133: A Conversation with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Good Trouble Productions

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy visits the Ask Lisa Podcast to talk about the public health crisis you might not know about: loneliness. He joins co-hosts Dr. Lisa and Reena for a wide-ranging conversation on parenting, being a Dad, access to mental health services, the harms of social media, and what big tech companies can do to help protect our kids online. The episode ends with Dr. Murthy asking Dr. Lisa a thought-provoking question about what parents need now. Surgeon General Advisory on Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation Surgeon General Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health House Calls with Dr. Vivek Murthy Podcast Follow and subscribe to our new YouTube channel where you can see all our latest video episodes: https://youtube.com/@asklisapodcast And follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @Lisa.Damour, @ReenaNinan. Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: https://www.goodtroubleproductions.com

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rina Ninean and this is Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.
0:10.9	It's a podcast to help parents better understand their kids. Dr. Lisa DeMore, a psychologist with three
0:17.2	decades of experience, and the author of three New York Times best-selling parenting
0:21.9	books takes your questions. Both of us are moms ourselves, and we're eager to hear from you.
0:27.1	So send us your questions to ask Lisa at Dr.Lisademore.com. And you can join our community by
0:32.8	following us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The handle is at Lisa Podcast. And also subscribe to our
0:39.7	brand new YouTube channel, Ask Lisa Podcast. Episode 133, a conversation with U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Morthy.
0:51.3	Well, I could not be more excited about the guest we're about to have on, Lisa, the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek, Morthy.
0:58.0	You know, I interviewed him at the start of the pandemic when he wrote this book called Together,
1:02.9	The Healing Power of Human Connection in a sometimes lonely world. And it's crazy because literally
1:08.1	lockdown had just started when he was out talking about this book. And it's crazy
1:12.9	because he was keying in. He decided to write a book after leaving his first time as U.S. Surgeon
1:17.8	General during the Obama administration. And he's like, what is the biggest issue facing Americans
1:22.4	today? He thought maybe it's going to be the opioid crisis, which is significant. And he found out,
1:27.2	no, the people feel isolated, they opioid crisis, which is significant. And he found out, no, the people
1:28.1	feel isolated, they feel invisible, they feel insignificant. And that's why he chose to write that
1:33.9	book. What timing in light of how isolating the pandemic ended up being for so many people.
1:41.7	So true. And you spoke to him earlier this year in Ohio. I did. I had the honor
1:45.8	of having an in-person conversation. It was actually recording for his podcast. We did it at the
1:50.1	City Club in Cleveland. And it was just wonderful. We had a great time talking. He's got a great
1:55.1	podcast, too. It's called House Calls. We're going to tell you more about that at the end of the show. It's worth subscribing to. But let me, without further
2:01.3	to do, introduce our guest. Dr. Morthy is serving in his second term as the U.S. Surgeon General.
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