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Voices In The Family March 20063/6/06 When things go wrong, we usually want to fix them. Same with our minds, which is why a lot of traditional therapies are geared toward changing the way we think and behave. But there's a new approach to therapy, which asks us to accept ourselves, rather than trying to change. We'll hear about Acceptance and Commitment therapy, which is achieving promising results. Our guests is Steven Hayes, author of "Get Out of Your Mind & Into Your Life: The New Acceptance & Commitment Therapy." He is also a Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada. We'll also be joined by James Herbert, Associate Professor & Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology at Drexel University. 3/13/06 Thousands of hate crimes are reported every year in the United States, and abroad, mass violence destroys communities from Sudan to Iraq. Martin Oppenheimer, author of the recent book "The Hate Handbook," asks the question "why do people hate"? On the next Voices in the Family, we'll talk with Oppenheimer about hate and bigotry throughout contemporary history and about how people have fought against it. Oppenheimer is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Rutgers University. 3/20/06 Most discussions around "Brokeback Mountain" revolve around the Hollywood portrayal of a love affair between two men. But that's only part of the story. The film also shows the heartbreak of the spouses who comes to find out that their partner is attracted to people of the same sex. Dan Gottlieb and his guests will discuss what has been called "mixed orientation" marriages. We'll be joined by Joanne Fleisher and Joe Kort. Fleisher is a LCSW in private practice in Chestnut Hill, and the author of Living Two Lives: Married to a Man & In Love with a Woman. She runs the website www.lavendervisions.com. Joe Kort, M.S.W. is a psychotherapist in Royal Oak, Michigan. His forthcoming book is "Ten Smart Things Gay Men Can Do To Find Real Love." He's online at www.joekort.com 3/27/06 Sleep has become big business, according to new research, a record 43 million sleeping-pill prescriptions were written by U.S. doctors last year. Is America facing an insomnia epidemic? Dan Gottlieb and his guests will explore sleep; what a goodnight's sleep looks like, how we can get it, and how sleeping aids affect our patterns of rest. Our guest is Dr. Mahmood Siddique, Associate Professor of Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center New Brunswick, NJ, and Medical Director of the Sleep Care Center at RWJ University Hospital. He will join us live from Washington DC, where is is participating in activities around National Sleep Awareness Week (3/27 - 4/2) We will also hear from Richard Friedman, MD, a Psychiatrist practicing at New York Presbyterian Hospital. |
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