What does modern retirement look like? With Mo Wang, PhD
Forget the stereotype of a good-bye party in the break room followed by endless days on the golf course. Today, workers are staying on the job longer and taking on more “bridge employment,” or post-re...
29 Mar 202332min
What’s behind the crisis in teen mental health? With Kathleen Ethier, PhD
Recently released CDC data found that teen girls are experiencing startling levels of sadness and violence -- nearly 1 in 3 had seriously considered suicide and 57 percent felt persistently sad or hop...
22 Mar 202337min
Psychedelic therapy: Will it be a game changer for mental health treatment? with Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD
In just a few years, psychedelics have gone from being a symbol of the 1960s counterculture to being touted as highly promising mental health treatments. Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD, of Johns Hopkins...
15 Mar 202339min
Hypnosis in therapy - pain management for the body and mind, with David Patterson, PhD
Hypnosis is more than just a stage trick. Psychologists and other researchers have found that it can be useful in treating pain, anxiety, and a range of other physical and mental health problems. Davi...
8 Mar 202336min
The secret to living a happy life, with Marc Schulz, PhD
What makes for a good life? What makes for a happy life? Marc Schulz, PhD, associate director of the 85-year-old Harvard Study of Adult Development, talks about what researchers have learned from the ...
1 Mar 202334min
Why clutter stresses us out, with Dn. Joseph Ferrari, PhD
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by all your stuff? If so, you're not alone. In recent years, a thriving decluttering industry has sprung up to help us deal with our ever-accumulating piles of things...
22 Feb 202336min
Why you should aim to be a “good enough” parent, with Tim Cavell, PhD, and Lauren Quetsch, PhD
Being a parent can be tough these days. Dozens of books and articles offer competing answers to questions from how to help siblings get along to how much screen time is too much, and every decision yo...
15 Feb 202343min
Why our attention spans are shrinking, with Gloria Mark, PhD
These days, most of us live our lives tethered to our computers and smartphones, which are unending sources of distraction. Research has shown that over the past couple of decades people’s attention s...
8 Feb 202337min
