Adult - Womens

As I opened my front door on a recent May morning, I was greeted by the welcoming sight of two small, dark eyes and a tiny head. She was up above me, by the light on our porch, sitting in her nest, devotedly protecting and warming her eggs. I had seen a flurry of activity over the past month — a scuttering of wings back and forth, day after day, as she built this nest, an architectural feat balancing on the tip of the lamp post. I have observed this activity for at least five years...

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Its Psych Centrals 25th anniversary! In todays show, we celebrate the Internets largest and oldest independent mental health site with founder Dr. John Grohol. Just a few years after the World Wide Web became public domain, Dr. Grohol was inspired to create an online resource for everyone — a site where patients, clinicians and caregivers could come together to access and share valuable mental health and psychology information. Join us as Gabe and Dr. Grohol talk about the...

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Slights, mistakes, embarrassments, accidents, catastrophes. Are these things flooding your mind Is your self-esteem in the toilet Have you stopped to ask yourself why Heres the reason — COVID-19 is doing a number on our brain. Pre-COVID, we had a million distractions. It was safe to roam the earth. You could go to a store for a little shopping without fearing for your life. You could venture out to a restaurant and have a meal cooked for you. Heck, you could even take your kid to...

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Years ago, when I was teaching a course on nonverbal communication, I read a research report on a topic relevant to that class. It had just been published. So that day, instead of starting with the lecture I had planned, I told the students all about the new study. It is a small thing, I know, but I was proud of myself. I thought the students would appreciate having access to the most up-to-date findings in the field. Maybe some of them did. But one of the students was indignant, and s...

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I have been talking with neighbors, friends, and friends of my adult kids to see how COVID-time has impacted working parents with children. Some parents love working from home. They find they are more productive and more creative than ever. They are enjoying having so much family time. They hope and wish that they will never have to go back to 9 to 5, five days a week. Whats not to love about working remotely they ask. No commute. Working in sweats. No distractions from difficult coworkers. An...

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Does religion help or harm people with severe mental illness In todays Not Crazy podcast, Gabe and Lisa welcome Rachel Star Wither, host of the Inside Schizophrenia podcast, to discuss religions role (or lack thereof) in treating those struggling with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Rachel relates her personal experiences of mixing religion with her illness and shares how she currently manages to believe in God while keeping her faith separate from her symptoms. Tune in for a de...

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With the spread of coronavirus in the United States, our lives are changing in ways we never anticipated. Along with feeling heightened emotions like anxiety, uncertainty or even panic, many are experiencing unprecedented changes to their daily lives. Mass unemployment and job insecurity have impacted millions of Americans, and many of whom are fortunate to remain secure in their employment have adjusted to a new work-from-home lifestyle. While such disruptions are harmful for everyone, qua...

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