Let’s Talk About Stress & Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Stevan Hobfoll

Brandy Vega sits down with Dr. Stevan Hobfoll to talk about stress, burnout, mental health, and a variety of other topics. Dr. Hobfoll is Board Certified in Clinical Psychology (note: less than 4% of psychologists achieve Board Certification), who has published over 300 research publications, 13 books, and has won numerous awards including: Lifetime Achievement Award: International Society for Traumatic Stress Lifetime Achievement Award: Trauma Division of APA Lifetime Contribution Award: Health Psychology: IAAP Lifetime Achievement Award: Stress & Anxiety Research Society Want learn more about Dr. Stevan Hobfoll or get in touch? Visit his website: Chapters of the Episode 0:00 Introduction, Dr. Hobfoll’s background and work on stress 4:08 COR Theory 7:46 Common Issues/Stressors, Things to do about them 10:29 Why people don’t seek help? When should you seek help? 16:29 What are things you can do on your own at home to help with your mental health? 20:17 Dealing with Anger 21:50 Burnout 25:18 Best thing about career 27:21 Suicide and Mental Health 30:19 Teenagers and Social Media 35:38 Is parenting harder than it used to be? 36:57 Cycles of Social and Mental Health Issues 39:19 Can you force your kids to spend time with you and do things for their benefit? 43:03 Having conversations with your kids 45:21 When to seek professional help 46:45 Activities that can help ground you 48:26 How to talk to a loved one who is struggling Prefer to listen to the episode? Listen to the episode here: ---------- Please subscribe to our channel. Visit us at: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Sign up for our Newsletter: