The Pandemic Parenting Podcast

• Best of Pandemic Parenting: Looking Back & Moving Forward

  In our final episode of the Pandemic Parenting Podcast, Dr. Amanda Zelechoski and Dr. Lindsay Malloy revisit some of the best advice, stories, and research findings our guest experts have shared over the past two years. While these “best moments” are from conversations centered around the pandemic experience, these insights will be ones we carry with us as we enter new challenges in parenting our children through every stage of their lives.

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• Announcement - What’s Next for Pandemic Parenting

  After more than two years of fulfilling our mission to reach parents where they’re at with immediately accessible and relevant science-based resources, it’s time for Pandemic Parenting to close our virtual doors. Dr. Amanda Zelechoski and Dr. Lindsay Malloy reflect on the crisis-responsive, mission-driven work the organization set out to accomplish, where you can continue to find pandemic parenting resources, and what listeners can expect in the months and years ahead.

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• Positive Psychology: Recognizing Growth from Difficult Experiences

  What is positive psychology? How can it help us? And, more specifically, how can we hold both the negative and positive experiences of the pandemic together in the stories we tell ourselves. Dr. Lindsay Malloy joins Dr. Amanda Zelechoski to discuss specific positive psychology coping strategies and the ways they each have experienced growth in themselves and their families since 2020.Additional ResourcesStress-Related Growth in Adolescents Returning to School After COVID-19 School Closure Waters, et. al (Frontiers in Psychology) Parenting Teens Through a Pandemic (Pandemic Parenting Podcast) Speaking of Psychology: Positive psychology in a pandemic, with Martin Seligman, PhD (American Psychological Association) What is Post-Traumatic Growth? Dr. Sharon Dekel (Pandemic Parenting Podcast) How to Get Your Child to Open Up Dr. Angela Evans (Pandemic Parenting Podcast)

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• Parenting Teens Through a Pandemic

  The teen years involve a lot of physical, social, and cognitive change for our kids. As parents, we might expect challenges as our children grow into their independence, but for parents of teens during the pandemic, these challenges were often exacerbated by so much uncertainty. In this episode, Dr. Amanda Zelechoski takes a look at some of the latest research findings on teenagers during the pandemic, and talks with Dr. Crystal Burwell, a licensed psychotherapist, and several parents of teens. Together, they discuss: How has parenting teens changed in the last few years? How have parent and teen relationships been impacted by the pandemic? And how can we support our teenagers’ mental health and recognize the toll the pandemic years have had on our kids? Additional Resources12 Things Parents Can Do to Help Prevent Suicide (American Academy of Pediatrics)Five skills parents can learn so they can help their children cope by Katherine Reynolds Lewis (The Washington Post)How do I keep my children safe online? Advice from the front lines, including teens themselves by Jennifer Jolly (USA Today)The Unique Challenge of Raising Teenagers Right Now by Molly Jong-Fast (The Atlantic)Eating Disorder Warning Signs & Symptoms (National Eating Disorders Association)Identity & Eating Disorders (National Eating Disorder Association)U.S. Suicide Prevention Resources:1-800-273-TALK (273-8255) - The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - U.S. Suicide Prevention Resources - U.S. (Youth.gov)Canada Suicide Prevention Resources:1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) - Suicide Crisis Phone Line - CanadaBritish Colombia Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789 (24 hours)Suicide Prevention Resources - Canada (Mental Health Commission of Canada)Dr. Burwell’s websiteMeet Our Guest ExpertDr. Crystal Burwell is a licensed professional counselor, writer, educator, and public speaker. She's a native of Raleigh NC, where she received her doctorate in counselor education. Her research focuses on disordered eating and marginalized communities. Dr. Burwell's clinical specialties include eating disorders, mood & anxiety disorders, ADHD, and trauma. Her mission is to provide culturally competent mental health treatment that is inclusive, accessible, and clinically exceptional. Her mission is to help others find their voice and live their best life.

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• Generation COVID Pt.2: Childbirth and Parent Mental Health

  Welcome back to our Generation COVID series where we’re exploring the impact of the pandemic on pregnant and postpartum parents. In this episode, we’re focusing on childbirth and parent mental health. Dr. Amanda Zelechoski interviews Dr. Sharon Dekel and three parents. Together they discuss the pandemic impact on child birthing experiences, the increase in traumatic child births, and the overall mental health challenges new parents have faced in these uncertain times.Additional ResourcesPreeclampsia Foundation7 Symptoms Every Pregnant Woman Should Know (Preeclampsia Foundation)1-833-9-HELP4MOMS – National Maternal Mental Health HotlineLínea Nacional de Asistencia de Salud Mental Materna Para Mamás Primerizas y EmbarazadasFor some women giving birth in the pandemic, the trauma led to personal growth by Juli Fraga (The Washington Post)Meet Our GuestsDr. Sharon Dekel is Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Psychiatry Department at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Postpartum Traumatic Stress Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is known internationally for her research on childbirth-related posttraumatic stress. Her work, which has been continually supported by the National Institute of Health (NIH), brings together clinical and developmental psychology, psychophysiology, neuroscience, and machine learning to develop novel screening and interventions for at-risk individuals. Her current project examines the maternal brain and the neural profile that underlies childbirth-related PTSD. She also serves as the principal investigator of the Mothers Wellness study that assesses traumatic childbirth in the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.Dr. Dekel is a two time recipient of the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation’s Young Investigator Award; of Harvard’s Mind Brain Behavior Awards; and of Mass General's Executive Committee On Research Awards. She was awarded the MGH's Claflin Distinguished Scholar Award for Women in Science and the Postpartum Support International Susan A. Hickman Memorial Research Award for excellence in scientific work on postpartum mental health. Dr. Dekel earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University. She then completed her clinical internship training at Columbia Medical Center and continued to a research postdoctoral fellowship in a lead trauma lab in Israel. Her prior work on the human capacity to thrive in the wake of trauma is considered pioneering in the field. Dr. Dekel also has a private practice in which she treats peripartum individuals.Many thanks to parents Jillian, Stacey, and Dan for sharing their pandemic childbirth and mental health stories in this episode.

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