Mental Health

Ep 183. Uma Naidoo, M.D.: This is Your Brain on Food

Ep 183. Uma Naidoo, M.D.: This is Your Brain on Food

Dr. Uma Naidoo, Harvard based psychiatrist, chef, and author of This is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, PTSD, ADHD, OCD and More, is regarded internationally as a pioneer in the field of nutritional psychiatry, having founded the first US hospital-based clinical service in this area. Uma describes to Stew, in very practical terms, the ways that different kinds of food affect our moods, well-being, and productivity…[Click for more]

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Ep 178. Howard Stevenson: Racial Literacy

Ep 178. Howard Stevenson: Racial Literacy

Dr. Howard Stevenson is the Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education, Professor of Africana Studies, in the Human Development & Quantitative Methods Division of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.; the Executive Director of the Racial Empowerment Collaborative (REC) at Penn; and the Director of Forward Promise, a national program office funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Stew and Howard discuss the subtle, sometimes unintended ways by which we communicate about race, and demonstrate, using Stew as his subject,..[Click for more]

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Ep 159. Suvrat Bhargave: A Moment of Insight

Ep 159. Suvrat Bhargave: A Moment of Insight

Dr. Suvrat Bhargave is the author of a new book called Moment of Insight: Universal Lessons Learned from a Psychiatrist's Couch. Stew and Dr. Bhargave discuss how shame, self-worth, the stigma of mental illness, how to raise children who feel good about themselves…[Click for more]

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Ep 87. Nancy Rothstein: Sleep Ambassador

Ep 87. Nancy Rothstein: Sleep Ambassador

Nancy Rothstein is known as The Sleep Ambassador.  She is also Director of Corporate Sleep Programs at CIRCADIAN, a global company that provides 24/7 workforce performance and safety solutions for businesses that operate around the clock. Stew and Nancy talk about the well-documented sequelae of sleep deprivation -- individual problems such as depression, weight gain, and heart disease; the ripple effects on our family members;  and, for businesses, reduced productivity and workplace accidents — and tips…[Click for more]

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Ep 85. Morra Aarons-Mele: Hermit Entrepreneur

Ep 85. Morra Aarons-Mele: Hermit Entrepreneur

Morra Aarons-Mele is founder of the award-winning social impact agency Women Online and The Mission List, a social change influencer database. She has worked on the online campaigns of Hillary Clinton, President Obama and the UN and many others. She and Stew discuss her book, Hiding in the Bathroom, the narrow view of success in our society…[click for more]

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