Writer Sarah Fay discusses her many diagnoses and offers an examination of psychiatry’s main tool, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—the DSM— and the history behind it.
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How to make sure your only child still feels like a kid
Jancee Dunn discusses the ways her own child has siphoned off focus from her husband, and how culturally we have become accustomed to this interference.
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You don’t need to be exceptional to live a good life
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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Life lessons from the NBA’s first Black woman CEO
CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, Cynt Marshall talks about the hurdles in her life and how they helped her find her voice and define her leadership skills.
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How Covid changed your children’s lives
Education journalist Anya Kamenetz explains what happened during the pandemic when schools could no longer offer safety net programs and the lives of people across the country who were affected.
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How to heal your broken heart
Journalist Florence Williams talks about her painful divorce and how that led her to uncover the latest research on loneliness and its connection to health.
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Why your boss wants you back at the office
Rani Molla, senior data reporter for Recode joins us to discuss how corporate America might move forward after Covid shutdowns.
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Why Black Americans live sicker and die quicker
Professor Linda Villarosa joins us to talk about why Black Americans are dying sooner and have worse health outcomes than their white counterparts.
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Why blood mystified doctors for centuries
Dr. Dhun Sethna explains how advancements in our knowledge of blood circulation and the heart have shaped today’s medicine.
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When you need your job and your kids need you
Psychologist Maureen Perry-Jenkins discusses the working conditions of parents who must return to work weeks after giving birth and the challenges they face raising healthy children.
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Poetry, laughter and pain: a Mexican American writer shares her life
Erika L. Sánchez joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss some very personal stories about mental health, success and confronting racism in everyday life.
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How to change your mind so you can change your body
Author Selena Barlett discusses how a better understanding of brain science can help us to identify destructive patterns and forge new paths toward health and happiness.
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