Dr. Annie Fenn is the founder of the Brain Health Kitchen and, in partnership with the University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brain Health, she talks to host Krys Boyd about brain-friendly eating patterns, understanding how “good” and “bad” fats affect us, and offers simple recipe ideas for incorporating these foods into every meal.
Read moreCynicism won’t protect you from getting hurt
Jamil Zaki, professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why cynicism leads to not only a more dismal outlook on life, but deleterious health effects.
Read moreHow to keep hard conversations safe
Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt are counselors who specialize in creating safe spaces for conversations, and they join host Krys Boyd to discuss why you should avoid negative comments at all costs, how to grow with your partner to better understand their point of view and how to hear people out without becoming enemies.
Read moreThe foods that keep your brain young
Dr. Annie Fenn is the founder of the Brain Health Kitchen and, in partnership with the University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brain Health, she talks to host Krys Boyd about brain-friendly eating patterns, understanding how “good” and “bad” fats affect us, and offers simple recipe ideas for incorporating these foods into every meal.
Read moreCynicism won’t protect you from getting hurt
Jamil Zaki, professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why cynicism leads to not only a more dismal outlook on life, but deleterious health effects.
Read moreMusic as medicine
Daniel Levitin is a neuroscientist, musician and visiting professor at UCLA. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the many ways the brain responds to music —from warding off disease to helping those who stutter to releasing oxytocin — and what science is uncovering about this phenomenon.
Read moreHow campaigns define themselves
Basil Smikle is a political strategist, policy advisor and professor of practice and director of the nonprofit management program in the school of professional studies at Columbia University. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how campaigns brand themselves, how they attempt to label each other, and what voters actually respond to in the end.
Read moreThe grief of institutionalizing a child
Jennifer Senior, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the story of her aunt Adele, who was sent away at age 6 because of intellectual disabilities.
Read moreWhy are we so polarized? Science has the answer
Joel Achenbach, reporter for The Washington Post, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why our emotions are getting the better of us when it comes to discussing politics.
Read moreAre you raising a tiny narcissist?
Mary Ann Little, a clinical psychologist, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how to make sure a child’s self-centered behaviors don’t manifest into a disorder as adults and the four parenting types that promote narcissistic behavior.
Read moreWhy some people can’t stop lying
Christian L. Hart, a professor of psychology at Texas Woman’s University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the psychology of people who lie all the time.
Read moreKids need to talk about death, too
Elena Lister, associate professor of clinical psychiatry at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how parents and educators can talk about grief with a child in a nurturing way.
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