The director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why grieving looks different than what we’ve been taught previously and strategies for finding your way back to hope and normalcy.
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Is your culture cool with therapy?
Sahaj Kaur Kohli, advice columnist for the Washington Post, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why seeking out therapy is really difficult for the children of immigrants.
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The balancing act of a healthy brain
Camilla Nord, who leads the Mental Health Neuroscience Lab at the University of Cambridge, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the latest science of brain health – what works to return to equilibrium and why it sometimes doesn’t.
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Why you need fear in your life
Dr. Arash Javanbakht, psychiatrist and neuroscientist, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how fear works in the brain, its relationship to PTSD and trauma, and how we can tame it.
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Calming your brain in a busy world
Dr. Romie Mushtaq, physician and chief wellness officer for Evolution Hospitality, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what she calls the “busy brain” – linked to insomnia, ADD and anxiety – and offers strategies to tame overactive minds.
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It’s time to check in with your senses
Author Gretchen Rubin joins us to discuss her awaking to relearn how to see, taste, touch, smell, and hear — and why she found life richer and more fulfilling when she slowed down.
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MDMA’s journey from dancefloor to doctor’s office
Science journalist Rachel Nuwer discusses how MDMA – once a Schedule 1 drug – is now being heralded as a treatment for PTSD and other afflictions.
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Feeling lonely? It’s time to get creative
Dr. Jeremy Nobel, a primary-care physician with faculty appointments at the Harvard Medical School, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how we can use creative expression to connect with others.
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For a comedian, imposter syndrome is no laughing matter
Aparna Nancherla, an L.A.-based comedian whose work has been seen on HBO, Netflix and Comedy Central, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how depression, anxiety and imposter syndrome make it into her work – and the ways her art reflects her mental state.
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You should schedule more time to do nothing with your friends
Sheila Liming, author of “Hanging Out,” discusses why we need to ditch the calendars and find time to just sit with friends and strangers – and how that strategy is a potential solution to our epidemic of loneliness.
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We don’t make it easy to get sober
Wilson M. Sims joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his own journey from addict to working for a behavioral health company helping fellow addicts navigate the many roadblocks that make it hard to get clean.
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To stop teen suicide, we need to act much earlier
Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, founding director of the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care UT Southwestern Medical Center, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why suicide rates among Texas youth are on the rise.
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