Richard Lane MD, PhD

Kathryn interviews Author Richard Lane MD, PhD. Dr. Richard Lane presents new research that turns general psychotherapy on its head with the key discovery that memory can be updated and transferred to maximize therapeutic benefits - by bringing up past emotional experiences that may have been problematic for a client and having new experiences that update and transform the old memories. Neuroscience of Enduring Change is founded on the premise that all major psychotherapy modalities producing enduring change do so by virtue of corrective emotional experiences that alter problematic memories through the process of reconsolidation. Richard D. Lane, M.D., PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Arizona. He is a member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and was elected Honorary Fellow of the American College of Psychoanalysts. Kathryn also interviews Dr. Daniel LaRoche. As the Director of Glaucoma Services and President of Advanced Eyecare of New York, Dr. Daniel LaRoche has joined the battle against vaccine hesitancy by educating his patients and others about vaccine misconceptions and emphasizing the importance of getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Studies show that Black, Hispanic and Native American people are about four times more likely to be hospitalized and nearly three times more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people. African Americans have nearly the lowest rates of vaccination among any ethnic group. According to recent studies, about 35 percent of Black Americans said they don't plan to get the vaccine, citing fears about safety and concerns that the vaccinations are ineffective. LaRoche notes that many are getting misinformation and have based their decisions on not getting the vaccinations on untruths or unfounded fears and the medical community is seeing the heartbreaking result. In addition to getting vaccinated, Dr. LaRoche stresses the importance of keeping up with regular health care visits, including vision checks, to prevent blindness caused by glaucoma.