Jenny Lawson joins us to talk about her battle with mental illness and her quest to find health, which she navigates with levity and laughter even in the darkest times.
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The Side Effects Of Meditation
David Kortava joins us to talk about why we’ve overlooked the potential problems with achieving a high level of mindfulness, including depression and schizophrenic deterioration.
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When Scientists Dabbled In Clairvoyance
Alicia Puglionesi holds a Ph.D. in the History of Science, Medicine and Technology from Johns Hopkins University, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a field of study that tried to make a science of the unexplained.
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They Had 12 Kids – Six Had Schizophrenia
Robert Kolker joins us to talk about the Galvin family, which saw schizophrenia take over six of 12 kids – drawing interest from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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The Science of Friendship
Science writer Lydia Denworth joins us to talk about the role close-knit communities play in our mental and physical health.
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It’s Gonna Be OK: You Can Survive Grief
George A. Bonanno, chair of the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Columbia University’s Teachers College, joins us to talk about research that shows a complex pattern of grieving and new insights into resilience
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Is Climate Change Causing Your Depression?
Journalist Ash Sanders joins us to talk about how the rise of eco-anxiety is creating a public mental health crisis.
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There Are Lots Of Ways To Be A Man
Matthew Gutmann, professor of anthropology at Brown University, joins us to talk about the enduring ideas that men are aloof, unable to control primal impulses, and are wired to dominate — and how wrong and harmful they are.
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Grieving Before Someone’s Gone
Pauline Boss, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota, joins us to talk about her work that has helped articulate the lonely and confusing feelings of loss even as someone lives.
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Why There’s A Massive Shortage Of Psychiatric Hospital Beds
Author Susannah Cahalan joins us to talk about her investigation into a psychology sting operation testing the legitimacy of mental health diagnoses.
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How Reading And Writing Saved A Lost Girl
Jaquira Diaz joins us to talk about overcoming her struggles with sexual assault and depression, growing up in Puerto Rican housing projects, and more.
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When the Buzz of Progress Becomes Noise Pollution
Bianca Bosker, contributing writer at The Atlantic, joins us to talk about how sound is affecting our world.
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