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Do You Compulsively Check Your Phone? Does Social Media Make You Stressed And Living In Fomo? Do You Worry About Technology Impacting The Next Generation's Ability To Relate To One Another? Stay Tuned (On Your Phone Of Course) For This Important Episode On Technology! In 2007, Apple introduced the iPhone and our lives changed dramatically. Technology and phone use have rapidly taken over our daily tasks and social lives. In this episode, co-hosts Diana Hill and Debbie Sorensen will explore psychological research on why technology is so addictive and how overuse can negatively impact our sleep, attention, relationships, and physical health. We will give personal accounts and strategies for a more balanced and sustainable approach to tech. Resources: 7 Ways to Overhaul Your Phone Use from the American Psychological AssociationIrresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked by Adam AlterThe Happiness Effect: How Social Media is Driving a Generation to Appear Perfect at Any Cost by Donna FreitasAlone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry TurkleReclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry TurkleThe Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us, Chris Chabris and Dan Simons Disconnected: Psychologists’ research shows how smartphone are affecting our health and wellbeing and points the way toward taking back control by Kristen Wier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are You A Parent Or Child Professional Who Is Committed To Keeping Children Safe? Do You Want Practical Strategies For Reducing The Risk Of Childhood Sexual Abuse? Are You Unsure How To Talk To Children About Their Bodies? Empower Yourself To Help Prevent Childhood Sexual Abuse By Listening To This Important Episode!  April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and adults can take steps to reduce the chance that their children will experience sexual abuse. In this important episode, Dr. Debbie Sorensen interviews Feather Berkower, renowned expert on sexual abuse prevention and co-author (along with Sandy K. Wurtele) of the book Off Limits: A Parent’s Guide to Keeping Kids Safe from Sexual Abuse.Feather Berkower is the founder of Parenting Safe Children, and has trained over 100,000 children, parents, and professionals in her popular workshop, Parenting Safe Children, which empowers adults to keep children safe from sexual abuse. In this episode you will learn: How parents can reduce the chances of sexual abuse, and how to create a “prevention team” of adults in your child’s life.Body Safety rules you can teach your child.Behaviors to watch out for when adults are with children.Whether there are particular children who are most vulnerable.The relationship between educating kids about sexual development and the risk of childhood sexual abuse. Resources: The Parenting Safe Children webpage.  Feather’s book Off Limits: A Parent’s Guide to Keeping Kids Safe from Sexual Abuse.Behaviors to watch out for when adults are with children.The Parenting Safe Children workshop calendar and registration. Online workshop, for those outside the Denver metro area Books for Children: Some Parts are Not for Sharing by Julie K. Federico I Said No! A Kid-to-kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private byKimberly & Zack KingIt’s Not the Stork by Robbie H. Harris Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept by Jayneen Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Do You Overeat, Chronically Diet, Or Feel Loss Of Control Over Food? Have You Lost Connection With Your Body's Internal Signals Of Hunger And Fullness? Do You Want To Eat As Naturally As You Did As A Child? Then Listen To This Episode With Dr. Linda Craighead About Appetite Awareness Training! Appetite Awareness Training (AAT) is a method of self monitoring developed by Dr. Linda Craighead to teach individuals how to tune into internal signals of hunger and fullness and use this heightened awareness to make conscious decisions about eating. Unlike dieting or monitoring calories/food, which increase preoccupation with food, AAT teaches you how to use your appetite cues and mindful eating to reestablish a normal relationship with food. About Linda Craighead: Dr. Linda Wilcoxon Craighead, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta and  has published extensively in the areas of eating disorders and weight concerns. In her book, The Appetite Awareness Workbook: How to listen to your body and overcome binge eating, overeating and preoccupation with food, Dr. Craighead guides you how to develop appetite awareness and mindful eating as a cognitive behavioral approach to eating and weight problems. Dr. Craighead teaches workshops, nationally and internationally, providing training in the application of appetite awareness to a range of problems related to eating and weight. Dr. Craighead is currently working on modifying and applying appetite awareness for children and adolescents, particularly as a tool to prevent or intervene early in the development of obesity. Dr. Craighead has extended her interest in mindfulness through collaboration with the Emory Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT).  AAT Resources to Explore: Appetite Awareness Workbook: How to listen to your body and overcome binge eating, overeating and preoccupation with food by Linda CraigheadAppetite Monitoring Forms(click here to download)The Mindful Eating Coach AppLink to the Healthy Eating and Weight Support Laboratory at Emory University Resources for Disordered Eating and Body Image Treatment:National Association of Anorexia and Associated Disorders (ANAD)  offers free support groups in your areaNational Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) offers information about eating disorders, screening tools, and free help line Selected Appetite Awareness Publications: Allen, H. N., & Craighead, L. W. (1999) Appetite monitoring in the treatment of binge eating disorder. Behavior Therapy, 30, 253-272. Brown, A. J., Smith, L. T., & Craighead, L. W. (2010). Appetite awareness as a mediator in an eating disorders prevention program. Eating Disorders:     The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 18(4), 286-301.Craighead, L. W., & Allen, H. N. (1995). Appetite Awareness Training: A cognitive behavioral intervention for binge eating. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2(2) 249-270. Dicker, S. & Craighead, L. W. (2004). Appetite-focused cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of binge eating with purging. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 11(2), 213-221.Hill, D. M., Craighead, L. W., Safer,  D. L. (2011). Appetite-focused dialectical behavior therapy for the treatment of binge eating with purging: a preliminary trial. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 44(3), 249-261. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What Is Sports Psychology And How Does A Sports Psychologist Work With Athletes? What Unique Problems Arise In Athletes, And How Does A Sports Psychologist Address Them? In This Episode You Will Learn All About Sports Psychology From Performance Expert Dr. Elizabeth Boyer.  Sports psychology, broadly known as performance psychology, addresses issues around optimal performance, developmental and social aspects of sports participation, and systemic dynamics in teams. In this episode Dr. Elizabeth Boyer of Northwest Performance Psychology will define sports psychology, answer questions about confidentiality and team dynamics, discuss the impact of injury on athlete's mental health, and explore the development and treatment of eating disorders in athletes. In this episode, you will learn: The unique role a sports psychologist plays on teams How sports psychologists address injury and eating disorders in athletes Current trends in sports and performance psychology Resources to explore: Northwest Performance PsychologyAssociation of Applied Sports PsychologyNational Eating Disorders Association: Athletes and Eating DisordersMental Skills of Successful Athletes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are You Connected To Your Body? Do You Wonder What It Means To Be "Embodied," And How Embodiment Is Linked To Your Mental Health? Are You Ready For An Experiential Episode Where You Can Practice Embodiment Right Now? Then Grab Your Body And Join Us! Much of our day is spent processing our external world and ignoring the sometimes wild and sometimes subtle internal world. In this episode Dr. Diana Hill and Dr. Debbie Sorensen will continue to explore the concept of embodiment--awareness of your body from the inside. We will draw from the lessons of Dr. Bo Forbes and Katy Bowman to experience how entering our bodies can support mental wellbeing and psychological flexibility. Dr. Hill will guide Debbie Sorensen (and YOU!) in experiential exercises to explore embodied awareness.  In this episode you will EXPERIENCE: Why attachment to comfort leads to physical and psychological inflexibilityWhy Diana is ditching her couch and sitting on the floorHow bare feet are a metaphor for neuroplasticity and growthHow to practice Bo Forbes's "embodiment check-in" Resources to explore: Body Scan Meditation with Kabat Zinn on You TubeMove Your DNA by Katy BowmanWorkshops and Intensives with Dr. Bo ForbesBo Forbes on YouTube Research on Interoception Mindfulness meditation training alters cortical representations of interoceptive attention (Segal and Farb, 2013)Interception, contemplative practice and health (Farb et al., 2015)The role of interception in an eating disorder prevention program (Brown, 2010)The impact of acceptance versus control rationales on pain tolerance (Hayes et al., 1999) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are You Connected To Your Body? Do You Wonder What It Means To Be "Embodied" And How It Is Linked To Your Mental Health? Are You Ready For An Experiential Episode Where You Can Practice Embodiment Right Now? Then Grab Your Body And Join Us! Much of our day is spent processing our external world and ignoring the sometimes wild and sometimes subtle internal world. In this episode Dr. Diana Hill and Dr. Debbie Sorensen explore the concept of embodiment--awareness of your body from the inside. We will draw from  the lessons of Dr. Bo Forbes and Katy Bowman to explore how entering our bodies can support mental wellbeing and psychological flexibility. Dr. Hill will guide Debbie Sorensen (and YOU!) in experiential exercises to explore embodied awareness. In this episode you will learn: Diana's academic and personal background in embodiment How neuroscientists define embodiment (interception) The difference between interception, proprioception, and vestibular sensation (using your feet!) How mental health disorders such as eating disorders, anxiety disorders and chronic pain may be related to disconnection from the body How subjective experience of pain is related to disembodiment How psychologist and yoga teacher Dr. Bo Forbes teaches embodiment check ins How embodiment work from Katy Bowman has influenced Diana's understanding of psychological health Resources to explore: Body Scan Meditation with Kabat Zinn on You TubeThe Appetite Awareness Workbook: How to Listen to Your Body and Overcome Bingeing, Overeating and Obsession with FoodMove Your DNA by Katy BowmanDr. Bo Forbes's Webpage (for workshops and courses)Bo Forbes on YouTubeDecoding the Body Watcher (Seppla, 2012) Research on Interoception Mindfulness meditation training alters cortical representations of interoceptive attention (Segal and Farb, 2013)Interception, contemplative practice and health (Farb et al., 2015)The impact of acceptance versus control rationales on pain tolerance (Hayes et al., 1999) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What Is Mindful Parenting? Do You Want To Learn More Strategies And Rituals To Support Mindful Parenting? What Does The Research Say About Mindful Parenting's Effectiveness? Join Us For A Practical And Theoretical Conversation About Parenting With Conscious Awareness. There are diverse ways to be an effective parent. In this episode Dr. Rae Littlewood and Dr. Diana Hill discuss Parenting with Mindfulness and Awareness. Dr. Littlewood explores 5 dimensions of Mindful Parenting: Listening with full attention Nonjudgmental acceptance of self and child Emotional awareness of self and child Self-regulation of the parenting relationship Compassion for self and child Dr. Hill presents 5 practices to promote mindful parenting Approach your child as a sunset, not a math problem Move away from "Top Down Parenting" toward "Inside Out Parenting" Support peaceful conflict resolution Use a mindfulness bell in the home Guide your child in nighttime loving kindness meditation Research Studies Discussed: Mindfulness Enhanced Strengthening Families Program Tuning In To Kids-An Emotion Focused Parenting ProgramThe Effectiveness of Mindful Parenting Programs in Promoting Parents' and Children's Wellbeing: A Systematic Review (Townshend et al., 2016) Resources to Explore: The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children by Dr. Shefali TsabaryPlanting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children by Thich Naht Hanh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are You Wondering How Your Brain Will Change As You Age? Do You Want To Take Steps Now To Keep Your Brain Healthy As Long As Possible? Are "Brain Games" Worth The Time And Money? We're Here With Research-Based Tips About Staying Sharp And Healthy As You Age! In this episode, Dr. Debbie Sorensen and Dr. Rae Littlewood discuss aging, the brain, and the mind. They explore recent psychology research about whether “brain games” are an effective way to boost brain power, and offer tips for what you can do now that might help preserve cognitive functioning as much as possible into later life. In this episode you will learn: How the brain typically changes with age, and what that means for memory and other cognitive abilities.What science has to say about the effectiveness of “brain games.”Lifestyle factors that might make a difference in preserving brain health. Resources: Recent review paper on the effectiveness of "brain games" by Dr. Dan Simons and collaborators.Article viewing cognitive practices that might make more of a difference.Link to video on "6 Ways To Reduce Alzheimer's Risk"Information on the benefits of exercise on the aging brainA research article on the benefits of exercise on the aging brainA study of meditation and the aging brainThe changing brain and healthy agingMore about the biology of aging and lifestyle factorsLink to research review article: "Enrichment Effects on Adult Cognitive Development" (and the link to a press report/brief summary of the article) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As the new year approaches, many struggle with resolutions that become burdensome. The hosts explore how a focus on achievements can lead to self-criticism rather than contentment. They introduce a reflective practice that emphasizes appreciating daily moments of joy and cultivating self-compassion. Listeners are encouraged to recall instances of kindness they received and offered, fostering gratitude. With exercises like the Three Blessings, the discussion highlights the importance of recognizing what went well and celebrating everyday successes.

Do You Want To Transform Your Health In The New Year? Are You Longing For A More Meaningful, Engaged, And Connected Life? Are You Ready To Move From Surviving to Thriving? Then Join Us For Part 2 Of Our Two-Part Series On Flourishing! Recently the field of psychology has been shifting away from medical models of pathology toward models of wellbeing. Positive psychology researcher Dr. Barbara Fredrickson defines "flourishing" as living "within an optimal range of human functioning, one that connotes goodness, growth, and resilience." In Part 2 of Flourishing, Drs. Diana Hill and Debbie Sorensen will continue with the last 4 principles of Flourishing:  4. Promote sleep5. Generate self-compassion6. Practice social connection over social comparison7. Embodiment in the Present Moment In this episode you will learn: What are telomeres and how can our behaviors and environment impact our cell aging? Why sleep is like a "dishwasher for our brains" and why does a good night's sleep start the moment you wake up? What strategies could you apply to promote a better night's sleep? What is self compassion and where can you learn more about it? Why Facebook may be making you depressed, and how to practice social connection over social comparison What is happening in our brains when our minds are wandering, and why is it a problem? Why practicing embodiment and present moment contact may be a necessary modern day antidote to our digital society Resources to Explore: The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer by Elizabeth Blackburn and Elissa EpelAmericans are sleeping less Association between sleep duration and leptinBeta amyloids and the glymphatic system in the brainMathew Walker's research on sleep deprivation and the brainMathew Walker’s book Why We SleepSteele et al. (2014) Seeing Everyone Else's Highlight Reels: How Facebook Usage is Linked to Depressive Symptoms YouTube capuchin monkey video on social comparison with cucumber vs grapeMcDaniel and Coyne (2016) "Technofereence": The interference of technology in couple relationships and implications for women's personal and relational wellbeingBo ForbesKillingsworth and Gilbert (2010) A Wandering Mind is an Unhappy MindNorman Farb  et al (2010) Minding one's emotions: Mindfulness training alters the neural expression of sadness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.