The tragic shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia highlights the ongoing threat of gun violence in schools. Pamela Cantor, M.D., explores the biological impact of stress on children's ability to learn and provides tips for adults to help reassure and support young people in the aftermath of such events.

In this episode of The Greatness Machine, Pamela Cantor, M.D. delves deeply into the essence of self-actualization and offers valuable guidance for unlocking the boundless possibilities that lie within each of us.

Pamela Cantor, M.D. delivers the keynote address, “A Fierce Sense of Belonging: Fuel for Engagement, Motivation, and Learning”.

July 18–20, 2023, Online

In a keynote speech, Pamela Cantor, M.D. explores how human connections wire the brain and fuel learning.

April 21-23, 2023

What is it about adolescents and the adolescent brain that makes them particularly vulnerable to stress? And what can we as teachers, parents, and caregivers do to support them?

Shawn Ginwright discusses his new book, The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves, and provides what he describes as a “roadmap” for people to embody the change they want to see in society.

It may be scary to talk with your children about school shootings, but it's important to try.

All Kids Thriving: Psychology Today—Unsure whether to talk to children about the war in Ukraine? Hearing the truth from someone they trust can be reassuring.

So what is it about adolescents and the adolescent brain that has made them particularly vulnerable to pandemic stress. And what can we as teachers, parents, and caregivers do to support them?

Part 1 of a conversation with Margaret Beale Spencer about human vulnerability, resilience and context, which are concepts that Professor Spencer, University of Chicago, has spent her career studying and addressing.

The 45-minute docu-training film featuring Pamela Cantor, M.D., aims to help educators mitigate the effects of grief, trauma, and emotional stressors facing students amidst the uncertainty of COVID-19.

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pamela Cantor, M.D. offers a framework for educators and parents to manage and surmount stress, the 3 R's, relationships, routines, and resilience.

Pamela Cantor, M.D. reflects on the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the impact that is having on the sense of safety.

Pamela Cantor, M.D. provides advice to parents on how to restore a sense of safety for children in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.

Guidance for parents in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting.

Children exposed to a traumatic event may be at higher risk for developing mental disorders.