Most of our lives are spent either asleep or awake and working. With both workplace burnout and sleep insufficiency on the rise, for some it can become an exhausting cycle of sacrificing sleep for work, then working more to make up for lost productivity. It is essential to address the major impacts these topics have on one’s health. Listen in as Dr. Mo Alsuwaidan discusses these disorders and how they affect mental wellness with special guests from Unmind, a workplace wellbeing platform, Dr. Nick Taylor, CEO and Co-Founder of Unmind, and Steve Peralta, Chief Wellbeing Officer and Co-Founder. The guests offer their insights from both a medical perspective and lived experience. Learn more by tuning in at listenwellpodcast.com or watch the full video episode here.Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for educational purposes and is not intended to replace discussions with your healthcare provider. All decisions regarding your care must be made with a healthcare professional, considering the unique characteristics of your personal situation. The opinions expressed are the opinions of the individuals recorded and not the opinions of Viatris. Individuals featured in this podcast may have participated in the past as or may be current members of an advisory group for Viatris.

 Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness, that typically begins when the person is young (in their late teens or early adulthood). It disrupts the person’s ability to think clearly, with one of the more frequent symptoms being auditory hallucinations (hearing noises). Listen in as Dr. Mo Alsuwaidan discusses this disabling disorder and a potential digital treatment for schizophrenia with special guests Dr. Louise Birkedal Glenthøj and patient advocate, Ms. Vibeke Andersen. The guests offer their insights from both a medical perspective and lived experience. Learn more by tuning in at https://listenwellpodcast.com/ or watch the full video episode here [link to episode on YouTube].Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for educational purposes and is not intended to replace discussions with your healthcare provider. All decisions regarding your care must be made with a healthcare professional, considering the unique characteristics of your personal situation. The opinions expressed are the opinions of the individuals recorded and not the opinions of Viatris. Individuals featured in this podcast may have participated in the past as or may be current members of an advisory group for Viatris.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common illness, affecting nearly one in 10 adults around the world over the age of 40. As disabling as COPD is to the body, it can also have a substantial emotional impact on those affected. Listen in as Dr. Mo Alsuwaidan discusses the link between mental health and COPD with special guests Dr. Marc Miravitlles and patient advocate Alfons Vinuela, offering their insights from both a medical perspective and lived experience. Learn more by tuning in at listenwellpodcast.com  or watch the full episode here.Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for educational purposes and is not intended to replace discussions with your healthcare provider. All decisions regarding your care must be made with a healthcare professional, considering the unique characteristics of your personal situation. The opinions expressed are the opinions of the individuals recorded and not the opinions of Viatris. Individuals featured in this podcast may have participated in the past as or may be current members of an advisory group for Viatris.

How can patients access mental health support following a cancer diagnosis? What are the barriers to mental healthcare, and how are they experienced in practice? These are just some of the questions explored in our latest episode, with host Dr. Mo Alsuwaidan and guests Dr. Jennifer Leong, oncologist, and Dr. Choo Mei, PhD in psychology and cancer survivor. Listen in as these they delve together into the important topic of the role that mental health can play in cancer management – an aspect that’s often overlooked following diagnosis due to treatment options taking center stage. Learn more by tuning in at listenwellpodcast.com. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for educational purposes and is not intended to replace discussions with your healthcare provider. All decisions regarding your care must be made with a healthcare professional, considering the unique characteristics of your personal situation. The opinions expressed are the opinions of the individuals recorded and not the opinions of Viatris. Individuals featured in this podcast may have participated in the past as or may be current members of an advisory group for Viatris.

Diabetes and depression are some of the most disabling and widespread illnesses today. Yet how much do we really know about the complexity of these two conditions, how they interact with one another, and how they’re treated when they co-exist? In this Listen Well episode, hostDr. Mo Alsuwaidan explores the biological, psychological, and social impact on the individual, with input from two expert guests in the area — Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Juliana Chan, and guest advocate Sairekha Sureshkumar, co-founder of communities and platforms for persons living with diabetes.

Multiple Sclerosis is a complex disease that can take a long time to diagnose and may present with a multitude of symptoms - explaining why it is sometimes referred to as "The disease with a thousand faces." In this Listen Well episode, hostDr. Mo Alsuwaidan delves into the patient experience from the onset of symptoms, when anxiety can often set in prior to accurate identification, to reaching diagnosis and beyond. To shed further light on the subject, he speaks with Piet Eelen, a clinical nurse specialist in Multiple Sclerosis working at the National Multiple Sclerosis Center in Belgium, and with advocate Federica Balzani, who lives herself with the condition while serving as VP of the European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP).