All Together: The Family Science Insights Podcast

• James McKendry, Ph.D.: Aging Gracefully with Exercise & Nutrition | All Together #82

  What if the real key to aging well isn’t found in a pill—but in how you move and what you eat? Aging is inevitable, but science is showing that how we age—and how well we live as we grow older—can be influenced by two powerful tools: nutrition and exercise. This week on All Together: The Family Science Insights Podcast, host Sabrina Oktavelia is joined by Professor James McKendry, Ph.D., an expert in muscle biology and healthy aging, to unpack how diet and movement shape our health span—the years we live not just longer, but better. Currently part of the Food, Nutrition, and Health Program at the University of British Columbia, James McKendry, Ph.D.'s research focuses on skeletal muscle preservation, nutrient signaling, and optimizing physical function in aging adults. His work aims to extend the health span by exploring how targeted nutrition and exercise can protect muscle mass and vitality as our family grows older. In this episode, James McKendry, Ph.D. breaks down common misconceptions about aging, the critical distinction between lifespan and health span, and why that difference matters. James McKendry, Ph.D. and Sabrina dive into nutrient timing, protein intake, and evidence-backed dietary patterns that support longevity—alongside practical guidance on the types of physical activity that offer the greatest benefit as we age. Whether you’re in midlife, retirement, or simply planning for a healthier future for your loved ones, this conversation offers science-backed insights and actionable strategies for maintaining strength, independence, and quality of life for years to come. Tune in this week to discover how smart movement and intentional eating can help you and your family age less and live more. Follow James McKendry, Ph.D.’s work at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmckendryphd/  Instagram: @James_McKendry - https://www.instagram.com/james_mckendry/  Faculty Profile: https://www.landfood.ubc.ca/james-mckendry/  Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging: https://healthyaging.med.ubc.ca/faculty/james-mckendry-phd  Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=M_MZ0GkAAAAJ&hl=en Twitter: @James_McKendry - https://twitter.com/james_mckendry  Produced by the Family Science Labs, a division of LMSL, the Life Management Science Labs. Explore LMSL at https://lifemanagementsciencelabs.com/ and visit http://fa.lmsl.net/ for additional information about Family Science Labs. Follow us on social media to stay updated:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@familysciencelabs/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/family.science.labs.1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/family.science.labs/ LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/showcase/familysciencelabs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FaScienceLabs/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@family.science.labs/ You can also subscribe and listen to our podcasts on your preferred podcasting platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-together-the-family-science-insights-podcast/id1648226863 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KsAHQ9cboyvEwXq2oNGXF Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/97921230-f6e8-4e0b-aaf6-57475fa796d7/all-together-the-family-science-insights-podcast iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/102676509 Podbean: https://familyscienceinsights.podbean.com/ PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3401811 Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/all-together-the-family-scienc-4903181

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• Mandy Doria: Approaches for Wellbeing and Burnout in Capitalistic Strain | All Together #81

  The journey to attaining wealth for our family often comes with occupational stress and burnout. How can we balance our family’s materialistic needs and well-being? In this episode of All Together: The Family Science Insights Podcast, host Sabrina Oktavelia dives into this topic with professional counselor Mandy Doria. Together, they explore how personal resilience can be nurtured through the approaches for wellbeing and occupational induced burnout amidst capitalistic strain in supporting family wellbeing. Mandy Doria is a professional counselor, yoga teacher and assistant professor of psychiatry, currently practicing at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus near Denver. With 14 years of experience in psychiatry helping individuals who are struggling with complex trauma and grief, providing a compassionate approach to sessions and training, guiding others to reduce occupational stress and balance family dynamics with new understandings. In this conversation, Mandy Doria explains how to attain well-being by having a good relationship with the family function can help reduce the possibility of burnout. She discusses the importance of a shift in focus to be more present with family. She emphasized the need for self care through being joyful, having enough sleep, and time alone.   Mandy Doria also shares practices for cultivating long-term resilience in maintaining balance within the family dynamics in this capitalistic society by budgeting energy, time and money. This episode offers practical advice for anyone seeking ways to pursue wellbeing and how to tackle burnout caused by occupational stress.  Follow Mandy Doria’s work at: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandy-doria-5a582430/  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mandydoria/?hl=en  Collective Care for Communities www.cc4c.co  Produced by the Family Science Labs, a division of LMSL, the Life Management Science Labs. Explore LMSL at https://lifemanagementsciencelabs.com/ and visit http://fa.lmsl.net/ for additional information about Family Science Labs. Follow us on social media to stay updated:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@familysciencelabs/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/family.science.labs.1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/family.science.labs/ LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/showcase/familysciencelabs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FaScienceLabs/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@family.science.labs/ You can also subscribe and listen to our podcasts on your preferred podcasting platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-together-the-family-science-insights-podcast/id1648226863 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KsAHQ9cboyvEwXq2oNGXF Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/97921230-f6e8-4e0b-aaf6-57475fa796d7/all-together-the-family-science-insights-podcast iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/102676509 Podbean: https://familyscienceinsights.podbean.com/ PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3401811 Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/all-together-the-family-scienc-4903181

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• Megan McCoy, Ph.D., LMFT, AFC®, CFT™:  Setting Healthy Boundaries in Establishing Family Roles | All Together #80

  Having different people, with different roles, expectations and mindsets can create a dynamic that won't last too long. Without healthy boundaries, family members can seem more like housemates, that frustrate each other to no end, than a family that cares for and respects each other. Our expert in this area is professor Megan McCoy, Ph.D., LMFT, AFC®, CFT™, whose expertise involves marriage and family therapy, as well as financial therapy.  Teaching courses at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels at Kansas State University, Megan McCoy, Ph.D., LMFT, AFC®, CFT™ has published over forty articles in top-tier mental health, family science, financial counseling, and financial planning journals In this episode, Megan McCoy, Ph.D., LMFT, AFC®, CFT™ gives advice on having conversations about money, setting boundaries and managing conflict. Together, Marie and Megan McCoy, Ph.D., LMFT, AFC®, CFT™ discuss how writing down your financial worries and having a plan before going into a conversation can really assist in having productive conversations and better problem solving. Follow Megan McCoy, Ph.D., LMFT, AFC®, CFT™’s work here: https://www.hhs.k-state.edu/pfp/about/people/meganmccoy/ Follow Megan McCoy, Ph.D., LMFT, AFC®, CFT™ on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-mccoy-phd/ Produced by the Family Science Labs, a division of LMSL, the Life Management Science Labs. Explore LMSL at https://lifemanagementsciencelabs.com/ and visit http://fa.lmsl.net/ for additional information about Family Science Labs. Follow us on social media to stay updated:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@familysciencelabs/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/family.science.labs.1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/family.science.labs/ LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/showcase/familysciencelabs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FaScienceLabs/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@family.science.labs/ You can also subscribe and listen to our podcasts on your preferred podcasting platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-together-the-family-science-insights-podcast/id1648226863 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KsAHQ9cboyvEwXq2oNGXF Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/97921230-f6e8-4e0b-aaf6-57475fa796d7/all-together-the-family-science-insights-podcast iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/102676509 Podbean: https://familyscienceinsights.podbean.com/ PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3401811 Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/all-together-the-family-scienc-4903181

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• Roberta Satow, Ph.D.: Navigating Changes in Sexual Desire due to Life Events | All Together #79

  Fluctuations in sexual desire throughout life are natural, yet often left unaddressed between couples. So, this week on All Together: The Family Science Insights Podcast, host Marie Stella interviews psychoanalyst Roberta Satow for advice on navigating these tough times. Serving as professor emerita of sociology at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Roberta Satow, Ph.D. also practices psychoanalysis in Washington, Connecticut. Additionally, Roberta Satow, Ph.D. is the author behind two novels, ‘Our Time is Up’ and ‘Two Sisters of Coyoacan’, as well as non-fiction book ‘Doing the Right Thing: Taking Care of Your Elderly Parents Even if They Didn’t Take Care of You’. In this episode, Roberta Satow, Ph.D. highlights the connection between sexual desire and family, as well as the importance of communication between partners. To add, she discusses communication techniques for discussing changing needs with your partner. Together, Marie and Roberta Satow, Ph.D. weigh up practical tips for rekindling intimacy and maintaining a satisfying sex life. So, whether you’re a newlywed, long-term couple, or somewhere in between, tune in to this episode for valuable insights on navigating these natural changes! Follow Roberta Satow, Ph.D.’s work via the following links: PsychologyToday: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/contributors/roberta-satow-phd Website: https://www.robertasatow.com/ Connect with Roberta Satow, Ph.D. via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertasatow/ Produced by the Family Science Labs, a division of LMSL, the Life Management Science Labs. Explore LMSL at https://lifemanagementsciencelabs.com/ and visit http://fa.lmsl.net/ for additional information about Family Science Labs. Follow us on social media to stay updated:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@familysciencelabs/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/family.science.labs.1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/family.science.labs/ LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/showcase/familysciencelabs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FaScienceLabs/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@family.science.labs/ You can also subscribe and listen to our podcasts on your preferred podcasting platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-together-the-family-science-insights-podcast/id1648226863 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KsAHQ9cboyvEwXq2oNGXF Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/97921230-f6e8-4e0b-aaf6-57475fa796d7/all-together-the-family-science-insights-podcast iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/102676509 Podbean: https://familyscienceinsights.podbean.com/ PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3401811 Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/all-together-the-family-scienc-4903181

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• Eric Maisel, Ph.D.: Enhancing Family Communication Through Relationship Coaching | All Together #78

  Effective communication is the cornerstone of strong family relationships, but as life’s complexities increase, miscommunication, misunderstandings, and unresolved conflicts can strain even the closest bonds. In this episode, host Marie Stella interviews diplomat coach Eric Maisel, Ph.D. on how relationship coaching helps to strengthen communication within families. Having written over 50 books and edited several more, Eric Maisel, Ph.D. is not only a diplomat coach, but also lead editor for the Ethics International Press Critical Psychology and Critical Psychiatry Series, presenting solicited chapters from international experts on a wide variety of underexplored subjects. Furthermore, he pens a blog on Psychology Today, ‘Rethinking Mental Health’, which has garnered over three million views. In this episode, Eric Maisel, Ph.D. addresses the everyday consequences of communication — or lack thereof — within families, as well as the challenges of internal conflicts. Additionally, he highlights the importance of strong family bonds, and sheds light on what relationship coaching can bring to the table. Together, Marie and Eric Maisel, Ph.D. discuss how gratitude and rituals can assist in everyday communication in relationships and families. So, tune in to this episode to learn more about how relationship coaching can transform the way families communicate! Follow Eric Maisel, Ph.D.’s work on his website: https://ericmaisel.com/ Produced by the Family Science Labs, a division of LMSL, the Life Management Science Labs. Explore LMSL at https://lifemanagementsciencelabs.com/ and visit http://fa.lmsl.net/ for additional information about Family Science Labs. Follow us on social media to stay updated:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@familysciencelabs/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/family.science.labs.1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/family.science.labs/ LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/showcase/familysciencelabs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FaScienceLabs/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@family.science.labs/ You can also subscribe and listen to our podcasts on your preferred podcasting platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-together-the-family-science-insights-podcast/id1648226863 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KsAHQ9cboyvEwXq2oNGXF Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/97921230-f6e8-4e0b-aaf6-57475fa796d7/all-together-the-family-science-insights-podcast iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/102676509 Podbean: https://familyscienceinsights.podbean.com/ PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3401811 Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/all-together-the-family-scienc-4903181

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