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Biophilic Design Is Part Of The New Normal (And We’re Not Just Talking Office Plants)

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The food we ate, for instance, was seasonal and depended on the weather. Interacting with objects that are in constant yet unpredictable motion can have a positive effect on our blood pressure, heart rate and sympathetic nervous system – the part of the nervous system that controls the fight or flight response.

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Context and Care vs. Isolate and Control: An Interview on the Dilemmas of Global Mental Heath with Arthur Kleinman

Mad in America

In this interview, Kleinman explores critical issues facing modern healthcare. Listen to the audio of the interview here. See prior interview with Mad in America.) He discusses the often-overlooked narrative of patient experiences, critiques the mechanistic approaches that dominate U.S. Generally, not.

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The Anatomy of Anxiety: An Interview With Ellen Vora

Mad in America

Listen to the audio of the interview here. This isn’t an anxiety to pathologize or suppress, nor is it something we can avoid by just eating gluten-free food or avoiding caffeine. Once those are under control, they can get still, slow down, and have an inner conversation to uncover the true anxiety at the heart of it all.

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Conveying Hope, Empowering Teens: An Interview With Jessica Schleider

Mad in America

Listen to the audio of the interview here. The idea is to plant a seed of hope, and actually we consistently see detectable improvements in hope and reductions in hopelessness from before to after receiving these interventions—and significant increases in teens’ sense that they have some control over their future outcomes.

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May Cause Side Effects–Radical Acceptance and Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: An Interview with Brooke Siem

Mad in America

She is also an award-winning chef and Food Network Chopped Champion. In this interview, we talk about her experiences of withdrawal from a cocktail of psychiatric drugs and her debut memoir, May Cause Side Effects , published in 2022 which is one of the first books on antidepressant withdrawal to make it to the mass market.

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Undisclosed Financial Conflicts of Interest in the DSM-5: An Interview with Lisa Cosgrove and Brian Piper

Mad in America

He maintains an active program of research in the pharmacoepidemiology of controlled substances including opioids, cannabinoids, and other controlled substances, behavioral neurology methods development and quantitative medical ethics. Listen to the audio of the interview here. James Moore: Lisa and Brian, welcome both of you.

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What Is Intuitive Eating and How Can It Help You Ditch Fad Diets for Good?

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What if you let your weight be your weight and didn’t obsess with myriad complicated, expensive and ultimately ineffective ways to control it? Although this does not give you a license to eat fudge for all three meals, you ignore the food police, your own shame and other cultural pressures. It’s OK to eat what you want.

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