What physiological changes occur in the cardiovascular system when someone experiences chronic stress?

What mental health conditions are most commonly linked to increased cardiac risk?

Bill Merkert, Director of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation at St. Luke’s joins hosts Amie Alanson Dundon and Crockett to discuss the impact stress plays on our heart health!

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How do you define success in leadership? What strategies do you use to maintain resilience during times of uncertainty?

We discuss the role of leadership with two gentlemen who know a lot about it! Bill Moyer, the West Region President at St. Luke's, and Wayne Mugrauer, St. Luke’s Penn Foundation President, join Amie Alanson Dundon and Crockett to discuss what makes a great team!

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How would you explain schizophrenia to someone who’s never encountered it before—say, a teenager or someone outside the medical field?

What are some of the most misunderstood symptoms of schizophrenia?

Dr. Christopher McCarthy, a St. Luke’s Penn Foundation Psychiatrist, joins the show to discuss what someone who is living with Schizophrenia may be experiencing, and how we can destigmatize what we think of when we think of Psychosis and Schizophrenia.

Amie Alanson Dundon and Kevin Crockett host the 'Just STARt the Conversation' podcast! Brought to you by St. Luke's Penn Foundation -- find this podcast wherever you get your podcasts -- or at PennFoundation.org!

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