Depression is a common psychological disorder and, in these times, people are more depressed than ever. In this podcast, Dr. Laurie explains what depression is, what its roots are and some things we can do about it.

In this episode, Dr. Laurie Appel and returning guest, psychotherapist Liza Gold discuss the treatment of anxiety, including what works and what doesn't and how COVID-19 has impacted their clients anxiety levels.

Anxiety can be crippling for some people. In this podcast, Dr. Laurie begins a discussion of anxiety by explaining what anxiety is, why we have it and what we can do about it.

In this episode, Dr. Laurie meets again with guest Liza Gold to discuss another commonly diagnosed Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder.

Dr. Laurie invites special guest, NYC psychotherapist Liza Gold, on her show to talk about Narcissistic Personality Disorders. Together they share information about diagnosis, treatment and relationships with individuals with NPD.

What is the psychological baggage that weighs us down? In this podcast, Dr. Laurie explores some of the common psychological baggage that is addressed in therapy.

What makes therapy work? How do people change through therapy? In this podcast, Dr. Laurie explains how therapy works by identifying the three important variables to a successful therapy.

Dr. Laurie discusses the primary concerns people have in dealing with the current Pandemic and offers advice on how to effectively cope.

In this episode, Dr. Laurie interviews special guest Jessica DeLuise, an culinary medicine specialist, to talk about the relationship between the foods we eat and our mental health.

What is mental health? What causes mental health disorders and what factors can contribute to a person's mental health or mental distress? This is the first, and introductory, episode in a series devoted to addressing general mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, depression, nutrition, stress and other mental health topics.

How do we raise kids with high and healthy self-esteem? In this episode, Dr. Laurie focuses on four factors that will help your child develop a stable and consistently positive self-image.

In this episode, Dr. Laurie hosts guest Ashley Freimanis, a Behavioral Specialist who works with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Ms. Freimanis will help listeners understand the nature of the Disorder and ways to enhance the lives of those with Autism.

In this episode, Dr. Laurie speaks with guest Ms. Christine Knochenhauer-Gunsiorowski, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and one of the founders of TOPP (Type One Parent Project) about parenting a child with a chronic medical condition. As the parent of a child with Type 1 Diabetes, Dr. Laurie and Christine dig deep into the effects of this particular disease on parenting.

In the second part of this two part podcast, Dr. Laurie discusses three tricky parenting issues - setting limits around electronics, appropriate discipline and parental disagreements.

In this two part podcast, Dr. Laurie addresses the Big 5 every day problems parents deal with in their difficult job of raising children. In part one, she addresses the issue of lying and arguing and gives some practical. solutions for how to deal with these issues.

In this podcast, Dr. Laurie speaks with Ms. Debbie Leoni, a licensed profession counselor about how to get our kids to listen. Ms. Leoni practices a love-based approach to parenting and uses behavior modification strategies to validate our children and to increase compliance.

Parenting is hard work. It is perhaps the hardest job one can have. In this next series of episodes, Dr. Laurie will explore the topic of parenting, starting with the basics. What exactly is the job of a parent?

We know that a relationship break up in one of the biggest stresses we will experience. In the second part of this two-part podcast, Dr. Laurie gives concrete ways to survive a break up and advice on how to thrive and grow as a result of it.

The end of a relationship is one of the biggest stresses we will experience. In this two part podcast episode, Dr. Laurie explores the topic of "breaking up." In this first of the two part podcast, Dr. Laurie discusses why couples end their relationship and the emotional consequences of this event.

What are the key elements of a successful relationship? In this episode, Dr. Laurie discusses some of the most important variables in having a successful relationship, such as how much to accommodate our partners, identifying the three key ingredients in all successful relationships and how to keep your "relationship bank account" in the black.