Join Nurse Rona and her guest Claudia Marseille, author of the newly released memoir, But You Look So Normal: Lost and Found In A Hearing World. Her story of severe hearing loss from birth is one of courage and persistence as well as shame and struggle.
In Conversation with Dr. Bruce D. Perry, the author of What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.
For many, the mental health effects of COVID have lingered even as our world has gotten back to “normal”—or at least the “new normal”—following what seems to be the worst of the COVID pandemic. Some people report just feeling “blah,” like they’re simply going through the motions, with little sense of calling, purpose, or passion. … Continued
One of the most common questions that mental health professionals get asked is “How do I know if therapy is right for me?” That’s the question we’ll discuss in this episode, along with related issues including: How do I locate therapist? How much does it cost? How do I decide which therapist is a good … Continued
Nurse Rona and her guest Michael A. Tompkins, PhD., discuss the current mental health crisis that teens and adults are facing, and ways to build resilience and experience greater well being.
Do you have an inner critic? According to some estimates, we experience between 50,000 and 70,000 thoughts a day. Although many of these are neutral, many of them can also be self-attacking and even self-sabotaging. Luckily, according to today’s guest, negative self-talk frequently turns out not to be totally true. That is, we’re often way … Continued
“Are you feeling connected to yourself right now?” It’s kind of an odd question. But, according to our guest this week, it’s a question all of us should ask. She argues that our answers have the potential to lead to a greater sense of personal well-being, in a time when the enormous stresses and challenges in … Continued
This episode, we discuss burnout: What is it and what can we do about it? And, we particularly zoom in on how burnout is affecting the healthcare community, as it continues to struggle against the realities of COVID-19, as well as how burnout is affecting college students, as they struggle with record rates of loneliness … Continued
In the United States, few things seem as wholesome as camping, letting us temporarily escape the daily grind and commune with nature and each other. But Phoebe Young argues that camping has a complicated history, which tell us a lot about Americans’ notions of nature and the nation. She discusses the various forms that camping … Continued
Nurse Rona Renner will interview James Keim, LCSW, to discuss the research in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. This is being explored as a promising treatment for people with depression, OCD, anxiety, addiction and other mental health challenges. It is believed by some that taking psilocybin in a therapeutic setting can result in neuroplastic changes that can lead … Continued
