634: A cardiologist’s guide to mind-body medicine | Tara Narula, M.D.

Jan 25, 2026

Tara Narula, M.D., a cardiologist and author focused on resilience and heart health. She discusses how resilience, stress, and mindset shape recovery. Short stories illustrate trauma, hope, and purpose. Practical tools include acceptance, flexible thinking, spirituality, social connection, and lifestyle as resilience medicine.

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INSIGHT

Resilience Shapes Medical Outcomes

Resilience can determine why two patients with the same diagnosis have different outcomes.
Medicine often misses treating mental health alongside the physical condition.

ADVICE

Make Mental Health Part Of Medical Visits

Ask patients about stress, anxiety, and therapy as part of routine care.
Explain how chronic stress physiologically affects the body to motivate treatment.

ANECDOTE

Producer Turned Marathoner After Multiple Stents

A former CBS producer with multiple stents rebuilt his health through diet, exercise, and social changes.
He embraced resilience so fully he tattooed the word on his arm.

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