Keep Talking: Depression & Holidays

Nutrition and Mental Health

In September of 2019, Leslie Korn, PhD, gave a presentation at the Brattleboro Retreat to over one hundred mental . . .

Kids and Cannabis - Changing Perceptions, Myths, and Risks

As national trends gradually shift towards greater acceptance, permissiveness, and normalization of cannabis use, . . .

Stepfamilies: Meeting the Challenges

Patricia Papernow, EdD, is considered an international expert and consultant when it comes to helping step families . . .

Sleep and Good News for Those Who Can't

Meet Colleen E. Carney, PhD, Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Ryerson University in Toronto. In this . . .

Your Teenager - The Importance of Staying Engaged

Martha Straus, PhD, and author of five books on working therapeutically with adolescents, joins Gay Maxwell on Keep . . .

Compulsive Hoarding Disorder

Approximately 1.5 to 6 percent of the general population in the United States suffers from compulsive acquiring, . . .

Keep Talking: Author Ron Powers

Published in March of 2017, “No One Cares About Crazy People” seamlessly weaves together the analysis of society’s . . .

Keep Talking: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Timothy Wahlberg, PhD, and Clinical Director of the Prairie Clinic in Geneva, Illinois, answers questions and busts . . .

Keep Talking: Understanding Identity & Transgender Youth

Irwin Krieger, LCSW, author of 'Helping Your Transgender Teen: A Guide for Parents' and Darcy Gingerich, MEd, LCMHC, . . .

Keep Talking: Black Minds Matter - Psychological Costs of Racial Injustice

Smith College professor of clinical psychology, Nnamdi Pole, PhD, and expert on traumatic stress in racial and sexual . . .

Keep Talking: Reasoning with Unreasonable People

Joseph Shannon, PhD, a personality disorder expert, follows up his 2012 Keep Talking interview and describes when . . .

Keep Talking: New Help for Anxiety, Panic & OCD

Reid Wilson, PhD, international expert on the treatment of anxiety, panic, phobias, and obsessive compulsive disorder, . . .

Keep Talking: Bad Moods & Temper Tantrums

When should a parent seek help with a child's temper and mood? When should a teacher ask for assistance with a student . . .

Keep Talking: Schizophrenia - One in a Hundred

One in a hundred people develop schizophrenia, a mental illness suffered by approximately three million Americans. Yet . . .

Keep Talking: Psychopharmacology & Psychotherapy

Dr. Frank Anderson, psychiatrist and Internal Family Systems psychotherapist, joins Gay Maxwell, host of Keep Talking, . . .

Keep Talking: NAMI: Care for the Caregiver

Where can family and friends get help for themselves when a loved one has a mental illness? Is there a place to turn . . .

Keep Talking: Bipolar Disorder in the Family, David Lovelace

Author David Lovelace talks with host Gay Maxwell, LICSW about his book "Scattershot: My Bipolar Family", his upcoming . . .

Keep Talking: How to Live with High Conflict People

Is there an unpredictable person in your life who regularly disrupts your work or home environment? In this segment of . . .

Keep Talking: Understanding Suicidality

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. In this episode of Keep Talking, host Gay Maxwell . . .

Keep Talking: PTSD in First Responders and Military Personnel

Brattleboro Retreat Office of Continuing Education Manager Gay Maxwell sits down with Susan Balaban, Ph.D, Clinical . . .

Keep Talking: Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents

 Anxiety disorder treatment specialist and popular author Lynn Lyon, LICSW joins the Retreat's Gay Maxwell in BCTV's . . .

Keep Talking: Perfectionism, Friend or Foe?

Smith College Professor of Psychology Patricia DiBartolo, Ph.D joins Retreat Office of Continuing Education manager . . .

Keep Talking: The Myths & Truths About Addiction

The Brattleboro Retreat's Todd Kammerzelt, MD, Unit Chief, Co-occurring Disorders Inpatient Unit, joins Office of . . .

Keep Talking: LGBT Mental Health Care

Cory Nohl, MD, Medical Director of the Brattleboro Retreat's LGBT Inpatient Program, sits down with Office of . . .

Keep Talking: Depression & Holidays

Individuals with depression and their families often experience the holidays as a challenging season. In this Keep . . .

Keep Talking: Parenting the Adolescent 9/27/13

In this insightful interview with Gay Maxwell, Kevin Gallagher, MS, LCMHC, NCC, explains how a teenage brain functions . . .

Keep Talking: Getting to Know Wellness in Windham

What programs are offered through Wellness in Windham? What is the Community Health Needs Assessment? What can I . . .

Keep Talking: Nutrition & Mood

Nutrition is an important part of recovery from alcohol and drug abuse, as substances drain essential nutrients and . . .

Keep Talking: The Emerging Adult

Emerging adults, ages 18-29, face distinct developmental tasks that will lay the foundation of a healthy adulthood. . . .

Keep Talking: Celebrating 20 Years of "Starting Now"

Informed by years of experience in the field of addiction treatment, Geoff Kane, MD, MPH, and Kurt White, LADC, LICSW, . . .

Keep Talking: Dr. Joseph Shannon on Personality Disorders

Research suggests that up to one in five people suffers from a personality disorder. In this 30 minute taped . . .

Keep Talking: Youth Suicide Prevention in Windham County

Presented by the Center for Health and Learning, the Brattleboro Retreat's Dr. Robyn Ostrander discusses teen suicide . . .