Anxiety Resistant Children, Year in Space, Teens Calculated Risks

Raising Anxiety Resistant Children (20:20) Jeff Gregson is a therapist and counselor specializing in the treatment of depression and anxiety. He is currently a member of the American Psychological Association. Most of us won’t get through life without experiencing at least some form of panic, anxiety, or depression. Each can be crippling if not treated properly. In many ways, it seems that these mental disorders are more common than ever. Jeff Gregson teaches us how to fight back against mental illnesses, whether they be our own or our children’s.  A Year in Space (57:40) Scott Kelly is a former military fighter pilot and test pilot, an engineer, a retired astronaut, and a retired U.S. Navy captain. In October 2015, he set the record for the total accumulated number of days spent in space, the single longest space mission by an American astronaut. He talks about his life and experiences, and his book Endurance: A Year in Space, A lifetime of Discovery.   Teens and their Calculated Risks (1:46:42) Jessica Flannery is a graduate student in the clinical psychology program at the University of Oregon. Her research interests broadly focus on how early adverse experiences influence neuroendocrine pathways and function as well their impact on the development of brain structures and connectivity between brain regions specifically associated with social and emotional development. Teenagers can be dumb and that’s ok. Parents may think that kids should be more cautious and have reason to think that as they are stuck with hospital bills after an accident. Jessica Flannery shares her article about the method of madness that is a teenagers decision making.