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Barbara Van Dahlen, Ph.D.: The Misunderstood Mental Health Consequences Of War

2010-11-11T07:00:39Z

The stigma associated with seeking mental health care -- in addition to our cultural reluctance to admit mental health concerns -- prevent many of the brave men and women in our armed forces from obtaining proper treatment.

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Barbara Van Dahlen, Ph.D.: Addressing The Psychological Impact Of Combat

2010-10-25T09:36:23Z

Our society does a poor job of addressing psychological pain and suffering. Indeed we humans seem to have a difficult time addressing our own mental health needs.

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Craig Garner: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': 6 Steps To Understanding Your Hospital Bill

2010-10-14T08:10:00Z

Perhaps even more than the actual hospital stay, the hospital bill can be difficult to understand.

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Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': The Politics of Postpartum Bodies

2010-07-29T07:00:00Z

Women are constantly shamed for their shape. Prepartum, postpartum, and never-partum. All but the smallest sizes are viewed as less than ideal.

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Julianne Idleman: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': The Challenge of Early Attachment

2010-05-08T07:00:00Z

in order for the attachments to develop smoothly in a new family, there is one key element that predicts relative success--the parent's understanding of their own relationship history.

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Katherine Stone: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': The Invisible String of Attachment

2010-05-07T09:29:47Z

You don't need any special gear or to be attached at the hip 24-7 to create a bond. I think instead you need to spend time with them, to get to know them intimately, and to meet them where they are.

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Meredith L. Blake: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': A for Attachment

2010-05-07T09:21:19Z

When our parents respond to us in consistent, sensitive and loving ways, we form secure attachments with them, and this gives us the confidence to learn, grow and thrive.

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Brenna Berger: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': When Dwell Time Isn't So Swell

2010-04-28T13:00:10Z

It's easy to explain to the children why Daddy can't make it to the awards assembly or the dance recital.

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Rebekah Sanderlin: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Letting Go of Loved Ones and Airplanes

2010-06-23T15:18:00Z

The only thing I have ever done that came close to being as scary as jumping out of that airplane was saying goodbye to my husband before each deployment.

Read more: Deployments, Saying Goodbye, Goodbye to Loved Ones, Say Goodbye, Goodbye, How to Say Goodbye, The Inner Life, Military Families, This Emotional Life, Healthy Living News

Dr. Thomas Bradbury: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': What Are Parents Really Juggling?

2010-06-14T16:35:31Z

Parents unquestionably revel in times of great delight, yet these times are leavened with, and even overwhelmed by, tension, disputes, worry and even outright anger.

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Rebekah Sanderlin: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': 'Living the New Normal' in a Military Family

2010-04-15T09:32:01Z

There's a phrase being tossed around military installations, "living in the new normal." It means that this life of deployments, prosthetics and memorial services what life is going to be like for a while to come.

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Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.: PBS's 'This Emotional Life:' Connecting With Baby Before Birth

2010-06-10T12:29:52Z

Research reveals that perinatal and postpartum mood disorders are often linked to striving for perfection. Here are some psychological meditations for cultivating a conscious pregnancy.

Read more: Pregnancy, PBS' This Emotional Life, Prenatal, Postpartum Depression, Parenting, Pregnancy Advice, Prenatal Health, Prenatal Support, Prenatal Baby, Healthy Living News

Brenna Berger: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Practicing Independence Following a Loved One's Deployment

2010-06-09T13:37:00Z

I realized that dealing with a deployment does have an upside. You definitely find out what you are made of.

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Francesco Clark: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Reflections on Aging, and What It Means to Be Beautiful

2010-04-02T13:11:29Z

The actual wrinkle that makes us all unique, and beautiful, is gaining a sense of respect amongst many, almost rebelling against the botox or filler-injected look.

Read more: Aging, Perfection, Friendship, Cosmetics, Spinal Cord Injury, Self-Esteem, Makeup, Botox, PBS' This Emotional Life, Healthy Living News

Brigadier General (Ret) Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D.: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Memorial Day -- Remembering Military Suicides

2010-05-31T08:28:35Z

For some families, this Memorial Day will be especially hard. Their loved ones didn't die the hero's death. They were one of 160 soldiers last year who committed suicide, despite the military's unprecedented effort to stem the tide.

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Brenna Berger: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': The Brave and the Few: Military Moms

2010-05-31T08:29:40Z

The moms of married soldiers are often overlooked; even the media forgets to tell the stories of the thousands of mothers concerned about their deployed children.

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Jennifer Gruskoff: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Attachment is Freedom

2010-05-25T19:43:27Z

Motherhood is not about words or biology. It's about trust and nurturing and love. It's the cooing and the gaze your baby gives you when they hear your voice, it's the innate need they have to be close to you.

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Dr. Paula Bloom: PBS's This Emotional Life: 5 Lessons I Learned From My Vacuum Cleaner

2010-03-24T09:35:00Z

Sometimes the biggest challenge to mental health is acknowledging that your battery is running out. Stop judging yourself for being human and note that even a robot needs a vacation!

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Deepak Chopra: Why Is Happiness So Unhappy?

2010-03-22T15:39:45Z

Are we getting closer to knowing what makes us happy? Is science about to solve a dilemma that has baffled the greatest minds since Plato?

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Dr. Paula Bloom: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Can Facebook Help You Grieve?

2010-05-11T11:56:00Z

I am personally a huge fan of facebook. It has been like this guilty little pleasure that felt too unprofessional to talk about. Well, fast forward to April 5, 2010, the day my father died.

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Brigadier General (Ret) Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D.: PBS's This Emotional Life: What The Hurt Locker Got Right

2010-03-10T13:00:52Z

The Hurt Locker draws a soldier's feelings after intense combat duty with impressive precision. SSG James may be a reckless cowboy, but he shares the secret sentiments of many soldiers.

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Amy Fairweather: PBS' 'This Emotional Life': Supporting Our Veterans And Military Families

2010-03-05T14:19:00Z

One family at a time, one veteran at a time, we can work to settle the storms, heal visible and invisible wounds, and ensure that they all receive the support and care they've earned for decades to come.

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Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.: PBS's This Emotional Life: Prepartum Healthcare Can Impact Postpartum Mood Disorders

2010-03-05T09:27:10Z

Perinatal mood disorders have been called the most common complication associated with childbirth. Mood struggles during the postpartum period run ra...

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Brigadier General (Ret) Stephen N. Xenakis, M.D.: PBS' 'This Emotional Life': Why Soldiers Drink

2010-02-26T08:38:00Z

Researchers found that, contrary to current practices, intense treatment of PTSD helped to sober up the subjects battling substance abuse.

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Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.: PBS' 'This Emotional Life': The Building Blocks Of Connection, Part 2

2010-02-24T14:19:00Z

Healthy development and attachment security flourish when resonant, competent, attuned, loving, and consistent parental behaviors mark the initial months of a baby's life.

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