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Summit Center Update
June 2024
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Hello Dan,
School is out and summer is here! Congratulations to all the graduates. If you want to make a positive change for your child in the first part of the next school year, contact us to schedule a consultation and start the process now.king an appointment.
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Dr. Dan is expanding his consultation time this summer to support those who are looking for guidance related to…
· Parenting
· Gifted and 2e issues
· Neurodiversity
· Getting unstuck
· Reaching your potential
· Finding meaning and purpose
If you are interested in sitting down with Dr. Dan for a meaningful discussion, either in person or virtually, please contact us at inquiry@summitcenter.us or call 925 939-7500.
| Parent Footprint with Dr. Dan: Podcasts on Becoming Brave Together, the Magic of Caring, A Child with Tourette, the Well-Lived Life, and Finding Meaning in Loss | Dr. Dan spoke with five new guests in the last month: disability community leader Jessica Patay, journalist Elissa Strauss, author and mother Michele Turk, 103-year-old Dr. Gladys McGarey, and husband-and-wife Myra Sack and Matt Goldstein. A bonus episode discussing answers to listener questions was also posted. | |
Becoming Brave Together with Jessica Patay
Dr. Dan interviews Jessica Patay, the Founder/Executive Director of We Are Brave Together (a supportive community for moms of children with disabilities), host of the podcast Brave Together with Jessica Patay, and author/editor of Becoming Brave Together.
Jessica Patay is mother to a 20-year-old son with Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. Dr. Dan and Jessica discuss her parenting journey, her work to create a community for mothers, and her anthology Becoming Brave Together which gathers amazing caregiving stories written by other mothers of children with disabilities.
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When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others with Elissa Strauss
Dr. Dan interviews journalist Elissa Strauss about the powerful role caring for others plays in our lives and about her powerful book When You Care: The Unexpected Magic Of Caring For Others.
What if we all started to care about care? Drawing on parenting and caregiving research and her own experiences as a mother, Elissa explains to Dr. Dan that care is a long-ignored force in our collective lives — and a deeply philosophical, spiritual, and psychologically potent experience. Their discussion explores and acknowledges the breadth, depth, and beauty of all that caregivers do.
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Parenting a Child with Tourette Syndrome with Michele Turk
Dr. Dan interviews author and journalist Michele Turk about her memoir What Makes Him Tic? A Memoir Of Parenting A Child With Tourette.
When Michele Turk’s 11-year-old son, Michael, was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, she made it her mission to show him – and others – that he was so much more than the boy with tics who shouted obscenities hundreds of times a day. On our first-ever episode about Tourette Syndrome, Dr. Dan and Michele’s conversation will educate and inspire special needs parents everywhere.
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Listener Questions About Stranger Danger, the #tradwife Trend and More
Our latest Sitting Down with Dr. Dan bonus episode is here! Dr. Dan and podcast producer Laura Rossi discuss these great parenting topics: stranger danger, the #tradwife trend, caffeine and our teens, and how to help kids handle losing. Each month, Dr. Dan answers listener questions about parenting (and adulting, too!): email podcast@drdanpeters.com or DM us on social media.
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The Well-Lived Life with Dr. Gladys McGarey
Dr. Dan speaks to the remarkable and inspiring Dr. Gladys McGarey, a true trailblazer at over 100 years old. Hailed as the Mother of Holistic Medicine, Dr. McGarey is the author (with Dr. Mark Hyman) of The Well-Lived Life: A 103-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age and a consulting doctor.
Dr. Gladys McGarey is an example to us all - she still has her life coaching practice, she maintains a healthy diet, and she even enjoys a piece of cake every now and then! Over the past sixty years, Dr. McGarey has pioneered a new way of thinking about disease and health that has transformed the way we imagine healthcare and self-care around the world.
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Losing Our Daughter and Finding Our Way with Myra Sack and Matt Goldstein
Dr. Dan speaks to husband-and-wife Myra Sack and Matt Goldstein about Fifty-seven Fridays: Losing Our Daughter, Finding Our Way — their powerful memoir honoring the daughter they lost and chronicling their journey helping her live and die.
At fifteen months old, Havi was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs, a fatal neurodegenerative disease that can be revealed through genetic testing but was misreported to the couple. Havi was given just a year to live. Myra and Matt decide to celebrate Havi’s short life and vow to show her as much of the world as they can and they do.
| Listen and subscribe to any episode on your favorite podcast platform, or on our web site. | |
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Join Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) in Berkeley, CA this July 11-13 for adventures, community building and experiencing the joys of giftedness at their annual conference. Dr. Dan Peters will lead a special in-person SENGchat on “Parenting With Purpose for your Gifted/2e Child.” Dr. Lisa White will speak on the panel "Navigating Gifted Waters for Your Needs."
Keynote speakers include Paula Prober, psychotherapist and author of Your Rainforest Mind, and Frank C. Worrell, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Pre-conference workshops on July 10 will provide continuing education for professionals from the APA.
SENG is offering a $50 discount to the Summit Center community. For $50 off of your SENG registration, please use the promo code SENG24Summit when you register.
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Psychologist Dr. Brennan Whitley has written a picture book for elementary-aged children who are struggling with math, The Dafoompah and Me: A Story for Children with Dyscalculia. In the story, Charli is on a mission to get rid of the monster that has been bothering her in math class, no matter how much glue and tin foil it takes. As she embarks on an epic quest, Charli demonstrates the brain superpowers and challenges that come with having a math learning difference (dyscalculia). Information and resources on dyscalculia are included at the end of the story for children, parents, and teachers.
Dr. Whitley began her psychology career at Summit Center, and we are happy to see her creating resources that may help our clients and families.
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