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The power to speak up and express emotions and feelings is what connects people all across the world. Whether it is through art, music, literature or simple communication, Dr. Sehl has spent over 30 years exploring how emotions shape the many facets of our lives and he is here to share his experienc…

Therapy For The Heart


    • Mar 2, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 90 EPISODES


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    Episode 90 - Truth To Power Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 7:12


    In part one of a two part series on Truth To Power we discuss the coronavirus and the negative impact truth to power can have when dealing with such a crisis. As of this recording, there had been one death from the virus in the US. As of today, that total has risen to 6. Next week we will discuss how truth to power can effect other things, such as relationships, work and mental health.

    Episode 89 - The Role of Anger in the Patient-Therapist Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 19:15


    Anger is a very common emotion and its importance can no t be underestimated. This week we look at the role that anger plays in any patient-therapist relationship. We also discuss a couple case studies that illustrate the importance of being able to be open and honest with your therapist.

    Episode 88 - Recapturing the Spirit of Our Nation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 10:55


    This week we discuss how we can recapture the spirit of our nation. Starting with building social connections and looking inwards at ourselves, we can begin to heal a nation that seems to have lost its spirit and soul.

    Episode 87 - Essentials For Emotional Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 16:09


    This week we discuss what is essential for emotional health. We talk about relationships, self awareness and other factors that contribute to ones emotional health and well being.

    Episode 86 - The Role of Anger In Symptom Formation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 14:47


    This week Dr. Sehl discusses anger and its role in symptom formation. There are many ways that anger can manifest itself, and through a couple of case studies and personal stories, we examine what we can do to address these issues.

    Episode 85 - The Wave of Disinformation and Its Impact On Our Youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 12:20


    This week Dr. Sehl shares his thoughts on the disturbing use of misinformation and lies spread by our leadership and how it impacts our youth and future as a people.

    Episode 84 - Bullying

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 7:40


    This week we take a look at the troubling rise of incidents of bullying across the country. We touch on a couple of case studies as well as the reasons for bullying and how it is being encouraged by our political leaders.

    Episode 83 - Own It Or Trash It? Dealing With Our Feelings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 12:19


    This week we discuss different ways of dealing with our feelings. We examine the impact of suppressing feelings and how we can learn to cope with things we feel the need to trash.

    Episode 82 - Are You Woke?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 7:15


    This week we discuss "woke" culture and the negative impacts of attacking those we deem not "woke." We touch on Obama's discussion on cancel culture, personal experiences and more to illustrate the impact of building self esteem on the backs of others.

    Episode 81 - Children As Messengers To The Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 9:40


    This week we discuss how children represent our future and our responsibility to shape the kind of messages and mindsets that they carry forth.

    Episode 80 - Do You Have A Dream? Get On Your Bike And Ride

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 8:33


    This week we discuss dreams and the resistance many people have to trying to accomplish them. Dr. Sehl uses personal experiences and real world case studies to dive into what factors contribute to this resistance and how we can overcome it.

    Episode 79 - The Greta Thunberg Effect: The Chance To Mend and Not Divide

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 8:33


    This week we discuss the reaction to Greta Thunberg addressing the United Nations on climate change. We examine how this shows the divide between generations and how we can use situations like these to bring people together rather than divide.

    Episode 78 - More On Parental Arguing And The Impact On Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 7:18


    This week we dive deeper into the impact of parental arguing. We discuss how children can sense tension and anger even from the womb and what we can do as parents to insure a secure base for our children.

    Episode 77 - The Effects Of Parental Arguing On Our Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 10:08


    This week we discuss how parental arguing can impact on children. We explore how the idea of "staying together for the kids" can end up being a negative for our children. In addition we discuss how a feeling of shame in our children can have a severe impact throughout the course of their lives.

    Episode 76 - Attacks on Race and Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 9:25


    This week we take a look at attacks on race and religion in the United states and how it is affecting our children. We examine how children across the world are feeling the influence and impact of our prejudices and what we can do to make positive change for our youth.

    Episode 75 - Our Anti-Immigrant Policy And It's Effect On Society And Our Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 7:49


    This week we discuss how our new immigration policy is impacting society. We examine two case studies of immigrants and their attempts to enter our country and how the policy led to their eventual deaths.

    Episode 74 - The New Normal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019 14:23


    We are happy to be back with Episode 74 after our vacation. This week we discuss the new normal in the world, which seems to be hate. We dive into how our leaders perpetuate hatred and how early development can impact a person's views and prejudices throughout their adult lives.

    Episode 73 - Hurting Those We Love

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 15:52


    This week we discuss why we end up hurting people we love and how therapy can help us discover and address these patterns. We examine several case studies where patients have learned to open up and learned to be authentic and honest.

    Episode 72 - Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Exploring the Unconscious

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 7:21


    This week Dr. Sehl discusses psychodynamic psychotherapy. We examine how a focus on the unconscious can provide benefits that other forms of therapy might overlook.

    Episode 71 - Autocracy and Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 10:01


    This week Dr. Sehl discusses the frightening direction the country seems to be heading, with threats to our democracy from our nations leaders.

    Episode 70 - Patterns In Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 8:21


    This week we discuss recurring patterns in relationships and examine why some people continue to make negative choices in their relationships.

    Episode 69 - Our Neglected Youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 14:43


    This week we discuss the alarming lack of health services for youth under 19.

    Episode 68 - US or Them: Increase In Hate Crimes in the U.S. and Abroad

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 8:56


    This week we discuss the disturbing increase in hate crimes recently across the globe. We also explore what we can to to reverse this trend.

    Episode 67 - Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 11:44


    This week we discuss common fears and anxieties and how to address them.

    Episode 66 - Youth In Trouble: Dealing With Suicidal Thoughts and Self Harm

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 12:34


    This week we discuss the alarming rates of suicide and self harm with our youth today. We discuss how we can deal with situations of self harm when they arise both in and out of therapy.

    Episode 65 - Shifting Priorities And The Dedication To Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 14:19


    This week we discuss the need to shift priorities to focus more on mental health in our country, starting with our children and minorities who are lacking care.

    Episode 64 - Social Media: Smiling Through Our Tears

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 10:40


    This week we examine the death of model Annalise Braakensiek and how a person's success and apparent happiness does not always tell the full story. We also examine how social media can negatively impact a persons happiness.

    Episode 63 - Reflection and Looking Forward Into The New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019 14:15


    This week we take some time to reflect on the Therapy for the Heart mission and look toward the new year and how we can continue to make ourselves better people.

    Episode 62 - The Freedom To Be Who We Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 14:49


    This week we discuss the freedom to be who we are and the struggle many people still face to be accepted and comfortable in their environments.

    Episode 61 - Alienation From Our Self and Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 16:29


    This week we examine how one's upbringing can lead to feelings of isolation and alienation.

    Episode 60 - Gratitude and Why It Eludes Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 10:34


    This week we take a look at the importance of gratitude and how it can elude so many of us.

    Episode 59 - Why Negative Interjects Are Kept

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 12:31


    This week we dive deeper into interjects and discuss why negative interjects are kept. We take a look at a couple of case studies and examine how interjects can stick with both patients and therapists and provide solutions on how to work through them.

    Episode 58 - You're Lazy? Who Said So?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 10:02


    This week we discuss the concept of interjects and how they can have a negative impact on people in all stages of development. We take a look at a couple case studies of patients at stages of life ranging from childhood to adolescence and examine how certain experiences or statements can stick with, and impact them in the long run.

    Episode 57 - Splitting In Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 13:10


    With the midterm elections upon us, we discuss splitting in politics and how it can create a major divide in our country.

    Episode 56 - Splitting: Defenses of the Ego

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 18:46


    This week we discuss splitting as a defense of the ego. We take a look at a couple of examples and case studies to examine splitting and how we can heal the split through therapy.

    Episode 55 - Being Present Part 2: The Rapprochement Stage

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 19:47


    This week we discuss the third stage in Mahler's Separation-Individuation Theory of Child Development.

    Episode 54 - Being Present: The Importance of the Caregiver in Early Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 13:54


    This week we discuss the importance of the caregiver during the early stages of childhood development. We dive into Margaret Mahler's views on the three stages of early development and how the caregiver fits into these developmental stages.

    Episode 53 - Being a Victim: Gains and Losses

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 10:10


    This week we discuss some reasons why people choose to be a victim and the positives and negatives that come along with it.

    Episode 52 - Identification With the Aggressor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 11:26


    As we return from our short break, we use case studies to examine identifying with one's aggressor as a defense of the ego.

    Episode 51 - Mental Health: It's the Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 8:03


    We are back after a short break to discuss the importance of Virginia and New York being the only two states that require, by law, mental health education provided to elementary, middle and high school students.

    Episode 50 - Do We Really Need More Walls?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2018 16:12


    In our 50th episode, we discuss the Trump administrations plans for the wall and how they relate to many of the walls we build around ourselves to shield and protect ourselves from the outside world

    Episode 49 - Confusing and Numbing Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 22:16


    This week we discuss many current issues and how they are throwing many people off balance.

    Episode 48 - Jim Crow Is Alive and Discrimination Towards Patients

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 14:36


    This week we discuss discrimination towards patients in therapy as well as the disturbing evidence that Jim Crow is still alive and well in today's society.

    Episode 47 - Prejudice and Broadening Our Treatment Focus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018 14:56


    This week we discuss the importance in broadening our treatment focus and how prejudice about treating certain conditions can be a hinderance.

    Episode 46 - Dr. Dixon Chibanda and His Army of Grandmothers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 10:31


    This week we discuss Dr. Dixon Chibanda and his Friendship Bench, where he trains grandmothers to treat depression in Africa. Also, this is the one year anniversary of the Therapy For The Heart podcast so we would like to give a big thank you to all of our listeners! We love you. Thanks for your support.

    Episode 45 - The Two Rs: Rhetoric and Reality About Loneliness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 22:01


    This week we talk about loneliness as a predictor of functional decline and the rhetoric and reality surrounding it. Correction: At 10:40 we discuss an increase in suicide rate and mistakenly mention a drop where it should have been a rise.

    Episode 44 - Impact of Suicide on Friends and Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 16:12


    As suicide continues to be increasingly prevalent in our society, we take a deeper look at how suicide can impact friends and family by addressing the suicide note left by Kate Spade to her daughter.

    Episode 43 - Suicide, Shame and Loneliness: The Death of Kate Spade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2018 14:05


    This week we discuss the troubling rise of suicide in our country. We touch on how loneliness and shame can lead to suicide ideation as well as the death of well known designer Kate Spade.

    Episode 42 - Mental Health Awareness Month: What Can We Do?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 16:25


    This episode addresses Mental Health Awareness Month and gives suggestions as to what can be done to reduce the stigma of having a mental health problem.

    Episode 41 - A Lasting Bond Between Patient and Analyst Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2018 13:08


    In this episode we continue to discuss the relationship between Dr. Sehl and his late analyst Dr. Lucas. We touch on the later stages of his life, leading up to his eventual death in 2015 and the impact that he had on so many individuals.

    Episode 40 - A Lasting Bond Between Patient and Analyst

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2018 17:11


    In this episode Dr. Sehl details his 20 year relationship with his analyst and good friend, Dr. Gerry Lucas. We take an in depth look into the unusual bond that formed up until his death three years ago and the lasting impact Dr. Lucas had.

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