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After a short discussion about dealing with your day's adversities, Dr. Kim Lannon tells us the basics of ADD and ADD treatments. This episode focuses on ADD in children and teens and our often incorrect responses to the problem.

Given the way adversity of all levels hounds our day-to-day life on occasion, the quality of resiliency becomes more and more vital to us. Dr. Kim Lannon shows us the components of resiliency and talks about how the lack of resiliency in ourselves and in our children, can lead us away from a happy and healthy life.  

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about the exploding industry of dispensing pharmaceutical "solutions" to mental health challenges, in minutes, online. Can the interview process of online distributors ensure that the medication you seek is the best course of action for you, or perhaps more critically your child? It almost always pays to have prescribers look at your (or your child's) needs thoroughly and stro...

In a conversation rekindled by Tom Brady's second retirement announcement, Dr. Kim Lannon talks about how finding your purpose isn't a one-time thing, and we are challenged repeatedly, as we experience changes in our life, to identify what's important to us and where we aim our intent each day. Divorce, retirement, empty nest, job loss, grief ... These are a few things that demand we redefine what...

Dr. Kim Lannon is celebrating her birthday on this episode of Your Daily Game Face by acknowledging that birthdays can be hard because of the anxiety that can come from self-reflecting. But that look inward to spark some positive changes when it comes to dealing with chronic threats to your happiness because of poor mental hygiene. Do you confront everything in life? Dwell in negative thoughts, ju...

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about the growth in "easy fixes" in the battle against the growing obesity epidemic, especially among teens and younger kids.  Even with children, the move toward pharmaceutical and surgical remedies is too tempting and often happens too quickly, before more effective and less costly (physically and financially) strategies are attempted. In almost every battle with obesit...

Join Dr. Kim Lannon live with special guests, animal rights activists, Carole and Howard Baskin from Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida Wednesday, January 11, 2023. They will discuss the legislature passing the Big Cat Public Safety Act bill signed into effect on Dec 20, 2022. Plus, the trio will be chatting about BCR's rehabilitation and release program of Florida Bobcats, the 3 newest Tigers from...

Join Dr. Kim Lannon tomorrow in welcoming Tammy Thies owner of Wildcat Sanctuary, philanthropist, and animal rights activist talking about all things Big and Small Cat, the passing of the Big Cat Public Safety Act, the 4 new Ukrainian Lion Cubs, the future of animal conservation and how it impacts our own health and wellness and how we can help!

Dr. Kim Lannon and her guest and friend Michelle Micalizzi of ChooseHealthyChange.com talk about self-assessment and accountability and how it affects various areas of your life, from weight challenges to mental hygiene, to sleep patterns, and ultimately to your overall health and your outcomes over time. It's about your hands back on the wheel of your life in this powerful episode. 

The holiday season can cause lots of stress and even trauma, especially when you are juggling lots of expectations and obligations. It's important to identify your priorities because that can be helpful when your obligations are in conflict. Hopefully it gets easier if you are a parent because your kids and their holiday experience are, or should be, a clear priority that you can honor without sha...

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about how the holiday season can trigger depression for many people, even though they can still function at a very high level. Learn about the signs that you may be dealing with depression and find out how to combat it on this episode of Your Daily Game Face!

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about taking a mindful approach to tackling all the holiday stressors to avoid triggering our addictive behaviors or spending too much.

In Part 2 of her Thanksgiving pre-game prep, Dr. Kim Lannon gives you some field tips and tools to help you deal with the stressors of Thanksgiving dinner, as we open the holiday season, which is often one of the more challenging parts of the year to our happiness and well-being.

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about preparing for a return to the field for the biggest rivalry game many of us will face, our family gathering for Thanksgiving. In this episode you will get tips and strategies to help you avoid or minimize the dramas and stresses these holidays often serve up. And you'll get some advice about avoiding the eating disaster these stresses often lead to.  

Dr. Kim Lannon continues her discussion on spiritual wellness with a focus on some of the things you may have been told, perhaps even by a therapist, that may not be good advice to follow.

Dr. Kim Lannon talks parapsychology as we wrap up the Halloween season for the year and links it to our spiritual wellness. Although it is often overlooked, neglected, or even dismissed, our spiritual well-being is a critical component of our mental health picture and our pursuit of a happier, healthier life! 

You most often hear about a "dual diagnosis" when talking about addiction but there is almost always a mental aspect to every physical diagnosis and more often than we realize, mental strains do actually precede and precipitate medical problems. And all too often the people treating medical symptoms don't give the mental aspects of a patient's condition enough time or emphasis. Dr. Kim Lannon tell...

There is no such thing as clinical laziness, but that doesn't stop the flood of people who "diagnose" their children, spouses, partners, roommates, co-workers, students, or strangers as "lazy". Laziness is often really procrastination and procrastination is often emotional management. Awareness of this dynamic can help you ease "laziness" in yourself or others. Dr. Kim Lannon talks about the cause...

The latest turn in the show's ongoing HOA saga provides a whiteboard for a discussion about the importance of self-advocacy and how its benefits go beyond whether it leads to a "win" or not. Dr. Kim Lannon talks about why it is often difficult to assert yourself and why it is important to do so anyway. Note: We had some early audio issues so feel free to skip ahead a little at the beginning or jus...

Dr. Kim Lannon continues her exploration of Seasonal Affective Disorder and how to manage it. As usual, discussing your best weapons against the blahs as the days get shorter comes down to diet and exercise. Learn how the changes of the seasons pressure your eating habits and sap your motivation, and then learn to stay in control of both.  

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about the underpinnings of alcoholism, and in fact all of the "isms", giving us the whys and hows. She also discusses the newer and non-clinical diagnosis of borderline bipolar disorder and how it manifests itself. Included is a discussion of how the Wizard of Oz represents mental health battles and the roles of your "wise" and "unwise" minds.  

Dr. Kim Lannon wants us to be more aware of the effects that shorter days and the changing environment have on our state of mind as we head into fall, particularly here in the Northeast. That additional awareness can help you balance those changes by paying more attention to the foundations of your mindset, sleep, diet, and exercise. Kim gives us a primer on the mechanics of Seasonal Affective Dis...

Today's episode is power based! Dr. Kim Lannon talks about power and the emotional corruption that is almost always a consequence. And we aren't just talking of, say political power. This is about power in a relationship, power in a family, power in the schoolyard, power at the office, power on a team or from a coach, the power of "influencers" or "stars", or in one particular case, the power in a...

Dr. Kim Lannon presents a wide-ranging episode touching on several topics, beginning with your prescription's potential role in your current state of mind. Sometimes pharmaceuticals are ignored as a possible contributor to the challenges and stressors we face on a day-to-day basis, either with their own side effects or in the way they affect the diet, hydration, exercise, and sleep foundations of...

Dr. Kim Lannon gives us her thoughts on medically assisted recovery treatments, specifically speaking to all the recent studies about psilocybin as a potentially useful tool in psychedelic therapy for addiction, depression, PTSD, and other mental health issues. There are a lot of parts to this whole discussion and this episode is a good place to start.