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Sex & Relationships

Is there a science to love and trust?

Renowned relationship expert, Dr. John Gottman, joins for the hour to discuss his forty years of research into marital stability. At The ...

Air Date: February 23, 2015

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Voices in the Family
Home & Family
Sex & Relationships

Stepfamilies: What works, what doesn’t

Blended families with children have a lot on their plates. There are roles to define, needs to pay attention to, and loyalties to underst ...

Air Date: February 16, 2015

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Home & Family

The teenage brain

Any parent with a teenager can tell you that their child’s adolescent years can be confusing, anxiety-ridden, tumultuous. Even the ...

Air Date: February 9, 2015

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Voices in the Family
Mental Health

Asylum for the severely mentally ill

Forty years ago, we thought closing psychiatric hospitals was the humane action. But was it? In a ...

Air Date: February 2, 2015

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Voices in the Family

The body keeps the score

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a pioneer in trauma research and treatment, discusses his latest book, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind ...

Air Date: January 26, 2015

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Voices in the Family

What are teens learning about Civil Rights in school?

For Martin Luther King Day, we offer this rebroadcast: According to a ...

Air Date: January 19, 2015

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Behavioral Health

Schools must be prepared to respond to suicides, experts say

Schools could be part of a first line of defense in preventing suicide — but experts say many are not prepared to deal with this ma ...

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Voices in the Family
Mental Health

Is depression contagious? A fresh look at a debilitating condition

The incidence of depression is escalating throughout the world. So can depression be contagious? Is it part of our social make-up or a bi ...

Air Date: January 12, 2015

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Voices in the Family
Gender
LGBTQ

When the mirror lies: The transgender journey

The tragic death of a transgender teen in Ohio brings to our attention the alienation and pain transgender individuals face. Lee Ann Ets ...

Air Date: January 5, 2015

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 Claudette Faulkner and her son, Jymere, 9, of Philadelphia participated in a parent-infant bonding program. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Behavioral Health

University of Delaware parent-infant bonding program heading overseas

Children who have experienced adversity can develop a host of developmental or behavioral challenges. The same goes for infants. N ...

11 years ago

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Voices in the Family
Mental Health

How and why we laugh

Humor unites us – we connect with other people through laughter, and share collective struggles and confusions. It offers uncensore ...

Air Date: December 29, 2014

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 New Jersey State Police are looking for ways to better interact with those with mental illness. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Behavioral Health

NJ State Police consult advocates about updating troopers training on mental health

As police departments come under fire for their use of force – and the need to accurately assess and diffuse encounters with people wit ...

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The Pulse

When the words won’t come — recovering from a series of strokes in my 30s

I wanted to read the lines so desperately, to force the words from the pages into my mind and out of my mouth. But they were ceasing to b ...

11 years ago

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Voices in the Family
Mental Health

Desire

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. Tis the season of desire, whether it is for gifts, extra desserts or shopping fo ...

Air Date: December 8, 2014

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