that holds the potential for growth and healing.  

MyNDTALK – Listen - Patty Wipfler Over the years, Patty learned that a key component of healthy parenting and a happy childhood, is the act and the art of listening. Patty discusses five simple, practical skills even the most harried parent can use. These tools will help parents strengthen their connection with their child and help build their child's intelligence, cooperation, and ability to learn as they grow. As you listen to Patty's conversation, you will learn many things, including: 1- You don't have to reward or punish willful children to get them to cooperate. 2- Aggressive kids are frightened kids, and there are simple tools to ease their fear so they don't need to lash out.   3- Parents who regularly listen to one another's struggles, without judging or advising, often clear so much toxic emotion that their children benefit greatly. Learn these concepts and more as you listen to Dr. Brewer's conversation with Patty Wipfler!

MyNDTALK - A Short Path to Change - Jenny Mannion Jenny Mannion joins Dr. Brewer to describe the techniques she used to identify and release old patterns and behaviors, navigate challenges, and stay in the present moment in order to maximize positive results. Intuitive healer Jenny Mannion shares her own transition to healing after years of chronic illness and demonstrates how it helped create her unique program. Whether your goal is to increase your positive energy, experience vibrant good health, or improve your overall quality of life, Jenny offers support and encouragement every step of the way.

MyNDTALK - His Path to Recovery - Dr. Harold Jonas With nearly 30 years of professional experience, Dr. Harold Jonas is well known in the addiction & recovery industry. In recovery for heroin addiction (clean since 1987), he's responsible for the concept, design and launch of multiple online directories serving the addiction & recovery industry including, most notably, Sober.com - Learn about Harold's path to recovery, his challenges, his successes and his latest app creation!

MyNDTALK - A Healthy Mind Demands a Healthy Body - Dr. Jonny Bowden Today Jonny Bowden, CNS, PhD, is the bestselling author of 15 books on health, longevity, and nutrition including Smart Fat, The Great Cholesterol Myth, Living Low Carb, The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth, The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer, and The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth. But Jonny was not always so clear about health - in fact, his earlier life was anything but! Learn about his journey, the impact of stress on physical and emotional health – as well as Jonny's guidance towards improved health.

MyNDTALK - Addictions and Modern Day Treatment - Dr. David Sack David Sack, MD, CEO of Elements Behavioral Health, is board certified in psychiatry, addiction psychiatry and addiction medicine. His background in both research and treatment enables Dr. Sack to engage in a broad range discussion about many addictions and many addictions treatment options. Dr. Sack's expertise in addiction and mental health has made him a sought-after expert by the media. He is often quoted in major newspapers (NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MyNDTALKwithDr.Pamel/d097387705/TEST/5bd497e162 ); appears on television shows such as The Doctors, Dateline NBC, and Good Morning America; and writes regularly for The Huffington Post - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MyNDTALKwithDr.Pamel/d097387705/TEST/636c2523c7 , Psychology Today - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MyNDTALKwithDr.Pamel/d097387705/TEST/9f5a9408a7 and Psych Central - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MyNDTALKwithDr.Pamel/d097387705/TEST/6cfb3b1c87

MyNDTALK - Leaving the OCD Circus - Kirsten Pagacz   By high school she was anorexic and a substance abuser?common "shadow syndromes" of OCD. By adulthood, she could barely hide her problems and held on to jobs and friends through sheer grit. Help finally came in the form of a miraculously well-timed public service announcement on NPR about OCD?at last her illness had an identity. Leaving the OCD Circus reveals the story of Pagacz's traumatic childhood and the escalation of her disorder?demonstrating how OCD works to misshape a life from a very young age?and explains the various tools she used for healing including meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy, yoga, exposure therapy, and medication."

MyNDTALK - Ending Zero Tolerance - Derek W. Black In the era of zero tolerance, we are flooded with stories about schools issuing draconian punishments for relatively innocent behavior. One student was suspended for chewing a Pop-Tart into the shape of a gun. Another was expelled for cursing on social media from home. Students from all demographic groups have suffered, but minority and special needs students have suffered the most. On average, middle and high schools suspend one out of four African American students at least once a year. The effects of these policies are devastating. Professor Derek Black, a former attorney with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, weaves stories about individual students, lessons from social science, and the outcomes of courts cases to unearth a shockingly irrational system of punishment.

MyNDTALK - Dave Duplay - Healtheo360 Today's caregivers provide essential services, and in many cases, they operate as a front-line health service provider. Dave Duplay, founder of Healtheo360, knows this first hand. He watched his father provide care for his mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and a brother-in-law caring for a wife diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer age 32. Though both received excellent care, he soon discovered into his journey there was a lack of local and on-line support communities for patients and caregivers. With that, Dave launched Healtheo360.com" Learn more about David, the Healtheo360 online community with its free app – and the many ways that you can access and use this wonderful tool!

MyNDTALK - A Frank Discussion about Racism - Gil Bliss & Cathy Roberts A frank discussion about existence, the growth and the dismantling of racism in America with two seasoned mental health clinicians, Gil Bliss, LCSW-C (Towson, Maryland) and Cathy Roberts, LCPC (Rockville, Maryland).

MyNDTALK - Anxiety - Georgia Dow Georgia Dow, MA, has over 20 years of experience in teaching and counseling. With degrees in Psychology and Education, a Master'sdegree with Distinction in Art Therapy as well as two-time Canadian Jujitsu Champion, she specializes in treating anxiety and stress management for both children and adults as a top psychotherapist at  The Montreal Center for Anxiety and Depression - http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MyNDTALKwithDr.Pamel/be8eec0abd/TEST/844f9c24df . Georgia's expertise in the treatment of anxiety is filled with understanding and steps you can take right now.

MyNDTALK - Befriending The Wolf - Milly Diericx Milly Diericx nearly died in a full-blown Lupus attack. But she not only survived - she learned to thrive. In these pages, she reveals the keys to her survival, how she reframed what was happening to her, and the practical ways to alleviate common physical symptoms and emotions related to this disease. Milly offers a comprehensive guide to alternative methods of healing for this pervasive ailment. ... Milly has dedicated her life to trying alternative healing modalities, speaking clearly and honestly about them and their efficacy.

MyNDTALK - Prescriptions Without Pills - Dr. Susan Heitler Dr. Susan Heitler joins MyNDTALK to share the wisdom she has achieved during her forty-plus years as an internationally known psychologist and psychotherapy innovator, "Prescriptions Without Pills" aims to help you navigate the transition back to well-being and learn skills that can help you to stay there. Dr. Heitler discusses techniques for resolving the problems that may have been provoking your uncomfortable emotions for years! Learn to implement Dr. Heitler's drug-free prescriptions - on your own or with help from a therapist.