Voices In The Family

September 2004 Voices In The Family shows

9/6/04
Work, Vacations and Stress

Another summer is coming to an end, and you're probably thinking - where did the summer go? Did you take a vacation? Maybe a long weekend, a day here and there? 80 percent of American workers feel stress on the job, and the American Institute of Stress estimates that 1 million workers are absent daily due to stress. Dan Gottlieb and his guests will discuss work stress, vacation and how much time we need to really recharge our batteries! Our guests are Rosemary Haefner, Leah McLaren, and Katherine Handen. Haefner is vice president of Human Resources for career builder dot com, McLaren is a columnist for the Globe and Mail in Canada, and Katherine Handen is the founder of Global Coaching Alliance. Listen »

9/13/04
Psychology in the Wake of Terror

As the country commemorates the attacks of September 11th, 2001, Dan Gottlieb and his guest will explore psychology in the wake of terror. How have people's emotions and opinions been changed by the tragic events? We'll hear about Terror Management Theory, a psychological model that explains reactions to threats, and also offers solutions to reduce the effects of terrorism. Our guest is Dr. Sheldon Solomon, one of the authors of In The Wake of 9/11: The Psychology of Terror. Listen »

9/20/04
Drug Prevention

Last year, the federal government spent over 19 billion dollars in the "war on drugs." Still, more than half of American students say that drugs are kept, used and sold in their high schools. If drugs are readily available, how can we stop our children from trying them? Dan Gottlieb and his guests will discuss drug prevention; what kinds of approaches work, and how. His guests are Mylene Krzanowski and Bike McDonough with the Caron Foundation and Dr. Andrea Taylor who has developed a prevention and mentoring program called "Across Ages." Listen »

9/27/04
Adolescents, TV and Sex

Turn on the TV and chances are, you'll see something about sex. Graphic music videos, or shows like Sex and the City. A new study shows that kids between the ages of 12 and 17 who watch a lot of TV are strongly affected by these images. They are twice as likely as other kids to start having sexual intercourse. Dan Gottlieb and his guests will discuss this study, and find out how parents can react to the findings. Our guest is Priscilla Singleton, a therapist with the Council for Relationships. We'll also hear from Melissa Harvard, director of "The Media Project" in Los Angeles, and Dr. Liliana Escobar-Chaves, a researcher at the University of Texas School of Public Health. Listen »