Psychjourney Podcast

Jamie Mason, co-host of the Psychjourney podcast, interviews Ms. Gail Konop Baker, author of Cancer Is a Bitch: (Or I'd Rather Be Having Be Having a Midlife Crisis) published by Da Capo Lifelong Books.

Gail Konop Baker is an award-winning writer and essayist. A former columnist at Literary Mama, is a regular contributor to thedebutanteball.com. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with her family. Visit her Web site at www.gailkonopbaker.com.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. John L. Turner, author of Medicine, Miracles, and Manifestations: A Doctor's Journey Through The Worlds of Divine Intervention, Near-Death Experiences, and Universal Energy published by Career Press.

John L. Turner, MD, served as the first neurosurgeon on the Big Island of Hawaii. He arrived with the desire to investigate the spiritual world and understand the meaning of life, death, and life-after-death. His metaphysical experiences began the first night he was on call and continue up to the present. Dr. Turner balances his time between stargazing from an observatory dome at his rain forest home and serving as a consulting physician for the Hilo Pain Center in Hilo, Hawaii.  Visit his website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Anne Harrington, author of The Cure Within; A History of Mind-Body Medicine published by W.W. Norton & Co,

 

Anne Harrington, Chair, is Harvard College Professor and Professor for the History of Science, specializing in the history of psychiatry, neuroscience, and the other mind and behavioral sciences.

Professor Harrington received her Ph.D. in the History of Science from Oxford University, and has held postdoctoral fellowships at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in London, and the University of Freiburg in Germany. For six years, she co-directed Harvard's Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative. She also was a consultant for the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Mind-Body Interactions. Currently she serves on the Board of the Mind and Life Institute, an organization dedicated to cross-cultural dialogue between Buddhism and the science.

She is also co-editor of Biosocieties, a journal concerned with social science approaches to the life sciences.

Professor Harrington is the author of three books: Medicine, Mind and the Double Brain (1987), Reenchanted Science (1997) and The Cure Within; A History of Mind-Body Medicine (2007) She has also published many articles and produced a range of edited collections including The Placebo Effect (1997), Visions of Compassion (2000), and The Dalai Lama at MIT (2006). She is currently working on a new book, tentatively titled, When Minds Fall Ill. Other research interests include the history of the neurological case history, and especially changing interests in the "inner world" of brain disorder; and the origins and larger significance of current visions of partnership between Buddhism and the brain sciences - so-called "contemplative neuroscience."  Visit her webpage.

Dr. Kevin Keough, host of The North Star Guardians and the Psychjourney podcast, interviews Dr. Barry Gordon, author of Testosterone Deficiency: The Hidden Disease: A major Health Issue for Every Woman-Every Man published by iUniverse, Inc.

Dr. Barry Gordon received his M.D. degree from the Chicago Medical School in 1965. He completed his training in Internal Medicine at the Jewish Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn in 1968, and in Hematology at the Montefiore Hospital Medical Center in the Bronx in 1969. Dr. Gordon has served as Chief of Hematology at two Brooklyn hospitals, and has been on the teaching staff of the Downstate Medical School (SUNY Health and Science Center at Brooklyn) as a Clinical Instructor in Medicine. Most of Dr. Gordon's career has been devoted to his Internal Medicine / Primary Care practice in Brooklyn which he continues to maintain. He is the author of, Get Well, Stay Well. Visit his website.

Dr. Kevin Keough, host of the North Star Guardians podcast, interviews Mr. Jack Willis, author of Saving Jack: A Man's Struggle With Breast Cancer published by the  University of Oklahoma Press.

Breast cancer gave Jack Willis a reason to write his first book — a unique story about a man with a disease usually associated with women. Saving Jack would be one of the first books, if not the first, written by a man with breast cancer. Willis kept a journal during treatments, and that prompted the idea for the book. He had worked at the Muskogee Daily Phoenix in Muskogee, Oklahoma, for nineteen years, fifteen as editor, so writing was nothing new. But he’d never created anything longer than a sixty-inch newspaper article. “Take it one chapter at a time,” his book editor told him. So he did, and a new career as an author was launched.

Willis retired in June 2007 as Editorial Adviser of The Oklahoma Daily and Adjunct Journalism Professor at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. His students had covered the Oklahoma City bombing. They had tracked Zacarias Moussaoui, the man suspected of being the twentieth hijacker in the 9/11 attack. And they had revealed how the OU athletics department was operating millions of dollars in the red before a new coach resurrected the Sooners football program. Saying goodbye to those students and that exciting lifestyle wasn’t easy. It’s never easy to give up something you love. Educating through the newspaper and teaching gave him satisfaction and purpose, and college students kept him young.

Willis is a member of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame, and in February 2006 was recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, Oklahoma Pro Chapter, with its inaugural “Teacher of the Year” award. College Media Advisers named him its national adviser of the year (with less than five years experience) in 1995. He taught journalism part-time at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, for eight years while working at the Phoenix.

He received his bachelor’s degree in advertising in 1963 and his master’s degree in journalism management in 1968 from Oklahoma State University. Willis lives the good life with his wife Becky in Norman. Visit his website.

Dr. Kevin Keough, host of the North Star Guardians podcast interviews Mr. Brian Clegg, author of Upgrade Me: Our Amazing Journey to Human 2.0 published by St. Martin's Press.

Brian Clegg is the author of THE GOD EFFECT, A BRIEF HISTORY OF INFINITY, THE FIRST SCIENTIST: A Life of Roger Bacon, and LIGHT YEARS: The Extraordinary Story of Mankind's Fascination with Light. He holds a physics degree from Cambridge and has written regular columns, features and reviews for numerous magazines.

He lives in Wiltshire, England, with his wife and two children. Visit his website

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Mark D. Brown, MD, PhD, author of Conquer Back and Neck Pain: Walk It Off! A Spine Doctor's Proven Solutions For Finding Relief Without Pills or Surgery published by Sunrise River Press.

Mark D. Brown is Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He has been a practicing spine surgeon for 35+ years, with his Ph.D. thesis and all of his research being devoted to the cause, prevention, and cure of painful spinal disorders.

He is a founding member of the International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine, and his other memberships include the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Orthopaedic Association, Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, the Cervical Spine Research Society, and the Orthopaedic Research Society. He serves as a Consultant Reviewer for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, on the Board of Associate Editors of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, the Associate Editorial Board of Spine, and the Editorial Board of Journal of Spinal Disorders Techniques. Visit his website.

Dr. Kevin Keough, creator of the Warrior Traditions Project and co-host of the Warrior Traditions and North Star Guardians Podcast, interviews Dr. Thomas B. Graboys, author of Life in the Balance: A Physician's Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia published by Union Square Press.

Dr. Thomas B. Graboys is Clinical Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is President Emeritus of the Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation, and former attending cardiologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Graboys has done early research in the area of cardiac arrhythmia and sudden death. More recently, Graboys has focused on second opinions for interventions in cardiology including catheterization, angioplasty, stents, and coronary bypass surgery.

In addition to his clinical research responsibilities, Dr. Graboys has served on the Editorial Board of the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of Noninvasive Cardiology. He was chairman of a Subcommittee on Admissions at Harvard Medical School, and was Chairman of the Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility from 1980-1987. He was a 1986 recipient of the Broad Street Pump Award given by Physicians for Social Responsibility for his work in the antinuclear movement.

Dr. Graboys served as the host and associate producer of a cable television series entitled, "Critical Condition: The Nuclear Arms Race," and as a Medical Editor for "Physicians' Journal Update," seen weekly on the Lifetime Cable Network. He has also served on the National Board of Directors, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Washington, D.C. and the Advisory Board, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Dr. Graboys was also a member of the Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration (1997-2001).

Dr. Graboys is a graduate of Tabor Academy (Cum Laude), Cornell University, and New York Medical College (Alpha Omega Alpha). He completed his internal medicine training at the Boston City Hospital (1970-1972) and cardiovascular fellowship at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (1974 1976). Additionally, Dr. Graboys was a Research Associate, Biodynamics Branch, at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB, Texas, where he studied the cardiovascular effects of high gravitational stress.

Dr. Graboys is the author or co-author of approximately 170 publications and abstracts, co-author of a text, Angina Pectoris: Management Strategies and Guide to Interventions (1994), and has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. He was the 1992 Recipient of the Harvard Medical School Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 1995 Recipient of the Achievement Award in Preventive Medicine of the American College for Advancement in Medicine.

In May 1999, Dr. Graboys received the Harvard Medical School Class of 1999 NBI Humanism in Medicine Award.  Visit Dr. Graboy's website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews David N. Russell, Ph.D., M.F.A., co-author of Healthy Solutions: A Guide to Simple Healing and Healthy Wisdom with Lynn Wiese Syned, published by Basic Health Publications.

David Russell has lived in Denmark since 1969 and has worked in the health field since 1974. He holds an M.F.A. and Ph.D. For the last thirty years, David has taught Classical Health disciplines and Spiritual Psychology in Europe, Nepal, and the USA, as well as teaching wholistic health and Ayurveda in schools in Denmark and Norway. He has studied and practiced with classical masters in Europe, Nepal, and the Middle East in Chinese, Tibetan, Ayurvedic, and Islamic medicine. He is a member of the Secular Franciscan Order and has taught ecumenical spirituality in Europe and Nepal as well as working in the chaplaincy programs at Wilmot Federal Prison and at the Tucson Medical Center. 

A founding member of the Danish Society for Integrated Medicine, David was instrumental in establishing the three major clinics for Integrated Medicine in Denmark. He has been medical consultant for Stop-Unge, a Danish clinic for drug and alcohol abuse. David has also taught in several Danish Hospital Nurse training programs, and a number of Public Education Health programs. 

David is the author of the book Healthy Solutions, and was medical consultant for the book Holistic Parenting. He has lectured for the International Congress of Probiotic Medicine, Institute of Noetic Sciences, American Academy of Biological Dentistry, Cancer Control Society, and at the University of Arizona on spirituality and medicine.

David is Founder and Director of the non-profit organization CARITAS TRADITIONALIS; an international project (NGO) whose goal is to create self-sustainable medical presence in economically depressed communities. Visit his website. 

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney interviews Dr. Allan J. Hamilton, M.D., author of The Scalpel and the Soul: Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural, and the Healing Power of Hope published by Tarcher.

After beginning his working life as a janitor, Allan J. Hamilton, M.D., FACS, went on to attend Harvard Medical School and become the chief of neurosurgery and chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center.  He is a script consultant in neurosurgery for Grey’s Anatomy, and lives outside of Tucson, Arizona.  Visit his website and Rancho Bosque website.

Janette Merrill, host of Birthing Soul Podcast, interviews Dr. Gabriel Cousens, MD, author of There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+Program published by North Atlantic Books.

Gabriel Cousens received his MD from Columbia Medical School and has over 30 years experience in healing diabetes naturally. He is a member of the American Board of Holistic medicine and a diplomat in Ayurveda. He also facilitates the spiritual, nutritional and lifestyle tele-seminars, 'Alive with Gabriel.'

Recognized as the leading world-wide medical authority on live-food nutrition and as an internationally known spiritual teacher, he is a holistic physician, psychiatrist, family therapist, international lecturer, medical researcher, and the author of six books including Spiritual Nutrition, Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine, Tachyon Energy, Depression-Free for Life, Sevenfold Peace, and Conscious Eating. Cousens is the founder and director of the Tree of Life Foundation and the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Patagonia, Arizona. Visit his website.

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Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney interviews Dr. Eve Wood, M.D., author of 10 Steps to Take Charge of Your Emotional Life: Overcoming Anxiety, Distress, and Depression Through Whole-Person Healing

Eve A. Wood, M.D., has devoted nearly two decades to the care of troubled individuals from all walks of life.  Her therapeutic approach has attracted attention and acclaim from the nation's leading authorities in the field of medicine, health, and spiritual well being. The author of numerous articles for medical and professional publications, she is also a regular columnist for Massage Therapy Journal  and host of the weekly call-in radio show, Healing Your Body, Mind, and Spirit on www.HaysHouseRadio.com

Dr. Wood has served on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the executive committe of The Institute of Pennyslvania Hospital, and is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona Progam in Integrative Medicine. Visit her website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney interviews Dr. Eve A. Wood, M.D., author of There's Always Help; There's Always Hope A Psychiatrist's Guide to Treating the Body, Mind and Spirit

Eve A. Wood, M.D., has devoted nearly two decades to the care of troubled individuals from all walks of life.  Her therapeutic approach has attracted attention and acclaim from the nation's leading authorities in the field of medicine, health, and spiritual well being. The author of numerous articles for medical and professional publications, she is also a regular columnist for Massage Therapy Journal  and host of the weekly call-in radio show, Healing Your Body, Mind, and  Spirit on www.HaysHouseRadio.com

Dr. Wood has served on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the executive committe of The Institute of Pennyslvania Hospital, and is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona Progam in Integrative Medicine. Visit her website.