Podcasts about my cats

In this episode of Mind the Kids, the podcast from the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH), host Clara Faria, academic clinical fellow in child psychiatry, is joined by Dr. Tessa Reardon, research fellow in the departments of experimental psychology and psychiatry at the University of Oxford.Dr. Reardon shares findings from her recently published paper in JCPP, the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, co-authored with colleagues. Drawing on the My Cats cluster randomised controlled trial, the study recruited children aged four to seven identified as being at heightened risk for anxiety disorders through schools across England. The intervention — known as OSI (Online Support and Intervention for Child Anxiety) — is a parent-led, therapist-supported online cognitive behavioural therapy programme, in which parents work through digital modules of approximately 20 minutes each, supported by brief telephone or video calls with a children's wellbeing practitioner, amounting to around two and a half hours of contact time in total.The research sits against a backdrop of a growing gap between the need for child mental health support and access to evidence-based care. CAMHS thresholds are high, and many families cannot access help until difficulties are already entrenched — yet anxiety disorders in children can onset as early as age five and a half. Schools offer a distinctive opportunity to reach families before problems escalate, and England's Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) represent a trained, scalable future workforce for delivering this type of early intervention in child mental health.The primary outcome — anxiety disorder diagnosis at 12 months — showed fewer diagnoses in the intervention group, though the difference did not reach statistical significance. All secondary outcomes were statistically significant, however, including reductions in child anxiety symptoms, inhibited temperament, parental anxiety, and targeted child and parent behaviours. Approximately three quarters of families completed the programme — a notably strong completion rate for a school-recruited, at-risk population who were not actively help-seeking. Qualitative findings, forthcoming, point to broader ripple effects within families beyond the targeted outcomes.Clara and Tessa discuss why schools were chosen as the recruitment setting; why the integrated practitioner calls in therapist-supported online CBT appear central to completion rates compared with fully self-guided approaches; and what the findings mean for scaling school-based mental health intervention. The conversation also turns to a key challenge ahead — addressing inequalities in participation, particularly among families from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, to ensure the benefits of parent-led CBT reach those who need them most.A must-listen for anyone working in child anxiety prevention, early intervention, school-based mental health, CBT for young children, CAMHS, or child and adolescent mental health.Read the JCPP paper 'Parent-led CBT delivered via online and telephone support alongside usual school practice versus usual school practice only for young children identified as at risk for anxiety disorders through screening in schools: a cluster randomised controlled trial'Tessa Reardon, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Helen Dodd, Gemma Halliday, Claire Hill, Bec Jasper, Benjamin Jones, Peter J. Lawrence, Fran Morgan, Anna Placzek, Ronald M. Rapee, Mara Violato, Shuye Yu, MYCATS Team, Cathy Creswell   First published: 19 February 2026 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70119Get a free CPD/CME certificate for listening to this podcast by registering for a FREE ACAMH Learn account at https://bit.ly/4fF4BBWVisit https://www.acamh.orgFacebook and LinkedIn search / ACAMHInstagram https://www.instagram.com/assoc.camhBluesky https://bsky.app/profile/acamh.bsky.socialX https://x.com/acamh

Stacy Horn grew up on Long Island, got a B.F.A. from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and a graduate degree from the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU. She was once a telecommunications analyst for the Mobil Corporation.She is a writer and just finished her seventh book titled The Killing Fields of East New York: The First Subprime Mortgage Scandal, a White-Collar Crime Spree, and the Collapse of an American Neighborhood. The book is scheduled to be released in January of 2025.In 1990 she founded a New York City-based online service (aka social network) called Echo. Echo is an online community filled with people who log in everyday to talk about whatever—work, love, how hard life can be, and what's on TV (my favorite obsession). Horn stopped doing anything to promote Echo years ago, but is glad it's managed to survive. In between writing and research, TV, and the occasional movie or book, she loves talking to people on Echo.In her spare time, Horn sings with the Choral Society of Grace Church, and drums in a band called Manhattan Samba (but only very rarely these days). And, enjoys raising and spending time with her pet cats.Website stacyhorn.comBooks Unbelievable: Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory. The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City's Cold Case Squad. Waiting for My Cats to Die: a morbid memoir. Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing With Others. Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th-Century New York. The Killing Fields of East New York: The First Subprime Mortgage Scandal, a White-Collar Crime Spree, and the Collapse of an American Neighborhood. Cyberville: Clicks, Culture and the Creation of an Online Town.Help support California Haunts Radio by joining The Booo Crew. Please visit... patreon.com/CaliforniaHauntsRadio

Ode to My Cats, Cory and Rona by Connor by 826 Valencia's Message in a Bottle

1. Bluebird by Charles Bukowski 2. A Gift by Edward Medina 3. My Cats by Charles Bukowski 4. Whenever, Whatever by Edward Medina

Spring is in the air and half of us are still locked away indoors and that’s actually ok this year. So we want to change up your home a bit by providing you something a little fuzzy. Join us for a sneak peek at our guest Janet Dumas newest book “Blessings from My Cats” sharing: Our City's challenge with homeless animals, Janet's unintended odyssey into animal advocacy, the relationships Janet forged with her local feral cat colonies, their unique personalities, and so much more! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janetdumasauthor/ Order your paperback or on your device: https://www.amazon.com/Blessings-My-Cats-Discovered-Boundless/dp/1946044571/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Blessings+from+my+cat+book&qid=1571684733&sr=8-1

Listen to me vent, unscripted about a few things that Legit, grinds my gears: My Cats, Impatient Drivers, People that judge my parenting, and people that push their extremist lables [ideas] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bethesunshinebrf/message

Stacy Horn is the author of five nonfiction books, including Imperfect Harmony. Mary Roach has hailed her for "combining awe-fueled curiosity with topflight reporting skills." Horn’s commentaries have been heard on NPR’s All Things Considered and she is the founder of the social network Echo. She lives in New York City. Stacy's website can be found here: https://stacyhorn.com/ You can find Stacy's amazing books here: Unbelievable Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing with Others Waiting for My Cats to Die: A Memoir The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City's Cold Case Squad Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th-Century New York Music on this episode Intro/Outro: "Empathy" by Minimus The Poet https://minimusthepoet.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/minimusthepoet A special thank you to APS Mastering for their support. Visit www.apsmastering.com for all of your Audio Mastering needs.

Join Angel, Alan, Crystal and Chris as they welcome to Skywatchers Author Stacey Horn about her book Unbelievable: Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory (Ecco). To listen & chat live headover to www.psn-radio.com Archives will be at www.skywatchersradio.com Call in number (786) 245-8127 Skype: PSN RADIO, Soup Media Network Stacy Horn, who Mary Roach has hailed for “combining awe-fueled curiosity with topflight reporting skills,” is the author of five nonfiction books. The most recent one is titled, Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness Singing with Others, (Algonquin Books). Her previous books include, Unbelievable: Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory (Ecco), The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City's Cold Case Squad, (Viking) which received starred reviews from both Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly, and Waiting for My Cats to Die: a morbid memoir, (St. Martin's Press). Over the years she has also produced pieces for the NPR show, "All Things Considered," including the 1945 story of five missing children in West Virginia, the Vatican’s search for a patron saint of the internet, and an overview of cold case investigation in the United States. Horn is the founder of the New York City-based social network Echo. Echo was home to many online media firsts, including the first interactive tv show, which was co-produced with the then SciFi Channel. Her website is: stacyhorn.com.