Work Well Live Well: Mental Health in the Workplace
Most of our lives are spent either asleep or awake and working. With both workplace burnout and sleep insufficiency on the rise, for some it can become an exhausting cycle of sacrificing sleep for work, then working more to make up for lost productivity. It is essential to address the major impacts these topics have on one’s health. Listen in as Dr. Mo Alsuwaidan discusses these disorders and how they affect mental wellness with special guests from Unmind, a workplace wellbeing platform, Dr. Nick Taylor, CEO and Co-Founder of Unmind, and Steve Peralta, Chief Wellbeing Officer and Co-Founder. The guests offer their insights from both a medical perspective and lived experience. Learn more by tuning in at listenwellpodcast.com or watch the full video episode here.Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for educational purposes and is not intended to replace discussions with your healthcare provider. All decisions regarding your care must be made with a healthcare professional, considering the unique characteristics of your personal situation. The opinions expressed are the opinions of the individuals recorded and not the opinions of Viatris. Individuals featured in this podcast may have participated in the past as or may be current members of an advisory group for Viatris.
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Fighting the Voices with Digital Therapeutics
Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness, that typically begins when the person is young (in their late teens or early adulthood). It disrupts the person’s ability to think clearly, with one of the more frequent symptoms being auditory hallucinations (hearing noises). Listen in as Dr. Mo Alsuwaidan discusses this disabling disorder and a potential digital treatment for schizophrenia with special guests Dr. Louise Birkedal Glenthøj and patient advocate, Ms. Vibeke Andersen. The guests offer their insights from both a medical perspective and lived experience. Learn more by tuning in at listenwellpodcast.com or watch the full video episode here.Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for educational purposes and is not intended to replace discussions with your healthcare provider. All decisions regarding your care must be made with a healthcare professional, considering the unique characteristics of your personal situation. The opinions expressed are the opinions of the individuals recorded and not the opinions of Viatris. Individuals featured in this podcast may have participated in the past as or may be current members of an advisory group for Viatris.
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Out of Breath: COPD and Mental Health
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common illness, affecting nearly one in 10 adults around the world over the age of 40. As disabling as COPD is to the body, it can also have a substantial emotional impact on those affected. Listen in as Dr. Mo Alsuwaidan discusses the link between mental health and COPD with special guests Dr. Marc Miravitlles and patient advocate Alfons Vinuela, offering their insights from both a medical perspective and lived experience. Learn more by tuning in at listenwellpodcast.com or watch the full episode here.Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for educational purposes and is not intended to replace discussions with your healthcare provider. All decisions regarding your care must be made with a healthcare professional, considering the unique characteristics of your personal situation. The opinions expressed are the opinions of the individuals recorded and not the opinions of Viatris. Individuals featured in this podcast may have participated in the past as or may be current members of an advisory group for Viatris.
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Diagnosis Cancer. The Emotional Impact.
How can patients access mental health support following a cancer diagnosis? What are the barriers to mental healthcare, and how are they experienced in practice? These are just some of the questions explored in our latest episode, with host Dr. Mo Alsuwaidan and guests Dr. Jennifer Leong, oncologist, and Dr. Choo Mei, PhD in psychology and cancer survivor. Listen in as these they delve together into the important topic of the role that mental health can play in cancer management – an aspect that’s often overlooked following diagnosis due to treatment options taking center stage. Learn more by tuning in at listenwellpodcast.com or watch the full episode here.Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for educational purposes and is not intended to replace discussions with your healthcare provider. All decisions regarding your care must be made with a healthcare professional, considering the unique characteristics of your personal situation. The opinions expressed are the opinions of the individuals recorded and not the opinions of Viatris. Individuals featured in this podcast may have participated in the past as or may be current members of an advisory group for Viatris.
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Double Trouble: Diabetes and Depression
Diabetes and depression are some of the most disabling and widespread illnesses today. Yet how much do we really know about the complexity of these two conditions, how they interact with one another, and how they’re treated when they co-exist? In this Listen Well episode, hostDr. Mo Alsuwaidan explores the biological, psychological, and social impact on the individual, with input from two expert guests in the area — Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Juliana Chan, and guest advocate Sairekha Sureshkumar, co-founder of communities and platforms for persons living with diabetes.
LISTEN WELL is a new kind of health podcast connecting you to the world of health and wellness. Join Dr. Mo Alsuwaidan on a knowledge quest with experts and people with first-hand experience with common health challenges of the day – like pain, depression, inflammation and sleep – so that you, the listener, feel empowered to make informed choices about your health.
Available soon without a prescription wherever you get your podcasts. Brought to you by Viatris.
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