The Dr. Jud Podcast
Welcome to the Dr. Jud podcast. I am an addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist. My lab first at Yale and now at Brown University has been researching how our brains form negative behavior patterns, bad habits and addictions, and the specific techniques needed to create lasting change. My aim with this podcast, is to use every day issues that we all struggle with from anxiety to emotional eating to self judgment to help us understand how our minds work so that we can put them to work for us. I'll show you how you can use your brain to overcome the habits and “everyday addictions” that are holding you back. And along the way, you'll learn how helping yourself can help create a kinder and more compassionate world. Thank you for your interest in learning how to work with your mind.-Dr. Jud Brewer
Episodes
92 episodes
Habit Change Addiction - Can a Smartphone App Help You Eat Mindfully?
Evaluating the Quality of Smartphone Apps for Overeating, Stress, and Craving-Related Eating Using the Mobile Application Rating ScaleIn this episode, Dr. Jud dives into the realm of mobile health apps targeting overeating, stres...
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Habit Change Addiction - HRV as a Predictor of Smoking Cessation Success
Meditation-Induced Changes in High-Frequency Heart Rate Variability Predict Smoking OutcomesDr. Jud explores a pivotal study linking mindfulness meditation and heart rate variability (HRV) to smoking cessation success. This episode delv...
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Habit Change Addiction - Wearables and Mindfulness: A Smarter Approach to Quitting Smoking
Smartband-Based Smoking Detection and Real-Time Brief Mindfulness Intervention: Findings from a Feasibility Clinical TrialIn this episode, Dr. Jud examines the groundbreaking results from a feasibility trial exploring the use of smartba...
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Habit Change Addiction - Real-Time Mindfulness: The Future of Smoking Cessation
Smartband-Based Automatic Smoking Detection and Real-Time Mindfulness Intervention: Protocol for a Feasibility TrialJoin Dr. Jud in this episode as he dives into the innovative intersection of wearable technology, mindfulness, and smoki...
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Habit Change Addiction - Rewiring the Brain: Mechanisms of Change in Addiction Treatment
Brain Mechanisms of Change in Addiction Treatment: Models, Methods, and Emerging FindingsIn this episode, Dr. Jud explores groundbreaking insights into the brain mechanisms underlying addiction treatment. Drawing on models, methods, and...
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Habit Change Addiction - Mindfulness and the Brain: Dual Diagnosis Demystified
Mindfulness-Based Treatments for Co-Occurring Depression and Substance Use Disorders: What Can We Learn from the Brain?In this episode, Dr. Jud discusses the intersection of mindfulness, neuroscience, and treatment for individuals strug...
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Habit Change Addiction - Mindful Solutions: Smoking Cessation for People Living with HIV
HIV Patients’ Perceptions of a Potential Multi-Component Mindfulness-Based Smoking Cessation Smartphone Application InterventionIn this episode, Dr. Jud explores a pivotal study on adapting a mindfulness-based smoking cessation app for peop...
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Habit Change Addiction - Reinforcement Learning and Addiction: A Digital Mindfulness Solution
App-Based Mindfulness Training Predicts Reductions in Smoking Behavior by Engaging Reinforcement Learning Mechanisms: A Preliminary Naturalistic Single-Arm StudyIn this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer and colleagues explore how mindfulness-base...
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Mindfulness and meditation - Defining Mindfulness Teaching: Can We Agree on What Good Looks Like?
Can We Agree on What Skilled Mindfulness-Based Teaching Looks Like? Lessons from Studying the MBI:TACIn this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer and Dr. Rebecca Crane explore the Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Teaching Assessment Criteria (MBI:TA...
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Habit Change Addiction - Craving Control: The Role of Mindfulness in Smoking Cessation
Baseline Craving Strength as a Prognostic Marker of Benefit from Smartphone App-Based Mindfulness Training for Smoking CessationIn this episode, Dr. Jud explores cutting-edge research into how baseline craving strength influences the effect...
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Mindfulness and meditation - The Neuroscience of Awakening: Mapping Meditative States
Mapping Complex Mind States: EEG Neural Substrates of Meditative Unified Compassionate AwarenessIn this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer and Dr. Poppy Schoenberg explore the neural mechanisms behind advanced meditative states, specifically those...
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Habit Change Addiction - Integrated Care for Anxiety and Substance Use: A Game-Changer
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Psychosocial Interventions for Persons with Comorbid Anxiety and Substance Use DisordersIn this episode, Dr. Jud dives into the comprehensive findings of a meta-analysis on psychosocial intervent...
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Mindfulness and meditation - Borderline Personality Disorder and the Brain: A Computational Perspective
A Computational Account of Borderline Personality Disorder: Impaired Predictive Learning About Self and Others Through Bodily SimulationIn this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer, Dr. Sarah Fineberg, and Dr. Philip Corlett explore an innovative co...
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Habit Change Addiction - Mindfulness Training in Addiction Recovery: Insights from a Pilot Study
Mindfulness Training and Stress Reactivity in Substance Abuse: Results from a Randomized, Controlled Stage I Pilot StudyIn this episode, Dr. Jud delves into groundbreaking research comparing mindfulness training (MT) and cognitive behav...
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Mindfulness and meditation - The Mind-Heart Connection: Can Mindfulness Improve Cardiovascular Health?
Mindfulness and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: State of the Evidence, Plausible Mechanisms, and Theoretical FrameworkIn this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer and Dr. Eric Loucks explore the growing body of research on mindfulness and its potential...
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Habit Change Addiction - Awareness as a Game-Changer for Smoking Cessation
Awareness, Affect, and Craving During Smoking Cessation: An Experience Sampling StudyIn this episode of the Dr. Jud podcast, we explore the groundbreaking study on how mindfulness impacts smoking cessation. Researchers examined the role...
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Mindfulness and meditation - Mindfulness at Work: A Game Changer for Performance and Well-Being
Contemplating Mindfulness at Work: An Integrative ReviewIn this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer and his colleagues explore the growing impact of mindfulness in the workplace. As organizations like Google, Aetna, and the U.S. Army integrate mind...
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Habit Change Addiction - How Mindfulness Apps Help Teens Kick the Habit
Feasibility of a Smartphone App with Mindfulness Training for Adolescent Smoking Cessation: Craving to Quit (C2Q)-TeenIn this episode, Dr. Jud highlights a groundbreaking pilot study that examines the feasibility of a mindfulness-based ...
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Mindfulness and meditation - Mindfulness-Based Programs: What Works and Why?
What Defines Mindfulness-Based Programs? The Warp and the Weft explores the essential and flexible elements of mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). I...
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Habit Change Addiction - Mindfulness on the Go: The Craving to Quit App for Smokers
Craving to Quit: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Smartphone App–Based Mindfulness Training for Smoking CessationIn this episode, Dr. Jud discusses the results of a pioneering randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of the Craving t...
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Mindfulness and meditation - Meditation and Brain Connectivity: A Path to Mental Clarity
Meditation is Associated with Increased Brain Network Integration explores how mindfulness meditation enhances brain connectivity. In this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer and his colleagues discuss their EEG-based study comparing novice an...
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Habit Change Addiction - Craving to Quit: The Science of Breaking Addictive Loops
Craving to Quit: Psychological Models and Neurobiological Mechanisms of Mindfulness Training as Treatment for AddictionsIn this episode, Dr. Jud explores the intricate relationship between psychological models, neurobiological mechanism...
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Mindfulness and meditation - Mindfulness and Behavior Change: The Neuroscience of Lasting Habits
Mindfulness and Behavior Change explores how mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) support sustainable health behavior change. In this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer and colleagues examine the neuroscience behind mindfulness, emphasizing...
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Habit Change Addiction - How Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science Converge on Self and Habits
Feeling is Believing: The Convergence of Buddhist Theory and Modern Scientific Evidence Supporting How Self is Formed and Perpetuated Through Feeling Tone (Vedanā)In this episode, Dr. Jud dives into the convergence of ancient Buddhist p...
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Mindfulness and meditation - Music as Meditation: Unlocking Flow and Focus
The Psychological Benefits of Reconceptualizing Music-Making as Mindfulness PracticeIn this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer and Dr. Matthew Steinfeld explore the deep connection between mindfulness and music-making. Drawing on psychology, neuro...
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