The Brain that Changes Itself

DrSara highly recommends the book The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge, M.D.  This easy to read book  explains the latest developments in the field of neuroplasticity.  The old notion that the brain is unchangeable after a certain age has been thoroughly debunked--all the more reason to start using your mind to change your brain for good.

DrSara was interviewed on NPR by Barbara Lewis of Sound Medicine.  To listen to this clip, click here.

Dr. Sara's latest article, When the Bough Breaks: Rethinking Treatment Strategies in Perinatal Depression has just been published and is available free through this link.   This special issue of the peer reviewed American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis is about Placebo, Hypnosis and Antidepressants.  For facts on Perinatal & Postpatum Depression, click here.

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DrSara is taking referrals for a new Cancer to Health group to begin in January 2013.  The group will be held on Tuesday evenings at 5:30 in Durham, conveniently located off of I40 between Chapel Hill and Cary.  C2H is an empirically supported biopsychosocial program that teaches newly diagnosed cancer patients the skills they need to optimize coping. Contact DrSara to learn more or  click here.  

DrSara just returned from San Diego where she attended the annual meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and talked about the impact of fertility treatment on couple sexuality.  Anyone interested in receiving a copy of her PowerPoint presentation is asked to write to DrSara at DrSara dot com.

DrSara just returned from Columbus Ohio where she participated in the Cancer to Health training institute.  C2H is an empirically supported biopsychosocial program (usually conducted in groups) that teaches recently diagnosed cancer patients the skills they need to optimize coping and social support.  To learn more about the empirical support behind the C2H program, click here.

DrSara article,  "Is Oral Sex Really a Dangerous Carcinogen?" was quoted on Everyday Health. 

DrSara quoted: ..in an article about increased levels of postpartum depression among stay at home moms. The issue isn't whether it's better to work at home while raising your kids (every mom is a working mom) or to work outside the home, the real issue is whether you value yourself and what you do.

Uma Thurma puts motherhood Center Stage:

Realism, says Sara Rosenquist, PhD, a clinical psychologist in private practice and former clinical assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "As long as people have to work for a living, children will come second to making money to pay the rent and put food on the table. Lose the guilt. Adjust the expectations. Then you will have 'balance,' the way a mobile is balanced with some parts short and heavy and other parts long and light, but it will not be a 50-50 division of time."

Quoted in WebMD

My article Is oral sex really a dangerous carcinogen?  Let's take a closer look is now available from the Journal of Sexual Medicine Volume 9, Issue 9 pages 2224-2232.  If you would like a PDF copy, please email me at DrSara@DrSara.com.

Read more on My Health News online.

A recent review of After The Stork appeared on page 8 of Contemporary Sexuality, the newsletter of the AASECT (American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists).

To read the review, click here and flip down to page 8.