Voices in the Family Archive

For years, we’ve heard that meditation is good for our bodies and minds – but scientific studies on the practice have been la ...

An influential government-appointed panel of health experts has specifically called for depression screenings for women during pregnancy ...

In this first of Dr. Dan’s Voices in the Family specials, he brings two young psychiatric residents together with their academic adviso ...

In light of recent terrorist violence and mass shootings, it sometimes seems scary to go to public places, or big gatherings. In their we ...

Does computer-based cognitive therapy work? Two studies involving a tool called “Mind Gym” found different results. In one st ...

It’s Thanksgiving week — and in between the football and turkey there’s the thanks. As many people have heard, this is the ...

There was a time if you said meditation it conjured up hippies, communes and a certain amount of stereo-typing. But thanks to our guest t ...

Anonymity has long been the staple of 12-step programs. But, lately there has been a trend toward self-disclosure especially by those in ...

Last month, Nobel Prize winner Angus Deacon brought attention to poverty. And, during his visit Pope Francis spoke out about rampant cap ...

Baby Boomers remember the Spencer Tracy Kathryn Hepburn movie Desk Set – their characters clash over a giant computer and its place in ...

Do schools still give grades for good citizenship? Should they? Are we raising children to have too much self-esteem? In an era of compet ...

Have you ever had a transcendent experience, a moment so overpowering, it becomes difficult to explain? Or perhaps you’ve felt a strong ...

We see disaster stories on the news all the time. Whether it is a fire in California, or a tsunami halfway across the world, it can make ...

We humans are sexual beings; and like it or not so are our children. How do we deal with our own feelings abo ...

Last week Dr. Dan announced that as of Nov 23 he would no longer be doing a weekly radio show but will transition to six bi- monthly s ...