Episodes
Nov. 19, 2020
Revolutionizing the Way People Find Love: Deeper Dating Online
In this episode, Ken Page, psychotherapist and author of “Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy” returns to Psych Up Live to tell us about his new Deeper Dating Online site. Ken ...
Oct. 22, 2020
From Frontier Days to Present Day: The Search for Love Through Personal Ads and Online Sites
In this episode, author Francesca Beauman draws upon her interesting and well researched book, Matrimony, Inc. to invite us to consider that from Frontier Days, through Wars, Industrialization and Immigration, people have bee...
Oct. 15, 2020
An Insider Look at the Message of “ BARS” by Pravin Wilkins at Four Walls Theater
Four Walls Theater is a grassroots socially responsible theater that produces new plays with diverse artists from around the country. Their upcoming show is the world premiere of “BARS,” a drama by Pravin Wilkins. On Psych Up...
Oct. 1, 2020
How Do We Cope With Two Epidemics – COVID-19 and Violence
We face a time of misinformation and ongoing fear of the COVID-19 Virus which has already taken the lives of 200,000 in the US. Concurrent with that is the fear, provocation and the reality of violence as economic hardship, r...
Sept. 17, 2020
Preventing Physician Suicide – Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation
This show deals with a dangerous but unknown reality – According to the American Federation of Suicide Prevention, 300 to 400 doctors in the US die by suicide each year. That is more than double the rate of the general popula...
Aug. 27, 2020
The Single Fathers Due to Cancer Support Group – Finding Their Way Together
In this episode, Dr. Justin Yopp, psychologist at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital, draws upon his work and co-authored book, The Group: Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life, to share the story of young fathers who lose the...
July 30, 2020
Constructive Conflict – Make Your Arguments Matter
If you are in a relationship, you have to hear this episode. It will be as enjoyable as it will be strikingly helpful to you and your partner. According to psychotherapist and author, Keith Wilson, if you are in a real relati...
July 23, 2020
Beyond Burnout: The Moral Injury of Doctors
During this pandemic, most people have been grateful for the courage of medical workers. We have heard about the physical demands and emotional burnout they have suffered; but far less about moral injury. In this episode, Dr....
June 25, 2020
Behaving Bravely: Tools for Making Important Life Changes
Whether faced with unforeseeable life circumstances, economic hardship, physical or emotional distress, many people wish that they could re-invent or re-define themselves. Could they dare consider a new line of work, a differ...
June 18, 2020
What Can Parents Do When Their Children Are Sad?
Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, loss of loved ones, school and business shut-downs and social protest, many adults are stressed. Little ones are also stressed and be it from what they feel in those around them or f...
June 11, 2020
Why Do People Feel Fear and Attraction to Horror Movies, Haunted Houses, Creepiness and Clowns?
In this show, Dr. Frank McAndrew, social psychologist and the Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology at Knox College, takes on the questions many of us have pondered-Why do we pay to be scared by horror movies? Why do sto...
June 4, 2020
Bearing the Unbearable: Understanding How to Be With Grief
In the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the world is grieving. Families are suffering the traumatic loss of loved ones. Medical professionals grieve for patients they felt responsible to heal. First Responders, caregivers, tea...
May 7, 2020
Teens and College Kids Sheltered-in-Place with Parents: Challenges and Connections
In face of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the teens are home and the college kids have returned. The nest is full and challenges to clash and opportunities for connection keep unfolding. In this episode, Dr. John Duffy, clinical psyc...
April 23, 2020
The Kids Are All Right: Fostering Resilience through the Parent-Child Connection during Covid-19
In this show, Dr.Rebecca Hershberg, author of The Tantrum Survival Guide, returns to Psych Up live to consider ways to foster resilience in children during Covid-19. She answers the questions that parents have been holding – ...
April 16, 2020
Covid 19-Support and Stress Reduction for Medical and Mental Health Professionals
In this show, host Dr. Suzanne Phillips joins her colleagues, Drs. Molyn Leszcz and Craig Haen, from the American Group Psychotherapy Association to support resilience and foster stress reduction in medical and mental health ...
April 2, 2020
Alternative Medicine and the Surprising Power of Belief
The amount of stress worldwide is at an all-time high as the Corona Virus spreads. Self-Care and understanding alternative ways of easing pain are important. This show takes a close look at the varied forms of Alternative Med...
March 26, 2020
Understanding the Gender Creative Child: What Parents and Professionals Need to Know
In this show, Dr. Diane Ehrensaft, expert in gender research and clinical work, offers parents and professionals an insider understanding of Gender Expansive Children -The little boy who insists he is a girl, the teen who ide...
Feb. 27, 2020
Digital Aggression: Understanding Your Online Exposure
In a culture of teen cyberbullying, claims of fake news, political digital trolling, hacked accounts, cyber-staking and revenge porn, this show invites us to consider our online exposure. In this episode, Dr. Sheri Bauman, au...
Feb. 13, 2020
How to Speak to Your Kids about Sex, Dating, Consent, Porn and More
While this is a culture in which most kids have been exposed to images of sexuality in social media, series, advertisements and even porn from early ages, most teens have difficulty speaking about sex or really understanding ...
Jan. 30, 2020
Police Suicide: An Epidemic of Tragic Loss
In this episode, Dr. John Violanti, psychologist, researcher and retired 23-year police veteran draws upon his important book, Police Suicide: A Blue Epidemic, ( 2nd Ed.
Jan. 23, 2020
Identifying Small Mistakes To Succeed in Big and Small Goals
Have you ever wondered why your efforts at work aren’t generating sales or despite your efforts to lead a volunteer group, the results are less than expected? In this episode, Anne Corley Baum, a Senior Lehigh Executive and t...
Jan. 9, 2020
Insider Look with Dr. Serani of her Suspense Novel, 'The Ninth Session'
What happens when an esteemed psychologist-psychoanalyst writes a suspense novel? You have a thriller you can’t put down. In this episode Dr. Deborah Serani, award winning author of Living with Depression, Depression and Your...
Dec. 19, 2019
Why and How Does Shopping Become an Addiction?
Against the frenzy of Holiday Shopping with Promotions, Sales, Countdowns, and Pop Up Deals for Only You, this podcast addresses the why and how of shopping addiction. Drs. Jean Petrucelli and Ricardo Rieppi, experienced psyc...
Dec. 5, 2019
Understanding and Responding to Ambiguous Loss
In this episode, Dr. Pauline Boss, esteemed scientist practitioner who coined the term 'Ambiguous Loss,' discusses the meaning of Ambiguous Loss and how it differs from other losses. Drawing upon powerful examples, Dr. Boss d...