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Jun 25

Crossover Special: Everyday Better with Leah Smart

Everyday Better with Leah Smart is a show that helps listeners level up - in their careers and their lives. In this episode, Leah speaks with Anxious Achiever host Morra Aarons-Mele about her research and work around having a understanding your own unique brain and embracing a bi ... Show More

44m 11s

Jun 18

Who’s In Your Mental Health Squad?

It might not be that easy to talk to your boss about mental health. But having close friends at work - on your team or elsewhere - where you can have open, honest dialogues can go a long way. In this episode, host Morra Aarons-Mele speaks with three work friends about how they st ... Show More

51m 34s

Jun 11

Unpacking Your Money Trauma

We all have hang ups when it comes to money - but do you know where yours come from? In a time when many people feel economically insecure, Morra speaks with personal finance expert Shannah Game about the root of money issues and how we can recognize and grow from our trauma arou ... Show More

38m 22s

Sep 2023

A Controversial New Way To Think About Addiction | Carrie Wilkens

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Wilkens talks about the stigma around substance abuse, potential alternatives to abstinence, and the role of meditation in recovery. Carrie Wilkens, PhD, i ... Show More

1h 4m

Oct 2019

The Craving Mind: Dr. Jud Brewer On Treating Addiction With Mindfulness

“What we’re seeing with meditation is that when we get out of our own way, our brains naturally work better and we can really start to get into the flow of things and in sync with life.”Dr. Jud Brewer Addiction is tenacious. We're all craven animals, vulnerable to habits that don ... Show More

2h 11m

Aug 2021

Dr. Anna Lembke: Understanding & Treating Addiction

This episode I interview Dr. Anna Lembke, M.D., Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Lembke is a psychiatrist expert in treating addictions of all kinds: drugs, alcohol, food, sex, video games, gambling, foo ... Show More

1h 59m

Feb 2024

73. The ONE most important thing you can do for your recovery from addiction

In this episode, we unpack the essence of addiction: the relentless pursuit of immediate gratification at the expense of our future selves. From the allure of that tempting cookie to the allure of fleeting distractions like pornography, we confront the harsh reality of our choice ... Show More

11m 29s

Feb 2024

How to Find Your Way to Healing, Hope, and Peace with Seth Gillihan

Seth Gillihan, a renowned clinical psychologist and author, offers a fresh take on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Drawing from his personal journey of overcoming health challenges and embracing mindfulness, Seth explains how to find your way to healing, hope, and peace. Thro ... Show More

1h 1m

Apr 2023

Mental Health, Addiction & Anxiety w/ Dr. Drew Pinsky

Are you ready for an epic MENTAL WELLNESS check?I hope so because DR. DREW PINSKY is making a HOUSE CALL this week, and he’s going to dispense some powerful prescriptions on dealing with ailments such as narcissism, addiction, and a lot more.You’re also hear a lot of strategies y ... Show More

1h 12m

May 2022

How to build healthy friendships

In continued celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month, psychologist Todd Kashdan joins Ofosu and Leah to discuss how the people we surround ourselves with affect our mental health — both positively and negatively. About Todd Kashdan A professor of psychology and the director ... Show More

18m 58s

Nov 2017

Maia Szalavitz: A New Lens on Addiction

Maia Szalavitz is an American reporter and author who has focused much of her work on the topic of addiction. In this paradigm-shifting interview, she explains what she means by claiming that addiction is a learning disorder, a developmental disorder. It's a different way of thin ... Show More

44m 59s

Feb 2024

Midweek Reset: Are you addicted?

This week, Anna Lembke, addiction specialist at Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic, and author of “Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence,” provides the clinical definition of addiction and says it’s becoming easier than ever adopt addictive beha ... Show More

4m 22s

Dec 2023

Are Ketamine and Psychedelic Treatments Safe?

Most people think of ketamine therapy for mental health conditions as being experimental and new. Today’s guest shares that ketamine has been successfully used for mental health conditions for over 20 years and for other medical purposes for decades. The discussion answers import ... Show More

25m 55s

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