Conversations for Change.

Dr. Paola Lake discusses cognitive biases and in particular, confirmation bias, defined as "a tendency to search for, interpret, focus on and remember information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions." She discusses how confirmation bias can influence our everyday lives, our mental health, and our overall perception of reality. She provides some ideas about limiting confirmation bias, especially when it is having a negative impact on our lives.

Inspired by Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck.  As a follow up to the most recent episode on Mindset, Dr. Paola Lake expands on the topic by exploring a variety of strategies to cultivate a growth mindset.  She emphasizes building an orientation in life that nurtures a growth mindset and building a daily practice that will encourage a change in mindset overtime.

Inspired by Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, Dr. Paola Lake shares some of her insights into mindsets. We look at the differences between fixed and growth mindsets and the influences our mindset has. Dr. Paola Lake explains why experiences shape our mindsets, the benefits of a growth mindset, and shares valuable tools on how to develop a growth mindset.

On this episode we take a look at some of the varying forms of trauma with registered psychologist Dr. Paola Lake. She also shares her insights into the symptoms of trauma, and explains why trauma can be difficult to detect.

Boundaries and Safety is a guided meditation designed to help you develop subconscious belief patterns that promote a sense of safety and confidence in your ability to protect yourself and meet your needs. The ability to feel safe and set boundaries effectively in relationships can be impaired following interpersonal betrayal, hurt, trauma or abuse. With repeated listening, this brief guided meditation can help you internalize a sense of safety, set boundaries when needed, and build trust in your intuition and inner wise self.

Separations can be complicated processes, especially when children are involved. We look at the signs and effects of parental alienation and why it can be traumatizing for children and the alienated parent. Dr. Paola Lake has a conversation with guest retired psychologist Dr. Larry Waterman, who has specialized in custody assessments, and has a deep understanding of the damaging effects of parental alienation. Dr. Larry Waterman shares his insights into the long and short term effects of parental alienation, and explains why conventional counseling has been proven to be ineffective in mending relationships where a parent has been alienated. We look at approaches reconnecting children with their parents, statistics and the difficulties adults who have gone through parental alienation tend to face, as well as the changes we need to make as a society to prevent the separation of children with their parents.

Dr. Paola Lake and Dr. Sandy Gardner, retired neuropsychologist, have a conversation about how people can change direction or reinvent themselves at any point in life. Dr. Sandy Gardner shares his personal story of career change, quitting a stable long-term job in his 40’s as a radio technician so he could attend university to pursue a career in psychology and complete his doctorate. Dr.’s Gardner and Lake provide insights on how to break past common barriers people often encounter when trying to make significant life changes.

Dr. Paola Lake and Dr. Larry Waterman, retired psychologist, who through the course of his work has dealt with many narcissists and personality disordered individuals take a look at how we can identify traits of a narcissist and have a discussion on the effects on relationships, friendships and workplaces. We explore at how a narcissist maneuvers, why finding resolutions in dealing with narcissism is difficult, and how therapy can be a strong tool in working with a narcissistic individual, and recovering its damaging effects.