The World Health Organization estimates that each year approximately one million people a year die from suicide. With the unemployment rate sky rocketing, civil unrest and covid-19 on the rise again I can tell you that my patients are experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, and addiction to the point many are struggling with suicidal ideation. News […]
“How can I be my own best friend?” A question that I encourage all of you to ask yourselves. The universal truths of awareness, self love and altruism set the foundation for mental and physical wellBEing for all of US. Humanity is in crisis and when we are in crisis there is Infinite Potential to […]
Cam Adair is the founder of Game Quitters, the world’s largest support community for video game addiction, serving members in 95 countries. His work has been published in Psychiatry Research, and featured in two TEDx talks, NPR, BBC, Forbes, ABC 20/20, CNN, VICE, and Bloomberg, amongst many others. Listen here: https://media.blubrry.com/thedrdeniseshow/content.blubrry.com/thedrdeniseshow/recording-1_postproductions_2020-06-12-t08-44-37am-final-mix.mp3 Quarantine & Gaming Addiction By […]
The evolution of the launch of this series is mind-blowing to me! There are no coincidences. Only CO-Incidences. Dr. Best and I reunited after 20 years of practicing as integrative psychiatrists to record our first show a few weeks ago. When we hung up the phone we caught up and realized that our own personal […]
Cathleen O’Toole and Dr. Denise discuss right here: https://media.blubrry.com/thedrdeniseshow/content.blubrry.com/thedrdeniseshow/recording-1_postproductions_2020-05-28-t12-40-04pm-final-mix_3_.mp3 I am on the frontlines of mental health crisis’ every day. I have patients that have > suicidal thoughts & I have made home visits (outside/with masks) to help with addiction crisis’! As a society WE need to UNITE in honor of > awareness about the […]
CONTINUED…. Where are WE safe? This is a profound question. WE are living at an unimaginable time in history. Will I be able to feed my family? Will I have work? Can I see my elderly relative without possibly exposing them to Covid? Will I get Covid? Will I be shot or murdered because of […]
Where are WE safe? This is a profound question. WE are living at an unimaginable time in history. Will I be able to feed my family? Will I have work? Can I see my elderly relative without possibly exposing them to Covid? Will I get Covid? Will I be shot or murdered because of my […]
I am beyond excited to interview Integrative Adult and Child psychiatrist Dr. Andrea Best, my colleague from UCLA Child Psychiatry fellowship! We are both passionate about bridging science, spirituality and psychiatry. We are reuniting after almost 20 years and have found that through our experience as mothers, doctors and healers we have been on a […]
Since the pandemic hit many of us have trouble knowing what day or time it is. All the days have the feeling of the movie “Ground Hog Day.” If you have not seen the movie it is essentially about the same day over and over again with slight variation. Let’s face it ~ summer is […]
You never know when a post will catch someone’s attention. I tweeted about my “pandemic robe” on social media which landed an interview in the New York Times Style section today! Article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/25/style/robes-pajamas-slippers-working-from-home.html It was an honor being interviewed by Dr.Elizabeth Yuko, a freelance writer and bioethicist. She and I could not believe that […]