Myndtalk With Dr. Pamela Brewer

Your child has mood swings, somedays you don't even recognize her/him.  Is this ordinary childhood drive-my-parents-batty behavior? Or is this bipolar disorder - requiring professional evaluation, psychotherapy and medicine? Dr. Gabriel Kaplan joins Dr. Brewer to sort out some of the answers.

African American Female NFL Coach Every girl "knows" that football, and especially the NFL is simply outside of her options.  And yet - for Colette V. Smith - it seems nothing has been outside of her options.   A survivor in so many ways - Colette discusses her life, her goals, her dreams.

By understanding the impact of your earliest relationships on the relationships you have created now - you have the opportunity to refine your understanding and perhaps create anew.

Michael J. Russer and his beloved Jacqueline V. Lopez- Cancer Survival, Sex and Intimacy  Cancer is a frightening diagnosis - for both the individual, loved ones and friends.  How did Michael and Jacqueline find their way to maintaining emotional and sensual intimacy? This remarkable couple shares their journey through cancer, chemical castration, love, emotional healing and sensual recovery.

We too often focus on our physical concerns from a physical only perspective. And yet, our psychological underpinnings - our emotional responses - have significant impact on our physical and emotional well-being.  Learn about the emotional impact of a disease that according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention affects "an estimated 2.7–6.1 million people in the United States have AFib.

CeLillianne Green is a woman of passion, purpose, and soul power.  The fusion of her life as a poet, attorney, writer, teacher, and mediator is compelling.  This fusion serves as the canvass for a woman whose writing, paints pictures and tells stories.  Ms. Green’s observations of past and present cultural dynamics are insightful and thought provoking rooted in a place of ancestral connection and spiritual truth.  Her creative endeavors are also informed by education and experience.

Orphaned in her early teens and shuttled between abusive foster homes, Tatiana found herself in her early twenties in New York City, haunted by the memories of her tumultuous youth and suicidal. Following emergency hospitalization, she was advised by her doctor to take up yoga. ... In so doing, yoga healed her scars, opened her soul to forgiveness, and allowed her to reconcile herself with a past that had threatened to snuff out her life.

Who is this man who, determined to serve his country, went on dangerous missions, suffered a severe injury and still held to his dream? From early in his life, James Pierce knew two things.  He wanted to serve his country - and one day become a Park Ranger. With specialized training, courage and determination James Pierce has managed to do both.

A Man On A Mission - Jay Barnett

As she began to suffer from the experiences in her life that seemed to hold her down, keep her back, she was able to look at her life - and create her own healing balance.  Don't miss this conversation that could be the beginning of your path to change yourlife. 

As she began to suffer from the experiences in her life that seemed to hold her down, keep her back, she was able to look at her life - and create her own healing balance.  Don't miss this conversation that could be the beginning of your path to change yourlife. 

A powerfully creative approach to helping teens avoid/get off the path to drug addiction/drug destruction.  Listen - and decide if you would like to bring this approach to your area - perhaps to your school.

Recognizing the benefits of acceptance isn’t difficult. Yet the reality of accepting an unexpected job loss or financial setback, a friend’s betrayal, a child’s struggle with addiction, a serious illness, or even the annoying traits of a loved one can be extremely challenging. Daniel shares his journey. Challenging? Yes! Rewarding? You decide!

The daughter of a scientist who frequently noted her lack of “genius,” Angela Duckworth is now a celebrated researcher and professor. It was her early eye-opening stints in teaching, business consulting, and neuroscience that led to her hypothesis about what really drives success: not genius, but a unique combination of passion and long-term perseverance.

From her personal experience as both a recipient and a provider of mental health services, Dr. Noonan explains how to obtain care from professionals, outlines what medical options are available, and lists everyday things people can do to feel better. Integrating medicine, psychology, and holistic care while exploring the basics of mental health, Noonan touches on diet, sleep habits, physical activity, and mindfulness techniques.

Meet Dr. May Benatar who spent 20 years of her life experiencing a long-term psychotherapeutic relationship with a woman who lived with multiple identities, someone diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Dr. Benatar shares some of her own process as a therapist discovering the ubiquity of trauma in both the general population and in clinical populations. 

The word "loss" contains only four letters, but its size belies the amount of fear it produces at even its mere mention. ... Whether the loss is brand new or decades old, it can leave indelible wounds.  Carole discusses her loss of a spouse experience as she shares advice framed with compassion and humor.

Meet Chuck Green of Alpha-Maxx Healthcare Inc. Keenly aware of the importance and impact of the emotional, social, and physical health of pregnant moms on the delivery of healthy babies, Chuck has spent much of his lifetime working to save lives of the tiniest among us.  

In Sick to Death!filmmaker Maggie Hadleigh-West exposes her own disturbing, yet determined, thirty-year struggle to regain her spiraling health. After seeing hundreds of doctors who either disregarded her symptoms, misdiagnosed or under treated her, Maggie discovers that her life-long thyroid problem was a fully understood medical issue as early as 1914, yet, she says, it’s been obscured by systemic medical corruption, pharmaceutical greed and physician negligence, leaving more than 750 million people sick and suffering world-wide.

One in ten Americans suffers from chronic insomnia. Many receive sleeping pills and over-the-counter sleep aids at an annual cost of over $40 billion. What are we buying? How is it working? Is it working? Do we have options?