In this episode of Delusional Optimism, Dr. B and co-host Seth Creekmore talk about how depression and anxiety correlate with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). They share how depression and anxiety can show up in teenagers and younger children and discuss the differences between feeling sad and depression. Listen as Dr. B shares practical tips to work through these two conditions.

“There’s a steady correlation between the higher number of adverse childhood experiences or ACEs, the more likely the person is to suffer from depression.” - Dr. B [04:58]

What You Will Learn:

[00:37] Intro

[03:18] The relationship between depression and anxiety with ACEs

[09:26] How depression and anxiety show up for teenagers and younger children

[12:53] How depression and anxiety show up

[19:14] The different between feeling sad and depression

[22:10] How to work through grief process through resilience

[25:51] Practical tips to work through depression and anxiety

[28:18] Outro

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Resources:

Email Dr. B: [email protected]

Visit her website: www.drbconnections.com

Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dr.bconnections

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dr.beasley

Our partners:

ACEs Aware: www.acesaware.org

Every Neighborhood Partnership: www.everyneighborhood.org

Saint Agnes Medical Center: www.samc.com

Truth Work Media: www.truthworkmedia.com

In this episode of Delusional Optimism, Dr. B and co-host Seth Creekmore talk about young adults, ages 19 to 24. They discuss the defining characteristics as this age group shifts from having a shared life with their parents to their own independent life with themselves, and how this age group relates to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Dr. B also shares what is going through a young adult’s brain when they act out. Listen for three ways parents can give their children resilience and support even if they may not agree with the decisions that they’re making.

“The need of this period in life is to separate. It’s very important for young adults to separate from their parents in order to find who they are in themselves, and then they can come back later and reconnect on an adult level.” - Dr. B [13:48]

What You Will Learn:

[00:37] Intro

[03:02] The defining characteristic of young adults

[04:32] ACEs and young adults

[06:48] High character, low health

[12:22] What’s going in a young adult’s brain when they act out

[20:01] What Dr. B has worked through as a parent

[23:26] Realization that mortality is real

[29:23] Three ways parents can give their children resilience and support

[36:34] Outro

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Resources:

Email Dr. B: [email protected]

Visit her website: www.drbconnections.com

Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dr.bconnections

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dr.beasley

Our partners:

ACEs Aware: www.acesaware.org

Every Neighborhood Partnership: www.everyneighborhood.org

Saint Agnes Medical Center: www.samc.com

Truth Work Media: www.truthworkmedia.com

In this episode of Delusional Optimism, Dr. B and co-host Seth Creekmore talk about tweens and teens. They talk about what parents need to know and the specific areas to address as they raise this age group. Dr. B discusses how to set boundaries as this age group experiences autonomy. Listen as she shares how to have those important, yet sometimes awkward, conversations about sex, drugs and the arts.

“Balancing out our adulthood with our emerging young adults, we’re teaching them to become adults like us.” - Dr. B [13:11]

What You Will Learn:

[00:37] Intro

[01:58] Awkward stories from Dr. B’s teen stage

[04:17] What to know about this stage

[06:44] Some specific areas to address in this age group

[14:06] How ACEs affect the competency to follow rules

[16:54] How to talk to this age group about music, sex and drugs

[25:31] How to enter into these conversations in a respectful way

[29:31] How to navigate conversations about bodies

[40:06] Some actionable takeaways

[45:15] Outro

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Resources:

Email Dr. B: [email protected]

Visit her website: www.drbconnections.com

Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dr.bconnections

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dr.beasley

Our partners:

ACEs Aware: www.acesaware.org

Every Neighborhood Partnership: www.everyneighborhood.org

Saint Agnes Medical Center: www.samc.com

Truth Work Media: www.truthworkmedia.com

In this episode of Delusional Optimism, Dr. B and co-host Seth Creekmore talk about raising children ages 6 to 12 years old, also referred to as middles. They discuss the typical difficulties with this age group and how to guide them through life topics such as death. Listen as they share advice on how to set rules and boundaries but also allow for flexibility.

“We don’t want kids to grow up and be so stuck in the black and white of a rule that it ends up being harmful to other people.” - Dr. B [26:41]

What You Will Learn:

[00:37] Intro

[03:10] What is a middle

[05:50] Why is there such a range between 6 to 12

[09:28] Typical difficulties and confusing points

[17:51] A Kids Book About series

[23:35] How to set up rules and boundaries

[32:41] Why it’s more about the structure

[35:57] Unity not uniformity

[38:08] The point of resilience and optimism

[40:11] Some actionable takeaways

[43:06] Outro

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Resources:

Email Dr. B: [email protected]

Visit her website: www.drbconnections.com

Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dr.bconnections

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dr.beasley

Learn more A Kids Book About series: www.akidsbookabout.com

Our partners:

ACEs Aware: www.acesaware.org

Every Neighborhood Partnership: www.everyneighborhood.org

Saint Agnes Medical Center: www.samc.com

Truth Work Media: www.truthworkmedia.com

In this episode of Delusional Optimism, Dr. B and co-host Seth Creekmore talk about bullying. Bullying is the second-leading cause of death between the ages 10 to 34 in the US and one in five students report bullying. Dr. B and Seth talk about how bullying integrates to our understanding of ACEs and what parents can do to help curtail this imbalance of power.

“When children are bullied or even adults are bullied, it leads to anxiety, depression, sleep problems, lower achievement in school and even a dropout rate that’s been reported by the CDC in 2018.” - Dr. B [05:15]

What You Will Learn:

[00:37] Intro

[02:17] What is bullying

[05:07] What happens to those who are bullied

[06:14] How the internet plays into bullying

[11:42] Bullying is typically two things: individual and systemic

[15:58] Why exposing young people to different cultures can curb bullying

[20:32] How to find the road to equity and battling disparity

[26:42] Why you should be a co-conspirator

[28:45] Some solutions to bullying

[38:31] Peer-to-peer programs

[41:42] What can parents do

[44:47] Outro

Leave a lifeprint!

Resources:

Email Dr. B: [email protected]

Visit her website: www.drbconnections.com

Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dr.bconnections

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dr.beasley

Our partners:

ACEs Aware: www.acesaware.org

Every Neighborhood Partnership: www.everyneighborhood.org

Saint Agnes Medical Center: www.samc.com

Truth Work Media: www.truthworkmedia.com