Myndtalk With Dr. Pamela Brewer

Christine Ristaino was attacked in a store parking lot while her three- and five-year-old children watched. Ristaino shares what it felt like to be an ordinary person confronted with an extraordinary event?a woman trying to deal with acute trauma even as she went on with her everyday life, working at a university and parenting two children with her husband. She not only narrates how this event changed her but also tells how looking at the event through both the reactions of her community and her own sensibility allowed her to finally face two other violent episodes she had previously experienced.  

Garbarino focuses on how and why some convicted teenage murderers have been able to accomplish dramatic rehabilitation and transformation, emphasizing the role of education, reflection, mentoring, and spiritual development. Garbarino shows us the prisoners’ world that is filled, first and foremost, with stories of hope amid despair, and moral and psychological recovery in the face of developmental insult and damage. 

From renowned parent expert Caroline Maguire, Why Will No One Play with Me? is a groundbreaking program that has helped thousands of children struggling with social skills to make friends, find acceptance, and have a happy childhood. 

Within weeks of 9/11, Lisa Luckett vowed that she would make something good come from the nightmare of the death of her husband and all the others in the devastating event that changed our world forever.

As we continue to share Jim's experience of his dementia journey, we learn more about his family history. 

Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his three siblings idolized their dad. Tall, strong, smart, and brave, the self-taught Cherokee regaled his family with stories of his World War II feats. But as time passed, David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow, the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty, violence, lies—even murder.

How the female body has been racialized for over two hundred years. There is an obesity epidemic in this country and poor Black women are particularly stigmatized as “diseased” and a burden on the public health care system. This is only the most recent incarnation of the fear of fat Black women, which Sabrina Strings shows took root more than two hundred years ago.

Dr. Cheryl Dellasega first discussed the issue of nurses hurting each other and sharing her own story of being a hurt nurse. She now takes on the conversation about what to do when nurses hurt nurses!

...You will learn why missing out might be a good thing, how options are overrated, and when you should be glad you made a mistake. You will be introduced to philosophical consolations for mortality. And you will learn what it would mean to live in the present, how it could solve your midlife crisis, and why meditation helps.

Garabino focuses on how and why some convicted teenage murderers have been able to accomplish dramatic rehabilitation and transformation, emphasizing the role of education, reflection, mentoring, and spiritual development. Garbarino shows us the prisoners’ world that is filled, first and foremost, with stories of hope amid despair, and moral and psychological recovery in the face of developmental insult and damage. 

Director, Mayor's Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Affairs Washington, DC A champion of the LGBTQ community, Sheila discusses the concerns she and her colleagues address via the Mayor's Office and perhaps broadens the perspective of many. You can learn more about the office at lgbtq.dc.gov

MyNDTALK  5-30  Week 4  A Real Time Dementia Story   Jim Brown   Jim's professional life in the communications industry spans 50+ years.  Today's episode of "5/30" - Jim is learning more about Alzheimers and continues to share his current day experience of having been diagnosed with Mixed Dementia on 5/30/19 - and his latest medical appointment. 

Using his own experience of the heartbreaking loss of his father, Rabbi Kamin stresses the importance of not deferring the process of grieving at the risk of harming one’s physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Rabbi Kamin offers an empathetic and simple spiritual guide along the   path to acceptance and peace for those who must continue their life journey after a loved one dies.

Brain Stages is the ultimate leg up for parents and caregivers in today's complicated, competitive world. A grade-by-grade guide through the formative elementary school years, this book will show you how ...

If there is an overriding philosophy that Ora Nadrich ascribes to, it is this: you can help yourself solve your own problems, you can do it daily, and the process doesn’t need to be complex. ... Simplicity is her mantra.

MyNDTALK  5-30 A Real Time Dementia Story  Jim Brown Jim's History - Part 2 Jim's professional life in the communications industry spans 50+ years.  Today's episode of 5/30 will introduce you to more of his career.  He shares this with you while also sharing his current day experience of having been diagnosed with Mixed Dementia on 5/30/19 - and his latest Medical appointment. 

"...Stephen Hinshaw never imagined that a profound secret was kept under lock and key for eighteen years within his family-that his father's mysterious absences, for months at a time, resulted from serious mental illness and involuntary hospitalizations."  

Rodrigo Garcia , CEO of Parkdale: Addiction Treatment for Professionals, understands better than some that the issue of hospital medication diversion is significant and must be addressed. 

This is not a partial glimpse of addiction--it is the whole story. It begins with a violent childhood that bonded two children together forever, perhaps setting the stage for what was to come. Jodee's younger brother 

MyNDTALK  5/30 History P1  Jim Brown A Real Time Dementia Story A life truly well lived and being lived.  With a working history in the communications industry of 50+ years, Jim has worked as a producer in   radio, television and podcasting.  He has been an active administrator, instructor, trainer, mentor, consultant and community media activist. On May 30, 2019 Jim was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementia.  Jim has chosen to share his story with the hope of shedding light, exploding myths and offering wisdom.