Voices In The Family

October 2002 Voices In The Family shows

10/7/02
Caregiving

More than 25 million family members provide at least 20 hours of care a week to an ailing loved one. Numerous studies have shown that caregiving can lead to serious depression, a weakened immune system, a variety of stress-related ailments, and at times a higher mortality rate. Over the next decade, an estimated 47 million Baby Boomers will become caregivers to a parent, or relative, and thousands of seniors will face the burden of caring for a chronically ill spouse. Dr. Dan Gottlieb will discuss caregiving with his guests, and we'll hear about the PBS program Thou Shalt Honor that deals with issues of caregiving. Listen »

10/14/02
Buddhism for Beginners

According to the Buddha, kindness is the way to happiness - but, that's easier said than done. Dr. Dan Gottlieb's guest is best-selling author and Buddhist teacher Dr. Sylvia Boorstein. Her new book Pay Attention for Goodness Sake explains the Buddha's practices of kindness and makes them approachable for Westerners. Listen »

10/21/02
Membership Drive Edition: Relationships

Building meaningful relationships is difficult, and often painful. So are we better off all by ourselves, or should we keep working away at this thing called love? Join Dr. Dan Gottlieb for a conversation about relationships on the next Voices in the Family. His guest is psychotherapist and author Deborah Luepnitz. Her new book is called Schopenhauer's Porcupines. Listen »

10/28/02
Adolescents and Depression

In a nation-wide survey of teenagers, the number one complaint was stress. Experts are worried about the strong increase in teenage suicide and depression. Doctors know how to treat depression, but how do medicines affect the developing brain? Dr. Dan Gottlieb's guest is Dr. Harold Koplewicz, author of More Than Moody: Recognizing and Treating Adolescent Depression. Listen »