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Shrinking It Down: Mental Health Made Simple — 191 episodes · page 1 of 2
Back to School in 2026: Why This Year is Different
Cyberbullying: Where There's No Place to Hide
Parent and Caregiver Support of LGBTQ+ Youth
Community, Connection, and the Mental Health of Young Black Men
ADHD Stimulant Medication Shortage
Talking with Your Kids about the War in Iran
Teen Romance in the Digital Era
Anxiety in the Family: Helping One Child Without Leaving Others Behind
Finding Gratitude in a Time of Fear, Anger, and Uncertainty
Exploring the World of AI Therapy
Facing the Loss of a Child to Suicide - A Father's Account
ADHD: The Transition to Adulthood
Chasing Sunshine: Teen Loneliness & Tips for Beating the Summer Blues
The Vital Role and Methods of Mental Health Advocacy
More Than Just a Picky Eater - ARFID
Teen Nicotine Use
Addressing Your Family's Anxieties about California Wildfires
Shrinking it Down will return in January
Parents Under Pressure
Supporting Youth in a World Riddled by Conflict
Navigating Special Education in Schools Part 2: Working with the Team and Your Child
Navigating Special Education in Schools Part 1: Legal and Practical Tips
Stories for Children's Mental Health
Boys, Body Image + Eating Disorders, feat. Jason Nagata, MD, MSc
The Role of Roleplay in Therapy
Alcohol & Drugs - Why Do Teens Use?
Equine Therapy. How Does It Work?
What Can States Do to Support Youth Mental Health? feat. Senator John C. Velis
Next Week: Senator John Velis of Massachusetts
Stimulants! feat. Anthony Rostain, MD, MA
Tune in Dec. 21! Ritalin, Adderall & ADHD
Lonely College Students
Fears and Phobias in Kids and Teens, feat. Susan Sprich, PhD
Shrinking It Down returns on October 19!
Coping With Gun Violence, Together - feat. Gretchen Felopulos, PhD
ASD: Making the Transition to College, feat. Chris Keary, MD
Digital Vigilance and Our Kids
How Should We Respond to Anxiety in Our Kids? feat. Kevin Simon, MD
Understanding Obesity Stigma, feat. Angela Fitch, MD, FACP, FOMA
Dr. Gene and Dr. Khadijah Answer Your Questions
Our next special guest is... YOU.
BONUS: How Do Social Justice and Youth Sports Intersect?
Young People, Sports, and Mental Health ft. Dr. Jonathan Jenkins, Psy.D, CMPC
Self-Harm In Teens ft. Dr. Blaise Aguirre, MD
The Benefits of Music Therapy ft. Marisabelle Díaz-Falcón, MT-BC
Get Ready for a New Season
How do I talk to my kids about gender and sexuality? Ft. Dr. Marshall Forstein, MD, DLFAPA
How Does Schizophrenia Affect a Young Person and Their Caregivers?
How Do You Find Out If Your Teen Has Undiagnosed ASD?
The Power of Peer Support ft. Valerie Grison-Alsop & Julia Esposito
How Do You Find a Therapist for School-Age Kids?
How Do I Fall Asleep When I'm Anxious?
A Teen's Take On the Pandemic
Young Athlete Mental Health, featuring Mai Uchida, MD
Self-Esteem: How do we build our kids up?
Ukraine: What Do We Tell Our Kids?
Body Image and Young People, featuring Holly Peek, MD, MPH
Bonus: Alcohol Conversation Starters
Alcohol & Adolescents, featuring John F. Kelly, PhD, ABPP
COVID-19 Risk, Fear, and Anger
Bonus: School Refusal Conversation Starters
Is Your Child Struggling With School Refusal?
Take a Cup of Kindness (musical interlude)
These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things
Strategies for Managing Holiday Stress
Quick Tip: Can Kids Make Up Lost Sleep?
Bonus: ADHD Conversation Starters
All About ADHD
Bonus: Asking About Social Media
Unsettled About Instagram?
Mental Health Myths - BUSTED
Midsummer Meditation with Dr. Darshan Mehta
Everything You've Wanted to Know About Sleep, featuring Bernard Kinane, MD
We'll be back in 2 weeks!
Mental Health Challenges and Latinx Children & Teens, featuring Angel Caraballo, MD
A Closer Look at High-Functioning Autism, featuring Robyn Thom, MD
One Year Later – Young Adults and COVID-19
Medicating with Meditation? featuring Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH
One Year Later – Back-to-School Anxiety During Covid
Teen Breakup Violence, Part 2
Teen Breakup Violence, Part 1
The Nuts and Bolts of Telepsychiatry, featuring Janet Wozniak, MD
Media Literacy and Mental Health, featuring Michael Robb, PhD
Boosting Our Brains Over the Break
Tackling Racism Internally to Better Serve Our Communities, featuring Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH
The Power of Community Health During COVID-19, featuring Mary Lyons-Hunter, PsyD
How Do We Heal From Here?
Managing Family Conflict During Covid
Moving Towards Anti-Racism for Our Future Generations, featuring O'Neil Britton, MD
Special guest next week!
Medications: For Better or Worse? featuring Tim Wilens, MD
Managing Challenging Behavior in Kids During Stressful Times, featuring J. Stuart Ablon, PhD – Shrinking It Down
Climate Anxiety and Kids, featuring Elizabeth G. Pinsky, MD
COVID-19 and College Students, featuring Khadijah Booth Watkins, MD
Growing Up With a Parent on the Autism Spectrum, featuring Hillary Hurst Bush, PhD
COVID-19: Mental Health Check-In
We'll be back March 25!
Is Your Teen an Emotional Sponge?
We'll Miss You, Steve!
Nature vs. Nurture, featuring Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD