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The role of your brain in long Covid

February 2, 2023 Health, Science and Technology

Natalie Shure of The New Republic joins us to discuss why long Covid is confounding doctors and may well have a psychological component that shouldn’t be overlooked.

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Getting abortion pills could become harder than ever

January 31, 2023 Health, Politics

Vox reporter Rachel Cohen joins us to discuss states’ efforts to block these prescriptions using new methods of enforcement and lawsuits.

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How to experience moments of awe every day

January 27, 2023 Mental Health, Science and Technology

Psychology professor Dacher Keltner joins us to discuss a relatively new field of research studying awe, how it can transform the mind and body, and his own personal experiences with it.

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Cutting people off from opioids may not be the solution

January 24, 2023 Health, Mental Health

Maia Szalavitz, a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, talks about policies that keep chronic pain patients from accessing their drugs and where they turn when prescriptions aren’t an option.

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Are your goals in line with your values?

January 23, 2023 Culture, Mental Health

Philosophy professor Valerie Tiberius discusses aligning our goals with our values and what to do when those things don’t match up. Plus, we’ll learn how to use philosophy and psychology to guide us to the answers.

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The inflammation you can’t see is the most harmful

January 19, 2023 Health, Science and Technology

Shilpa Ravella, an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia, discusses why inflammation is the root of disease and what we can do to control it.

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Why you should be scheduling time for fun

January 13, 2023 Health, Mental Health

Psychologist Mike Rucker joins us to discuss why adding fun back into the daily grind will make you more productive and lead to a happier life.

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Do your friends hold the key to your happiness?

January 12, 2023 Mental Health

Harvard psychiatry professor Robert Waldinger talks with us about why friendships, marriages, even book groups, form the basis for a more meaningful existence.

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What Dry January can do for you

January 11, 2023 Health

Health psychology expert Richard De Visser explains the benefits of abstaining from alcohol, and if the practice really produces a healthier relationship with drinking in the long run.

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The impossible expectations on American mothers

January 11, 2023 Culture, Mental Health

Jessica Grose is an opinion writer at The New York Times who writes the newsletter On Parenting, and she joins us to talk about what successful parenting really looks like and the societal expectations we have for parents.

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Kids need to talk about death, too

January 9, 2023 Mental Health

Elena Lister, a senior consulting analyst for grief at Columbia University Psychoanalytic Center, talks about how parents and educators can talk about grief with a child in a nurturing way.

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There are still ways to expand on the ADA

January 4, 2023 Health, Politics

Ben Mattlin is a journalist who is also disabled, and he joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss the progress the disabled community has made to raise awareness about opportunities for increased access.

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