Dr. Marcia Sirota is an author, speaker, coach and psychiatrist and joins Devon Peacock to discuss.
Recent studies have shown that the number of young Canadians who required hospital treatment or visited emergency rooms due to self-harm or suicidal thoughts has increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. This increase was particularly high among preteen and young teen girls.
Dr. Marcia Sirota talks about the difference between loneliness and being alone, as well as how to deal with loneliness by making meaningful connections.
Dr. Sirota in a podcast interview explains how to deal with difficult family members and work situations, why people stay in abusive relationships, what to do if a loved one is in an abusive relationship, and what emotional abuse really is. Click here to listen.