Dr. Kim Lannon talks about how the return of Tom Brady to Gillette works to highlight many of the ways sports teams can mirror family dynamics and the ripple effects that can come from conflict and dysfunction. Dr. Lannon also talks about principles at work when we lose our connections to those groups with which we self-identify change and how that can often lead to comfort and distraction behaviors, which often trigger addictions.

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about here remarkable weekend in Fort Lauderdale with The Tribute to American Heroes by The Human Baton and then talks about PTSD among veterans, and how their struggles with past trauma can help us deal with trauma of our own.

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about the challenges facing veterans and first responders in deal with their past traumas. The traumas are intense, of course, but many of the tools used with these men and women can help ease our own personal battles with the past trauma in our lives.

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about the importance of resiliency and relevance in your mental health and the problems that arise when you "focus on the failures" or focus too much on what others may be thinking about you. The key is to stop treating "failure" and lack of experience as catastrophic, or a definition of yourself-image, and find how learning, growing, and bouncing back relates to you and how you view yourself. 

Dr. Kim Lannon talks live on remote from Big Sky Montana about how vital self-care is to your mental health, whether it involves a big vacation, a day off at the beach, driving the long way home, or taking just a minute to be present. 

Dr. Kim Lannon discusses altruism and people's relationship with it in various aspects of their lives including parenting and addiction. Does altruism even exist? Can people act without any self-interest? Dr. Lannon helps us find what role our selfless acts play in our lives.

Dr. Kim Lannon continues the discussion about Simon Biles and the spotlight she has brought to mental health, which leads to a far-ranging discussion of mental hygiene, the more common sources of threats to mental health, and their sources

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about Simone Biles' withdrawal from Olympic competition, explaining, from first-hand experience some of the pressures and challenges that led to Biles' decision. Dr. Lannon also talks about the lessons we should and perhaps shouldn't take away from this story and gives some insights into what we should help our kids draw from it.  

Asking why men court tragedy is often hyperbole, but too often, sadly, it isn't. After suffering the untimely loss of a family friend who died suddenly last week at the age of 46, Dr. Kim Lannon explores why men, generally speaking, aren't as ardent in maintaining their health as women are.

Your Daily Game Face takes a metaphorical walk in the woods this episode but only after Dr. Kim Lannon talks about her literal walk (race actually) in the woods (up Loon Mountain actually). This episode talks about her motivation to do such a thing and then follows that trail to the mindset of competition and motivation, cognitive dissonance, giving up power over your outcomes, and whether or not you do your dishes while you are cooking!