Adventures Through The Mind

Author: James W. Jesso

Adventures Through The Mind is an interview-based podcast hosted by Canadian author and public educator, James W. Jesso. Although the show topics range---from spirituality, mental health, and emotional maturity; to love, relationships and sexuality; to history, philosophy, and neuroscience---there are two underlying themes that intersect them all: psychedelics & the mind. James W. Jesso is the author of Decomposing The Shadow: Lessons From The Psilocybin Mushroom and The True Light Of Darkness, both about his experiences exploring the potentials of psychedelics.
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Linking Individual Stress To Societal Dysfunction | Dr. David Katz ~ ATTMind 204
Episode 204
Friday, 9 January, 2026

Dr. David Katz is a board-certified specialist in Preventive Medicine/Public Health. He is on the show to talk about the paper is was author on, titled, "A multiscale inflammatory map: linking individual stress to societal dysfunction". We talk about what stress and inflammation are, and the dynamics between them; how and why inflammation becomes chronic; how inflammation compromises perception and behaviour; how it can spread through a population like a contagion; how these spreading patterns of inflammation degrade our social systems, institutions, and leadership; how social media works as s supercharged networks for spreading inflammation; and what we can do about it, right here and now, starting within ourselves. Enjoy. 🌀 Website and Episode Show Notes FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW ... SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon 🎧 Sub and Review on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Sub and Review on Spotify 👁 Watch and Subscribe on Youtube *** Huge thanks to my patrons on Patreon! In particular, my $23+ patrons; Andreas D, Alex F, and Eliz C And to Dee G. for their generous one-time donation. Other options Toss me a tip on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Toss me a tip on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/jameswjesso Buy some merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More Options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support Connect with Me Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jameswjesso.bsky.social Twitter/X: https://x.com/jameswjesso LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter SubStack: https://substack.com/@jameswjesso Telegram Channel: https://t.me/jameswjesso Integration Coaching: https://www.jameswjesso.com/jesso-private-skype-sessions/ ... Episode Breakdown (00:00) Opening (06:31) Interview Begins (08:22) The limits of reductionism and the value of multidisciplinary collaboration (13:45) Inflammation, Stress, and the dynamic between them within the individual (24:59) The primitive value of relationships with non-human beings for our wellbeing (26:23) How and why inflammation between chronic (35:10) The brain as the master regulator of our response to stressors (46:28) The brain as a driver of inflammation (49:52) Correcting the degenerative cascade of poor sleep on mental and physical health through inflammatory processes (51:51) How inflammation spreads between people (55:46) Social media as a supercharged network for spreading inflammation (1:03:15) Patreon Thanks (1:05:39) How stress and inflammation can change a whole society (1:09:16) Stress as a virus, each of us could be the cure (1:13:24) How runaway feed forward processes of inflammation can degrade an entirely society, our society (1:23:07) What we can do about it, entering the upward spiral towards personal vitality (1:31:45) How choosing the cultivate our own wellbeing can positively effect others (1:34:15) A hopeful note to end off on (1:36:22) Follow up links (1:37:54) Outro