Shrinks on Third

The session in which we interview Rebecca Bonner, MEd, Head of School at the Bridge Way High School. Rebecca knows first hand the impact addiction can have on students and their families. The Bridge Way School is Philadelphia's first recovery High School and the only one in Pennsylvania that is licensed and accredited by the PA Department of Education. The school's mission is to offer a strong academic program to students in recovery from substance abuse and/or addiction.

Our Mother's Day session! Two of our twenty-something offspring discuss their world view and how it may or may not have been influenced by their upbringing by us and our psychologist partners. In this session, we chat with Julie's son, Aaron Jacobs, and Cindy's younger daughter, Zoë Naseef, about what it was like being raised by not 1, but 2 psychologist parents.

The session in which we talk to Dr. Roy Eidelson about his book, Political Mind Games: How the 1% Manipulate Our Understanding of What's Happening, What's Right, and What's Possible. Psychologist Roy Eidelson, Ph.D. helps us understand political mind games and suggests ways to combat manipulation from the self-interested 1%.

They mislead our understanding of core concerns such as:  Are we safe? Are we being treated fairly? Who should we trust? Are we good enough? Can we control what happens to us?

The session in which we talk to returning guest Kevin Moore, PsyD about opioid addiction. Dr. Moore's passion includes creating integrative medicine services for vulnerable populations. Opioid addiction has been a particular focus of his work for the past 5 years given its huge toll on the people he serves. Dr. Moore views psychology as part of healthcare and healthcare as part of social justice.

The session in which we speak with Robert E. Carter, MSW, aka Brother Robb, about racism, sexism, and male trauma. Brother Robb co-directs the Men's Center for Growth and Change. He retired as Associate Director of Penn's African-American Resource Ctr after 13 yrs but teaches part-time at the School of Social Policy and the Graduate School of Education. Brother Robb's research and work centers on healing from racial trauma and combatting white supremacy. He is also a storyteller with Keepers of the Culture

The session in which the Shrinks interview Danielle Griffith, MSW, LSW, Program Director for the Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund. Founded by Peggy Dolan, the Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund works to lighten the burdens and lift the spirits of families caring for children with serious illnesses, disabilities, or injuries. They provide financial assistance for needs not covered by insurance, education and other resources to families living or seeking treatment in PA, NJ or DE.

The session in which the Shrinks interview Amy Edelstein about her work bringing mindfulness skills into high school classrooms in inner-city Philadelphia. Amy founded the Inner Strength Foundation (ISF) in 2014 to foster inner strength for outer stability in today's youth.

Inner Strength Foundation

The session in which the Shrinks interview Stephen M. Shore, EdD, and Robert Naseef, Ph.D. about their work creating a curriculum to prepare neuro-diverse youth for the workplace. 

As autism experts, Dr. Shore and Dr. Naseef speak nationally and internationally on issues pertinent to family life, education, relationships, and advocacy. They are lead consultants to the ARC of Philadelphia and SAP's "Autism at Work" program which involves collaboration with the PA Dept of Ed and the Bureau of Voc Rehab.

The session in which the Shrinks interview Dr. Arthur C. Evans Jr, the current CEO of the American Psychological Association about the role of psychology in promoting social justice. Dr. Evans chatted with the Shrinks about his military family, his southern upbringing in Florida, his growth as a leader, and his views on psychology and social justice. 

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Talking to Amanda Spitfire and Roderick Thomas II about Project SAFE in session 27 (A Solid Community of Humans) we also requested Amanda's original poetry. 

Amanda chose excerpts from a poem they wrote for March to End Rape Culture/Take Back the Night Philly.

Full title:

Rape Culture is... from behind the Mind of a Trauma Counselors Eyes  -- because my organizing will be intentional or it will be nothing -- this is an attempted Intersectional Synopsis of the Effects on Life Raised Under Rape Cultu