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Road to Resilience

106 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 190 ratings

Stories and insights to help you thrive in a challenging world. From fighting burnout and trauma, to building resilient families and communities, we explore what’s possible when science meets the human spirit. Powered by the best experts in the world.

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Life After Domestic Violence

March 27, 2024 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

Intimate partner violence can involve various physical injuries —including repeated concussions and strangulations—as well as emotional abuse. And when you add in misconceptions and stigma, it’s a real resilience challenge. On this episode, Neurologist Kristen Dams-O'Connor, PhD, and domestic abuse survivor Elizabeth DeJesus discuss the effects of domestic violence — and how to rebuild a purposeful life in its aftermath.  Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eli...

When Hearts Attack

March 14, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

The heart and mind are intertwined, as cardiologist Marc Miller, MD,  knows in treating and researching heart conditions. Recuperating from a heart attack, for example, requires modification of both medicine and lifestyle—and emotional resilience. The same goes for mitral valve prolapse, a heart disease that affects millions globally and for which Dr. Miller and his team are pioneering new research.  Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eligible to enroll in a c...

The Trials of Scientific Research

February 28, 2024 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MB

Genetics is an increasingly vital part of medical prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. But as findings increase, so do the challenges. Brian Brown, PhD, discusses the roles of resilience and perseverance in overcoming obstacles in scientific research.  Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eligible to enroll in a clinical trial with the Mount Sinai Health System. Check out more episodes of Road to Resilience —as well as guest pictures, transcripts, and more— o...

The Brain & Body Under Social Stress

February 15, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB

Lessons in resilience may be found in all walks of life— who knew some of the best would come from mouse behaviors? Dr. Scott Russo leads the Center for Affective Neuroscience and the Brain Body Research Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. On this special edition of Road to Resilience,  Dr. Russo explains how his team's studies of resilience in mice are instructive in how humans may navigate stress and trauma. This episode is hosted by Jonathan Depierro, PhD, Associate D...

The Challenges of Schizophrenia

February 01, 2024 11:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB

Schizophrenia brings both psychological and societal challenges. Medication can help but resilience, says psychiatrist Dr. Alexander Charney, is another key element of learning to live with the disease. In this podcast, Dr. Charney discusses the diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia and other mental illnesses, and how to persist to their challenges.  Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eligible to enroll in a clinical trial with the Mount Sinai Health System...

Bridging Parenting and Recovery

January 17, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB

Addiction can always come with stigma and setbacks. For pregnant people, the physical, psychological, and social strains can feel even more challenging. The Bridge Program at Mount Sinai, led by Leah Habersham, MD, provides integrated prenatal care and substance-use treatment that can put you on the path to recovery. In this episode, Dr. Habersham shows us the way. Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eligible to enroll in a clinical trial with the Mount Sinai H...

Physical Endurance Breeds Resilience

January 02, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

What do a triathlon and All Quiet on the Western Front have in common? Answer: Lesley Paterson, and her stamina and perseverence. An actor, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, and 5-time world champion triathlete, Lesley discusses how her chosen fields tested her resilience— and how each of those journeys helped influence the other.  Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eligible to enroll in a clinical trial with the Mount Sinai Health System. Check out more episodes...

Interpreting Resilience

December 20, 2023 11:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

Having managed the challenges of paraplegia since childhood, Alessa Ramos uses her language skills and experience to help Mount Sinai patients develop and sustain their own resilience. In this podcast, she shares her journey. Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eligible to enroll in a clinical trial with the Mount Sinai Health System. Check out more episodes of Road to Resilience —as well as guest pictures, transcripts, and more— on the Mount Sinai website. R...

The Dog Will See You Now

December 05, 2023 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MB

Working in healthcare can sometimes be a ruff job, but for Mount Sinai's trained facility dogs, each day is absolutely fetching. Mount Sinai's three facility dogs —Professor, Amos, and Moby— are a part of the trailblazing Paws & Play Facility Dog Program at Kravis Children's Hospital at Mount Sinai, The program is run by Ali Spikestein, a Program Manager of Kravis Children's Hospital's Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department. On this episode, Ali discusses the effects the program has...

What Kids Teach Us About Resilience

November 28, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB

What can children and young adults teach grown-ups about resilience? Barbara Sahakian, PhD, has some answers. Dr. Sahakian is a Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Cambridge and has authored and coauthored multiple studies over the years, including a 2023 study on how parents may build resilience and creativity in kids with one simple daily activity.  Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eligible to enroll in a clinical trial with the Moun...

Women's Health is Everyone's Rights

November 09, 2023 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB

The fight for greater research into women's health means greater rights and knowledge for everyone, as our guest on this episode illustrates. Michal Elovitz, MD, is the Dean of Women's Health Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is also the Director of the Women's Biomedical Research Institute, devoted to understanding the female reproductive tract and sex-specific biology to make meaningful advances in women's health science and women's health care. Visit https://ww...

The Cold Chill of Seasonal Depression

October 24, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MB

When seasonal affective disorder (SAD) —also called seasonal depression—gets you down, your own resilience skills can help. On this episode of Road to Resilience, we hear resilience strategies on how to cope with SAD from Dr. Jelena Kecmanovic, PhD, a practicing clinical psychologist. Dr. Kecmanovic is the founder and director of the Arlington and D.C. Behavior Therapy Institute and an adjunct professor int he Georgetown University Department of Psychology. Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/...

When a Family Experiences a Homicide

October 12, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

Leslie Schlachter, a physician’s assistant in the neurosurgery department at Mount Sinai, witnessed the murder of her sister by a jealous ex-boyfriend. She discusses her long journey to recovery from PTSD and the impact on her work, in this special interview with Jonathan Depierro, PhD, Associate Director of the Center for Stress, Resilience, and Personal Growth, and co-author of the third edition of Resilience, the Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges. Visit https://www.mountsi...

A New Approach to Behavioral Health

September 28, 2023 20:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MB

On this podcast, Grant Mitchell, MD, describes the new Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center, a radical reimagination of how to deliver mental health care. From the welcoming physical environment with natural light and outdoor spaces, the Center inspires hope when each patient comes through the door. Dr. Mitchell stresses how the Center strives to erase the stigma of mental health care, while also addressing all the patient’s physical health care needs. Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clini...

Learning Through Widowhood

September 14, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MB

On Valentine's Day, 2000, Carolyn Moor and her husband were in a car accident that took his life. Over the coming decades Carolyn channeled her grief into a career providing solace to —and advocacy for— the world's widows. On this special edition episode of Road to Resilience, Carolyn discusses the resilience lessons she learned and honed following one of the defining struggles of her life. Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eligible to enroll in a clinical tr...

Coping with a Rapid-Aging Disease

August 31, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MB

Tiffany Wedekind is an artist and professional candlemaker living in Columbus, Ohio. That in itself is a testimony to her resilience because Tiffany is also one of the world's oldest-known survivors of progeria, a rapid-aging disease that typically takes its sufferers by the time they're teenagers.  Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eligible to enroll in a clinical trial with the Mount Sinai Health System. Check out more episodes of Road to Resilience —as we...

Powering Through Internal Conflict

August 17, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MB

Laurie Keefer, PhD, is the Director of Psychobehavioral Research within Mount Sinai's Division of Gastroenterology. As a practicing physician and researcher, Dr. Keefer studies and treats diseases of the gut. On this episode of Road to Resilience, Dr. Keefer explains the process of teaching resilience to her patients, a disproportionate number of whom are children and adolescents. The process consists of 5 key areas on which she and her colleagues focus, which can be adapted for any patient ...

A Child's Diary of War

August 01, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MB

Zlata Filipovic is a documentary filmmaker and world-renowned diarist. In 1992, as the war in Bosnia arrived in her hometown of Sarajevo, Zlata recounted the war's horrors in her diary. The diary's publication in 1993 brought worldwide acclaim, as well as the means for Zlata and her family to escape. On Road to Resilience, Zlata shares her experiences in the war, and how she and her family remained resilient through times of immense grief, hardship, and adversity.   Visit https://www.mounts...

The Sound of Music in Therapy

July 18, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB

A music therapist at Mount Sinai's Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine discusses the center's innovative work in medical music psychotherapy. Caitlin Bell is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist in New York State and a Board Certified Music therapist at the Armstrong Center. She is an active researcher in the Armstrong Center's AMEND (Assessment of Music Experiences in Navigating Depression) study. The study allows researchers to investigate the clinical and socially prescribed impac...

Resilience Lessons from Sully

July 06, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB

Former pilot Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger discusses resilience principles he honed through family tragedy, his decades as an Air Force pilot and commercial pilot, and his successful emergency landing of a passenger aircraft in the Hudson River, in what became known as "The Miracle on the Hudson." He was portrayed by Tom Hanks in the 2016 film "Sully: Miracle on the Hudson." Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eligible to enroll in a clinical trial with th...

The Long Battle with Long COVID

June 22, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MB

Two of Mount Sinai’s leading physicians and researchers discuss the prevailing research into and treatment for long COVID.   Dr. Zijian Chen is an endocrinologist at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and the director of the Center for Post-COVID Care at Mount Sinai; Dr. David Putrino is the Director of Rehabilitation Innovation for the Mount Sinai Health System. Both physicians are at the forefront of researching and treating long COVID.  Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if yo...

Return of Road to Resilience

June 13, 2023 11:00 - 2 minutes - 1.69 MB

After a yearlong hiatus, Road to Resilience returns with a new producer and host. Stephen Calabria is the Director of Podcasting for the Mount Sinai Health System. He comes with a background in print and TV journalism, as well as years of experience in podcast hosting and producing. On this relaunch episode of Road to Resilience, Stephen explores where the show has been in the past several years – and where he and Mount Sinai look to take it from here.   Check out more episodes of Road to R...

Farewell

February 14, 2022 20:00 - 5 minutes - 3.91 MB

Road to Resilience host and producer Jon Earle signs off with a few reflections from listeners on the past 75 episodes. Stay subscribed for future updates about the podcast. Check out more episodes of Road to Resilience —as well as guest pictures, transcripts, and more— on the Mount Sinai website. Road to Resilience brings you stories and insights to help you thrive in a challenging world. From fighting burnout and trauma to building resilient families, we explore what’s possible when sci...

A Programming Note

February 06, 2022 19:00 - 2 minutes - 2.08 MB

After more than 400,000 downloads, Road to Resillience host and producer Jon Earle is saying goodbye. For his final episode, we would like to feature you!  We want to hear about your favorite guest, episode, or resilience insight. What’s one thing you have you learned from the podcast that has helped you to be more resilient? Share your thoughts in a brief (~30 sec) voicemail to (315) 677-1464  (preferred) or email us at [email protected]. Deadline: Thurs., Feb 10 @ 11:59PM Eastern ...

Bright Days, Dark Nights

January 12, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MB

Mariana Figueiro, PhD, is director of the Light and Health Research Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She studies how to use light to improve human health, including for patients with Alzheimer's, cancer, and Parkinson's. On Road to Resilience, Dr. Figueiro explains how to use light to sleep better and feel more alert during the day, including tips on digital device use. She also has specific advice for shift workers. Road to Resilience brings you stories and insights t...

Talking Resilience With a Harlem Minister

December 16, 2021 04:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

Rev. Audrey A. Williamson of Harlem's historic Mother AME Zion Church estimates that up to 15 percent of her congregation succumbed to COVID-19, a burden of grief that weighs heavily on the community. Eager to help, Rev. Williamson recently teamed up with Mount Sinai's Center for Stress, Resilience, and Personal Growth to facilitate a series of workshops aimed at helping parishioners process grief and build resilience. On Road to Resilience, she shares thoughts on facing fear, sustaining com...

A Psychedelic Solution to Complex PTSD?

December 08, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB

A conversation between Rachel Yehuda, PhD, Director of the Center for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Bessel van der Kolk, MD, President of the Trauma Research Foundation and author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller The Body Keeps the Score. Recorded over Zoom on Nov. 18, 2021 as part of the MINDSET lecture series hosted by the Center for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research. Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/c...

The Cancer Dancer

November 04, 2021 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MB

Sarrah Strimel Bentley has been singing and dancing since she was three years old. “I would spend hours putting on one-woman shows,” she recalls. “I think we all knew pretty early on what I was destined to do.” Sarrah went on to appear in The Producers, Young Frankenstein, and other Broadway shows. Now a yoga instructor, Sarrah faced the greatest challenge of her life this past year—an aggressive breast cancer that called for an equally aggressive treatment regiment. On Road to Resilience, S...

Coming Home

October 20, 2021 01:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

A ballet dancer's life spirals out of control—to addiction, homelessness, and prison. But with the help of somebody who's walked the road before, Dino is finding his way home. Iris Bowen is a social worker at the Coming Home Program at Mount Sinai Morningside, which provides re-entry support to people returning from incarceration. The program is part of the Mount Sinai Institute for Advanced Medicine. Dino Rivera is a patient in the program. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. Since 2006, the Comin...

The Resilience Paradox

September 15, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MB

There’s no shortage of tools in the resilience toolkit, and yet resilience remains something of a mystery. We still don’t fully understand why some people respond to challenging situations with resilience, or exactly how to prepare for hardship. In his new book, The End of Trauma, resilience researcher George Bonanno, PhD, argues that flexibility is the missing piece. On Road to Resilience, Dr. Bonanno explains how an adaptive response allows us to use the resilience toolkit to maximum effec...

7300 Days

September 01, 2021 04:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB

On the eve of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, psychiatrist Sandra Lowe, MD, talks about what she's learned about trauma and resilience from treating responders. Her answers have implications for COVID-19 and beyond. Dr. Lowe is Medical Director at the World Trade Center Mental Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence at Mount Sinai. Links: World Trade Center Health Program at Mount Sinai Mount Sinai Center for Stress, Resilience, and Personal Growth The Office of Well-Being and Resilie...

Best of R2R: Three Good Things

August 19, 2021 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.3 MB

Jordyn Feingold, MD, MSCR, MAPP, shares three evidenced-based techniques for harnessing the power of the positive in bleak times. Dr. Feingold is a PGY1 in psychiatry at Mount Sinai, working on research and interventions aimed at promoting the well-being of medical students, residents, and physicians. A version of this episode originally aired in June 2020. (Click here to view.) The Office of Well-Being and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Center for Stress, Resilien...

Polymath of the Soul

August 03, 2021 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB

Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD, is impossible to pigeonhole. She's a psychologist, professor, minister, poet, dancer, podcaster, and more. In every role, she brings a message of relief and empowerment to marginalized people. A trauma survivor and specialist, "Dr. Thema," as she's known, helped pioneer the study of racial trauma. In this conversation, she shares pearls of wisdom from her deep knowledge of science, faith, and art. Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology and Director of...

Only the Lonely

July 22, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MB

An alarming number of Americans are lonely. Recent estimates range from 22 percent to as high as 61 percent, and that was before the COVID-19 pandemic made "social distancing" a household term. According to Louise Hawkley, PhD, an expert on loneliness and social isolation, the loneliness "epidemic" has serious consequences for our health as individuals and as a society. On Road to Resilience, Dr. Hawkley explains what happens when our hardwired social "hunger" isn't satisfied, and how loneli...

Ketamine: From Club to Clinic

July 08, 2021 04:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

For the estimated 2.8 million Americans suffering from treatment-resistant depression (TRD), the arrival of esketamine nasal spray in 2019 couldn’t come soon enough. The FDA’s decision to approve the drug, the first ketamine-based antidepressant, was the latest chapter in ketamine’s journey from anesthetic to club drug to antidepressant. It was also the result of two decades of research, including by Dennis S. Charney*, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mou...

Heart to Heart

June 25, 2021 18:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MB

Anu’s story begins with a pulse. She’s 12 years old, holding her grandmother’s wrist, feeling the heartbeat’s rhythm—bounding or thready, slow or fast. “I was so taken by how much you could learn from touching someone, feeling the rhythm of their life, literally,” she recalls. Now a cardiologist at Mount Sinai, Anu Lala, MD, cares for patients with heart failure. Her work often places her at the border between life and death, which has challenged her to think deeply about questions both clin...

The Fierce Side of Self-Compassion

June 10, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MB

Is it better to be self-critical or self-compassionate? Until 20 years ago, when Kristin Neff, PhD, began pioneering the empirical study of self-compassion, most high-achievers would likely have answered “self-critical.” Indeed, being hard on yourself can seem like the path to success. But Dr. Neff’s research has shown that self-compassion is actually the surer and healthier road. In this interview, Dr. Neff explains what self-compassion really means—hint: it’s not for the faint of heart—and...

Beyond Sleep Hygiene

May 25, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MB

Like exercise and nutrition, sleep is central to good health. And yet, so many of us—Road to Resilience producers included—don’t get enough high-quality sleep. So we called sleep expert Rafael Pelayo, MD, for advice. Dr. Pelayo is the author of “How to Sleep: The New Science-Based Solutions for Sleeping through the Night." In this episode, he explains how sleep keeps us resilient and offers science-backed tips that go beyond “sleep hygiene.” We also talk about Ancient Egyptian dream chambers...

Wise Up

May 13, 2021 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

Sociologist Monika Ardelt, PhD, has spent her career studying an ideal that’s as universal as it is elusive: wisdom. And like many wisdom researchers, she’s concluded that we don’t necessarily become wiser as we age. Many people even become less wise. It’s a troubling thought, not only because wisdom is associated with resilience and life satisfaction, but also because if we’re not becoming wiser, what exactly are we becoming? Dr. Ardelt explains why wisdom matters and offers thoughts on how...

Toxic Apocalypse

April 28, 2021 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

We’re in the midst of a fertility crisis. Worldwide fertility has dropped more than 50 percent in the past 50 years, and the decline shows no sign of slowing. Shanna H. Swan, PhD, a leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologist, has spent more than two decades studying the impact of environmental chemicals and pharmaceuticals on reproductive tract development and neurodevelopment. In this episode, she explains how endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), such as phthalates and BPA, are...

A WIERDo's Guide to Exercise

April 13, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB

If you live in a WEIRD society—Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic—chances are you aren't getting enough exercise. And it's not because you're bad or lazy; it's because you're normal. On this episode, Harvard paleoanthropologist Daniel E. Lieberman, PhD, explains how evolution designed humans to avoid unnecessary physical activity, i.e. "exercise" in the Western sense. In his new book, "Exercised," he busts 10 common myths about sleep, sitting, and physical activity, usin...

A WEIRDo's Guide to Exercise

April 13, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB

If you live in a WEIRD society—Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic—chances are you aren't getting enough exercise. And it's not because you're bad or lazy; it's because you're normal. On this episode, Harvard paleoanthropologist Daniel E. Lieberman, PhD, explains how evolution designed humans to avoid unnecessary physical activity, i.e. "exercise" in the Western sense. In his new book, "Exercised," he busts 10 common myths about sleep, sitting, and physical activity, usin...

The Man Box

March 30, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

Ted Bunch is co-founder of A Call to Men, an organization dedicated to preventing violence against women and promoting healthy manhood. Mr. Bunch is also co-author of "The Book of Dares," which contains 100 challenges for boys based on the work of A Call to Men. Help shape the future of Road to Resilience by taking our listener survey. Links: A Call to Men "The Book of Dares" Mount Sinai Parenting Center Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eligible to enro...

Good Trouble

March 16, 2021 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MB

Author, speaker and podcast host Luvvie Ajayi Jones shares tips for conquering fear and making good trouble. “Facing fear is absolutely a muscle,” Ms. Ajayi Jones says. “Being courageous is literally a moment-by-moment decision.” Her new book is "Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual." Help shape the future of Road to Resilience by taking our listener survey. For more on facing fears, check out Episode 24 "The Gospel of Curtis" with NFL legend Curtis Martin. Links: "Professi...

A Shot in the Arm

March 02, 2021 19:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MB

Yvette Calderon, MD, MS, understands why vaccine hesitancy remains stubbornly high in communities of color. Growing up in New York City public housing, she heard stories of forced sterilization in Puerto Rico and saw the medical system put other families first. Now Dr. Calderon finds herself on the flip side of the coin, trying to persuade reluctant colleagues and community members to take the COVID-19 vaccines. With the United States passing 500,000 pandemic deaths, including her father, Dr...

Enough with the Mindfulness

February 16, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MB

Sharon Salzberg was one of the first to bring meditation and mindfulness into mainstream American culture beginning in the 1970s. She's a co-founder of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the author of eleven books, including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness. Her podcast The Metta Hour, features interviews with leaders in the mindfulness movement. She recently released “Care for Caregivers,” a series of eight guided meditations aimed at helping caregivers build resi...

PTSD, Meet MDMA

December 29, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MB

Rachel Yehuda, PhD, has been at the forefront of trauma research and treatment for three decades. Her pioneering work with populations including military veterans and Holocaust survivors has illuminated the biology of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite scientific advances, PTSD remains difficult to treat. Even “gold standard” cognitive-behavior approaches are ineffective for too many patients. In this interview, Dr. Yehuda talks about the therapeutic potential of psychedelic-assi...

Part II: Year of the Pandemic

December 17, 2020 15:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MB

When COVID-19 hit back in March, Brendan Carr, MD, MS, was the first person we turned to. He oversees emergency rooms at Mount Sinai's eight hospitals. And when we spoke, Dr. Carr was in battle-mode, facing a poorly understood virus that threatened to overwhelm the U.S. health care system. Nine months later, in the midst of a third wave and with vaccinations underway, we asked Dr. Carr for his reflections on fighting a once-in-a-century pandemic. Dr. Carr is System Chair of Emergency Medici...

Part I: Year of the Pandemic

December 16, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB

With COVID-19 vaccines providing light at the end of the tunnel, we catch up with ICU nurse Jessica Montanaro, MSN, RN, nine months after our first interview to find out how she's doing, what she's learned this year, and how she and her team are fighting the pandemic's third wave. Ms. Montanaro is Assistant Nursing Care Coordinator, Medical Surgical Trauma ICU at Mount Sinai Morningside. Get the latest on COVID-19 vaccines https://www.mountsinai.org/about/covid19/vaccine-information COVID-...

Introducing Real, Smart People

December 01, 2020 08:00 - 2 minutes - 1.55 MB

The real story of how medicine moves forward, one smart person at a time. A new podcast from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Listen and subscribe on your favorite podcast app. https://realsmartpeople.buzzsprout.com If you're enjoying Road to Resilience, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Sign up for our monthly newsletter. Learn more about Road to Resilience on our website. Feedback and guest suggestions welcome! Email us at [email protected] Road to Resili...

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