Podcast Episodes on Mental Health & Social Science

Discover More is a weekly podcast that aims to accelerate the learning process together through intentional dialogues. In this episode, we talk about three big whys and three clarifying questions that helped us in career transitions. Please enjoy and thank you for listening. So we would like to encourage the listeners and the people to do some self evaluation and to see what's your current existing job or opportunity is. Taking a fine look at what mountain you're climbing, what ladder you're moving up is very important. These three questions will help us continuously seek that clarity that we're looking for in terms of our career. Emily Fletcher highlights the importance of developing and fine tuning one's intuition. She says intuition can only be fine tuned through many outlets, such as meditation. We know it is important to align our intention with our action and vice versa. Alignment means first having a clear intention and a goal. Emily's book talks about aligning your Ka…

Discover More aims to accelerate the learning process together through intentional dialogues. This podcast was built on the foundation of approachable guests synthesized experiences and relatable lessons. We hope you enjoy and continue to Discover More. Major corporations are starting to realize what meditation can do for company performance. Aetna, one of the largest insurance companies in the world, offered mindfulness courses to its workforce. Demand for the programs continues to rise. The author distinguishes between mindfulness, meditation and manifesting. mindfulness helps you deal with stress in the present, meditation gets rid of stress from the past and manifesting helps you clarify your dreams for the future. Harvard study found that in only two months, meditation can change the brain enough to be visibly detected by MRI. Emily concludes that study by saying that meditation is literally mind changing. I think that's just another case study to reinforce and highlight…

This week, we continue our conversation with Penn medical student Allison Hare. She shares a powerful story of a past patient's miraculous recovery, which helped her identify internal medicine as her true calling. We dive into the importance of examining personal motivations, reframing situations, and ultimately starting with why. You chose medicine because you want to become the experienced provider. You want to provide for your patients to connect on a level. Share about your decision making and what type of specialty you chose based on the qualities and the values you believe in. I wanted external validation of, yes, I can do something that saves people's lives. She says she originally decided to become a surgeon from a place of insecurity. After a month in emergency medicine, she realized it wasn't the best fit for her. So I remember after that, I left her room and I was like, well, I guess I'm an internal medicine doctor. She's still doing really well, actually, even tho…

This week's guest is Allison Hare, a medical student at the University of Pennsylvania. We also dive into the power of reflection, the necessity of creative outlets, and the importance of framing your self talk around behavior rather than identity. I worked for a lab for three or four years in college with Dr. Jenny Saffron who studies the way that infants acquire language. She says babies acquire language at a rate far more efficient than adults can. When you're like one or two years old you pick up hundreds of words every month. How does musical exposure impact baby's ability to acquire language? Allison’s study and the lab she worked at is being featured on Netflix, on the documentary called Babies. We encourage the listeners, go check it out and we will put all the information of her research that's relevant in the show episodes. Babies that hear two languages in the house growing up have a more plastic representation of what a word can be. Kids that hear multiple languag…

Discover More will be synthesizing our collective experience from the past few years of modern dating. We compiled all of our experiences into Five C's in respective order chemistry, compatibility, comfortability, commitment, and communication. We hope that these C's simplify the complexities of modern dating. I met Becky on Hinge actually. But I wasn't most attracted to her physiological aspect. The problem wasn't Becky, it was my mental roadblock. I realized my girlfriend dilemma or the Secretary Grasshopper dilemma. Compatibility to me is a depth that I needed in my life. Hinge actually recommended us as most compatible. It's almost bananas how much we have in common, which I'm super happy about. compatibility is more about depth and it should play a bigger pillar and more important role. The Third C of comfortability is being comfortable with the other person and being able to trust them. The ability to be completely open and know that you're going to be supported and no…

Discover More aims to accelerate the learning process together through intentional dialogues. This podcast was built on the foundation of approachable guests synthesized experiences and relatable lessons. We hope you enjoy and continue to Discover More. Sethi gives five steps of how to allocate your money based on what's important to you and how to create a rich life. First step is to automate your finances. 20% to 35% should be spent guilt free. The remaining 20% is about your enjoyment money. The book compares fitness and your finances. It gives weekly action steps broken down into six different weeks. Open a savings account, optimize your credit cards, and check your credit score. The timing is that it was time for me to read this book. There's tremendous money that you can save just by utilizing credit cards. As long as you're tracking your spending and paying them off regularly, it's almost free money you're leaving on the table. So really utilizing the credit cards, opt…

This week, we continue our conversation with Christian Buttrick. Christian tells the stories of the near death experiences that made him question his life and inspired his move to Chicago. This leads to a discussion around the fragility of life and the beauty of helping strangers. We hope you enjoy this episode of Discover More. It's not every day that people can share something deep to their heart, such as almost dying. Of course it took you a couple of signs to finally make that action, but it's powerful because you ultimately made a decision to make it happen. And a lot of people, they just dwell. The two people I will die for without a hint of hesitation is my mom and my sister. My sister was involved in a very toxic relationship for two years. She says if you care about your family so much, you're willing to strain your relationship. Every decision comes with intended and unintended benefits and consequences. None of these would have happened without taking that leap of …

This week's guest is Christian Buttrick, a high level athlete. He played college basketball at Penn State Altoona and now holds a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In this episode, he shares his strategies for dealing with conflict and managing the ego. We hope you enjoy this episode of Discover More. My brother Justin lived in Japan for a while. He started to learn how to kickbox and do Jiu Jitsu. After some traumatic experiences, I felt like some of my masculinity had been taken away. I wanted something to achieve. So I got into Jiu Jitsu. Once I started, I was like, I've never had more fun. One thing I had always had issues with, was I was just afraid of conflict. What Jiu Jitsu does is interesting because I believe the body is the subconscious mind. If you embrace conflict with the body, I think it translates to being able to deal with conflict in a more calm way. Carl Young said the body is the subconscious mind. By making the body better, you're in a way making your lif…

On today’s episode of Discover More, we share Aidan’s biggest lessons learned as a 25 year old. Every day for the last two years, Aidan has written down three lessons and three wins from each day. This episode is our effort to distill down the 1000+ lessons learned into the 5 that we feel can create the most impact in your life. We are immensely grateful for this year’s wins, losses and lessons, and we cannot wait to share them with you. 1️⃣ All stress is self-created. You get to choose how ...

Discover More aims to accelerate the learning process together through intentional dialogues. Starting in 2020, we will do a book review at the end of the month for every episode. Let us know in the comments and reviews on both of our platforms about the new format. Ryan Holiday's new book, Seek Wisdom, focuses on the need to ask questions, the importance of intellectual humility, and the power of experiences to open our eyes to truth and understanding. Holiday argues that by utilizing the Socratic Method, you can inevitably encounter the universal truth. Stillness is best not sought alone, and like success, it is best when shared. From there, we move into the second section of the book, Being Spirit. The chapter that we picked in the Spirit is Interrelationships. Holiday: Using your relationship as a mirror to see yourself. We can ultimately learn so much about ourselves just by looking at what the other person may be. To conclude he mentions the great philosopher Freud Love…

In this week's episode, we continue our conversation with Matthias Wuest, a gifted math teacher and endurance athlete. We discuss his recent move to Rwanda and how the new culture has impacted his relationship with time and efficiency. We also explore Matthia's passion for mathematics, what it has taught him about life, as well as its connection with music. Whether it is math, music, endurance sports, or new cultures, it is clear that Matthias pursues knowledge for the sake of knowledge. This...

"Efficiency was born out of necessity and privilege." This week's guest is Matthias Wuest, a gifted math teacher and endurance athlete. After graduating from Northwestern University with a mathematics major, Matthias went on to work for Teach for America and completed a 70-mile triathlon. Now, he lives in Rwanda and teaches for a company that aims to empower students to apply to universities and create opportunities through global education. Recently, Matthias has accomplished a feat known as Ev...

Discover More is a weekly podcast from Benoit and Aidan. This week, they share 20 hacks to make 2020 the healthiest of your life. We hope you enjoy and continue to listen to Discover More. Work out because you have the privilege to, not because you hate yourself. Be grateful and have that gratitude because it definitely is a privilege to be able to work out. There are no shortcuts, it takes work. It really is the long term consistency of doing small things over and over again. Most of the benefit of exercise and fitness comes in the internal rather than the external. Fitness and health and physique, especially physique, you cannot buy with anything. So our 9th lesson is everyone is different. No one knows more about your own body than you. Experiment with different things to truly find out what suits your need. It's really experimenting, different trials, different experiments and seeing what works best for you. Cultivating intuition is about figuring out what works for yo…

This week, we're not doing an interview, but reflecting on our time spent on the podcast. These seven lessons distilled and the biggest takeaways from our eight guests so far. Lesson three is commit to routines and habits. Not everyone is the same, not everyone's a morning person or a night person. But everyone should have a set of routine and habits they're comfortable with. They act as anchor and help you get grounded for that day. Routines and habits, when implemented correctly, are the most powerful thing you can do for yourself. What is controllable is order, what is uncontrollable is chaos. I encourage others to bring in as many small routines and habits as possible. Be curious, right? And then by having those routines and those habits, you practice how to be present. Presence often leads to curiosity. By being curious, we're able to truly, actively listen to what the people have to say. Presence is something that trickles into the lives of all high performers. Still…

In this week's episode, we continue our conversation with Will Pham, a licensed social worker who will be accumulating clinical hours to become a psychotherapist. Will comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience in mental health and the field of counseling and therapy. We discuss and highlight the importance of mental health, why therapy may be necessary for many, and how we should reframe what success means.

This week's episode features the guest Will Pham, a licensed social worker who has been accumulating clinical hours to become a psychotherapist. When he was a child, he was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, which is a rare genetic condition that involves a breakdown and loss of cells in the retina. In short, his visions regress every year and it eventually leads to his blindness. Will comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience in mental health and the field of counseling and therapy. In ...

Anna Robinson is one of the most animated and illuminating humans that we know. Anna is a successful fitness entrepreneur, former Studio Director at F-45 Manayunk, Orange Theory Coach, and a lovely human who always seeks to be the light of all sources in life. Please join us for this week's episode, where Anna shares her two favorite client success stories, her insights on intuitive eating, and her refreshing approach to nutrition, self-care, and recovery. Please follow Anna Robinson on Instagra...

Anna Robinson is one of the most animated and illuminating humans that we know. Anna is a successful fitness entrepreneur, former Studio Director at F-45 Manayunk, Orange Theory Coach, and a lovely human who always seeks to be the light of all sources in life. Please join us for this week's episode, where we discuss the benefits of HIIT, Orange Theory, and how Anna lives by the mission statement of "Energy is the currency" on-and-off the coaching field. Please follow Anna Robinson on Instagram: ...

In this week's episode, we continue our conversation with Andre Llewdelyn MSW. We discuss Andre's interest in hiking, camping, and running, and what those activities have taught him about life and leadership. He also shares his strategies for planning personal growth and living life through the lens of intentionality.

This week's episode features Andre Llewellyn MSW, a program manager at an immigrant and refugee service non-profit in Philadelphia, discussing the key takeaways on how to cultivate a compassionate organizational culture and his insightful transition from a 10-year ministry to his work as a Social Worker. In the episode, he gives an elegant analogy about work cultures as ecosystems, how leaders should help leverage their team members' talents and skillsets to help the organization grow as a whole...

In this week's episode, we continue our discussion with Anup Singh, the co-founder of biotech startup InnaMed, who explains his decision to drop out of the biophysics Ph.D. program with UCLA and to fully pursue his passion and career after being accepted into the world's most prestigious accelerated startup program, Y Combinator, in Silicon Valley. Furthermore, he highlights how he had $150,000 funding at stake for their 10-min interview process and how InnaMed is attempting to change the U.S. h...

This week's episode features Anup Singh, the co-founder of biotech startup InnaMed, who explains his decision to drop out of the biophysics Ph.D. program with UCLA and to fully pursue his passion and career after being accepted into the world's most prestigious accelerated startup program, Y Combinator, in Silicon Valley. Furthermore, he highlights how he had $150,000 funding at stake for their 10-min interview process and how InnaMed is attempting to change the U.S. healthcare industry for the ...

In this episode, hosts Benoit Kim and Aidan Weinmann discuss their podcast journey so far from the past 2 months by synthesizing their palpable lessons and skillsets that they learned along the way. They also share the importance of balancing intention and impact in the world of communications.

This week's episode features Alec Lipschutz, an executive chef at one of Philadelphia's top workplaces, who highlights the mental health epidemic in the culinary world and shares the importance of finding a balance between happiness and discontentment in creating the highest quality dishes for his patrons.