Road to Resilience
Stories and insights to help you thrive in a challenging world. From fighting burnout and trauma, to building resilient families and communities, we explore what’s possible when science meets the human spirit. Powered by the best experts in the world.
Episodes
114 episodes since 2018
Struggles with Obesity
People who are obese face a number of physical, emotional, social, and even professional challenges. In this podcast, we speak with Subhash Kini, MD, who is the Director of the Institute of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Mount Sina...
September 12, 2024
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Episode 111
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29:05
Creativity Cures the Mind
From depression to trauma, singer-songwriter turned behavioral scientist Dr. Tasha Golden has found strength through creativity. In this podcast, she talks about how you can tap into your own creative resources to heal your own mental health ch...
August 29, 2024
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Episode 110
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37:20
Resilience in Community Care
In this special episode, Dr. Yasmin Meah, co-founder and director of the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), sits down with Martina Lopez May, a dedicated medical student and practitioner at EHHOP. Together, they explore the unique...
August 15, 2024
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Episode 109
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48:39
Care for the Caregiver
Author Fred Plotkin brings his background in opera, food, and all things Italian to providing emotional, intellectual, and physical support for four close family members over several decades. In this podcast, he shares the joys and challenges o...
August 01, 2024
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Episode 108
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43:14
Environmental Science, at Gunpoint
As a young doctor, Diddier Prada wanted to bring his medical skills to cocoa planters in the Colombian Amazon. But then he and his fellow doctors were kidnapped by a group of paramilitary guerillas and required to treat hundreds of patients a d...
July 18, 2024
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Episode 107
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35:32
The Burnout Crisis
Doctor burn-out can result in emotional exhaustion, an inability to show or feel empathy, and a sense that you aren’t accomplishing enough—or anything at all. In this podcast, Gail Gazelle, MD, and Mount Sinai’s Lauren Peccoralo, MD, discuss ho...
July 03, 2024
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Episode 106
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46:23
Matching Mind & Body
Individualized care is key in transgender medicine. There are multiple surgeries and multiple hormone treatments. In this podcast, Joshua Safer, MD, Executive Director of the Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, discusses th...
June 20, 2024
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Episode 105
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31:54
Recipes for Resilience
Cooking isn’t just for sustenance; it’s also an act of love and, sometimes, courage. These are lessons professional chef James Kelly knows all too well, having fed first responders on 9/11, faced off against Bobby Flay on Iron Chef, and undergo...
June 06, 2024
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Episode 104
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33:51
Life as a Hero’s Journey
Most films and books follow the narrative of a main character, our hero, and show us how the hero confronts and overcomes a challenging situation. We’re accustomed to seeing the Hero’s Journey narrative across popular media. In this podcast, Be...
May 21, 2024
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Episode 103
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35:57
In Sickness & Health
Building your resilience can affect many aspects of your life, from career to home to school. In this podcast, psychologists Sarah Bannon, PhD, and Jonathan M. DePierro, PhD, discuss the importance of one-on-one relationships and resilience bot...
May 08, 2024
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Episode 102
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51:17
Education Through Autism
Trying to fit in can be a real challenge for autistic children. They may want to be social but lack the necessary skills. Or they may be happy to go it alone but feel tremendous pressure from family and school to be more social. Physician and r...
April 24, 2024
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Episode 101
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42:04
Thriving With Down Syndrome
Down syndrome is a genetic condition that carries physical, emotional, and intellectual concerns. But with proper health care, and a dose of realistic optimism, patients and their families can live happy and fulfilling lives. Geneticist Elshark...
April 11, 2024
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Episode 100
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23:52
Life After Domestic Violence
Intimate partner violence can involve various physical injuries —including repeated concussions and strangulations—as well as emotional abuse. And when you add in misconceptions and stigma, it’s a real resilience challenge. On this episode, Neu...
March 27, 2024
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Episode 99
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41:51
When Hearts Attack
The heart and mind are intertwined, as cardiologist Marc Miller, MD, knows in treating and researching heart conditions. Recuperating from a heart attack, for example, requires modification of both medicine and lifestyle—and emotional res...
March 14, 2024
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Episode 98
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26:25
The Trials of Scientific Research
Genetics is an increasingly vital part of medical prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. But as findings increase, so do the challenges. Brian Brown, PhD, discusses the roles of resilience and perseverance in overcoming obstacles in scientific r...
February 28, 2024
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Episode 97
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47:37
The Brain & Body Under Social Stress
Lessons in resilience may be found in all walks of life— who knew some of the best would come from mouse behaviors? Dr. Scott Russo leads the Center for Affective Neuroscience and the Brain Body Research Center at the Icahn School of Medicine a...
February 15, 2024
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Episode 96
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43:24
The Challenges of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia brings both psychological and societal challenges. Medication can help but resilience, says psychiatrist Dr. Alexander Charney, is another key element of learning to live with the disease. In this podcast, Dr. Charney discusses th...
February 01, 2024
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Episode 95
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40:41
Bridging Parenting and Recovery
Addiction can always come with stigma and setbacks. For pregnant people, the physical, psychological, and social strains can feel even more challenging. The Bridge Program at Mount Sinai, led by Leah Habersham, MD, provides integrated prenatal ...
January 17, 2024
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Episode 94
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34:05
Physical Endurance Breeds Resilience
What do a triathlon and All Quiet on the Western Front have in common? Answer: Lesley Paterson, and her stamina and perseverence. An actor, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, and 5-time world champion triathlete, Lesley discusses how her ch...
January 02, 2024
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Episode 93
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24:29
Interpreting Resilience
Having managed the challenges of paraplegia since childhood, Alessa Ramos uses her language skills and experience to help Mount Sinai patients develop and sustain their own resilience. In this podcast, she shares her journey.
December 20, 2023
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Episode 92
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30:23
The Dog Will See You Now
Working in healthcare can sometimes be a ruff job, but for Mount Sinai's trained facility dogs, each day is absolutely fetching. Mount Sinai's three facility dogs —Professor, Amos, and Moby— are a part of the trailblazing Paws & Play Facili...
December 05, 2023
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Episode 91
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28:55
What Kids Teach Us About Resilience
What can children and young adults teach grown-ups about resilience? Barbara Sahakian, PhD, has some answers. Dr. Sahakian is a Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Cambridge and has authored and coauthored multiple studie...
November 28, 2023
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Episode 90
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38:41
Women's Health is Everyone's Rights
The fight for greater research into women's health means greater rights and knowledge for everyone, as our guest on this episode illustrates. Michal Elovitz, MD, is the Dean of Women's Health Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Si...
November 09, 2023
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Episode 89
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28:15
The Cold Chill of Seasonal Depression
When seasonal affective disorder (SAD) —also called seasonal depression—gets you down, your own resilience skills can help. On this episode of Road to Resilience, we hear resilience strategies on how to cope with SAD from Dr. Jelena Kecmanovic,...
October 24, 2023
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Episode 88
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33:28
When a Family Experiences a Homicide
Leslie Schlachter, a physician’s assistant in the neurosurgery department at Mount Sinai, witnessed the murder of her sister by a jealous ex-boyfriend. She discusses her long journey to recovery from PTSD and the impact on her work, in this spe...
October 12, 2023
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Episode 87
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1:00:30