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This Helps with Marlon Morgan
by Wellness Together
We already know what helps. Connection is the cure.This Helps with Marlon Morgan is a podcast about the healing power of human relationships and how we thrive in community. Hosted by Marlon Morgan, licensed therapist and Founder & CEO of Wellness Together, each episode features an authentic conversation with a guest who helps others and reflects deeply on what helps them.From leaders in mental health, education, and technology to voices in entertainment, policy, and more, This Helps explores the challenges, tools, and relationships that shape our lives. Together, we're practicing meaningful connection, honest reflection, and building hope and resilience.New episodes every other Thursday. Learn more at https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/.
Episodes
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James Sills | Why Singing Makes Us Feel Better
This week, Marlon is joined by James Sills, musician, singing leader, and author of DO/SING, for a conversation about the surprising power of singing. Together, they explore what happens in our brains and bodies when we sing, why making music together can help combat loneliness, and how something...
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BEST OF THIS HELPS | Dr. Michael Rich
We're going back to the early days of This Helps for a special best-of episode! In March 2024, Marlon and his first co-host Jeremiah Aja welcomed Dr. Michael Rich for one of the show's very first conversations. Originally released as episodes two and three, we're bringing you some of our favorite...
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My Four Dads with Joe Gidjunis, Josh Kagi (Grown Up Dad) and Merve Lapus (Common Sense Media)
Joe Gidjunis and Josh Kagi, the team behind PBS's Grown Up Dad, join Marlon for an candid, heartfelt, and very funny conversation about modern fatherhood: the pressure to get it right, the lack of good role models for dads, and why men need spaces where they can actually talk about what they're...
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Kaitlin Tiches | Helping Kids Use Social Media Safely
Kaitlin Tiches is the Knowledge and Research Strategy Manager at the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children's Hospital, where she tracks research on children, social media, screen time, and digital wellbeing and translates it into practical guidance for parents and educators. Kaitlin joins…
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Paul Scheer | Trauma, Baldness & the Case for Minivans
Actor, comedian, podcaster, and author Paul Scheer joins Marlon for a conversation inspired by his memoir, Joyful Recollections of Trauma. Paul talks about revisiting a childhood he once thought was "normal," realizing that shutting something down isn't always the same as dealing with it, and how...
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This Helps Day: An Invitation to Get Offline
We're getting offline. Together. On September 9th, join us in San Diego for the first-ever This Helps Day, a distraction-free day built around trading pixels for presence. Your $25 ticket to Laughing Together Comedy Night, featuring Chris Gethard and Dinosaur Improv, also gets you access to the...
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Craig Shoemaker | Laugh More, Feel Better
Comedian and mental health advocate Craig Shoemaker has spent decades making people laugh. But somewhere along the way, he started asking a bigger question: if laughter really is medicine, how do we actually use it? Craig joins Marlon to talk about developing your "seventh sense" and walks us...
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Jessica Joelle Alexander | What Denmark Gets Right About Childhood
Jessica Joelle Alexander is a bestselling author, researcher, and expert on Danish parenting, education, and child wellbeing. She is the author of The Danish Way of Parenting and The Danish Way of Education. Jessica joins Marlon to explore what Denmark gets right about raising happier, healthier...
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Dr. Jenny Radesky | The Tech Designed to Keep Kids Hooked
Dr. Jenny Radesky is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician, researcher, and leading expert on children and digital media. She is the David G. Dickinson Legacy Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical School, co-Medical Director of the AAP Center of Excellence on Social…
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Common Sense Media: Helping Kids Stay Human Online With Edda Collins Coleman
This week, Marlon talks with Edda Collins Coleman, Vice President of Communications at Common Sense Media. Edda's work sits at the intersection of education, media, technology, parenting, digital literacy, and child wellbeing. Together, they talk about helping kids build media awareness, why AI...
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Dr. Jean Twenge | What Parents Get Wrong About Screen Time
Dr. Jean Twenge is a psychologist, researcher, and author whose work has helped shape the national conversation around generational difference, technology, and mental health. She's the author of books including iGen and Generations, and her latest, 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World,...
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Youth Mental Health in a Digital Age: A Conversation from The Future of Mental Healthcare 2026
This week we're sharing a panel from the Future of Mental Healthcare conference. Marlon moderates a conversation featuring friends of the pod, John MacPhee, CEO of The Jed Foundation; Merve Lapus, Vice President of Education Outreach and Engagement at Common Sense Media, and Dr. Khadijah Booth...
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Attorney General Raúl Torrez | The Man Who Beat Facebook
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez joins Marlon for a conversation about child safety, online exploitation, and holding Big Tech accountable. A longtime prosecutor whose work has included child abuse, violent crimes, and internet crimes against children, Torrez brings clarity and firsthand...
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom, First Partner of CA: Building a California for All
Jennifer Siebel Newsom is the First Partner of California, an award-winning filmmaker, advocate, and founder of the California Partners Project. She has spent years exploring how media, culture, gender norms, and systems shape the lives of women, children, and families. In this episode, Jennifer...
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Peter Jones | What Medieval Wisdom Tells Us About Modern Life
Medieval historian Peter Jones joins Marlon to talk about his new book, Self-Help from the Middle Ages: What the Seven Deadly Sins Can Teach Us About Living. We talk pride, envy, anger, sloth, avarice, gluttony, lust, Silicon Valley, ancient manuscripts, and why so much of what makes us human, no...
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Dr. Lisa Damour | Teen Anxiety, Big Feelings, and When to Worry
Dr. Lisa Damour is a psychologist, bestselling author, and one of the clearest voices on teenagers, anxiety, and adolescent development. She is the author of Untangled, Under Pressure, and The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, and served as a scientific consultant on Disney/Pixar's Inside Out 2. This...
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Ron Ivey, Part 2 | Human Flourishing in the Age of AI
In Part 2 of this conversation, Marlon and Noēsis Collaborative Founder & CEO Ron Ivey shift their focus to what comes next. They explore what it means to design AI in service of human flourishing, unpack the difference between knowledge and wisdom, and wrestle with questions about suffering,...
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Ron Ivey, Part 1 | What We're Losing to Social AI
Ron Ivey is a researcher and advisor working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, human flourishing, and social connection. He is the founder of Noēsis Collaborative, where he works with policymakers, technologists, and researchers to ask how technology can truly support human...
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Chris Gethard & Gary Gulman | Healing Through Humor, Destigmatizing Mental Illness
In one of our earliest episodes, Chris Gethard and Gary Gulman, two hilarious and talented comedians, actors, and authors, sat down with Marlon to discuss what life has been like since the release of their own critically acclaimed HBO Original Comedy Specials, each of which dives deeply into…
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Chris Duffy | Why You Should Take Humor Seriously
Chris Duffy is a comedian, the host of TED's How to Be a Better Human podcast, and the author of the brand-new book Humor Me: How Laughing More Can Make You Present, Creative, Connected, and Happy. Chris joins Marlon for a funny, thoughtful conversation about how humor helps us build genuine…
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New Year, Who Dis?
To close out the year, we're looking back on some of the conversations that shaped This Helps in 2025. This episode is a highlight reel of moments, ideas, and voices that stayed with us: conversations about connection, vulnerability, grief, hope, power, and what actually helps us, day to day.…
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Dr. Vasan and Dr. Djordjevic | AI's Impact on Human Well-Being
Marlon sits down with Dr. Nina Vasan and Dr. Darja Djordjevic from Stanford's Brainstorm Lab to talk about the experiences that shaped their careers and the research they're doing now. We talk about how AI is reshaping mental health, relationships, and daily life. They walk us through their…
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Dr. John B. King Jr. | How Teachers Save Lives
In this live episode, Marlon is joined on stage at the Wellness Together Conference by Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY) and 10th U.S. Secretary of Education, Dr. John B. King Jr. for part two of the conversation they started earlier this year. Dr. King shares the story of the...
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Larissa May | You Can't Change the World With Fear
This week, Marlon sits down with digital wellness pioneer Larissa May, AKA Larz, founder of #HalfTheStory and co-founder of Ginko. Together they explore how social media shapes our sense of self, why fear never creates lasting change, and how hope, integrity, and connection can. From the…
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Rainn Wilson | Meaning, Meat Suits, and the Myth of Fame
This week, Marlon sits down with actor, author, and Soul Boom host Rainn Wilson for a live conversation about spirituality, purpose, and the search for meaning in a culture obsessed with fame. They get into what The Office has taught people about connection and comfort, why consumer spirituality...
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Annie Slease | Mental Health Literacy and the Power of Language
Annie Slease is the Cofounder and CEO of the Mental Health Literacy Collaborative. She joins This Helps to share her journey from teaching English and directing musicals to becoming a national advocate for mental health education. She opens up about her family's experiences, her own late-in-life...
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Dr. Jeff Hall & Dr. Andy Merolla | The Calories of Connection: Feeding Your Social Biome
This week Marlon sits down with Dr. Jeff Hall and Dr. Andy Merolla, authors of The Social Biome. Jeff is a professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas, and Andy is a professor of communication at UC Santa Barbara. Together, they explore what it takes to build and sustain the...
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Glennon Doyle | The Courage to Choose Joy
In this episode of This Helps, we're sharing something truly memorable, highlights from a conversation between our host Marlon Morgan and bestselling author, activist, and host of We Can Do Hard Things, Glennon Doyle. Glennon joins Marlon for a powerful conversation about vulnerability, recovery,...
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Richard Barrera | Hope, Leadership, and the Power of Community
San Diego Unified School District Board Vice President, Senior Policy Advisor to California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and candidate for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Richard Barrera, joins Marlon for a wide-ranging, hopeful conversation about education,...
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Houston Kraft | Building a Kinder World - Empathy in Action
Houston Kraft, educator, speaker, and co-founder of CharacterStrong, joins us to talk about what it really takes to build a kinder world. Author of Deep Kindness, Houston has worked with hundreds of schools helping students and educators move beyond "random acts" toward systems of belonging,...
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Dr. Smita Malhotra | Parenting, Perspective, and Raising Joyful Kids
This week we're joined by Dr. Smita Malhotra, Chief Medical Director of Los Angeles Unified, pediatrician, author, and TEDx speaker. Dr. Malhotra helped led LAUSD's health response through the pandemic and brings a deeply holistic lens to student wellbeing. We talk about what resilience really...
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Brian D. McLaren | Faith, Fear, and Facing the Future
This week we're joined by author, activist, and theologian Brian McLaren for a conversation about collapse, connection, and finding courage in uncertain times. Brian is the author of Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart and a longtime voice at the intersection of...
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Augustus Mays | What the Department of Education Is Really For
This week, we're joined by Augustus Mays, Vice President of Partnerships and Engagement at The Education Trust, for a powerful conversation about equity, opportunity, and the systems that shape young people's lives. A longtime leader in education policy, Augustus draws from both personal…
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Vicki Shabo | Care, Culture, and the Need for Paid Leave
In this episode, we talk with Vicki Shabo about what it means to build a more inclusive, care-centered economy. One that actually supports families and reflects real lives. A leading voice on paid leave and workplace equity, Vicki serves as Senior Fellow for Gender Equity, Paid Leave & Care…
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Jill Murphy | Navigating the Digital Landscape with Common Sense Media
This week we're joined by Jill Murphy, Chief Content Officer at Common Sense Media, and self-proclaimed Golden Girls superfan. Jill has been at the forefront of media literacy since 2005, helping families navigate everything from streaming shows and video games, to social media apps and classroom...
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Nicole Hockley | Grief, Prevention, and the Power of Connection
Nicole Hockley, co-founder and co-CEO of Sandy Hook Promise, joins us to talk about grief, prevention, and what it really means to protect our kids. Since losing her son Dylan in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Nicole has transformed unimaginable pain into a national movement rooted in...
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Anya Kamenetz | Helping Kids Thrive in the Face of Crisis
Journalist and author Anya Kamenetz joins us to talk about what it means to raise thriving kids in a changing world. Drawing from her bestselling book The Stolen Year: How COVID Changed Children's Lives, and Where We Go Now and her Substack The Golden Hour, Anya shares what she's learned from...
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Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs | Patriarchy, Power, and Storytelling as Resistance
New York Times bestselling author Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs joins us to talk about the power of storytelling, the roots of American patriarchy, who gets erased from history, and why. Drawing from her bestselling book The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James...
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Dr. John B. King, Jr. | How Teachers Change Lives
Dr. John B. King Jr., Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), former U.S. Secretary of Education, and lifelong advocate for students, joins Marlon to talk about mentorship, the power of authentic connection, and the role teachers play in shaping lives. Drawing from his new book,...
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Alex Briscoe | Empowering Change in Youth Mental Health Systems
Alex Briscoe is the Principal of Public Works Alliance, a nonprofit consultancy that seeks to expand school-based mental health services, strengthen the behavioral health workforce, and advance equity-driven policy reform. A longtime mental health advocate, Alex joins us to talk about his journey...
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Merve Lapus | Raising Kids in a Digital World
Merve Lapus is the Vice President of Education Outreach and Engagement at Common Sense Media. He joins Marlon and Hannah to explore the challenges of raising kids in a digital world. They dive into screen time, social media, and the digital experiences shaping today's youth, offering insights on...
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Graham Wiseman | Turning Pain Into Purpose
Graham Wiseman is the co-founder and CEO of BeingWellCA, an organization dedicated to improving youth mental health. After losing his son to suicide, he became a passionate advocate, leading initiatives like California's mental health awareness license plate campaign to spark conversations and...
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MariaEsther Izquierdo-Hemmen | Mending Matters: Changing Young Lives
In this episode of This Helps, MariaEsther Izquierdo-Hemmen, CEO & Co-Founder of Mending Matters, shares her journey of grit and perseverance. She opens up about her personal experiences and how they fuel her mission to expand accessible, youth-driven mental health services and create real…
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Chris Gethard | Laughing Together: Connection Through Comedy
In this episode of This Helps, Marlon and Hannah sit down with comedian, actor, and writer Chris Gethard and Britney Stone, Senior Director of Outreach and Engagement at Wellness Together. They dive into Laughing Together, a Wellness Together program that sends comedians into schools to lead…
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FOMO, Phones, and Friendship - A Cross-Generational Perspective
It's a family affair on this episode of This Helps! Marlon and Hannah dive into a cross-generational conversation on mental health with Marlon's Gen Alpha son, Oliver, and his Millennial brother, Gabe. We explore how different generations navigate mental health, technology, social interactions…
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Tank Tops, Sunburns, and Human Connection
This week, we're bringing you Marlon's heartfelt keynote address from the 8th Annual Wellness Together Conference. Marlon shares personal stories about connection and community in his own life, and stresses the impact of meaningful, offline relationships on mental health. His insightful talk is a...
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At Our Best When We're Together
We're switching things up with this episode to share something special: Marlon's inspiring keynote address from the 7th Annual Wellness Together Conference. He reflects on the importance of connection, community, and tackling loneliness in an increasingly disconnected world. As we head into 2025,...
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Dr. Louise L. Hayes Helps Us Thrive Through Acceptance and Commitment
Dr. Louise L. Hayes is a clinical psychologist, author, and meditation teacher dedicated to helping people thrive through mindfulness and acceptance practices. She co-developed the DNA-v model and leads retreats in the Himalayas to support mindful living and raise funds for children in Nepal....
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Sarah Rice Helps Shed Light on Mental Health in Reality TV
Sarah Rice, AMFT, a nine-season veteran of The Challenge known for her strength and determination, is a mental health advocate and podcast host. As host of This Changes Everything and co-host of The Brain Candy Podcast, she blends humor, insight, and personal experience to explore topics like...
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Lenore Skenazy Helps Parents Let Their Kids Grow
Lenore Skenazy is a journalist, author, and advocate for children's independence, best known for founding the "Free-Range Kids" movement. She is also the co-founder of Let Grow, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting childhood independence and challenging the culture of overprotective...
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We already know what helps. Connection is the cure.This Helps with Marlon Morgan is a podcast about the healing power of human relationships and how we thrive in community. Hosted by Marlon Morgan, licensed therapist and Founder & CEO of Wellness Together, each episode features an authentic conversation with a guest who helps others and reflects deeply on what helps them.From leaders in mental health, education, and technology to voices in entertainment, policy, and more, This Helps explores the challenges, tools, and relationships that shape our lives. Together, we're practicing meaningful connection, honest reflection, and building hope and resilience.New episodes every other Thursday. Learn more at https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/.
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