Myndtalk With Dr. Pamela Brewer

With the awareness of autism being in the public eye more and more - and the impact of autism on the individual and the family - one could easily think that politics would not enter into the treatment equation.  Today's guest says not so!

You have a child with a learning difference, and you are not quite sure how to approach supporting your child.  You have a friend with a learning   needs child, and you are not sure how to support your friend.  You are a educator with a learning needs student and you don't know what to do - or you would like a refresher course.  Dr Elaine Fogel Schneider is here to help sort out some of the confusion. 

First she was a coaching intern, then she became the New York Jets first woman Assistant Defensive Coach.  Acknowledged for her tremendous football knowledge, Colette didn't stop there.  She is also the founder of Believe N You Inc. - an organization "meant to evoke confidence and to bring out the best you that lives inside of yourself.

We don't often think about the history of comedy - its creation, its goals, its  impact.  Today we will.   

If you haven't already listened to this conversation - or shared it with your friends and colleagues   - please do so now.  With yet another community tragedy staring at us - we once again need to fully engage in the process of healing - and working to stop the hatred and the violence. 

There is often the belief that Doctors are either more than human or less than human. Today's guest shares her very human experience of loss with a healthy and informative dash of scientific 

How do you know when it's "ok" to resume dating?  Who do you check with?   What about your friends?  What about your children? This conversation could help you get back out into the world in a way that feels comfortable and affirming. 

There are many misconceptions about aging.  One of the myths is that it is a time to slow up and slow down.  Not so!

Award-winning journalist and author Peter Lovenheim embarked on a journey to understand 'attachment' from the inside out. ... The result is an engaging and revealing book, which is part journalism, part memoir, part psychological guide. 

Too often communities are plunged in a sense of horror and despair.  In those moments there is often the fear / belief that recovery is impossible.  But it is possible.  Today's guest shows us how to understand the trauma and approach the healing. 

Yes, it is true. Male contraception is on the horizon. Research shows that contrary to what many suggest, men care about contraception - and they see it as a shared responsibility Today's guest Dr. Stephanie Page, is a lead clinician in current ground-breaking research in the area of male contraception.

It's not something we tend to think about - but it is something that happens much too often.  Children ending their lives. Should children be asked if they are contemplating self-harm? What could lead children to experiencing such potentially life-ending despair?

The Man O’ War Project is the first university-led research trial aimed specifically at veterans diagnosed with PTSD to determine the effectiveness of Equine-Assisted Therapy for treating PTSD (EAT-PTSD) and to establish manualized guidelines for the application of EAT-PTSD.

With the clarity and unique been-there-done-that awareness that only Carole can share - learn how to manage your grief, and recovery day by day - sometimes moment by moment.   

Jonathan Robinson has interviewed over 60 spiritual leaders ranging from Deepak Chopra to the Dalai Lama. The importance of awakening to awareness is the one thing they all agree on. Learn from Jonathan how you can access peace in minutes.

The reality of accepting an unexpected job loss or financial setbacks, a friend's betrayal, a child's struggle with addiction, a serious illness, or even the annoying traits of a loved one can be extremely challenging. To make it easier, Daniel Miller offers insights, intentions, and strategies for practicing acceptance of parents, a significant other, children, siblings and extended family, coworkers, friends, and foes; of life's adversities and the limitations of getting older; and, perhaps toughest of all, of yourself.

Each year, more than 500,000 people are diagnosed with dementia in the United States. ... Families are faced with the need to make vital end-of-life decisions about medical treatment, legal and financial matters, and living situations for those who no longer can; no one is prepared for this process. And many caregivers grapple with sadness, confusion, guilt, anger, and physical and mental exhaustion as dementia enters its final stage. 

My mother used to chant in Sanskrit in her study before sunrise every morning. Though she died when I was 16—22 years ago—I always hear her voice that way. Off-key, but strangely hypnotic, the language both complicated and pure, reverberating around our house.

After seven years of faithfully following her spiritual teacher, Renee Linnell finally realized she was in a cult and had been severely brainwashed. But how did that happen to someone like her? She had graduated magna cum laude with a double degree. She had traveled to nearly fifty countries alone before she turned thirty-five. She was a surf model and a professional Argentine tango dancer. She had started five different companies and had an MBA from NYU. How could someone like her end up brainwashed and in a cult?

Winners are not born. They learned how. You can learn how, too. Winners don't have more stamina. They just have better ideas. They don't have higher IQs. They just have great strategy. People think that winning is meant to be hard. Rabbi Barrs explains that the reality is quite the opposite: The really good life is easy. And when life is easy, life is good. Sports, business, food, friendships and family, are only truly enjoyed by those who have figured out how to make them easy. These are the winners.