In this month's episode, Alyssa discusses her own experience with shifting her perspective on addiction. Dr. Joseph Mathias, a board-certified psychiatrist in general psychiatry as well as addiction psychiatry, joins Alyssa to discuss the complexities of addiction. Music by Daniel Brouse
In this month's episode, the overall increase of suicides and mental health challenges in the adolescent population is discussed.
In this month's episode, Alyssa chats with a colleague about commonly misused mental health terminology while also illuminating important issues regarding caring for individuals suffering with mental health challenges. Music by Daniel Brouse
This month, Alyssa collected data to get a better understanding about how parents feel about their children learning about mental health in school. Tune in to hear how parents responded and for some insight around mental health and addiction prevention in schools. GPB should never be used as a replacement for mental health treatment or psychotherapy. Music by Daniel Brouse
In this month's episode, the popular phrase "let them cry it out" is looked at in the context of attachment theory. Attachment theory is briefly illustrated as a way to contest with the expression. Later in the episode, a mental health therapist who is trained in Perinatal mental health talks about what perinatal mental health is and important facets of it. Note: GPB should not be used as a replacement for traditional psychotherapy. Music by Daniel Brouse
In this episode, Alyssa discusses the importance of relationships and connection and the ideas in society that push us towards isolation. Music by Daniel Brouse
In this month's episode of Grappling with Popular Belief, a microscope is put to the idea of self-care. Music by Daniel Brouse
In this month's episode, I grapple with the idea of money "buying" happiness. Check out my blog to see the references of the peer-reviewed articles that I utilized during my literature review. https://grapplingpopularbelief.com/2020/07/28/sources-for-money-happiness-episode/
In this episode, I dig into some of the challenges of living through a pandemic and point to the individual differences of how people cope.
In Grappling with Popular Belief's first episode, Alyssa gives you a sneak peak into some topics that you can expect to hear about in this podcast. You will also be taken on a journey through Alyssa's story to see what brings her to her current job, and why she is making this podcast. In the end, there is a call to her listeners to provide audio recordings of how they have been dealing with this pandemic.