The Ask Beatty Podcast

Ask Beatty – 07.21.20

1.  Depression, anxiety and suicide rates are up, exacerbated by the Pandemic.  Are you doing everything that is within your control to live your life to the fullest, despite the challenges? Listen to my commentary for some reminders that will help you to improve the quality of your life and your relationships.
  2.  When Experts Let You Down and Deceive You.  These days, almost everyone calls themselves an expert.  How do you protect yourself from being scammed by people including doctors, lawyers, financial advisors and therapists?   3.  Is Your Therapist Helping or Harming:  How to Find a Therapist   TO LIFE AND LOVE, xxBEATTY

Ask Beatty – 07.14.20

1.  Are you staying on a course that is in your best interest, or are you veering off?  It may be time to reevaluate your life, your relationships, your life choices, your career and  RESET!                           BUYER BEWARE! 2.  My guest today is Ginny Brown, LCSW. a therapist, wife, mother of 4 and 'Mema" to 7 grandchildren.  She conducts a private mental health practice in Westown, New York and has provided training and clinical support as a Family Life Educator in the Tri-State Area.  Following the death of her daughter Kirby at James Arthur Ray's self-help retreat in 2009, Ginny and her daughter Jean Brown wrote one of the most poignant and empowering books I have ever read,This Sweet Life:  How We Lived After Kirby Died.  It is a book about grievers, seekers and self-help professionals and is a MUST READ for everyone and anyone considering enrolling in a self-help seminar. The family founded SEEK Safely, Inc., a 501 (c)3 charity to educate the public about self-help and promote safe and ethical practices in the industry.  As a result of the international coverage of this tragedy, she has been featured in numerous interviews and media productions in the US and the UK.  3.  Is Your Therapist Helpful or Harmful?  Read my published article and find out!TO LIFE and LOVE,xxBEATTY

Ask Beatty – 06.30.20

1.  Staying on a positive course.  Are you in or out?  Take my Quizz and find out. 2.  The Loneliness Epidemic.  You are NOT ALONE.  Do's and Don'ts Let's Talk!   The call-in number is 888-874-4888.   To Life and Love,xxBEATTY

Ask Beatty – 06.23.20

1.  Are you being mindful every day of living a life that is in your best interest, while at the same time be committed to eliminating both personal, societal and political toxicity? 2.  Beatty's analysis of how this time of crisis is an opportunity to repair the damage of inequality and poverty, to re-evaluate our lives, our relationships, lifestyles, stereotypes,  prejudices, and our sense of morality, integrity or lack of. We then need to decide whether we are willing to reset and  DO something or continue business as usual. TO LIFE AND LOVE, XXXBEATTY

Ask Beatty – 06.16.20

Today's show is dedicated to my father, MAURICE SAIR, who taught me about love, compassion, generosity of spirit and about never giving up.  He was the best father and tennis coach that a girl could ever wish for. Today would have been his birthday. He died 38 years ago and I still talk about him and miss him every day.  1.  Are you on a constructive path in your life and relationships?  Friendly reminders to be MINDFUL of every day to ensure that you are in fact living a life that is in your BEST interest.   2.  MILLENNIAL DATING*How are millennials doing in our new and ever changing world of dating?* What do millennials really want when it comes to dating and love?*   Are their desires and needs different from older men and women who are looking for love?* What about sex?* Lindsay's 3 top rules for dating. My guest today is Lindsay Metselaar, founder of WE MET AT ACME, a podcast for millennials that chronicles the ups and downs of dating life.  Lindsay has over 7,500-10,000 downloads per episode,(over one million all time), has 130,000 followers and earns 1.6 million impressions per week on Instagram. Last year she began touring the country, hoping to help millennials navigate the new and oftentimes confusing dating landscape. TO LIFE AND LOVE,xxBEATTY

Ask Beatty –06.09.20

1.  Beatty's daily tips for keeping ourselves safe and sane.  Are you taking control of all the things that we all can DO to improve the quality of our lives and relationships? 2.  Today is a National Call of Mourning and Fasting...A Message from Reverend Dr.William Barber. 3. Beatty's 3 guests today are :  (a) Ed Echloeman, Founder and Chairman of Operation Warrior Shield, a retired Chief Master sergeant from the New York Air National Guard and a Vietnam Marine Veteran.  Operation Warrior Shield has partnered with the Open Center and offers no cost virtual healing services not only to our Veterans..but to an expanded audience of our Front Liners and any of our NY community seeking help.(b)  Ross Guttler, CEO of the Open Center in New York City(c)  Brett Cotter is a stress relief expert specializing in group facilitation, one -on-one coaching and instructional design.  He is the founder of www.StressisGone.org and the author of The 3 Keys to Managing PTSD. TO LIFE AND LOVE,xxxBEATTY

Ask Beatty –06.02.20

1.  Staying Safe and Sane in our new normal.  A checklist to see whether you actually are doing everything you can that is IN YOUR BEST INTEREST. 2.  My guest today is LISA CLAMPITT, Founder and President of LISA CLAMPITT MATCHMAKING and Founder and President of the MATCHMAKING INSTITUTE, the only matchmaking school in the world.  If you're tired of always ending up in dead-end relationships and fed up with swiping right or left, maybe it's time for you to consider an extraordinary matchmaker who can help you find lasting love. TO LIFE AND LOVE,xxBEATTY

Ask Beatty – 05.19.20

1.  The Coronavirus pandemic has given us all a time to re-evaluate virtually everything in our lives including our health, work, relationships and lifestyle.  Beatty discusses how we can turn this crisis into opportunities that we never dreamed possible. 2.  ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY FOR SEVERE DEPRESSION    My guests today are Dr. John Breeding, Ph.D, a psychologist and  activist who has been challenging the psychiatric practice of electroshock for almost 20 years.  He has served on the advisory board of the World Association of Electroshock survivors for many years and was instrumental in the passage of significant legislation providing protection for Texas citizens regarding the use of electroshock in Texas.  He is a founding member of the Coalition for the Abolition of Electroshock in Texas and is the author of 5 books; his most recent Leaving Home:  The Journey from Birth to Emerging Adulthood.  His website is www.wildestcolts.com. My second guest is Sarah Price Hancock, MS, CRC, a certified rehabilitation counselor, former adjunct professor at San Diego State University's internationally recognized rehabilitation counseling program, activist and a 10 year survivor of 116 bilateral ECT treatments.  And I am thrilled to also have world renowned psychiatrist, researcher and author Dr. James Gilligan, MD join the discussion. Dr. Gilligan is best known for his series of books entitled Violence, where he draws on 25 years of work in the American prison system to describe the motivation and causes behind violent behavior. In preparing for today's show about ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY, I reviewed some of the current literature and interviewed 2 psychiatrists and a neurologist whose views about ECT were discussed in today's show, since I always seek to present a balanced  perspective on the various subject matters that I deal with. For more information go to:   Change.org/PatientsafetyECT

Ask Beatty – 05.11.20

1.  Are you continuing to do what is in your best interest?  Take my test and find out. 2.  My guest today is Chaim Steinberger, an extraordinary New York divorce attorney.  Chaim went through his own nasty divorce and said to himself, ''there's got to be a better way." He now dedicates his life to practicing that better way. Today's discussion dealt with the Perils of Pre-Nups.  According to Mr. Steinberger, having a Pre-Nup can create significant risk to pending nuptials and for many, provides no real benefit. 2/3 of people surveyed believe that a Pre-Nup would weaken their relationships and likely increase their chances for divorce.  However, he also believes that there are certain situations where Pre-Nups are absolutely necessary and advices couples to view them as 'loving plans for our marriage, "Mr. Steinberger can be reached at 212-964-6100.  His website is www.manhattan-law.com To Life and Love,xoxoBEATTY

Ask Beatty - 05.04.20

1.  Are you doing what is in your BEST interest during these trying times? Reminders to help keep you safe and sane.2.  An Essential Mental Health Check In.  See how well you are doing.3.  The coronavirus is changing the way we date.  What we can learning about love, relationships and dating that can help us in ways we never dreamed possible.To Life and Love and Keeping Safe and Sane XXXBEATTY