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Title slide for Thrive Dispatches Season 2 Episode 2 on a dark blue background. The Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities logo appears at top left, with a colorful circular design in top right. The episode title reads 'The Emotional Work of Caregiving (with Dr. Maya Coleman).' Two circular-framed photos show the speakers: Matthew Biel, MD, MSc from Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities at Georgetown University on the left, and Maya Coleman, MD, Director of Hand in Hand Parenting & Thrive Center for Children, Families and Communities at Georgetown University on the right.

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Thrive Dispatches Season 2 Episode 2: The Emotional Work of Caregiving (with Dr. Maya Coleman)

In this episode, Dr. Matt Biel speaks with Dr. Maya Coleman, Director of Hand in Hand Parenting and faculty member at the Thrive Center. Hand in Hand is an international organization that has been…

October 1, 2025

Thrive Dispatches Season 2 Episode 1 podcast artwork featuring headshots of hosts Matthew Biel and Lynn Fiellin. The episode title reads 'Gaming to Build Better Decision-Making (with Dr. Lynn Fiellin)' against a dark blue background with the colorful Thrive Center logo.

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Thrive Dispatches Season 2 Episode 1: Gaming to Build Better Decision-Making (with Dr. Lynn Fiellin)

In the first episode of season 2 we’re talking about video games. More specifically we’re speaking with Dr. Lynn Fiellin Play2Prevent Lab about how their video games are used as tools for…

September 18, 2025

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Thrive Dispatches Episode 12: A Season Of Thriving

Thriving isn’t a solo act. In this closing conversation, host Matt Biel looks back on 11 episodes that help shape how Thrive Center pursues its mission.Anchored in Dr. Jack Shonkoff’s insight…

July 8, 2025