
Voices in the Family Archive
The silence surrounding postpartum depression
Many women who have postpartum depression don’t talk about their condition – and don’t ask for help. That’s accor ...
Air Date: September 11, 2017
Listen 00:04:02Emotional Support for In Vitro Patients
About one in eight couples have trouble getting pregnant – and many end up pursuing fertility treatments. The process can be emotio ...
Air Date: September 5, 2017
Listen 00:03:46Find the positive in feeling negative
When you’re feeling grumpy, or irritated, or sad – the best remedy might be to embrace those negative feelings – that ...
Air Date: August 22, 2017
Listen 00:03:40Are obese people treated differently at the doctor’s office?
Being judged for your weight in a doctor’s office can have serious side effects. That’s according to a new review of research ...
Air Date: August 14, 2017
Listen 00:03:16Can meditation ease chronic pain?
With the country in the midst of an addiction crisis, health care providers are looking for new ways to treat their patients’ pain ...
Air Date: August 7, 2017
Listen 00:03:22How to support cancer patients
When a friend, a neighbor or co-worker is dealing with cancer – most of us want to chime in – with messages of support, or em ...
Air Date: July 31, 2017
Listen 00:03:27At some point or another we all confront some sort of pain. Pain is necessary. We need it to alert us that something is wrong, but when a ...
Air Date: July 24, 2017
Listen 00:50:43Could magnesium help treat depression?
Millions of Americans suffer with depression – and traditional medications used to treat the illness are expensive, and can have a ...
Air Date: July 10, 2017
Listen 00:03:35Sex and aging remains an uncomfortable topic for many people. But, a new study finds that your sex life is impacted by how old you feel, ...
Air Date: June 12, 2017
Listen 00:02:55How marijuana use affects school performance
Smoking marijuana impacts school performance – that’s what a large, long-term study finds. It was done by researchers at the Universi ...
Air Date: May 30, 2017
Listen 00:03:28Is Rejection Better than Nothing?
Hearing the word NO is better than getting no answer. And even unkind comments are better for well-being than being ignored by other peop ...
Air Date: May 22, 2017
Listen 00:03:36Betrayal in romantic relationships hurts, but it can cause psychological trauma – with long-lasting consequences. In their w ...
Air Date: May 8, 2017
Listen 00:03:09Shakespeare on the Couch: Hamlet
Dr. Dan Gottlieb returns as therapist to the complex characters of Shakespeare’s plays. Hamlet is the most studied, most p ...
Air Date: May 8, 2017
Listen 00:50:33Can negative people learn to look on the bright side?
Most of us know somebody who is always negative – predicting worst-case scenarios, seeing only what wen ...
Air Date: May 1, 2017
Listen 00:03:39Julia Arrives on Sesame Street
Sesame Street has welcomed a new resident – a Muppet named Julia who has autism. In their weekly conver ...
Air Date: April 17, 2017
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