Therapy For The Heart

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.