Let's Talk About That

In this episode, I talk about anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Multiple Sclerosis, and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. All fun names, but very not fun diseases. If something affects the brain, it can affect the whole body. Listen to learn about what happens when the brain attacks itself and when one little protein can kill a cow in 5 years. 

We all know the feeling. But what exactly happens when we're stressed, and how does stress affect us in the long run?

Let's talk about Deep Brain Stimulation, Electroconvulsive Therapy, and Naloxone

Prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes, are all learned beliefs and actions. Learn where they stem from and why, as that is the first step to eradicating them. We all have implicit prejudice, even if we don't realize it. 

What happens during GAD, OCD, PTSD, and Panic Disorder

A lesser-known story about the badass female Soviet snipers and aviators in World War II. 

There's a lot more than schizophrenia! Join me as I talk about the different psychotic disorders, how they're different, and how schizophrenia works. 

A history of restraints in psychiatric hospitals - from 1740's England to modern times, how restraints started out, and what role they play now. Source: https://tinyurl.com/y7awfplz

The history of the Stonewall riots in New York in 1969, and how they propelled the gay rights movement while proving that riots can make a change.