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It should be no surprise that, during the six months since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, there has been a rise in the number of people facing feelings of depression and anxiety. We all know that there’s plenty to be depressed and anxious about. The world can seem like it’s falling apart around us. The CDC has even published guidelines regarding how to cope. Many of their suggestions are ones you’ve probably heard of, but one suggestion may not be what you’d expect: Eating right. That’s the topic of a new book by today’s guest, Dr. Uma Naidoo. The book, This Is Your Brain on Food, covers the connection between what we eat and how we feel, making suggestions for how changes in our diet can help us cope. Although eating right certainly won’t solve the many problems our world faces, it may be an important tool for helping us—personally—to get through it, one day at a time.

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Listen to the interview with Nurse Rona and Ann Gold Buscho, PhD, author of “The Parent’s Guide to Birdnesting, A Child-Centered Solution to Co-Parenting During Separation and Divorce.” 

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A program designed to give listeners an opportunity to talk directly with experts in the fields of both traditional and non-traditional health, with Dr. Lenoir and Rona Renner, RN.

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Nearly half a year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the anxiety and fear that were so much a part of the early days of the crisis are still very much with us. People face fear of the spread of the disease as well as anxiety regarding continued job losses. And, those deemed essential workers are faced with going to work every day, fearing that they might contract the virus. But, in addition to anxiety and fear, emotions like depression, grief, hopelessness, and resignation have also crept in, particularly as more people have lost loved ones to the virus. The pandemic has impacted the very fabric of our society. Most of the focus understandably has been on physical health. But, this can mean that other elements of wellness may be overlooked—especially psychological wellness. In the midst of all of this tragedy and uncertainty, how can we best cope? Is it still possible to find anything like emotional well-being, let alone happiness or hope? Host David B. Feldman interviews Emiliana Simon-Thomas, PhD, Science Director of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center about practices we can use to care for our emotional selves more than half-a-year into the worst year in most people’s memories.

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