Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month.

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 about her new book Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery, and her research into new frameworks for understanding eating disorders."

Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month.

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 uniquely American system."

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.

Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month.

Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you to the hot topics of the month.

Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month.

Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to talk about the hot topics of the month.

Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month.

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.

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 digital world.

Jon and Abby dig into new studies about marijuana, sleep, and self-care.

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."

Mary Beth O'Connor joins us to share her journey from addiction to methamphetamine to being appointed a federal Administrative Law Judge.

Jon and Abby go behind the headlines to bring you the hot topics of the month.

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.”

"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 and illicit means, had profound effects on the global economy, cultural landscape, and education—and in the case of opium, on public health and immigration—still reverberate today.

Jon and Abby breakdown how to maximize - and prioritize - mental health during the holiday season.

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." 

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.