Derek H. Suite, M.D.

Mental Skills for Athletes

When it comes to being a top performer, athletes know how important their physical skills are-- but their mental and mindset-- sets the tone. Listen in when Dr. Suite shares some important insights on how mental skills are key ingredients to...

What You Need to Know About Antipsychotics: Psychopharmacology Lecture

In this supplemental podcast, Dr. Derek Suite underscores some of the main points from the antipsychotic lecture in his clinical psychopharmacology class held at Columbia University-- and also highlights some of the dangers associated with using antipsychotic medications in elderly...

Managing Anxiety With Medications: Psychopharmacology Lecture

In this supplemental podcast, Dr. Suite underscores the main points discussed in his clinical psychopharmacology graduate course at Columbia University.  In addition to giving an overview of the various anxiety disorders, Dr. Suite reviews common FDA-approved medications for anxiety. The...

Purpose, Dopamine & Motivation: What Every Leader Should Know (Part 3 of 3)

In this podcast, Dr. Derek Suite concludes his 3 part series on hidden factors that stimulate Motivation.  Motivation, though situational in nature, has the potential to drive us toward achieving our highest goals. Purpose is universal in nature --and has...

Experimentation, Dopamine & Motivation: What Every Leader Should Know (part 2 of 3)

In this podcast, Dr. Suite continues his talk on how leaders can leverage the power of experimentation to stimulate creative solutions and increase motivation among team members. 

Self Expression, Dopamine & Motivation What Every Team Leader Should Know ( part 1 of 3)

No one wants to be a robot and people get bored and lose motivation fast if they are not personally involved or invested in the outcome.  If you are feeling unmotivated, or are faced with leading an unmotivated team, partner,...

Why Does it Take So Long? Understanding the Treatment Rationale for Antidepressant Medications

In this follow-up podcast to the in-class, antidepressant lecture in Dr. Suite's Introduction to Clinical Psychopharmacology course at Columbia University, Dr. Suite explores the rationale for the long-term treatment of major depression with antidepressants. Dr. Suite also discusses the best...

Pharmacokinetics: Why Should We Care

Did you know your age, sex, weight, kidney function and hydration status could influence how well a medication works in your body?  In this podcast,  Dr. Suite who teaches clinical psychopharmacology at Columbia University,  gives students a brief overview on...

Psychiatric Medications: Lecture on Introductory Book Chapter

In this podcast, I share my thoughts on a textbook that I like very much: Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists.  This well-conceived, practical, and highly informative textbook is the required reading for the course I teach at Columbia University....

Do You Know How to Recognize PTSD

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a type of anxiety disorder, can happen after a deeply threatening or scary event. Even if you weren't directly involved, the shock of what happened can be so great that you have a hard time living...

Preventing Suicide: You Can Make A Difference

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. But it is not inevitable for anyone. By starting the conversation, providing support, and directing help to those who need it, we can prevent suicides and save lives. Let's...

Concussions: Know the Signs & Symptoms

 Playing sports--any sport not just football or hockey--increases a person's risk of falls and collisions, which can cause concussions. It's important for parents, teachers, and coaches ( and not just trainers and medical staff)  to have a basic awareness of...

Where Do Broken Hearts Go: Depression in Women

Women, in general-- and especially those with mental disorders-- have been discriminated against and stigmatized worldwide throughout history.  FACTS  Approximately 12 million women in the United States experience clinical depression each year. About one in every eight women can expect to...

About Depression and Suicide

Per John Hopkins Medical Center,  many of the warning signs of possible suicidal feelings are also signs of depression. Observations of the following behaviors may be helpful in identifying people who may be at risk of attempting suicide: Changes in eating...

Navigating the 3C's of Leadership

Every leader eventually faces and navigates the 3 C's: Choice, Chance, Change. Failure (reluctance) by a leader to make the right choice, to take calculated chances (risks), or to embrace and manage changes (transitions) can erode self-confidence, team morale, and...

3 Must Know Traits of Highly Effective Leaders

Powerful leaders share one basic characteristic: Self- Confidence. In this podcast, Dr. Derek H. Suite highlights 3 surprisingly simple steps you can take to bolster your self-confidence as a leader. 

Giving the Gift of Gratitude Over the Holidays

The holidays can be a tricky time for many people who may not be in as festive a mood as the season connotes. Practicing gratitude offers us a practical way to cope, find balance, and stay grounded during the holiday...

Gratitude: A-Superpower Worth Developing

There is a difference between being grateful and being thankful. "Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity...it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and...

7 Simple Keys to a Better Life Experience

In this thought-provoking podcast, Dr. Suite explores 7 simple (and often overlooked) strategies that can immediately change your life.  If you would like to experience coaching with Dr. Suite, or someone from his team, check out www.fccwellnes.org for more inspiration and...

8 Errors Most Leaders Make

Leaders tend to be proactive about getting the job done and will often roll up their sleeves and solve the problem. While this is a key leadership skill, it may not ultimately be a winning strategy because it undermines the...

10 Traits People Use to Evaluate Leaders

Every leader is ultimately on display and will eventually be judged by those who are in their camp. In this podcast, Dr, Suite draws from his experience as an executive leadership coach, peak performance consultant, and organizational psychiatrist to review...

Diversity & Inclusion 3: Best Practices Inclusion Strategies

Too often, we focus on diversity and forget about (or have no plan for) inclusion as part of a D & I strategy. In this podcast, Dr. Suite reviews 5 key strategies for encouraging and implementing inclusion.  For more on...

Diversity and Inclusion 2: Best Practices Implementation Strategies

In this podcast, Dr. Suite discusses 4  strategic planning implementation tools to help strengthen D & I within any organization. For more, check out www.fccwellness.org

Diversity & Inclusion 1: How D & I Affects the Bottom Line

In this podcast series, Dr. Suite explores the importance of D & I and shares insights on how it influences the workforce with regard to human resources, organizational psychology, and financial performance. Smart companies know the value of D &...

Honoring Remarkable Women 4: Thasunda Brown Duckett

In this podcast, Dr. Suite continues his celebration of Women's History Month by highlighting the remarkable and extraordinary accomplishments of TIAA's new president and CEO, Thasunda Brown Duckett who is the second Black woman currently leading a Fortune 500 firm...

The Connection between Sleep and Emotional Reactions

In this podcast, Dr. Suite explores the hidden connections between obtaining adequate sleep and the regulation of our emotional behavior and reactions.  For more, be sure to visit fccwellness.org

The 5 Hidden Keys to Emotional Wellness

In this podcast, Dr. Suite explores 5 key factors that are often overlooked when we think about improving the quality of our sleep. 

Power of Intention

 Intention creates reality. What do you want? What do you really want? Don't always rush to answer this question. Spend some time being with the question. Walk around with it. Sit with the question. Be with the question. In meditation...

Remarkable Women 3: Maj. Gen. Jeannine Leavitt

Back in the 1990s, the U.S. Air Force had zero female fighter pilots. In 1991 a law was passed that allowed women to engage in combat, but a Department of Defense policy stated that women couldn’t fly combat.  This all...

Remarkable Women 2: Dr. Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Corbett

In this podcast honoring remarkable women, Dr. Suite highlights the extraordinary work of Dr. Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Corbett, a young, African American, lead scientist at the National Institute of Health (NIH) who was instrumental in the development of the Moderna's COVID-19...

Remarkable Women 1: Dr. Katalin Karikó

Katalin Karikó's story is amazing. Faced with doubt, dismissal, and demotion, Dr. Karikó's unwavering desire, discipline, and determination to make her dream a reality literally turned her life around and arguably saved the world. In this podcast, Dr. Suite shares...

Success Habit 7 of 7: Highly Effective People

In this final podcast in the series on the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Dr. Suite discusses how 4 important self-care dimensions of human existence impact our ability to be effective at work and at home.  Be sure to...

Success Habit 6 of 7: Highly Effective People

In life and business, we will encounter disputes and disagreements where each party believes wholeheartedly that they are right. The result is usually gridlock,  conflict, or unhealthy compromises that hurt relationships and perpetuate win-lose cultures. In this podcast, Dr. Suite...

Build Black Man Build: (Black History Poem)

Build Black Man Build is an inspirational poem written by Derek H. Suite. The poem celebrates"resilience in the face of recrudescence" as evidenced by the lives of black men, known and unknown, past and present. It speaks to the notion...

Success Habit 5 of 7: Highly Effective People

As an emotionally intelligent listener, you do more than just taking in another person's words. You're essentially in communion with that person as well. And, when they speak with you they feel that you genuinely care about them, their thoughts...

Success Habit 4 of 7: Highly Effective People

Achieving a “Win-Win” way of interacting with others is more than just being a nice person, or looking for a quick fix. You must find the courage to speak up for your needs and also have the emotional intelligence to...

Success Habit 3 of 7: Highly Effective People

Prioritization allows you to give your attention to tasks that are important and urgent so that you can later focus on lower priority tasks. The trouble is that if you only spend time with the urgent and important stuff, you...

Success Habit 2 of 7: Highly Effective People

Do you know where you are headed? Do you have a plan for your end-game?  Or, do you find that you are just going in circles. To put all the pieces of the puzzle we call life together requires that...

Success Habit 1 of 7: Highly Effective People

Are you the reactive or proactive type?  Is your circle of concerns larger than your circle of influence? It could mean the difference between being effective, and fulfilled, or feeling stuck or despondent. In this podcast, Dr. Suite unpacks the...

Your Success Depends on Your Self Control

Doubt, fear, anger, regret, and uncertainty are always lurking around us. But they also depend on us to feed them and make them stronger. The one thing they hate to eat is "self-control." Learn more in this podcast. 

The Best Leaders Pay Attention to Communication Skills

Sometimes, when a person gets a leadership title, they automatically believe they are a great communicator and that anything they say or write is easily and fully understood.  Yet over 60% of individuals in organizations say they don't understand or...

The Right Way to Lose (part 4) Putting the Past Where it Belongs

In this final episode on how to make losing work for you, Dr. Suite explores the power of the past and how your relationship with the past holds the keys to how your future will unfold. Take a few minutes...

The Right Way to Lose (part 3): Self-Control

In this episode, Dr. Suite discusses how to cultivate a winning response that is able to effectively respond to challenges, defeats, and setbacks. 

The Right Way to Lose (part 2): Mindset Matters Most

In this podcast,  Dr. Suite follows up his discussion on the right way to handle losing through the strategic use of practicing self-control as a resilience skill when facing challenges, opposition, and setbacks.

The Right Way to Lose (part 1): Win or Learn

Having a win or learn (as opposed to a win or lose) attitude when facing a losing streak, encountering setbacks, and embracing the pain of defeat are the keys to sustaining a winning identity. Take 5 minutes to listen on...

God is With You This Morning (Motivation)

Sometimes we need a little help from above. Each morning try listening to these divine affirmations each morning to motivate and sustain you for the challenges ahead.   Remember, you are more than a conqueror.  Be Blessed today.

Power of Choice

We all have to make choices. Sometimes we don't want to choose at all. And that's a choice. This episode talks about our ability to choose and the powerful consequences that happen when we make our choices. Don't' miss this...

Full Circle Living Series: Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence is real. And We have seen the numbers go up since the start of the Pandemic. This series takes a look at how to recognize DV and seeking help from a professional. 

Hidden Link: Diabetes & Depression

Decision Making 3: Don’t Make Emotional Decisions