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Is it flat mend time?
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I'm panicked. Where's the sunscreen? Are there enough pairs of underwear? What about Benadryl? Do I need to bring bandaids? This must mean I'm stressed about packing for spring break! Which I am, because we have to leave in less than 1 hour but I'm typing this email instead of checking to see that I remembered all of the things I already know I remembered. 🙄 Ahhh.... Traveling with kids.....
I can't bring you with me on this spring break adventure but what's the opposite? If we had spring break in fall what would it be called? Flat mend? (I know I might be losing you here because I'm getting way off course and didn't sleep enough!!) In any case, JOIN ME IN HAWAII!!​ I'll be one of the speakers at a conference on the big island in October that's going to be amazing (and you'll get 16 CEUs)!! You'll get cutting-edge, evidence-based treatment training that includes holistic and non-traditional approaches, ensuring that you're expanding your therapy practice and clinical skills both in and outside of the therapy room. I mean, yes! Please join me and the other exceptional presenters!​ Which has nothing at all to do with today's video on PDTs!​ PDTs (prescription digital therapeutics) aren’t wellness apps. They’re FDA-approved, prescription-based treatments for conditions like insomnia, ADHD, and even opioid use disorder. Pretty cool. 3 Quick Takeaways if You Skip the Video:✔ PDTs can be as effective as face-to-face therapy for some conditions (ie Somryst works just as well as in-person CBT-I for insomnia) Mind blown? Mine is but I'm also a smidge skeptical. Catch all my opinions in the video! And if you like the idea of swapping spring break chaos for The Flat Mend (wow, that is just so terrible) mark your calendar for Hawaii in October. Cheers to healthy brains, Dr. B Jessica Beachkofsky, MD Your friendly, online psychiatrist! P.S. Here's the PDT video​ P.P.S. Come to Hawaii and learn with me!!! P.P.P.S. Send me your best "opposite of spring break" terms! |
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It’s almost Thanksgiving in the US and I’m trying to be reflective (and patient while I wait for Black Friday deals so I can buy an adorable mini label maker for 4$ off!) I think every therapist knows how having a gratitude practice is good for you. They’ve been shown to improve mood, lower stress hormones, help people sleep better, strengthen emotional resilience, and lose weight. Nope, not that last one. Especially if you love stovetop stuffing as much as I do! (Not an affiliate but if they...
"Warmer... warmer.... WARMER!... HOT!!!" I know you remember the hot/cold game, right Reader? Someone hides something, like a water bottle or a precious heirloom tiara, and there's one person looking for it. Everyone else can give guidance based on temperature where HOT means you're right on top of it!!! (If only it was as easy to find my sunglasses when I don't put them back where they "belong". And I look with my eyes OPEN!) It was a fun game when I was 9 and it was fun to play with a...
I’ve been a psychiatrist for a while. It’s not often that I’m “wowed” by some new piece of information on a topic that has been the bread and butter of what I’ve been doing for almost 20yrs. But reading this article about CBT-i had a fascinating sleep pearl that has nothing to do with the main topic which is how to use CBT-i to help get people off their sleep meds. That magical little tidbit? People who get 7hrs of sleep have lower all-cause morbidity and mortality. Not 6hrs Not 8hrs 7hrs....