In this episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo shares how to address the challenge of medication adherence- or remembering to take your medication often enough that it actually helps your mental health. Dr. Naidoo reviews concepts such as Habit stacking, setting accountability standards, and building routines with youth adherece and parental supervision in mind. Listen in to her hacks on how to get your youth to get their medication from bottle to belly.

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In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo answers a question raised by one of her patients- "How do I support a friend's mental health who doesnt feel comfortable talking to anyone else but me?" Every day, we are called upon to support people we love and care about in order to help their mental health. How can we help them while also protecting our own mental health? Very often teens and young adults serve the role of a "Therapy Friend." As a psychiatrist, Dr. Naidoo has often seen how playing this role can cause tremendous stress and burn out. Listen in as she shares her perspective on how to create internal boundaries and how to keep yourself and any friend safe.

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In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo interviews Family Medicine Physician, Educator, 2x Ted Speaker and Trauma Therapist- Dr. Christine Gibson. Also known as the #tiktocktraumadoc Dr. Gibson shares her insightful experiences to help patients and providers alike through gifted storytelling. For anyone who has endured the effects of trauma, and feels that these battle scars go unnoticed- listen in as Dr. Gibson helps us gain a better understanding of how trauma shapes our experiences and impacts our life trajectory. Her advice brings light to the darkness and hope for us all.

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In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo shares how she discusses the Black Box Warning with parents and young patients. Dr. Naidoo reviews the evidence and shares her clinical experiences in treating youth with SSRIs and how this warning has impacted care and how patients on an SSRI trial can advocate for themselves. Symptoms and signs to watch for to help you advocate with your own medical provider is reviewed and encouraged.

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In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo talks a bit about a common challenge that she encounters when it comes to prescribing medications in youth. Parents have great concerns about their children starting medications- How will it affect their personality? Will there be side effects? Is there a way to be certain that this medication is the right fit for my child? Dr. Naidoo shares that with trying a medication there is no guarantee that a medication will ' work' or will not have side effects. But certian times, when the symptoms are truly impairing, it may be worth trying with a trusted and experienced licensed mental health care provider. In this episode she encourages parents and patients to consider embracing the experiment. She also talks about the therapeutic alliance and how critical this is to help treatment work.

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In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo shares the joys and challenges of working with young patients and their parents. Dr. Naidoo shares the concept of " therapy residue" and how this can impact parents and providers. Dr. Naidoo also shares her analogy of READ the Room to help regulate our emotions when triggered and how to move forward in treatment or parenting when this occurs.

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April is Stress Awareness Month! In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo interviews a true expert in boundaries for women- Dr. Sasha Shillcutt. Dr. Shillcutt is a Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Nebraska, a practicing cardiac anesthesiologist, mom of four, and the founder Brave Enough. Earlier episodes have covered pearls from her Brave Enough Conference which Dr. Naidoo would help her audience. Today, she interviews Dr. Shillcutt to help moms of kids with mental health care concerns to create boundaries for themselves and their children. Listen in to learn how you can build brave boundaries today! Creating brave boundaries is key to learning how to become more aware of the stress in our life and how to stress less.

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In this Episode of TTDN- Dr. Naidoo dedicates some time in the month of April- Stress Awareness Month- to helping mental health care providers work on burn out. The current mental health care crisis in America is being addressed by the most caring, compassionate and well trained professionals- but if we dont support our support, they will burn out. We do not have enough mental health care providers to provide the care necessary- so we must strengthen them and support them. Dr. Naidoo shares how she got a flat tire and what that taught her about passing blame. She shares how the awareness of how our patients and clients affect us can strongly impact our stress levels as mental health care providers.

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For More information about Dr. Shivana Naidoo, MD, please visit www.DoBetterMD.com