Dr. Kim Lannon talks about ways to identify the toxic relationships in your life and understand what you are dealing with, so you can respond effectively. More talk about paying attention to the sandbox you are playing in and why who is in that sandbox with you is vitally important to living a happier, healthier life.

Dr. Kim Lannons talks with her guest Amy Salant, the owner of Fitness Together in Andover Ma. Kim and Amy talk about Amy's unconventional path to personal training. And they discuss the challenges to your efforts toward weight loss and fitness, as well as the ample rewards to both your physical and mental health!

Several topics on this edition of Your Daily Game Face. Dr. Kim Lannon talks about a new hotline for mental health help, just call 988. Heart the details here. She also talks about Veterans and their potential reactions to fireworks on the 4th of July. But the main topic for today's show is how to deal with toxic people in your lives, especially the people you cannot simply separate yourself from, like family or other people you still need to interact with from time to time.

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about the Biopsychosocial model which tells us that our medical conditions are more than biological, psychological and social factors play a part as well, sometimes a large part. It's often unwise to rely solely on medicine, especially pharmaceutical treatment, to deal with your issues, and it's especially unwise to settle for the mindset that tells you the issue is totally out of your control. That is rarely the case and dealing with your mental approach to your issues is almost always a powerful amplifier in solving them and often it's your most powerful weapon. Don't hop into your mental back seat. Keep your hands on the wheel.

Dr. Kim Lannon and her guest, Michelle Micalizzi of Micalizzi Enterprises discuss how to bring intent to your life and tune your mental approach to help draw health and happiness to you so that you can "enjoy the cake". And they ask the fundamental question ... Are you in the right sandbox?

June is Men's Health Month and Dr. Kim Lannon talks about male menopause (yes it's a thing, it's actually called andropause) and other health issues many men don't even know they face. Learn about the less obvious health issues men deal with and learn how to begin to deal with them.  

Dr. Kim Lannon of Gameface Consulting talks about some of the mental health questions surrounding mass shootings, and the dynamics of many social media discussions about this subject and others. Then she gives us the basics of Asperger Syndrome and its increasing profile in our culture. 

Dr. Kim Lannon points out how the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp defamation trial has highlighted the science behind mental health treatment. Too often we treat mental health treatment as merely "talking about feelings" when there is an abundance of tried and true scientific principles at work. Dr. Lannon demonstrates where we have seen this due to the unusually public nature of the trial.

Dr. Kim Lannon offers some insights into what she's observed while watching the defamation trial between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp in the context of what mental health issues may be at play. The trail is a public look at the struggles that couples can face while dealing with their own individual traumas. 

As Mental Health Awareness month continues, Dr. Kim Lannon explores the mind/body connection and dynamics at work in depression and less severe bouts of anxiety and melancholy. She also talks about ways to manage these interactions between your mind and your body and use them to help you improve your mindset and your physical health.