In October 2019, I spoke with Dr. Eben Alexander, an academic neurosurgeon who taught at Harvard Medical School for more than 15 years. In November 2008, he spent a week in a coma from a severe bacterial meningitis that infected his brain, and he woke with a memory of an experience he later described in his book Proof of Heaven.
In September 2019, I joined Mark Astor, an attorney who helps families get help for a loved one with a substance use problem, on his own show. We treated it as a shared episode.
My family is threatening me with legal action if I don't quit opiates? What can they do? While laws regarding mental health vary from state to state, here in the…
In June 2019, I spoke with Jamelia Hand, a consultant who helps physicians, health care organizations, and employers build care for opioid use disorder. She holds a Master of Health Science and certification in addiction counseling and co-occurring disorders, and she was working on her doctorate when we recorded.