Staying Focused, Swimsuit Anxiety, Standardized Testing, Fictional Characters, Home Gym, Breakfast

Staying Focused, Swimsuit Anxiety, Standardized Testing, Fictional Characters, Home Gym, BreakfastThe Lisa Show • Season 1, Episode 175

May 22, 2019 • 1h 41m

Staying Focused (00:00) Psychologist and author Alice Boyes gives advice on how to stay focused at work during the distracting summer months. Swimsuit Anxiety (16:41) Connie Sobczak, co-founder and executive director of The Body Positive, explains how we can see ourselves positively and feel comfortable in our own skin. Standardized Testing (35:46) Neurologist and classroom teacher Dr. Judy Willis teaches about the value of standardized testing and the best way to help our kids learn. Fictional Characters (50:35) Media psychologist and author Karen Dill-Shackleford explains why fictional characters come to mean so much to us. Home Gym (1:03:53) Dawn Hafner, specialist in mindfulness and meditation, talks about the benefits of working out at home and shares some best practices for self-care. Breakfast (1:23:10) Krishnendu Ray, professor of food science at NYU, tells the story of where breakfast comes from and explains the misconceptions that have crept in over time.

Episode Segments

Swimsuit AnxietyMay 22, 201919mConnie Sobczak, co-founder and executive director of The Body Positive, explains how we can see ourselves positively and feel comfortable in our own skin.

Connie Sobczak, co-founder and executive director of The Body Positive, explains how we can see ourselves positively and feel comfortable in our own skin.

Standardized TestingMay 22, 201915mNeurologist and classroom teacher Dr. Judy Willis teaches about the value of standardized testing and the best way to help our kids learn.

Neurologist and classroom teacher Dr. Judy Willis teaches about the value of standardized testing and the best way to help our kids learn.

Fictional CharactersMay 22, 201913mMedia psychologist and author Karen Dill-Shackleford explains why fictional characters come to mean so much to us.

Media psychologist and author Karen Dill-Shackleford explains why fictional characters come to mean so much to us.

Home GymMay 22, 201919mDawn Hafner, specialist in mindfulness and meditation, talks about the benefits of working out at home and shares some best practices for self-care.

Dawn Hafner, specialist in mindfulness and meditation, talks about the benefits of working out at home and shares some best practices for self-care.

BreakfastMay 22, 201918mKrishnendu Ray, professor of food science at NYU, tells the story of where breakfast comes from and explains the misconceptions that have crept in over time.

Krishnendu Ray, professor of food science at NYU, tells the story of where breakfast comes from and explains the misconceptions that have crept in over time.