"You Think YOU'VE Got Issues?" Podcast

About this podcast

Dr. Laurie Appel is a Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with Individuals and Couples. In her podcast, she shares information about general mental health issues that affect us all, because we've all got issues. Informative, practical and compassionate, Dr. Laurie's direct manner will give you much to think about.

"You Think YOU'VE Got Issues?" Podcast

Episodes

Season 3
Discourse on Distress: A Conversation about Anxiety
In this episode, Dr. Laurie Appel and returning guest, psychotherapist Liza Gold discuss the treatment of anxiety, including what works and what doesn't and how COVID-19 has impacted their clients anxiety levels.
April 9, 2021
23 min
What, Me Worry?
Anxiety can be crippling for some people. In this podcast, Dr. Laurie begins a discussion of anxiety by explaining what anxiety is, why we have it and what we can do about it.
December 6, 2020
20 min
Personality Disorders Part 2: Borderline Personality Disorder
In this episode, Dr. Laurie meets again with guest Liza Gold to discuss another commonly diagnosed Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder.
September 15, 2020
21 min
Personality Disorders Part 1: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Dr. Laurie invites special guest, NYC psychotherapist Liza Gold, on her show to talk about Narcissistic Personality Disorders. Together they share information about diagnosis, treatment and relationships with individuals with NPD.
August 21, 2020
17 min
The Psychological Baggage That Weighs Us Down
What is the psychological baggage that weighs us down? In this podcast, Dr. Laurie explores some of the common psychological baggage that is addressed in therapy.
July 5, 2020
19 min
What Makes Therapy Work?
What makes therapy work? How do people change through therapy? In this podcast, Dr. Laurie explains how therapy works by identifying the three important variables to a successful therapy.
May 26, 2020
17 min
**Special Edition**Coping with COVID-19
Dr. Laurie discusses the primary concerns people have in dealing with the current Pandemic and offers advice on how to effectively cope.
April 5, 2020
19 min
Nutrition and Mental Health
In this episode, Dr. Laurie interviews special guest Jessica DeLuise, an culinary medicine specialist, to talk about the relationship between the foods we eat and our mental health.
February 28, 2020
19 min
What is Mental Health
What is mental health? What causes mental health disorders and what factors can contribute to a person's mental health or mental distress? This is the first, and introductory, episode in a series devoted to addressing general mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, depression, nutrition, stress and other mental health topics.
February 16, 2020
15 min
Season 2
Children and Self-Esteem
How do we raise kids with high and healthy self-esteem? In this episode, Dr. Laurie focuses on four factors that will help your child develop a stable and consistently positive self-image.
November 17, 2019
18 min
Supporting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
In this episode, Dr. Laurie hosts guest Ashley Freimanis, a Behavioral Specialist who works with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Ms. Freimanis will help listeners understand the nature of the Disorder and ways to enhance the lives of those with Autism.
October 13, 2019
15 min
Children with a Chronic Medical Condition
In this episode, Dr. Laurie speaks with guest Ms. Christine Knochenhauer-Gunsiorowski, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and one of the founders of TOPP (Type One Parent Project) about parenting a child with a chronic medical condition. As the parent of a child with Type 1 Diabetes, Dr. Laurie and Christine dig deep into the effects of this particular disease on parenting.
August 22, 2019
22 min
Parenting Problems: The Big Five, Part 2
In the second part of this two part podcast, Dr. Laurie discusses three tricky parenting issues - setting limits around electronics, appropriate discipline and parental disagreements.
June 29, 2019
18 min
Parenting Problems: The Big 5 Issues, Part 1
In this two part podcast, Dr. Laurie addresses the Big 5 every day problems parents deal with in their difficult job of raising children. In part one, she addresses the issue of lying and arguing and gives some practical. solutions for how to deal with these issues.
May 26, 2019
14 min
Getting Our Kids to Listen
In this podcast, Dr. Laurie speaks with Ms. Debbie Leoni, a licensed profession counselor about how to get our kids to listen. Ms. Leoni practices a love-based approach to parenting and uses behavior modification strategies to validate our children and to increase compliance.
April 27, 2019
18 min
The Job of a Parent
Parenting is hard work. It is perhaps the hardest job one can have. In this next series of episodes, Dr. Laurie will explore the topic of parenting, starting with the basics. What exactly is the job of a parent?
March 24, 2019
15 min
Season 1
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Part 2
We know that a relationship break up in one of the biggest stresses we will experience. In the second part of this two-part podcast, Dr. Laurie gives concrete ways to survive a break up and advice on how to thrive and grow as a result of it.
January 13, 2019
10 min
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Part 1
The end of a relationship is one of the biggest stresses we will experience. In this two part podcast episode, Dr. Laurie explores the topic of "breaking up." In this first of the two part podcast, Dr. Laurie discusses why couples end their relationship and the emotional consequences of this event.
January 4, 2019
13 min
The Key to a Successful Relationship
What are the key elements of a successful relationship? In this episode, Dr. Laurie discusses some of the most important variables in having a successful relationship, such as how much to accommodate our partners, identifying the three key ingredients in all successful relationships and how to keep your "relationship bank account" in the black.
December 4, 2018
11 min
Anger Management
Anger is a normal human emotion, just like happiness, sadness, frustration, guilt, surprise, excitement or worry and, in many ways, it is a constructive emotion because it signals us that something needs to change. In this episode, Dr. Laurie discusses the variables that influence how we handle anger and gives strategies for how to effectively handle anger in relationships
November 14, 2018
14 min

"You Think YOU'VE Got Issues?" Podcast

About this podcast

Categories

About this podcast

Categories

"You Think YOU'VE Got Issues?" Podcast

Episodes

Discourse on Distress: A Conversation about Anxiety

What, Me Worry?

Personality Disorders Part 2: Borderline Personality Disorder

Personality Disorders Part 1: Narcissistic Personality Disorder

The Psychological Baggage That Weighs Us Down

What Makes Therapy Work?

Special EditionCoping with COVID-19

Nutrition and Mental Health

What is Mental Health

Children and Self-Esteem

Supporting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Children with a Chronic Medical Condition

Parenting Problems: The Big Five, Part 2

Parenting Problems: The Big 5 Issues, Part 1

Getting Our Kids to Listen

The Job of a Parent

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Part 2

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Part 1

The Key to a Successful Relationship

Anger Management

"You Think YOU'VE Got Issues?" Podcast

About this podcast

Categories

About this podcast

Categories

"You Think YOU'VE Got Issues?" Podcast

Episodes

Discourse on Distress: A Conversation about Anxiety

What, Me Worry?

Personality Disorders Part 2: Borderline Personality Disorder

Personality Disorders Part 1: Narcissistic Personality Disorder

The Psychological Baggage That Weighs Us Down

What Makes Therapy Work?

**Special Edition**Coping with COVID-19

Nutrition and Mental Health

What is Mental Health

Children and Self-Esteem

Supporting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Children with a Chronic Medical Condition

Parenting Problems: The Big Five, Part 2

Parenting Problems: The Big 5 Issues, Part 1

Getting Our Kids to Listen

The Job of a Parent

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Part 2

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Part 1

The Key to a Successful Relationship

Anger Management

Special EditionCoping with COVID-19