Shortly before her memoir came out in September 2024, I spoke with Ginelle Testa, a writer and content marketer. Her book, Making a Home Out of You, is a coming-of-age story about drugs, alcohol, relationships, and body image.
Andrew Hill, PhD, is a scientist who has worked in neurofeedback for about 25 years and runs his own company, Peak Brain Institute.
Nicole Lamberson leads the Benzodiazepine Information Coalition, a nonprofit that educates people about the harms of benzodiazepines taken exactly as prescribed. In this conversation from 2024, we talked about the difference between physical dependence and addiction, why so many people are tapered too fast, and how medical training can wear down a doctor's empathy.
In June 2024, I spoke with Dr. Steven Pratt, a senior medical director at Magellan Health. He has spent many years treating people with substance use disorders. We talked about the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, often called the ACEs study.