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Thank you everyone for writing in – this has been a great discussion! Unfortunately, I am not able to reply to every question right now. If schedule allows, I hope to be able to revisit the conversation later this week. If you are interested in learning more about my work please follow me on Twitter @DrLewina or visit my BU Profile https://profiles.bu.edu/lewina.lee
I’m Dr. Lewina Lee, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University School of Medicine and a Staff Investigator and Clinical Psychologist at the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress at the Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System. I co-direct the Boston Early Adversity and Mortality Study (BEAMS), which brings together many different types of data spanning our participants’ life course to help understand life-long processes linking psychosocial and environmental aspects of our childhood experiences to later-life health.
I’m happy to answer questions on any of these topics, including:
What is stress?
What are psychosocial stressors and how do they affect our health?
Does early adversity exposure always lead to negative health outcomes?
What are some examples of stress- related conditions?
Can the effects of early life adversity be overcome?
What strategies can people implement in their daily lives to deal with stressors?
How may optimism affect an individual’s physical and mental health?
What qualifies as having an optimistic outlook on life? Is it possible to train your brain to be more optimistic?
What steps can people can take to promote healthy aging?
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Update 12pm EST 10/26/2022: We are stepping away to do some other work, but will be keeping an eye on questions here and try to answer as many as we can throughout the day. Thank you for joining us!
Original message: Hey, everyone! We’re Maurice Chammah (u/mauricechammah), a staff writer for The Marshall Project (u/marshall_project), and Mirya Holman (u/mirya_holman), a political science professor at Tulane University.
If Chuck Jenkins, Joe Arpaio or David Clarke are familiar names to you, you already know the extreme impact on culture and law enforcement sheriffs can have. In some communities, the sheriff can be larger than life — and it can feel like their power is, too. A few years ago, I was interviewing a sheriff in rural Missouri about abuses in his jail, when he said, rather ominously, that if I wrote something “not particularly true” — which I took to mean that he didn’t like — then “I wouldn’t advise you to come back.” The hairs stood up on the back of my neck.
I wondered: Why did this sheriff perceive himself to be so powerful?
Hundreds of sheriffs are on ballots across the country this November, and in an increasingly partisan America, these officials are lobbying lawmakers, running jails and carrying out evictions, and deciding how aggressively to enforce laws. What do you know about the candidates in your area?
Holman and Farris are the undeniable leading scholarly experts on sheriffs. We recently teamed up on a survey to understand the blend of policing and politics, hearing from about 1 in 6 sheriffs nationwide, or 500+ sheriffs.
Many subscribe to a notion popular on the right that, in their counties, their power supersedes that of the governor or the president. (Former Oath Keepers board member Richard Mack's "Constitutional sheriff" movement is an influential reason why.)
A small, but still significant number, of sheriffs also support far-right anti-government group the Oath Keepers, some of whose members are on trial for invading the U.S. Capitol.
Most believe mass protests like those against the 2020 police murder of George Floyd are motivated by bias against law enforcement.
Ask us anything!
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*** Thanks folks! This was a lot of fun. Wish I could stick around, but I am about to be on Ryan Sprague's podcast SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES. Thanks for all the great questions. ***
My name is James Fox -- I have been producing documentaries on the subject of UFOs (commonly referred to now as UAPs) for nearly 30 years. I have traveled across the globe from China, Africa, Russia, Australia and many more areas to learn what I could regarding this fascinating subject. I'm making myself available on Reddit Wednesday 11AM PT / 2:00PM ET to discuss the politics of disclosure and my latest film, Moment of Contact. https://youtu.be/pE7hVSlk7Zw
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EDIT: It's now 7:30 PM PST and we're wrapping up for the night! Thanks for all your great questions; if you want to know more, our comprehensive video masterclass is the first of its kind and kicks ass. We recommend it to anyone who's new to psychedelics or takes them outside of a supervised environment.
Until next time, may the cosmos be ever in your favor.
Love, Dax & Ally
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That's why we're here. We’ve spent over 25 combined years studying psychedelic safety and are experts at teaching people who use psychedelics how to prevent crises and negative outcomes so they can get their benefits in peace, as well as how to respond in the name of health and life when things go sideways.
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Hi! Luca, Ryszard, and Dr. Ryan Martin here to answer all your questions about the microbiome, gut health, and Injoy (our startup)!
Injoy’s team is made up of a group of patients, doctors, and microbiome scientists who have spent years experiencing, treating, and researching gut health issues such as IBS, Crohn’s, Colitis, and more.
Gut health issues are unfortunately associated with a high degree of stigma where even talking about topics such as diarrhea, constipation, and stomas are still, for the most part, taboo. We intend to change this. Injoy, short for intestinal joy, represents the state of being we believe everyone deserves.
Inspired by our own struggles with gut health and those around us, we created Injoy to provide the best support to those with intestinal health issues. Check out our app, bathroom sensor, and microbiome test! - https://www.injoy.bio/
We had a blast at our previous AMAs as Phyla (link below). So we're back to answer all your questions about probiotics, artificial sweeteners, AI, fecal matter transplants, Injoy, and m ore....ask us anything!
Previous AMA https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/oxwbzy/were_a_group_of_microbiome_researchers_here_to/
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EDIT: And that's a wrap! Thanks to everyone for their awesome questions. If you have anything else you'd like to ask Injoy send us an email at info@injoy.bio!
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