Health is Everything™
Join Michelle Lampl and members of Emory University's groundbreaking Center for the Study of Human Health as they discuss how our health impacts every facet of our lives. From world-renowned scholars covering timely topics to student leaders exploring the cause and effect of health on society at large. Health truly is everything.
Episodes
49 episodes
Dr. Mandy Bekhbat: Immune System, Metabolism, and Depression
How Your Immune System and Metabolism Shape Depression with Dr. Mandy BekhbatIn this episode, Dr. Mandy Bekhbat, a neuroscientist and assistant professor in the Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, ta...
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Roman Palitsky: The Risks of Meditation and Psychedelics
Exploring The Often Under-Appreciated Risks of Meditation and Psychedelics: a Conversation with Roman Palitsky, PhDIn this episode, Dr. Roman Palitsky, a clinical psychologist and Director of Research Projects for Emory Spiritual ...
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Glenn Auerbach: In Search of Good Sauna
In Search of Good Sauna: Heat, Tradition and Connection, with Glenn Auerbach, Founder and Editor of Sauna TimesHeat is really having a moment. And not just heat, but cold, too. Saunas and cold plunges, sweat lodges, and sw...
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Dr. Ira Bedzow: Life on Purpose
Life on Purpose: Insights on well-being and education from Ira Bedzow, PhD, Executive Director of the Emory Purpose ProjectPurpose and meaning are foundational to any definition of the good life. They are also a trendy top...
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Dr. Chantelle Thomas: Sanity in the Wild New World of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Sanity in the Wild New World of Psychedelic-Assisted TherapyThe buzz about psychedelics is everywhere these days, especially in the mental health space, where these compounds are being hailed as the greatest potential ther...
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Dr. Sue Carter: Oxytocin the Human Hormone: A Report from a Life in Science
Oxytocin the Human Hormone: A Report from a Life in ScienceIf you are not holding the hormone oxytocin in the highest regard now, you will after listening to this episode’s guest, Sue Carter, PhD, as she explains how this remarka...
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Dr. Don Noble: Part 2 - Want to Change Your Life? Take a Breath
Want to Change Your Life? Take a Breath, Part 2This conversation between host Charles L. Raison and Donald J. Noble, PhD, picks up where the first part of this series left off by extending our discussion of the potential health b...
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Chris Lindley: How One Valley Changed the Equation
How One Valley Changed the Equation: A Roadmap for Transforming Behavioral Healthcare in the United StatesIt’s no secret that the United States is in the midst of a mental health crisis. There are a number of reasons why this is ...
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Dr. Boadie Dunlop & Dr. George Grant: Part 2 - Transcendent Experience and the Psychedelic Renaissance
Transcendent Experience and the Psychedelic Renaissance: A Conversation with the Co-Founders of the Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality, Part 2Anyone interested in mental health knows about the so-called psychedelic re...
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Dr. Boadie Dunlop & Dr. George Grant: Part 1 - Transcendent Experience and the Psychedelic Renaissance
Transcendent Experience and the Psychedelic Renaissance: A Conversation with the Co-Founders of the Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality, Part 1Anyone interested in mental health knows about the so-called psychedelic re...
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Dr. Christine Whelan: Demystifying Purpose with Emory’s New Purpose Professor
Demystifying Purpose with Emory’s New Purpose Professor: What Matters Most to You and How to Make it HappenPurpose is one of those big ideas that we muse about in late-night conversations … and promptly put aside in the light of ...
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Dr. Rosalind Watts: Psychedelics as the Start, and Not the Ending, of the Journey of Healing
Psychedelics as the Start, and Not the Ending, of the Journey of HealingAfter decades of stigmatization, psychedelic medicines have re-emerged onto the world stage as the most promising new mental health treatments in a half-cent...
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Dr. Don Noble: Part 1 - Want to Change Your Life? Take a Breath
Want to Change Your Life? Take a Breath, Part 1Breathing is the most natural thing in the world; we do it all the time and pay no attention to it. And yet, this simple act holds huge potential for enhancing our physical and menta...
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Dr. Chikako Ozawa de Silva: Explorations Into the Lonely Society
If You Are Lonely, You Are Not Alone: Explorations Into the Lonely SocietyThis podcast brings us face to face with one of the most distressing issues of the modern world. Despite unprecedented wealth, security and opport...
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No Kidding | Dr. Charles Raison: Kids' Mental Health
It’s time for some “real talk” about kids’ mental health. This week Eleanor and Dr. Raison discuss the evolution of depression and tools to help kids cope with depression.Featuring:Dr. Charles Raison, Psychiatrist & D...
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No Kidding | Juan Carlos Avila: The HappiLyfe App
Juan Carlos Avila, founder and creator of HappiLyfe, and Eleanor discuss how taking small steps to make positive changes can impact one’s quality of life.Featuring:Juan Carlos Avila, Founder and Creator of HappiLyfe, a pu...
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Rev. Maureen Shelton: Part 2 - Spirituality, Health, and Compassion
Spirituality, Health and Compassion: a Conversation with the Reverend Maureen Shelton, Part 2More than other healthcare professions, chaplaincy is undergoing profound change, and nowhere is this change more appa...
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Rev. Maureen Shelton: Part 1 - Spirituality, Health, and Compassion
Spirituality, Health and Compassion: a Conversation with the Reverend Maureen Shelton, Part 1“Spirituality is a seeking and discovery of one’s sacred values; values that are influenced by connectedness to self, others and ear...
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No Kidding | Dr. Makeba Williams: Puberty & What to Expect
Dr. Makeba Williams, Director of the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializes in the changes that women go through at the various stages of their life. Dr. Williams and El...
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Dr. Andrew Miller: Part 2 - Inflammation and Depression
Inflammation and Depression: From Evolutionary Understandings to the Discovery of New TreatmentsIn our first podcast with Dr. Andrew H. Miller, we explored links between inflammation and mental illness. But we left unanswered sev...
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Dr. Andrew Miller: Part 1 - Inflammation, Stress and Depression
Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Inflammation, Stress and DepressionThe realization that inflammation contributes to most modern illnesses has been called one of the most important medical discoveries of the last cen...
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Dr. Carla Haack: A Surgeon’s Journey to the Heart of Health
A Surgeon’s Journey to the Heart of Health: Yoga as a Means of Physical, Mental and Spiritual HealthMedicine in general, and surgery in particular, can seem so mechanical and cold. In a world in which bodies are seen as biologica...
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No Kidding | Heather Krug: Understanding Dyslexia in Children
Heather Krug, Clinical Associate Professor in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Eleanor discuss dyslexia in children and useful practices to help improve speech, reading, writing, and more.Featurin...
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No Kidding | Peter Locke: The Importance of Education in a Healthy Life
Peter Locke, Head of High School at Madison Country Day School in Wisconsin, and Eleanor discuss why school is important and how school can help social and emotional development in children.Featuring:Peter Locke, Head of ...
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