#17: Victoria Bouloubasis -- Journalist and filmmaker.

#20: Ashwini Bapat M.D. -- Palliative Care Physician and Entrepreneur

Welcome to Modern Mortality, my name is Matt Boulos. This is the podcast where we talk to experts across fields to examine how they relate to mortality. Today’s guest is Dr. Ashwini Bapat. She is a palliative care doctor and entrepreneur. She trained at Tufts University and Yale. While she was on a traditional academic medicine trajectory, she started asking herself “What does a good day look like?” which propelled her to move abroad and become an entrepreneur and start web-based businesses. Ashwini tells us how she incorporates the question “What does a good day look like?” into her patient care, and how she relates to mortality. The contents of this podcast are for informational purposes only. A patient-physician relationship is never established through this medium and nothing on this podcast should be considered medical advice. If you are having medical or emotional issues, please seek evaluation and treatment from a trained and trusted professional. The views reflected in this podcast do not reflect the views of any entity outside of the conversation. American Doctors Abroad | Practice Medicine Overseas (hippocraticadventures.com) [https://www.hippocraticadventures.com/] Caregiver Coaching | Illness Coaching | Virtual Advance Care Planning (epionemd.com) [https://www.epionemd.com/]

#19: Rick Doblin PhD-- Founder and Director of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies)

Welcome to Modern Mortality, my name is Matt Boulos. This is the podcast where we talk to experts across fields to examine how they relate to mortality. Rick Doblin is the Founder and Director of MAPS. Rick did his PhD at Harvard where he studied public policy and did his dissertation on the use of psychedelics and regulation. The work of MAPS has been focused on working with regulators in the hopes of bringing psychedelic therapies back to the public as legal therapies. Today Rick talks about his work and how he relates to mortality. Welcome, Rick to the podcast! The contents of this podcast are for informational purposes only. A patient-physician relationship is never established through this medium and nothing on this podcast should be considered medical advice. If you are having medical or emotional issues, please seek evaluation and treatment from a trained and trusted professional. The views reflected in this podcast do not reflect the views of any entity outside of the conversation. Please share this with three people, thanks for listening! About MAPS - Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies - MAPS [https://maps.org/about-maps/]

#18: Hein Pijnnaken – Founder of the Microdosing Institute.

Welcome to Modern Mortality, my name is Matt Boulos. This is the podcast where we talk to experts across fields to examine how they relate to mortality. Hein Pijnnaken is the founder of the Microdosing Institute. He was inspired by the loss of a dear friend who suffered from cluster headaches to build a community that supports others from various brain health disorders. He’s from Holland where he talks about some of the loopholes that make certain psychedelics legal and obtainable. Hein also lets us know about the direction of psychedelics on a grander scale, and some of his interesting relationships within that space. And of course, Hein lets us know how he relates to his own mortality. The contents of this podcast are for informational purposes only. A patient-physician relationship is never established through this medium and nothing on this podcast should be considered medical advice. If you are having medical or emotional issues, please seek evaluation and treatment from a trained and trusted professional. The views reflected in this podcast do not reflect the views of any entity outside of the conversation. Please share this with three people, thanks for listening!

#17: Victoria Bouloubasis -- Journalist and filmmaker.

Welcome to Modern Mortality, my name is Matt Boulos. This is the podcast where we talk to experts across fields to examine how they relate to mortality. Victoria Bouloubasis is a journalist and filmmaker. She studied at the University of North Carolina and is fluent in Greek and Spanish. Much of Vicky’s work has taken place in Latin America, and she tells us about a particularly difficult story in Guatemala. She also opens up about some of her personal direct and indirect experiences with mortality. And without furth ado, welcome Vicky! The contents of this podcast are for informational purposes only. A patient-physician relationship is never established through this medium and nothing on this podcast should be considered medical advice. If you are having medical or emotional issues, please seek evaluation and treatment from a trained and trusted professional. The views reflected in this podcast do not reflect the views of any entity outside of the conversation. Please share this with three people, thanks for listening!

#16: Rachel Bowman PhD -- Child Psychologist.

Welcome to Modern Mortality, my name is Matt Boulos. This is the podcast where we talk to experts across fields to examine how they relate to mortality. Rachel Bowman is currently a child psychologist working within her own private practice. Her specialty is children with autism. She has previously been an assistant professor of psychology at Duke. She trained at West Virginia University, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Arkansas. Rachel had a significant loss early in her life that she feels like shaped her in many ways. Today, Dr. Bowman will let us know how her early life experiences and ongoing work with children with autism shapes her perspective on mortality. The contents of this podcast are for informational purposes only. A patient-physician relationship is never established through this medium and nothing on this podcast should be considered medical advice. If you are having medical or emotional issues, please seek evaluation and treatment from a trained and trusted professional. Please share this with at least three people. Thanks for listening!