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Thinking It Through with Dr. Naidoo, Child Psychiatrist — 144 episodes
Episode #135- Levels of Care- Goals of ER, Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization, Outpatient Clinic
Episode# 134- Levels of Care- Myths and Magical Thinking about Mental Health Care
Episode# 133- Filled to the Brim- How to Handle Overwhelm
Episode #132- Perfect Timing- Knowing When vs Knowing What
Episode #131- Parenting Neurodivergent Children with Annie Joy
Episode # 130- Reactive Emotions and How to Manage Them
Episode#-129- Building Belief and Dealing with Doubt
Episode # 128- Even a Single Lamp Can Dispel the Deepest Darkness- My role as a Child Psychiatrist
Episode #127- Coaching on the Highway- The Value of Mental Health Support
Episode #126- Overcoming Trauma with Integrative Psychiatrist Dr. Hector
Episode #125- The Reason: Why I Don't Prescribe PRN Anxiety Medication for Youth
Episode #124- The Reason: Empowering Choice with Medication Options
Episode #123 The Reason- Consent vs Assent in Mental Health CareTreatment
Epsiode #122- The Reason: Why Child Psychiatrists Talk to Kids First
Episode #121- How to Give yourself Credit AND Believe It- FINALLY!!!
Episode #120- How to Give Yourself Credit AND Believe It- APPRECIATE IT
Episode #119- How to Give Yourself Credit AND Believe It- HEAR IT
Episode #118- How to Give Yourself Credit AND Believe It- SEE IT
Episode #117- 2026 New Year, Old Goals
Episode #116- How to Handle Your Child's Provider Saying They are "Not a Good Fit"
Episode #115- Sitting in the Patient's Seat- Reflections on How Doctors Speak to Patients
Episode #114- :"I Don't Want You to Drug Up My Kid"- Reflecting on Medication Resistance
Episode #113- How to Assess Whether SSRIs are Helping Your Child- SUDS Scale
Episode #112- Meeting the Need- Nurse Practioners in Mental Health Care with Dr. Stephanie Marks, DNP
Episode #111- Know Better. The MultiTask Paradox
Episode #110- Hesitate to Medicate - A Child Psychiatrist's Reflection
Episode # 109- Ria Vir, Teen Lifeline for Suicide Prevention and Youth Mental Health Advocacy
Episode #108: Schools and Mental Health Support- Pros and Cons
Episode #107: Your Mood and Menstrual Cycle- PMDD with Reproductive Psychiatrist Dr. Sandhya Masih, DO
Episode #106- Fiber Food and Mood
Episode #105- Borderline Personality Disorder and Self Harm in Youth with Dr. Mansoor
Episode # 104- Hope for the Future as a Protective Factor Against Suicide
Episode #103- DIY Safey Planning 101
Episode #102- C.O.P.E.- Finding Skills that Actually Help You COPE
Episode #101- Suicide Prevention and the Semicolon Society with Dr. McCall
Episode #100- Reflections and Looking Forward
Episode #99- What is the REAL Diagnosis?
Episode #98- Mental Health and Immigration Law with Vesna Chinsammy Esq.
Episode #97 - When We Know We Don't Know- Treating Symptoms in Psychiatry and Medicine
Episode #96- Know Better- How Do We Know if Our Psychiatrist is a Good Fit?
Episode #95- Back to School- More than Academics
Episode # 94- A Functional Mind with Dr. Achina Stein, DO, IFMCP
Episode #93- EMPowering Choice with Shawnee Jarman- Life Coach and Mother of 8
Episode #92- MTHFR, Folic Acid and Mental Wellness with Dr. Kartha
Episode #91- All About Vitamin D with Dr. Sarah Shell
Episode# 90- Thinking It Through- Vitamins and Supplements for Mental Health Care
Episode #89- Medication Adherence-From Bottle to Belly
Episode #88- How to be a Good 'Therapy Friend'... When You Are NOT a Therapist
Episode #87- Creating Safer Spaces for Health Professionals with Dr. Christine Gibson
Episode # 86: SSRIs and the Black Box Warning in Youth- Considerations for Parents and Youth
Episode #85- Embracing the Experiment- Thinking about Starting Medications in Youth
Episode # 84- April Stress Less- Managing Our Emotional Stress when Triggered- READ the Room
Episode #83- Brave Boundaries with Dr. Sasha Shillcutt
Episode #82- Stress Awareness for Providers- Flat Tire
Episode #81- April is Stress Awareness Month- Acknowledging Pearls in Progress
Episode 80- Understanding Autism with Pediatrician Dr. Vlad- Part 2
Episode 79- Understanding Autism with Pediatrician Dr. Vlad- Part 1
Episode 78- Mind, Body, Brain and Soul in Psychiatry vs Neurology
Episode 77- Concussion Connections with Mental Health featuring Dr. Joshua Smith
Episode 76- Concussion, Anxiety and Depression- A Guide for Parents
Episode 75- Why Parents Matter- Seeing. Hearing. Appreciating.
Episode 74- From Script to Swallow- The Process of Prescribing and Taking Medication for Youth
Episode 73- MicroWins- The Little Gold Stars I Give to Me
Episode 72- Settle the Snow Globe-- A Tool to Address the Holiday Hectic
Episode 71- Being A-PAL to Pediatricians with Dr. Esque- Child Psychiatrist
Episode 70- Parenting Pearls from the Brave Enough Conference
Episode 69- Gratitude- Practice Makes Progress
Episode 68- Its' All in the Genes- Isn't It? Pharmacogenomic Testing with Dr. Gautham Kartha
Episode 67- Supporting Your Teen Through Addiction and Recovery with Debbie Rock
Episode 66- Surviving Alcohol Addiction in Adolescence- Honest Conversations with Henry Sheridan
Episode 65- Suicide Prevention Month- Teen Talk- A Life Worth Living
Episode 64- Suicide Prevention Month - Phone Limits and Youth Suicide Risk
Episode 63- Suicide Prevention Month- Periods of Greater Mental Distress in Youth
Episode 62- Suicide Prevention Month- Surviving Dark Thoughts with Dr. Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW
Episode 61- Suicide Prevention Month- Who You Gonna Call?? Crisis Hotlines 988 vs 911
Episode 60- Women's Mental Wellness with Dr. Laddha, Co-Founder of LunaJoy
Episode 59- Suicide Prevention Month- "Dealing With Dark Thoughts - How Parents Can Help"
Episode 58- Money, Mindset and Mental Wellness with Dr. Cho-Dorado
Episode 57- Attitude vs Mindset- How to Help Your Child Think Positively
Episode 56- Inscribe the Mind- Parent's Power on Your Child's Mind
Episode 55- Scorpions and Denial- Addressing What We Choose Not to See
Episode 54- Great Expectations- Managing Transitions Through the School System with Educator JoAnn Berry
Episode 53-To Tell or Not to Tell? Talking to School about Your Child's Mental Health Care
Episode 52- Expanding Their VIEW- Helping Children Think Different
Episode 51- A Psychiatrist In Training Part 2- Interview with Dr. Ashley Akramoff, MD
Episode 50- Caring for the Cactus Kid- Reflections on Caring for Kids with Mental Illness
Episode 49- En-JOY Life with Dr. Nina Joy Mena, MD- Psychiatrist
Episode 48-Fix It Friday- Kids CAN Problem Solve
Episode 47- Remembering My Dad- Grieving and Growth
Episode 46- Mindset Medicine- How Thoughts Impact Action
Episode 45- Advocacy Tips- How to Share Mental Health Concerns with your Pediatrician
Episode 44- Walking On Eggshells- Mental Health Awareness Month
Episode 43- GO SECURE- Suicide Prevention for Parents- Mental Health Awarenss Month
Episode 42- FIND the Change- Mental Health Awareness Month
Episode 41- Do You Think Its Bipolar? WIth Dr. Fink- Child Psychiatrist
Episode 40- Signs of Depression Parents Often Miss- Mental Health Awareness Month
Episode 39-Substance Abuse 101 with Adolescent Addiction Medicine Specialist -Dr. Deepa Camenga, MD
Episode 38- " Lunatics" and the Total Solar Eclipse- Reflections on the Moon and Moods
Episode 37- The Body Speaks- Physical Symptoms of Stress
Episode 36- Dropping Easter Eggs- Building Opportunites for Stronger Parent- Child Connection
Episode 35- Roots Before Shoots- The Change Below the Surface
Episode 34- Evolve- Thinking It Through with Dr. Naidoo - Growth and Evolution
Episode 33- "Who Needs Meds?- The AntiDepressant Book with Dr. Jacob Towery, MD"
Episode 32- "Man UP with Jayson Pratt- CEO of ANew Behavioral Health"
Episode 31- "But Will it Hurt My Baby? Perinatal Psychiatry With Dr. Saira Kalia
Fix It Friday! Catch It and Check It- Goal for 2024
Episode 30- Healthy Through the Holidays with Payal Arora
Episode 29- "Social Worker- Fix My Life! With Sara Musacchia, LCSW"
FIx It Friday! Suicide Prevention Month- Suicidal Thoughts and How to Address Them
Episode 28- Perinatal Alcohol Exposure- Awareness and Prevention of FASD with Dr. Susan Rich, MD
Episode 27- Safety and Social Media for Today's Youth with Katey McPherson
Episode 26- A Psychiatrist In Training- Interview with Ashley Akramoff
Episode 25- Is it Just a Phase? Mood vs Attitude
Episode 24- The Empowered Parent with Dr. Marissa Caudill- The Parent Doctor
Episode 23- Takeaway Points from Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2021
Episode 22- The M.O.M.M.A. Mindset
Fix It Friday! Barnacle Baby
Episode 21- Momma's Mental Health with Dr. Carly Snyder
Fix It Friday- Whine Down
Fix It Friday! Runaway Friday
Episode 20- Talking with Tricia McKenna- Kundalini Yoga and Mental Strength
Episode 19- Dr. Harper - Taming Tantrums in The Oppositional Child
Episode 18- Interview with Dr. Qureshi- Kids in Crisis in the ER
Episode 17- The Integrative Approach- With Dr. Brooke Schnieder
Stress and The Well Child with PediPals- Dr. Ana and Dr. Sami
My Response to the Robb Elementary Shooting- Lets Fix This.
Reflecting on Sleep with The Reflective Doc- Dr. Jennifer Reid
Fix It Friday! Color Me Bad
Parent Perspectives Shaping Children
Fix It Friday! I Love You MORE
Fix It Friday! Halloween Heathen
Telepsychiatry -The Future at Our Fingertips- with Dr. Krysti Vo
Fix It Friday! The Write Way
Stop In the Name of Love- Meds Under 5?
Fix It Friday! Tater Tot
Summer Break! From Meds?
Mask..err...Aid? Unmasking Anxiety This School Year
Therapy? Part 2- Think It Through WITH ME!
Therapy? Part 1- Think Different
Back to School on the Heels of COVID
What's Up Doc? Your First Visit with a Child Psychiatrist
A Hard Pill to Swallow
Connecting to Care
Hope