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Join Dr. Lauren LaRose, psychiatrist and mom of three, as she brings on experts in mental health, physical health and education and explores ideas outside the traditional medical model.
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Mental Health, Burnout, and the Future of Healthcare | Dr. Athena Hall (opens the original)
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Dr. Athena Hall is a pediatrician and the founder of ZNA Health Network, where she is working to help reshape healthcare around stronger relationships between patients, providers, and communities. We sat down with Dr. Hall to talk about how her experiences working in Rwanda and the Navajo Nation changed the way she viewed the traditional healthcare system, particularly the limitations of top-down models that do not always reflect the needs, culture, or priorities of the people they are meant to
What If Mental Illness Is Also a Metabolic Problem? | Dr. Matthew Bernstein (opens the original)
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Dr. Matthew Bernstein is a metabolic psychiatrist and founding partner of Accord, a mental health program focused not just on reducing symptoms, but on helping people regain meaningful, lasting functioning in their daily lives. We sat down with Dr. Bernstein to explore how metabolic health may influence serious mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and treatment-resistant depression. He shares how his experience in traditional psychiatry led him to question
The Bully-Victim Cycle: Why Hurt Kids Sometimes Hurt Others (opens the original)
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Dr. Lauren LaRose is a board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist exploring the psychology of bullying and why not every bully fits the stereotype we expect. We take a closer look at “bully victims,” children who are both bullied by others and display aggressive or bullying behaviors themselves. We discuss how peer rejection, low self-worth, emotional dysregulation, shame, and a heightened sensitivity to threats can create a cycle where victimization leads to aggression, which the
Non-Speaking Autism: Unlocking Communication Through Letterboard | Episode 100 with Amanda McDaniels (opens the original)
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Amanda McDaniels is a special educator and the founder of Vibe Learning Center, where she works with non-speaking autistic individuals to develop intentional motor skills and access communication through letterboarding. We sat down with Amanda to explore how her years working in special education led her to question traditional assumptions about autism, cognitive ability, and communication. She explains how apraxia can make it difficult for some autistic individuals to physically demonstrate wha
The Hidden Brain Damage Risk in Youth Football | Episode 99 with Lee Schwartz (opens the original)
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Lee Schwartz is the father of two former NFL players and a member of the Concussion Legacy Foundation's West Coast Board of Advisors. We sat down with Lee to discuss the growing concern surrounding chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), what current research tells us about repeated head impacts, and why so many experts are urging parents to reconsider tackle football before age 14. Drawing from his family's firsthand experience in football and his work with the Concussion Legacy Foundation, Lee
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