UCLA LiveWell

This episode is abundant in resources for anyone and everyone interested in food equity, health, community activism, or journalism. Corby Kummer is more than a renowned journalist and food writer, he is a changemaker working to break down the barriers to nutrient-rich and culturally-appropriate food. 

He asks the sort of perspective-shifting questions, as a writer and as the Executive Director of the Food and Society Program and the Aspen Institute, that can reframe our understanding of food access and food justice and, as he says, can help shine light where it’s not been shined before. This episode really dives into the importance of building community trust between researchers and communities and most importantly, bringing different groups together with cross-sector knowledge to create meaningful change in the food equity world. 

If you liked this episode, you may also like Episode #61 about the Fresh Food Farmacy with Dr. Andrea Feinberg, or #68 Why Study Food? 

Visit our website to explore other episodes, suggest guests, offer feedback, or invite Wendy to be a guest on your podcast! 

Episode Resources + Mentions: 

• Food Leaders at Aspen Institute (Applications through February 20, 2024) 
• UCLA Teaching Kitchen 
• Food as Medicine Research Action Plan 
• Coalition of Immokalee Farm Workers  
• Foundations Mentioned: Marshall Project, Newmark Foundation, Knight Foundation 
• Food Fix 
• Food Politics 
• Beyond Meat
  
  

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See last episode for Dr. Bill Resnick's full-length interview! 
 
How is pain different from suffering? Why is community a spiritual practice? In this episode, you’ll not only learn the answers to these questions, but uncover the story of Dr. Bill Resnick’s journey as a clinical psychiatrist, and mindfulness teacher. AND we’re gifted a ten-minute mindfulness meditation, a poem read aloud, and a sprinkling of Buddhist parables. 

Dr. Bill Resnick is a clinical psychiatrist with an MD from University of Pennsylvania, working as a clinical psychiatrist for over 20 years. He now teaches residents Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, along with being an avid proponent of mindfulness, meditation, and community-gathering as the founder of the Big Bear Retreat Center. 

If you liked this episode, you’d also like Episode #55 with Bob Thurman. 

Visit our website to explore other episodes, suggest guests, offer feedback, or invite Wendy to be a guest on your podcast! 

Episode Resources + Mentions:  

• Big Bear Retreat Center 
• 10% Happier by Dan Harris 
• Insight LA
• Headspace 
• Marc UCLA  
• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction 

Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling. 

We also have links in the show notes on our website: https://healthy.ucla.edu/ 

If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected]  

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How is pain different from suffering? Why is community a spiritual practice? In this episode, you’ll not only learn the answers to these questions, but uncover the story of Dr. Bill Resnick’s journey as a clinical psychiatrist, and mindfulness teacher. AND we’re gifted a ten-minute mindfulness meditation, a poem read aloud, and a sprinkling of Buddhist parables. 

Dr. Bill Resnick is a clinical psychiatrist with an MD from University of Pennsylvania, working as a clinical psychiatrist for over 20 years. He now teaches residents Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, along with being an avid proponent of mindfulness, meditation, and community-gathering as the founder of the Big Bear Retreat Center. 

If you liked this episode, you’d also like Episode #55 with Bob Thurman. 

Visit our website to explore other episodes, suggest guests, offer feedback, or invite Wendy to be a guest on your podcast! 

Episode Resources + Mentions:  

• Big Bear Retreat Center 
• 10% Happier by Dan Harris 
• Insight LA
• Headspace 
• Marc UCLA  
• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction 

Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling. 

We also have links in the show notes on our website: https://healthy.ucla.edu/ 

If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected]  

To stay up to date with our latest podcasts, make sure to follow us on Instagram @healthyucla

Today, we’re learning why yogurt is more than just protein and probiotics, but is the final result of an intricate and ancient yogurt-making practice that creates ease and cultiavtes belonging. Homa Dashtaki founded The White Moustache, a yogurt company that honors traditional Persian techniques and her Iranian descent. After a law career, Homa has published Yogurt & Whey: Recipes of an Iranian Immigrant Life and her yogurt has garnered acclaim from the New York Times, Vogue, Bon Appétit, and Food & Wine. 

Visit our website to explore other episodes, suggest guests, offer feedback, or invite Wendy to be a guest on your podcast! 

Episode Resources + Mentions: 

• Yogurt & Whey: Recipes of an Iranian Immigrant Life
• The White Moustache 
• Hudson Valley Fresh Co-Op
• Fast Company Article Mentioned: How One Woman Survived A Bad Career Break, Then Launched A Life-Changing Business

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Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling. 

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If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected]  

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Join us (again) for a conversation with the former NBA World Champion and one of the premier NBA defenders of his era, Metta Sandiford-Artest, previously known as Metta World Peace. Metta has been a leader in de-stigmatizing mental health in the world of professional sports and beyond by embracing vulnerability and sharing his life story.

Episode Resources:
This re-release comes at a perefct time as we enter into colder, darker months. There are resources to support you.
 
Here are some at UCLA: 

• UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services 
• RISE Center at UCLA 
• Stress and Resilience Wellness Check 

National Mental Health Resources: 

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
  1. Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
  2. Website: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• Crisis Text Line:
  1. Text "HELLO" to 741741
  2. Website: Crisis Text Line
• National Alliance on Mental Illness:
  1. Helpline: 1-800-950-NAMI (1-800-950-6264)
  2. Website: NAMI
• Mental Health America:
  1. Helpline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
  2. Website: Mental Health America

Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling. 

We also have links in the show notes on our website: https://healthy.ucla.edu/ 

If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected]  

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3 guests. 2 hosts. And one big question: why study food? Join Dr. Amy Rowat, Chef Julia Rhoton,  Laila Adarkar, and guest host, Kayleigh Ruller, on this  exploration. 

Food--accessing it, cooking it, gathering around it--is a powerful tool for inciting change on both an individual and community level. It’s a lens for understanding environmental, social, and political issues, near and far. How do we leverage the power of food? What does it mean to prioritize Food Studies in a large university setting? 

UCLA is exploring these very questions  through its educational programs, like the Food Studies Minor and the Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies, and the plethora of on-campus resources, the Teaching Kitchen, Bruin Dining, Community Programs Office, and beyond.

Episode Resources + Mentions: 

• Food Day 2023: Food & Country Screening, December 7th 2023, 7:00-9:00 pm, James Bridges Theater
  • Register here: tinyurl.com/foodandcountryucla 
• Teaching Kitchen
• Jane b semel HCI Community Garden  
• UCLA CPO
• Food Studies Minor 
• UCLA Extension Food Studies Certificate
• Westwood Food Co-Op
• UCLA Farmers Market 
• EatWell Pod 

Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling. 

We also have links in the show notes on our website: https://healthy.ucla.edu/ 

If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected]  

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This conversation with Evan Kleiman, host of KCRW'S Good Food, is a breath of fresh air, covering the practices and perspectives that sustain Evan’s regenerative, equitable, and of course, delicious approach to preparing a meal. The perspectives offered honor the transformative role that food can play in a complex social landscape, honoring each and every part of the food system. 

Resources: 

• The Teaching Kitchen
• Cook This Kit 
• UCLA Farmers Market
• The Rothman Institute for Food Studies
• KCRW Good Food (Evan's podcast!) 

Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling. 

We also have links in the show notes on our website: https://healthy.ucla.edu/ 

If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected]  

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Superheroes, science fiction, and fantasy tell a much more complex story than what meets the eye. Dr. Drea Letamendi, clinical psychologist, media consultant, TEDx Speaker, and former Interim Director of UCLA’s RISE center, talks with us today about the power of storytelling in the fictional media landscape-- how storytelling accelerates empathy and helps audiences navigate their own personal experiences of joy, grief, resilience, and healing. 

Visit our website to explore other episodes, suggest guests, provide feedback, or invite Wendy to be a guest on your podcast! 

Podcast Resources: 

• UCLA Rise Center
• Dr. Drea’s website full of resources 
• Dr. Drea’s The Arkham Sessions Podcast! 
• UCLA Caps

Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling. 

We also have links in the show notes on our website: https://healthy.ucla.edu/ 

If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected]  

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Turns out, we need more wonder in our lives, beauty is a survival tool, and mushrooms are the greatest carbon-sequester solution for climate change. Learn about this and more through the words and wisdom of our guest today, Louie Schwartzberg. Louie Schwartzberg is an environmental activist, UCLA graduate, and award-winning artist, director, cinematographer. In this episode, Louie says that the messaging of the environmental movement has failed. Why? Because instead of just laying facts on the table, you have to tell a really good story to move people. And Louie tells the story of nature by capturing its abundant beauty in his breathtaking photography and videography seen on Netflix and Disney. 

Visit our website to explore other episodes, suggest guests, offer feedback, or invite Wendy to be a guest on your podcast! 

Episode Resources + Mentions: 

• Louie Channel 
• Moving Art by Louie Schwartzberg
• Louie’s Ted Talks
• NYT article about Dacher Keltner’s research on awe 
• The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center is partnering with Louie’s Moving Art for a research project on UCLA campus. If you would like to install Moving Art in your campus building or department, please email [email protected]. 

Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling. 

We also have links in the show notes on our website: https://healthy.ucla.edu/ 

If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected]  

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Why can preventive health services be covered by health insurance? Why should we be prioritizing research and screenings that close the evidence gaps in health research? And who can help shift these priorities? That’s the US Preventive Services Task Force. Today, our guest, past appointed chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and UCLA professor and physician, guides us through getting onboarded, choosing recommendations, bridging evidence to make preventive services more accessible for everyone.  

Visit our website to explore other episodes, suggest guests, offer feedback, or invite Wendy to be a guest on your podcast! 

Episode Resources + Mentions: 

• US Preventive Services Task Force
• UCLA Health 

Today’s podcast was brought to you by UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiatives Center. It really means a lot to our team when you rate and review LiveWell on your preferred listening platform. Thank you so much for supporting our storytelling. 

We also have links in the show notes on our website: https://healthy.ucla.edu/ 

If you have any questions or want to suggest a guest to be interviewed, please reach out at: [email protected]  

To stay up to date with our latest podcasts, make sure to follow us on Instagram @healthyucla