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Autism + Parenting: Helpful Caregiving Tips Mar 19, 2019

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The experience of parenting a child with a disability such as autism or cerebral palsy is vastly different than the usual parenting experience. There's often grief, guilt, and shame, and even feelings of underperforming or letting your child down. In the second episode of a series on caregiving, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen give you tips to change your way of thinking to enable you to help guide and care for your child in a more productive way.

What You Need to Know When Caring for Someone in Need Mar 18, 2019

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Being a caregiver is not easy. It's a lot of work, it's stressful, and it can feel unrewarding when you don't see the results you were expecting. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen discuss the role of the caregiver, and tips to help you take better care not only of your loved ones, but of yourself, as well.

Tips to Help You Get Through the Grieving Process with Sandra Maddox Mar 14, 2019

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In the final episode of a series on grief with Sandra Maddox, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen share a list of tips, activities, and ways of thinking that can help save you from the downward spiral that lurks at every step during the grieving process.

Grief: What Do You Say to Someone? With Sandra Maddox Mar 13, 2019

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When someone close to us is going through the grieving process, we often want to do what we can to make that person's experience a little more bearable. Sometimes we succeed, but sometimes we end up making it worse. In the third episode of a series on grief, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen are joined by Sandra Maddox, who gives examples from her own tragic experience to help teach the right and wrong things to say to someone in pain.

What is Post Traumatic Growth? with Sandra Maddox Mar 12, 2019

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Life can change in the blink of an eye, like it did for Sandra Maddox when her only child was tragically killed in a car accident. But as Sandra faced the darkest of times, she found a new path to becoming whole again. In the second episode on the process of grief, Sandra is joined by Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen to chronicle the changes, both bad and good, that can result from such a catastrophic event.

How One Mom Survived an Unthinkable Tragedy with Sandra Maddox Mar 11, 2019

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In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen are joined by Sandra Maddox for a discussion on how to cope with loss and grief. Sandra tells the heart-wrenching story of the night that her life was changed forever, and making the choice to adjust altered her life's trajectory.

Could You Have Irlen Syndrome and Not Know It? With Helen Irlen Mar 07, 2019

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Although Irlen Syndrome is a common condition, it's rarely properly diagnosed. In the final episode of a series on Irlen Syndrome, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen are joined by Helen Irlen for a final in-depth discussion on the process of diagnosing and treating Irlen Syndrome.

Can Colored Filter Lenses Change Your Life? with Helen Irlen Mar 06, 2019

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People who suffer from Irlen Syndrome have trouble processing certain visual stimuli, particularly words and numbers. The surprising method of treatment involves the wearing of a special pair of tinted glasses. In the third episode of a series on Irlen Syndrome with Helen Irwin, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen discuss how these lenses can change the way your brain processes information and change your life.

What is Irlen Syndrome & What Causes It? With Helen Irlen Mar 05, 2019

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If you experience headaches and irritability while reading, or if certain light patterns tend to affect you negatively, you may suffer from the oft-misdiagnosed Irlen Syndrome. Luckily, there are effective methods to treat it. In the second episode of a series on Irlen Syndrome with Helen Irlen, she describes its symptoms, causes, and how it can be remedied.

Irlen Syndrome: The Medical Breakthrough No One Saw Coming with Helen Irlen Mar 04, 2019

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While helping kids with learning disabilities, Helen Irlen struggled to identify the reason why neuropsychological testing wasn't helping to find answers in so many cases. When she finally decided to think outside the box, the result was a revelation. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen are joined by Helen Irlen as she recounts the discovery of her namesake syndrome.

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