What You’re Saying When You Give Someone the Silent Treatment

  Dr. Nikki Martinez, an Independent Medical Expert at the Federal level and has been an Adjunct professor for the past 13 years joins eHealth Radio and the <a href="https://ehealthradio.podbean.com/category/psychology" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Psychology</a> &amp; <a href="https://ehealthradio.podbean.com/category/relationships" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Relationships</a> Channels. Dr. Martinez also works as an Independent Consultant for Various Individuals, Groups, and Organizations, as she continues to see a small caseload of Individual and Couple patients through Tele-Mental Health Services on a regular basis. Topic: What You're Saying When You Give Someone the Silent Treatment (Based on Daryl Austin's article from the Atlantic) Listen to interview with host <a href="http://www.twitter.com/EricDye" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eric Michaels</a> and guest Dr. Nikki Martinez discuss the following: <ol><li>What are the different names and types of "Silent Treatment" that we have seen throughout history?</li><li>How common is it for people to 'use' the silent treatment as a tool, or to have the 'silent treatment' used against them?</li><li>What can be the more serious consequences of what we know as "Ostracism?"</li><li>What are the reasons that people become perpetrators of silent treatment?</li><li>What can be the real-world impact on the victims of the silent treatment? </li></ol><a href="https://www.drnikkimartinez.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr. Nicole Martinez</a> received her master’s and her Doctorate from Illinois School of Professional Psychology and completed her pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowship at Gateway Foundation in Lake Villa, Illinois. Prior to that she attended the University of St. Francis where she completed a double major in Psychology and Therapeutic Recreation. Dr. Martinez has experience working with adolescents and adults in individual, family, and group treatment. Her therapeutic style can be described as integr