Charles Raison – Page 2 – Exploring Health

Dr. Chikako Ozawa de Silva: Explorations Into the Lonely Society

October 6, 2022
Charles Raison
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This podcast brings us face to face with one of the most distressing issues of the modern world. In this episode, Dr. Chikako Ozawa de Silva shows how intimately suicide is connected with aspects of modern life that generate loneliness.

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Rev. Maureen Shelton: Part 2 – Spirituality, Health, and Compassion

August 11, 2022
Charles Raison
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In this second part of a two-part series Maureen Shelton, M.Div, joins host Charles L. Raison, MD, to continue their conversation on the role that rigorous training in compassion has played for development of spiritual health as a scientific discipline.

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Rev. Maureen Shelton: Part 1 – Spirituality, Health, and Compassion

August 4, 2022
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Join us in this Part 1 podcast as Maureen Shelton, M.Div engages us in a wide-ranging discussion about chaplaincy in general, and more specifically about remarkable developments in the Emory Department of Spiritual Health.

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Dr. Andrew Miller: Part 2 – Inflammation and Depression

May 5, 2022
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In this Part 2 episode with Dr. Andrew H. Miller, we explore why humans have an inflammatory bias, why the link between inflammation and depression likely enhanced survival and reproduction across human evolution and why the absence of co-evolved bacteria, viruses and worms in the modern world is making both inflammation and depression worse.

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Dr. Andrew Miller: Part 1 – Inflammation, Stress and Depression

March 17, 2022
Charles Raison
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Dr. Andrew Miller has been a world leader in unraveling how inflammation produces depression and how addressing inflammation might help identify new treatments for this disabling condition. Join us on this podcast to hear the history of this psychiatric and medical revolution from someone who made much of it happen.

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Dr. Carla Haack: A Surgeon’s Journey to the Heart of Health

December 2, 2021
Charles Raison
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Yoga as a Means of Physical, Mental and Spiritual Health. Join us on this episode as we discuss with Dr. Carla Haack the many surprising ways in which yoga and surgery can inform each other to provide an inspiring vision of medicine characterized by a commitment to healing the body, mind, and spirit.

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Dr. Richard Davidson: Meditation Made Easier

October 11, 2021
Charles Raison
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The New Science of Wellness, Compassion and Mindfulness. Join us on this podcast as Dr. Richard Davidson describes exciting findings from a recent study of a free, widely available app-based wellness intervention developed by Healthy Minds Innovations.

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Dr. Robyn Fivush: We Are the Stories We Tell Ourselves

October 7, 2021
Charles Raison
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The Role of Self and Family Narratives in Human Well-Being. Join us on this podcast as Dr. Fivush describes her work and gives pointers on how stories can promote our well-being.

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Dr. Christina Gavegnano: Creativity in Biomedical Science

September 23, 2021
Charles Raison
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How a Drug Never Expected to Work is a Life-Saver for COVID-19 and People Living with HIV. Join us as Dr. Gavegnano gives us a window into the creativity and patience that led to a story of scientific discovery.

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Dr. Don Noble: Harnessing the Breath for Health and Well-Being

May 6, 2021
Charles Raison
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As you read this, you are breathing and taking no notice of this. After listening to this podcast, we think you may never completely ignore breathing again. In fact, like us, you might become fascinated with the potential breathing holds for changing how we think about ourselves and the world around us. Join us as we explore with Dr. Don Noble how to harness the mysteries of breath to improve our mental and physical health.

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