Read. Talk. Grow. Podcast
A podcast where we talk about books — especially fiction, memoir and narrative nonfiction — that deal with important health topics.
In each episode, host Dr. Denise Millstine invites an author and a medical expert into conversation on subjects like miscarriage, cancer, relationships, mental health and more. In the same way that books can transport us to a different time, place, or culture, Read.Talk.Grow. demonstrates that books can also give a new appreciation for health experiences.
78. Running, resilience and breast cancer recovery with Josie Lloyd
77. Weightlifting for women with Casey Johnston
76. Living fully with celiac disease with Chloe Liese
BEST OF: Be a plant-based woman warrior
75. Talking breasts with Sarah Thornton
73. Teen addiction and alcohol use with Kathleen Glasgow
72. Surviving social anxiety with Natalie Sue
BEST OF: Navigating breast cancer risk with Ellie Palmer
71. Embarrassment, bathrooms and IBS with Susan Mallery
70. Misunderstandings about Munchausen by proxy with Andrea Dunlop
BEST OF: The alcohol-breast cancer connection with Clare Pooley
69. Anxiety, panic attacks and putting everyone else first with Julie Chavez
68. Breast cancer in the middle of everything else with Katie Yee
67. Finding community on the complicated path to motherhood
Onyi Nwabineli on unanswerable questions after suicide
66. Jonathan Evison on caregiving through oral cancer
65. Georgia Cloepfil on soccer, stress and losing your period
64. Stem cell transplant, leukemia and a love story with Allison Ashley
63. Chronic lung disease and caregiving with Julia Phillips
62. Contraception and choice with Laura Anthony
61. Aneurysm and life after near death with Sebastian Junger
60. The family dynamics of Huntington's disease with Lisa Genova
59. Making a habit of happiness with Courtney Walsh
58. Traditional healing and chicken soup with Lynda Cohen Loigman
57. Beyond the gender binary with Laurie Frankel
56. Addressing physician burnout with Maggie North and Dr. Jessi Gold
Best of: Susan Lieu on searching for answers after a fatal surgery
Best of: Alexandra Tanner on hives, shame and self-blame
Best of: Abby Jimenez on kidney disease and the transformative power of transplant
Best of: Beth Macy believes we all have a role in ending the opioid crisis