Stay ConnectedSeeking a healthier emotional life? It’s time to bring a trained psychologist and mental health expert along for the ride. Dr. Judy Ho explains the why behind complex emotions, helps you form better relationships, and guides you down the path of self-understanding.
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To text or not to text? In a world where two-thirds of Americans own a smartphone, the answer is usually “to text,” to the point that 25% of couples who live together report texting each other from different rooms in the same house. But what effect do smartphones have on our relationships? Is it an automatic left swipe, or does every smartphone case have a silver lining? This week, we’ll cover how to use tech to connect, and when to put down that phone. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2alMZhl
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This week, by request from listener Cindy in Iowa, we’ll take a look at the still-evolving science of what causes an individual to be transgender. Plus, the surprising reason why gender dysphoria is a mental disorder. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/29soDCV
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The garbage disposal breaks. There’s traffic and you’re late. You can’t find your wallet. The bus roars right past your stop. What to do? By request from listener Abdelkarim in Morocco this week we’ll cover how to handle life’s daily hassles. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/29u7Db2
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From 9/11 to the Boston Marathon bombings to ISIS, violence and terrorism are part of growing up in our world today. How do we explain such a world to our kids? Savvy Psychologist offers 13 tips to talk to your kids about terrorism and violence. Read the transcript: http://bit.ly/1twti4V
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Can’t take a compliment? Feel like a fake? Convinced you’ll be unmasked at any moment? Welcome to the secret circle of high achievers suffering from Impostor Syndrome. Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen explains how to recognize it, where it comes from, and 9 tips for how to combat it. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1U3JiN9
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This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen channels her best Talking Heads and asks, on behalf of every middle-aged adult, “How did I get here?” Plus, why time seems to fly as we get older. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1PaXm1F
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Call it entering the real world, call it halfway between nothing and something, or call it emerging adulthood. Whatever you call it, it’s the quarter-life crisis. This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers 5 tips for dealing with the change and unpredictability of being a young adult. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1OS1tF9
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Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen talks love, hope, obsession, and more with Dr. Jeanne Safer, author of The Golden Condom and Other Essays on Love Lost and Found. Read the transcript here: http://bit.ly/25aeJcj
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Two listeners--Karen and Janice--independently wrote in and asked how to deal with life’s big changes. This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers 4 ways to handle life’s only constant. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1VSsB9p
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An anonymous listener wrote in and asked how to help someone who is grieving. She is worried she’ll say the wrong thing, cause her friend more pain, and generally make things worse. She’s not alone—we worry so much about comforting “the right way” that sometimes we don’t do it at all. This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen covers 4 reasons we clam up around grief and how to come out of our shells. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/1SUbIHu
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