Just Talking Podcast

This week Lee Ann Thill returns to the podcast to chat about the challenges of and motivations behind a vegan diet, identifying animal-free consumer products, ideal outfits for small dogs, early perils of the Philadelphia Eagles, the benefits of art therapy, and how we might address some of the stigma surrounding mental health.

Follow Lee Ann on Twitter @ArtMindBody and avocadosandglitter.com.

Run Time - 48:33

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In lieu of a traditional episode of Just Talking, I present to you a brief monologue about the expansion of the My Disease Secret platform I've been working on for the past few months, and the upcoming Stanford Medicine X conference in Palo Alto. We'll resume our regularly scheduled interviews and fun next week.

Among the links mentioned are: mydiabetessecret.com, mypainsecret.com, and mymentalhealthsecret.com.

For more information about Stanford Medicine X, go to medicinex.stanford.edu.

Run Time - 7:57

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This week I'm joined by Dr. April Foreman and Tony Wood, co-founders of the weekly #SPSM Tweetchat focusing on suicide prevention. We discussed the origins of the tweetchat, cover some of the basics of suicide prevention, and ponder the problems with our medical system's ability to care for at risk individuals. The #SPSM Tweetchat takes place Sunday evenings at 7pm PDT - visit spsmchat.com for more details.

Follow April on Twitter @docforeman and Tony at @adwww.

Run Time - 51:25

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Heather Gabel returns to the podcast to discuss moving to (Arizona, and then) Chicago, her experience at the American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting, and first impressions of classes that start the path to her PhD. There's also talk about the meaning of the word "disability", and her contribution to the upcoming Diabetes UnConference.

Follow Heather on Twitter @heathergabel and unexpectedblues.com.

For more information about Heather's research, visit heather813.wix.com/thestudyofus and diabetesunconference.com.

Run Time - 54:53

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This week I'm joined by Mark Leavitt for a conversation about Portlandia, life in the Pacific Northwest, the happy convergence of an electrical engineering degree and a medical background, the Quantified Self community in Portland, and ways in which Quantified Self applications can become more accessible to seniors.

Follow Mark on Twitter @markleavitt and markleavitt.com.

Run Time - 43:17

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Jon Harrison joins me this week to talk about life in Florida, his work in Boca Raton's Hospital System, the joy of expensing a video game for "research", trademarking new words, unexpected rewards from writing a book, and how video games can teach life lessons.

Follow Jon on Twitter @CT_blog and classicallytrained.et.

Run Time - 50:29

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This week I spoke with Maggie Delano about monitoring quality of life after a concussion, the horrors of tracking her period and why she decided to share those experiences with the Internet, and creating Quantified Self communities for women.

You can read her piece on the challenges of tracking her period using mobile applications on Medium.

Follow Maggie on Twitter @maggied and maggiedelano.com.

Run Time - 49:23

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Ravi Chacko, Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer at Data Dog Health joins me this week to talk about the positive aspects of stress, cognitive behavior therapies, operating a startup in St. Louis, and fighting the stigma of mental illness.

For more information on Data Dog Health, visit datadoghealth.com and @datadoghealth.

Run Time - 41:11

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This week I'm joined by David Haddad, Executive Director of Open mHealth for a conversation about how our paths nearly crossed a few years ago, the origins of the term "mHealth", FastForward Health, and most importantly, the work being done at Open mHealth. Additionally we cover Hipbone and the importance of universal data access standards.

For more information on Open mHealth, visit openmhealth.org and @OpenmHealth.

Run Time - 57:58

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Dr. Alberto Hayek, President of the Diabetes Research Connection joins me to discuss his extensive medical career, technological advancements in diabetes from his perspective as a medical professional, and why he joined the Diabetes Research Connection. Additionally, we discuss the parameters and components of research projects featured on the Diabetes Research Connection, and how crowd-funding can impact the future of diabetes research.

For more information on the Diabetes Research Connection, visit diabetesresearchconnection.org and @DiabetesRsrch.

Run Time - 37:39

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