Untangled: ADHD, Trauma, & Mental Health

What do parents need to know when their child develops tics? On this episode of Untangled , Dr. Priti Kothari sits down with psychiatrist Dr. Marshall Teitelbaum for an in-depth conversation about Tourette syndrome and tic disorders. They break down what actually qualifies as a tic disorder, why Tourette syndrome is often misunderstood, and why the condition is about much more than the stereotypic...

This episode features Dr. Matt Penson, a primary care pediatrician with Children's Medical Associates in West Broward County, joining the host to unpack what's really happening with ADHD and autism diagnoses in kids today — including the shift from 1 in 11 to 1 in 9 children now diagnosed with ADHD. The conversation covers early autism screening as young as nine months old, the long wait times fam...

What happens when a young adult falls through the cracks between therapy sessions and real life? On this episode of Untangled, Dr. Priti Kothari sits down with Bianca da Silva, founder of Healing Roots and a case manager serving the Boca Raton and Palm Beach County community. Bianca specializes in a novel, hands-on approach to mental health support — meeting clients where they actually live, not j...

On this episode of Untangled, host Dr. Priti Kothari is joined by psychologist and yoga instructor Sara Baena for a conversation on trauma, the unconscious mind, and the mind-body connection. Sara shares her background in psychoanalysis, drawing on Freud and Jung, and how she came to write her book, Your Healing Is Your Success. She and Dr. Kothari explore how trauma gets stored not just in the un...

ADHD is about far more than trouble paying attention. For many children and adults, the biggest challenge lies in executive functioning—the mental skills that help us plan, organize, manage time, regulate emotions, and complete everyday tasks. In this episode of Untangled , Dr. Priti Kothari is joined by psychologist Dr. Evan Melman to explore how executive functioning shapes daily life for people...

 In this episode of Untangled , Dr. Priti Kothari sits down with longtime friend and community leader Lalita to explore how happiness can be found even after devastating loss and isolation. Lalita opens up about the loneliness she faced after her divorce, how volunteering as a hospital "pink lady" became her lifeline, and how that early service eventually grew into Camp Haven, the nonprofit she an...

In this episode of Untangled, Dr. Priti Kothari welcomes longtime collaborator Heather Thompson, a master's-level special education teacher and tutor with over 30 years of experience in the field. Together, they break down what parents need to know once a child is identified as struggling in school — from psychoeducational evaluations and IEPs/504 plans to the specific interventions available for...

Healing doesn't happen overnight—but every step forward matters. In this episode of Untangled , Dr. Priti Kothari sits down with Noah Crane, founder of the World Healing Tour, to explore how healing from trauma begins with caring for yourself. Noah shares her personal journey through childhood adversity and the lessons that inspired her mission to help others find peace, purpose, and resilience. T...

In this powerful episode, Dr. Priti Kothari — child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist based in Boca Raton, Florida — sits down with Dr. Lynn Tress, a fellow clinician and trauma survivor who has traveled all the way to the ancient Daintree Rainforest in northern Australia to train with pioneering healer Melanie Tonia Evans. Together, they unpack one of today's most talked-about — and most misund...

Tonight's episode is a gift. Dr. Priti Kothari sits down with two of the most respected clinicians in the Boca Raton mental health community — Jackie DeVito, LCSW, and Tim Andrews, therapist and coach — for a deeply moving conversation about trauma, relationships, and the courage it takes to heal. Together, Jackie and Tim are the founders of Courageous Hearts and co-authors of the newly released b...

When a child receives a diagnosis of autism or ADHD, families are often handed a prescription and a list of acronyms — ABA, BCBA, RBT — and left to figure out the rest on their own. In this first episode of Untangled , Dr. Priti Kothari sits down with Laura Williams, founder of Limitless Tomorrow ABA and president of the Palm Beach Association of Behavioral Analysis, to cut through the confusion a...

What happens when a psychiatrist with 20 years of experience, a Princeton education, and a lifelong passion for advocacy decides to start a podcast? You get Untangled . Dr. Priti Kothari is a board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist based in Boca Raton, Florida — and she's seen it all. From toddlers to seniors, from ADHD and autism to trauma, mood disorders, and women's mental hea...