Dr. Kim Lannon describes how the very premise of "resolutions" in the new year is, very often, a recipe for failure. Real change should begin with defining a goal, or better still a series of smaller attainable goals, and deliberate thought about how to achieve them. In other words, you need a plan. 

Thanksgiving is in the books and now we face the major holiday of the year, which can be a test for many of us. Dr. Kim Lannon lays out some of the ways the year-end holidays can stress us and challenge our peace of mind, and then she gives us ways to help deal with those challenges. This is an overview of the topics we'll be dealing with as we close out the year. 

While Thanksgiving highlights, emphasizes, and sometimes even sets fire to the struggles we often experience in our relationship with food, it can also make us mindful of the best ways to deal with those struggles throughout the rest of the year. Dr. Kim Lannon wraps up her three-part series on dealing with the holidays by giving us a game plan for our food issues that will be useful on Thanksgiving and the other 364 days of the year as well. 

We know that we are what we eat, but do you realize that you often feel how you eat? This is especially true during holiday meals, and in this episode, Dr. Kim Lannon gives us a game plan to help us to prevent being emotionally derailed at the holiday dinner table! 

Can you eat 10,000 calories in one sitting? You'd be surprised! In fact, you may already have. Dr. Kim Lannon talks about the pitfalls of Thanksgiving dinner and the potential effects that linger well beyond "one day a year." Learn how to deal with the temptations of our American dinner holiday, and enjoy yourself without the consequences, on this edition of Your Daily Game Face!

As we approach "falling back" an hour next week Dr. Kim Lannon gives some insights into SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder and some tips on how to deal with it. Then we discuss HAD - Holiday Affective Disorder (not a real thing, or is it?) as we face those holiday get-togethers with our families and the ensuing conflicts, debates, and stress they often bring. Now is the time to start gearing up mentally for the holidays ahead!

Dr. Kim Lannon welcomes Ron Kolek of The New England Ghost Project to the show to discuss the paranormal and the role our experiences play in our culture and our mental outlook. It's an in-depth look at parapsychology on this Halloween edition of Your Daily Game Face!  

In preparation for next week's Halloween guest appearance of New England's own Van Helsing, Ron Kolek of New England Ghost Project, Dr. Kim Lannon talks about the paranormal and its psychological components. Are paranormal experiences real? What is "real"? And why are some of us drawn to the paranormal, while others push it away? What role does the paranormal play in our mental health? All of this in this week's episode, including a warning about black cats and the Roman Colosseum!

Dr. Kim Lannon recaps her running of the October Boston Marathon and discusses the outlooks and perspectives that are necessary to be successful on Heartbreak Hill and how we can apply them in day-to-day life.   

Dr. Kim Lannon chats with former US Olympic hockey player and former Hartford Whaler David Jensen about his career and his struggles and how it all factors into his ongoing work with youth programs and veteran programs here in New England.