
Voices in the Family Archive
Remember when social distancing and staying at home was going to last for about two weeks? Weeks later, with little change, some aspects ...
Air Date: May 15, 2020
Listen 04:16Is letting go of New Year’s resolutions a good thing?
We’re well into 2020, how are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions? Still going strong? Or, already back to your ...
Air Date: January 15, 2020
Listen 04:30Does canceling others hurt our mental health?
Many people say we live in a “cancel culture” – where we banish those who express unpopular opinions or behave in seemingly off ...
Air Date: October 3, 2019
Listen 04:29The mental health impact of being a veterinarian
Working around pets and animals sounds like it should be fun and enjoyable. But new research finds that veterinarians and people who volu ...
Air Date: August 28, 2019
Listen 03:09What can FaceApp teach us about aging?
Are your friends suddenly looking a LOT older – at least on social media? Lots of people had fun with an app that allows you to dramati ...
Air Date: July 29, 2019
Listen 03:03Therapy program proves successful for family caregivers
Caring for a loved one with dementia can be physically and emotionally exhausting – and cause serious health issues like depression and ...
Air Date: July 22, 2019
Listen 03:44Understanding the impact of losing a close friend
Grieving for a close friend affects people more deeply than mental health professionals previously thought. A new study analyzed surveys ...
Air Date: June 17, 2019
Listen 03:37Lessons from 50 years of doing therapy
Psychologist Dan Gottlieb has been a therapist for fifty years – he saw his first client in May of 1969. She was an older woman w ...
Air Date: June 4, 2019
Listen 03:20The recent college admissions bribery scandal is an extreme example of how far some parents will go to pave their kids’ career path, to ...
Air Date: May 16, 2019
Listen 03:39Illness can make people feel hopeless – which can in turn affect their prognosis. Psychologist Dan Gottlieb knows this first hand ...
Air Date: May 7, 2019
Listen 03:47Mental Illness from the Inside / Out
Mental illness affects people at all economic and social levels, yet it is still the source of stigma, rejection and isolation. In this ...
Air Date: May 3, 2019
Listen 52:59We’re two weeks into January, into 2019 – how are you doing, keeping up with your New Year’s resolutions? In his weekly conve ...
Air Date: January 14, 2019
Listen 03:58Americans are deeply divided on so many issues these days; gun control, climate change, and immigration, just to name a few. But in his n ...
Air Date: December 10, 2018
Listen 03:51Working through holiday tensions
A lot of us will be spending time with our family around the holidays. Families are powerful environments – with so much capacity for l ...
Air Date: November 21, 2018
Listen 03:56Advice from others can be helpful – but it’s not always welcome. When a neighbor, colleague or loved one tries to tell you how to liv ...
Air Date: August 21, 2018
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