Welcome back. This is Savvy Psychologist. I'm Dr. Ellen Hendrickson and I'll help you meet life's challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment.

So at long last, this is the episode where I introduce your new savvy psychologist, Dr. Jade Wu and in planning this transition episode

together we decided we would ask each other about the state of psychology today and

that is the concept not the magazine. So Jade and I are hanging out in our respective home studios. So hello Jade. Hi.

Hi. Hi. So by Home Studio at least for me, I mean my guest room with pillows all around me.

So, for you, where are you?

I'm in my mom's walk-in closet.

That's even better. Even better. That's awesome. So my yeah I twice recorded in the

backseat of a rental car and once recorded under a blanket, so I think, yeah.

But I would much prefer a walk-in closet.

So I want to start out by telling listeners that we know each other

because I think it's important to say

that we have known each other for a number of years

because I had the pleasure of supervising you

when you were in your final year of grad school and I have just always been impressed with your presence and your professionalism

not to mention the fact that you are just a super human being so I am so glad and and I know that you

are the exact right person to take over the reins of the podcast. Thank you so much

that's so kind. Thank you for saying that.

So to brag about you, I want to read parts of your bio.

So currently you are a clinical psychologist at Duke University School of Medicine, and you specialize in health psychology,

which for our listeners is the intersection of mental and physical health, and you super-specialize

in behavioral sleep medicine and women's mental health.

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