In this episode, Dr. Heap begins the series on mental strength, which builds on the content in SESSION FOUR YouTube video.

In order to develop mental strength, you need a certain diet of activities each day.  Begin to take care of your mind by adding in these seven needs for a healthy mind and brain!

For more information on mental strength and exercises you can do to develop your mind, check out these resources on Dr. Daniel Siegel's website.

Hi All!  I am so sorry that I have lost my voice and can't complete the series on making the most out of your time with family and friends over spring break!

I was planning on doing a podcast on the soft skill of active listening.  You can learn this skill from this article.  Active listening is an extremely valuable tools to foster positive connections with others and use as a technique in interviews for jobs, scholarships, admissions, or interniships.

I hope you will scan the article and try active listening out while on break!

We will resume on March 22 and begin the topic of mental strength.

In this episode, Dr. Heap continues to discuss the art of conversation with four exercises you can do on a regular basis to boost your ability to listen.

In this episode, Dr. Heap discusses ways to make the most of time off starting with focusing on increasing your conversation skills to connect with the people around you.

Because we want to titrate (which usually means decrease) the use of supernormal stimuli in life--we need some practical ideas to detach and detox from some of the screens around us!

In this episode, Dr. Heap lists several ideas you could try to minimize screen use so you can increase your productivity and enjoyment in the little things of daily life.

"Give credit where credit is due!"  Supernormal stimuli use comes with a cost and that cost is a decreased enjoyment in your life.

In this episode, Dr. Heap presents the acronym REEEAD your funk symptoms, to help you recognize the different symptoms that result from supernormal stimuli use.

In this episode, Dr. Heap begins a short series of podcasts on "titrating" your supernormal stimuli use to a healthy level for your brain.  She begins by walking you through forming a go to list of natural rewards that you can use as an appealing substitute for grabbing your phone, or game controller or tablet.