Damon Davis has a new podcast, Discovery Diaries, and I was honored be among his first guests. We got into a wide range of topics: the origins of my interest in patient-led innovation; artificial intelligence and how patients, survivors, and caregivers should be included in the design of AI tools; our time working together at […]
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Covid and the Future of Health
You are cordially invited to a book talk & reception on Wednesday, May 29, at 7pm at the Tabard Inn in Washington, DC. Ryan Prior, author of The Long Haul, and I will discuss how innovative patients are changing medicine for the better and where we see this grassroots movement heading next. If you haven’t […]
Wow! How? Peer Warmline
This essay is part of my LinkedIn newsletter series: Wow! How? Health. About two million people in North Carolina experience a mental health or substance use disorder crisis each year. Historically, about half did not receive treatment because of cost, leading to repercussions for families, communities, and individuals. A new Peer Warmline, staffed by counselors […]
Q&A with Deborah Kalb
Deborah Kalb’s blog is a treasure chest full of Q&As with authors and illustrators and I’m honored to now be part of it. 1. What inspired you to write Rebel Health, and how was the book’s title chosen? As a researcher, I spend time in communities led by patients and caregivers who build new medical and assistive […]
The Other 80
Claudia Williams created The Other 80 podcast to talk about how medical care only accounts for 20% of health outcomes. The other 80% includes factors like food, housing, transportation options, social connection, etc. I was honored to be interviewed for episode #27, now available wherever you listen to podcasts. You can hear in my voice […]
Wow! How? Community as therapy
Social isolation prevents people from getting help. The effect is amplified among people living with serious mental illness. They are the most in need of community support, yet are the least likely to get it in a health care system that is primarily focused on clinical interventions like medication. A recent report by M. Usman, […]
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