31. HUMAN CONNECTION and DEEP WORK with Ashley Pallathra and Edward Brodkin

Ashley Pallathra, MA, is a clinical researcher and therapist. She completed her bachelor's degree with Distinction in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania. She has a Master's Degree in Psychology and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. She writes and researches resilience-based interventions, social-emotional functioning in youth, autism research, and social neuroscience.

Edward Brodkin, MD, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry with tenure at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the Founder and Director of the Adult Autism Spectrum Program at Penn Medicine. He received his AB Magna Cum Laude from Harvard College and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He completed his residency in psychiatry and a fellowship in neuroscience research at the Yale University School of Medicine. His research focuses on social neuroscience and the autism spectrum in adults. 

They are co-authors of the wonderful book, entitled Missing Each Other: How to Cultivate Meaningful Connections. The book was published by Public Affairs/Hachette in January 2021.

Ashley Pallathra and Edward Brodkin Book Recommendations:

A Fierce Heart - Spring Washam 

The Happiness Trap - Russ Haris 

Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese 

Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky 

A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemingway 

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