Reasons Adult Coloring Books Are Great for Your Mental, Emotional, and Intellectual Health

  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; Emotional Health 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: Reasons Adult Coloring Books Are Great for Your Mental, Emotional, and Intellectual Health 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>Is it true that the practice of "prescribing" adult coloring stems all the way back to the late psychologist Carl Jung?</li><li>What types of emotional and mental health issues can Adult coloring books help with?</li><li>Coloring can obviously bring us back to a simpler time, but you also note that coloring has intellectual benefits as well. Could you say a little about that?</li><li>You noted that coloring utilizes ‘both’ sides of the brain, so not only as it applies to your field, but what other areas can this be used in for treatment?</li><li>Adult coloring books clearly help serve many purposes that are beneficial, what are some thoughts you would like to leave listeners with?</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 individ