Choose Your Own Adulthood (18:05)

Hal Runkel earned his Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian University and is now a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, registered conflict mediator, and internationally acclaimed speaker. Hal is also the New York Times bestselling author of ScreamFree Parenting, ScreamFree Marriage, and Choose Your Own Adulthood: A Small Book about the Small Choices that Make the Biggest Difference. Sometimes life can get overwhelming, especially as you begin adulthood. You have to decide on a college, a major, a career, and a spouse – decisions with huge impacts! Hal Runkel discusses which decisions are the most important and how to approach them. 

 

Diagnosing Mental Illness (1:03:14)

Joseph Pierre, Ph.D., is a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, LA, and co-chief of the Schizophrenia Treatment Unit at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. He writes the Psych Unseen blog for Psychology Today. which focuses on “the psychiatry of everyday life” especially with regard to understanding the intersection of “brain, behavior, and beliefs.” As any person working in mental health will tell you when they meet new people outside of the office there are usually two reactions when people hear what they do for a living. On one hand, you get people that tell you their life story or that asks for a diagnosis of themselves or others. More commonly, however, you get people that automatically clam up and avoid talking to you all together. Joseph Pierre discusses some of the problems that can arise from a reluctant attitude when it comes to mental health. 

 

Hookup Culture on Campuses (1:54:10)

Brian Willoughby, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University. Dr. Willoughby is also the Director of the RELATE Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to studying and improving romantic relationships. Dr. Willoughby's research focuses on young adult dating and relationship patterns. Dr. Willoughby's specific expertise areas include dating, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage formation, and marital attitudes/beliefs. Dr. Willoughby talks about the dangers of "hookup culture" on college campuses.