Episodes
May 18, 2023
My Daughter is Anxious and Depressed- How Can I Help Her?
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among people age 15 to 24 in the U.S. Nearly 20% of high school students report serious thoughts of suicide and 9% have make an attempt to take their lives, according to the Nation...
May 4, 2023
Riding The Lightening:The Heroic Response of FDNY EMS to Covid-19
In this episode, Anthony Almojera, FDNY EMS Lieutenant and author of Riding the Lightening: A Year In The Life Of A New York City Paramedic gives us an insider’s look at some of the darkest days New York City has ever known. ...
March 9, 2023
Mutual Rescue: How and Why Bonds with Homeless Pets Change Lives
In this show Carol Novello, founder of Mutual Rescue and author of Mutual Rescue, returns to Psych UP Live with an exciting and expansive focus on the power of people-pet rescue and connection. Discussing the stories captured...
Feb. 23, 2023
Black Cops – The Balance of Blue Culture and Black Lives Matter
The issue and need for racial diversity among police officers reflects an attempt to ease growing tensions that have emerged in the wake of racialized police violence and the Black Lives Matter movement. Underlying the questi...
Jan. 26, 2023
An Important New Look at Boredom in Adults and Children
In this show, psychologist and renowned author, Dr. Deborah Serani returns to Psych Up Live to invite a new and close-up look at Boredom. Dr. Serani will be discussing the psychological meaning and impact of boredom and will ...
Dec. 15, 2022
How Do We Make The Best Use of Our Intuition?
How much do you depend on your intuition and how much do you trust it? In this show psychologist, Dr. Frank McAndrew will define and offer a close look at what intuition is, how we develop it and why we need it. He will invit...
Nov. 3, 2022
Understanding Bullying & Recognizing Pathways to Prevention
In this show we take a close look at the meaning, causes, prevalence and prevention of Bullying. The reality of bullying spans nations and we are joined in this show by Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt, A Tier 1 Canada Research Chair i...
Oct. 6, 2022
How Can I Stop Nail Biting, Hair Pulling, Skin Picking? Answers
In this show, Stacy Nakell, author of the new and important book, Treatment for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: An Integrative Psychodynamic Approach, provides answers with compassion, theoretical understanding and clinica...
Sept. 29, 2022
Lifeway Network: Ending Human Trafficking - Reclaiming Life
It is often hard to believe that Human Trafficking, Forced Labor, and Sexual Trafficking of children, all forms of Modern Slavery, are hiding in plain sight not just somewhere across the globe but right here in the US. Today ...
July 28, 2022
OpSAFE- Protecting Children from the Impact of Traumatic Events
There is no end to the reality of traumatic events suffered world-wide, be they man-made atrocity or natural disaster. What about the children caught in the midst of such suffering? That is the focus of today’s show. Our gues...
July 14, 2022
Curbing Gun Violence: Gun Laws, School and Community Strategies
In the first 185 days of 2022 there have been 11 mass shootings per week. When does this stop? How can we make a difference? Our guest is Sara Rogerson, a professor at Albany Law School, the Vice President of Niskayuna School...
June 16, 2022
Why Are Most Mass Shooters Men? – Important Answers
According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have already been more than 240 mass shootings in 2022 in the United States. A striking 98% of Mass Shooters are men. This show asks the question “WHY?” In a fascinating discussion...
May 19, 2022
“My So-Called Selfish Life”- The Filmmaker’s Insider View
In this show Host Suzanne Phillips is joined by Award Winning Filmmaker, Therese Shechter who discusses her new and powerful film, “My So-Called Selfish Life.” Spanning over many years this is a paradigm-shifting journey thro...
April 14, 2022
Who's Mothering Mother? The Power of Authentic Connections Groups
Across time and cultures and against the backdrop of medical, social, economic, political, gender and racial issues, mothers face a lot and give a lot. Whether new mothers, working mothers, single mothers or grandmothers, mos...
April 7, 2022
“MORE” A Proven and Effective Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Someone has finally found a way to address opioid misuse and addiction among people with chronic pain. In this show, Dr. Eric Garland, the world’s leading expert on the use of mind-body therapies to treat opioid misuse for pa...
March 17, 2022
Understanding and Responding to Anger in Children
In this show, Dr. Deborah Serani, psychologist, award winning author and media expert returns to Psych-Up Live to discuss her new children’s book “ Sometimes When I‘m Mad.” She invites listeners to understand and respond to a...
Dec. 23, 2021
Holiday and Year Round Survival Tips for Divorced Parents
It goes without saying that this is a stressful as well as special Holiday time of the year. For millions of divorced parents there are additional challenges they face, as they try to make the holidays a success, while splitt...
Dec. 16, 2021
Strength-Based Prevention for Violence & Public Health Problems
Nationally and Internationally people are exposed to violence on a daily basis. We read about it in the paper. We see it in the images of violence on TV and the internet and too many people have been personally exposed to or ...
Dec. 2, 2021
How Do We Pass On the Gift of Gratitude to our Children?
In a complex culture with non-stop invitations to do and have more, parents often wonder how to raise grateful kids. In this show, Dr. Rebecca Hershberg, clinical psychologist, child expert and author of The Tantrum Survival ...
Sept. 9, 2021
Voices Center for Resilience – 20 Years with the 9/11 Community
This year we commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, an unspeakable event that took the lives of 2.996 people and caused the death of another four thousand from 9/11 related illness. We are privileged ...
Sept. 2, 2021
A Surprising New Look at the Benefits of Forgetting
In this episode Dr. Scott Small, esteemed neurologist and neuroscientist known for his work in Alzheimer’s disease, discusses his important new book, Forgetting: The Benefits of Not Remembering. In a culture inundated with in...
Aug. 26, 2021
Five Respectful Ways to Address an Antivaxxer’s Hesitancy
As anxiety escalates in face of a resurgence of Covid-19 fueled by variants, tension builds between those who recognize the vaccine as a lifesaving answer and those who view it as an invasive healthcare intervention. Beyond t...
Aug. 12, 2021
Why Losing a Dog Hurts So Much!
There is little question that when a person suffers the death of their dog, the loss is excruciating. Why? In this episode, Dr. Frank McAndrew, evolutionary and social psychologist, draws upon his personal experience as well ...
Aug. 5, 2021
A Closer Look at The Secret Lives of Men: Pain and Possibilities
This show is for men and everyone who loves them. In it, psychotherapist, James Hawes draws upon his years of clinical experience with men and his book, The Secret Lives of Men: Ten Keys to Unlock the Mystery, to discuss the ...