All Episodes

Episode #154- Suicide Prevention Month- How to Help with Dark Thoughts

Episode # 153- Suicide Prevention Month- Warning Signs for Worsening Mental Health in Youth

Episode # 152- How to Manage Our Own Anger- The Parent Pre-Check

Episode #151- How to Create Space for Intentional Connection with our Kids

Episode# 150- Love and Science with Dr. Bove

Episode #149- Passing the Baton - Part 2- How Parents can Prepare to Share Information with your New Psychiatrist

Episode# 148- Passing the Baton- Part 1- Insights on Transitioning to Outpatient Psychiatric Care

Episode # 147- Mess has No Meaning- Key Points from How to Keep House while Drowning

Episode# 146- Strategies to Declutter Life- How to START to Organize your Physical and Mental Space

Episode # 145- Dr. Priyanka Venugopal - Burn Stress and Lose Weight

Episode #144- SUDS- Psych Symptom Communication Scale

Episode # 143 - Stopping Psychiatric Medications On Your Own as a Teen- Reflections and Considerations

Episode #142 The Value of a Pediatrician in Psychiatric Care

Episode #141- 5 Coping Tips at Your Fingertips

Episode# 140- Transition Levels of Care- PHP, IOP, Residential Treatment and More

Episode # 139- Levels of Care-Outpatient Clinic Private Practice

Episode #137- Levels of Care- Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization

Episode #136- Levels of Care - How to Advocate for Your Child in an ER

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