In this show Dr Avi Bhar will offer listeners an understanding of insomnia and its manifestations, and why medications don’t always work. The show will offer an understanding of the basics of good sleep. It will unravel the insomnia diagnosis from insomnia as a symptom and underscore the danger of immediately treating insomnia with a sedative. Too often people do not get any sleep evaluation once they utter the word ‘insomnia’ to a provider. Rather than being prescribed a pill or a CBT program, Dr. Bhar invites a closer understanding of the reasons many people struggle with sleep and what might help them.

Dr. Avi Bhar MD

Dr. Bhar is a fellowship-trained and board-certified in sleep and pulmonary medicine. He has been in practice for over thirteen years following the completion of his fellowships at Washington University in St Louis and the University of Tennessee, Memphis. Recognizing the shortcomings of the U.S. healthcare system and the opportunities made possible by advances in mobile technology, Dr. Avinesh Bhar left his office-based practice in 2019 to focus on establishing a telemedicine practice founded on high-value and personalized, convenient and cost-effective sleep and pulmonary care. He has Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, International Medical University and has Board Certification, at New York Medical Center of Queens, University of Tennessee (Memphis, Washington University of St Louis.

What if you could use 14 Simple Ways to Improve Your Life with Brain Science? You can. In this show, Dr. Therese Huston returns to Psych Up Live with her new book “Sharp” - a little book that can play a very big role is your everyday success. Across the age spectrum people want to focus better, remember more, handle stress, bias, cope with pain, stay healthy and unlock their full potential. Dr. Huston guides us. She has already done the research and captured what we need to know and do to be more focused and productive often with 10 minute (sometimes 5 minute) strategies. Whether you want to feel more effective at work, with family or in achieving your personal goals- Listen in.

THERESE HUSTON, PH.D., is a cognitive neuroscientist and Faculty Development Consultant at Seattle University. She was the founding director of the university’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and is now a consultant for its Center for Faculty Development. Therese is the author of previous books: Let’s Talk: Make Effective Feedback Your Superpower; How Women Decide; and Teaching What You Don’t Know. She has been interviewed on Harpers Bazaar and Goop for Let’s Talk, and has written for TIME, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Harvard Business Review and The Guardian. Therese has led workshops and presentations to Fortune 500 companies, start-ups and universities world-wide. She now lives in Seattle with her husband and their dog.