Vanessa is a therapist, a podcaster herself, an author (The Toolbox), workshop leader, public speaker and most importantly, an incredible human. She believes wisdom comes from wounds and that the darkest nights of the soul can produce stunning clarity. She also believes that human beings are capable of healing. In this episode we dive head first into some of the biggest aspects of mental health. It was an incredible conversation and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Please join us for this highly insightful and encouraging episode where we talk with Dr. Sharon Malone. Dr. Sharon Malone is a DC-based OB/GYN and Certified Menopause Practitioner on a mission to empower women to take charge of their health. Dr. Sharon Malone is a nationally known expert in women’s health and the New York Times Bestselling author of Grown Woman Talk. She is the Chief Medical Advisor at Alloy Women’s Health, a telehealth company that focuses on women over 40. Before joining Alloy, Dr. Malone was a partner at one of the oldest and most successful OB/GYN medical practices in Washington, D.C. She is board-certified by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and certified by the North American Menopause Society as a Certified National Menopause Practitioner. Throughout her professional career, she has been active in advocating for reproductive rights, reducing teen pregnancy, and eliminating health care disparities. Dr. Malone has been honored with the Health Award from the Black Women's Agenda, Inc., and was named on the 2024 Forbes 50 over 50 list.

Dr. Malone is the youngest of eight children. During World War II, her parents, both of whom were raised in the rural South, moved to Mobile, Alabama, during the migration from farms to cities. She has seen health care from both sides—as a physician and a child of parents who negotiated health care for themselves and their families in the Jim Crow South. Despite living next door to two hospitals, preventative health care was never a part of her family’s life. As a result, Dr. Malone’s mother would lose her life to colon cancer, diagnosed too late for treatment. This searing life experience has informed how Dr. Malone has chosen to practice medicine and brought focus to the healthcare issues she has chosen to pursue.

In addition to her interest in women’s health, Dr. Malone is an avid reader, an amateur genealogist, and a lover of music. She is married to former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. and lives in Washington, D.C.

You can purchase her incredible new book, Grown Women Talk on Amazon!

Welcome back to Mind What Matters. Today we are talking with Dr. Elizabeth Comen, an award winning medical oncologist who specializes in breast cancer. Dr. Comen is an internationally sought-after clinician and physician-scientist. She received her BA in History of Science from Harvard and her MD from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Comen is also the author of "Its all in her head", a book that is in and of itself a masterclass in the history of women's health. She brings hope, vulnerability and truth to women everywhere and has dedicated her medical career to saving women's lives. She is honest and raw and this episode will help you learn how to care for yourself as strongly as you care for those around you.
Link to her new bestselling book 'All In Her Head':
https://www.amazon.com/All-Her-Head-Medicine-Matters/dp/0063293013/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vx4XvrBjlqTPhV52xqCsFLxO8WuosOt7ATJVfhwifTgNW7G7PHR1JGNaKF3Pn2Dg_bq4xaGIrLlHRSxs2D6cKC1_26h51LdggF3fhIcLzgs.LGslKrI9JJPoBGrVqHklZApKa_B1qcfCct4gsjSAqI0&dib_tag=se&hvadid=714114699275&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9013186&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=b&hvrand=761322166608574163&hvtargid=kwd-2366058256475&hydadcr=22595_13531227&keywords=all+in+her+head+by+elizabeth+comen&qid=1729710340&sr=8-1

Welcome back to Mind What Matters! This season we are joined by Mind What Matters board member, Nikki DeLoach as a co-host. Nikki is an actress, Alzheimer's advocate former caregiver herself. She is also the chair of the foundation board of trustees for LA Children's Hospital. This season we talk about ALL things caregiving! Whether you are a parent, a friend, a son or daughter or just want to take more agency over your own health; this is the season that will provide you with all the tools necessary to increase the quality of your life while you care for those around you. Join us for our first episode where we dive into why we chose to bring the podcast back, and what is in store for the season.

“You Can Do ThiFighting Cancer and Standing for a Cause with Lara MacGregor

At 30 years old and 7 months pregnant, @lara_macgregor was diagnosed with breast cancer.

After being gifted headscarves accompanied by a note that said “You can do this” during her treatment, she founded @hopescarves, bringing hope and community to thousands of people.

Then, after 7 years in remission, she was diagnosed again - this time with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer. With her new reality, Lara had to redefine hope for herself and for her organization: to live life over cancer.

We sit down with Austin Perlmutter to discuss how toxic social media and mindless internet scrolling has become something that our brains have been hardwired to do.

While it isn't currently coined "addiction" in our country, the ways that our brains are stimulated based on social media is directly correlated with dopamine rush. It very closely mimics addictive behavior. We have become trained to depend on it for stimulation.

How can we break these trends and what can we do to offset the symptoms setting in across the U.S. such as anxiety and depression as a result of overuse?

#alzheimers #caregivers #endalzheimers #dementia #alzheimersawareness #endalz #brainhealth #mindwhatmatters #caregiver #alzcaregivers #reneeharmon #itsgonnabealzright

Host Liz Humphreys sits down with author Lauren Dykovitz to talk about dealing with the frustration of caring for a family member with a memory disease like Alzheimer’s.

Lauren’s book “When Only Love Remains” is out now. Get more info here: @lifeloveandalizheimers