
"Don, Chuck, and Nancy," Childhood Trauma, Magic Thoughts
The Matt Townsend Show - Season 6, Episode 222
- Sep 18, 2017 6:00 am
- 144:22
Donald, Chuck, and Nancy (19:42) Joe Cannon is the CEO of the Fuel Freedom Foundation, former Chairman of the Utah Republican Party, past assistant administrator in the US EPA, and editor of the Deseret News. Joe Cannon discusses Trumps meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer along with the President address this week at the United Nations. Effect of Childhood Trauma in Adulthood (1:07:38) Shanta R. Dube is an Associate Professor for Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Georgia State University. Shanta’s main public health research focus is behavioral epidemiology, which studies patterns of behaviors that contribute to disease and well-being. For millions of children in the U.S., poverty, neglect or abuse is a reality of everyday life, though these struggles are often hidden from view. Adult survivors often feel ashamed about and stigmatized for their childhood adversity. This makes it difficult to recognize that these events occur. While it’s easier to turn away than to face these issues, we can no longer afford to do so. Stress, mental illness, and substance abuse – all health outcomes linked to childhood trauma – occur in the U.S. today at very high rates. Shanta R. Dube explains what can be done. Magically Implanted Thoughts (1:57:54) Jay Olson is a graduate student in psychiatry at McGill University. Olson’s latest study looks at the way contextual factors influence the decisions people make. Jay Olson uses magic tricks to see what choices people will make when faced with difficult decisions.