Kids and teens are under pressure from schoolwork, social media and the need to compete. Dr Hanan explains why they are seeking distraction and escape through various stimulants… and what parents can do about it.
Guilt and Manipulation
2024/06/10 | 12 mins.
Dr Hanan explains the evolutionary purpose of emotions, with a special focus on the functionality of guilt.
Childhood Trauma
2024/06/03 | 12 mins.
Dr Hanan answers a question about childhood trauma… do we all have it? And do we all have to deal with it?
Child of Divorce
2024/05/13 | 13 mins.
Dr Hanan Bushkin deals with a listener question about divorced parents, and how the kids involved can deal with the conflict - no matter how old they are.
Instruments vs Feelings
2024/04/15 | 12 mins.
Dr Hanan breaks down our obsession with celebrities, and our compulsion to watch their lives unfold… especially when things go wrong.
Dr Hanan Bushkin is a renowned psychologist and head of the Anxiety and Trauma Clinic in Johannesburg. He has worked for more than 20 years on the problem of behavioural patterns and its effect on mood and cognition, as well as in frontline crisis intervention and organisational training.
Catch him every Monday, live on The Gareth Cliff Show, as he tackles various issues related to mental well-being, and how we can better relate to each other in life and work.
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