Right Mind Media is an award-winning media group dedicated to addiction, recovery, and mental health awareness. Hosted by Jon Cohan, CADC, and Gabrielle"Abby" Dean, LISCW, MPH, the Right Mind Media podcast finds the top scientists, doctors, specialists, writers, politicians, families and individuals working in the field today to provide the public with a balanced, evidence-based, and unfiltered voice on addiction, recovery and mental health.
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Stoicism, the 12 Steps, and Free-Range Spirituality
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Gentry Jones, musician and author of "Stoicism, the 12 steps, and Free-Range Spirituality" joins us to share his personal story of addiction and recovery, and how he discovered stoicism the common thread that flows through these frameworks.
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Dr. Michael Rich, author of "The Mediatrician's Guide: A Joyful Approach to Raising Healthy Smart Kind Kids in a Screen Saturated World", and Director and Founder of the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children's Hospital, joins us to talk about digital wellness for kids living in an overly digital world.…
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Jon and Abby dig into new studies about marijuana, sleep, and self-care.
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Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Eric D. joins us to share his recovery journey in the 22nd installment of our series "Recovery Stories."
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Mary Beth O'Connor joins us to share her journey from addiction to methamphetamine to being appointed a federal Administrative Law Judge.
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Personal Recovery Story #21: Keriann C.
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Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Keriann C. joins us to share her recovery journey in the 21st installment of our series "Recovery Stories.”
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"Objects of Addiction", a new exhibition at the Harvard Art Museums, explores the entwined histories of the opium trade and the Chinese art market between the late 18th and early 20th centuries. Curator Sarah Laursen joins us to talk about how opium and Chinese art, acquired through both legal and illicit means, had profound effects on the global e…
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Bowing Out (and Tuning In) Over the Holidays
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Jon and Abby breakdown how to maximize - and prioritize - mental health during the holiday season.
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Grief Counsellor Sairey Luterman joins us to talk about how people coping with death, dying and bereavement should be supported - not "fixed" - and how we can help."
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Dr. Srini Pillay, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a leader in the field of Applied Brain Science, joins us to talk about how music, creativity, and the pursuit and nurture of 'flow' can help improve our overall health and well-being.
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Devorah Heitner, author of Screenwise, joins us to talk about Growing Up in Public - a new book that shows parents how to help tweens and teens navigate boundaries, identity, privacy, and reputation in their digital world."
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It's Sober October! Jon and Abby talk about how our bodies process alcohol, how we can keep ourselves healthy, and how we can support the clinicians and social workers who help us along the way.
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Recovery, Belonging, and Anger Management
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Abby and Jon talk about how to help young people stay healthy by finding a bigger purpose in life, and how all of us can better learn to manage our emotions - especially when angry.
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Summer has begun! Jon and Abby talk about the mental health benefits of the sun, and the summer, and the role serotonin plays in health and happiness.
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Is there a science to finding happiness? Jon and Abby talk about a new study that looks into what makes us happy, and why.
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Alcohol, Cannabis, Loneliness and Connection
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Jon and Abby discuss two new studies that look into the effects of combining alcohol and cannabis, and the effects of loneliness and connection, respectively.
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Jon and Abby talk about the "math" behind how varying alcohol amounts affect the body, and how to add wellness to the equation.
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Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Cortney joins us to share her recovery journey in the 19th installment of our series "Recovery Stories.”
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Sleep, Exercise, Depression, and Anxiety
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Jon and Abby talk about new studies on how sleep and exercise can mitigate the effects of depression and anxiety.
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Personal Recovery Story #18: Brenda C.
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Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Brenda C. joins us to share her recovery journey in the 18th installment of our series "Recovery Stories.”
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While the effects of addiction on someone with a substance use disorder are often readily apparent, the impact on families is less understood and certainly under supported. Alicia Ventura, Director of Special Projects and Research for the Grayken Center for Addiction TTA Program at Boston Medical Center, joins us to share what families can do to po…
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Managing Stress and Sobriety During the Holidays
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Jon and Abby offer tips on managing stress and sobriety during the holidays.
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Journalist Beth Macy joins us to talk about her new book “Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the Future of America's Overdose Crisis”, and to give us an update on what's happened in the fight against the opioid crisis since her previous book, "Dopesick" was released four years ago.
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On Adoption: "Voices Unheard, A Reflective Journal for Adults"
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How does adoption affect the adoptee? And how can some of the issues adoptees face resonate into adulthood? Lisa Coppola, author of the new book, "Voices Unheard: A Reflective Journal for Adults", and Kelly DeBennedetto, Executive Director and Clinical Director of Boston Post Adoption Resources join us to help answer these questions and more.…
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Psychologist Kelly McGonigal joins us to talk about her latest book The Joy of Movement, and how physical exercise can be a powerful antidote to the modern epidemics of depression, anxiety, and loneliness.
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Dominic Esposito, artist and social activist, achieved national attention through the massive opioid spoon sculptures he placed on the doorsteps of major pharmaceutical giants. Since then, he's founded the Opioid Spoon Project which seeks legal justice and brings voice to the destructive effects of opioid addiction on people from all walks of life.…
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Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Milan S. joins us to share her recovery journey in the 17th installment of our series "Recovery Stories".
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Carl Erik Fisher: Our History of Addiction
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Carl Erik Fisher, M.D., addiction psychiatrist, bioethics scholar, and author joins us to talk about his new book The Urge: Our History of Addiction, an intellectual and cultural history of addiction, interwoven with his own experiences as an addiction psychiatrist at Columbia and as someone in recovery himself.…
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Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Shade joins us to share their recovery journey in the 16th installment of our series "Recovery Stories."
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Sam Quinones, New York Times best-selling author of Dreamland, joins us to talk about his follow-up book The Least of Us, a searing expose of the terrifying next stages of the opioid epidemic and the quiet yet ardent stories of community repair.
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The unfettered prescribing of pain medications meets the massive influx of black tar heroin in this true, riveting tale of capitalism run amok. Author and journalist Sam Quinones explains how this unintentional collision led to the catastrophic opiate crisis in this country in his book "Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic"…
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Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to discuss the hot topics of the month.
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Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to discuss the hot topics of the month.
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Dr. Delaney Rushton joins us to talk about her new book "Parenting In The Screen Age - A Guide for Calm Conversations", designed to help parents have calmer and more productive conversations with their children about the technology in their lives and its impact upon their health, happiness and development.…
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Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Jim S. joins us to share his recovery journey in the 16th installment of our series "Recovery Stories."
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Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Haven T. joins us to share her recovery journey in the 15th installment of our series "Recovery Stories."
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Families of loved ones with substance use disorders often suffer the most collateral damage because they're the closest ones to the tempest of addiction. This week on the Right Mind Media Podcast we talk about how families can claim their lives back while supporting their loved one.
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Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Bill joins us to share his recovery journey in the 14th installment of our series "Recovery Stories."
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Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Tara G. joins us to share her recovery journey in the 13th installment of our series "Recovery Stories.
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