How Healing Works with Dr. Wayne Jonas

Send us Fan Mail Summary Dr. Ann Berger, a pioneer in the field of palliative care, discusses the importance of whole person care and the misconceptions surrounding palliative care. Palliative care is not just for end-of-life patients, but should be implemented from the time of diagnosis for anyone with a life-threatening illness. Dr. Berger emphasizes the need for personalized, integrative approa...

Send us Fan Mail Summary Dr. Monique Gary, a breast surgeon, educator, and advocate for wellness, discusses the connection between mind, body, and spirit in promoting overall wellness. Dr. Gary emphasizes the importance of a wellness-centered approach to surgery, focusing not only on removing the tumor but also addressing other factors that contribute to disease. She advises patients to prepare fo...

Send us Fan Mail Summary Dr. Wayne Jonas and Dr. Ray Wadlow, a gastrointestinal oncologist specializing in pancreatic and gastrointestinal cancers, discuss the topic of financial toxicity in cancer treatment and its impact on whole person care. They highlight the need to address the financial harm that patients may experience during cancer treatment and the adverse effects it can have on their wel...

Send us Fan Mail Guest Background Evangeline C. Andarsio, MD is a Clinical Professor of Medical Education and Obstetrics & Gynecology at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (WSU-BSOM). Dr. Andarsio is the Director of the Remen Institute for the Study of Health and Illness (RISHI) at Pure Healthcare and Director of the National Healer’s Art Program and Tending the Flame Program...

Send us Fan Mail Summary Dr. Randall Oyer discusses the Cancer Survivorship and Wellness Program at Penn Medicine's Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute. The program supports cancer survivors beyond the treatment phase by helping to manage side effects and the emotional impacts of the cancer diagnosis. Dr. Oyer emphasizes the importance of listening to the patient and meeting them where they ar...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Namita Seth Mohta serves as an advisor to ianacare and is Executive Editor at NEJM Catalyst . Summary Our guest, Dr. Namita Seth Mohta, discusses the Serious Illness Care Program at Ariadne Labs, which aims to ensure that all individuals affected by serious illness feel known and cared for on their own terms. The program utilizes the Serious Illness Conversation Guide, a set o...

Send us Fan Mail Summary In this episode, Dr. Channing Paller and Dr. Alyssa McManamon discuss shared decision-making in oncology and its relationship to whole person cancer care. She shares her journey to becoming an oncologist and her passion for studying natural compounds and whole person care. Dr. Paller emphasizes the importance of incorporating the patient's values and preferences into...

Send us Fan Mail Summary Dr. Jeff Geller discusses the use of group medical visits as a treatment for loneliness and a way to provide healthcare in underserved areas. He shares his journey of starting group visits and the various types of groups he has facilitated. Dr. Geller emphasizes the importance of listening to patients and connecting their health to what matters to them. He also highlights...

Send us Fan Mail Summary Jasmine Souers, founder and CEO of the Missing Pink Breast Cancer Alliance, discusses the need for collaboration and innovation in cancer care, particularly for minority communities. She emphasizes the importance of engaging patients as integral members of the care team and addressing the unique challenges they face. Souers highlights the lack of representation of minoriti...

Send us Fan Mail Summary This conversation explores the concept of doing more or less in cancer treatment and the importance of evidence-based medicine and guidelines. We discuss the need for physicians to keep up with current science. The Choosing Wisely campaign is introduced as a way to de-implement low-value practices. The conversation also highlights the trend of doing less in oncology and th...

Send us Fan Mail Summary In this episode, Dr. Wayne Jonas and Dr. Alyssa McManamon discuss when and how to deliver whole person cancer care. They highlight the importance of integrating whole person care into different phases of the cancer journey, including diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care. The conversation emphasizes the need for early engagement and communication with pa...

Send us Fan Mail Summary This conversation explores the topic of cannabis and cancer, focusing on its potential benefits and risks in managing cancer treatment side effects and improving patient quality of life. The guest, Greg Garber, is the director of Oncology Support Services at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center and part of a program that educates patients on the therapeutic claims of cannabis. ...

Send us Fan Mail Summary In this episode, Dr. Alyssa McManamon and Dr. Wayne Jonas discuss the results of a yearly IQVIA survey on attitudes and access to integrative approaches for whole person cancer care. The survey shows an increase in positive patient attitudes and usage of integrative oncology. However, there is still a gap between what patients want and what health systems offer. Patients a...

Send us Fan Mail Summary In this episode, Dr. Alyssa McManamon and Dr. Wayne Jonas discuss the concept of whole person care in oncology. They explore how whole person care encompasses lifestyle, behavior, and wellness practices that can complement conventional cancer treatment. The conversation highlights the importance of addressing the physical, mental, spiritual, and social aspects of a patient...

Send us Fan Mail Summary Welcome to Season 2 of How Healing Works focused on healing and cancer. We are so excited to introduce you to Dr. Alyssa McManamon, who will co-host this season with Dr. Wayne Jonas. For the past year, Dr. McManamon and Dr. Jonas have worked together to write their latest book, "Healing and Cancer," as a way to share their experience and knowledge of how to deliv...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, Dr. Wayne Jonas and Dr. Alyssa McManamon discuss whole person care in the context of cancer. They introduce themselves and their backgrounds, highlighting their experience in oncology and primary care. They emphasize the importance of understanding what truly matters to the patient in order to improve health outcomes. The hosts also mention their collaboration on...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks to all my listeners for joining me for the first season of How Healing Works. It's been my pleasure to connect with others on how they deliver whole person care in their setting. Join me for Season 2 as I invite Dr. Alyssa McManamon as my co-host. The focus will be on whole person CANCER care.  Be well! Check out the book: "Healing and Cancer: A Guide to Whole Per...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Audrey Stillerman as we explore a difficult topic that everyone has experienced in some shape or form: trauma. In every episode we discuss whole person care, but today we discuss a more specific type of whole person care called trauma-informed care (TIC). Audrey shares how clinicians can care for their patients understanding that many patients...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I welcome Dr. Jill Jin to discuss clinician wellbeing from the perspective of the American Medical Association (AMA). In our conversation, she reinforces that everyone in the care team needs to be working to the highest level of their license, unnecessary work should be eliminated, and necessary work is shared across the team to improve the culture in each practic...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Cortney Crespo who shares an important message and mindset change around the topic of weight, specifically weight inclusive care, a term new to me. Dr. Crespo is a family medicine physician in Massachusetts, MA completing her Integrative Medicine Educator Fellowship at Tufts University Family Medicine Residency, a novel fellowship designed to fo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Richard T. Lee, who was an instrumental member of the committee to analyze and review the health literature related to integrative approaches to manage pain in patients with cancer. The Society of Integrative Oncology (SIO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) published the guidelines developed by the committee. The guidelines r...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Lauri Medina joins the program to discuss her path to integrative health and whole person care as a surgeon in rural Colorado. She always knew there was more to health. As one of the instructors of our new CME Course: Introducing Whole Person Care Into Your Practice , she strongly urges all clinicians and clinical teams to explore the course. She shares how sh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I had the extreme pleasure to sit down and speak with Dr. Gladys McGarey, who has just published her latest book, “The Well-Live Life, A 102-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age.” How often can you say you had the chance to speak with a centenarian, especially one as accomplished as Dr. Gladys? She is known as the “mother of holi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I’m joined by the effervescent Jasmine Souers. She is the CEO and founder of The Missing Pink Breast Cancer Alliance ( https://themissingpink.org ). The Missing Pink’s mission is to connect change agents in the pursuit of health equity for communities of color affected by breast cancer. Jasmine has first-hand experience with breast cancer. She received her diagnos...

Send us Fan Mail I'm proud to announce my podcast, How Healing Works! In each interview, I sit down with my guest to discuss how they deliver whole person care. It starts with one simple questions:  "What matters to you?" Check out the book: "Healing and Cancer: A Guide to Whole Person Care" Visit https://www.healingandcancerbook.com/ for more information. Connect: Twitter...