The Happiness Psychiatrist

12/10/2025

🌷This topic came up in a therapy session today and it highlights a very common conundrum for parentified Adult Children.

🌷When does the cost of loyalty to our dysfunctional family systems become so high that it negatively impacts our mental health, our lives, our futures, and our happiness levels?

🌷ls it okay to gradually set boundaries, take some space, and start to source our self-esteem and self-love from within? (the answer is yes! 🩷)

🌷For more help on individuating from your difficult family of origin, I highly recommend the book “Leaving Home” by psychologist David Celani PhD 📚

xoxo,
Dr. Ambardar 🤗

12/06/2025

12/05/2025

Just a few of the books I’ve been recommending to patients in the past few months! 📚📒

Adult ADHD can impact our: 👇🏼

✅ living spaces

✅ work/school lives

✅ relationships

✅ confidence, motivation, and energy levels

Help is available and medication + therapy + coaching all make a difference! 🦋💊🤗

xoxo,
Dr. Ambardar 🐶🎈

12/05/2025

GLP-1s for Binge Eating Disorder: A New Frontier in Psychiatry 🧠💊

If you or someone you love struggles with Binge Eating Disorder (BED), there is new hope. 💗

As an integrative psychiatrist who blends psychopharmacology with holistic care, I’ve seen how GLP-1s such as semaglutide (Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Zepbound) can dramatically reduce binge eating episodes (and even binge drinking behavior!) - often within the first 2–4 weeks of treatment. 🦋

👉 GLP-1s work by:

🌈 Targeting brain areas involved in reward-seeking and impulse control, such as the hypothalamus, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex.

🌈 Decreasing food-related intrusive thoughts (“food noise”)

🌈 Slowing gastric emptying and promoting satiety and fullness faster

🌈 Reducing dopaminergic reward-seeking behavior

🌈 Regulating impulsivity and compulsive eating patterns

When combined with psychotherapy, trauma work, and lifestyle changes, GLP-1s can support deep, life-changing healing around food. 💕

If you’ve been struggling with binge eating disorder, it’s important to know that it’s not about willpower; it’s about neurobiology, and help is absolutely available 🌸

💌 At The Happiness Psychiatrist®, I provide GLP-1 therapy to patients throughout California and New York.

If you’re ready to explore whether GLP-1s could be right for you, please feel free to visit https://bit.ly/3B0vdOZ to learn more! 🦄

To your best mental health,
Dr. Ambardar 💕 😊 💗

11/26/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from our office to you! 🥕 🌽🍊I hope you have a gentle, peaceful holiday! There is always so much to be grateful for 🧡🍑🍊😊

xoxo,
Dr. Ambardar

❤️ ❤️

11/16/2025

If you or someone you love struggles with Binge Eating Disorder (BED), there is new hope. 💗

As an integrative psychiatrist who blends psychopharmacology with holistic care, I’ve seen how GLP-1s such as semaglutide (Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Zepbound) can dramatically reduce binge eating episodes (and even binge drinking behavior!) - often within the first 2–4 weeks of treatment. 🦋

👉 GLP-1s work by:

🌈 Targeting brain areas involved in reward-seeking and impulse control, such as the hypothalamus, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex.

🌈 Decreasing food-related intrusive thoughts (“food noise”)

🌈 Slowing gastric emptying and promoting satiety and fullness faster

When combined with psychotherapy, trauma work, and lifestyle changes, GLP-1s can support deep, life-changing healing around food. 💕

If you’ve been struggling with binge eating disorder, it’s important to know that it’s not about willpower; it’s about neurobiology, and help is absolutely available 🌸

💌 At The Happiness Psychiatrist®, I provide GLP-1 therapy to patients throughout California and New York.

If you’re ready to explore whether GLP-1s could be right for you, please feel free to visit https://bit.ly/3B0vdOZ to learn more! 🦄

To your best mental health,
Dr. Ambardar 💕 😊 💗

11/14/2025

Who remembers Care Bears?! 🧸😊 Happy Friday to All! ☔️🤗

📸: Care Bears Fans

11/14/2025

It’s raining in LA! ☔️ Happy Friday! 💧😊

11/01/2025

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