The Right Mind Media Podcast
by The Right Mind Media Group, LLC
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.
Episodes
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Does Harm Reduction Work?
Harm Reduction has been in the headlines recently but it's not a new idea. Joe Pereira, a licensed clinical social worker and addictions specialist who has been in practice for over 35 years joins us to talk about the staying power of combining harm reduction techniques with 'meeting people where...
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July Hot Topics: Kratom, Television, and a Fentanyl Overdose Vaccine?
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month.
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Relative Strangers
What happens when a simple DNA test blows up everything you thought you knew about your family and yourself? B.K. Jackson and Lisa Coppola join us to talk about the new anthology Relative Strangers: Inheritance, Identity, and the Meaning of Kinship.
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Hot Topics June
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month.
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Hot Topics: May
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to discuss the hot topics of the month.
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"How to Thrive at College"
Drawing on lessons from her two-decade career in college mental health, Senior University Psychiatrist Matilde Ross, MD joins us to talk about her new book "How to Thrive at College: A Guide to the Ups and Downs of Mental Health on Campus".
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Personal Recovery Story: Sam D.
Personal stories of addiction and recovery touch us the most and have the greatest potential to heal and educate. Sam D. joins us to share his recovery journey in the next installment of our series "Recovery Stories."
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Hot Topics: GLP-1's for Addiction?
Social media breaks, GLP-1s for addiction, and the link between cannabis and memory? Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month.
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Addressing Gambling Addiction
Dr. Lia Nower, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Gambling Studies at Rutgers University School of Social Work joins us to break down ways to prevent, identify, and treat gambling addiction.
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Hot Topics: ADHD, Sleep, Cannabis and Alcohol
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month.
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"Slip: Life In the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery"
After losing her mother as a child, journalist Mallary Tenore Tarpley wanted to stop time. If growing up meant living without her mom, then she wanted to stay little forever. But what started as small acts of food restriction soon turned into a full-blown eating disorder. Mallary joins us to talk...
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Hot Topics September
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month.
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Shoshana Walter on "Rehab: An American Scandal"
Rehab has been the answer for so many of us suffering from our nation's drug crisis. So why do only a certain few have a real chance of recovery? Shoshana Walter, an investigative journalist and author of the new book Rehab: An American Scandal, joins us to talk about the "pitfalls into this...
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Raising Trans Kids
Gender Specialist Rebecca Minor, LICSW, joins us to talk about what parents and caregivers of trans and gender nonconforming youth need to know to help support their kids through their journey of becoming.
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Hot Topics March
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month.
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Hot Topics January 2025
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you to the hot topics of the month.
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Hot Topics December
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month.
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Hot Topics September
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month.
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Hot Topics August
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month.
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Stoicism, the 12 Steps, and Free-Range Spirituality
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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The Mediatrician
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…
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Marijuana, Sleep, and Self-Care
Jon and Abby dig into new studies about marijuana, sleep, and self-care.
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Personal Recovery Story #22: Eric D.
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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Judge Mary Beth O'Connor
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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January Hot Topics
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month.
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Personal Recovery Story #21: Keriann C.
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
"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…
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Bowing Out (and Tuning In) Over the Holidays
Jon and Abby breakdown how to maximize - and prioritize - mental health during the holiday season.
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On Grief
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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Music and the Mind
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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Growing Up in Public
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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Sober October
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
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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Sun, Summer, and Serotonin
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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Finding Happiness
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
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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Alcohol By The Numbers
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 Recovery Story #19: Cortney
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
Jon and Abby talk about new studies on how sleep and exercise can mitigate the effects of depression and anxiety.
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Hot Topics: February 2023
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month.
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Personal Recovery Story #18: Brenda C.
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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Impact of Addiction on Families
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...
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Hot Topics: December 2022
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month.
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Managing Stress and Sobriety During the Holidays
Jon and Abby offer tips on managing stress and sobriety during the holidays.
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November Hot Topics
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month.
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Beth Macy: Raising Lazarus
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"
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...
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Hot Topics: September 2022
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month.
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The Joy of Movement
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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Hot Topics: June
Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month.
About this show
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.
Hosted by
The Right Mind Media Group, LLC