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Beyond The Heart is a brand new podcast hosted by renowned Cardiologist, Women’s Health Advocate and Author, Dr. Nieca Goldberg. Weekly, she explores essential conversations with doctors, thought leaders, health practitioners and game-changers to help you redefine how to view your body and the healing process. This groundbreaking conversation series is a cross-generational exploration of all aspects of women’s health so that you can become your own best health advocate.

Previous Podcasts

REWIND>> Guest: CHERYL STOKES

Creating Awareness For Women’s Heart Health

Cheryl Stokes is the CEO of CNEXT a diverse global community that helps connect, develop and advance high-impact leaders. She is on the executive leadership team for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women initiative, and was named the 2022 Woman of Impact in the Triangle Area for her work. She was also named one of the 25 Influential Black Women in Business by The Network Journal in 2020. On this episode, we discuss her work helping educate and empower women. Health equity is a serious issue when it comes to heart health for all women, especially for women of color. As Cheryl says, “We have to be our own best health advocate.”

REWIND>> WITH BEN REIN, PhD

Social Media as a Tool for Science Education

Ben Rein, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. In his current research, Ben is studying the neural basis of empathy, and how empathic behaviors can be enhanced. Outside of the lab, Ben creates educational science videos for an audience of more than 900,000 followers across TikTok, Instagram and BiliBili. In his videos, he summarizes recent research papers, teaches fundamental neuroscience principles, and debunks "viral" videos containing scientific misinformation.

Together Ben and Nieca discuss his profound study of empathy and how he is changing the medical industry with his work on social media.

GUEST: DR. JOHN KENNEDY

Diving into Ankle Health Feet First

Best Foot Forward.

I’m talking to my own doctor on this week’s episode of Beyond the Heart: Improving YOUR Health . . . One Conversation at a Time about recovering from my recent ankle injury and how to take the best care of our feet. Because so many of my listeners walk and run for exercise, I thought it would be a great idea to have him join me on Beyond the Heart to talk all about his work.

Dr. Kennedy is the director of the Foot and Ankle Center at NYU Langone and specializes in Achilles tendon injuries, ankle instability, and ligament reconstruction.

GUEST: OBIOMA richardson

Leading the Way for Women in Technology

Obioma Richardson is a Bronx native and STEM professional. As CEO of her organization, Watch Her Win, she empowers and inspires women and improves lives throughout the community.

She has served on New York Chapter Boards, such as the Black MBA New York Chapter, Women In Cable Telecommunications New York, and National Association of Women MBAs New York Chapter.

In this week’s conversation we talk about all the ways that Obioma is changing the game for women in the tech world and what inspires her to continue making change.

GUEST: LORI K. PARKER

Talking with a Radio Legend

Today I’m joined by Lori K Parker who spent 10 years as the producer on my radio show at SiriusXM, where I debuted the popular segment “Ask Dr. Nieca.” This impactful series gave listeners the opportunity to email or call in with their questions on heart health, better doctor-patient communication, exercise concerns, and more.

Lori is a producer, writer, and editor with more than 25 years of experience in TV news, talk shows and radio broadcasts. She now works in production accounting for the CBS hit show “The Equalizer,” starring Queen Latifah.

GUESTS: AMBER MUNDINGER & CAROL POSTAL

Topic: Women Creating Change

Dr. Nieca is talking all about women who create change with her two guests  Carole Postal and Amber Mundinger. Both women are on the board for the organization, Delivering Good and are behind the non-profit’s inaugural Women of Impact Summit. Carole is founder and president of Spotlight Licensing and Brand Management and Amber is Chief Operating Officer and Head of Strategic Partnerships for Artists Den Entertainment. These three women share how they are using their platforms to make change on a global level in various ways.

GUEST: DR. AHMED EL-SOHEMY

Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy is the founder of Nutrigenomix Inc. He is a professor at the University of Toronto and has held a Canada Research Chair in Nutrigenomics. The goal of Dr. El-Sohemy’s research is to understand how genetic differences modify response to diet for optimal health and performance.

Dr. El-Sohemy has published more than 175 peer-reviewed articles, given over 200 invited talks, and received numerous awards for excellence in research by the Canadian Nutrition Society and the American College of Nutrition.  

GUEST: ROSALIND WISEMAN 

Guest: Empowering Courageous Discomfort

Mean Girls, Unsupportive Women. Why do professional women who have had to fight to attain success in their careers sometimes fail to support other women in the same position? Author Rosalind Wiseman, author of Queen Bees and Wannabes, the book that inspired the Mean Girls movie and Broadway musical, offers fascinating insight into this problem on the latest episode of Beyond the Heart: Improving YOUR Health . . . One Conversation at a Time. Read below to learn more and stay tuned for new episodes every Monday morning.

ASK DR. NIECA GOLDBERG, M.D. 

Audience Q & A - #6

This week’s episode of Beyond The Heart is very impactful. Dr. Nieca is airing her brand new installment of her new Ask Dr. Nieca series. In this episode, Nieca’s team has compiled health-related questions from her audience, and she breaks down each with her brilliant medical wisdom. Some questions range from topics like weight loss, maintaining a healthy diet and how to find balance while utilizing social media. Nieca covers topics that relate to everyone, no matter who they are.

ASK DR. NIECA GOLDBERG, M.D.

Audience Q & A - #5

This week’s episode of Beyond The Heart is one that is not to be missed. Dr. Nieca is airing her fifth episode of her new Ask Dr. Nieca series. In this episode, Nieca’s team has compiled health-related questions from her audience, and she breaks down each with her brilliant medical wisdom. Some questions range from topics like understanding the differences between a heart attack and an anxiety attack, the safety of the medication ozempic, and issues surrounding hereditary heart disease. Dr. Nieca covers topics that relate to everyone, no matter who they are. 

Guest: Kelly Fradin

Topic: What is Advanced Parenting 

Dr. Kelly Fradin is a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Fradin is a pediatrician and mother of two from NYC. She is the Director of Pediatrics at the Atria Institute in NYC where she works with leading experts to bring innovations in preventive care to their members and underserved populations. Her new book, Advanced Parenting published by Hachette in April 2023, seeks to support parents in navigating their children’s challenges. Dr. Nieca and Dr. Kelly discusses her career and impactful book.

GUEST: CathErine Duncan 

Topic: Find Everyday Awakening

Catherine Duncan is an Integrative Spiritual Consultant, Holistic Healer, Inspirational Speaker, Blogger, and Minister, committed to whole-person healing with a focus on emotional and spiritual health. As a childhood cancer survivor and having lived through a Near Death Experience she’s guided by both professional and personal experiences. Catherine has a deep reverence for exploring the sacredness and meaning of life. Her book, Everyday Awakening is coming out in Summer 2023.

ASK DR. NIECA GOLDBERG, M.D.

Audience Q & A

This week’s episode of Beyond The Heart is one that is not to be missed. Dr. Nieca is airing her first episode of her new Ask Dr. Nieca series. In this episode, Nieca’s team has compiled health-related questions from her audience, and she breaks down each with her brilliant medical wisdom. Some questions range from topics like post COVID-19 depression, diabetes and back pain issues. Dr. Nieca covers topics that relate to everyone, no matter who they are. 

GUEST: DR. GREGORY POLAND 

The Last Word on COVID-19

I’ve been so honored to speak on my Beyond the Heart podcast to guests who are leaders in their respective fields, and today I have the pleasure to speak with Dr. Gregory Poland, one of the world’s leading experts on vaccines and COVID-19. In this episode, Dr. Poland and I discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines and the information you need to know to keep yourself and your family protected. This is a topic that still generates many questions.

GUEST: Dr. Marina Catalozzi

Changing The Landscape of Health for Young Women

Dr. Marina Catallozzi is Barnard College's first Vice President of Health and Wellness and Chief Health Officer. Dr. Catallozzi serves as a member of President Beilock’s senior staff and leads all health and well-being initiatives and advances Barnard’s commitment to well-being. She also has an active adolescent medicine practice here in New York City in Washington Heights, and is dedicated to improving the health of the community. Dr Catallozzi is well known for her strengths-based approach to adolescent patient care, programming, and research. Dr. Nieca and Dr. Catallozzi have a profound conversation about how to change the landscape of health for young women.

Guest: VICTOR IMBIMBO

Caring For The Caregiver

Victor Imbimbo is the owner of Caring Today, a company dedicated to supporting the emotional and physical health of our nation’s family caregivers community. The Caring Today platform has reached millions of family caregivers, enabling Victor and his support team to connect with family caregivers across the country for the past 17 years. Victor has focused efforts to help family caregivers better navigate through challenging times and introduce steps to create a better day-to-day, quality-of-life. His new podcast, Bounce Back, was just launched. Nieca and Victor discuss how caregivers can take care of themselves.

Guest: Jessica Baum

Are You Anxiously Attached?

Jessica Baum, LMHC, is the founder of the Relationship Institute of Palm Beach, providing couples therapy, family counseling, and addiction therapy in South Florida for over 10 years. She has helped thousands of clients with her unique approach to healing, the Self-full Method. Through her sister company, Be Self-full (beselffull.com), Jessica offers transformational courses and online coaching services that support individuals and couples to form healthy, long-term relationships. Together Nieca and Jessica talk about attachment theory and Jessica’s new book, “Anxiously Attached”. 

GUEST: Dr. Comilla Sasson

Learn CPR and Save a Life

Comilla Sasson, MD, PhD is the Vice President for Science & Innovation for Emergency Cardiovascular Care at the American Heart Association. She is working to decrease health disparities, and uses community-based participation in research to identify and implement solutions to improve the health and well-being of community members. She has also contributed to medical research, which includes more than 90 publications in medical journals that include original work on geographic, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in healthcare. Comilla and Dr. Nieca discuss the importance of learning CPR and how to promote the urgency of this life saving strategy.

GUEST: BEN LYTLE

Your Future Health with the Potentialist

Ben Lytle is a self-made serial entrepreneur-CEO known for being ahead of the curve as a thought leader who has launched five successful companies, two listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Ben’s best-known success being Anthem, with a current market value of more than $100 billion. He is a healthcare policy expert who served on state and presidential healthcare commissions, and a governance leader with extensive public company experience. Ben and Nieca discuss how to change the world of healthcare and his new book, The Potentialist.

GUEST: DR. BEN REIN

Changing The Medical Industry Through Social Media

Ben Rein, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. In his current research, Ben is studying the neural basis of empathy, and how empathic behaviors can be enhanced.. Outside of the lab, Ben creates educational science videos for an audience of more than 900,000 followers across TikTok, Instagram and BiliBili. In his videos, he summarizes recent research papers, teaches fundamental neuroscience principles, and debunks "viral" videos containing scientific misinformation. Together Ben and Nieca discuss his profound study of empathy and how he is changing the medical industry with his work on social media.

ASK DR. NIECA GOLDBERG, M.D.

Audience Q & A

I have absolutely loved my entry into podcasting, and the very best part has been getting to know you, my listeners. This episode, I’m answering more of the questions you have submitted, including about the recent interest in compression socks, the side-effects of energy drinks, and how to motivate yourself to get to the gym if you don’t have a workout buddy. I love answering your health questions and hope you’ll send me whatever is on your mind to answer in a new episode in 2023. I’d also love to know what health topics you would like to hear about in 2023!

Thanks so much for being my charter subscribers and first listeners on Beyond the Heart. If you enjoy the show, I’d be so grateful if you will leave a comment wherever you get your podcast to help others find us.

Guest: CHERYL STOKES

Creating Awareness For Women’s Heart Health

Cheryl Stokes is the CEO of CNEXT a diverse global community that helps connect, develop and advance high-impact leaders. She is on the executive leadership team for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women initiative, and was named the 2022 Woman of Impact in the Triangle Area for her work. She was also named one of the 25 Influential Black Women in Business by The Network Journal in 2020. On this episode, we discuss her work helping educate and empower women. Health equity is a serious issue when it comes to heart health for all women, especially for women of color. As Cheryl says, “We have to be our own best health advocate.”

GUEST: Dr. Alexes Hazen

Navigating The World of Plastic Surgery

Professor of Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Alexes is a regular host of the Sirius Radio Doctor Radio’s “Plastic Surgery show” and has been since its inception in 2008. Most recently has been a part of the Face Transplant Team at NYU. She runs her own practice in New York, Alexes Hazen Plastic Surgery, where she has a holistic approach to plastic surgery, anti-aging and wellness. Dr. Nieca and Alexes discuss her passion and goal to help patients transform both body and soul through the latest technology and innovation.

GUEST: Dr Elizabeth Cohen

 Understanding The Other Side of Divorce

Dr. Elizabeth Cohen is a clinical psychologist, is the author of, Light at The Other Side of Divorce: Discovering the New You which debuted at #1 on Amazon in popular psychology. She’s the CEO and founder of the online divorce course and membership Afterglow: The Light at the Other Side of Divorce and also the CEO of the Center for CBT in NYC. She has been featured on such media outlets as the Tamron Hall Show and the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Nieca and Dr Cohen together discuss the importance of reducing shame around the topic of divorce.

Guest: Dr. Kersha Pennicott

Overcoming Barriers to Breastfeeding 

Dr. Kersha Pennicott is a board certified pediatrician and breastfeeding specialist who practices pediatrics at the Atria Institute in New York City. She also is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Over the past decade, Dr. Pennicott completed medical missions to Haiti, Ghana, Uganda, India and Peru. Her passion for global health and education has fueled her overseas work that has included teaching college/medical students and residents; running a pop up clinic and implementing quality improvement projects to benefit the local community. In this impactful episode Dr. Penicott helps shed light on the need to change the medical industry's education of lactation for both doctors and mothers.

Ask Dr. Nieca Goldberg, M.D.

 Audience Q&A 

This week is all about you, the listener and your health questions. My team collected your concerns from my social media platforms and I’m answering them on the new episode of Beyond the Heart. You’ve asked about everything from the signs of a heart attack to how much coffee is it safe to consume and more, and I enjoyed providing answers. My goal is not just to increase your knowledge, but to help you become your own best health advocate. If you don’t hear your questions in this episode, don’t worry. I will be answering more questions in future episodes. And if you have something you’d like me to answer in future episodes, feel free to leave your question on my Instagram, Facebook or Twitter accounts. 

GUEST: David Dodick

Uncovering The Truth About Headaches

David W. Dodick, MD, is Emeritus Professor of Neurology. He is a Mayo Clinic Distinguished Investigator and Distinguished Educator. David is also the Chief Science Officer and Co-Chair of the Atria Academy of Science and Medicine and the Chair of the American Brain Foundation and Chair of the International Headache Society’s Global Patient Advocacy Coalition. He is the Immediate Past-Chair of the American Migraine Foundation. In this episode with Dr. Nieca Goldberg together they uncover the truth about headaches and provide a brand new understanding for this common health concern.

GUEST: Beth Battaglino

Creating A Movement of Healthy Women

Beth Battaglino is a RN-C, CEO Of Healthy Women.org and has worked in the healthcare industry for more than 25 years. Beth’s combination of business expertise and women's health insight has led to HealthyWomen being recognized as one of the top 100 women's health websites by Forbes, and also being recognized by Oprah magazine as one of the top women's health websites. Nieca and Beth discuss how all women can become the CEO of their healthcare systems.

GUEST: Dr. Robert Green

Discussing The Future of Genetic Testing

Robert C. Green, MD, MPH is Professor of Medicine (Genetics) at Harvard Medical School and a physician-scientist who directs the G2P Research Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Broad Institute and Ariadne Labs. Dr. Green is internationally recognized for research and policy efforts accelerating the implementation of genomic/precision medicine. In this fascinating conversation, Nieca and Robert discuss how to understand what genomics can offer to medical care and the impact it can make on our lives.

GUEST: DR. maria ryan

Changing The Game Of Dental Health

Maria Emanuel Ryan, DDS, PhD is Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer at the Colgate-Palmolive Company where she provides oversight and leadership to dental and dermal clinical organizations. Dr. Ryan is also a nationally and internationally known speaker and author who has appeared on multiple media outlets to discuss the role of the dental professional in the provision of optimal overall health care. Together Dr Nieca Goldberg and Maria discuss the importance of dental hygiene education.

Guest: Gina Moffa

An Experts Guide To Understanding Grief

A psychotherapist for over 18 years, Gina Moffa, has an active private practice in Manhattan, where she specializes in the many faces of grief and loss. Gina also focuses on helping people to navigate uncertain, complicated life transitions. Most recently, she is working on a book, “Moving On Doesn't Mean Letting Go”. In this impactful episode Gina shares with Nieca her own journey with grief and how she’s making a change today.

GUEST: SAMANTHA SKEY

Chief Executive Officer of SHE Media

Samantha Skey is Chief Executive Officer of SHE Media, a lifestyle company reaching over 100 million women each month. SHE Media operates the largest network of independent publishers in the US and was acquired by Penske Media Corporation in March 2018. Skey launched the SHE Media Collective in 2014 with a focus on supporting under-represented publishers and creators. In this episode, Samantha shares how she is using her platform to help women’s health initiatives and minority-lead businesses to make an essential impact.

WELCOME TO THE FIRST EPISODE

of Beyond the Heart Podcast

In the very first episode of The Beyond The Heart podcast, Dr. Nieca Goldberg welcomes you to her brand new platform, show and community and shares her mission to create lasting change in healthcare. The goal of this podcast is to explain and explore healthcare information so you can understand when healthcare headlines are relevant to you—or even misleading. Stay tuned for future episodes when Dr. Nieca speaks to doctors, researchers, healthcare advocates, influencers, and mental health and lifestyle experts.