Liam Browning, M.D., is a psychiatry resident at the University of Michigan. He earned his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and has a background in neuroscience from the University of Michigan. He has cultivated a passion for the role of lifestyle interventions—such as exercise, diet, heat, and cold exposure—in mental health treatment. His interests also include psychopharmacology, psychosis, the innovative use of technology in psychiatry, childhood development, and culturally sensitive mental health education. He is first author of a 2026 Molecular Psychiatry review on cold exposure and mental health.
His podcast episodes include in-depth discussions on the research of microdosing LSD and psilocybin (Episode 176), Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) (Episodes 203, 204, 217), eating disorders (Episode 219), sauna and heat exposure (Episode 221), cold water immersion (Episode 232), creatine and mental health (Episode 238), cannabis (Episode 246), and the genetic and environmental influences of schizophrenia (Episode 252). In his free time, Liam enjoys spending time with his friends, family, and cat, as well as staying active through powerlifting, rock climbing, and golf.