Fear of the Unknown, BootUp, Posting Tantrums, Self-Care for Empaths, Pregnancy and Infant Loss, Finance for Young People

Fear of the Unknown (0:00:00) A dark hallway, an empty closet, an echoing abyss that seems to fall down through the earth itself. These all have one thing in common: the unknown. Many people are afraid of what they don’t know, including some of our team here at The Lisa Show. The fear of the unknown is something that many are familiar with, and some have even deemed “the fundamental fear”. So how do we deal with the unknown? Today we are joined by Chief Psychologist and Director of Psychology Training at Montefiore Medical Center, Dr. Simon Rego, as he helps us understand this phobia. BootUp PD (0:15:51) Every time our kids play their favorite phone or computer game they’re using code. It’s a huge part of our modern world, so you’d think thatevery kid would be learning coding in school. But what does ‘coding’ even mean? It sounds like some ambiguous skill that only geniuses use to navigate the depths of technology. But, in reality, most kids would be able to pick it up in no time, but the teachers don’t know how to teach it because they didn’t grow up with it. That’s why BootUp Professional Development is working to help teachers provide a high quality coding education for their students. Clark Merkley, BootUp’s Executive Director, joins us today to talk about the non-profit’s goals and how they are helping kids learn to code. Posting Tantrums (0:31:31) Instead of falling into a panic as your child throws a temper tantrum while, a common and often relaxing response to the highly stressful situation is to laugh or even film the meltdown. However, what are we teaching our kids as we ignore their emotions and mock their moodiness on our social media? Dr. Rebecca Hershberg, founder of Little House Calls Psychological Services, joins us today to discuss why posting about your child’s meltdown in a poor responseto the situation, and how we can help our toddlers learn empathy through our example. Self-Care for Empaths (0:51:02) Now I’m sure I won’t be alone when I say it can be exhausting to pay attention to the