Ep. 62: Eating Disorders, Part 1 "All of Me"
Filmmaker Bess O'Brien joins us to talk about "All of Me”, a documentary film focused on the lives of women, girls and some boys who are cau...
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Ep. 61: Eating Disorders, Part 2 Myths and Facts
What is an Eating Disorder? Beth Mayer, LICSW and the Executive Director at MEDA (Multi service Eating Disorders Association) joins us to br...
Ep. 60: Can a Children's Book Break the Stigma of Addiction?
Award winning children's author Kate Messner joins us to talk about her new book, "The Seventh Wish", a modern day fairy tale about a girl n...
Ep. 59: Unbroken Brain
Maia Szalavitz, reporter and author, joins us to talk about her new book "Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction...
Ep. 58: Bikers Learn to Cope with Opioid and Heroin Addiction
"Learn 2 Cope is the family I never wanted to belong to, but it's a damn good family to be a part of." So says biker Bruce Fiene, co-founder...
Ep. 57 Matthew Quick on "Every Exquisite Thing"
Matthew Quick is the bestselling author of SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK. He joins us to talk about his latest book EVERY EXQUISITE THING, a story...
Ep. 56: Sex Trafficking
Did you know more than a quarter million American children and teens are at risk for sex trafficking every year? We look at the toll of Huma...
Ep. 55: Governor Charlie Baker and Secretary Marylou Sudders
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders join us to talk about the opioid epidemic in Ma...
Ep. 54: Screen Addictions
Addicted to technology? Dr. Michael Rich, Pediatrician in Adolescent Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, and Director of the Center on M...
Ep. 53: Eating Disorders
Tonight we mark the beginning of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week with a panel discussion about eating disorders with Terry Halperin-...
Ep. 52: Shop Talk Recovery
Tonight we have an open forum on addiction and recovery with Kim C. and Krystin Q, two women in recovery themselves. We'll be talking about...
Ep. 51: The Other Side of Addiction: Families Getting Help
Learning to Cope: The impact of addiction on the family and how there is healing and hope in recovery. Our guests are Melissa Weiksnar, edit...
Ep. 50: Spotlight on Celebrity Addiction
Emmy award winning actor Kristen Johnston ("The Exes", "Third Rock from the Sun"), and Joe Schrank (co-founder of Thefix.com) join us to tal...
Ep. 49: Boston Mayor Walsh and MA Att. Gen. Healey on the Opiate Epidemic
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey join us to talk about the deadly heroin and prescription opiate abu...
Ep. 48: Not My Kid!
Parents often have a blind spot when it comes to their children’s substance abuse, yet recent statistics show that over 25% of high school s...
Ep. 47: Motherhood
Kim C. and Michelle M., two moms in recovery, join us to share their story of the challenges they faced while in active addiction, how they...
Ep. 46: Fatherhood
Comedian Tony V., and writer/therapist Joshua Bennett-Johnson, join us to talk about being a dad, how dads talk to their kids about drugs, a...
Ep. 45: Peter Simon: Behind the Lens
Nationally acclaimed photojournalist Peter Simon joins us to talk about his art, addiction, and recovery. The brother of Carly Simon, and so...
Ep. 44: Talking to Teens About Drugs
Dr. Sharon Levy, Director of Adolescent Substance Abuse Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, joins us to talk about how, when, and why we...
Ep. 43: Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Michael Moss, NYT investigative reporter and Pulizer Prize winning author of "SALT SUGAR FAT", and Lisa Johnson, nationally renowned fitness...