Welcome to The Parent Doctor Podcast!

In this episode, I address three questions to identify what this podcast is all about, namely:

1) What is my intention with The Parent Doctor Podcast?

2) What matters?

3) What is important?

As an adult, child and adolescent psychiatrist and mother of two, I have many thoughts about the rising rates of teen depression and anxiety and want to work with parents to help you feel empowered to reverse this trend in your beloved kids.

Season 1 is going to focus on the top ten conditions and situations I have seen in my clinical work over the last 17 years, and address these issues with a holistic and spiritual approach.

I expect Season 1 will be just 11 or 12 episodes, so I welcome and NEED your feedback for what I should cover in Season 2 - please email me at "marissa@theparentdoctor.com".

Go to http://www.theparentdoctor.com if you'd like to sign up for my monthly book club (totally free, happens every 3rd Wednesday at 12 pm PST at zoomwithdrmarissa.com), or my weekly newsletter (also free, and keeps you on the list for all of my newest offerings).

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This podcast is primarily geared towards parents of kids ages 5-early teens.

If I'm not for you, and you need help, go find it! There are so many great resources out there for parents now, many of which have lots of free support. Here are some of my favorites:

-Dr. Becky at Good Inside has great content for parents of young kids.

-Dr. Siggie (drsiggie.com) is on Instagram @dr.siggie. She has great videos and reels and offers affordable courses for toddlers and preschool-aged kids that get rave reviews.

-For great books and presentations on YouTube, look at Dr. Dan Siegel for kids of all ages. http://www.drdansiegel.com for more and for links to various podcast guest appearances he has had.

-Dr. Tina Payne-Bryson has co-authored books with Dr. Dan Siegel. She is a child psychologist and has a YouTube channel and social media presence. Go to http://www.tinabryson.com for more.

-Dr. Shefali Tsarbury has written The Consciou Parent and offers many resources at drshafali.com.

-Dr. Dan Peters and his podcast "Parent Footprint" has great topics and guests.

-Dr. Aliza Pressman has an amazing podcast called "Raising Good Humans" as well as a best-selling book "The Five Principles of Parenting" that I highly recommend

-Jaci Finneman's podcast "No Problem Parenting" is a great resource

-Dr. Cara Natterson's "The Puberty Podcast" and social media account @Spillingthepubertea is a great resource for parents of teens and teens to talk about tough topics. She also has a great book "This is awkward" for teens and parents of teens.

Kudos to you for listening and seeking support! If I'm not your cup of tea, that is totally OK. If I frustrated or confused you, please know I didn't intend to do so and I'm sorry. But please, please don't give up if you or your child need support or help! Go find your leader and your tribe, there are free resources available for you. You and your kids deserve it!

Wishing you all love and light!

💕

Dr. Marissa