Road to Resilience
A podcast that brings you stories and insights to help you thrive in a challenging world. From fighting burnout and trauma, to building resilient families and communities, we explore what’s possible when science meets the human spirit. Powered by the best experts in the world.
Thriving With Down Syndrome
Medical collaboration and realistic optimism can help Down syndrome patients and their families enjoy a good quality of life, says geneticist Ibrahim Elsharkawi, MD. Listen Now
Surviving Domestic Violence
Rebuilding a life after domestic violence can be challenging, explains neurologist Kristen Dams-O'Connor, PhD, and survivor Elizabeth DeJesus. Listen Now
When Hearts Attack
Recuperating from a heart attack requires resilience and teamwork, explains cardiologist Marc Miller, MD. Listen Now
The Trials of Scientific Research
Genetics research requires knowledge, ingenuity, and resilience, explains molecular biologist Dr. Brian Brown. Listen Now
The Brain & Body Under Social Stress
Researching how mice respond to emotional challenges can provide lessons in resilience for humans, finds psychologist/researcher Scott Russo. Listen Now
The Challenges of Schizophrenia
Thriving with schizophrenia requires resilience, explains psychiatrist Dr. Alexander Charney. He discusses the challenges and strengths of his patients. Listen Now
Zlata’s Diary
Author and filmmaker Zlata Filipovic discusses the role of resilience in helping her and her family survive war in Sarajevo. Listen Now
Bridging Parenting and Recovery
For pregnant people suffering from addiction, recovery is fraught with stigma and setbacks. Dr. Leah Habersham, the director of Mount Sinai’s Bridge Program, offers a glimpse of their journey. Listen Now
Physical Endurance Breeds Resilience
Lesley Paterson discusses how resilience led to five triathlon world titles and a prize-winning film—and how the first accomplishment helped fuel the second. Listen Now
Interpreting Resilience
For Alessa Ramos, facing paraplegia wasn't the end; it was the beginning. Listen Now
The Dog Will See You Now
Ali Spikestein discusses how cuddling with facility dogs can help build resilience in patients, particularly in children Listen Now
Approaches to Building Resilience
Dr. Barbara Sahakian discusses what her research with children and teens teaches us about building resilience after childhood trauma. Listen Now
Women’s Health is Everyone’s Right
Most biomedical research focuses on men; Michal Elovitz, MD, is working to change that Listen Now
The Cold Chill of Seasonal Depression
When seasonal affective disorder—also called seasonal depression—gets you down, your own resilience skills can help. Listen Now
When a Family Experiences a Homicide
Witnessing the murder of her sister changed Leslie Schlachter’s life forever. A physician’s assistant at Mount Sinai, she discusses her long journey to recovery from PTSD and the impact on her work. Listen Now
A New Approach to Behavioral Health
A Center That Inspires Hope for Mental Illness - Grant Mitchell, MD, describes the radical new approach of the Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center. Listen Now
Modern Widows Club
Carolyn Moor, founder of the nonprofit Modern Widows Club, on resilience lessons we acquire and practice during life's most traumatic events. Listen Now
Coping with a Rapid-Aging Disease
On this podcast, Tiffany Wedeking discusses how she deals with progeria, a disease that ages her eight years for every 365 days that pass, through a combination of determination, humor, creativity—and resilience. Listen Now
Powering Through Internal Conflict
Learning resilience is key to handling digestive disease, explains Dr. Laurie Keefer, Director of Psychobehavioral Research within Mount Sinai's Division of Gastroenterology Listen Now
Music Therapy
When offered by a trained professional, medical music psychotherapy can help people handle stress, manage pain, or improve socialization and communication skills. Certified music therapist Caitlin Bell hits all the right notes. Listen Now
Resilience Lessons from Sully
Former airline pilot Captain "Sully" Sullenberger offers resilience lessons brought about by his father's suicide, his years of training as a pilot and airline captain, and his famed landing of a passenger plane in the Hudson River, known as the "Miracle on the Hudson." Listen Now
The Long Battle with Long COVID
Mount Sinai experts, Dr. Zijian Chen and Dr. David Putrino, tell all you need to know about Long COVID. Listen Now
Return
Road to Resilience's new host and producer Stephen Calabria takes the reins with some reflections on his professional journey and the future of the podcast. Listen Now