Dr Laura Roberts is joined by Dr. Victor G. Carrion, Vice-Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Early Life Stress and Resilience Program, to discuss two books he co-authored: Assessing and Treating Youth Exposed to Traumatic Stress (2019) and Applied Mindfulness (2019) which both focus on the resilience and well-being of children, and new ways of thinking about child mindfulness. In this episode: Introduction (0:22) Genesis of Carrion’s work in traumatic stress (2:47) origins of “Applied Mindfulness” (11:02) Mindfulness in kindergarteners (13:45) Metrics and tracking (14:58) Process of writing a book (16:50) Managing your own mindfulness regime (20:27) Show Notes and Resources: American Psychiatric Association Publishing: Assessing and Treating Youth Exposed to Traumatic Stress (2019) American Psychiatric Association Publishing: Applied Mindfulness (2019) For more information on Dr Victor Carrion, please visit: profiles.stanford.edu/victor-carrion Other APA podcasts: https//www.psychiatryonline.org/podcasts