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A move to America expanded her palate—and her waistline

January 3, 2023 Culture, Health, Race/Identity

When Rabia Chaudry’s family immigrated to the United States from Pakistan, they embraced all things American—including our love of fast food. She joins guest host Courtney Collins to share her body image journey.

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How to kick your success addiction and love your work

January 2, 2023 Culture, Mental Health

Arthur C. Brooks discusses his research to understand how to move past waning opportunities for advancement and embrace aging with all its many wonderful possibilities.

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How countries treat mental health when there’s a scarcity of psychiatrists

December 14, 2022 Mental Health

Vox reporter Sigal Samuel talks about a new model for training mental health laypeople to treat underserved communities.

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Scientists saw Covid coming—but we didn’t listen

December 8, 2022 Health

Writer David Quammen talks about what we know about the origins of SARS-CoV-2 and how it spread so quickly in the human population.

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Acting against your values can have a lasting effect on you

December 8, 2022 Culture, Mental Health

Writer Elizabeth Svoboda offers a primer on moral injury, new treatment methods and why Covid has health care providers suffering from it anew.

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Some hospice care is for-profit. Is that a problem?

December 7, 2022 Health

Reporter Ava Kofman discusses the ways some companies are maximizing Medicare benefits to the detriment of those in their care.

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You don’t need to be exceptional to live a good life

December 5, 2022 Mental Health

Avram Alpert, co-editor of Shifter magazine, discusses why our competitive nature makes us forget that there is enough success to go around – and how to find purpose in life just being OK.

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How to cope with multiple losses at once

November 22, 2022 Mental Health

Katie Reilly talks about cumulative grief – where one loss exacerbates the effects of another – how that effects health and relationships, and how to make it through.

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A sense of humor is good for your health

November 17, 2022 Mental Health

Health journalist Carolyn Todd joins Krys Boyd to discuss how well-being is tied to a mindset that embraces levity, and how humor can combat toxic stress.

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How to connect with people in a socially isolating world

November 16, 2022 Culture, Mental Health

Kim Samuel is founder of the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the search for meaning in our lives, finding purpose in human connections and strategies for achieving happiness.

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The boy who survived a men’s prison

November 15, 2022 Education, Health, Mental Health, Race/Identity

Ian Manuel joins us to discuss his crime, his quest for forgiveness, and why, he believes, we should not judge an entire life based on one’s worst day.

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Did Covid throw girls into early puberty?

November 14, 2022 Health, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

Jessica Winter from The New Yorker discusses why pediatric endocrinologists saw a surge during the pandemic for referrals for girls developing early and which demographic populations are being hit most often.

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