3/11/21 by NPR
Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/120239965
Episode: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510338/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/lifekit/2021/03/20210311_lifekit_life_kit_-_therapy__-_rebroadcast_030921_-_final.mp3
Plenty of people put off seeking therapy because of the stigma, cost and inconvenience. Here are four tips to help you make your first appointment, even virtually. (This episode originally ran in January 2020.)
The current usage has evolved, Mannion said, and words like "lunatic" represent an outdated usage.?
“Sections of New York State law still use language inferring that people with mental disabilities are somehow inferior, a notion I completely reject,” Mannion said.”It is time to update our laws to reflect reality and the strides that have been made in recognizing and treating mental disabilities.”
The are currently more than 30 instances of the term "mentally ill" in current state laws which would be replaced if Mannion's bill becomes law.
3/5/21 by NPR
Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/119970259
Episode: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510298/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/ted/2021/03/20210304_ted_tedpod-brainstages.mp3
In each stage of life, our brains morph and change. This hour, TED speakers explore pivotal chapters where the brain can either flourish or decline β and what control we might have over brain health. Guests include neuroscientists Kimberly Noble, Adriana GalvΓ‘n, Sandrine Thuret, and Lisa Mosconi.
I follow some prepper groups on the Facebook, and I have to get a chuckle from the preppers down south in Texas and other states that really struggled with the cold. It seems like a lot of preppers are more concerned about zombie attacks and armed insurrections then practical things like black outs or severe weather that pose a much more immediate risk people’s life and well being.