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Dr. Ryan Crim returns to Finding Freedom. Dr. Crim is a family physician. He graduated from Georgetown Medical School in 1997 and completed his residency at Wake Forest in 2000. On today's show Ryan and John discuss the four principles of medical ethics: Autonomy, Non-malfeasance, Beneficence and Justice. Previously, Ryan was on the show to advocate for the various organizations he's involved with providing aid to Haiti. Ryan has been going to Haiti since 2012 and has worked with several different organizations. He currently works with Reach Out Lafond and his eldest child works with Kids Connection Haiti. He considers himself libertarian and he feels the best way to spread those ideas is by making the community in which you live and the world at large better: actions over words. Get Big Tech out of you Pocket. Buy and Above Phone Today! Use coupon code LIONS for $50 off the revolutionary Above Phone. Reserve your complimentary ticket to the Expat Money Summit! It's the worlds largest offshore event, taking place October 7 -11 entirely online. Learn everything you need to know about crafting your perfect Plan-B - how to quickly acquire a second passport, diversify your finances offshore, invest in international real estate, and get in-depth insights on geopolitics from world-renowned experts. Headline speakers include Dr. Ron Paul, Doug Casey, Scott Horton, Tom Woods, Marc Faber and Tom Luongo. Subscribe to John's Finding Freedom Show solo feed to listen to “Pursuit of Freedom,” which is a new podcast series where John shares the highs and lows of his entrepreneurial journey. Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow the Lions of Liberty: Twitter Rumble YouTube Instagram Telegram Get access to all of our bonus audio content, livestreams, behind-the-scenes segments and more for as little as $5 per month by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride on Patreon OR support us on Locals! Check out our merchandise at the Lions of Liberty Store for all of our awesome t-shirts, mugs and hats! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Ryan Crim returns to Finding Freedom. Dr. Crim is a family physician. He graduated from Georgetown Medical School in 1997 and completed his residency at Wake Forest in 2000. On today's show Ryan and John discuss the four principles of medical ethics: Autonomy, Non-malfeasance, Beneficence and Justice. Previously, Ryan was on the show to advocate for the various organizations he's involved with providing aid to Haiti. Ryan has been going to Haiti since 2012 and has worked with several different organizations. He currently works with Reach Out Lafond and his eldest child works with Kids Connection Haiti. He considers himself libertarian and he feels the best way to spread those ideas is by making the community in which you live and the world at large better: actions over words. Get Big Tech out of you Pocket. Buy and Above Phone Today! Use coupon code LIONS for $50 off the revolutionary Above Phone. Reserve your complimentary ticket to the Expat Money Summit! It's the worlds largest offshore event, taking place October 7 -11 entirely online. Learn everything you need to know about crafting your perfect Plan-B - how to quickly acquire a second passport, diversify your finances offshore, invest in international real estate, and get in-depth insights on geopolitics from world-renowned experts. Headline speakers include Dr. Ron Paul, Doug Casey, Scott Horton, Tom Woods, Marc Faber and Tom Luongo. Subscribe to John's Finding Freedom Show solo feed to listen to “Pursuit of Freedom,” which is a new podcast series where John shares the highs and lows of his entrepreneurial journey. Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow the Lions of Liberty: Twitter Rumble YouTube Instagram Telegram Get access to all of our bonus audio content, livestreams, behind-the-scenes segments and more for as little as $5 per month by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride on Patreon OR support us on Locals! Check out our merchandise at the Lions of Liberty Store for all of our awesome t-shirts, mugs and hats! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Ryan Crim returns to Finding Freedom. Dr. Crim is a family physician. He graduated from Georgetown Medical School in 1997 and completed his residency at Wake Forest in 2000. On today's show Ryan and John discuss the four principles of medical ethics: Autonomy, Non-malfeasance, Beneficence and Justice. Previously, Ryan was on the show to advocate for the various organizations he's involved with providing aid to Haiti. Ryan has been going to Haiti since 2012 and has worked with several different organizations. He currently works with Reach Out Lafond and his eldest child works with Kids Connection Haiti. He considers himself libertarian and he feels the best way to spread those ideas is by making the community in which you live and the world at large better: actions over words. Get Big Tech out of you Pocket. Buy and Above Phone Today! Use coupon code LIONS for $50 off the revolutionary Above Phone. Reserve your complimentary ticket to the Expat Money Summit! It's the worlds largest offshore event, taking place October 7 -11 entirely online. Learn everything you need to know about crafting your perfect Plan-B - how to quickly acquire a second passport, diversify your finances offshore, invest in international real estate, and get in-depth insights on geopolitics from world-renowned experts. Headline speakers include Dr. Ron Paul, Doug Casey, Scott Horton, Tom Woods, Marc Faber and Tom Luongo. Subscribe to John's Finding Freedom Show solo feed to listen to “Pursuit of Freedom,” which is a new podcast series where John shares the highs and lows of his entrepreneurial journey. Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow the Lions of Liberty: Twitter Rumble YouTube Instagram Telegram Get access to all of our bonus audio content, livestreams, behind-the-scenes segments and more for as little as $5 per month by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride on Patreon OR support us on Locals! Check out our merchandise at the Lions of Liberty Store for all of our awesome t-shirts, mugs and hats! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Oscar Coetzee has been a pioneer in the field of nutritional science and research for more than 25 years and currently serves as the Senior Director of Clinical Education at Designs for Health.  He is an Associate  Professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health, Associate Director of the DHSc program at the University of Bridgeport, and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Medical School. He is a Certified Board Supervisor for the Certified Nutrition Specialists and is on the National Board Exam Committee for the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. Dr. Coetzee has been on the Designs for Health Scientific Advisory Board since 2016. His professional career began at Fair Oaks Hospital in New Jersey, where he served as a drug counselor, suicide intervention advisor and co-dependency specialist.    In our conversation, return podcast guest Dr. Coetzee brings to light the metabolomic component of GI health and how it relates to mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, and ADHD. He offers insights into the world of psychogenomics, key underrated nutrients that can help with managing anxiety and depression, and the importance of first mastering the circadian rhythm, inflammation, and understanding gene function and expression.  Dr. Coetzee shares the one test would run if he only had a few dollars to spend on determining baseline mental health from a functional perspective and reminds listeners of the importance of meeting that standardized baseline before moving to advanced stage interventions. I'm your host, Evelyne Lambrecht, thank you for designing a well world with us.   Episode Resources: Dr. Oscar Coetzee https://naturalhealthcarecenter.com/dr-oscar-coetzee-ph-d-dcn/ Webinar: July 2024 - Sports Performance and Its Association with Psychonutrigenomics - https://www.designsforhealth.com/research-education/library/webinar/sports-performance-and-psychonutrigenomics Design for Health Resources: Designs for Health - https://www.designsforhealth.com/ Spotlight Functional Wellness Tests - https://www.designsforhealth.com/spotlight Science Blog: Recent Review Investigates Association Between Mood Health and Gut Microbiome - https://www.casi.org/review-investigates-association-between-mood-health-gut-microbiome Lifestyle Blog: Digging a Little Deeper into Depression - https://www.casi.org/digging-a-little-deeper-into-depression-0 Research Blog: The Latest on Vitamin D and Mood Health - https://www.casi.org/vitamin-d-and-mood-health Research Blog: Supporting Mental Health with Healthy Homocysteine - https://www.casi.org/supporting-mental-health-with-healthy-homocysteine Visit the Designs for Health Research and Education Library which houses medical journals, protocols, webinars, and our blog. https://www.designsforhealth.com/research-and-education/education Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:44 The impact of Dr. Coetzee's early work as a drug counselor, suicide intervention advisor and co-dependency specialist on his career.  06:10 The value of leaning into the intersection between psychology, psychiatry and nutrition.  09:39 Psycho-nutrigenomics benefits can be optimized as physicians focus both on the mental and physical health of their patients.  13:05 Key underrated nutrients that can help with managing anxiety and depression. 17:50 A personalized approach to determining deficiencies through bloodwork, blood sugar levels, gut microbiome, inflammation levels, and more. 21:34 Dr. Coetzee shares memorable experiences with tackling patient thyroid levels, psychobiotics, and anemia.  24:47 Gene function, SNPs, and genetic expression when assessing B vitamins for optimal mental health.  31:06 Anxiety and depression — the circadian rhythm, inflammation and LPS, and the Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor.  37:28 Does inflammation cause anxiety and depression or does anxiety and depression cause increased inflammation?  42:25 The importance of meeting a standardized baseline before moving to advanced stage interventions. 45:02 Conquering the circadian rhythm piece of anxiety and depression with psychobiotics.  48:46 Determining how and when to work with neurotransmitters when approaching ADHD.  54:15 Dr. Coetzee's aggressive approach to dosing when oversaturation is needed.  58:33 If Dr. Coetzee could spend his money on any design related to mental health, this is where he would focus his efforts. 01:01:11 Sporebiotics as they relate to intestinal permeability and psychobiotics as they support brain health.  

Dr Gordon is a world-recognized authority and pioneer in mind-body medicine, and he is the founder and executive director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC.He is a Harvard educated psychiatrist and a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School. He was chair of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, and he has a recent book called Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing.Dr. Gordon has created and implemented extraordinary programs for healing population-wide psychological trauma. He and his colleagues have brought this program to diverse populations including refugees from wars in the Balkans, the Middle East, and Africa; firefighters and U.S. military personnel; school shooting survivors – as well as stressed out professionals, stay-at-home mothers, inner-city children, and people struggling with mental and physical disorders and end of life challenges.   Through his decades of first-hand experience, Dr. Gordon believes that the heartbreaking devastation that trauma causes can also open our hearts and minds to deeper understanding, enhanced meaning and purpose, and greater love. You can reach him at www.cmbm.org. Don't miss this episode.DeliaDelia Chiaramonte, MDwww.integrativepalliative.comCoping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One's Illness Without Losing Yourself is available here: www.copingcourageously.com Free Guide: 5 Things Women With an Ill or Aging Loved One Should Stop Doing Today https://trainings.integrativepalliative.com/pl/2148301062 Please review this podcast wherever you listen and forward your favorite episode to a friend! And be sure to subscribe!Sign up to stay connected and learn about upcoming programs:https://trainings.integrativepalliative.com/IPI-stay-in-touchI'm thrilled to be listed in Feedspot's top 15 palliative podcasts!https://blog.feedspot.com/palliative_care_podcasts/

If you're enjoying this interview click this link to join Dr. Ramsey's weekly newsletter and to download free resources: https://drewramseymd.com/free-resources/ Today we have the honor of sitting down with Dr. James Gordon for an enlightening discussion on trauma and setting ourselves free from the pain of the past. Dr. Gordon is an author and founder of of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine which is an organization that uses self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma. In this discussion we'll be taking a look at the widespread impact of trauma and how it impacts us in our own personal lives. Dr. Gordon explains the most effective modalities for healing and how you can make small changes every day to have a huge impact on your mental health.  They also discuss the role of nutrition on mental health, specific foods and habits ideal for wellbeing, and living a life of legacy and impact.  ==== 0:00 Intro 2:55 The Widespread Impact of Trauma 4:55 Transforming How We View Trauma 5:52 Taking Daily Steps to Heal  13:42 Integrating Play into Healing 19:54 Most Effective Techniques for Dealing with Trauma 27:07 Global Outreach & The Center for Mind Body Medicine 35:37 Taking Care of Your Own Mental Health as a Therapist 38:53 Predisposed Resiliency to Trauma 45:20 Nutrition's Role in Healing Trauma 52:17 Specific Foods to Eat 59:00 Aging with Grace, Leaving a Legacy 1:06:12 Supporting the MindBody Mission 1:11:04 Conclusion ==== James S. Gordon, MD, author of Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing, is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist, and the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Gordon is internationally recognized for using self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma. He is a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School, and was chairman (under Presidents Clinton and GW Bush) of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy The Center for Mind-Body Medicine: https://cmbm.org Book: https://jamesgordonmd.com/book/  Website: https://jamesgordonmd.com/ ==== Connect with Dr. Drew Ramsey: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewramseymd/ Website: https://drewramseymd.com

“Now the tragedy, in one sense is a tragedy, that often people only become open when they've suffered horribly when that is both the tragedy of trauma, but also the promise. It's one thing to be trauma informed. It's another thing to inform our experience of trauma with some kind of courage and some kind of hopefulness for profound change. That's what's got to happen. If that can happen, then maybe out of all this contentiousness that is present in our 21st century United States, maybe something really good can happen, but we've got to pay attention, we've got to act on it, and take responsibility.” So says Dr. James Gordon, a Harvard-educated psychiatrist, former researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health and Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, and a clinical professor of psychiatry and family medicine at Georgetown Medical School. He's also the founder and executive director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine and a prolific writer on trauma. This is because he's spent the last several decades traveling the globe and healing population-wide psychological trauma. He and 130 international faculty have brought this program to populations as diverse as refugees from wars in the Balkans, the Middle East, and Africa; firefighters and U.S. military personnel and their families; student/parent/teacher school shooting survivors; and more. I met Jim many years ago, and he's become a constant resource for me in my own life and work, particularly because he packages so many of the exercises that work in global groups into his book Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing. We talk about some of those exercises today—soft belly breathing, shaking and dancing, drawing—along with why it's so important to address and complete the trauma cycle in areas of crisis. This is the first part of a four-part series, and James does an excellent job of setting the stage. MORE FROM JAMES GORDON, M.D.: Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing The Center for Mind-Body Medicine Follow Jim on Instagram RELATED EPISODES: Thomas Hubl: “Feeling into the Collective Presence” Gabor Maté, M.D.: “When Stress Becomes Illness” Galit Atlas, PhD: “Understanding Emotional Inheritance” Thomas Hubl: “Processing Our Collective Past” Richard Schwartz, PhD: “Recovering Every Part of Ourselves” To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D. is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and was the psychiatrist who first described seasonal affective disorder and pioneered the use of light in its treatment during his twenty years at the National Institute of Mental Health. He has researched other innovative psychiatric treatments and is the author of several books including the New York Times bestseller Transcendence: Healing and Transformation through Transcendental Meditation and the national bestseller Super Mind. He currently maintains a private clinical and coaching practice in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. His work has earned him national and international attention in the world of psychiatry and psychology, as well as in the media. Topics covered in this episode:Meditation BenefitsSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Light Therapy EffectivenessExercise Habits for HappinessDietary Habits for MoodSerotonin and DepressionOvercoming Depression and SADTo learn more about Norman Rosenthal and his work, head over to https://www.normanrosenthal.com/__________________________________________________________Just like plants depend on sunlight to flourish, the human body is dependent on light for its health and well being. Getting natural sunlight early in the day is the best way to harness the power of the sun. Supplementing with Fringe Light Therapy Boxes or Fringe Wraps give you a way that you can quickly and easily feel the benefits of red light therapy in your home.You can save $15 on any purchase when you head http://www.lindseyelmore.com/fringeheals Be sure that you shop the code LKE24 to save $15 on any order!____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-lindsey-elmore-show

James Gordon, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss his experience of bringing nationwide trauma healing to Ukraine and why it pertains to integrative practitioners in the United States.   This episode is brought to you by the Integrative Healthcare Symposium. Register for the Symposium and receive 15% off with promo code IPpodcast: https://www.xpressreg.net/register/ihsy0224/landing.php?sc=IPpodcast Learn more about the event by visiting the Symposium website: www.ihsymposium.com Contact the Integrative Healthcare Symposium team: info@ihsymposium.com Find us at integrativepractitioner.com or e-mail us at IPEditor@divcom.com. Theme music: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes via freemusicarchive.org, "Carefree" by Kevin Mcleod via incompetech.com, and “Relaxing Light Background” by AudioCoffee. About the Expert James S. Gordon, MD, author of Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing, is a board-certified psychiatrist and former National Institute of Mental Health researcher, a clinical professor of psychiatry and family medicine at Georgetown Medical School, and the Founder and CEO of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM). Dr. Gordon headed the Special Study on Alternative Mental Health Services for President Jimmy Carter's Commission on Mental Health, was first chair of the program advisory council to the National Institute of Health's Office of Alternative Medicine and chaired the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy under Presidents Bill Clinton and G.W. Bush. Most recently, Dr. Gordon testified to the U.S. Congress Helsinki Commission about war crimes against women and children in Ukraine and helped to write legislation to address the traumatic consequences of those war crimes.

Poetry Rx: How 50 Inspiring Poems Can Heal and Bring Joy to Your Life  by Norman Rosenthal, MD   NORMAN E. ROSENTHAL, M.D. is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and was the psychiatrist who first described seasonal affective disorder and pioneered the use of light in its treatment during his twenty years at the National Institute of Mental Health. He has researched other innovative psychiatric treatments and is the author of several books including the New York Times bestseller Transcendence: Healing and Transformation through Transcendental Meditation and the national bestseller Super Mind.  He currently maintains a private clinical and coaching practice in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. His work has earned him national and international attention in the world of psychiatry and psychology, as well as in the media. www.normanrosenthal.com

This episode of Conversations for Health features gut health expert Dr. Oscar Coetzee. Dr. Coetzee has been a pioneer in the field of nutritional science and research for more than 25 years and currently serves as the Clinical Director of the Nutrition Department at Natural Healthcare Center. He is an Associate Professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health, Associate Director of the DHSc program at the University of Bridgeport, and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Medical School. He is a Certified Board Supervisor for the Certified Nutrition Specialists and is on the National Board Exam Committee for the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. Dr. Coetzee has been on the Designs for Health Scientific Advisory Board since 2016 and is the Senior Director of Clinical Education.   In our conversation, Oscar brings to light a wide spectrum of gut health factors, including functional GI testing, how to implement an effective gut protocol, insights into akkermansia and butyrate, the gut/brain connection, and the role that lab testing can play in taking effective steps toward health.    I'm your host, Evelyne Lambrecht, thank you for designing a well world with us.   Key Takeaways:   [2:29] Oscar's passion for developing functional lab testing tools for practitioners grew as he recognized an overall industry lack of tools and testing options. [4:50] The importance of optimizing wellness rather than diagnosing disease and the functional testing that promotes optimal health. [7:20] Oscar's preferred tests address three categories — organic acids, gastrointestinal, and genomics. [8:36] An algorithm-based approach to GI spotlight testing has the potential to guide clinicians to improved outcomes. [10:54] The ideal practitioner candidate for the benefits of algorithm-based testing includes anyone who is committed to finding answers for their patients. [13:19] The test covers several categories including gut bacteria in the microbiome, inflammatory indicators, gut barrier integrity, inflammation, and fungal factors. [15:00] Markers that comprise the gut barrier integrity, LPS, and coordinating supplements. [20:38] Determining when to use nutrients and herbs versus serum bovine immunoglobulins or colostrum. [23:55] Balancing intuition and lab testing results when approaching functional testing. [30:01] Oscar's recommendations for the timing of each phase of testing and GI health change maintenance once the program is ‘complete'. [36:53] Tactics for boosting and maintaining healthy levels of akkermansia in gut health, including intermittent fasting. [42:34] Insights into the link between LPS levels and anxiety and depression, the gut-brain connection, and the multifactorial inflammation model. [47:07] Testing possibilities for patterns in bacteria metabolomics and Vitamin B production. [51:18] Markers that indicate a need for more butyrate and tactics for a gut diversity dietary approach. [56:00] Resources for in-depth information about marker research and implementation. [57:31] Oscar's favorite personal supplement recommendations. [59:20] Probiotics, gene expression, and antimicrobial protocol recommendations. [1:08:30] Oscar's personal health practices and the pharmaceutical approach he has changed his mind about in recent years.   Episode Resources:   Dr. Oscar Coetzee   Spotlight Teachable Online Training   Design for Health Resources:   Designs for Health   Spotlight Test Information   Webinar: Spotlight Suite Functional Wellness Tests   Blog: Serum-derived Bovine Immunoglobulins and Gut Barrier Function   Blog: Recent Review Explores Biochemical Relationship Between Gut Metabolites and Metabolic Health   Blog: Supportive Role Probiotics Play on Gut-Brain Axis and Mood Health, According to Recent Review   Blog: Recent Review Explores Relationship Between Berberine and the Gut Microbiome   Blog: Anti-inflammatory Effects of Supplemental Butyrate Visit the Designs for Health Research and Education Library which houses medical journals, protocols, webinars, and our blog.

Testing and test results are critical to any integrative practice because they help form effective treatment protocols. In this interview, we profile 3 functional wellness tests with integrative clinician, professor, and researcher Dr. Oscar Coatzee. Metabolic status, gastrointestinal health, and genomics are discussed. Dr. Coatzee provides advice on how to best utilize these tests in clinical practice. About the Expert Oscar Coetzee, PhD, was born and raised in South Africa, where he completed his bachelor's degree with majors in criminology and psychology. Coetzee holds 2 master's degrees, one in Organizational Psychology and another in Human Nutrition. He received his PhD in holistic nutrition from Clayton College of Natural Health.   Coetzee is currently a faculty member at the University of Bridgeport and is the associate director of the Nutrition Track in the Doctor of Health Science Degree. He is also an associate professor at Maryland University of Integrative Health and an adjunct associate professor at Georgetown Medical School. Courses he currently teaches include clinical nutrition, sports nutrition, pathophysiology, advanced nutritional biochemistry and assessment, functional lab assessment, and organizational development.   Coetzee is a Certified Board Supervisor for the CNS (Certified Nutrition Specialists) and is currently on the national board exam committee for the National Association of Nutritional Professionals (NANP).    About the Sponsor  For over 30 years, Designs for Health (DFH) has been at the forefront of the natural and integrative medicine movement inspired by the vision of designing a well world™ for all. With over 320 researched-based nutritional products with quality-tested formulas, DFH continues to pioneer new approaches to nutritional science through a robust innovation pipeline, paired with uncompromising support and commitment to practitioners' ever-evolving needs

Introduction: In today's enlightening episode, Amy is joined by Dr. Norman Rosenthal, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and renowned author. As someone who has intertwined the spiritual and scientific in his illustrious career, Dr. Rosenthal delves into the profound influence of yoga and meditation on his life and practice.·        Personal Journey with Yoga & Meditation: Dr. Rosenthal recounts how a lifelong commitment to yoga and meditation has fostered creativity, success, and an unparalleled network of support in his life.·        Benefits of Meditation Include Turya - The 4th State of Consciousness:The importance and implications of this elevated state of consciousness.How Turya has provided Dr. Rosenthal with fresh perspectives in various aspects of life, from patient interactions to personal relationships.·        Introducing "Defeating Sad: A Guide to Health and Happiness Through All The Seasons":A sneak peek into Dr. Rosenthal's latest book, slated for release this August 2023 on Amazon and on Audible.How it offers insights into managing and overcoming Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).·        The Journey to Discovering SAD:The backstory on how Dr. Rosenthal arrived at the theory of SAD.Challenges faced, including skepticism from colleagues and the academic world.How intuition played a pivotal role in driving his passion and research on the subject.·        Tools for Tackling SAD:The relevance and efficacy of daily self-care routines.Benefits and application of light boxes as a therapeutic tool.Lifestyle adjustments that can make a world of difference.·        Decades of Clinical Experience:Reflections on balancing rigorous research and direct patient care in his private practice.The role of personal intuition and internal guidance in shaping his career and patient care methodologies.Dr. Rosenthal's story is a testament to the power of combining the introspective journey of yoga and meditation with the analytical and evidence-based world of psychiatry. By continually tuning into his inner voice, even in the face of skepticism, he has carved a niche that not only validates his personal experiences but also offers hope and solutions to countless individuals.Resources:Transcendence by Dr. Norman RosenthalSuper Mind by Dr. Norman RosenthalThe Gift of Adversity by Dr. Norman RosenthalDefeating Sad: A Guide to Health and Happiness Through All The Seasons by Dr. Norman Rosenthal (Available August 2023)Connect with Dr. Norman Rosenthal:WebsiteTwitterInstagram Remember to subscribe to "The Yoga Therapy Hour" for more insightful conversations and to dive deeper into the world of yoga and its profound impact on mental and physical well-being. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and share with friends and family! Yoga for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysisHolger Cramer 1 , Romy Lauche, Jost Langhorst, Gustav Doboshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23922209/ Effectiveness of yoga for major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysisYufei Wu 1 , Danni Yan 1 , Jianli Yang 1https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37032928/

Under Western medicine – particularly in the U.S. – many people rely on medications and guidance from healthcare providers to treat their physical and psychological ailments. While these types of treatments are crucial in some situations, we all have tools within us that can promote healing and greater well-being, without the costs or side effects that medications may bring. As the founder and CEO of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., Harvard-educated psychiatrist Dr. Jim Gordon is internationally recognized for using self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma. Dr. Gordon is also the author of the book, “Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing,” a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School, and served as Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy under Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. In Episode 155 of The MINDSet Game® podcast, Dr. Gordon discusses the following: The concept of mind-body medicine, which can be described in two ways: the recognition of the scientific reality that various aspects of our mental and emotional functioning affect every organ and cell in our body (and vice versa); and the idea that we each have the capacity to impact our physical and psychological wellness through simple techniques of self-awareness and self-care Common misconceptions about trauma, which is a natural part of life that we all experience to some degree Key steps and techniques in the process of healing trauma in order to unlock greater physical, psychological, and emotional well-being Dr. Gordon also guides us through a simple concentrative meditation, explaining the physiological benefits of each step.  To learn more about the Center for Mind-Body Medicine and access its resources, visit https://cmbm.org. For more on Dr. Gordon and his work with healing trauma, look for his book, “Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing.”  To subscribe to The MINDset Game, visit www.TheMINDsetGame.com.   

The challenge of addressing and healing trauma is no longer just contained to the medical world. Perhaps more so than ever before, we can now see the effects of trauma in every aspect of our daily lives. For businesses and the people who lead them, there is now a greater responsibility to step forward and help employees live more full and productive lives, by providing tools to help cope with obstacles big and small. Dr. James Gordon is a psychiatrist and director of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine, as well as director of mind-body studies at Georgetown Medical School and Georgetown University, and world-renowned expert in using mind-body medicine to heal depression, anxiety, and psychological trauma. In this episode, he shares how each of us can emotionally navigate these very traumatic times and share that with our employees and across our companies so that businesses at large can foster healthy cultures and best serve our companies by best serving our people. Lead With We is Produced by Goal 17 Media - https://goal17media.com Dr. James Gordon: James S. Gordon, MD, author of Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing, is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist, and the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Gordon is internationally recognized for using self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma. He is a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School, and was chairman (under Presidents Clinton and G.W. Bush) of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. Resources: Learn more about the Center for Mind-Body Medicine at: https://cmbm.org/ Connect with Dr. Gordon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesgordonmd/ Visit leadwithwe.com to learn more about Simon's new book or search for "Lead With We" on Amazon, Google Books, or Barnes & Noble.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley, InsideTracker, and Athletic Greens.Western medicine likes to separate the mind from the body, but the truth is, they couldn't be more connected. Starting at a young age, many of us face hardships that shape the lens through which we see the world. When left unresolved, adversity and trauma can lead to unhealthy lifestyle choices that directly influence our health.In today's episode, I talk with Dr. Jim Gordon, Lewis Howes, and Dr. Gabor Maté about how trauma can be stored in the body and why putting in the effort to work through it is vital to be a happy and healthy person.Dr. Jim Gordon, author of Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing, is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist and the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC. Dr. Gordon is internationally recognized for using self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma. He is a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School and was chairman (under Presidents Clinton and G.W. Bush) of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy.Lewis Howes is a New York Times bestselling author, keynote speaker, and industry-leading show host. Lewis is a two-sport All-American athlete, former professional football player, and member of the US men's national handball team. His show The School of Greatness is one of the top podcasts in the world, with over 500 million downloads. He was recognized by the White House and President Obama as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in the country under 30.A renowned speaker and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress, and childhood development. Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection, and Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It, and has coauthored Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. His latest book is The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture.This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley, InsideTracker, and Athletic Greens. Paleovalley is offering my listeners 15% off their entire first order. Just go to paleovalley.com/hyman to check out all their clean Paleo products and take advantage of this deal.Right now InsideTracker is offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman.Right now, Athletic Greens is offering 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman.Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here:Dr. Jim GordonLewis HowesDr. Gabor Maté Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doctor's Farmacy with Mark Hyman, MD Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Check Out the Doctor's Farmacy Episode Page & Show NotesRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgThis episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, InsideTracker, and Pendulum.Of all the things we do each day, breathing is arguably the most important. While breathing's most important job is to literally keep us alive, breathing can help in many more ways than just survival, including activating your parasympathetic nervous system, which helps slow your heart rate and lower your blood pressure.In today's episode, I talk with James Nestor, Dr. Louis Ignarro, Wim Hof, and Dr. Jim Gordon about using breathing to support your health.James Nestor is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside, The New York Times, and more. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, was an instant New York Times bestseller. Breath explores how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly—and how we can get it back.Dr. Louis Ignarro is a medical research scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his breakthrough discovery of nitric oxide and how it positively impacts health and longevity. His groundbreaking research on nitric oxide paved the way for—among other innovations—Viagra. He is an award-winning Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and has his PhD in pharmacology.Wim Hof, also known as “The Iceman,” holds multiple world records for his feats of endurance and exposure to cold. He is the author of The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential. The benefits of Wim's method, now practiced by tens of thousands, have been validated by eight university research studies.Dr. James Gordon, author of Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing, is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist and the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC. He is a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School and was chairman (under Presidents Clinton and G.W. Bush) of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy.This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, InsideTracker, and Pendulum. Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.Right now InsideTracker is offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman.To receive 20% off your first Pendulum purchase, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code HYMAN.Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here:James NestorDr. Louis IgnarroWim HofDr. Jim Gordon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, InsideTracker, and Pendulum.Of all the things we do each day, breathing is arguably the most important. While breathing's most important job is to literally keep us alive, breathing can help in many more ways than just survival, including activating your parasympathetic nervous system, which helps slow your heart rate and lower your blood pressure.In today's episode, I talk with James Nestor, Dr. Louis Ignarro, Wim Hof, and Dr. Jim Gordon about using breathing to support your health.James Nestor is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside, The New York Times, and more. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, was an instant New York Times bestseller. Breath explores how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly—and how we can get it back.Dr. Louis Ignarro is a medical research scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his breakthrough discovery of nitric oxide and how it positively impacts health and longevity. His groundbreaking research on nitric oxide paved the way for—among other innovations—Viagra. He is an award-winning Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and has his PhD in pharmacology.Wim Hof, also known as “The Iceman,” holds multiple world records for his feats of endurance and exposure to cold. He is the author of The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential. The benefits of Wim's method, now practiced by tens of thousands, have been validated by eight university research studies.Dr. James Gordon, author of Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing, is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist and the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC. He is a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School and was chairman (under Presidents Clinton and G.W. Bush) of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy.This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, InsideTracker, and Pendulum. Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.Right now InsideTracker is offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman.To receive 20% off your first Pendulum purchase, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code HYMAN.Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here:James NestorDr. Louis IgnarroWim HofDr. Jim Gordon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, InsideTracker, and Cozy Earth.Trauma isn't just psychological; it impacts us all the way down to our genes. And those epigenetic changes don't just stay with us—they can be passed down through several generations. That means the trauma we may be working through isn't just our own, it's the stress and trauma of our parents, grandparents, and even great grandparents. I know this might sound bleak, but today's conversation on The Doctor's Farmacy with Dr. James Gordon is about healing from all types of trauma to find greater mind-body peace. Dr. James Gordon, author of Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing, is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist, and the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Gordon is internationally recognized for using self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma. He is a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School and was chairman (under Presidents Clinton and G.W. Bush) of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy.This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, InsideTracker, and Cozy Earth.​​Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other. Right now they're offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman.Cozy Earth makes the most comfortable, temperature-regulating, and non-toxic sheets on the market. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code MARK40.Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):How the war in Ukraine is affecting Ukrainians' mental health (5:24 / 2:00) Recognizing trauma as a universal part of life (11:15 / 8:00) Epigenetics and generational trauma (13:35 / 9:44) Techniques Dr. Gordon uses to heal generational, cultural, and individual trauma (17:03 / 13:45) Healing America's divisiveness (24:53 / 21:10)Integrating unnamed and underlying cultural trauma (36:36 / 32:25) Moving beyond the medical model when it comes to trauma (41:59 / 38:00) Identifying and healing personal trauma (42:41 / 39:08) Stories of transformation from Dr. Gordon's work (55:00 / 50:52) The importance of healing oneself first (1:00:54 / 56:40) Learn more about Dr. Gordon at jamesgordonmd.com. To support his trauma healing work in Ukraine, visit cmbm.org and click DONATE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the 491st episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Thanks for joining me. I am taking a week off for family time this week. As a result, I decided to air an encore of one of our most popular shows of 2022: All You Want to Know About Georgetown Medical School's Admissions. I chose this interview with Dr. Ellen Dugan, Senior Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid at Georgetown University School of Medicine not only because of its popularity, but because Dean Dugan gave wonderful insight not only into Georgetown's admissions process, but into what many schools seek through their admission process. If you like this episode and want to test out whether you are competitive at your target medical schools, take the free Medical School Admissions Quiz at accepted.com/medquiz. It's a brief assessment that will give you valuable information into your competitiveness as well as suggestions for improving your qualifications and competitiveness. Take it today at accepted.com/medquiz. Thanks as always for listening to Admissions Straight Talk. I'll talk to you again next week! In the meantime, here is All You Want to Know About Georgetown Medical School's Admissions with Dean Ellen Dugan. For the complete show notes, check out the original blog post. Related links: Georgetown University School of MedicineMed School Admissions Quiz Are you competitive?Georgetown University School of Medicine Secondary Application Essay TipsAccepted's Med School Admissions Consulting Services Related shows: How To Get Accepted To Washington University School Of Medicine in St. LouisAn Interview With the Temple Katz School of Medicine Admissions DeanU Penn Perelman School of Medicine: Interview with Admissions Dean, Dr. Neha VapiwalaUW School of Medicine: Interview with Admissions Dean, Dr. LeeAnna MuzquizAre You Rushing to Attend Rush Medical CollegeWhat Med School Applicants Must Know About Johns HopkinsDeep Dive Into Duke Medical: An Interview With Dr. Linton Yee, Associate Dean of Admissions hbspt.cta.load(58291, '6f21f36c-c988-4e9c-b947-0b9d4af1557f', {"region":"na1"});

Georgetown Medical School is one of three medical schools located in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Of the three, Georgetown Medical School is known for having the toughest medical school acceptance rates.  Originally founded in 1851, Georgetown Medical School is the oldest Catholic medical school in the United States. Located adjacent to Georgetown University's main campus, the School of Medicine is one of the five graduate schools offered by the university and can be found on Reservoir Road in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.  Learn everything there is to know about the requirements, statistics, and how to get into Georgetown Medical School, to boost your chances for admission.

Are you interested in Georgetown University's School of Medicine? In this blog post, we give our advice on tackling the school's secondary essays and interview Dr. Ellen Dugan, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Admissions. Georgetown University School of Medicine 2022 - 2023 secondary application essay questions Given the Jesuit influence at Georgetown and its adoption of the Cura Personalis philosophy, I recommend covering your clinical, research and community service experience for Georgetown's secondary application essay. The school places special emphasis on training physicians to treat medically underserved communities. Highlight your personal connections, volunteer work and leadership roles in medically underserved communities. Georgetown Medical School short essay question #1 The Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) strives to ensure that its students become respectful physicians, with cultural humility, who embrace all dimensions of caring for the whole person. With our Jesuit values of Cura Personalis, People for Others, and Community in Diversity, we are steadfast in our commitment to racial justice and to addressing the health inequities exacerbated by the recent pandemic. Please describe how your values, life experiences, and your identity will contribute to these GUSOM priorities. (1,000 characters) This prompt for Georgetown replaces one that broadly asked to hear that you are compassionate and holistic. How do you embrace the Jesuit values as specified in the prompt (research them) and at the same time advocate for equity and justice for all? (You do not need to profess being Jesuit if that is not your truth, but all applicants would wisely explain their identification with these values and how they came to be instilled in your character.) How does doing so correspond with being humble?  How does being humble and righteous for equity define a physician's character? How did the pandemic reveal stark inequity and racial bias? Explain this. What can others expect from you regarding how you uphold these values as ideals and actions? Georgetown Medical School short essay question #2 Is there any further information that you would like the Committee on Admissions to be aware of when reviewing your file that you were not able to notate in another section of this or the AMCAS Application? (1,000 characters) This would be the best place to cover any academic difficulties that you have overcome, whether you've retaken courses, created an increasing trend in your GPA or retaken the MCAT for a higher score. Focusing on those areas of the application that you have successfully improved can provide compelling evidence of your academic potential and how you will perform in medical school. If this approach is not relevant to your application, you can use this section to update the committee on new publications, activities or awards that may not be on the AMCAS application. Discuss what you have been doing since you started the application process. Georgetown Medical School long essay question Why have you chosen to apply to the Georgetown University School of Medicine and how do you think your education at Georgetown will prepare you to become a physician for the future? (3,000 characters) Since this is such a long essay, it will be helpful to draw upon your previous experiences to demonstrate why your values align with those of Georgetown. Use 1-3 concrete, specific examples to explain how and why you will integrate easily into their study body. The second part of this essay prompt requires that you focus on the future. After researching their curriculum and special programs, you can explain how each of these will enhance your medical education. Make a list and use this as an outline to guide your response. Focus on the most important points last; they may be forgotten if you include them at the beginning of such a long essay. For that reason,

Interested in a spot in Georgetown University SOM? [Show Summary] Dr. Ellen Dugan, Georgetown Medical School's Senior Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, describes how cura personalis, or care of the whole person, drives the Georgetown experience and curriculum.  Interview with Dr. Ellen Dugan, Georgetown Medical School's senior associate dean for admissions [Show Notes] Welcome to the 459th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Thanks for joining me. Are you ready to apply to your dream medical schools? Are you competitive at your target programs? Accepted's Med School Admissions Quiz can give you a quick reality check. Just go to accepted.com/medquiz, complete the quiz, and you'll not only get an assessment but also tips on how to improve your qualifications and your chances of acceptance. Plus, it's all free.  Our guest today is Dr. Ellen Dugan, Senior Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She is a Hoya through and through. She earned her MD at Georgetown University School of Medicine and then completed her residency training in Emergency Medicine, also at Georgetown. Following four years of service in the National Health Service in rural West Virginia, Dr. Dugan returned to Georgetown and has been on the faculty there since 1990. She served on the Admissions Committee for 10 years prior to becoming the Associate Dean. In addition to her admissions duties, she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and formerly served as the Vice-Chair and Interim Academic Chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Georgetown.  Can you give us an overview of Georgetown University School of Medicine's curriculum program for those listeners who aren't that familiar with it? [2:10] I'm happy to. That's our new curriculum, which they basically started revising in 2015-16. Our graduating class of 2021 was the first class to go all the way through, so it's fairly new. It's divided up into three phases. The first 18 months of the first and second year, or the foundational phase, are made up of six blocks of core content. They're organ-system-based modules that integrate basic science disciplines with doctoring training if you will. The doctoring courses are called "cura personalis," referring to and uniting the development of professional skills that are unique to doctoring, like physical diagnosis, communications, ethics. This runs through all the blocks. There are also intercessions that are one week long that are emphasizing topics critical to physicians in healthcare. An example would be the opioid epidemic. Then they have medical student brand rounds all through the first three years. The core clinical phase is the third year, which is blocked out into 4-8-week core clerkships. Those would be medicine, surgery, OB-GYN, pediatrics, family medicine, psychiatry, neurology, and three two-week selectives, or electives. Then there's the advanced clinical phase, which is the fourth year, and that's made up of 37 weeks. Three of those four-week blocks are required. One is four weeks in emergency medicine, and then the other two are four-week blocks in doing acting internships where they function as interns so that they get the confidence and the skills to hit the ground running for residency. Then the best part of it, they have 24 weeks of electives, so they can basically design their entire fourth-year course other than those first three blocks that they have to do. It really gives them great freedom. Is the elective block always at the end of the fourth year, or does that vary depending upon the student? [3:59] It varies. They can do the emergency medicine later on. What they want to do in those first few blocks is when they're getting ready for residency, they hone those blocks into the specialty they want to go into so that they have letters and clinical experience in that particular field.

Do not stand at my grave and weep; I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die.   — DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP Poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye     Valeria Teles interviews Norman E. Rosenthal — the author of “Poetry Rx: How 50 Inspiring Poems Can Heal and Bring Joy To Your Life.” — It was chosen by The New York Times as a top wellness book of 2021!! Poetry Rx is also on The Poets List 2021 Poetry Wrap!   Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D. is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and was the psychiatrist who first described seasonal affective disorder and pioneered the use of light in its treatment during his twenty years at the National Institute of Mental Health. He has researched other innovative psychiatric treatments and is the author of several books including the New York Times bestseller Transcendence: Healing and Transformation through Transcendental Meditation and the national bestseller Super Mind.  He currently maintains a private clinical and coaching practice in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. His work has earned him national and international attention in the world of psychiatry and psychology, as well as in the media.   Meet Norman at normanrosenthal.com

Poetry Rx by Norman Rosenthal, MD   NORMAN E. ROSENTHAL, M.D. is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and was the psychiatrist who first described seasonal affective disorder and pioneered the use of light in its treatment during his twenty years at the National Institute of Mental Health. He has researched other innovative psychiatric treatments and is the author of several books including the New York Times bestseller Transcendence: Healing and Transformation through Transcendental Meditation and the national bestseller Super Mind.  He currently maintains a private clinical and coaching practice in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. His work has earned him national and international attention in the world of psychiatry and psychology, as well as in the media. www.normanrosenthal.com

Trauma comes to all of us, and its consequences can be terrible. That’s the truth and the bad news. The good news is that all of us can use tools of self-awareness and self-care to heal our trauma and, indeed, to become healthier and more whole than we’ve ever been. If we accept the pain that trauma inflicts, it can open our minds and bodies to healing change. -- Dr. James Gordon As a second-year psychiatric medical student at Harvard University, Dr. James Gordon hit a wall. Although both his father and grandfather had been physicians before him, he was no longer sure why he was there. He was troubled by the way he saw patients being treated, feeling the focus too cut and dried, and missing the loving approach that he had envisioned and hoped for in medicine. But he was graced at this time to meet a kind and compassionate professor and psychotherapist in Robert Coles, who offered Gordon the opportunity to discover and embrace parts of himself that he had forgotten or not even known. Further, Coles shared his work with kids stricken by poverty and racism in New Orleans, kindling the flame of Gordon’s own life-long passion for taking trauma healing to all walks of life – especially the world’s most troubled areas. “Suffering is the soil in which wisdom and compassion grow; it is the school from which we graduate, committed to healing others’ hurt.” This pivotal time in Dr. Gordon’s life, and the healing journey that called him to serve others, set him on the road to becoming a world-renowned expert on healing population-wide psychological trauma, anxiety, and depression. His approach marries Western medical knowledge with alternative medicine methods and those of the world’s indigenous and spiritual traditions. A proponent of “self-care as the true primary-care,” Dr. Gordon founded the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) in 1991, in Washington, D.C., with an initial mission “to make self-awareness, self-care, and group support central to all healthcare” by training health care professionals with the tools of stress- and trauma-relief. But similar to his experience hitting a wall in medical school, he soon recognized the limits of the medical establishment in embracing holistic modalities – and so he extended his work and offerings beyond the walls of traditional health care practice, going directly out to communities and creating a version of medicine for the people, by the people. Through the CMBM, Dr. Gordon has created training programs of mind-body healing that extend far and wide – not just for health professionals, but for traumatized populations in the world’s hot spots such as the Balkans, the Middle East, Haiti, and Africa; for teachers and families in Broward County, FL after the Parkland school shootings; for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Harvey; for U.S. vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan; and even for the U.S. Capitol police. He and the CMBM faculty have traveled worldwide, embracing a model of creating healing communities by training the trainers, or “Teaching Thousands to Heal Millions.” Dr. Gordon leads an international faculty of 130 who have trained more than 6,000 clinicians, educators, and community leaders. In turn, these trainers have brought CMBM’s therapeutic and educational program to many hundreds of thousands of traumatized and stressed adults and children, as well as people confronting the challenges of anxiety, depression, and chronic and life-threatening illnesses. An early pioneer in using mind-body medicine to heal, Dr. Gordon contends that we are all, in the end, affected by trauma. (Never more true than today, he adds.)  But he also believes that “all of us, regardless of age or educational level, have a great and largely untapped capacity to help and heal ourselves and one another…We may think we don’t have the answers, but each of us has a part inside us that knows.” His experience serving the world’s many traumatized populations has reinforced his commitment to supporting individuals’ own inherent capacities for self-healing. “Going through difficult situations myself, and coming out the other side has taught me that I could be a midwife to this process [in others]; I’m not there to fix people.” Regular meditation on the breath, as an antidote to “flight or fight” mode, is a critical component of Gordon’s three-fold approach to trauma self-healing work – all sessions, groups, and meetings begin and end with this important component. Another key component, sourced from indigenous forms of healing, is sharing in community. “As we bring parts of ourselves online that have been suppressed or ignored, we become more complete and whole human beings – part of that is wanting to share ourselves with others. It’s built into our DNA.” Characterizing himself as “a free spirit and a bit of a troublemaker,” Dr. Gordon volunteered, after his Harvard training, at the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic in the 60s, attended Woodstock as a volunteer physician, and then spent 10 years as a National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) researcher, where he developed the first national program for runaway and homeless kids.   In 1973 he had a powerful encounter with a London-based osteopath, acupuncturist, naturopath, and meditation master of East Indian background who “opened universes” to him, most importantly the value of “expressive meditations” that Dr. Gordon incorporates as high energy “Shaking & Dancing” to fast, rhythmic music in his Mind-Body Skills trainings. “These were the tools of the shamans of Siberia and of ancient healers and traditions around the world -- archaic techniques of ecstasy.” They also have proven value for reestablishing equilibrium for stressed and trauma-frozen bodies. Bringing his healing work to populations from the Eastern and indigenous traditions that seeded many of his initial explorations, Gordon has shared Shaking and Dancing with a group of recent Tibetan refugees in Dharamsala, India, the home of the Dalai Lama. He also has worked closely with tribal elders, teachers, and clinicians on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservations in South Dakota to create a program that has joined Mind-Body Medicine with traditional Lakota healing, effectively addressing youth suicide. In addition to his work with the CMBM program, Dr. Gordon has been Director of Mind-Body Studies and clinical professor in the departments of psychiatry and family medicine at Georgetown Medical School and Georgetown University since 1980. He chaired the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy under Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. He publishes widely, having authored several books including his latest, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma, as well as many articles. He has recently conducted a series of interviews with a broad spectrum of individuals who are benefiting from his trauma healing work, ranging from a Black human rights lawyer and activist campaigning for reparations, to an Islamic jihadist who was jailed for his role in terrorist plots, to Buddhist meditation teacher Tara Brach, to a Michigan Democrat facing “Congressional trauma.” Join us in conversation with this devoted practitioner of a medicine truly based on compassion for self and all beings.

Brian got the chance to sit down with Joseph Liu, a very smart individual that at one point in his life had a big goal of becoming a doctor! After enrolling in Georgetown Medical School, he was on the fast track to successfully achieving his goal, so it seemed. Until just 2 weeks into medical school, Joseph realized he was not happy on this path and decided to drop out, walking away from years of work to get there! It would take two REWIRES for Joseph to land on what he first wanted for himself, PERSONAL HAPPINESS! Find out how Joseph Liu of the Career Relaunch podcast did it? ' Action Steps to REWIRE: 1. LOOK around at who & what you already know! 2. NETWORK with others as you figure things out! 3. ALWAYS DO your absolute best in the temporary roles toward your destiny! Visit: https://josephliu.co *Comment on @fashionrewired IG for a chance to WIN Fashion Rewired MERCH! Episode Powered by: -Digital Designer Bootcamp: Launch your fashion brand in 6-short weeks from the comfort of your home. Email bootcamp@phoenixfashionweek.com for application. -The Phoenix Fashion Week Freelance Program – Hire an industry professional to build your brand for long term success email freelance@phoenixfashionweek.com to secure a fashion professional. Phoenix Fashion Week: The leading fashion industry event in the Southwest. Fashion. Education. Community. Follow and like our IG @FashionRewired & @PHXFashionWeek

— The Guest House   This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival.   A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor.   Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight.   The dark thought, the shame, the malice. meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.   Be grateful for whatever comes. because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.   ~ Poem by Jalaluddin Rumi   Valeria Teles interviews Norman E. Rosenthal — the author of “Poetry Rx: How 50 Inspiring Poems Can Heal and Bring Joy To Your Life.” Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D. is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and was the psychiatrist who first described seasonal affective disorder and pioneered the use of light in its treatment during his twenty years at the National Institute of Mental Health. He has researched other innovative psychiatric treatments and is the author of several books including the New York Times bestseller Transcendence: Healing and Transformation through Transcendental Meditation and the national bestseller Super Mind.  He currently maintains a private clinical and coaching practice in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. His work has earned him national and international attention in the world of psychiatry and psychology, as well as in the media. To learn more about Norman E. Rosenthal and his work, please visit: https://www.normanrosenthal.com/       — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.   

Dr. Norman Rosenthal is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and was the psychiatrist who first described seasonal affective disorder and pioneered the use of light in its treatment during his twenty years at the National Institute of Mental Health. He has researched other innovative psychiatric treatments and is the author of several books including the New York Times bestseller Transcendence: Healing and Transformation through Transcendental Meditation and the national bestseller Super Mind. His new book is called Poetry Rx: How 50 Inspiring Poems Can Heal and Bring Joy To Your Life. He currently maintains a private clinical and coaching practice in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. His work has earned him national and international attention in the world of psychiatry and psychology, as well as in the media. Topics covered in this episode: • Dr. Norman Rosenthal reads a poem titled, Hope is the Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickenson • Poetry as a part of patient and self-care. • How to get into the joyful moments. • Dr. Norman Rosenthal reads The Guest House by Jalaluddin Rumi • Dr. Norman Rosenthal reads The Waking by Theodore Roethke • Responses to the natural world. • What poetry teaches us about how we can better accept the highs and lows of human emotions. • Helping children to better feel their feelings and to express their feelings. • Dr. Norman Rosenthal reads Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep by Mary Elizabeth Frye • Dr. Norman Rosenthal reads If– by Rudyard Kipling Referenced in the episode: • The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur • Lindsey reads Sarah Blondin's poem Honoring Life • The Road Not Taken Poem by Robert Frost • Gerard Manley Hopkins – an English poet • The Lindsey Elmore Show – ep 118 | Death, grief & the legacy we leave behind | Part I | Beth Cavenaugh You can learn more about Dr. Norman Rosenthal and his work at https://www.normanrosenthal.com Wellness Made Simple is a new subscription platform; a one-stop-shop for everything you need to know about how to course correct or how to prevent symptoms from happening in the first place. Head over to www.wellnessmadesimple.us to sign up today. We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.

Norman Rosenthal, M.D. is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and maintains a private clinical practice in Maryland. He earned international attention as the psychiatrist who first described seasonal affective disorder and pioneered the use of light in its treatment while at the National Institute of Mental Health. He has also researched other innovative psychiatric treatments, and is the author of several books including the New York Times bestseller Transcendence: Healing and Transformation through Transcendental Meditation and the national bestseller Super Mind. His latest book is Poetry Rx: How Fifty Inspiring Poems Can Heal and Bring Joy to Your Life. We spoke about that book, the healing power of poetry, and homed in on a few sublime poems. Learn more about Norman Rosenthal at https://www.normanrosenthal.com/

Welcome back to The Sports Docs Podcast with Dr. Catherine Logan and Dr. Ashley Bassett, where we chat about the most recent developments in sports medicine with experts in the field. In episode 8, we're going to continue our discussion with Dr. Michael Ciccotti and dive deeper into UCL surgery, including surgical techniques and outcomes for both primary and revision UCL reconstruction. We'll start with the systematic review and meta-analysis titled Modified Jobe Versus Docking Technique for Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction. Chang and his colleagues found no significant difference in clinical outcomes and return to sport between the docking or figure-of-8 technique once controlled for surgical approach. It appears that inferior outcomes attributed to the original figure-of-8 technique may be more related to detachment of the flexor pronator mass during the approach and submuscular ulnar nerve transposition. Then from the November 2020 issue of AJSM, we review the publication Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tear Location May Affect Return-to-Sports Rate but Not Performance Upon Return to Sports After Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Surgery in Professional Baseball Players. Dave Altchek and team at HSS reported that professional baseball players who sustained a distal UCL tear were more likely to return to sport after UCL reconstruction compared to players that had a proximal UCL tear. Lastly, Andrews and his team published a study on Outcomes After Ulnar Collateral Ligament Revision Reconstruction in Baseball Players. The authors found that outcomes after revision UCL reconstruction are not as favorable as those after primary reconstruction, with only half of all baseball players returning to their previous level of play after revision reconstruction.We are honored to have Dr. Michael Ciccotti join us for the discussion today. Dr. Ciccotti is an internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, shoulder, elbow and knee surgery at the Rothman Orthopedic Institute and Thomas Jefferson University, where he is the Chief of the Sports Medicine Division as well as the Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. Dr. Ciccotti earned his MD from Georgetown Medical School. He completed his orthopedic residency at Thomas Jefferson University and then went on to complete a fellowship in sports medicine at Kerlan Jobe. Dr. Ciccotti is the current President of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine. He also serves as the Chairman of the Major League Baseball Medical Advisory Committee and has been the Head Team Physician and Medical Director for the Philadelphia Phillies as well as Saint Joseph's University athletics for over 25 years. Dr. Ciccotti has received numerous awards and recognitions for his outstanding contributions to sports medicine, including the George D. Rovere Award for Lifetime Contribution to Sports Medicine Education by AOSSM and The Twenty Year Service Award from the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society. He has published hundreds of articles, book chapters and given countless presentations on many topics in sports medicine, with a particular focus on elbow UCL injuries – which is why we are so fortunate to have him joining us for this discussion today. 

On today's episode we're focusing on ulnar collateral ligament injuries of the elbow with Dr. Michael Ciccotti, Chief of Sports Medicine at the Rothman Orthopedic Institute and current president of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine. We have some great articles for you today that really contribute well this conversation on how to best manage elbow UCL injuries in throwing athletes. As always, links to all the articles we discuss on this show can be found on our podcast website.The first paper is March issue of AJSM this year, titled Return-to-Play Outcomes in Professional Baseball Players After Nonoperative Treatment of Incomplete Medial UCL Injuries. Thomas Noonan and his team at the University of Colorado found that professional baseball players with incomplete UCL injuries treated nonoperatively had a high rate of return to play and similar performance metrics compared to players with no history of UCL injury. Then, from the December 2020 issue of OJSM, we review the publication Effect of UCL Reconstruction on Pitch Accuracy, Velocity and Movement in MLB Pitchers. McKnight and colleagues reported that MLB pitchers who underwent UCL reconstruction had decreased fastball accuracy that persisted up to 3 years post-op. Fastball velocity and curveball moment were unchanged. We are honored to have Dr. Michael Ciccotti join us for the discussion today. Dr. Ciccotti is an internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, shoulder, elbow and knee surgery at the Rothman Orthopedic Institute and Thomas Jefferson University, where he is the Chief of the Sports Medicine Division as well as the Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. Dr. Ciccotti earned his MD from Georgetown Medical School. He completed his orthopedic residency at Thomas Jefferson University and then went on to complete a fellowship in sports medicine at Kerlan Jobe. Dr. Ciccotti is the current President of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine. He also serves as the Chairman of the Major League Baseball Medical Advisory Committee and has been the Head Team Physician and Medical Director for the Philadelphia Phillies as well as Saint Joseph's University athletics for over 25 years. Dr. Ciccotti has received numerous awards and recognitions for his outstanding contributions to sports medicine, including the George D. Rovere Award for Lifetime Contribution to Sports Medicine Education by AOSSM and The Twenty Year Service Award from the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society. He has published hundreds of articles, book chapters and given countless presentations on many topics in sports medicine, with a particular focus on elbow UCL injuries – which is why we are so fortunate to have him joining us for this discussion today. 

Poetry Rx by Norman Rosenthal, MD   NORMAN E. ROSENTHAL, M.D. is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and was the psychiatrist who first described seasonal affective disorder and pioneered the use of light in its treatment during his twenty years at the National Institute of Mental Health. He has researched other innovative psychiatric treatments and is the author of several books including the New York Times bestseller Transcendence: Healing and Transformation through Transcendental Meditation and the national bestseller Super Mind.  He currently maintains a private clinical and coaching practice in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. His work has earned him national and international attention in the world of psychiatry and psychology, as well as in the media.   www.normanrosenthal.com  

Poetry Rx by Norman Rosenthal, MD   NORMAN E. ROSENTHAL, M.D. is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and was the psychiatrist who first described seasonal affective disorder and pioneered the use of light in its treatment during his twenty years at the National Institute of Mental Health. He has researched other innovative psychiatric treatments and is the author of several books including the New York Times bestseller Transcendence: Healing and Transformation through Transcendental Meditation and the national bestseller Super Mind.  He currently maintains a private clinical and coaching practice in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. His work has earned him national and international attention in the world of psychiatry and psychology, as well as in the media.   www.normanrosenthal.com      

Mental health/addiction peer support specialist and RC returnee, Sean-Paul Mahoney lays out how Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drug use. Later he shares what it’s like to date via Zoom in a pandemic world. Joe explains to Amy that Mitch McConnel looks like an indifferent turtle and recovery wins with Joe’s kid being admitted to Georgetown Medical School.

27:43 James S. Gordon, MD , a Harvard-educated psychiatrist, is internationally recognized for using self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma. He is founder and executive director of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School, and was chairman (under Presidents Clinton and GW Bush) of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. Dr. Gordon’s latest book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma, helps us understand that trauma will come sooner or later to all of us. Trauma, he explains, is a human experience, not a pathological anomaly. In The Transformation, he guides us step by step in a comprehensive evidence-based program to reverse the psychological and biological damage that trauma causes. He shows us, drawing on the latest scientific research, 50 years of clinical experience, timeless wisdom, and inspiring life stories, how we can, as we meet the challenges that trauma brings, discover the ordinary joys as well as the meaning and purpose of our lives. We come to know that our broken hearts can open with greater compassion and love. 1:11 Carlton Larson is a scholar of American constitutional law and Anglo-American legal history.  His scholarship addresses a wide range of issues, including enemy combatant detentions, legacy preferences in public universities, the historical basis of Second Amendment rights, and parents’ rights to name their children.  Professor Larson is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the law of treason and is the author of the books On Treason: A Citizen's Guide to the Law (Ecco/HarperCollins) and The Trials of Allegiance: Treason, Juries, and the American Revolution (Oxford University Press). Professor Larson’s scholarship has been cited by numerous federal and state courts and has been profiled in The New York Times, The Economist, TIME, and many other publications.  He is a frequent commentator for the national media on constitutional law issues. Professor Larson is a graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School, where he was an Articles Editor of The Yale Law Journal and Executive Editor of The Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities.  Prior to joining the UC Davis law faculty, Professor Larson served as a law clerk to Judge Michael Daly Hawkins of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and spent three years as a commercial litigator at Covington & Burling in Washington, DC. Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page Please consider a paid subscription to this daily podcast. Everyday I will interview 2 or more expert guests on a wide range of issues. I will continue to be transparent about my life, issues and vulnerabilities in hopes we can relate, connect and grow together. If you want to add something to the show email me StandUpwithPete@gmail.com Join the Stand Up Community Stand Up is also brought to you this month by GiveWell.org GiveWell is a nonprofit dedicated to finding outstanding giving opportunities and publishing the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give. GiveWell.org/Standup

“Compassion is not a luxury, but a necessity, not only for our species to survive, but for all species to survive.” — Roshi Joan Halifax   Don’t miss this powerful conversation about gratitude, compassion, and respect with Roshi Joan Halifax Ph.D—an author, Zen teacher, longtime social activist, and the Abbot of the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.    Roshi shares her wisdom with us on why these values are essential to great leadership as well as being better to yourself and to those around you. She also explains how we can enjoy more mindful lives filled with integrity despite the inevitable challenges, fears, and failures along the way.   Listen closely to Roshi Joan Halifax as her words are is especially relevant during this unusual time in history. In this episode of Leading with Genuine Care, you’ll learn:   Why leaders must show respect and humility to others Mindful ways to hold yourself accountable as a compassionate leader About her time as an activist for human rights How to be practice more gratitude in our lives Why resentment undermines gratitude and integrity About her friendship with actress and fellow activist Jane Fonda Why it’s okay to not know everything Why altruism is so important today What the power of compassion can do in our lives How failure builds character What is “othering” and why it’s problematic Why we need to pay attention to our body’s physical reactions How to witness life with a beginner’s mindset If we can build a “tolerance for the inconceivable”  Why we should embrace surprises And so much more!   More about Roshi Joan Halifax Roshi Joan Halifax, Ph.D., is the Abbot of Upaya Zen Center, a Buddhist monastery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has been a social activist since the mid-1960s beginning with the Civil Rights Movement and Anti-war Movement in relation to the war in Vietnam. She received her Ph.D. in medical anthropology in 1973.She has lectured on the subject of death and dying at many academic institutions, including Harvard Divinity School and Harvard Medical School, Georgetown Medical School, University of Virginia Medical School, Duke University Medical School, University of Connecticut Medical School, among many others. She received a National Science Foundation Fellowship in Visual Anthropology and was an Honorary Research Fellow in Medical Ethnobotany at Harvard University. In her younger years, she was an anthropologist doing fieldwork in Africa and the Americas. She is well known for her work with the dying and prison work. She practiced with Seungsahn Haengwon and the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh for over a decade. She practiced with Roshi Bernie Glassman for twenty years.   She is the author of numerous books including The Human Encounter with Death, Shamanic Voices, The Fruitful Darkness, Being with Dying, and Standing at the Edge. Her first children's book will be released next year. Connect with Roshi Joan Halifax Website www.upaya.org   Facebook www.facebook.com/joan.halifax   Twitter twitter.com/jhalifax   Instagram www.instagram.com/joanhalifax   Read Roshi Joan Halifax’s Books Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meethttps://amzn.to/3k65JkM   Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death https://amzn.to/3mYuYY9   The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom https://amzn.to/355oz7v   The Human Encounter with Death https://amzn.to/363OI5K   Get Rob’s Weekly Newsletter Never miss an inspiring conversation about compassionate, positive leadership on the Leading with Genuine Care podcast plus other great articles and insights. Click below and you’ll also get a download of his favorite mindful resources.   https://www.donothingbook.com/resource-guide    Follow Rob Dube on Social Media  LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/robdube  Facebook:  www.facebook.com/rob.dube.1  Twitter:  twitter.com/robddube    Rob Dube’s Website www.donothingbook.com   Buy Rob’s book, donothing: The Most Rewarding Leadership Challenge You'll Ever Takeamzn.to/2y9N1TK

Dr. James Gordon is an American author and psychiatrist known for mind-body medicine. Dr. Gordon is internationally recognized for using self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma. He is the founder and executive director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine as well as the director of Mind Body Studies and clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School at Georgetown University. In this episode, he and Eric discuss his book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma.Click here to schedule a free 30-minute intro coaching call with Eric to see if working 1-on-1 with him is a fit for you to help you build habits that ground and support you in these times of uncertainty. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Dr. James Gordon and I Discuss Healing Trauma and…His book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After TraumaThe two common and dangerous misconceptions about psychological traumaThat trauma comes to everyone sooner or laterHow everyone can access the path to healing after traumaPost Traumatic TransformationThe antidote to the fight or flight responseWays to experience your own ability to shift feelings of anxiety to calmThe best time to start healing traumaHow to heal population-wide psychological traumaHis wartime work of healing traumaMind-body medicineTechniques and expressive meditation for healing traumaThe role of drawing in dealing with traumaThe wise guide technique for accessing wisdom and healing traumaDr. James Gordon Links:The Center for Mind Body MedicineTwitterInstagramFacebookSkillshare is an online learning community that helps you get better on your creative journey. They have thousands of inspiring classes for creative and curious people. Get 2 FREE months of premium membership at www.skillshare.com/feed If you enjoyed this conversation with Dr. James Gordon on Healing Trauma, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Judith BlackstoneDr. Jon Mills

Psychiatrist James S. Gordon pioneered a mind-body methodology widely used around the world for healing psychological trauma. His latest book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma, offers a comprehensive evidence-based program anyone can use to reverse the psychological and biological damage caused by traumatic experience. Dr. Gordon interweaves the latest scientific research, inspiring recovery stories, timeless wisdom and 50 years of clinical experience to help readers suffering with PTSD to meet the challenges of healing trauma, while rediscovering joy, meaning and purpose. Dr. Gordon touched me deeply and our dialogue  expanded my clinical knowledge and skills. I am recommending his book to all my patients who are struggling with the effects of trauma. James S. Gordon, MD , a Harvard-educated psychiatrist, is internationally recognized for using self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma. He is founder and executive director of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School, and was chairman (under Presidents Clinton and GW Bush) of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. 

We all experience trauma in one form or another. It may be at the hands of an abuser, a relationship breakup, a health diagnosis, or the death of a loved one. No one is immune. Dr. James Gordon joins Joan to offer a comprehensive, evidence based program for reversing the biological and psychological damage resulting from trauma, and he teaches how to learn from and grow through its challenges. Dr. Gordon is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist, former researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health, and chair of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. He a clinical professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School, and is the founder and executive director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. He has traveled the globe to bring help and healing to survivors of wars, mass shootings, and disasters, and has served as an expert for 60 Minutes, Today, Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, among others. He is the author of the book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Show site: https://www.cyacyl.com  

Jordan Wilkerson of Harvard on the permafrost releasing greenhouse gases as it thaws. Ryan Martin of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on healthy anger. John Kahan of Microsoft on a solution to sudden infant death. James S. Gordon, Georgetown Medical School, and author of “The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma” on overcoming the effects of trauma. Author Sharon Robinson, daughter of Jackie Robinson, on her civil rights awakening.

Permafrost Releasing Greenhouse Gases as it Thaws (0:41)Guest: Jordan Wilkerson, PhD Student in Atmospheric Chemistry, HarvardWe've got a feedback loop going on in the Arctic where, as the atmosphere warms, the permanently frozen ground there is thawing. As it thaws, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide (AKA laughing gas) escape into the atmosphere, where they cause further warming, which thaws more permafrost, which releases more greenhouse gas and round and round. Only now are researchers getting a grasp on how fast that cycle is going. An atmospheric chemistry lab at Harvard just published some data showing there's a lot more nitrous oxide escaping the permafrost than previously thought. Anger Can Actually Be a Good Thing (14:19)Guest: Ryan Martin, Professor of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Green BayWe often think of anger as a bad thing – it can make us mean and reckless and lead us to believe that the idiot cutting us off in traffic is a monster. And it's even worse on the internet. But anger expert Ryan Martin says we're overlooking the emotion's power for good. Sudden Infant Death Claims the Lives of 3,500 Babies Each Year, But New Research May Be the Answer to Ending It (31:39)Guest: John Kahan, President of the Aaron Matthews SIDS Research Guild at Seattle Children's Hospital, Chief Data Analytics Officer at MicrosoftThousands of infants in the US every year die suddenly, for no apparent medical reason. There's no warning. No way to know if an infant is at risk. The rate of these Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths has remained steady since the mid-1990s. Efforts to prevent SIDS by putting babies to sleep on their backs and eliminating smoking in the household have reduced, but not eliminated these deaths. Why, with our advanced medical technology and economic wealth, haven't we solved SIDS yet? Breathing and Shaking Toward Recovery from Trauma (50:51)Guest: James S. Gordon, MD, professor of psychiatry and family medicine, Georgetown Medical School, author of “The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing after Trauma”Overcoming the effects of a serious trauma might include medication and therapy. If you're being treated by psychiatrist James Gordon, it will include deep breathing and frenzied full-body shaking. Dr. Gordon's techniques sound strange, but they've worked for teachers and students affected by the Parkland shooting and for people in Puerto Rico, Houston, Haiti and New Orleans devastated by natural disasters. The techniques have also helped Syrian refugees in Jordan, Palestinian children in Gaza and a range of veterans and victims of war suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Jackie Robinson's Daughter on Her Civil Rights Awakening in 1963 (1:28:29)Guest: Sharon Robinson, Author “Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963”1963 was a pivotal year for the Civil Rights movement in America. The historic March on Washington happened that summer. In the months before that march, the nation watched in horror as TV news cameras showed Alabama police using firehoses and dogs on African American youth marching in what's known as the Birmingham Children's Crusade. And in September of 1963, four African American girls were murdered in the bombing of Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church. 1963 was also a pivotal year in the life of Sharon Robinson, the middle child and only daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson.

My guest this week is psychiatrist Dr. James Gordon, author of a book called The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma. I can almost guarantee that Dr. Gordon will change how you think about trauma and how we recover from it. It changed my understanding of how we approach trauma treatment, even though I’ve specialized in this area for over a decade. Dr. Gordon shared his hope that all of us can recover from trauma, and offered a wide range of practices to support our healing. I think you’ll get a lot out of our discussion. Topics we explored included: The unavoidability of trauma Different definitions of trauma The limitations of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a diagnosis The value in broadening our understanding of what trauma includes The universal reactions to trauma and overwhelming stress (click on the link for my free guide 10 Ways to Manage Stress and Anxiety Every Day) The healing from trauma that is available Trauma as a potential path toward wholeness, including posttraumatic growth (see this related post: 7 Ways Survivors Can Grow After Trauma) The spiritual dimension of healing from trauma The power of breathing practices The many benefits of meditation practice Meditations that make use of the body, like Shaking and Dancing (see this article that describes the practice) How trauma survivors can get started on a program of healing The practice of Wise Guide imagery How to listen to the wisdom of our bodies Reclaiming the simple pleasures of being in the body The damage that trauma does to our digestive systems The role that gut health and nutrition play in well-being and in healing from trauma Finding hope for recovery from trauma The importance of realizing we can make a difference in how we feel You can try the Soft Belly breathing technique that Dr. Gordon described here: Soft Belly. Here is the link to Dr. Gordon's excellent book, filled with helpful and creative practices (affiliate link):  The Transformation. James Gordon, MD, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and founder and executive director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM). He was formerly a researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health, and Chair of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, as well as a clinical professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School. Dr. Gordon has authored or edited ten previous books, including Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-stage Journey Out of Depression. He has written often for numerous popular publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Guardian, as well as in professional journals. He has served as an expert for such outlets as 60 Minutes, the Today show, Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, Nightline, CNN, MSNBC, NPR and many others. Find Dr. Gordon online at his website and on the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, and connect with him on Facebook and Twitter.

Based on the basic understanding that trauma will come to all of us sooner or later, today's special guest Dr. James Gordon teaches us that we all have the capacity to heal ourselves, and how to restore hope. His book The Transformation represents the culmination of his fifty years as a mind-body medicine pioneer and an advocate of integrative approaches to overcoming psychological trauma and stress. It is the first comprehensive, evidence-based program for reversing the psychological and biological damage caused by trauma. Offering inspirational stories, eye-opening research, and innovative prescriptive support, the book makes accessible for the first time the methods that Dr. Gordon—with the help of his faculty of 160, and 6,000 trained clinicians, educators, and community leaders—has developed and used to relieve the suffering of hundreds of thousands of adults and children around the world. Dr. James Gordon is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, former researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health and, Chair of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, and a clinical professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School. He authored or edited ten previous books and has written often for numerous popular publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post, as well as in professional journals. He has served as an expert for 60 Minutes, the Today show, Good Morning America, Nightline, CNN and MSNBC and many others.

Dr. James Gordon is a Harvard trained psychiatrist, former researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health, and chair of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. Dr. Gordon is also a clinical professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School and is the author of ten books.  The most recent book titled “The Transformation” discusses how to find wholeness and healing after trauma.

James S. Gordon, MD is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist internationally recognized for using self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide trauma. He is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine, (https://jamesgordonmd.com/), a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School, and was chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. His latest book, The Transformation (https://amzn.to/31Xi5nl), helps us understand that trauma will come sooner or later to all of us, and how to navigate it.Gordon has been on the ground during moments of profound upheaval, from Haight-Ashbury during the Summer of Love to Mozambique in the wake of a civil war fought largely by child soldiers, and war in the Balkans, the Middle East, Africa and more. In today’s conversation, he talks about what it’s like to lead teams in hands-on trauma prevention and integration work in these extremely challenging environments, as well as his hopes for re-humanizing medicine, choosing risks over betraying the self, and the incredible power we have to heal in community.Check out our offerings & partners: Everlane: Right now, you can check out our personalized collection at Everlane.com/GOODLIFE plus, you’ll get free shipping on your first order.Westin: At Westin Hotels & Resorts, they have a single goal: to help you travel well. Explore more at Westin.comModsy: This month ONLY, when you go to Modsy.com, start a design project, and use the code GOODLIFE you will get 20% OFF.Have you discovered your Sparketype yet? Take the Sparketype Assessment™ now. IT’S FREE and takes about 7-minutes to complete. At a minimum, it’ll open your eyes in a big way. It also just might change your life.

Dr. James Gordon is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, former researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health and, Chair of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, and a clinical professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School. He authored or edited ten previous books, He has served as an expert for such outlets as 60 Minutes, the Today show, Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, Nightline, CNN, MSNBC, NPR and many others. https://cmbm.org Paula Vail Master Teacher Usui, Karuna, & Holy Fire Reiki Wellness Inspired - Tacoma WA www.wellnessinspired.com

When people endure trauma, how can we help them heal? Some researchers have argued that alternatives to the conventional medical practices used in places like the United States might help. On this episode we talk with James Gordon of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine and Georgetown Medical School about his book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma.

Seeking Asylum at the US Border Is Getting More Difficult By the DayGuest: Kari Hong, PhD, Associate Professor, Boston College Law SchoolAs of Wednesday, the Trump Administration has agreements with Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala aimed at making it harder for migrants to request asylum at the southern US border. These agreements require migrants who pass through another country on their way to the US to first apply for asylum in that other country. People traveling on foot from Central America will be most affected by these policies. First It Burned Them, Then It Froze them. How an Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs.Guest: Sean Gulick, Research Professor at the University of Texas at AustinYou've heard that a massive asteroid caused the dinosaurs to go extinct. But how exactly? I've never understood why a giant rock crashing to Earth would kill all the dinosaurs. One asteroid couldn't smash them all. What about the dinos on the other side of the planet –how does an asteroid kill them? Mystery of “Skeleton Lake” in the Himalayas Deepens After DNA AnalysisGuest: Éadaoin Harney, PhD candidate in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard UniversityThere is a mysteriously creepy lake high in the Himalayas of India that has long puzzled archaeologists. The lake and its shore are frozen and snow-covered most of the time, but when they thaw, hundreds of bones surface. Hence the nickname “Skeleton Lake.” Who are these people? Is this a burial ground? Or was there some horrible massacre at the lake? New DNA analysis has offered some clues –but also deepened the mystery. Breathing and Shaking Toward Recovery from TraumaGuest: James S. Gordon, MD, professor of psychiatry and family medicine, Georgetown Medical School, author of “The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing after Trauma”Overcoming the effects of a serious trauma might include medication and therapy. If you're being treated by psychiatrist James Gordon, it will include deep breathing and frenzied full-body shaking. Dr. Gordon's techniques sound strange, but they've worked for teachers and students affected by the Parkland shooting and for people in Puerto Rico, Houston, Haiti and New Orleans devastated by natural disasters. The techniques have also helped Syrian refugees in Jordan, Palestinian children in Gaza and a range of veterans and victims of war suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Jackie Robinson's Daughter on Her Civil Rights Awakening in 1963Guest: Sharon Robinson, Author “Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963”1963 was a pivotal year for the Civil Rights movement in America. The historic March on Washington happened that summer. In the months before that march, the nation watched in horror as TV news cameras showed Alabama police using firehoses and dogs on African American youth marching in what's known as the Birmingham Children's Crusade. And in September of 1963, four African American girls were murdered in the bombing of Birmingham's 16thStreet Baptist Church. 1963 was also a pivotal year in the life of Sharon Robinson, the middle child and only daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson.

Kari Hong, Boston College Law School, on asylum policies. Sean Gulick of the University of Texas at Austin on dinosaur extinction. E?adaoin Harney, Harvard University, on archaeological site Skeleton Lake. James S. Gordon, Georgetown Medical School, and author of “The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma” on overcoming the effects of trauma. Author Sharon Robinson, daughter of Jackie Robinson, on her civil rights awakening.

Now, a conversation about techniques for recovering from trauma. The Greek word for ----injury,---- trauma refers to the lingering psychological wounds that adversely impact a person's mental and physical health long after their traumatic experience, whether it's warfare, natural disaster, sexual assaults, gun violence, life-threatening illness or a thousand other wrenching life crises. This summer, Tom spoke with Baltimore City Councilmen Zeke Cohen and Kristofer Burnett about a bill they have introduced to make Baltimore a “trauma responsive” city, recognizing that so many of our young people in particular are exposed to often unrelenting levels of violence that leads to trauma. Dr. James Gordon has been helping trauma victims like these and thousands of others around the world for more than 30 years. Dr. Gordon is a Harvard-trained professor of clinical psychiatry and family medicine at Georgetown Medical School, and the founder, in 1991, of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC. His latest book is called The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma.Dr. Gordon was scheduled to speak later this afternoon at the International Arts Mind Lab at the Brain Science Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. But now, he joins Tom in Studio A, and listeners are welcome to join the conversation as well…

James S. Gordon, MD is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist, former researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health and, Chair of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, and a clinical professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School. He has authored or edited ten previous books, including “Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-stage Journey Out of Depression”. He has written for a range of publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Guardian as well as a number of professional journals. He has served as an expert for such outlets as 60 Minutes, Today, Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, Nightline, CNN, MSNBC, NPR and many others. More at https://cmbm.org/ 

Dr. James Gordon – The TransformationAired Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 5:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM ESTNearly all of us experience trauma at some point in our lives. Psychological trauma is defined as a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. This may result from the sudden loss of a loved one, being the victim of a violent crime, the toll on a veteran returning from war, the plight of the refugee fleeing an unstable country or even the loss of employment without new prospects. More recently, mass shootings, the fear and loss generated by severe weather, and the extreme divisiveness of our national climate have generated new heights of trauma. Is there a way that we may overcome trauma and reverse the psychological and biological damage it causes?My guest this week on Destination Unlimited, Dr. James Gordon, says that the use of mind-body medicine can accomplish this as evidenced by the work he and his worldwide team have used to relieve the suffering of hundreds of thousands of adults and children around the world.Dr. Gordon is a Harvard-trained Psychiatrist, former researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health and, Chair of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy and a clinical professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School. He is the founder and executive director of The Center for Mind Body Medicine (CMBM) in Washington, D.C. He authored or edited ten books including Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-stage Journey Out of Depression. He has written for a range of publications including The New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Guardian and many professional Journals. He has served as an expert for 60 Minutes, Today, Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, Nightline, CNN, MSNBC, NPR and many others. You can find him at the Center for Mind Body Medicine website, cmbm.org, and he joins me this week to discuss trauma healing and his just published new book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma.

If you've ever wanted to feel greater peace and wholeness in your life then do we have The Transformation show for you! Today I”ll be talking with Dr. James S. Gordon, Harvard educated psychiatrist, research at the National Institute of Mental Health, chairman of the White House Commission of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School, and the author of one of the most important books I've ever read, The Transformation. And that's just what I want to talk with him about, about discovering wholeness and healing after trauma, to live your greatest life. Topics Include:  What are the two common and dangerous misconceptions about psychological trauma? Do we all have traumas? Do traumas have to affect us for our entire lives? Are we “broken” and “unfixable”? What's wrong with us being “diagnosed”? What's the mind-body connection with trauma? How much would the world change if we healed our childhood traumas? Who was Azhaar and what happened on 60 minutes? How can doing “drawings” help us??? What is the “soft belly” meditation? Why is meditation the antidote from trauma? What are the three types of meditation? What is the technique of shaking and dancing??? How does shaking and dancing help people??? What's a technique of forced laughter? What's the importance of making friends with our emotions? What does it mean to have a dialogue with an emotion? How do we access inner guidance??? What's a guided meditation to tap in to an inner guide? To find out more visit: CMBM.org And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com  And to support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation   And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on instagram, go to www.instagram.com/inspirenationlive   

In this episode I cover 5 leaders in canine health who are doing big things to help the dog you love live a healthier and happier life.  It’s fitting that three of them are involved in the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study – as massive scientific undertaking that will inform the health of dogs for years to come. All these leaders are passionate about their work and are contributing to the health of our dogs in special ways.  I believe they deserve our sincere recognition, so here we go! Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:    [1:44] Pioneer #1: Dr. Rodney Page, DVM [3:36] Pioneer #2: Bill Bookout [7:55] Pioneer #3: Dr. Nancy Scanlan, DVM [10:54] Pioneer #4: Dr. Missy Simpson, DVM [12:39] Pioneer #5: The Golden Retrievers and their owners in the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study [16:59] Final thoughts In this episode…   A look at the people mentioned in this episode:   Dr. Rodney Page, DVM Dr. Page is a fourth-generation Coloradoan, born in Boulder (like my mom) and the lead investigator for the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study - what many consider to be the most significant veterinary study ever undertaken.  (we’ll get into that in a separate episode). He works out of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO where he is the Stephen Withrow Presidential Chair in Oncology, as well as the Director of the Flint Animal Cancer Center Prior to becoming a Veterinarian, he received a Master in physiology at Georgetown Medical School, intending to pursue a career in human medicine.  Lucky for us he brought his talents to Veterinary Medicine and completed his DVM at Colorado State.   Bill Bookout President and one of the Founding Members of the National Animal Supplement Council (aka NASC), a nonprofit industry group dedicated to protecting and enhancing the health of companion animals and horses throughout the U.S. The NASC was formed in 2001 when a complicated and erratic regulatory environment threatened the multibillion-dollar animal supplement industry.   Nancy Scanlan, DVM Dr. Nancy Scanlan is the Executive Director of AHVMF (the American Holistic Veterinarian Medical Foundation) and we had a very nice chat when I was in the early stages of creating Sunny’s. She received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from UC Davis and is certified by IVAS (International Veterinary Acupuncture Society) in Acupuncture.   Dr. Missy Simpson, DVM Dr. Simpson is the epidemiologist for the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study.   Dr. Simpson studied at Colorado State University as an undergraduate and then again for Veterinary Medicine, followed by a PhD in Epidemiology at The Colorado School of Public Health. Fittingly, she happens to be the author of the most recent publication on the study (published Nov 2017 and titled “Population characteristics of golden retriever lifetime study enrollees”). Resources Mentioned on this episode Morris Animal Foundation The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study Connect with Tim Berthold LinkedIn Sponsor for this episode Forever Golden is the flagship product, and it supports the healthy aging of Adult and Senior Golden Retrievers.  Forever Golden is 100% Non-GMO and loaded with 10 human-grade ingredients (many of which are organic) It’s formulated by Holistic Vets to support flexy joints, supple skin, strong immunity, and healthy circulation of Golden Retrievers as they age.      Head on over to sunnysgoldens.com and use code PAWCAST for $10 off your first order.  

In this episode I talk with Mike Pappas. Mike a graduate of Georgetown Medical School and currently a Resident Physician in New York City. He is also a revolutionary Marxist, and brings a unique, and much needed perspective to medicine. In this interview, we talk about American healthcare, what Mike calls “sick-care”, and about socialized […]

Cancer Crossings A Brother, His Doctors, and the Quest for a Cure to Childhood Leukemia When Eric Wendel was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 1966, the survival rate was 10 percent. Today, it is 90 percent. Even as politicians call for a "Cancer Moonshot," this accomplishment remains a pinnacle in cancer research. The author’s daughter, then a medical student at Georgetown Medical School, told her father about this amazing success story. Tim Wendel soon discovered that many of the doctors at the forefront of this effort cared for his brother at Roswell Park in Buffalo, New York. Wendel went in search of this extraordinary group, interviewing Lucius Sinks, James Holland, Donald Pinkel, and others in the field. If there were a Mount Rushmore for cancer research, they would be on it. Despite being ostracized by their medical peers, these doctors developed modern-day chemotherapy practices and invented the blood centrifuge machine, helping thousands of children live longer lives. Part family memoir and part medical narrative, Cancer Crossings explores how the Wendel family found the courage to move ahead with their lives. They learned to sail on Lake Ontario, cruising across miles of open water together, even as the campaign against cancer changed their lives forever.

Show Topic: Cancer Does Not Define You! Co-Hosts:  Judy Gaman, Walter Gaman, Mark Anderson Guest: Dr. Kevin Ryan   Segment 1 Intro – 30 sec. If you or someone you love has had a cancer diagnosis, this show is for you. We have a special guest coming up later in the show. Dr. Kevin P. Ryan, MD, MBA, FACP is a cancer doctor, cancer survivor, radio talk show host and author of “When Tumor is the Rumor and Cancer is the Answer. In 2016, an estimated 1,685,210 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States The number of people living beyond a cancer diagnosis reached nearly 14.5 million in 2014 and is expected to rise to almost 19 million by 2024. Approximately 39.6% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their lifetimes (based on 2010-2012 data). National expenditures for cancer care in the United States totaled nearly $125 billion in 2010 and could reach $156 billion in 2020. Open discussion of patient interaction when the “C” word is used How has cancer diagnosis and treatment changed in the last 20 years MUSIC FOR DOC SHOCK (JIM) THAT MUSIC MEANS ITS TIME FOR DOC SHOC. A TIME WHEN WE FIND SOMETHING SHOCKING IN THE NEWS OR WE'RE SHOCKED IT MADE THE NEWS. New research on e-cigarettes is making the news.  University of California, San Francisco looked at the danger to teens. While e-cigarettes were meant to be a way to wean adults off regular cigarettes, it appears to be a gateway for teens that leads to smoking and drug use. They found that teens can also become addicted to e-cigarettes, but that is not the worst of it. They looked at 104 teens with an average age of just over 16 years. 67 were e-cigarette users, 17 used e-cigarettes as well as traditional cigarettes, and 20 did not smoke or vape and were used as the controls. Teenagers who vaped had a three times higher concentration of toxic compounds in their bodies. In the case of teenagers who used both tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes, the concentration of toxic chemicals in the body was an additional three times higher than those who only vaped. It seems to have a compounding affect. It also turns out that some of these flavors, though FDA approved in their natural state become carcinogenic when they're heated. Read the study!     Follow us on Facebook! Tweet us on Twitter! Download the show on iTunes! Visit our website! Call us at  844-well 100 When we come back, our discussion with oncologist Dr. Kevin Ryan   Segment 2 Intro – 10 sec. About tease – 1 min. –Download the podcasts of the show and Daily Medical Minutes to stayyoungamerica.com or just searching StayingYoungShow 2.0.   ANDERSON - Immortal minute – 2 min.   BIO: Dr. Kevin P. Ryan, MD, MBA, FACP is a cancer doctor, cancer survivor, radio talk show host and author of “When Tumor is the Rumor and Cancer is the Answer: A comprehensive text for newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families.” Dr. Ryan graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Georgetown University and earned his M.D. summa cum laude, AOA from Georgetown Medical School. He is board certified in Oncology, Hematology, Internal and Palliative medicine. Dr. Ryan's radio show airs on W4CS Radio, on the Cancer Support Network and iHeartRadio weekly.   You tell people they are not their cancer – what do you mean by that? Why did you write this book? When Tumor is the Rumor and Cancer is the Answer Cancer patients are the most anxious people on the planet. How can you help relieve their anxiety? Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is a $40 billion industry. 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How to Win Friends and Influence by Dale Carnegie The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz What's So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Philip Yancey and Dr Paul Brand A brief biography: Dr Bob Lewis was born in Pontiac, Michigan in 1944. His father (Lynox) was the first in his family to graduate from college (Mississippi State). Lynox established connections with the YMCA while persuing a Masters in teaching at George Williams college in Chicago. His mother (Elizabeth) was working at a settlement house in Chicago when Lynox and Betty met. In 1948 Lynox accepted an offer from the International Committee of the YMCA to be the director of the Mexico City YMCA canp (Camohmila) near Cuernavaca, Mexico. Bob and his older sister lived at Camohmila in and adobe house (no electricity or running water) for 3 years before the family moved into Mexico City. His elementary education was at the American School in Mexico City where half the courses (by Mexican law) were in Spanish. In 1958 Lynox and Betty declined the YMCA's offer to move to Columbia (South America) and took the family to Berkeley, California. There Bob and his siblings got to experience an integrated school system just about the time the Civil Rights movement was begining in this country.. He helped form a group called Students for Equality. Bob graduated from Berkeley High School with a passion for reading, science, and music. His college years at Harvard were enriched by music by Mozart, Bach and Gilbert and Sullivan. A biochemistry major led to a wonder of the miracle of life at the cellular and electrical level. The idea of becoming a physician came more from his friends in college than from family members. Georgetown Medical School proved to be a great fit for his interests in science and his passion for working with people. Bob met Laurie (his wife) at Yale New Haven hospital where she was working as a new head nurse on a medical ward, and Bob was starting his internship. Bob and Laurie married during his residency and when they headed to Los Angeles for his infectious disease fellowship at UCLA they were proud parents. The experience at UCLA included two years on the faculty before Bob chose patient care over laboratory science. Laurie and he set up a solo medical practice in San Pedro, California (before managed care contracts made it impossible to start a solo practice). The dream was big enough to overcome 22% interest rates and a number of people who told me it couldn't be done. Having a plan, doing the work, getting out of the office to meet people, making and keeping promises all were instrumental in making it work. The 30 years of medical practice in LA led to growing the preeminent Infectious Disease practice in the area. We partnered with hard working, extremely bright physicians. In our private life Laurie and I coached soccer and baseball. Laurie volunteered as PTA president. We were blessed with four wonderful children, all of whom are now married and proud parents in their own right. When a stroke abruptly ended my medical practice over 14 years ago I had the opportunity (and necessity) to reinvent myself. I began the journey back by training for and walking marathons (over 10 now). I had to regain my balance in the process. I subsequently became a teacher of ESL (english as a second language) and then a teacher of ESL teachers. More recently I became a certified nutritionist and a proponent of a diet rich in antioxidants. Most chronic debilitating diseases are associated with low antioxidant levels in our blood streams. Our journey along this path has been enhanced by a new health and wellness company (Jeunesse) and their study of youth enhancing science and products.

I've spent most my career researching, studying and teaching physical health and wellness only to realize that mental health is the big elephant in the room. In many cases, diet and exercise help, of course; but depression, anxiety and trauma wounds can dig so deep that a more comprehensive, mind-body approach to healing is needed. On this week's Yoga Talk Show, you'll meet a pioneer in Mind-Body Medicine who has worked with everyone from war-torn refugees to leaders of state. His insights into the mental health pandemic will help you and those you love better manage emotional challenges. ------------ Listen & Learn: 15% of the adult population has clinical depression Why some depression is reactionary and totally expected while chronic or clinical depression persists past reasonable triggers How something as simple as a nutritional deficiency in vitamin D or omega-3's can trigger depression When does empathetic behavior become enabling behavior for depressive tendencies? 3 types of meditation: concentration, mindfulness, and expressive ABOUT OUR GUEST James S. Gordon, MD, a Harvard educated psychiatrist, is a world-renowned expert in using mind-body medicine to heal depression, anxiety, and psychological trauma. He is the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine and a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School. Dr. Gordon served as the first Chairman of the Program Advisory Council to NIH's Office of Alternative Medicine and as Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy under Presidents Clinton and G.W. Bush. He is the author of, Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression Nutritional Tip of the Week: Truvia Links & References from the Show: Center for Mind-Body Medicine Unstuck Book Got Questions? Send me a voicemail here: Ask Lucas a Question Or write to us: podcast@yogabody.com  Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes Thanks to our sponsor: Health I.Q. — Yoga Podcast is sponsored by Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health conscious people like runners, cyclist, weightlifters and vegetarians get lower rates on their life insurance. To see if you qualify, get your free quote today at healthiq.com/yogabody or mention the promo code YOGA when you talk to a Health IQ agent. Learn More

Dr. Veronica Anderson, Host, Functional Medicine Specialist and Medical Intuitive interviews Dr. Kevin Ryan as they talk about surviving cancer,  oncology and medical marijuana treatment. Have you or someone you love been diagnosed with cancer? Kevin P. Ryan, MD FACP COL USAF (ret ) graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa  from Georgetown University, summa cum laude, AOA from Georgetown Medical School and was heavily decorated during his career in the USAF medical  corps retiring as a full Colonel . He is a clinical full Professor at UC Davis School of Medicine and has authored numerous research and clinical papers, book chapters, and abstracts in Hematology/Oncology. In the episode, Dr. Kevin Ryan talks about his medical career as a cancer doctor, using Web MD for self-diagnosis and ways you can find a qualified practitioner. We also talk about what to do when given an untreatable diagnosis and if you can ingest too much vitamin C. Listen to then end to learn about medical marijuana and the effect it has on anxiety, nausea and vomiting. Full show Notes: http://drveronica.com/14-surviving-cancer-oncology-medical-marijuana-treatment/   Show Notes: 03:00 – Dr. Kevin Ryan’s shadow box 06:40 – Medical career as a cancer doctor 13:30 – PhD on Web MD 17:10 – Finding qualified practitioners 23:00 – Untreatable diagnosis 26:00 – Vitamin C supplement pros and cons 30:21 – Medicinal Marijuana benefits 35:39 – Melanoma diagnosis  

Please join us this Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. PST and 7:00 p.m. EST for a live show with host Denise Messenger.  Our guest is Dr. Kevin Ryan.  Dr. Kevin P. Ryan, MD, MBA, FACP is a cancer doctor, cancer survivor and author of “When Tumor is the Rumor and Cancer is the Answer: A comprehensive text for newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families.” Dr. Ryan graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Georgetown University and earned his M.D. summa cum laude, AOA from Georgetown Medical School. He is board certified in Oncology, Hematology, Internal and Palliative medicine. He is a retired colonel in the U.S. Air Force and a full Clinical Professor at UC Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Ryan is now retired and focuses on teaching, writing and music.  His book and website are a therapeutic labor of love and gratitude for his patients and families who entrusted their lives to his care for over 30 years, teaching him how to be a better doctor.  You asked for it and we deliver.

Dr. Veronica Anderson, Host, Functional Medicine Specialist and Medical Intuitive interviews Dr. Kevin Ryan as they talk about surviving cancer,  oncology and medical marijuana treatment. Have you or someone you love been diagnosed with cancer? Kevin P. Ryan, MD FACP COL USAF (ret ) graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa  from Georgetown University, summa cum laude, AOA from Georgetown Medical School and was heavily decorated during his career in the USAF medical  corps retiring as a full Colonel . He is a clinical full Professor at UC Davis School of Medicine and has authored numerous research and clinical papers, book chapters, and abstracts in Hematology/Oncology. In the episode, Dr. Kevin Ryan talks about his medical career as a cancer doctor, using Web MD for self-diagnosis and ways you can find a qualified practitioner. We also talk about what to do when given an untreatable diagnosis and if you can ingest too much vitamin C. Listen to then end to learn about medical marijuana and the effect it has on anxiety, nausea and vomiting.   Dr. Veronica Anderson's Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/drveronicaanderson/ https://www.facebook.com/drveronicaanderson/ https://twitter.com/DrVeronicaEyeMD?lang=en https://www.pinterest.com/drveronicaeyemd/?eq=dr.%20veronica&etslf=14837 https://www.instagram.com/drveronica/?hl=en   Recommended Book: http://amzn.to/2omzd2S   Full show Notes: http://drveronica.com/14-surviving-cancer-oncology-medical-marijuana-treatment/   Show Notes: 03:00 - Dr. Kevin Ryan’s shadow box 06:40 - Medical career as a cancer doctor 13:30 - PhD on Web MD 17:10 - Finding qualified practitioners 23:00 - Untreatable diagnosis 26:00 - Vitamin C supplement pros and cons 30:21 - Medicinal Marijuana benefits 35:39 - Melanoma diagnosis   _______________________________ Dr. Veronica Anderson is an MD, Functional Medicine practitioner, Homeopath. and Medical Intuitive. As a national speaker and designer of the Functional Fix and Rejuvenation Journey programs, she helps people who feel like their doctors have failed them. She advocates science-based natural, holistic, and complementary treatments to address the root cause of disease. Dr. Veronica is a highly-sought guest on national television and syndicated radio and hosts her own radio show, Wellness for the REAL World, on FOX Sports 920 AM “the Jersey” on Mondays at 7:00 pm ET.      If you enjoyed this episode, share it! Also, if you haven’t already, please take a minute to leave a 5-star review on iTunes and claim your bonus here!   Do you want to regain your health? Visit: http://drveronica.com/  

Dr. Norman Rosenthal is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and the New York Times bestselling author of books including Transcendence: Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation and The Gift of Adversity: The Unexpected Benefits of Life's Difficulties, Setbacks, and Imperfections.   His latest book, SUPER MIND: How to Boost Performance and Live a Richer and Happier Life through Transcendental Meditation explains how Transcendental Meditation (TM) can help develop your “super mind.” The book explores how TM permanently expands your consciousness, resulting in extraordinary success and fulfillment. shows  Join Dr. Rosenthal and me on Tuesday, July 19 , 10-11 A.M. CT US. We will be discussing how incredibly simple, twice-daily practice of Transcendental Meditation can consistently improve your state of mind throughout the day—elevating you to a state of unshakable, peak performance and unbounded awareness.

"The personal growth continues to unfold in terms of success and synchronistic good luck accompanied by inner happiness and peace. It feel like the perfect antidote for the craziness that's all around us." ~Dr. Norman Rosenthal As many familiar with the '60s, the Beatles, and TM founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi may recall, people practiced TM for more than just health benefits. They sought (and many achieved) an expanded state of consciousness that enabled them to excel in their careers and relationships, and become "Super Performers." In his New York Times bestselling book, Transcendence, today's special guest, Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D. show that, far from being a fad from the past, Transcendental Meditation is a timely tool for overcoming stress--even severe PTSD--and enriching all areas of life. In his new book, Super Mind: How to Boost Performance and Live a Richer and Happier Life through Transcendental Meditation, Dr. Rosenthal weaves the latest clinical research together with the results of over 600 personal accounts to define the SUPER MIND state achieved by meditators through their regular practice. Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D. is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and a bestselling author. He was the first psychiatrist to describe and diagnose Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). His current work studying the effects of botulinum toxin as a treatment for depression has earned him national attention in the media and in the world of psychology. To learn more about Dr. Norman Rosenthal, please visit http://www.normanrosenthal.com  

“Now more than ever in our frenetic, divided, 21st Century lives, it’s time to find a way to de-stress and calm our minds." -Dr. Norman RosenthalScientific evidence proves that expanded states of consciousness exist, optimizing body and brain functioning to transform the fabric of everyday experience.“Now more than ever in our frenetic, divided, 21st Century lives, it’s time to find a way to de-stress and calm our minds,” says Dr. Norman Rosenthal, clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School and New York Times bestselling author. “When we expand our state of consciousness beyond sleeping, waking and dreaming, we experience the super mind state of heightened awareness. This is where we’re optimized for problem-solving, emotional balance and resiliency to stress, as well an unshakable state of inner happiness.”Listen in as Dr. Rosenthal joins hosts Andrea and Lisa to share more about transcendental meditation and how you can use it to develop your own super mind.

Speaker: Dr Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Dr Dybul has worked on HIV and public health for more than 25 years as a clinician, scientist, teacher and administrator. After graduating from Georgetown Medical School in Washington DC, Dybul joined the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, where he conducted basic and clinical studies on HIV virology, immunology and treatment optimisation, including the first randomised, controlled trial with combination antiretroviral therapy in Africa. Dybul became a founding architect and driving force in the formation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, better known as PEPFAR. After serving as Chief Medical Officer, Assistant, Deputy and Acting Director, he was appointed as its leader in 2006, becoming U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, with the rank of Ambassador at the level of an Assistant Secretary of State. He served until early 2009. Before coming to the Global Fund, Dybul was co-director of the Global Health Law Program at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, where he was also a Distinguished Scholar. Dybul has written extensively in scientific and policy literature, and has received several Honorary Degrees and awards. The Harold Mitchell Development Policy Annual Lecture Series, of which this is the fourth, has been created to provide a forum at which the most pressing development issues can be addressed by the best minds and most influential practitioners of our time. This lecture was presented by the Development Policy Centre at Crawford School of Public Policy, with generous support from the Harold Mitchell Foundation.

Mark Hyman is the director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. He is also the founder and medical director of the UltraWellness Center. He’s a practicing family physician and a best-selling author. James Gordon is the founder and executive director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine and a clinical professor in the departments of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School. Penny George is the board chair of the Penny George Institute Foundation, which supports the work of the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing at Allina Health in Minneapolis, the largest hospital-based integrative medicine program in the U.S. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Penny George, Mark Hyman, and James Gordon — The Evolution of Medicine.”

A Father's Day Special! My father Joseph DiBartolomeo born in New York has been in practice as an Otolaryngologist for the past 45 years in Santa Barbara. Before his practice, he attended Saint John's University as an undergraduate student then went on to complete his M.D. at Georgetown Medical School graduating first in his class & ended up completing his residency at NYU/Bellevue. He then moved out to Santa Barbara California to start his venture into practice while taken medical initiative on ground breaking concepts in surgeries & medicine year after year. Join host Dr. Ray as Dr. Ray's father Joseph DiBartolomeo M.D. gives an indepth look into a rare physical disorder inside the ear where the Eustachian tube, which is normally closed, instead stays intermittently open.

1) Depressive symptoms and risk of dementia and 2) Early history of the AAN. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. David Geldmacher interviews Dr. Jane Saczynski about her paper on depressive symptoms and risk of dementia. In the next segment, Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about wrong way eyes. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Robert Joynt on the early history of the AAN for our Lesson of the Week. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Fugate, Burns and Joynt. Dr. Geldmacher serves on editorial board of Brain Injury, has received speaker honoraria from Danville Regional Medical Center, Georgetown Medical School, University of Rochester, Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser Permanante and Academy for Healthcare Education, receives research support from Elan Corporation [PI], Eisai Inc. [PI], Medivation, Inc. [PI], Janssen [PI] and Novartis [PI].Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Burns receives a stipend as Podcast Editor for Neurology®, and performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort).Dr. Joynt receives a stipend as Newsletter Editor for Neurology® and royalties from Archives of Neurology for published work.

James S. Gordon, M.D. - Harvard educated psychiatrist, is a world–renowned expert in using mind–body medicine to heal depression, anxiety, and psychological trauma. He is the Founder and Director of The Center for Mind–Body Medicine, a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School, and recently served as Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy.

James S Gordon, MD Life Lessons in Healing: Cancer, Trauma, and Mind-Body Medicine Join Michael Lerner in a conversation with James S. Gordon, MD, about healing, cancer, trauma, and the mind-body connection. From our podcast: Depression is not a sentence. The signs and symptoms are a signal: your life is out of balance. It is possible to discover and to right the imbalances, and in undertaking the process—taking the journey—you can heal yourself and become more healthy and more whole than you ever have been. —James S Gordon, MD James S Gordon, MD Jim Gordon is one of America’s leading authorities in mind-body medicine. He founded the influential Cancer Guides training program, sponsors the premier Food as Medicine training, and conducts Healing the Wounds of War trainings in Israel, Gaza, and other conflict zones. Jim Gordon is the founder and director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM), clinical professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School, and recently served as chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.