What is it like to live with a father suffering from a mental illness, who keeps his illness a secret? Nurse Rona will speak with Stephen Hinshaw, PhD, about his book, Another Kind of Madness, A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness.
About Health
2:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays
A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts who understand traditional and non-traditional medicine, health, and well-being. If you have suggestions for programs or questions about KPFA, please contact Rona Renner, RN, at Rona@NurseRona.com or Dr. David Feldman, PhD, at davidf@kpfa.org.
About Health – August 14, 2017
A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN.
One in 3 people – and 60% of those over 65 – suffer from a functional limitation limiting their ability to carry out daily activities – like climbing stairs or carrying groceries. Join Dr. Will Courtenay and his guest Clinical Exercise Physiologist Karen Owoc in discussing how to remedy these problems with functional fitness.
“The Neuroscience of Change: A Compassion-based Program for Personal Transformation” by Kelly McGonigal. With Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN.
About Health – July 24, 2017
A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN.
Dr. Vanessa Grubbs will discuss kidney disease, dialysis, the long wait for transplants, and inequities in care. In her book, “Hundreds of Interlaced Fingers,” she describes her journey to donate a kidney to Robert Phillips, the man she fell in love with and then married.
About Health – July 10, 2017
A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN.
Climate change now poses the greatest threat to human health, according to public health experts. A new, national consortium of physicians has formed to educate the public and policymakers about the harmful health effects of climate change. Hear Dr. Will Courtenay and his guests, two consortium member physicians, Drs. Janet Perlman and Lee Ballance, in … Continued
The Brain, Memory, and Dementia
Nurse Rona will be joined by Josh Kornbluth, who is currently engaged in a year-long residency as a scholar at the Global Brain Health Institute. He is spending time with people who have dementia, their caregivers, researchers, nurses, and social workers. They will be joined by Dr. Jennifer Yokoyama, an Assistant Professor at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center.
Many people go at a fast pace, eat on the run, work long hours, and are sleep deprived. Without taking time to tune in to what you’re feeling, you may be regularly depleted. Join Nurse Rona and Peter Wright, MFT, to discuss the pressures of life and your health.