Dr. Judy Ho

Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychologist | Tenured Professor | Author & TEDx Speaker | Host of A.) and Business Administration (B. S.) D.)

Dr. Judy Ho received her undergraduate degrees in Psychology (B. from University of California, Berkeley, and completed her masters (M. and doctoral (Ph. degrees in Clinical Psychology at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She is a two time recipient of the National Institute of Mental Health Research Service Award (2004 and 2008), and completed a three year National Insti

tute of Mental Health sponsored postdoctoral fellowship at University of California Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric Institute Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Judy Ho is a licensed psychologist and Tenured Associate Professor of Psychology (at Pepperdine University). She has over a decade of experience working with clients of all ages with a variety of challenges and issues. Her therapeutic approach combines scientific basis with holistic, complementary techniques in order to create a comprehensive and specialized treatment plan for each client. Dr. Judy Ho conducts neuropsychological testing for a variety of purposes, including forensic settings (e.g., fitness for duty, child custody evaluation, worker's compensation, personal injury, board licensing disputes), school and educational settings (e.g., diagnosis of learning disabilities, creation of Individualized Educational Plan, career and college planning), and treatment settings (e.g., psychodiagnostic evaluations, progress tracking). Please visit Dr. Judy Ho's website for more information.

07/29/2026

You got the promotion. You landed the presentation. You framed the degree on the wall. And somehow you still feel like it's only a matter of time before someone figures out you don't really belong there. 💙

That feeling has a name. And it's a lot more common than you think.

An estimated 70% of people experience imposter syndrome at some point in their lives. And here's the part that might surprise you — it shows up most in people who are genuinely the most competent. Not the ones who lack the skills. The ones who care deeply about getting it right.

In this week's episode of Savvy Psychologist, Dr. Judy Ho breaks down what imposter syndrome actually is, why it hits hardest at life transitions, why it shows up way beyond just the workplace, and three practical tools to stop it from making decisions for you.

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07/21/2026

You open your laptop to do one thing. 40 minutes later you have 17 tabs open, you've started three different tasks, and you genuinely cannot remember what you sat down to do. 💙

There's a pile of stuff by the front door that has been there for three weeks. You were fully in a conversation until suddenly mid-sentence you forgot what you were talking about.

And somewhere underneath all of it there's a voice asking — why can't I just get it together?

For millions of adults that voice has the wrong answer. This is not a motivation problem or a discipline problem or a character flaw. It's a neuropsychological reality — and it has a name, a body of research, and tools that actually help.

In this week's episode of Savvy Psychologist, Dr. Judy Ho breaks down what adult ADHD actually is, why so many adults are only finding out about it now, and three practical tools designed specifically for the ADHD brain.

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07/14/2026

You've probably seen the attachment theory content online. You might have even taken the quiz. But knowing your attachment style and actually changing the patterns that come with it — those are completely different things. 💙

In this week's episode of Savvy Psychologist, Dr. Judy Ho goes beyond the basics and into the actual self-talk running beneath your relationships. Drawing from her book The New Rules of Attachment, she breaks down all four attachment styles — the worried warrior, the fiercely independent, the surveillance specialist, and the connected explorer — and the internal voice driving each one.

She also shares three concrete tools to start rewriting your operating system, no matter what your attachment history looks like.

Which of these sounds familiar to you?
"I need to rescue everyone."
"When the going gets tough, I go it alone."
"I hate you. Don't leave me."
"I can handle what comes my way."

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07/07/2026

True crime has made "psychopath" one of the most recognized — and most misunderstood — words in popular culture. 💙

The violent predator in the documentary is not the most common version of psychopathy. Most psychopaths are not in prison. The real picture is far more nuanced — and far more relevant to everyday life — than true crime would have you believe.

In this week's episode of Savvy Psychologist, Dr. Judy Ho brings her forensic psychology lens to what psychopathy actually is, the critical differences between psychopathy, sociopathy, and antisocial personality disorder, why psychopathic traits may appear at higher rates in corporate leadership than in the general population, and the remarkable story of a neuroscientist who discovered his own brain matched the profile of a psychopathic killer.

She also shares three practical, evidence-based tools to sharpen your ability to recognize psychopathic behavior in everyday life — not to diagnose people, but to protect yourself.

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06/30/2026

It's 11PM. You had a genuinely good day. And you're lying awake anyway. 💙
Running through tomorrow's to-do list. Replaying a meeting that went fine. Feeling vaguely behind on something even though you're not. Bracing for something — but not sure what.

From the outside everything looks fine. You're the person others describe as having it all together. From the inside it never really stops.

That's high functioning anxiety. It doesn't show up as panic attacks or obvious avoidance. It shows up as competence, overpreparation, and a to-do list that's always one item away from feeling okay.

In tomorrow's episode of Savvy Psychologist, Dr. Judy Ho breaks down what high functioning anxiety actually is, why the people who have it are often the last to get help, and three research-backed tools to finally start addressing it.

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06/28/2026

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06/23/2026

Have you heard of "Nonnamaxing" yet? 👵🏼🌿 It’s one of the biggest searched wellness trends of 2026, and your nervous system is practically begging you to try it.

Derived from the Italian word for grandmother, the idea is simple: live a little more like your favorite nonna. Put down the phone, bake the bread, pick up the knitting needles, and prioritize simple, tactile pleasures.

While it looks like a cozy social media aesthetic, Dr. Judy Ho explains that there is genuinely compelling neuroscience behind why it works. Urgency culture keeps your brain in a constant, low-grade state of fight-or-flight. Analog hobbies do the exact opposite—they quiet the brain's rumination centers and trigger a biological "relaxation response" that lowers your heart rate and cortisol.

It’s not laziness. It’s a neurologically grounded recovery plan. 🧠✨

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06/22/2026

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06/16/2026

Father's Day is this Sunday — and while the greeting cards make it look simple, for a lot of people this day is anything but. 💙

For some it's pure celebration. For others it's grief for the father they wished they had, the one who left, or the one who was there in body but never quite emotionally. And for many people, it's both at once.

In today's episode of Savvy Psychologist, Dr. Judy Ho unpacks what the internet calls "daddy issues" — a phrase that gets used as a punchline but actually points at something real and significant that affects people of every gender.

She covers what paternal attachment wounds actually are, how they show up in adult life and relationships, and three concrete tools for beginning to heal — wherever you are in that process.

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06/12/2026

The numbers around adulthood have shifted in a way that might surprise you. 💙

1 in 3 adults aged 18 to 34 now lives with at least one parent. Among 18 to 24-year-olds, that number is 57%. And multigenerational living has nearly quadrupled since 1971.

But here's what really puts it in perspective: in 1975, 45% of adults aged 25 to 34 had achieved all four traditional adult milestones — leaving home, a stable job, marriage, and children. By 2024, fewer than 25% have met all four.

The transition to adulthood has fundamentally changed. And before we write off an entire generation, Dr. Judy Ho says we need to understand what's really driving this shift.

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