It's Going to be OK

Sarah reached out to Dr Hanan Bushkin this week to get some tips for dealing with narcissists, and protecting your child in the process. Dr Hanan explains why boundaries and consequences are extremely important.

Leigh-Ann steps up as the patient on today’s show, discussing how she has dealt with severe depression and ADHD for over 20 years. Is medication and therapy enough? Dr Hanan Bushkin breaks down how frameworks and blueprints are essential in life.

Landi sent us an email asking for Dr Hanan Bushkin’s help, as she has been struggling to self-diagnose her lack of strong emotions. This leads to her wanting to know whether she is a sociopath, or simply has daddy issues.

Ryno contacted us, hoping that Dr Hanan Bushkin has some advice for him about becoming a more supportive brother. Dr Hanan explains how he should lead with behaviour first, and the emotions will follow.

This week Dr Hanan Bushkin does an open question and answer session with the audience. He explains how change starts by changing your environment before changing within.

This week Ash reached out to seek some advice from Dr Hanan Bushkin about her difficult family situation. He explains how she can process the grief by using a bungee jumping analogy.

Nicola got in touch with us, and she joins the show to get some advice from Dr Hanan Bushkin about an ex-boyfriend who cheated on her, gave her an STI, and told elaborate lies about his life. Dr Hanan pulls no punches in giving her some tips on how to move on!

This week Melanie joins the team to seek advice from Dr Hanan Bushkin. She has 2 younger sisters that tend to exclude her, she’s not sure why. She would like to know if she should take it personally, and how to approach them about it.

This week things are done a bit differently as we have Dr Hanan Bushkin do an open question and answer session with the audience - learn how to calm a panic attack and more.

Alison joins the show to talk to Dr Hanan Bushkin about moving to another country. He shares tips on how to process all the emotions during the stress of a relocation, which involves a new home, job and country.

With so many people struggling to readjust to ‘normal life’ with the lifting of the mask mandate, Dr Hanan Bushkin joins the team to shed some light on why people are struggling with this, and he gives us some tips on how to bounce back.

‘Wounded at Work’ sent us an email about the bullying in the workplace that she is experiencing. Dr Hanan Buskhin sheds light on the 4 different types of bullying, why bullying occurs, and how to overcome it in the workplace.

This week we received an email from a listener about her cheating partner. Dr Hanan Bushkin shares his expert opinion on how building trust is a two-way process, and that as adults we shouldn’t be governed by our emotions.

Michelle joins the show with a problem that is probably quite common in many relationships. She has been married for 10 years and strongly believes that her husband is depressed and she would love to get some insight from Dr Hanan on how she can try to approach her husband, get him the help he needs, and get her husband to admit that there could be an issue.

Dr Hanan Bushkin shares his expert advice when it comes to having an affair with a married person. He talks about cheating and the emotional attachments that come with it.

Aspasia Karras, editor-at-large of Sunday Times Lifestyle, recently wrote an article about how the French press is reporting that Prince Albert of Monaco is paying Princess Charlene a sum of over €10m (R169m) per year to stay in her miserable marriage. Can there really be “no romance without finance”? Dr Hanan Bushkin shares his expert opinion on the matter.

Claire is a 16-year-old gymnast who wanted advice about how she can deal with a mental block. Dr Hanan Bushkin shares some simple tips on how to approach these obstacles, and how to overcome them.

This week Dr Hanan talks about the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial and he shares what the ingredients are for a healthy relationship.

This week our very own Lebang Kgosana needs some advice from Dr Hanan Bushkin. She would like to know how to deal with the previously absent father of her oldest son, who wanted to come back into his life earlier this year, but is already letting them down again - how can she protect her son from this pain that is obviously on its way?

When the topic of cheating is brought up, most people tend to look at men. This week, Dr Hanan Bushkin unpacks why women cheat. He shares insights on how men and women define cheating, how committed relationships require work, and the reality of people fearing being alone.

Ever felt super confident one moment and suddenly plagued with feelings of fear and anxiety the next? Willem joins the show to talk to Dr Hanan Bushkin about dealing with irrational fears. Dr Hanan shares tips on how to deal with moments like that, and the importance of creating a framework.

Dr Hanan Bushkin chats to Ethan, who is having trouble controlling his rage. How useful are these so-called ‘negative’ emotions? Goal first, strategy second is a useful way to figure out how to spend your daily energy.

Singer Nathan Ro joins us this week. He has lost 3 friends to suicide this year, and has some questions for Dr Hanan Bushkin about systematic depression, and why psychologists are so expensive. If you need help, you can contact the South African Depression and Anxiety Group on 0800 456 789 (24-hour helpline).

Our resident psychologist, Dr Hanan Bushkin, joins us to address mental health issues and dealing with death. With the recent passing of a few celebrities over the past couple of weeks, Lebang wants to discuss the use of social media as an outlet of sharing such sad news.

This week one of our CliffCentral family members, comedian Dave Levinsohn, joins us to share his difficult lockdown experience. Dr Hanan Bushkin shares the 4 non-negotiables for anyone going through a hectic time in their life.