Mentoring Youth- Jill Gurr talks about her new book and Create Now
Today ’ s podcast is about mentoring youth. My guest is Jill Gurr-yes, a relative-who just published a book on mentoring called “ Mentor Youth Now- A Guidebook for Transforming Young Lives ” . Jill Gurr Is the Director of Create Now, a creative arts mentoring organization that she founded in 1996. She has trained hundreds of volunteers to mentor thousands of the most troubled children in Southern California. She is also a produced screenwriter and worked us a script supervisor on aw ard-winning movies around the world. She has been featured on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and Anderson Cooper 360.She w...
Source: The Shrink Is In - January 3, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DrGurr Source Type: podcasts

Mentoring Youth- Jill Gurr talks about her new book and Create Now
Today’s podcast is about mentoring youth. My guest is Jill Gurr-yes, a relative-who just published a book on mentoring called “Mentor Youth Now- A Guidebook for Transforming Young Lives”. Jill Gurr Is the Director of Create Now, a creative arts mentoring organization that she founded in 1996. She has trained hundreds of volunteers to mentor thousands of the most troubled children in Southern California. She is also a produced screenwriter and worked us a script supervisor on award-winning movies around the world. She has been featured on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and Anderson Cooper 360.She was on...
Source: The Shrink Is In - January 3, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DrGurr Source Type: podcasts

Procrastination and how to beat it- A conversation with Dr. Linda Sapadin
In today ’ s podcast Dr. Sapadin talks about her new book - How to Beat Procrastination in the Digital Age: 6 Unique Change Programs for 6 Personality Styles. Dr. Sapadin is a psychologist, success coach and media guest. She specializes in helping people enrich their lives, enhance their relationships and overcome self-defeating patterns of behavior. She has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and National Public Radio. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post , Psychology Today, Men ’ s Health, Cosmopolitan, Prevention, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Men ’ s Health,...
Source: The Shrink Is In - December 26, 2011 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DrGurr Source Type: podcasts

Procrastination and how to beat it- A conversation with Dr. Linda Sapadin
In today’s podcast Dr. Sapadin talks about her new book - How to Beat Procrastination in the Digital Age: 6 Unique Change Programs for 6 Personality Styles. Dr. Sapadin is a psychologist, success coach and media guest. She specializes in helping people enrich their lives, enhance their relationships and overcome self-defeating patterns of behavior. She has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and National Public Radio. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post , Psychology Today, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Prevention, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Men’s Health, Life...
Source: The Shrink Is In - December 26, 2011 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DrGurr Source Type: podcasts

LGBT: What is it all about- a conversation with Kathleen OBrien, LMSW
Today's podcast is a conversation about the LGBT issues, concerns and counseling services. Kathleen OBrien is a Licensed Master of Social Work specalizing in LGBT issues, Personal and Family Counseling, and Group Therapy. She has a Bachelors in Mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a Masters from the University of Iowa. Kathleen now provides clinical services at the Windsor Counseling Group in New Windsor, NY and in Middletown, NY. She founded a Transgender Support Group in Orange County, NY and has been a moderator for the women's group at the LOFT Gay Center in White Plains, NY. She also works wit...
Source: The Shrink Is In - November 20, 2011 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DrGurr Source Type: podcasts

LGBT: What is it all about- a conversation with Kathleen OBrien, LMSW
Today's podcast is a conversation about the LGBT issues, concerns and counseling services. Kathleen OBrien is a Licensed Master of Social Work specalizing in LGBT issues, Personal and Family Counseling, and Group Therapy. She has a Bachelors in Mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a Masters from the University of Iowa. Kathleen now provides clinical services at the Windsor Counseling Group in New Windsor, NY and in Middletown, NY. She founded a Transgender Support Group in Orange County, NY and has been a moderator for the women's group at the LOFT Gay Center in White Plains, NY. She also works...
Source: The Shrink Is In - November 20, 2011 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DrGurr Source Type: podcasts

How to Lose Weight Without Dieting - A Conversation With Dr. Brian Wansink
We live in a time when there are a million types of diets and fat free foods, yet Americans are gaining weight at alarming rates. It would appear that our eating habits and diets are not working. Today Dr. Howard Gurr talks to Dr. Brian Wansink about “ mindless eating ” and some surprisingly simple changes we can make to our eating practices that can really help. Dr. Brian Wansink (Ph.D. Stanford 1990) is the John Dyson Endowed Chair in the Applied Economics and Management Department at Cornell University, where he directs the Cornell Food and Brand Lab. He is the lead author of over 100 academic articles and books o...
Source: The Shrink Is In - August 29, 2011 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DrGurr Source Type: podcasts

How to Lose Weight Without Dieting - A Conversation With Dr. Brian Wansink
We live in a time when there are a million types of diets and fat free foods, yet Americans are gaining weight at alarming rates. It would appear that our eating habits and diets are not working. Today Dr. Howard Gurr talks to Dr. Brian Wansink about “mindless eating” and some surprisingly simple changes we can make to our eating practices that can really help. Dr. Brian Wansink (Ph.D. Stanford 1990) is the John Dyson Endowed Chair in the Applied Economics and Management Department at Cornell University, where he directs the Cornell Food and Brand Lab. He is the lead author of over 100 academic articles and books on ...
Source: The Shrink Is In - August 29, 2011 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DrGurr Source Type: podcasts

Anxiety and Relaxation techniques: A Conversation With Dr. Fred Holtz
Today ’ s podcast is about anxiety and relaxation techniques. Anxiety is a problem that affects a large percentage of the population and relaxation techniques have proven to be quite helpful in managing or reducing anxiety. Today I will be speaking to Dr. Fred Holtz, an expert in the use of relaxation techniques for anxiety. Fred L. Holtz, PhD is the Executive Director of Holtz Psychological Services, a group practice in Melville, New York. Dr. Holtz has been in private practice for over twenty-two years and he has extensive experience in individual and marital therapy, learning disabilities and psychological evaluati ...
Source: The Shrink Is In - August 4, 2011 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DrGurr Source Type: podcasts

Anxiety and Relaxation techniques: A Conversation With Dr. Fred Holtz
Today’s podcast is about anxiety and relaxation techniques. Anxiety is a problem that affects a large percentage of the population and relaxation techniques have proven to be quite helpful in managing or reducing anxiety. Today I will be speaking to Dr. Fred Holtz, an expert in the use of relaxation techniques for anxiety. Fred L. Holtz, PhD is the Executive Director of Holtz Psychological Services, a group practice in Melville, New York. Dr. Holtz has been in private practice for over twenty-two years and he has extensive experience in individual and marital therapy, learning disabilities and psychological evaluation....
Source: The Shrink Is In - August 4, 2011 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DrGurr Source Type: podcasts