In this week’s episode of On Human Flourishing, Dr. Jonas speaks with Helen McNeal about the evolving views on hospice and palliative care. Ms. McNeal is a leader in the advancing field of palliative care and is tirelessly working to educate the public, health care professionals and systems on the need for this method of care.   “It’s an extra...

In an interview with Dr. Ian Coulter, Dr. Jonas explores the evolution of chiropractic care over the last 40 years. Like other methods of alternative medicine, the public was well ahead of the industry when it came to use, although that was a slow progression as well.  “With these practices, it doesn’t have the side effects that the patient may get...

“The solution is embedded within the community.” David Gibbs is currently working with three communities – Detroit, Mich., New Orleans, Louisiana, and Indianola, Miss. – to identify their needs and aspirations in regard to health and well-being, to develop the tools needed to reach their goals and to assist the communities in sharing their stories with national community and policy...

We are happy to welcome Susan Samueli as our guest today. As co-founder of Samueli Institute, Susan comes to the table with a background in nutrition with a focus on alternative health care. Dr. Samueli has a consulting practice in the areas of nutrition, homeopathy and Chinese herbs. In 1995, Susan and her husband Henry developed the Samueli Foundation, a...

The ability for a person to adapt and thrive is a large part of resilience. But other factors such as background, experience and environment all have an effect on an individual’s ability to cope with a situation.  Samueli Institute recently convened a group of scientists to explore the concept of resilience using a whole systems approach and the findings were...

In an interview with Jonathan Peck, Dr. Wayne Jonas examines the mapping of present to future through an exploration of options, opportunities and informed choices. Peck is the President and Senior Futurist at the Institute for Alternative Futures.  “The ability to think out into futures and see what’s preferred allows us to act in a way that we can bias towards the futures...

In this episode, Dr. Jonas sits down with Gen. Eric Schoomaker, an Army doctor who served as the 42nd Surgeon General for the Army. Gen. Schoomaker discusses the use of integrative medicine in the military and how that use can be carried over into the civilian population for the treatment of ailments such as chronic pain, PTSD, stress management and...

In today’s podcast, Dr. Wayne Jonas has a conversation with Dr. Jean Watson about her work in caring science. Dr. Watson is the Founder and Director of the Watson Caring Science Institute which is rooted in her background in nursing and clinical care.  For more information on Optimal Healing Environments, please visit SamueliInstitute.org/OptimalHealingEnvironments.