In-Session with Dr. Claire

Judgmental Much? How Being Judgmental Impacts Well-Being & What to Do About It Is it just me or have you noticed our world of late is really divided? I am an optimist at heart, and if we are going to make this world better place, we have to start making the change within ourselves. This episode is all about being judgmental. I’ll be exploring what’s really behind the judgments we have, and how being judgmental impacts mental health, well-being and connection to others. And share some skills to use to reduce the judgment in your life and manage how to react when you're on the receiving end of being judged. 

On this episode, I speak with Kerry Ingram, creator of Mothering Arts, a multi-genertional community of women across the globe, supporting new moms during the postpartum time and in the first year of motherhood and beyond. Kerry created Mothering Arts to help mothers feel supported, nurtured and cared for in her community. On this episode, Kerry and I talk about her vision in creating Mothering Arts, how the community has grown and evolved supporting moms across the world, and the importance of self-care for mothers, especially in the postpartum time and first year of motherhood.

Dr. Laura Markham shares her perspective, wisdom and knowledge on how parents can manage the stress and challenges of parenting. I truly enjoyed our conversation. She is thoughtful, encouraging and her perspective is based on research and years of coaching parents in her peaceful parenting style. What I love most about Dr. Markham is, no matter where you are in your parenting journey, you can make changes, learn from your mistakes and develop the skills to connect and have a meaningful relationship with your children. Dr. Laura Markham is the author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How To Stop Yelling and Start Connecting, Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings: How To Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life, and now her latest book, The Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids Workbook: Using mindfulness and connection to raise resilient, joyful children and rediscover your love of parenting.

Dr. Simpson is a board certified OB/GYN and in her career as a physician spanning twelve years, she’s delivered thousands of babies at South County Hospital and Women and Infants Hospital. In this episode Dr. Simpson shares her wisdom and knowledge on women’s health, with focused information on pregnancy and post-partum. And she also shares her perspective encouraging moms to prioritize self-care and well-being. Listen and Dr. Simpson and I talk about her experience as an OB/GYN and personally how as mother to four children she creates time for her own self-care and well-being.  Please send questions, comments and suggestions to askdrclairenicogossian@gmail.com. And, Dr. Claire would appreciate if you could take a minute and review her podcast on iTunes. Thank you! To learn more about self-care and well-being please visit DrClaireNicogossian.com and MomsWellBeing.com for helpful information and quizzes on well-being, self-care and parenting. And be sure to follow Dr. Claire on twitter @DrClaireN and Like Claire Nicogossian and MomsWellBeing on Facebook. 

I am excited to share the interview with Dr. Chad Lamendola, a board certified physician in Family Medicine and Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at Brown University. Dr. Lamendola has a thriving medical practice in East Greenwich, Rhode Island where he cares for patients across the lifespan, including pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. In this episode, Dr. Lamendola shares his wisdom on parenting, well-being and self-care both professionally and in his personal life. Please send questions, comments and suggestions to askdrclairenicogossian@gmail.com. And, Dr. Claire would appreciate if you could take a minute and review her podcast on iTunes. Thank you! To learn more about self-care and well-being please visit DrClaireNicogossian.com and MomsWellBeing.com for helpful information and quizzes on well-being, self-care and parenting. And be sure to follow Dr. Claire on twitter @DrClaireN and Like Claire Nicogossian and MomsWellBeing on Facebook.