The Family Anatomy Podcast

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about competition and cooperation.

• How much competitive behaviour is too much?
• How can you tell if competitiveness is a problem?
• Should daycares focus on cooperation only?
• What if spouses compete with one another?

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Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about three recent research stories, including:

1. Are dads important? 
2. Contempt and affection among newlyweds (and The Four Horsemen of the Marital Apocalypse)
3. Can medical research be trusted?

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Doctor Brian continues his discussion with the members of Courage My Love and their parents about the support that allowed them to pursue their dream of becoming professional musicians.

This week:

• Dealing with concerns about safety, and how the band members protect one another
• Sibling rivalry, and preventing rivalry within the band
• How they found a balance between schoolwork and music
• Coping with negative reviews and online comments
• Developing the confidence to perform in front of an audience

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Doctor Brian talks with the members of Courage My Love and their parents about how their parents helped them to develop their talent and follow their dream of becoming professional musicians.

Did their parents have to push them to practice their instruments?

How did they overcome stage fright?

What are the benefits for parents who help their kids to develop their talents?

Plus, the parents recall their kids earliest performances!

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Doctors Brian and Giuseppe continue their talk with Dr. John Cacioppo, author of "Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection", about what to do when you, or someone you care about, feel isolated, including:

• lonely behaviours that make the problem worse
• what lonely people can do to find a connection
• what lonely people should look for to find a fulfilling relationship
• what you can do if your spouse, your child, or your friend is lonely 

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk with Dr. John Cacioppo, author of "Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection", about what happens when people feel isolated, including:

• the importance of loneliness as a signal to our social selves
• the physical effects that make chronic loneliness as dangerous as smoking,
• the effects of "time out",
• how we can still feel lonely even with hundreds of Facebook friends

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Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about three recent psychology news stories, including:

1. What happens to a marriage when a spouse is given more to do at work?
2. Will babies learn from someone who's not trustworthy?
3. How positive fantasies and visualization affect your ability to reach your goals.

For more family and psychology news, visit familyanatomy.com.

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe continue their talk with Dr. Sue Johnson, author of "Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love". 

How can couples overcome relationship problems?

Can a relationship be saved after an affair?

What should you look for in a mate?

Find out what Dr. Johnson thinks this week!

For family and psychology news, visit familyanatomy.com.

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe speak with Dr. Sue Johnson, author of "Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love".

What is the "science of love"?

Should people look for a soul-mate?

Can every relationship be saved?

Find out what Dr. Johnson thinks this week!

For family and psychology news, visit familyanatomy.com.

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk with Vanessa Van Petten, author of "You're Grounded" and creator of radicalparenting.com, about parenting teenagers "from the kid's perspective." 

What do teens want parents to know?

How can families avoid common conflicts and cyclical arguments?

Find out what Vanessa thinks this week!

For parenting and psychology news, visit familyanatomy.com.

Should couples get married first or live together? Dr. Brian and Dr. Giuseppe talk about the research.

For more parenting, relationship, and mental health news, visit familyanatomy.com.

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe introduce new listeners to the show. For the first time, the Family Anatomy philosophy of parenting is described: the 4 Powers of Genuine Parenting and Relating. Based on a combined 30 years of experience as therapists, along with current research on development, emotional well-being, and mental health, learn about the powers that parents can employ to raise safe and successful kids!

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about recent parenting and psychology news stories, including:

1. Why do the kids of depressed parents feel bad?
2. Does a junk food diet lower IQ?
3. Why are naps good for you?

For more parenting, relationship, and mental health news, visit familyanatomy.com.

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe speak with Dr. Michelle Sherman about the impact of parental mental illness on families.

What are the risk factors for kids whose parent is mentally ill?

How can teens cope with mental illness in their family?

Find out this week!

For family and psychology news, visit familyanatomy.com.

In Part 2 of our interview with Dr. Gabor Maté, we talk about:

• Why kids bully one another
• How time-out threatens the parent-child relationship
• Why parents need to trust their instincts
• How defiance is relationship-based
• When "play dates" are inappropriate
• The connection between relationships, brain development, and ADHD

For family and psychology news, visit familyanatomy.com.

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk with Dr. Gabor Maté (author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts and Scattered Minds) about the impact of the parent-child relationship on development.

How do childhood experiences influence drug abuse, depression, anxiety, and attention problems?

Is ADHD genetic, or does experience affect brain development and lead to attention deficit?

What if your kids turn to their peers as role models rather than relying on you?

Find out this week!

For family and psychology news, visit familyanatomy.com.

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about the mid-life crisis as Brian approaches 40.

Does the mid-life crisis exist, or is it a myth?

If it's real, how do you cope?

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about recent psychology news stories:

1. Why does revenge feel so good?
2. How do friendships affect kids' middle school performance?
3. Dr. Wakefield, the Autism-Vaccination link (or lack thereof), and trust in research

For family and psychology news, visit familyanatomy.com.

Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk to Dr. Valerie Whiffen, author of A Secret Sadness: The Hidden Relationship Patterns That Make Women Depressed.

This week, the discussion focuses on couples and the expectations and behaviour in relationships that contribute to depression.

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Doctors Brian and Giuseppe speak to Dr. Valerie Whiffen, the author of A Secret Sadness: The Hidden Relationship Patterns That Make Women Depressed.

What are the patterns in the parent-child relationship that can contribute to later depression?

How can parents protect their children from becoming depressed as adults?

Find out this week!

For family and psychology news, visit familyanatomy.com.