Your Daily Gameface

Join Dr. Kim Lannon she challenges you to find your "why" in what you do. She'll help you explore the reasons for all you do with a focus on knowing the difference between your external reasons why and your internal reasons, and why that is critical.

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about the disappointment that she and 30,000 other runners feel at the cancellation of the Boston Marathon. She talks about how her reactions can help her clients who are runners and how they can help you deal with these types of disappointments in your life.

There is plenty of angst and uncertainty around and it is piling up on us. Having a safe space to speak about its effects on you is often a great way to process your thoughts and distill the storm into stressors you have manage.  Dr. Kim Lannon talks about the current upheaval in the nation and how to walk through it.

Dr. Kim Lannon notes that a recent trend is emerging as we deal with the ongoing Covid response, namely, the use of anxiety and depression medications is on the rise. These pharmaceuticals are often misused and shouldn't be a permanent substitute for developing ways to manage your stress, anxiety, and mental health challenges. 

Don't get out of bed without a "why". Dr. Kim Lannon talks about purpose and why having one is important, especially now.

Mothers are feeling the weight of everything this pandemic are laying on American households. Dr. Kim Lannon takes a post Mother's Day look at the new challenges that mothers are facing, and offers some tips on handling them.

Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking ... They get the most press, but your addictions may look more like shopping, eating, maybe even running. Most everyone has an urge or behavior that is at least a little beyond their control at times. Dr. Kim Lannon tells us how they work and how you can begin to deal with them.

Host Dr. Kim Lannons explores some of the influences and circumstances that can lead to addiction before discussing some of the basic challenges of dealing with it.

May people think sympathy and empathy are the same things, but they aren't, and each serves a different role and function in our dealings with others. But what about our dealings with ourselves in these trying times? A little self-empathy could go a long way as the days in quarantine start to pile up, whether you are dealing with the kids, your partner, or just the world in general. 

If binging has been your response to sheltering in place, whether in terms of TV, food, or all of the above, it may be time to change things up. If you are breaking negative cycles from these massive changes to our lives, you are going to "lay new tracks", and that may begin with practicing "gratitude". I saw you roll your eyes! But that doesn't mean going all Pollyanna. Dr. Kim Lannon is talking...

You are trying to keep your game face on during this pandemic, but you are also swimming in the same ocean with everyone else. We aren't practicing nearly as much emotional distancing, so you also have to deal with everyone else's emotions. Or do you?

Fear has turned to frustration, and the struggle now is to not get pulled down by the challenges of Covid-19, at least as much as we move forward. Dr. Lannon talks about how being productive can restore your sense of purpose and lead to a more positive approach for what's ahead.

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about dealing with your own stress and fear in these times, and how a large part of that task is dealing with everyone else's stress and fear. 

What if there was a bear in the back of the cave, and simultaneously there wasn't? There's so much unknown to deal with, so much loss of control, and we have generated so many threats of late.  Normally we are trying to dispel fears that aren't real, but that is much more challenging when they are in a crowd of fears in which some are real. How do we survive Covid-19? (Not the virus, the ment...

We see what the threat of Covid-19 is doing to the collective consciousness of the country. It also represents an example of how easy is it is for us to generate and amplify threats by simply accepting outside influence as fact. It's easy to believe that any of the things that threaten your mental and emotional happiness and security are real and as bad as they seem, when actually they are just th...

It's good to have a plan. Or is it? Of course, it is ... But when we become too attached to that plan we may be cutting ourselves off from opportunity that comes both in the form of the unexpected, and what may be better, more experienced decisions down the road. And spending each day trying to accomplish our ultimate goals all at once is unrealistic, exhausting, and self-defeating. But stringing...

Doctor Kim Lannon talks about the Ins and Outs of Weight Loss and Exercise, and how the process of learning to deal with these issues fits into the bigger picture of a happier and healthier life. You don't want to miss this unique mind-body talk!

What does "living your best life mean to you? Of course, that means different things to different people, but can it also mean something different to you at different points in your life? Dr. Kim Lannon talks about the critical first step in living your "best life", which is bringing into focus what you see when you are asked what that represents for you. Bonus topic: Why does your therapist alway...

Kim talks about the links between sports psychology and clinical psychology, ways to process what you are feeling to gain a useful awareness of the sources of those emotions, and how your first job is to understand that the ways that people relate to you aren't always a reflection of who you are.

Your Daily Gameface with Dr. Kim Lannon debuts, as Kim introduces herself and her practice and discusses how therapy can help you build a healthier and happier life!

Dr. Kim Lannon discusses how financial stress affects mental well-being and suggests ways to begin to alleviate this burden.