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Here, in one place — find all previous posts organized by column type. If you’re new here, please feel free to head to our ‘about’ page to learn more.
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Deep dives
🗣 Deep dive with Dr Devika B. The evidence and actionable insights from high-impact topics in health, innovation, and culture
Stress and health mini-series:
II: Turning off the stress response in the moment: article | video
III: How to reverse the health impacts of stress: article | video
II and III+: My personal favorite ways to destress: article
IV: Supporting a loved one after a traumatic event: article | video
Let’s…
💪 Let’s… Actionable, evidence-based nudges towards well-being, one at a time
Let’s get distance from screens…
Let’s sleep better…
Reader QnA
⭐ Reader QnA. A space where I answer health questions from our community, which you can enter here at any time — including anonymously
Worth a look
👀 Worth a look. Recommendations for particularly inspiring resources or ideas that’ll make you think differently about health and well-being
Women’s use of equivocating language as a hidden source of power
New at something? Tips for cultivating a growth mindset for any newbie
Spread the light
💫 Spread the light with Dr Devika B. Conversations that dispel stigma and stereotypes and instead, spread hope and light — also on YouTube, Apple, Spotify
Because stigma festers in the dark and scatters in the light
SEASON 1: Lessons from individual mental illness journeys
Brandon Staglin’s journey with schizophrenia: write-up | audio | video
Busting some bipolar myths on World Bipolar Day: write-up | audio | video
Emi Nietfeld’s journey with foster care and PTSD: write-up | audio | video
Andy Dunn’s journey with bipolar I disorder: write-up | audio | video
Geo Custodio’s journey as a non-binary trans person: write-up | audio | video
Dr Ahmed Hankir’s journey with melancholia and elation in medicine: write-up | audio | video
Dr Jake Goodman’s journey with anxiety and depression in medicine: write-up | audio | video
Dr Justin Bullock’s journey with suicidality and depression in medicine: write-up and audio | video
Dr Ade Osinubi’s journey with hopelessness in medicine: write-up and audio | video
Lara Burmeister’s journey with depression: write-up and audio | video
Amy Brinkley’s journey with substance use disorder and mental illness: write-up and audio | video
SEASON 2: Lessons about systemic bias and stigma
Dr Crystal Clark and Dr Nancy Byatt on the hidden costs of breastfeeding: write-up and audio
Dr Jessi Gold on optimizing well-being: write-up and audio | video
Corey Feist, Dr Mona Masood, Janae Sharp on health worker well-being: write-up and audio | video
Ashanti Branch on taking off the mask and redefining healthy masculinity: write-up, audio, video | video on YT
Pooja Mehta on mental illness recovery and advocacy as a South Asian American woman: write-up, audio, video | video on YT
Where in the world?
🌏 Where in the world? An original photo or video from somewhere in the world — to unite us across borders — and open to your guesses as to where it might be
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