Voices of Compassion
Episodes
I Just Learned My Child Has ADHD — Now What?
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your child has just been diagnosed with ADHD…now what? Part of you might feel relieved that there’s an explanation for your child’s behavior, wh...
Mindfulness: Beyond the Buzzword
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It seems like everyone is talking about mindfulness these days. A quick Google search results in 9 Ways to Practice Mindfulness, 16 Types of Meditatio...
Demystifying the College Experience for Students with Learning Differences
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The transition from high school to college is a rite of passage, a benchmark between parent and child. While exciting, balancing academic demands with...
I Just Learned My Child Has Dyslexia...Now What?
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A dyslexia diagnosis can be bittersweet: in some ways, it might help explain your child’s struggles in school and their anxieties about falling behi...
Behavior Strategies – What You Need to Know
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whether your child just doesn’t want to go to bed at night, or is defiant to anything and everything, Dr. Jody Miller, Head of Esther B. Clark Schoo...
Teens, Stress and Sleep
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From the minute we become parents, we start fixating on sleep–are our babies getting enough? Too much? Will they ever sleep through the night? Will ...
Teen Suicide: What Parents Need to Know
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Content trigger warning. Please be advised that today’s episode discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If you are having thoughts of suicide, feel...
Praise the Journey, Not the Destination
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The journey is where we all learn to do hard things. We make mistakes, experience successes (and failures), develop resilience, practice growth mindse...
Teaching Kids to Value Diversity
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are all different. As parents and caregivers, it’s important to teach our kids how differences enrich our lives and enhance our communities. How ...
A Parent's Journey: A Child With Anxiety and Depression
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From panic attacks to self-harm, one brave mom shares her story of supporting her daughter with anxiety and depression. When you’re worried about yo...
Starting Kindergarten: Tips for a Smooth Transition
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Starting kindergarten is both exciting and scary — for children and their parents. Young children thrive when they feel comfortable, safe and secure...
Setting Expectations for Fall
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Only one thing is certain this school year, and that’s the fact that no one knows what to expect. Parents, students and staff are feeling apprehensi...
Talking With Kids About Race
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Different does not mean deficit. Therefore, we are striving to become a part of the salad bowl.” Hear from our special guest, Dr. Gloria Mor...
Coming Out of Our COVID Caves
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For over a year, we’ve been sheltering in place, wearing masks and keeping our distance from others. The CDC has recently eased restrictions, and we...
Cultural Humility
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As our children develop their own identities, it’s up to parents to teach them how to interact with other cultures, beliefs and backgrounds. It all ...
Trauma-Informed Parenting
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As parents, we all want to create a safe, nurturing and stable home for our families. And the collective, cumulative trauma of the past year made it h...
Considering Therapy for Your Child?
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Head of Adolescent Mental Health Services and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at CHC, Dr. Vidya Krishnan, sees her fair share of anxious children...
How to Connect With Your Teen
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes we forget (when they give us the silent treatment or shut themselves in their room) that what our teens really want is to be heard. To feel ...
Framing Re-Entry for Our Youth
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling anxious about coming out from behind your computer screen? You are not alone. According to the APA, nearly 50% of Americans say they feel anxi...
Stress, Trauma & Grief
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last March, we thought we'd be sheltering in place, wearing masks and social distancing for a few weeks. Yet here we are over a year later, tired and ...
Anxious Kids? How Parents Can Help
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The share of Americans reporting symptoms of anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, or both roughly quadrupled from June 2019 to December 2020, accord...
Living With ADHD in a Pandemic
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Working remotely while the kids distance learn from the dining room table and the dishwasher’s full and the couch covered in laundry and the dog nee...
Parenting a Child With Special Needs
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When COVID closed schools, Dr. Joaquin Burciaga and his wife, both neuropsychologists, transformed their living room into a preschool for their daught...
Parenting Bright Kids Who Struggle in School
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the mom of a daughter with dyslexia, Dewey Rosetti knows first-hand that having a child with a learning difference can take as big a toll on their ...
Stress & Resilience During COVID
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a year where every one of us has experienced the loss of normalcy, safety and independence, we are feeling the effects of psychological and physiol...
Developing Young Children’s Social Skills While Socially Distanced
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you support your young child’s development in a pandemic, when so much of it depends on play, exploration and social interaction? Tune in as ...
DBT: One Parent’s Journey
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From following your instincts and asking for help to taking your family’s temperature and practicing “Wise Mind,” today’s podcast episode offe...
Concerned About Your Child’s Learning?
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Teachers are usually on the front lines of our child’s well-being, noticing learning, behavioral or attention challenges, supporting them in the cla...
The Power of Radical Acceptance
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Life has perhaps never felt more out of our control than it has over the past year. But refusing to accept our reality doesn’t change its outcome. R...
Twice Exceptional (2e) Students Through the Lens of Distance Learning
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With distance and hybrid learning, parents have front row seats like never before to their children’s strengths and challenges. Has your child memor...
To College or Not to College?
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
College is a big decision, especially for those with mental health challenges and even more so during a pandemic. Thankfully, our guest on today’s p...
Be Kind to Yourself: The Power of Self-Compassion
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mental health is one of the biggest issues our world is collectively facing, creating a “shadow pandemic” as widespread as the virus itself. Today...
Setting up Distance Learning for Behavioral Success
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From creating a schedule and routine to providing ample opportunity for exercise and play, Jody Miller, MEd, BCBA shares her best advice for at-home l...
Season 1 in Review
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From parenting, mindfulness, raising compassionate kids, self-compassion, empathy, ADHD, distance learning, positive feedback, mental health and famil...
Bring on the Joy!
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From creating snow creatures out of marshmallows and (melting them in a cup of cocoa) to hosting a “quarantine potluck,” CHC clinicians compiled a...
All Under the Same Roof: Family Dynamics While Sheltering in Place
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sheltering in place has created some new family dynamics. Emotions and anxiety are heightened as we deal with COVID-19, distance learning and more. Wh...
Top 5 Strategies to Foster Mental Health in Your Child
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Tony Cepeda, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Program Manager at CHC, shares sobering statistics on the current stat...
Best Strategies for ADHD & Distance Learning: Part 2
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, ADHD expert Dr. Glen Elliott, Chief Psychiatrist and Medical Director at CHC, shares his wisdom on how ADHD might present itself...
Best Strategies for ADHD & Distance Learning: Part 1
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Distance learning is a challenge at best. Add ADHD to the mix and you get a whole new kind of challenge. Tune into this episode to hear from ADHD expe...
Parenting with C.A.L.M.
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Cindy Lopez interviews Dr. Joan Baran, Clinical Director at CHC, as they unpack Dr. Baran’s well known C.A.L.M. parenting technique. This memor...
Raising Compassionate Kids
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Cindy Lopez and her guests as they discuss how a family culture of compassion can really open hearts and minds. Therapist Kendra Fraka and O...
Top 3 Mindfulness Strategies to Reduce Stress
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Living in this uncertain and changing environment can lead to stress responses in all of us. All children respond to stress in different ways – some...
I Will Get by: Advice From a Mom Who Hasn't Been Alone Since March, Part 2
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Last week on Voices of Compassion, Guest Liza Bennigson candidly shared how her family of four is adjusting to a new normal and the social emotional i...
I Will Get by: Advice From a Mom Who Hasn't Been Alone Since March, Part 1
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Liza Bennigson is the mother of two elementary school children and the Associate Director of Marketing and Communications here at CHC. Liza dives into...
Each One of Us is Different. Different is Good!
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CHC's Voices of Compassion podcast episodes include guests from our own ranks at CHC, expert clinicians and educators. Topics include things like...
Enter Compassion
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020. The year that will not end. We started with COVID-19 in March and sheltering in place. And then layered on school closure and added distance lea...