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Shrinking It Down: Mental Health Made Simple — 187 episodes

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ADHD Stimulant Medication Shortage

2

Talking with Your Kids about the War in Iran

3

Teen Romance in the Digital Era

4

Anxiety in the Family: Helping One Child Without Leaving Others Behind

5

Finding Gratitude in a Time of Fear, Anger, and Uncertainty

6

Exploring the World of AI Therapy

7

Facing the Loss of a Child to Suicide - A Father's Account

8

ADHD: The Transition to Adulthood

9

Chasing Sunshine: Teen Loneliness & Tips for Beating the Summer Blues

10

The Vital Role and Methods of Mental Health Advocacy

11

More Than Just a Picky Eater - ARFID

12

Teen Nicotine Use

13

Addressing Your Family's Anxieties about California Wildfires

14

Shrinking it Down will return in January

15

Parents Under Pressure

16

Supporting Youth in a World Riddled by Conflict

17

Navigating Special Education in Schools Part 2: Working with the Team and Your Child

18

Navigating Special Education in Schools Part 1: Legal and Practical Tips

19

Stories for Children's Mental Health

20

Boys, Body Image + Eating Disorders, feat. Jason Nagata, MD, MSc

21

The Role of Roleplay in Therapy

22

Alcohol & Drugs - Why Do Teens Use?

23

Equine Therapy. How Does It Work?

24

What Can States Do to Support Youth Mental Health? feat. Senator John C. Velis

25

Next Week: Senator John Velis of Massachusetts

26

Stimulants! feat. Anthony Rostain, MD, MA

27

Tune in Dec. 21! Ritalin, Adderall & ADHD

28

Lonely College Students

29

Fears and Phobias in Kids and Teens, feat. Susan Sprich, PhD

30

Shrinking It Down returns on October 19!

31

Coping With Gun Violence, Together - feat. Gretchen Felopulos, PhD

32

ASD: Making the Transition to College, feat. Chris Keary, MD

33

Digital Vigilance and Our Kids

34

How Should We Respond to Anxiety in Our Kids? feat. Kevin Simon, MD

35

Understanding Obesity Stigma, feat. Angela Fitch, MD, FACP, FOMA

36

Dr. Gene and Dr. Khadijah Answer Your Questions

37

Our next special guest is... YOU.

38

BONUS: How Do Social Justice and Youth Sports Intersect?

39

Young People, Sports, and Mental Health ft. Dr. Jonathan Jenkins, Psy.D, CMPC

40

Self-Harm In Teens ft. Dr. Blaise Aguirre, MD

41

The Benefits of Music Therapy ft. Marisabelle Díaz-Falcón, MT-BC

42

Get Ready for a New Season

43

How do I talk to my kids about gender and sexuality? Ft. Dr. Marshall Forstein, MD, DLFAPA

44

How Does Schizophrenia Affect a Young Person and Their Caregivers?

45

How Do You Find Out If Your Teen Has Undiagnosed ASD?

46

The Power of Peer Support ft. Valerie Grison-Alsop & Julia Esposito

47

How Do You Find a Therapist for School-Age Kids?

48

How Do I Fall Asleep When I'm Anxious?

49

A Teen's Take On the Pandemic

50

Young Athlete Mental Health, featuring Mai Uchida, MD

51

Self-Esteem: How do we build our kids up?

52

Ukraine: What Do We Tell Our Kids?

53

Body Image and Young People, featuring Holly Peek, MD, MPH

54

Bonus: Alcohol Conversation Starters

55

Alcohol & Adolescents, featuring John F. Kelly, PhD, ABPP

56

COVID-19 Risk, Fear, and Anger

57

Bonus: School Refusal Conversation Starters

58

Is Your Child Struggling With School Refusal?

59

Take a Cup of Kindness (musical interlude)

60

These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things

61

Strategies for Managing Holiday Stress

62

Quick Tip: Can Kids Make Up Lost Sleep?

63

Bonus: ADHD Conversation Starters

64

All About ADHD

65

Bonus: Asking About Social Media

66

Unsettled About Instagram?

67

Mental Health Myths - BUSTED

68

Midsummer Meditation with Dr. Darshan Mehta

69

Everything You've Wanted to Know About Sleep, featuring Bernard Kinane, MD

70

We'll be back in 2 weeks!

71

Mental Health Challenges and Latinx Children & Teens, featuring Angel Caraballo, MD

72

A Closer Look at High-Functioning Autism, featuring Robyn Thom, MD

73

One Year Later – Young Adults and COVID-19

74

Medicating with Meditation? featuring Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH

75

One Year Later – Back-to-School Anxiety During Covid

76

Teen Breakup Violence, Part 2

77

Teen Breakup Violence, Part 1

78

The Nuts and Bolts of Telepsychiatry, featuring Janet Wozniak, MD

79

Media Literacy and Mental Health, featuring Michael Robb, PhD

80

Boosting Our Brains Over the Break

81

Tackling Racism Internally to Better Serve Our Communities, featuring Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH

82

The Power of Community Health During COVID-19, featuring Mary Lyons-Hunter, PsyD

83

How Do We Heal From Here?

84

Managing Family Conflict During Covid

85

Moving Towards Anti-Racism for Our Future Generations, featuring O'Neil Britton, MD

86

Special guest next week!

87

Medications: For Better or Worse? featuring Tim Wilens, MD

88

Managing Challenging Behavior in Kids During Stressful Times, featuring J. Stuart Ablon, PhD – Shrinking It Down

89

Climate Anxiety and Kids, featuring Elizabeth G. Pinsky, MD

90

COVID-19 and College Students, featuring Khadijah Booth Watkins, MD

91

Growing Up With a Parent on the Autism Spectrum, featuring Hillary Hurst Bush, PhD

92

COVID-19: Mental Health Check-In

93

We'll be back March 25!

94

Is Your Teen an Emotional Sponge?

95

We'll Miss You, Steve!

96

Nature vs. Nurture, featuring Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD

97

Extra Time on Tests - Does It Work?

98

Kids Under Surveillance!

99

We''ll be back January 15!

100

New Year Resolutions: We Can Manage This!

101

Making Family Dinner Possible, featuring Anne Fishel, PhD

102

Is This Normal?

103

The Loneliest Generation

104

Stay In Shape: Kids' Bodies Feed Their Minds, featuring Ming Sun, MCHES

105

Money + Mental Health: Supporting Young Adult Children, With Limits, featuring Rand Spero, CFP

106

When Kids Talk of Suicide

107

Summer Challenge: Come Together for Mental Wellness

108

Tune in next week!

109

Illuminating Mental Health Through Art, featuring Elisa H. Hamilton

110

Self-Care for Resilience

111

Understanding ADHD

112

It’s the Time of the Season for... Mental Illness

113

We'll be back next week!

114

Discipline and Punishment

115

Admissions Scandal, College Pressure, and Mental Health

116

Cannabis and the Teen Brain, featuring Jodi Gilman, Ph.D.

117

Oscars Special!

118

Surviving Tantrums with Toddlers, featuring Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, Ph.D.

119

Intimacy and the Teenage Brain, with Ellen Braaten, Ph.D.

120

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, featuring Susan Sprich, Ph.D.

121

New Year's Evolution

122

Home for the Holidays

123

Coping with the Wintertime Blahs

124

Changeable, featuring J. Stuart Ablon, Ph.D.

125

Gaming Disorder

126

Our Greatest Strengths, Part 2

127

The Death of a Pet

128

When Nightmares Become Reality in the U.S. (Special Episode)

129

Season Finale: Our Greatest Strengths (S1, Ep 16)

130

Beyond High School (S1, Ep 15)

131

Kids, Marches, and the Media (S1 Ep 14)

132

Navigating the System (S1 Ep13)

133

Creativity Gives Our Brains a Boost

134

Autism Spectrum Disorder (S1 Ep 11)

135

Is Age 27 the New 18? (S1 Ep 10)

136

Hope Beyond Anorexia (S1 Ep9)

137

Emotional Eating (S1 Ep8)

138

Loving Relationships (S1 Ep7)

139

Political Angst In America? (S1 Ep6)

140

Films That Heal, featuring Eric I. Lu (S1 Ep5)

141

The Importance of Pets for Mental Health (S1 Ep4)

142

Divisiveness During the Holidays in Front of Our Kids (S1 Ep3)

143

Does My Child Need to See a Therapist? (S1 Ep2)

144

A New Season & New Conversations: Can Kids Get Mental Illness? (S1 Ep1)

145

Processing the Manchester Terror Attack

146

Teen Suicide in the United States

147

Addiction Free Futures Project - Conversations With Youth

148

The College Mental Health Crisis

149

The Importance Of Civility In Today's Political Climate

150

Raising Moral Children

151

Grace's Story: Living With A Chronic Medical Illness

152

Leaving Home - A Student's Perspective

153

The Psychological Gift Of Giving A Gift

154

Home Is Where The Heart Is: Thinking About Homeless Children In The Classroom

155

Are You Afraid Of The Dark? A Look At Specific Phobias

156

Leaving Home: The Transition To College Or Work

157

Bad to the Bone: Juveniles in Jail

158

The Impact of Divorce: All Children Only Get One Childhood

159

Substance Use - How The Addiction Free Futures Project Can Make A Difference

160

Jade’s Journey From Homeless Child To Lesley University Student

161

PTSD In Our Young Soldiers: A Vietnam Veteran's Perspective

162

Creativity And Mental Illness

163

What Is Separation Anxiety?

164

Music For Autism Is Music For All: Reshaping And Expanding A Disability-Friendly Space

165

The Plight Of Homeless Children In The United States

166

Nicole's Story: Recovery From Anorexia Nervosa

167

Ali's Story: The Effects Of Sexual Assault On Mental Health

168

Why Watch Holiday Classics This Season?

169

'Tis The Season: Tips For Coping With Holiday Stress

170

Putting A Little Thanksgiving Into Your Nightly Family Dinners

171

Emotional Turmoil And The Overwhelmed High School Student

172

How Scary Is Too Scary During Halloween?

173

Developmental Challenges Of Middle School: It’s Not So Much Who You Are, But Whom You’re With

174

Kids Are Not Born Blank Slates

175

Pete's Story: Living With ADHD

176

Nate's Story: Recovery From Substance Addiction

177

The Fault in Our Stars: Proof Of What Teens Can Handle

178

Did The Black Box Warning For Antidepressants Risk Greater Depression & Suicidal Behavior In Youth?

179

Dad's New Shoes: The Evolving Roles Of Fathers

180

Concerts: How To Stay Tuned In When Your Kids Are Unplugged

181

The Senior Prom: A Joyous Rite Of Passage Or Nightmare For Parents?

182

Patriots' Day Project: The Importance Of Community

183

Patriots' Day Project: Purpose And Lessons Learned

184

Horror Movies & Videogames

185

Kids Moving Home

186

Over-Scheduled, Stressed Out Kids And Families

187

Contact Sports: Yes or No?