Even frequent flyers can feel a flutter of nerves before takeoff. Security lines seem endless, seats feel smaller than ever, and turbulence can turn your stomach.

Now, with national headlines about crashes and close calls, flight anxiety is on the rise.

This hour, we talk to pilots and a flight attendant about whether flying is still one of the safest ways to travel. Plus, they’ll share tips to help you stay calm when the ride gets bumpy.

GUESTS:
Saba Shahid: Author, pilot, and recipient of this year's Girl Scouts of Connecticut 2024 Legacy of Leadership Award
Tom Bunn: Retired pilot, licensed therapist, founder of SOAR 
Lynn VanOrt: Flight Attendant Instructor at The Travel Academy

Even frequent flyers can feel a flutter of nerves before takeoff. Security lines seem endless, seats feel smaller than ever, and turbulence can turn your stomach.
Now, with national headlines about crashes and close calls, flight anxiety is on the rise.
This hour, we talk to pilots and a flight attendant about whether flying is still one of the safest ways to travel. Plus, they&rsquo;ll share tips to help you stay calm when the ride gets bumpy.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://flyingauthor.com/">Saba Shahid</a>: Author, pilot, and recipient of this year's Girl Scouts of Connecticut 2024 Legacy of Leadership Award</li>
<li>Tom Bunn: Retired pilot, licensed therapist, founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fearofflying.com/">SOAR</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Lynn VanOrt: Flight Attendant Instructor at&nbsp;<a href="https://thetravelacademy.com/">The Travel Academy</a></li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Scared of flying? Pilots share how to keep your cool

Fever, chills, fatigue, cough, headache and a sore throat. A new variant of the flu means more people are suffering from the virus this season. But the flu can be more than just a nuisance illness — it can be deadly.

Today, Connecticut physicians join us to answer questions about what to do to protect yourself and your family from the virus.

Flu-related hospitalizations are rising in Connecticut. We hear from one local emergency medicine doctor.

Up first, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently scaled back childhood vaccine schedules, changing recommendations for the flu vaccine and others. We learn more.

GUESTS:
Apoorva Mandavilli: Science and Global Health Reporter for the New York Times
Dr. Anumaha Singh: Chief of Department of Emergency Medicine for Hartford Hospital 
Dr. Scott Roberts: Associate Medical Director for Infection Prevention at Yale New Haven Hospitals and Infectious Disease Doctor and Assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine

Fever, chills, fatigue, cough, headache and a sore throat.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/12/30/nx-s1-5661508/flu-cdc-health">A new variant of the flu means more people are suffering from the virus this season.</a>&nbsp;But the flu can be more than just a nuisance illness &mdash; it can be deadly.
Today, Connecticut physicians join us to answer questions about what to do to protect yourself and your family from the virus.
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-01-07/flu-cases-hospitalizations-rising-ct">Flu-related hospitalizations are rising in Connecticut.</a>&nbsp;We hear from one local emergency medicine doctor.
Up first, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2026/01/05/nx-s1-5667199/cdc-vaccine-schedule-children">U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently scaled back childhood vaccine schedules,</a>&nbsp;changing recommendations for the flu vaccine and others. We learn more.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/apoorva-mandavilli">Apoorva Mandavilli:</a>&nbsp;Science and Global Health Reporter for the New York Times</li>
<li><a href="https://hartfordhospital.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id=003j000000GCwVcAAL">Dr. Anumaha Singh:</a>&nbsp;Chief of Department of Emergency Medicine for Hartford Hospital&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/scott-c-roberts/">Dr. Scott Roberts:</a>&nbsp;Associate Medical Director for Infection Prevention at Yale New Haven Hospitals and Infectious Disease Doctor and Assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine</li>
</ul>

An update on CT flu season and CDC vaccine guidance

Success isn’t just about talent or intelligence – it’s about how we handle our emotions.

Marc Brackett, founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, says emotional regulation is a skill, one that can be taught and practiced like any other.

This hour, he joins us to talk about why our feelings matter, what happens when we ignore them, and how adults can get better at managing them.

We’ll also hear how schools across Connecticut are helping kids build emotional intelligence from a young age.
Marc Brackett: Ph.D., founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, author of “Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want.” 

Where We Live is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.

This episode originally aired on December 1, 2025.

Success isn&rsquo;t just about talent or intelligence &ndash; it&rsquo;s about how we handle our emotions.
Marc Brackett, founding director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/childstudy/services/community-and-schools-programs/center-for-emotional-intelligence/">Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence</a>, says emotional regulation is a skill, one that can be taught and practiced like any other.
This hour, he joins us to talk about why our feelings matter, what happens when we ignore them, and how adults can get better at managing them.
We&rsquo;ll also hear how schools across Connecticut are helping kids build emotional intelligence from a young age.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://marcbrackett.com/">Marc Brackett:</a>&nbsp;Ph.D., founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, author of &ldquo;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/dealing-with-feeling-use-your-emotions-to-create-the-life-you-want-marc-brackett-ph-d/58ac4000dce3fe5d?ean=9781250329592&amp;next=t">Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want.&rdquo;</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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This episode originally aired on <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2025-12-01/yales-marc-brackett-on-the-life-changing-skill-of-emotional-regulation">December 1, 2025.</a>

Yale's Marc Brackett on the life-changing skill of emotional regulation

There’s an old saying that goes “you are what you eat.” You might take that phrase with a grain of salt, but doctors agree: what we eat affects our blood pressure, blood sugar, cardiovascular health and more.

It's knowledge that's generations old — food as a source of nourishment and healing. Essentially, food can act as medicine. From Ayurveda and Chinese herbs to modern-day food pharmacies — what we put on our plates impacts our health.

But what can we do about it? Especially with inflation inching upward, seven-in-ten Americans say the cost of healthy food can be out of reach. We explore solutions.

GUESTS:
Dr. Anusha Sehgal: a classically trained Ayurvedic physician based in Boston
Dr. Ulysses Wu: Chief Epidemiologist at Hartford Healthcare
Skip Lewis: resident of Hartford living with polycystic kidney Disease
David Juros: Operations Manager of Food4Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare
Jessica Soto: a patient at Hartford Healthcare. She was a recipient of the Food for Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare

There&rsquo;s an old saying that goes &ldquo;you are what you eat.&rdquo; You might take that phrase with a grain of salt, but doctors agree: what we eat affects our blood pressure, blood sugar, cardiovascular health and more.
It's knowledge that's generations old &mdash; food as a source of nourishment and healing. Essentially, food can act as medicine. From Ayurveda and Chinese herbs to modern-day food pharmacies &mdash; what we put on our plates impacts our health.
But what can we do about it? Especially with inflation inching upward, seven-in-ten Americans say the cost of healthy food can be out of reach. We explore solutions.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.bostonayurvedainc.com/about">Dr. Anusha Sehgal:</a>&nbsp;a classically trained Ayurvedic physician based in Boston</li>
<li><a href="https://hartfordhealthcare.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id=003j000000GD2YfAAL">Dr. Ulysses Wu:</a>&nbsp;Chief Epidemiologist at Hartford Healthcare</li>
<li>Skip Lewis:&nbsp;resident of Hartford living with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/polycystic-kidney-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20352820">polycystic kidney Disease</a></li>
<li>David Juros:&nbsp;Operations Manager of&nbsp;<a href="https://hartfordhospital.org/services/food4health">Food4Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare</a></li>
<li>Jessica Soto:&nbsp;a patient at Hartford Healthcare. She was a recipient of the Food for Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare</li>
</ul>

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