Episódios

  • Supporting mental health for youth of color, with Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD

    Supporting mental health for youth of color, with Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD
    Sep 18 2024
    Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble, a psychologist who has spent decades working to advance the mental health of youth of color, was selected as one of 12 global leaders to receive a $20 million grant-making fund from philanthropist Melinda French Gates. Dr. Alfiee discusses the state of youth mental health, particularly for intersectional youth of color, the biggest challenges facing young people today, how the conversation around youth mental health has changed in recent years and how she hopes to use the new funding to make a difference in young people’s lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 minutos
  • Harnessing the healing power of music, with Renée Fleming and Aniruddh Patel, PhD

    Harnessing the healing power of music, with Renée Fleming and Aniruddh Patel, PhD
    Sep 11 2024
    Today, music therapies are being used to help treat mental and physical health conditions as diverse as chronic pain, Parkinson's disease and stroke. Renowned soprano Renée Fleming, editor of a new book on music, the arts and health, joins music cognition researcher Aniruddh Patel, PhD, to talk about the connections between music, mind and body, whether humans evolved to be an inherently musical species, the science behind some of the most effective music therapies and promising directions for future research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 minutos
  • Road rage, traffic jams and why driving stresses us out, with Dwight Hennessy, PhD

    Road rage, traffic jams and why driving stresses us out, with Dwight Hennessy, PhD
    Sep 4 2024
    Is your commute the most stressful part of your day? Traffic psychologist Dwight Hennessy, PhD, talks about what’s going on when we get behind the wheel -- including what causes “road rage,” why some people find driving more stressful than others and how our personality affects our driving, what’s going on with the “zipper merge,” and how driving may change with more automated and self-driving cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 minutos
  • How to handle health anxiety, with Karen Lynn Cassiday, PhD

    How to handle health anxiety, with Karen Lynn Cassiday, PhD
    Aug 28 2024
    For those with health anxiety, worrying about sickness can be a constant struggle that can harm their mental health, relationships and even physical health. Karen Lynn Cassiday, PhD, author of the book “Freedom from Health Anxiety,” talks about how to recognize health anxiety (once known as hypochondria), why the internet and “Dr. Google” can make health anxiety worse, and what to do if you or someone you love struggles with health anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 minutos
  • Job therapy and toxic coworkers, with Tessa West, PhD

    Job therapy and toxic coworkers, with Tessa West, PhD
    Aug 21 2024
    Are you and your job just not clicking anymore? New York University psychology professor Tessa West, PhD, author of “Job Therapy: Finding Work that Works for You,” talks about the most common sources of job dissastisfaction, how you can figure out why you’re unhappy at work and find a job that’s a better fit, how to handle -- or avoid -- toxic coworkers, and the importance of good communication at work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 minutos
  • Encore - How to have great conversations, with Charles Duhigg and Michael Yeomans, PhD

    Encore - How to have great conversations, with Charles Duhigg and Michael Yeomans, PhD
    Aug 14 2024
    Conversational chemistry might seem intangible, but psychologists are beginning figure out what makes some conversations work while others fall apart. Charles Duhigg, author of the upcoming book Supercommunicators and conversation researcher Michael Yeomans, PhD, talk about how anyone can learn to communicate better, the best way to build rapport with someone you just met, why it’s important to think about your goals in a conversation, how to have a productive conversation about a disagreement, and how technology changes conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 minutos
  • Encore - Why you should take a vacation—and how to get the most out of it, with Jessica de Bloom, PhD, and Sarah Pressman, PhD

    Encore - Why you should take a vacation—and how to get the most out of it, with Jessica de Bloom, PhD, and Sarah Pressman, PhD
    Aug 7 2024
    Whether your idea of the perfect vacation involves the beach, exploring a city, or just relaxing at home, you probably look forward to your time off all year. Sarah Pressman, PhD, of the University of California Irvine, and Jessica de Bloom, PhD, of Groningen University in the Netherlands, talk about why taking a break from work is important for physical and mental health, what you can do to make the most of your vacation time, and differences in work and vacation culture around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 minutos
  • Encore - What is it like to be face blind? With Joe DeGutis, PhD, and Sadie Dingfelder

    Encore - What is it like to be face blind? With Joe DeGutis, PhD, and Sadie Dingfelder
    Jul 31 2024
    After a lifetime of thinking that she was just a little bit bad at remembering people, Sadie Dingfelder learned that she had prosopagnosia, a disorder more colloquially known as face blindness. Harvard psychologist Joe DeGutis, PhD, who runs the research study that Dingfelder participated in, joins her to discuss how people with face blindness see the world, why it’s such an interesting disorder to study, and promising treatments that his lab is exploring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 minutos