How Can I Help? - with Dr. Gail Saltz
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How Can I Help? - with Dr. Gail Saltz
Everyday life presents everyday challenges. That’s why I’m here to ask you… How Can I Help? My name is Dr. Gail Saltz, I’m a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, a psychoanalyst, best-selling author, and I’m here to help. Join me every Tuesday and...
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Insecure About How Your Body Looks? Why That Shouldn’t Inhibit Your Sex Life
Ninety-nine percent of us will never attain the unrealistic, idealized shapes we see in the media. But that shouldn’t stand in the way of a great sex...
The Brain-Body Connection and How It Affects Your Health Every Day
Your mental state can alter your physical self and vice versa—but not necessarily in the way you may think. Dr. Saltz reveals how the two work togethe...
The Media is Full of Bad News—But It Doesn’t Have to Overwhelm You
Politics, climate change, Covid, Afghanistan—the news is depressing and anxiety-causing, but many of us can’t stop watching. Dr. Saltz tells a listene...
How To (Productively) Argue With A Young Child
Arguing is one way children assert themselves, but for parents that can lead to frustration and even anger. Dr. Saltz tells how to use arguments to la...
Helping a Spouse Who’s Lost a Job
Job loss can lead to fears, depression and anxiety—for both partners. Dr. Saltz tells a listener how to give realistic, useful support to a recently l...
How to Deal with Money Anxieties
It’s normal to be worried about your finances, especially in challenging times. Dr. Saltz helps a listener face her fears, and offers advice on how to...
When the Diagnosis is Cancer
Anxiety, depression, sadness and anger are all common reactions. Dr. Saltz answers a newly diagnosed listener’s question, and tells how to deal with t...
A Guide for New Stepparents
Parenting is hard. Stepparenting is even harder. Dr. Saltz gives great advice to a new stepmom who’s trying to walk the tightrope between love and dis...
When You Can’t Stop Biting Your Nails Or Picking Your Skin
These behaviors are more than bad habits when they result in bleeding and pain. In fact, they’re complex disorders. But they can be stopped. Dr. Saltz...
When the Same Thoughts Keep Going Round and Round in Your Head
Do you ever feel like there’s an internal conversation playing on an endless loop in your mind? Do you want to turn it off? Dr. Saltz has great advice...
Can You Really Be Addicted to Instagram? Chocolate? The Real Housewives?
If you have a habit you just can’t break, it may not be a true addiction—but it can definitely interfere with your life. Dr. Saltz tells how to get co...
What to Do if You Think You Might Be Drinking Too Much
Alcohol use has soared because of the pandemic—especially among women. A listener wants to know if her nightly glass of wine is actually a problem; Dr...
My Friend Has OCD. What Can I Do?
Obsessive compulsive order is hard on everyone--both the people experiencing it and those around them. Dr. Saltz tells a listener how to help a friend...
How to Cope with a Major Loss—Yours, or a Friend’s
Grief is a normal reaction to loss, but if it goes on too long it can be unhealthy. Dr. Saltz tells how to accept the loss and move on with your life....
What to Do If You’re Just Not Ready to Return to Social Life
Stores and restaurants are re-opening, and companies want their employees to return to the office. For many people, that’s a cause for concern—and soc...
How to Get Control of Your Green-Eyed Monster
Jealousy can be destructive for couples, and it’s usually a sign of insecurity. A listener with trust issues asks for advice, and Dr. Saltz provides a...
Why Fighting Can Help Your Relationship (If You Do It the Right Way)
Every couple disagrees from time to time. And if you follow the do’s and don’ts, your arguments can actually help your relationship rather than hurt i...
Is it Forgetfulness…or Alzheimer’s?
A memory lapse could be perfectly normal, or a sign of something more dire. Dr. Saltz reveals how to tell ordinary forgetfulness from dementia, and wa...
The Real Reason You Procrastinate—and How to Fix It
Not all procrastinators are the same. Some people worry about control, others about perfection. When you know why you delay, you can start to repair y...
Sex, Lies and the Pandemic
Dr. Saltz answers more questions about listeners’ sex lives with the help of special guest Ian Kerner, psychotherapist and nationally recognized sexua...
Getting Your Sex Life in Synch with Your Partner
Even the closest couples can have differing ideas about sex. To answer questions on this intimate topic, Dr. Saltz welcomes guest Ian Kerner, psychot...
How to Leave an Abusive Relationship
No one should stay in a marriage or relationship that is physically or emotionally hurtful. Dr. Saltz tells how to recognize the hallmarks of a bad si...
When You Need to Say 'No' in a Friendship
Friendships are important, but sometimes our friends can have too much influence on our actions. Dr. Saltz answers listener questions about friendship...
Good Lies, Bad Lies and Relationships
Is there such a thing as an acceptable lie? Is it okay to lie to spare someone's feelings? And what’s the emotional cost of our lies? Dr. Saltz digs i...
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When Medication is the Answer [Archives]
From the archives: Sometimes a needed and effective treatment for an issue like anxiety or depression is medication. Yet many of us stigmatize and avo...
How to Lower Your Pandemic Anxieties [Archives]
From the archives: Today Dr. Saltz answers questions with actionable advice about managing anxiety and uncertainty during the pandemic.
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How to Have the Talks That Can Save a Relationship [Archives]
From the archives: For some couples, open, honest communication is a struggle. Dr. Saltz answers listener questions about how to improve the discussio...
When Relationships Break Down [Archives]
From the archives: How can you tell when a relationship is over or frankly should be over? Whether you're dealing with a romance or a friendship, it c...
Social Anxiety in the Time of Covid [Archives]
From the archives: The rules of social interaction have been turned upside down by Covid. Dr. Saltz answers listener questions about how to behave aro...
Navigating Family Disagreements on Vaccines [Archives]
From the archives: Dr. Saltz helps a listener manage a family relationship in the face of opposing views on getting a vaccine.
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There's Help for Even the Most Difficult Emotional Situations [Archives]
From the archives: Managing severe mental illness in a loved one is hard. Today, Dr Saltz advises a listener on how to deal with a mother with a psych...
Eating Disorders and the Pandemic [Archives]
From the archives: These stressful times are also causing more concerns about eating and body image. I answer listeners' questions, and discuss when i...
Pandemic Trauma and Stress Experience (PTSE): The Struggle is Real [Archive]
From the archives: You're not alone if you're feeling down or anxious, nervous or restless because of the pandemic. Taken together, these symptoms and...
Social Distancing and Feeling Lonely [Archives]
From the archives: Pandemic-enforced social distancing has increased feelings of loneliness. On today’s episode, I discuss how you can feel less lonel...
Is it Sadness? Or is it Depression? [Archives]
From the archives: How to tell if you're struggling with sadness or depression—and what to do in both cases.
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How to Improve a Negative Body Image [Archives]
From the archives: Unhappy with your body? Feeling anxious and insecure? Here's how to be kinder to yourself and get a better outlook.
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How to Make Your Friendships Better [Archives]
From the archives: For women, few things in life are more important than friends. But they can also present challenges. Psychiatrist Dr. Gail Saltz an...
Why We All Need Boundaries [Archives]
From the archives: Life can be a struggle if you never set boundaries for your work, in your relationships or regarding your time. I'll tell you how t...
How to Treat Your Sleep Problems
From the archives: There was a name for the inability to sleep well during the pandemic. It's called "Covid-Somnia." Dr. Saltz gives great, practical...
Friends With Money: How Not to Resent Them
When a wealth gap opens between you and a friend, it's hard not to be envious or try frantically to keep up. Dr. Saltz tells how to tame those feeling...