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Voices In The Family August 2005 Voices In The Family shows8/1/05 The path to a good life is littered with self-help books that offer advice on becoming a better person, more successful, and happier. But what if all of this advice is wrong? We'll hear about a new book that challenges many of the popular self-help tenets. It claims that guilt is good, self-esteem is overrated, and blame is essential to mental health! Our guest is Dr. Paul Pearsall, neuropsychologist and author of The Last Self-Help Book You'll Ever Need. Listen » 8/8/05 Teenage girls are catching up to boys when it comes to perpetrating violence. Yet most of the prevention programs are still geared toward boys. We'll discuss a new book about girls and violence. Our guest is Dr. Debora Prothrow-Stith, author of Sugar and Spice and No Longer Nice. She discusses the apparent rise in girls' violence, and argues that new prevention efforts have to be made to reverse this trend. Listen » 8/15/05 Older Americans compose a larger proportion of the United States' population than ever before. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 30 years, more than 89 million Americans will be at least 60 years old. Many baby boomers can expect to live well into their 80s and 90s. What does the aging of America mean to our society? Are we prepared to care for our elders? How are people defining their own old age in a culture that's obsessed with youth? We'll listen to excerpts from a recent panel discussion on aging, our society and families. This was part of our "In the Spirit of Family" series. Our guests were Vivian Greenberg and Brian Duke. Vivian Greenberg is a licensed clinical social worker in the Princeton area, and has written several books, among them "Your Best Is Good Enough: Aging Parents and Your Emotions" Brian Duke is a consultant in the field of caregibing and aging, and works with WHYY's "Wider Horizons" service. Listen » 8/22/05 Most people want to change things about themselves or their lives, they want to lose weight, find a better job, have less stress, or be more focused. But real changes are very hard to make. Dan Gottlieb will explore change with his guest, psychiatrist Dr. Barbara Wyngate. We'll also hear from Dr. Judith Beck who practices cognitive behavioral therapy at the Beck Institute, and Linda Welsh who works with EMDR.Listen » 8/29/05 The historic pullout of Israeli settlements from the Gaza Strip and areas of the West Bank could possibly reinvigorate the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. But can a legacy of conflict in the Middle East ever be overcome? We'll talk with members of the "Oasis of Peace" who are struggling with that question. It's an Israeli village where Palestinians and Jews live together and work for peace, equality and cultural understanding. Our guest is Ahmad Hijazi, the Development Director of Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam. We'll also be joined by Deanna Armbruster , the Executive Director of the American Friends of Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam, a group that supports the work of the Oasis of Peace.Listen » |
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