#180 Today's guest is Dr. Roberto Olivardia— a clinical psychologist and lecturer at Harvard Medical School and founder of a private practice that specializes in treating ADHD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, OCD, eating disorders, and other issues that face students with learning disabilities. Dr. Olivardia also has lived experience as someone with ADHD and learning differences, as well as being the parent of two teenagers with ADHD and Dyslexia. In this episode, we discuss:

+ Why ADHD can be so hard to diagnose

+ Why ADHD is diagnosed less in women

+ Less well-known symptoms of ADHD

+ Common misconceptions about ADHD

+ The relationship between ADHD and sleep issues

+ Biological and behavioral overlaps between ADHD & anxiety

+ Ways people with ADHD tend to overcompensate

+ If ADHD has a spectrum of severity

+ What the process of getting diagnosed with ADHD looks like

+ Getting treatment for ADHD & strategies for managing focus

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#179 Today's guest is Dr. Jessica Gomez— a bilingual licensed psychologist and executive director of Momentous Institute. Dr. Gomez has over 17 years of experience working to create healthy communities that provide children with access to quality education and mental health services. In this episode, we discuss:

+ The role of family in teen mental health struggles

+ When parents resist getting involved with their teen's mental health

+ How schools play a role in students' mental health

+ What school systems could do to improve the youth mental health crisis

+ Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & their impact on mental health

+ Ways teens can decrease their risk of mental health challenges

+ What to do when you're at a low point with your mental health

+ How parents can best support their teen's mental health

+ Setting boundaries with friends when it comes to mental health

+ Pros and cons of normalizing mental health struggles

Momentous Institute's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momentousinstitute/

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#178 In this week's solo episode, I discuss my ultimate mental health hot takes! I give my most honest takes on what works and what doesn't when it comes to your mental health and share some of my favorite mental health tips I've learned throughout my recovery. I give my hot takes on topics such as:

+ Mental health progression & regression

+ What you should do when your mental health ISN'T struggling

+ Why positive psychology is absolutely necessary

+ Teens going to each other for mental health advice

+ Why EVERYONE should do exposure therapy

+ Why there are no reputable therapeutic boarding schools for teens

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#177 Today's guest is Jeff Kallil— a life coach and entrepreneur who helps lead and manage five family businesses. As a life coach, Jeff is deeply dedicated to reigniting the spark of self-belief in others and rebuilding their self-worth— a mission born from his own healing journey through emotional and narcissistic abuse. In this episode we discuss:

+ Jeff's journey into the mental health space

+ His top four tips for starting college

+ The crucial role of self-esteem in college & how you can boost it

+ Signs that you should focus on improving your self-esteem

+ How our relationships reflect how we feel about ourselves

+ How fixing our confidence affects our romantic relationships (and vice-versa!)

+ Maintaining your self-worth after a toxic or abusive relationship

+ Advice on healthy relationships with others and yourself

Jeff's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffkallil/

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#176 Today's guest is Dr. Maddy Ellberger, PhD, LCSW— a licensed clinical social worker and adjunct professor at Columbia University who received her Masters and Doctoral training in Clinical Social Work from Columbia University and New York University. She is the founder of Downtown Behavioral Wellness, a therapeutic practice that utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). In this episode we discuss:

+ Differences between CBT & DBT

+ The origins of DBT

+ How DBT works to change behaviors

+ What people who thrive in DBT have in common

+ The crucial role of diary cards in DBT

+ Why it's important that parents participate alongside teens in DBT

+ How invalidating environments play a role in mental health

+ What to do if you're feeling hopeless about therapy

+ Mental health advice everyone should know

Maddy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/millennialmindfulnessdoc

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#175 In this week's solo episode, I discuss why we invalidate our emotions and the power of self-validating! I share what self-validation is and how it's used in DBT, the two most common ways that people self-invalidate, why we self-invalidate and the consequences of doing so, the cycle of self-invalidation, three skills you can use to start validating your emotions, how to make self-validation a habit, goals to set and exercises to practice so you can start self-validating, and your most-asked questions on self-invalidation. If you want to stop judging yourself for your emotions and start accepting your feelings, then this episode is a MUST-LISTEN!

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+ How to Measure Emotional Self-Validation

+ Self-Validation: How to be Less Critical and Validate Yourself Instead

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+ The Power of Self-Validation

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#174 Today's guest is Dr. Emily Anhalt— a psychologist, emotional fitness consultant, and the CoFounder and Chief Clinical Officer of Coa, the gym for mental health. For the past thirteen years, Dr. Anhalt has been working clinically with executives, founders, and tech employees, and has conducted extensive research with prominent psychologists and entrepreneurs about how leaders can improve their emotional fitness. We discuss how she started specializing in emotional fitness, the seven traits of emotional fitness that can help you succeed, key ways you can start to build your emotional fitness including becoming more mindful and self-aware, what emotional push-ups are and examples you can try yourself, why people often prioritize their physical health over mental health, the dangerous effects of having low emotional fitness, how to differentiate emotional fitness from other similar psychology terms, the benefits of incorporating building your emotional fitness into your routine, predictions on future trends that will embrace emotional fitness, and important emotional skills all teens (and parents!) should know.

Dr. Anhalt's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dremilyanhalt/

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#173 Today's guest is Amy Dahl, MS, RD— a Registered Dietitian who has been working in the field for 15 years. She has been able to help many patients work towards improving their relationship with food by understanding all of the important and critical roles different types of food provide. We discuss what to expect when meeting with a dietician for eating disorder recovery, the often-overlooked health effects of eating disorders and whether knowing these effects can reduce disordered eating, common fear foods and food myths debunked, how treatment varies for people struggling with binge eating versus restrictive eating, ways that teens can create a healthier relationship with food, red flags that a teenager has an unhealthy relationship with food, how teens can support a friend or loved one who they suspect has an eating disorder, ways that parents can support their teen's eating disorder treatment, and how the recent popularity of Ozempic may be affecting body image and eating behaviors. 

Culina Health's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/culinahealth/

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#172 Today's guest is Terri Cole— a licensed psychotherapist, global relationship and empowerment expert, and the author of Boundary Boss-The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen and (Finally) Live Free. She has worked for over 20 years with a diverse group of clients that includes everyone from stay-at-home moms to celebrities and Fortune 500 CEOs, teaching them how to establish and maintain healthy boundaries and create and sustain vibrant relationships. We discuss why she became so interested in boundaries as a therapist, what boundaries can look like for each individual, red flags that you aren’t setting enough boundaries in your relationships, the benefits of setting boundaries, how a lack of boundaries can cause people-pleasing and self-abandoning, how to set effective boundaries in your relationships— including with authority figures such as parents or teachers—, what to do when someone doesn’t respect your boundaries and when to take space from them, when people manipulate others under the guise of boundaries, and the secret to feeling more empowered in our relationships

Terri's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terricole/

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#171 In this week's solo episode, I share advice on how you can improve and maintain your interpersonal relationships this holiday season! I discuss what interpersonal effectiveness looks like in DBT, the physical and mental health benefits of positive social relationships, setting goals for your relationships, how to achieve your relationship goals and avoid personal obstacles in your relationships, and four skills you need to know to better your relationships. If you're looking for effective ways to resolve conflict, strengthen your bond, and advocate for yourself in your relationships, then this episode is a MUST-LISTEN!

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