Back on the podcast is our most popular guest, Leo Max! Leo is a spiritual hypnotherapist who helps clients go deep into inner child and shadow work to reconnect the mind, body and spirit. In this episode, we talk about current themes coming up

23. Thoughts about the FDA Advisory Committee Decision on MDMA for PTSD

14 days ago 42m 12s

On June 4, 2024, the FDA Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee met to discuss the new drug application submitted by Lykos Therapeutics [for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC) initially part of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for

22. The Lineage of Mentoring

Mar 5th, 2024 25m 52s

In this episode, I discuss the lineage of mentoring, which is different than your ancestral or family lineage, but still very important. This is about the mentors that have guided you in your life and then, who you mentor yourself. It's a neve

21. Tales from the Tox Files

Jan 23rd, 2024 40m 7s

As a medical toxicologist, I take care of people of all ages who have any type of poisoning, overdose, envenomation or medication misadventure. One of our core tenets in toxicology is 'the dose makes the poison' and the cases I discuss in this

20. P&G Discuss: The F Word (Fertility) Vol. 2

Jan 9th, 2024 42m 26s

I'm once again joined by my sister Garin Hussenjian, who co-hosts this episode. She's G and I'm P, in case you were wondering! This is the second episode in a 2-part series about my fertility process. Check out episode 18 for the first half of

19. Five Minute Guided Handpan Meditation

Dec 20th, 2023 5m 36s

This is a short 5 minute meditation guided by Garin Hussenjian with handpan played by Garo Hussenjian. It's perfect for a still or walking meditation, as a micro break reset any time of the day. Please rate&review, share, and follow the podcast

18. P&G Discuss: The F Word (Fertility) Vol.1

Dec 5th, 2023 50m 33s

I'm once again joined by my sister Garin Hussenjian, who co-hosts this episode. She's G and I'm P, in case you were wondering! Today we delve into a very personal and sometimes difficult to discuss topic, fertility. Specifically, Garin asks all

17. Soundbath Meditation with Sounds of the Light

Nov 21st, 2023 33m 52s

This is a soundbath meditation piece, best experienced while laying down with your eyes closed. It can also be used in seated or walking meditations, or just relaxation in general. This sound tapestry is woven by the women of the Sounds of the

16. Astrology with Leslie Galbraith

Nov 7th, 2023 1h 2m

Leslie Galbraith is an expert Astrologer who joins us on this episode to discuss general principles of Astrology. Astrology isn't just about the 12 zodiac signs and which one you were born in. Rather, as Leslie puts it, it is a detailed symbol

15. There is No Ego in the Airway

Oct 24th, 2023 29m 28s

When taking care of really sick patients in the ER, we always begin with our ABC's: Airway, Breathing and Circulation. Those 3 things have to be secure in order to move on to the next step of helping someone. In this episode, I discuss how the

14. Interview with Whitney Johnson, MD

Oct 10th, 2023 44m 34s

Dr. Whitney Johnson is an emergency physician in Southern California and the Education Director for the Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium Emergency Medicine Residency based at the Temecula Valley Hospital. She is also core facul

13. Interview with Ann Arens, MD

Sep 26th, 2023 41m 58s

Dr. Ann Arens is an emergency physician and medical toxicologist at Oschner Health in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prior to that she worked at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is the scientific content chair of the bigge

12. Handpan Sound Meditation

Sep 12th, 2023 8m 14s

This is a short musical piece, intended for use in still or walking meditations, or just relaxation in general. Handpan played by Garo Hussenjian.Please rate&review, share, and follow the podcast!Instagram: @humanschoolpodcast & @patilarmenian

11. P&G Discuss: The Retrievals

Aug 29th, 2023 41m 51s

Spoiler Alert/Disclaimer: We discuss the podcast series "The Retrievals" in depth in this episode. If you haven't already listened to "The Retrievals" and do NOT want spoilers, don't listen to this yet! Come back after you listen to "The Retri

10. Interview with Kent Olson, MD

Aug 15th, 2023 39m 44s

Dr. Kent Olson is a clinical professor of Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). From 1983 to 2017 he was the medical director of the San Francisco division of the California Poison Control System where he w

9. Thin Slicing, Fast Decisions and Intuition

Aug 1st, 2023 28m 56s

Every day, we make hundreds, if not thousands of decisions both big and small. Whether it's at work, at home, during a commute or at play, we’re consciously and unconsciously making fast decisions. As you know, I speak through the lens of emerg

8. Human Design with Erin Claire Jones

Jul 18th, 2023 55m 28s

Erin Claire Jones is an expert in Human Design, a system based on your time, date and place of birth that reveals your energetic blueprint and how you are uniquely wired to thrive. As Erin puts it, Human Design brings together schools of ancien

7. Schedule is Life

Jun 6th, 2023 23m 23s

It may sound over the top, but schedule is indeed life, especially if you're a shift worker like myself. In this episode, I discuss some of my life schedule tips and tricks and introduce the concept of the Zero Day. A zero, or off day is a day

6. Interview with Bernard Frischer, PhD

May 23rd, 2023 1h 4m

Dr. Bernard Frischer is a professor of informatics at Indiana University and a true pioneer in Virtual Heritage. He received both his B.A. in Classics at Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. in Classics from Heidelberg University, followed by a fe

5. Burn-In, Burnout and Burn Through Vol. 2: Burnout to Burn Through

May 9th, 2023 24m 12s

This is the second episode in a 2 part series about my personal story of burnout. In this episode, I discuss how I slowly burned through to the other side, pulling myself out of burnout. It came with a realization that I couldn't change the oth

4. Burn-In, Burnout and Burn Through Vol. 1: Burn-In to Burnout

Apr 25th, 2023 22m 2s

This is the first episode in a 2 part series about my personal story of burnout. In this episode, I discuss how I burned in for 2 years before I finally burned out. Burn-In is a term I use to describe when someone is keeping in their true thoug

3. Hypnotherapy and Shadow Work with Leo Max

Apr 11th, 2023 59m 17s

Leo Max is a spiritual hypnotherapist who incorporates shadow work, inner child healing, somatic therapy, internal family systems, and other modalities into his work that aims in reconnecting the mind, body and spirit. We explore how to live ou

2. Interview with Neal Benowitz, MD

Mar 28th, 2023 39m 41s

Dr. Neal Benowitz is a professor emeritus at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) where he’s been a researcher and bedside clinician since 1973. He possesses the rare combination of working in 3 fields concurrently: Cardiology, Med

1. Lessons From Lori Weichenthal, MD

Mar 14th, 2023 39m 7s

In this first episode, I discuss the many lessons I learned from my friend, colleague, and mentor, Dr. Lori Weichenthal. A true renaissance woman, Dr. Weichenthal was an accomplished emergency physician as well as medical educator, wellness tr