Being Well
Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

Additional Air Times:

  • Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.


Being Well features topics related to health, fitness and well being. The program features experts from several medical and health-related institutions in the region:


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Season 16 Episodes

Just like there’s a list of supplies needed for each new school year, there’s a list of healthcare needs our students should address before returning to the classroom. In this episode of Being Well, Sarah Bush Lincoln Pediatrician Dr. Sanjay Garg goes over the “back to school” conversations you should be having with your kids.

When you’re experiencing strong pain, it can be hard in the moment to decide whether to seek help through convenient care or an emergency department. In this episode of Being Well, Carle Health’s Dr. Lavanya Boddu explains how to choose the path of care that’s best for you.

Weight loss is not a one-size fits all journey, and can be especially challenging for someone living with obesity. In this episode of Being Well, HSHS Medical Group’s Dr. Bernie Ranchero talks about an emerging and effective tool for weight loss: using what’s been traditionally thought of as medicine to treat diabetes, as a way to help patients lose weight.

One in four households in America has a family member who experiences migraines. In this episode of Being Well, Horizon Health’s Dr. Adam Schneider, who’s certified in chronic pain, explains what causes migraines and the variety of treatment options out there to fight this severe pain.

Advance care planning is one of the most important ways to ensure the wishes of a loved one or wishes of our own are honored in our final days or instances where we can’t speak for ourselves. In this episode of Being Well, Carle’s Teresa Riegle will walk viewers through the steps of Advance Care Planning.

If you’ve been guilty of overcomplicating a healthy lifestyle, let’s fix that! In this episode of Being Well we’re talking with a panel of professionals from the Sarah Bush Lincoln Center for Healthy Living about making nutritious meals on a budget, and tips to combat working a sedentary job!

You don’t have to be a medical expert to save someone’s life! In this episode of Being Well two emergency medical service professionals from Horizon Health will demonstrate some basic care responses like CPR, how to use an AED, and more!

Integrated behavioral health care is sometimes called “integrated care,” or “collaborative care.” No matter what one calls it, the goal is the same: better health for the whole person. In this Episode of Being Well, Sarah Bush Lincoln’s Dr. John Lauer talks about how IBH allows for better care coordination and communication, while working toward someone’s health goals.

Close to 800,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year. When it comes to treatment, it’s important to BE FAST. But, what should one do to prevent a stroke? In this episode of Being Well, Carle Health’s Ann Lage explains how you can make stroke prevention a priority in your life.

70% of adults experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime, and one fifth of those people will develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. So what causes PTSD? How do you spot it? And how does one live with it? In this episode of Being Well, all these questions are posed to Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Zach Backlin.

If you or a loved one has been referred for psychological testing, you probably have some questions about what to expect. The process of testing may even sound intimidating, but in this episode of Being Well, Sarah Bush Lincoln’s Dr. Derek Phillips will explain how the process is designed specifically to help you.

When you’re suffering from muscle pain the last thing you want is to be poked and prodded with needles… or is it? The technique of dry needling can be very beneficial to relieving tightness in trigger points of your body. Horizon Health’s Danielle Colvin joins us in this episode of Being Well, with the ins and outs of dry needling!

Mothers to newborns are often expected to be joyful after giving birth, but when post-partum depression sets in, it can be hard to embrace this new chapter of motherhood. In this episode of Being Well, we’re breaking down the taboo with Sarah Bush Lincoln Social Worker Tara Biarkis and Labor and Delivery Nurse Jessica Skidmore, who will talk about the importance of acknowledging maternal mental health.

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