We are a nationally broadcast public radio show dedicated to fostering empathy, reducing stigma and inspiring the courage to have difficult conversations that improve our health. Below is a list of episodes that we hope will be of interest to you.
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Loving Across the Political Divide
Sheila Heen is on faculty at the Harvard Negotiation Project. She discusses how she and her husband have navigated their opposing political beliefs and learned to communicate respectfully when they disagree.
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Living with Depression & Alcoholism
Radio broadcaster and former Jesuit priest Neil McKenty talks about his struggles with depression and alcoholism, even while he appeared outwardly successful.
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Sexual Medicine for Men
Urology and Gynecology Professor, Dr. Irwin Goldstein talks about maintaining sexual health for men, discussing premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, and bicycle injuries.
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Child Abuse and Physical Health 25 Years Later
Dr. Vincent Felitti discusses his groundbreaking research showing how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) like abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction, can dramatically affect physical health later in life.
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Connecting with People with Dementia
Neuropsychologist Steven Sabat discusses how he’s found ways to communicate with people with advanced dementia, and how standard tests of mental ability can fail to register their social awareness and personhood.
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Alcoholism in Families
Psychologist Dr. Louise Zubrod tells the story of alcoholism in her own family, and explores how silence can become an obstacle to change.
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People of Size
Rebecca Weinstein discusses body positivity and the experience of being a larger person in our culture, including other people’s perceptions and shaming and stigma in medical encounters.
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The Impact of Cancer on Families
Family therapist David Treadway describes the book he co-wrote with his wife and two grown sons, Home Before Dark, about his advanced lymphoma and how his family coped with his illness.
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