Grappling with Popular Belief is a podcast about popular and controversial ideas in society relating to human development and mental health. The author will be untangling some of the messages that we are sent daily through media and our communities.
In this month's episode, Alyssa discusses her own experience with shifting her perspective on addiction. Dr. Joseph Mathias, a board-certified psychiatrist in general psychiatry as well as addiction psychiatry, joins Alyssa to discuss the complexities of addiction.
Music by Daniel Brouse
15 Feb 2021
Ending Life Before it Begins: Adolescents and Suicide
In this month's episode, the overall increase of suicides and mental health challenges in the adolescent population is discussed.
20 Dec 2020
Understanding the Misunderstood in Mental Health
In this month's episode, Alyssa chats with a colleague about commonly misused mental health terminology while also illuminating important issues regarding caring for individuals suffering with mental health challenges.
Music by Daniel Brouse
18 Nov 2020
You told my child what?! Talking to Children About Mental Health
This month, Alyssa collected data to get a better understanding about how parents feel about their children learning about mental health in school. Tune in to hear how parents responded and for some insight around mental health and addiction prevention in schools.
GPB should never be used as a replacement for mental health treatment or psychotherapy.
Music by Daniel Brouse
21 Oct 2020
Crying it out - Attachment and Perinatal Mental Health with Sam Utz, LMHC
In this month's episode, the popular phrase "let them cry it out" is looked at in the context of attachment theory. Attachment theory is briefly illustrated as a way to contest with the expression.
Later in the episode, a mental health therapist who is trained in Perinatal mental health talks about what perinatal mental health is and important facets of it.
Note: GPB should not be used as a replacement for traditional psychotherapy.
Music by Daniel Brouse
30 Sept 2020
Can I do this on my own? The importance of relationships
In this episode, Alyssa discusses the importance of relationships and connection and the ideas in society that push us towards isolation.
Music by Daniel Brouse
19 Aug 2020
Untangling Self-Care
In this month's episode of Grappling with Popular Belief, a microscope is put to the idea of self-care. Music by Daniel Brouse
28 Jul 2020
Can money buy happiness?
In this month's episode, I grapple with the idea of money "buying" happiness. This is a timeless idea that continuously circulates our world, with the ever-pervasive pressures from our society to earn a high income in order to be successful. In this episode I dig into some of the peer-reviewed literature on this topic as well as invite a friend of mine with different perspectives on money to talk to listeners about his thoughts and beliefs.
18 Jun 2020
Living through a Pandemic
In this episode, I dig into some of the challenges of living through a pandemic and point to the individual differences of how people cope.
20 May 2020
Introduction and My Story
In Grappling with Popular Belief's first episode, Alyssa gives you a sneak peak into some topics that you can expect to hear about in this podcast. You will also be taken on a journey through Alyssa's story to see what brings her to her current job, and why she is making this podcast. In the end, there is a call to her listeners to provide audio recordings of how they have been dealing with this pandemic.
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