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Mental Health

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Mental health and black communities

Guests: Delane Casiano, Karriem Salaam, Howard Stevenson African Americans are more likely to report mental healt ...

Air Date: August 27, 2018 10:00 am

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Voices in the Family
Health

How to give good advice

Advice from others can be helpful – but it’s not always welcome. When a neighbor, colleague or loved one tries to tell you how to liv ...

Air Date: August 21, 2018

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Radio Times
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Falling out of friendship

Guests: Andrea Bonior, Deborah Tannen Friendships end for many reasons —  a change of lifestyle, growing geogr ...

Air Date: August 20, 2018 10:00 am

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Adesola Ogunleye holds a picture of herself as a young child. She says childhood abuse has played into the anxiety she deals with now, as an adult. (Liz Tung/WHYY)
The Pulse
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Childhood stress wires the brain for adult anxiety

For Adesola Ogunleye, it took more than 20 years to understand the roots of her anxiety

7 years ago

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The Pulse
Science

When Panic Attacks

From panic disorders to social phobia, anxiety is the most common mental health condition in the United States. What toll does anxiety ta ...

Air Date: August 17, 2018

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Voices in the Family
Health

Parents, Put Down Your Devices

Parents spend a lot of time arguing with their kids about screen time, trying to limit access to smart phones, and social media. B ...

Air Date: August 13, 2018

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Radio Times
Lifestyle

Burnout

Guests: Christina Maslach, Kristen Lee, Alex Neason If you have a stressful, busy job, chances are that from time ...

Air Date: August 20, 2018 10:00 am

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Radio Times
Lifestyle

Americans vs. vacation

Guests: Heather Boushey, Helaine Olen, Katie Denis Half of American workers didn’t take all the paid vacation d ...

Air Date: August 8, 2018 10:00 am

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Dr. Dan Gottlieb's late pet shih tzu, Cinnamon. (Image courtesy of Dr. Dan Gottlieb)
Voices in the Family
Health

Saying Goodbye to a Beloved Pet

WHYY’s Maiken Scott spoke with psychologist Dr. Dan Gottlieb about the grief of saying goodbye to a beloved animal – and how we work ...

Air Date: August 6, 2018

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Emergency room sign. (Blake Farmer/WPLN)
NPR
Health

When doctors struggle with suicide, their profession often fails them

An estimated 300 to 400 doctors kill themselves each year, a rate of 28 to 40 per 100,000 or more than double that of general population.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Health

Predicting and preventing suicide

Guests: Maria Oquendo, Matthew Nock Suicide rates have been rising for almost three decades across all age groups ...

Air Date: July 30, 2018 10:00 am

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(From left) Executive Producer Elisa Gambino; Director Neal Broffman; father, Akhil Tripathi;  and mother, Judy Tripathi; during a Q&A after a screening of 2015 documentary, Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi. The documentary was screened in Sunil's hometown for the first time on July 26, 2018, at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, in Sunil's hometown. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
Community

Family of man falsely accused in Boston Marathon bombing screens film in Bryn Mawr hometown

'Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi' shows how unverified accusations on social media can snowball into mainstream news coverage.

7 years ago

A vacant North Philadelphia lot. (Jared Brey/PlanPhilly, file)
Health

‘Greening’ vacant lots improves mental health in Philly communities

The study adds to a growing body of research that demonstrates how where you live matters for your health.

7 years ago

Renee Tartaglione exits the federal courthouse in Philadelphia Wednesday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Renee Tartaglione sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison for defrauding nonprofit

The sentence was far less than a punishment at the statutory maximum of 15 years of imprisonment.

7 years ago

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Radio Times
Science

Why we talk to ourselves

Guests: Ethan Kross, Charles Fernyhough, Alexandra Horowitz Do you talk to yourself? Many of us do when were at w ...

Air Date: July 9, 2018 10:00 am

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