David Pelcovitz is a clinical psychologist, whose career over the past 40 years has focused on clinical practice and research efforts in areas related to trauma, child abuse and parenting. He is currently the Straus Chair in Psychology and Education at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education at Yeshiva University, where he also serves as Special Assistant to the president as well as teach courses in Pastoral Psychology to the Yeshiva's Rabbinical students. Before assuming that position, Dr. Pelcovitz was Director of Psychology at North Shore University Hospital and Clinical Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine.   Among his books are Life in the Balance: Torah Perspective on Positive Psychology and Balanced Parenting -- both co-authored with his father and a number of other books, research papers and monographs mostly focusing on PTSD and child abuse.   In this episode we talk to the doc about: Technology, Social Media, phone use and more.   While there are many benefits, lets discuss the challenges and how to deal with them.   Download Dr. Pelcovitz's free powerpoint here: https://www.livinglchaim.com/mental-health   Need help? Need Direction? Relief is here to help! Call 718-431-9501 or email [email protected]   Want to share the show with someone who doesn't have access to the internet or smartphones?   Our new and free call-in-to listen feature is here: USA: 712-432-3489 UK: 0333-366-0154 ISRAEL: 079-579-5088   Subscribe to our show to join the journey. Lchaim. To watch this interview, go to LivingLchaim's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LivingLchaim/videos