The Sweet Spot Podcasts

Please Don't Label My Child: Break the Doctor-Diagnosis-Drug Cycle and Discover Safe, Effective Choices for Your Child's Emotional Health

MP3 File  Length-22 minutes, 31 seconds

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, host of The Sweet Spot Podcast, interviews Scott M. Shannon, MD, author of Please Don't Label My Child: Break the Doctor-Diagnosis-Drug Cycle and Discover Safe, Effective Choices for Your Child's Emotional Health published by Rodale Inc.

Dr. Scott Shannon

Scott M. Shannon, MD, is a pediatric psychiatrist who is board-certified in general psychiatry, child/ adolescent psychiatry, and holistic medicine. A past president of the American Holistic Medical Association, he currently has a private practice in holistic child psychiatry and serves as medical director of four residential treatment centers for children and teens in northern Colorado. Dr. Shannon shares his vision for transforming the care of children with chronic illness of any nature via The Center for the Whole Child (www.forthewholechild.org). He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with his wife and two children.

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10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD

MP3 File

Length-22 minutes, 18 seconds

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb host of The Sweet Spot Podcast, interviews Stephanie Sarkis PhD NCC LMHC is the author of two books – 10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD: How to Overcome Chronic Distraction & Accomplish Your Goals (2006) and Making the Grade with ADD: A Student’s Guide to Succeeding in College with Attention Deficit Disorder (2008), both published by New Harbinger.

Stephanie Sarkis PhD NCC LMHC

Dr. Sarkis maintains a private practice in Gainesville, Florida and is the Director of Assessments and Evaluations for Sarkis Clinical Trials in Gainesville. She is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida in the Department of Counselor Education in Gainesville Florida. She is also an adjunct assistant professor at St. Leo University in Lake City, Florida. She is a National Certified Counselor and also a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of Florida. Dr. Sarkis received a 2001 Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Psychiatric Association for her research on comorbid ADHD and brain function. She lectures and presents her research internationally. She can be contacted at www.stephaniesarkis.com or stephanie@stephaniesarkis.com.

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The Last Normal Child: Essays on the Intersection of Kids, Culture, and Psychiatric Drugs

Length-26 minutes, 52 seconds

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, host of The Sweet Spot, interviews Dr. Lawrence H. Diller, M.D., author of The Last Normal Child: Essays on the Intersection of Kids, Culture, and Psychiatric Drugs published by Praeger Publishers.

Dr. Lawrence H. Diller, M.D.

Dr. Lawrence H. Diller M.D. is a behavioral/developmental pediatrician in Walnut Creek, CA and on the clinical faculty of the University of California, San Francisco. 

Dr. Diller is the author of many professional articles and the books,  Should I Medicate My Child? Sane Solutions for Troubled Kids with and without Psychiatric Drugs and Running on Ritalian: A Physician Reflects on Children , Society and Performance in a Pill.

He has offered testimony to a House Congressional Subcommittee and was an expert witness to the President's Council on Bioethics.  Dr. Diller has appeared on every major talk show several times and is called reguarly to speak on TV and radio whenever children's psychiatric medication is in the news. Visit his website.