Dr. Joti Samra, R. Psych. Organizational & Media Consultant

(by Andrea Macpherson/Renee Bernard, NEWS1130)   Fifteen Vancouver Police members could be disciplined after they were caught emailing porn and other inappropriate content during work hours.   An internal investigation has found the material was exchanged between January and September of last year. The rankings of the officers involved include one civilian officer. The others [...]

(with Andrea MacPherson, News1130)   Dr. Samra is interviewed about her new show Million Dollar Neighbourhood on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada). Listen to the interview here: Dr. Samra on News1130 Feb15’12   Here are some useful tips from Dr. Samra on understanding the psychology behind our relationship with money!   1. Think about money [...]

(with David Dickinson, CFAX 1070)   Dr. Samra, host of OWN’s Million Dollar Neighbourhood, has a fun interview with David Dickinson about fun things to do on Valentine’s, how to survive the day if you are single, and how to have a low to no cost Valentine’s Day! If you enjoyed this article, please consider [...]

(with Philip Till, CKNW)   Dr. Samra, host of OWN’s Million Dollar Neighbourhood, is interviewed on CKNW’s morning show about ways to have a financially efficient Valentine’s Day! Here are some tips: 1. Identify your beliefs, assumptions and expectations around Valentine’s Day: and challenge them. Start by articulating your beliefs and assumptions around Valentine’s. Be [...]

(with Marcella Bernardo, CKNW)   Dr. Samra interviewed on CKNW about mass hysteria.   Where’s Dr. House when you need him?  Last fall, after a group of teens at New York’s LeRoy Junior-Senior High School began simultaneously exhibiting Tourette syndrome – like tics and verbal outbursts – experts were at a loss to explain why. [...]

(by Andrea Macpherson, NEWS1130)   Extremely picky eaters may have a mental illness. But not everyone agrees this should be included in a psychiatrist’s official manual.   “One of the things that I have concerns about is our tendency to sometimes over pathologize what may be normal behaviours,” explains Clinical Psychologist Dr. Joti Samra.   [...]

Dr. Samra does an interview and audience call-in segment with Michael Campbell, CKNW, about “The Marshmallow Study” and the psychology behind our financial decisions. The Marshmallow Study, conducted in 1972 by psychologist Walter Mischel of Stanford University, has been described as one of the most successful behavioural experiments. In the study, 4 year old children [...]

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(with Dr. Ellen Frank,  DepressionIsReal.org) Dr. Ellen Frank speaks with Dr. Samra on The Down and Up Show about workplace depression and the self-care guide she co-authored, Antidepressant Skills at Work: Dealing with Mood Problems in the Workplace (November 9, 2007). Listen to Podcast here [Episode 29] Download interview transcript here If you enjoyed this [...]

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