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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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...
How Can I Persuade My Daughter Not to Be a Teen-Age Bride?
A mother whose daughter wants to marry young knows that love doesn’t conquer all. Dr. Saltz tells her how to get the message across while still being...
When the Pain is Real, But the Disease Isn’t
Make no mistake: hypochondriacs are definitely suffering—especially from the constant worry about the conditions they think they might have. Negative...
Just Because We’re Ex-Spouses, Does That Mean We Can’t Be Friends?
Co-parenting is one thing, but what are the consequences when you develop a deep friendship with your ex? Dr. Saltz helps a listener navigate this tri...
The Case for Having More Sex
Too many couples are having too little sex, says Dr. Saltz. She tells how to restart your sex life--because it’s good for your physical health, your...
The Single-Parent’s Guide to Guilt-Free Dating
Yes, it’s hard to juggle time-restricted schedules, and you may worry that you’re shortchanging your child, but you, and your kids, will benefit when...
Single on Valentine’s Day? What Not to Do
Don’t believe the Valentine's hype, says Dr. Saltz. Don’t fall back into old, bad relationship habits. And do remember that love doesn’t come only in...
A New Year’s Resolution That Will Never, Ever Work
A listener’s boyfriend wanted her to make a joint resolution with him: They would each vow to lose 10 pounds in 2024. Dr. Saltz reveals why that type...
Dealing With Family Gaslighting Around the Holidays
When a woman suffers from a family member's regular gaslighting at the holidays Dr. Saltz advises how to halt that behavior in its tracks and get the...
When Friends Betray Friends
Few things are as hurtful as learning that someone you thought was your friend has betrayed your trust—whether it’s bad-mouthing you, sharing your pri...
How to Get Control of Your Emotions
Overwhelmed? Consumed by Negativity? Saying Hurtful Things When You Don’t Mean To? Dr. Saltz Reveals How to Stop Those Runaway Feelings and Return to...
When All the News Seems to Be Bad News
Social media and 24/7 coverage of current world events is stressing people out—making them anxious, angry and sleepless. Dr. Saltz tells how some simp...
A Holiday Guide to Mothers-In-Law
How to cope—and keep your sanity—when your spouse’s mom tries to take over Thanksgiving, Christmas or any other festivity.
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Caregiver Burnout? Why You Must Put Yourself First
Caregiver burnout is a real thing and can result in depression as well as physical health issues. Dr. Saltz tells how to get past the guilt, resentmen...
Crying in the Office? How to Stop It Before It Starts
Expressing emotion is not a sign of weakness, says Dr. Saltz. But if crying is hurting you professionally, there are some easy, effective techniques y...
How to Love Your Body Again
Everyone has a body part they’re dissatisfied with, but worrying about thigh jiggle and tummy flab is more than just annoying—it can get in the way of...
Pick Up Your Knitting Needles or Crochet Hooks: Crafting Is Great for Mental Health
And it’s not just the yarn arts. Science shows that crafting hobbies in general can boost mood, reduce stress, increase self-esteem, and improve motor...
Banishing Back-To-School Stress
Mean girls and boys, active shooter drills, social media—the thought of these and more can create anxiety as students head back to the classroom. Dr....
There Is a Cure for the Summertime Blues
For some people, the warm weather brings nervousness, jitters and a feeling of being at loose ends. Dr. Saltz tells how to cope with the anxiety that...
How to Do What You Don’t Want to Do
Self-discipline is hard for some people: Meeting deadlines, doing unpleasant chores or eating heathy food is a challenge for them. Dr. Saltz tells how...
When Ordinary Sounds Set You Off
For some people, the typical human sounds that other people make—eating, chewing or even breathing—can trigger extreme anger, rage and disgust. It’s a...
Let’s Drop the Talk About “Boundaries” and Other Jargon
If you really want to communicate, forget “therapy speak” and avoid terms like “toxic” and “gaslighting.” Use honesty, empathy—and your own words.
When Parents Burn Out
The stress of raising a family can lead to exhaustion, anxiety and even emotional distancing from one’s children. Dr. Saltz reveals how parents can ge...
Those Obsessive Thoughts That Keep You Awake at Night
You’re lying there in the dark, trying to fall asleep. Instead, your mind is racing with woulda-coulda-shoulda thoughts you can’t let go of. Anxiety c...
Getting Over Being Ghosted
Ghosting hurts. It can cause feelings of confusion, self-doubt, and a sense of worthlessness. And it can have negative consequences for the person doi...
How to Handle Mean Girls and Other Bullies
Bullying can cause depression and anxiety in children—and in these days of social media everywhere, it’s harder than ever to escape. Dr. Saltz has adv...
How Can I Help Season 2 - Coming April 28th!
Welcome to a new season of How Can I Help with Dr. Gail Saltz!
It's 2023 and life seems just about as stressful as ever. And as a result, menta...
The Nightmares That Keep You Awake at 3 A.M.
They’re frightening and disturbing—and because they disrupt your sleep, they leave you feeling tired during the day. Nightmares are common in adults,...
How to Battle On-The-Job Burnout
No energy at work? Feeling detached and cynical? Have you lost the sense that you’re accomplishing anything meaningful? All are classic symptoms of bu...
What’s Worse Than PMS? PMDD.
Most women have experienced PMS; but if you’re spending half the month feeling moody, super-irritable and bloated, you could be suffering from premens...