How can we help our youth navigate childhood/adolescence in the age of technology? What is the impact of technology on mental health? How can families successfully navigate mental health diagnoses? We dig into all of this and more with Dr. Justin Romano, child/adolescent psychiatrist and co-host of Millennial Mental Health Chats Podcast! He answers all of your burning questions about kiddos and mental health - from ADHD/Autism Spectrum diagnoses to medication to setting limits on screen time.

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Resources from today’s episode:

Justin TED Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ldLwkj4dRc

“Stolen Focus” by Johann Hari

https://stolenfocusbook.com/

“The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt

https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/book

“Lifestyle psychiatry”

https://www.appi.org/Products/General-Interest/Lifestyle-Psychiatry

How can we better support the military and their families? How can people feel more confident transitioning into and out of the military? In today’s episode, we talk about these questions and more with Jerry Pierson. Jerry is a retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant and current Licensed Practical Counselor. He is working on his PhD in Counseling Education and Supervision and focusing his dissertation on foreign-born military spouses.

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Resources from today’s episode:

SkillBridge

https://skillbridge.osd.mil/

International Association for Resiliency and Trauma Counseling

https://iartc.org/

National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center

www.niwrc.org

How can birding help us feel more connected and committed to the natural world? Who gets to call themselves a “birder”? We discuss this and more in this week’s episode with Hannah Wurster, PhD. Hannah is a Early Childhood Mental Health expert and birding enthusiast. She discusses how she fits birding into a busy schedule of being a full time working toddler mom - and how you can too!

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Resources from today’s episode:

“The Bird Way” by Jennifer Ackerman

https://www.jenniferackermanauthor.com/the-bird-way

A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold

https://www.aldoleopold.org/products/a-sand-county-almanac

Invisibilia Saving the Whales Episode

https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/812703083/two-heartbeats-a-minute

Merlin Birding App

https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/?utm_source=adgrant&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=merlin&utm_content=birdidapp&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=367929544&gbraid=0AAAAADzNbpx6-E__fRZTy__Ct6xep-G0Z&gclid=CjwKCAjw3f_BBhAPEiwAaA3K5JYrTkxmSgL-uJgwznUXBplY76Jt46sdh9Ariw1Q5oMWb0zNV3ZDdBoCU8wQAvD_BwE