Tune in to listen to the many insights Dr. Alana Iglewicz shared with me about established and newly emerging wellness programs that she and her colleagues are making a priority at UCSD’s School of Medicine to support the wellness of medical students!

Health and wellness trends on social media are constantly growing, and it’s becoming harder for us to tell the difference between health fads and concrete facts. In this episode, I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Amanda Raffoul, from Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Raffoul is researching how social media health trends can induce disordered eating patterns amongst adolescents and adults. Her work at Harvard STRIPED (Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders) leads to policy-driven change such as regulating the sale of weight loss supplements to minors. Listen in on this episode to learn more about the research Dr. Raffoul has and continues to contribute to at both a local and global scale.

My first ever interview in 2022 with NGO Wellness in the Schools(WITS) co-founder Nancy Easton. She shared how her upbringing, athletic pursuits at Princeton, and other experiences fueled WITS’ impact on educating more than 82,000 children in public schools nationwide, through cooking, physical education classes, and much more! Join me to learn more about Wellness in the Schools and the inspiration and role model behind the scenes, Nancy Easton.