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Mentoring Youth- Jill Gurr talks about her new book and Create Now Today’s podcast is about mentoring youth. My guest is Jill Gurr-yes, a relative-who just published a book on mentoring called “Mentor Youth Now- A Guidebook for Transforming Young Lives”.
Jill Gurr Is the Director of Create Now, a creative arts mentoring
organization that she founded in 1996. She has trained hundreds of
volunteers to mentor thousands of the most troubled children in
Southern California. She is also a produced screenwriter and
worked us a script supervisor on awa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Procrastination and how to beat it- A conversation with Dr. Linda SapadinIn today’s podcast Dr. Sapadin talks about her new book - How to Beat Procrastination in the Digital Age: 6 Unique Change Programs for 6 Personality Styles. Dr. Sapadin is a psychologist, success coach and media guest. She specializes in helping people enrich their lives, enhance their relationships and overcome self-defeating patterns of behavior. She has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and National Public Radio. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, USA To ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
LGBT: What is it all about- a conversation with Kathleen Obrien, LMSWToday's podcast is a conversation about the LGBT issues, concerns and counseling services.
Kathleen Obrien is a Licensed Master of Social Work specalizing in LGBT issues, Personal and Family Counseling, and Group Therapy. She has a Bachelors in Mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a Masters from the University of Iowa.
Kathleen now provides clinical services at the Windsor Counseling Group in New Windsor, NY and in Middletown, NY. She founded a Transgender Suppor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Executive Functioniong Deficits in Children and Adults I have seen more and more cases of children and adults with executive functioning deficits and I believe it is an impairment that is not well understood. Therefore, I have asked today’s guest, Dr. Adam Russo, to help explain this disorder and how it is expressed. Dr. Adam Russo is the assistant director of Holtz Psychological Services in Melville, Long Island. He completed his Neuropsychological training through Fielding Graduate University, The University of Alabama, Jacksonville, and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mindless Eating - A Conversation With Dr. Brian WansinkWe live in a time when there are a million types of diets and fat free foods, yet Americans are gaining weight at alarming rates. It would appear that our eating habits and diets are not working. Today Dr. Howard Gurr talks to Dr. Brian Wansink about “mindless eating” and some surprisingly simple changes we can make to our eating practices that can really help.
Dr. Brian Wansink (Ph.D. Stanford 1990) is the John Dyson Endowed Chair in the Applied Economics and Management Department at ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Anxiety and Relaxation techniques: A Conversation With Dr. Fred HoltzToday’s podcast is about anxiety and relaxation techniques. Anxiety is a problem that affects a large percentage of the population and relaxation techniques have proven to be quite helpful in managing or reducing anxiety. Today I will be speaking to Dr. Fred Holtz, an expert in the use of relaxation techniques for anxiety.
Fred L. Holtz, PhD is the Executive Director of Holtz Psychological Services, a group practice in Melville, New York. Dr. Holtz has been in private practice for over ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dr. Ross Greene Talks About Collaborative Problem Solving
In today’s podcast, I have a conversation with Dr. Ross Greene who is the originator of a model of psychosocial treatment for challenging kids called Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS). He has written two books about this subject called "The Explosive Child" and "Lost at School". Dr. Greene is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, he is on the professional staff in the Department of Psychology at the Cambridge Health Alliance, he is ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Good Sex and a Warm Heart: How to Keep Male Menopause from Ruining Your Love Life.Today’s podcast is a conversation between Dr. Gurr and Dr. Jed Diamond about male menopause. Most of us want to have good sex, love, and intimacy at any age, but when we get to be 40, it isn't always easy. One of the less talked about reasons why our "love" life goes south is that we do not understand how to survive male menopause. Today we learn the secrets.
For more than 40 years, Dr. Jed Diamond has helped men and the women who love them. Dr. Diamond is Founder and Director of the M ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Suicide and Suicide Prevention- a conversation with Dale Camhi from The American Foundation For Suicide PreventionToday's podcast is about suicide and suicide prevention. I know it is a topic that is not light and entertaining, but very serious and necessary Let me fill you in on where the idea for this podcast came from.
I have a friend who lost her son to suicide many years ago. As a psychologist, and one who knew the youngster who committed suicide, his act was sudden and unpredictable. In response to the loss, my friend and her husband decided to devote much of energy to make sure this did not hap ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The View From the WombToday's podcast is a quick review of an article I found in Time Magazine- October 4, 2010. The article points out the findings of several studies that suggest the fetal environment has a strong impact on the babies health and future. Mothers get blamed again!Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Touch Counts In Our Everday Life!Today's podcast is about a series of small experiments which show that tactile information does affect our decisions. Useful information to help assist people in making decisions in everyday life.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Brain PlasticityBrain plasticity has been in the news the past few years. Years ago we thought the brain was hardwired and incurable. Now, we know that the brain can be malleable and new brain cells can be created. Books like, “The Brain that Changes Itself”, by Dr. Norman Doidge and “Save Your Brain:The 5 Things You Must Do to Keep Your Mind Young and Sharp” , by Dr. Paul Nussbaum, have presented evidence to show how the brain can change after damage and how to enhance thinking skills. There are ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Health Insurers Have Banner Year!!!!Did you make more money in 2009 than in any other year of your life? I doubt it! In these financial times, most American’s would have to say, "No." Most companies had problems in 2009, and some large corporations and banks even had to be bailed out by the government. Well, in today’s podcast I present information from an article that came across my computer that shows how 4 out of the 5 major health insurance companies made more money in 2009 than the year before. The one company that ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Funny Guy Can Get The Girl!Today's podcast is a review of two studies that suggest women may be more likely to have a long-term relationship with guys who they find funny. It appears women rate funny guys as more intelligent than guys who are not so funny. And being funny may be seen as an attribute that makes the male a better catch. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
"Building a Love That Lasts"- the new book from Dr. Charles and Elizabeth Schmitz Today I am happy to have Dr. Charles and Elizabeth Schmitz return as guests to the Shrink Is In. If you have been a long time listener to my podcast you may recall that I spoke to the Schmitz’ last year about their book, “Golden Anniversaries”. The Schmitz' are America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts and multiple award-winning authors, they have helped audiences around the world answer questions about love, marriage, and relationships. Their distinguished careers include over 65 awa ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
How Exercise Does Reduce StressWe now have data with rats that shows how exercise creates new, calmer brain cells. I talk about the research and the implications for humans.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Seasonal Affective Disorder RevisitedToday’s show is a follow up to a previous show on Seasonal Affective Disorder-SAD. Today, I review what to look out for when purchasing light boxes and two other treatments found to have some positive effects for patients with Seasonal Affective DisorderListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Horoscopes, Tarot Card Readers and Fortune Tellers- Why We Believe them!Today, I give the listeners some research from Dr. B.R. Forer which may explain why we believe the generalized statements from fortune tellers and Horoscopes and Tarot Card Readers.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) caused by PANDAS?Today’s podcast is really a redirection of my listeners to a video I found on Youtube. This video was a conversation between Matt Lauer, from The Today Show, Beth and Sammy Maloney. Sammy was a healthy fifth grader who developed OCD out of the blue. A subsequent diagnosis of PANDAS saved him from a life of torture. I was able to put the audio track on the podcast. The website address of the video is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50bQtkfiHvs . You can also get information about the book ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dr. Mark Anshel and the “Disconnected Values Model.” Today I am going to talk to Dr. Mark Anshel about why we do things every single day that we know are bad for us, but keep doing them, but keep doing them. Why is it so hard to stop and do the "right" thing? In addition, Dr. Anshel’s intervention program called the “Disconnected Values Model”.
Dr. Mark Anshel is a professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance, with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology, at Middle Tennessee State Univer ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Exercise and Mental health 2- a discussion with Dr. Jack RaglinToday, I follow up on an earlier podcast about exercise and mental health. In this new podcast, I talk with an expert in the field, Dr. Jack Raglin, and we further explore the benefits of exercise adherence issues and ways to stick to an exercise program. Jack Raglin, Ph.D. is currently a Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Kinesiology, Indiana University-Bloomington. Jack is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association, the American College of Sports Medicine ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Importance of Being FunnyToday I talk with Paul Brewer who is an author and illustrator of children’s books, with a particular interest in humorous stories. His specialty has become joke books, as he has written three of them so far. He wrote and illustrated You Must Be Joking! and You Must Be Joking, Two! These joke books include tips for remembering and telling jokes, plus how perform them like a stand-up comedian. He also illustrated the popular “Robert” series of chapter books, written by Barbara Seul ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Fraud ConceptIn today’s podcast, I present a problem that many of my patients have been troubled with, which has been labeled “The Fraud Concept”. I am not 100% sure if I came up with this label, or I heard of it many years ago,in either case, I have been using this label and description to help patients cope with their problems of believing that were frauds and that others would imminently find out that they were inadequate or incompetent. These patients always believed that they were somehow fak ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Two Shrinks TalkingTodays podcast is a conversation between two therapists. I was contacted by Kirk Honda a therapist from Seattle who also produces his own vidcast called “Psychology In Seattle”(http://www.psychologyinseattle.com). Kirk has been a licensed therapist therapist in Seattle since 1996. He taught graduate-level psychology courses at Antioch for nine years. He also supervises therapists-in-training. Today we talk about therapy on the two different coasts, our practices and some specific questi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Human Nature- Still Shocking!Today I talk about a research study that was undertaken starting in 1961 by Dr. Stanley Milgram which was designed try to ascertain what kind of people were capable of carrying out the atrocities during the Nazi regime and the Holocaust. Surprisingly, the study showed regular people could be coerced into doing terrible things. The research showed one does not have to have a pathological personality disorder to be inhuman to others. Studies similar to Dr. Milgram’s have not been initiate ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dr. Karen Sherman Talks About Mindfulness and ChoicesToday’s podcast is a conversation with Dr. Karen Sherman on mindfulness and making choices in ones life. We discuss the reasons she wrote her new book called Mindfulness and the Art of Choice: Transform your Life. Dr. Sherman’s book offers the reader the tools to stop living a life that is burdened by old, repetitive feelings and patterns that keep people stuck and unhappy.
Dr. Karen Sherman, a NYS licensed psychologist, who has been in private practice for over 20 years on Long Island. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Dr. Jenn Berman Talks About How to Raise Happy and Confident ChildrenParenting issues come up in my practice everyday. I have been giving advice to parents for over 25 years. I came across a great resource for parents and today I talk to the author of one of the best parenting books I have seen in years, The A to Z Guide to Raising Happy, Confident Kids, Dr. Jenn Berman.
Dr. Jenn Berman is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Beverly Hills and has been working in the field of psychology for more than 15 years. She has made appear ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Marriage Coaching- A Conversation With Dr. Richard NicastroIn today's podcast I talk with Dr. Richard Nicastro, a psychologist and relationship coach with fifteen years experience helping couples build stronger, more fulfilling relationships, about the most common problems in relationships today, relationship coaching, and the difference between relationship coaching and more formal relationship counseling.
Dr. Nicastro has lectured at several universities and now conducts workshops for couples on a wide range of relationship issues. His relation ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Effect of Divorce On Children- A Conversation With Dr. Leah KlungnessToday's podcast is a conversation with Dr. Leah Klungness on the effect of divorce on children. Leah Klungness is a psychologist and recognized authority on single parenting and relationship issues.She is the co-founder of the recently launched www.singlemommyhood.com and the co-author of the award winning book The Complete Single Mother, which is the only comprehensive and best selling self-help book ever written for single parents.
Leah is in private practice in Locust Valley, Long Is ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mental health Parity in 2008Today, I briefly talk about the 2008 Mental Health Parity Act that was dropped into the big billion dollar bail out plan. I give a brief history of mental health parity and the impact this new act will have for those who need mental health services and for those who provide those services.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
What Is In The Drug Pipeline?Today, I talk about what is in the pipeline for mental health problems. There are some new leads, but more research and development is needed. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) and Alternative Treatment ApproachesToday's podcast is a conversation between Dr. Gurr and Mr. Gazley about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) and a variety approaches to treat this disorder. Mr. Gazley has practiced psychotherapy for over thirty years and is the owner operator of www.asktheinternettherapist.com since 1998. He is the author of eight mental health educational videos and DVD's and is currently writing a book on distance counseling. Jef is State Licensed in General Counseling, Marriage/Family, and Substance Ab ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Obsessive Compulsive DisorderTodays podcast is conversation between Dr. Howard Gurr and Michael J. Connelly, M.Ed., NCC, LPC on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Michael J. Connelly is a Licensed Professional Therapist and President of Positive Pathways, Mr. Connellys treatment philosophy is quite eclectic with concentration on Cognitive Behavior Therapy, (CBT). Mr. Connelly's professional experience has been with clients suffering with depression and anxiety disorders, especially those with Obsessive Compulsive Disorde ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Anxiety- the 21st Century Disease of Civilization Todays podcast is a conversation between Dr. Gurr and Dr. Peter T. Lambrou on anxiety in our society, when it becomes a problem, and what helps to reduce anxiety.
The guest or today, Dr. Peter Lambrou is a licensed clinical psychologist and Chairman of Psychology at Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California (2008 - 2009), where he has maintained a private practice since 1987, and he is on the teaching faculty of the University of California at San Die ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
How the Past Affects Our PresentToday Dr. Howard Gurr talks with Lisa Brookes Kift on how our past affects our present life. Lisa Brookes Kift is a California Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice doing individual therapy and couples counseling. Lisa has written numerous articles about topics related to mental health and relationships which can be seen at www.lisakifttherapy.com. She is also the author of Therapy-at-Home Workbooks: Premarital Counseling, the first in her Therapy-At-Home Workbooks series w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
9/11 - Still Affects Many!Today, Dr. Gurr talks about the 9/11 terrorist attacks and recent research that suggested many residents of lower Manhattan experienced Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) years after the events. Dr. Gurr explains what PTSD is and why it may be present years after a traumatic event. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Corporate MentalityTodays podcast is a conversation between Dr. Howard Gurr and Dr. John Ryder on psychology in the corporate world and the corporate mentality. Dr.John Ryder is a licensed psychologist with a private practice in Manhattan. After earning his doctorate in psychology at the City University of New York, he served as an Assistant Professor at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. Traveling around the world, he has studied the secrets to a healthy and successful life with many of the most respected leaders ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
On AutismDr. Gurr talks to Dr. Gaston Weisz about autism. Dr. Weisz just finished a three part podcast series on autsim and Dr. Gurr interviews Dr. Weisz on autism- what it is, what we know works and what does not work.
Dr. Gaston Weisz received his doctorate in School Community Psychology at Pace University and his Masters in Marriage and Family Counseling at Queens College. He is a NYS Licensed Psychologist and a NYS Certified School Psychologist. Presently, he is employed as a full time schoo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Anger Management TreatmentToday's podcast is a conversation between Dr. Howard Gurr and Dr. Lyle Becourtney about anger management treatment for adults and teens.
Dr. Lyle Becourtney is a New York State Licensed Psychologist, New Jersey Certified School Psychologist, and a Certified Anger Management Professional. In 1996, he obtained his doctorate degree in psychology from Pace University. As part of his training, Dr. Becourtney completed an externship in the adolescent partial hospitalization program at Metropol ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
What Makes a Successful Marriage?Todays podcast is a conversation with, Drs. Charles and Elizabeth Schmitz about their research on what makes a successful marriage and their new book entitled, Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage.
Drs. Charles and Elizabeth Schmitz are Love and Marriage Experts and The Official Guides To Love for www.selfgrowth.com, the #1 self-help website in the world.
For the past 25 years, Drs. Charles and Elizabeth Schmitz have been referred to as the marriage ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Adolescent BrainsToday's podcast is presentation of studies performed at Harvard university which help explain why adolescents make poor choices, have judgment issues, and may have social anxieties.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
ADHD and Young DriversToday's podcast is a review of a study by Russel Barkley on young drivers and driving records. His study found drivers who have ADHD had more violations, accidents, and poorer driving habits than non ADHD peers.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Tests for ADHDToday's podcast is a presentation of my opinion on the question of whether or not there are true tests for ADHD. My beliefs are that to rule out ADHD requires a thorough physical evaluation, an educational assessment, a full psychological evaluation, and a speech/language evaluation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Love is not just a feeling!Today's podcast is a presentation of research from Dr. Arthur Aron and associates which had shown that love was connected to dopamine levels and other brain functions. The data suggested love was like a drug for those who were in love. Equally, being "lovelorn" could be like withdrawal and could cause an increase risk taking behaviors.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
ADHD Medications Help Students Succeed.Today's podcast is a brief presentation on how we have 18 years of follow- up data on students who either took medication for ADHD, those who did not take the medication and the outcomes in regard to reading, absenteeism, and being retained in school.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Minute Mental health Session in Your Local Pharmacy.Today's podcast is my fantasy about what would happen if the managed care companies were able to refer patients to a mental health computer in a retail chain store. I present the worst care scenario and I discuss my concerns for the public and the profession.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
ValueOptions- what is next, stickers?Today's podcast is an expression of my anger towards ValueOptions, a managed care company. After years of dropping our fees, and than keeping them stagnant for over 8 years, they mail me a certificate of appreciation for years of service. Their subscribers appreciate our services. The company, however, does not see the field as important enough to warrant a raise in fees. Listen to my little dream sequence.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
College Is Not Always the AnswerTodays podcast is my opinion that college is not the path for every High School Graduate. The kids who struggled in school, hated school, or had significant learning problems may not be the best candidates for college. They may be better of in technological training programs or entering the work force in areas that interest them. Not every job needs a college diploma.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Liars- Can we tell when someone is lying?Although 50% of people questioned think they can tell when someone is lying, the data suggest we really are not that good at telling when someone is lying to us. Todays podcast presents some of the reasons why we can't always tell who is telling the truth or who is lying.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | |