Podcasts about distinguished life fellow

What if death isn't the end but a doorway to something far greater? Dr. Bruce Greyson, M.D. (author of After, Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia, and co-founder of the International Association for Near-Death Studies) shares the near-death experience (NDE) that shattered his medical skepticism and launched decades of consciousness research. A Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Greyson explores astonishing cases of tunnel visions, otherworldly reunions, and the powerful, peer-reviewed scientific evidence for life after death. Could it be that consciousness exists outside the brain? Discover why many say NDEs eliminate the fear of dying, trigger lifelong transformation, and may even unlock hidden psychic abilities. Plus: the surprising connection between trauma, psychedelics, and reincarnation science—and what it all reveals about what happens after we die. Dr. Bruce Greyson's book, After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond: https://www.brucegreyson.com/after-a-doctor-explores-what-near-death-experiences-reveal-about-life-and-beyond/ The Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia: http://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies The International Association for Near-Death Studies: http://iands.org BialikBreakdown.comYouTube.com/mayimbialik

In the words of my esteemed co-host, Anne Remy, “There's a difference between an elder and a person who is older than you.” Judith Lewis Herman, MD, is wise––a psychiatrist, professor, researcher, author, and advocate who helped establish the diagnosis of PTSD back before many of us were born. In addition to her work with veterans and children, Judith fundamentally altered the discourse around women's traumatic experiences and pioneered subsequent treatments for victims of abuse. How's that for street-cred sagacity!? I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that this is Anne Remy's final episode as co-host. Don't worry, it's all for good! You can find out more by tuning in. I couldn't think of a more fitting interview than this to close out Anne's incredible tenure. It's been my pleasure and privilege to share this virtual space with her. GUEST BIO Judith Lewis Herman, MD, is a part-time senior lecturer in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For 30 years until she retired, she was director of training at the Victims of Violence Program at the Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, MA. She's the author of award-winning books, Father-Daughter Incest and Trauma And Recovery. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1984 and the 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies like that's life goals. In 2007, she was named a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Her new book, Truth And Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice was published in March 2023. Redefining the Future of Psychotherapy: From Disruption to Innovation Are you feeling the seismic shifts currently reshaping the therapy field? From AI to rising healthcare costs, our field is at a crossroads – but what if these disruptions weren't just challenges, but opportunities for transformation? I'm excited to introduce "Redefining the Future of Psychotherapy" – a groundbreaking 12-week program where I've partnered with organizational consultant Marc Mathys to help therapists navigate and thrive in these changing times. Together, we'll explore how cultural values and systemic forces are impacting mental health care. You'll learn to apply powerful frameworks like Spiral Dynamics to enhance your practice, transform challenges into opportunities, and develop practical strategies for both you and your clients. Starting February 13th, 2025, we'll meet virtually every Thursday for live, interactive sessions. You'll earn a Level 1 Certification in Spiral Dynamics, and up to 24 CEUs are available. This isn't just about surviving these tumultuous times – it's about working together to create positive change. Visit https://bit.ly/futureoftherapy to register today. SUPPORT THE SHOW Conversations With a Wounded Healer Merch Join our Patreon for gifts & perks Shop our Bookshop.org store and support local booksellers Share a rating & review of this show *** Let's be friends! You can find us in the following places… Sarah's Website: https://www.headheartbiztherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartBizTherapy/ Instagram: @headheartbiztherapy Anne's Website: https://www.spareroomwellness.com Instagram: @spareroomwellness

A psychiatrist studied 1,000 near-death experiences. Here's what he discovered. Up Next ► Is there life after death?   • Is there life after death? | Sam Harr...   Near-death experiences are not a new phenomenon. They have occurred for millennia across the world. Studies of these experiences have revealed consistent patterns, namely a sense of overwhelming peace and well-being. While there is still controversy in regard to the cause of near-death experiences, they are now known to be fairly common. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Dr. Bruce Greyson: Dr. Bruce Greyson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. He served on the medical school faculty at the Universities of Michigan, Connecticut, and Virginia. He was a co-founder and President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, and Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. His award-winning research led him to become a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and to be invited by the Dalai Lama to participate in a dialogue between Western scientists and Buddhist monks in India. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Near death experiences change people's lives - and not always for the better. Most near-death experiencers say that they have trouble speaking about the experience because there just aren't words to describe it. It's like trying to draw an odor with a crayon. Experiencers describe a sense of connectedness to other people, to nature, to the Universe, and to the divine. For them, this changes everything. For instance, it makes them much less interested in power and fame. Experiencers almost always say, "This is the most important thing that's ever happened to me, and nothing else in my life compares to it." The most common change is that they are no longer afraid of death. --------------------------------------------- About Dr. Bruce Greyson: Dr. Bruce Greyson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. He served on the medical school faculty at the Universities of Michigan, Connecticut, and Virginia. He was a co-founder and President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, and Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. His award-winning research led him to become a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and to be invited by the Dalai Lama to participate in a dialogue between Western scientists and Buddhist monks in India. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Big Think | Smarter Faster™ ► Big Think The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century. ► Big Think+ Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/ Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive access to full interviews, early access to new releases, Big Think merch and more ►Get Big Think+ for Business Guide, inspire and accelerate leaders at all levels of your company with the biggest minds in business ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are dreams, hallucinations, and near death experiences all connected?   Up Next ► Is there an afterlife? Here's what he saw while he was 'dead'   • Is there an afterlife? Here's what he...   Near-death experiences are profound events that often radically change the lives of those who have them. Features of near-death experiences include a sense of leaving the physical body, a life review, and encounters with a divine being or deceased loved ones. While some dismiss near-death experiences as dreams or the hallucinations of a dying brain, people generally do not have the same kinds of hallucinations. In contrast, the descriptions of near-death experiences are remarkably consistent across culture and time. ---------------------------------------------------- About Dr. Bruce Greyson: Dr. Bruce Greyson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. He served on the medical school faculty at the Universities of Michigan, Connecticut, and Virginia. He was a co-founder and President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, and Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. His award-winning research led him to become a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and to be invited by the Dalai Lama to participate in a dialogue between Western scientists and Buddhist monks in India. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive access to full interviews, early access to new releases, Big Think merch and more ►Get Big Think+ for Business Guide, inspire and accelerate leaders at all levels of your company with the biggest minds in business ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy summer! Fr. Nathan is taking a few weeks off from recording The Joyful Friar Podcast. During this time, we will be replaying the most-watched episodes!Enjoy this encore episode where Fr. Nathan discusses Dr. Bruce Greyson's research on near-death experiences.Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia.  He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut, where he was Clinical Chief of Psychiatry. Dr. Greyson has consulted with the National Institutes of Health and addressed symposia on consciousness at the United Nations and at the Dalai Lama's compound in Dharamsala, India. He has earned awards for his medical research and was elected a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the highest honor bestowed by that organization.Dr. Greyson's interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. He co-founded the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), an organization to support and promote research into these experiences, and for 27 years edited the Journal of Near-Death Studies, the only scholarly journal dedicated to near-death research. Through his research, he has discovered common and universal themes in near-death experiences that go beyond neurophysiological or cultural interpretations, as well as patterns of consistent aftereffects on individuals' attitudes, beliefs, values, and personalities.Dr. Greyson is the author of "After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond." The book challenges our everyday ideas about our minds and our brains and offers key insights on how we can begin to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.https://www.brucegreyson.comClick this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast! ​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P.

What if death isn't the end? NDEs may complicate what science teaches us about death and consciousness. Up Next ► Are near-death experiences real? Here's what science has to say   • Are near-death experiences real? Here...   Thousands of people across the world and throughout the centuries have reported near-death experiences (NDEs). Most NDEs share one common trait: an overwhelming sense of spirituality and connection with the Divine. NDEs strongly hint at the existence of an afterlife, but not everyone agrees. NDE research has raised more questions than answers. For example: Are we just physical machines, spiritual beings, or both? Does consciousness survive brain death? ------------ About Dr. Bruce Greyson: Dr. Bruce Greyson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. He served on the medical school faculty at the Universities of Michigan, Connecticut, and Virginia. He was a co-founder and President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, and Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. His award-winning research led him to become a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and to be invited by the Dalai Lama to participate in a dialogue between Western scientists and Buddhist monks in India. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive access to full interviews, early access to new releases, Big Think merch and more ►Get Big Think+ for Business Guide, inspire and accelerate leaders at all levels of your company with the biggest minds in business ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Big Think And Leave A 5 Star Review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What you're about to hear is a powerful and sustained disagreement with the current discourse on youth gender medicine and the more extreme voices who tend to dominate the public conversation. Gender-affirming care, as defined by the World Health Organization, includes social, psychological, behavioral, and medical interventions “designed to support and affirm an individual's gender identity” when it conflicts with their gender assigned at birth.How long should physicians and clinicians observe a child before they decide to treat them for gender dysphoria?When (if ever) should a child socially transition, begin hormones, and/or undergo surgery for their gender?Dr. Erica Anderson is an internationally recognized clinical psychologist and academic, specializing in Gender, Sexuality, and Identity. She served on the medical staff of the Youth Gender Clinic at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and on the board of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).Dr. Jack Drescher is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). In 2022, Dr. Drescher was a member of the APA's DSM-5 Workgroup on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders – responsible for revising the definition of what is now referred to as “gender dysphoria.” An openly gay psychiatrist, Dr. Drescher has also served on the World Health Organization's workgroup revising sexual and gender diagnoses. Show NotesDefining gender [04:16]Shift in patients at pediatric gender clinics [11:20]The Canadian approach [16:33]Treatment options [20:11]Determining if a child will benefit from transition [27:04]Increase in cases [29:19]Risks and benefits of treatment [35:01]Level of caution for when to use medicines [42:46]Canadian vs Dutch approach [46:58]Question of rapid medicalization [49:14]Difficulty of the conversation [54:44]Comparison with gay marriage [57:24] Do you have questions or comments about this episode? Email us at podcast@thedisagreement.com or find us on X and Instagram @thedisagreementhq.

This is a shorter episode with Yo Canny building on our previous episode where we explored Amber Ontiveros' near-death experience. I had so many questions after hearing her story, I knew I wanted to know more so here are some of the ones we explored: What are common near-death experiences based on research? BTW you'll hear me refer to near-death experiences as NDEs. What happens in the brain during a NDE? What can we learn from experiencers of NDEs? The expert we'll cover is Bruce Greyson, MD – professor emeritus of psychiatry and neuro-behavioral sciences at Univ of Virginal School of Medicine. He was the co-founder and president of the International Association for Near-Death Studies and editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. A Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, he has received national awards for his medical research. And he's written a book which we'll use to ground us titled: After, A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond, copyright 2021.   As Mentioned: Ep. 155, Love and Light: Transforming Bias with Amber Ontiveros https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/TxWcOJdZfJb Bruce Greyson, MD's book Article: Distressing Near-Death Experiences: The Basics ⁠https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6173534/ How to Reach Yo Canny: Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We'd love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Finally, new prospects in depression treatment! Listen in as Dr. Jennifer Reid and Dr. Michael Thase discuss antidepressants, ketamine, psychedelics, and much more!Professor Thase is renowned as a teacher, mentor, administrator, researcher and clinician. One of the world's most highly cited psychiatrists, he has more than 1300 publications, as well as 18 books, including the award-winning Learning Cognitive Therapy, now in its second edition.Dr. Michael Thase is a Professor of Psychiatry in the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, and a member of the medical and research staff of the Corporal Michael J Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center:Some questions Dr. Thase considers: 1)   You have been treating patients with depression for decades. How would you describe how your work has changed since you first started your career?2)   Looking back, do you think there were any missed opportunities when it comes to depression treatment?3)   How do you conceptualize difficult-to-treat depression, and is this something you discuss with patients? 4)   You're coauthor on a paper titled “The Neglected Role of Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression.” What is its role?7)   What are your opinions about ketamine treatment in its various formulations: IV, sublingual, Esketamine?8)   What about psychedelics? Cannabis?9)   What are you hopeful about in the field of psychiatry?Thank you for checking out Our Reflective Minds. This post is public, so feel free to share it with anyone who may benefit from listening!A 1979 graduate of The Ohio State University College Medicine, Professor Thase completed internship, residency, chief residency, and post-doctoral training in clinical research at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where he rose to the rank of Professor of Psychiatry and was Chief of the Division of Academic Adult Psychiatry until 2007, when he moved to Philadelphia.  He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a Fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and a member of the American College of Psychiatrists. He is a Past President of the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, for which he was a member of their Board of Directors for more than two decades.  A Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, Professor Thase is a member of advisory boards for the Anxiety and Depressive Disorders Association, the National Network of Depression Centers, the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In 2018 he was elected to the membership of Penn Medicine's Academy of Master Clinicians, an honor bestowed to only 2% of the medical school's faculty. Professor Thase's research has been continuously funded by various federal agencies for the past 37 years and currently focuses on novel therapies for difficult to treat depressive disorders and dissemination and implementation of cost-effective forms of cognitive behavior therapy.Jennifer Reid, MD on Instagram: @JenReidMDLooking for more from The Reflective Doc? Subscribe today so you don't miss out!Also check out Dr. Reid's regular contributions to Psychology Today: Think Like a ShrinkThanks for reading Our Reflective Minds! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.**********************Seeking a mental health provider? Try Psychology TodayNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Dial 988 for mental health crisis supportSAMHSA's National Helpline - 1-800-662-HELP (4357)-a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.Disclaimer:The views expressed on this podcast reflect the host and guests, and are not associated with any organization or academic site. The information and other content provided on this podcast or in any linked materials, are not intended and should not be construed as medical advice, nor is the information a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained on or available through this website is for general information purposes only.If you or any other person has a medical concern, you should consult with your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something that have read on this website, blog or in any linked materials. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services (911) immediately. You can also access the National Suicide Help Line at 1-800-273-8255 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thereflectivemind.substack.com

Near-Death Experiences: The BEST EVIDENCE Of Life After Death | Dr. Bruce Greyson Watch this interview at-  https://youtu.be/NsbiB-Ipc3E?si=EXij3g2kdlIOea8A Dhru Purohit 441K subscribers 982,759 views Mar 4, 2021 We often think the mind is a creation of the brain, or that the mind and the brain are one and the same. But when the brain is offline for a number of reasons, like illness or injury, the mind can sometimes still be very active. Today on The Broken Brain Podcast, Dhru talks to Dr. Bruce Greyson about this phenomenon in the context of near-death experiences or NDEs. We have to remember that even just 20 years ago new scientific ideas were emerging that people thought were crazy. People are always skeptical of things they haven't been taught. Now, the study of near-death experiences is pushing the boundaries of modern research. Dr. Greyson is a Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. His award-winning research led him to become a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and to be invited by the Dalai Lama to participate in a dialogue between Western scientists and Buddhist monks in India. Dr. Greyson's interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. In this episode, Dr. Greyson shares some of the most dramatic first-person accounts of near-death experiences from his book After. Dhru and Dr. Greyson discuss how NDEs reveal a lot about dying and what might come after, but they also reveal just as much about life and living, about the value of compassion and our interconnectedness with one another, and about what makes a life meaningful and fulfilling. They also talk about how NDEs can help to transform the fear of dying that pervades our culture—into a healthy view of it as one more milestone in the course of our lives. In this episode, we dive into: - Dr. Greyson's first experience with a patient who had a near-death experience (4:32) - A near-death experience story from Dr. Greyson's book (15:51) - What near-death experiences tell us about the mind-body connection (19:37) - The parallels between psychedelic experiences and near-death experiences (29:06) - The misconceptions around near-death experiences (34:58) - How near-death experiences reduce the fear of death (39:08) - How to get the benefits of a near-death experience without actually having one (41:54) - The history of near-death experiences (46:51) - Reincarnation beliefs among near-death experiencers (49:22) - How near-death experiences change people's lives (1:01:45) For more on Dr. Greyson you can follow him on Instagram @BruceGreysonMD, on Facebook @BruceGreysonMD, on Twitter @BruceGreyson, and through his website https://www.brucegreyson.com. Get his book, After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond at https://www.brucegreyson.com/after-a-.... Also mentioned in this episode: - Life After Life: The Bestselling Original Investigation That Revealed "Near-Death Experiences" by Raymond Moody - https://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Bes... - International Association for Near-Death Studies - https://www.iands.org/ - Why Dying Can Bring You Back to Life - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/book... This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market: https://www.thrivemarket.com/dhru CogniBiotics: https://www.cognibiotics.com/dhru Thrive Market makes it so easy to stay stocked with healthy ingredients. Right now, Thrive is offering all my listeners an amazing deal. When you sign up for a new membership, you will receive a free gift. And, any time you spend more than $49, you'll get free carbon-neutral shipping from one of their zero-waste warehouses. Go to https://thrivemarket.com/brokenbrain to sign-up. CogniBiotics is a brain and mood-enhancing probiotic from BiOptimizers that contains specifically chosen strains with a high level of research supporting mental health and performance. CogniBiotics also contains 17 nootropic and adaptogenic herbs which work in synergy with your gut bacteria to boost cognitive function, mood, and stress resilience. If you want to support your own gut-brain axis, BiOptimizers is offering my community a special deal of 10% off. Just go to https://www.cognibiotics.com/brain and use code BRAIN10. Social & Website Instagram:   / dhrupurohit   Twitter:   / dhrupurohit   Facebook:   / dhruxpurohit   TikTok:   / dhru.purohit   Website: https://dhrupurohit.com/ Text: 302-200-5643 or click here https://my.community.com/dhrupurohit  

Fr. Nathan discusses Dr. Bruce Greyson's research work on near-death experiences. Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia.  He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut, where he was Clinical Chief of Psychiatry. Dr. Greyson has consulted with the National Institutes of Health and addressed symposia on consciousness at the United Nations and at the Dalai Lama's compound in Dharamsala, India. He has earned awards for his medical research and was elected a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the highest honor bestowed by that organization.Dr. Greyson's interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. He co-founded the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), an organization to support and promote research into these experiences, and for 27 years edited the Journal of Near-Death Studies, the only scholarly journal dedicated to near-death research. Through his research, he has discovered common and universal themes in near-death experiences that go beyond neurophysiological or cultural interpretations, as well as patterns of consistent aftereffects on individuals' attitudes, beliefs, values, and personalities.Dr. Greyson is the author of After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond. The book challenges our everyday ideas about our minds and our brains and offers key insights on how we can begin to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.https://www.brucegreyson.com​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P.

Dr. Bruce Greyson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia.  He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut, where he was Clinical Chief of Psychiatry. Dr. Greyson has consulted with the National Institutes of Health and addressed symposia on consciousness at the United Nations and at the Dalai Lama's compound in Dharamsala, India. He has earned awards for his medical research and was elected a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the highest honor bestowed by that organization.Dr. Greyson's interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. He co-founded the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), an organization to support and promote research into these experiences, and for 27 years edited the Journal of Near-Death Studies, the only scholarly journal dedicated to near-death research. Dr. Greyson is the author of After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond.

Risa Gold MD, President of Miracle of Help Charity miracleofhelp.org Risa Gold MD, DLFAPA is a board-certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. She graduated Cum Laude from Harvard, and earned her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Gold completed a residency in Psychiatry at Payne Whitney Clinic, New York Hospital, Cornell and a Fellowship in Child Adolescence Psychiatry at North Shore University Hospital. After serving as the President of the Greater Long Island Psychiatric Society, Dr. Gold was awarded Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Gold has been in private practice since 1987. After her son returned from a medical service outreach trip in Sierra Leone, he alerted her to the pressing need for health care services in these remote and vulnerable villages. Dr. Gold started MOH USA, Inc to raise funds for a community-led project that would comprise a hospital complex and several small businesses to support it. She is married to Dr. Kenneth Gold & has raised four children.

For many clinicians body dysmorphic disorder or BDD is shrouded in mystery and can be an intimidating and tricky presentation to try and conceptualize and treat.   Physician, scientist, educator, and author, Dr. Katharine Phillips,  who has spent her career caring for patients, mentoring/teaching, and conducting groundbreaking scientific research on BDD joins us for a discussion in which we cover:  what BDD is and how it affects individualssubtypes of BDDthe special concern around insight in BDDdevelopmental experiences and factors related to temperament that might predispose someone towards BDDthe current gold standard treatment for BDD,  the typical response rate and the role medication can/should medication play in the overall strategy  challenges issues related to differential diagnosisadvice for family members concerned about a loved one with suspected or confirmed BDDComments or feedback?  Email the podcast at: oicbtpodcast@gmail.com Finding the podcast of value?  Please consider leaving a rating a review on your platform of choice.  Dr. Phillips graduated with honors from Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Medical School. She did her psychiatry residency at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She is currently Professor of Psychiatry, DeWitt Wallace Senior Scholar, and Residency  Research Director at Weill Cornell Medical College.Dr. Katharine Phillips is a physician, scientist, educator, and author who has spent her career caring for patients, mentoring/teaching, and conducting groundbreaking scientific research on body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and other psychiatric disorders. Her research studies on BDD have identified and elucidated many aspects of this common and severe disorder, and she has developed and tested treatments, both medication and therapy, for BDD. Her scientific studies on BDD were continuously funded by the National Institute of Mental Health for more than 20 years.Dr. Phillips has received many honors and awards for her research, clinical work, and other academic contributions. Her awards include a Special Presidential Commendation from the American Psychiatric Association and the Outstanding Career Achievement Award from the International BDD Foundation for her research studies on BDD.Dr. Phillips has more than 350 scientific publications (original scientific articles, reviews, letters, and book chapters). She has written or edited 11 books on BDD and other topics, including the first book on BDD. Dr. Phillips has given more than 600 international, national, and local presentations for professionals, including more than 130 Grand Rounds.Dr. Phillips has served on many national boards and committees. She is an elected Fellow of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. She is a member of numerous editorial boards, the American College of Psychiatrists, and the Scientific Advisory Boards of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and the International BDD Foundation. From 2002-2006 she chaired the National Institute of Mental Health's Interventions Research Review Committee (Scientific Review Group).To disseminate information about BDD and other topics, Dr. Phillips has done more than 500 media interviews. She has been interviewed by the New York Times, London Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Time Magazine, Newsweek, CNN, the BBC, National Public Radio, and many other media outlets. She has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, Dateline NBC, the Today Show, and Good Morning America.https://www.katharinephillipsmd.com/

About Risa Gold MD and Miracle of Help: Risa Gold MD, DLFAPA is a board-certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. She graduated Cum Laude from Harvard, and earned her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Gold completed a residency in Psychiatry at Payne Whitney Clinic, New York Hospital, Cornell and a Fellowship in Child Adolescence Psychiatry at North Shore University Hospital. After serving as the President of the Greater Long Island Psychiatric Society, Dr. Gold was awarded Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Gold has been in private practice since 1987. After her son returned from a medical service outreach trip in Sierra Leone, he alerted her to the pressing need for health care services in these remote and vulnerable villages. Dr. Gold started MOH USA, Inc to raise funds for a community-led project that would comprise a hospital complex and several small businesses to support it. She is married to Dr. Kenneth Gold & has raised four children. Miracle of Help is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit using a community-led development model to help communities mobilize and design solutions that address their overall social and healthcare needs. Sierra Leone has the second highest infant mortality rate in the world. Inspired by firsthand accounts of the poverty and lack of medical services for pregnant women in eastern Sierra Leone, Miracle of Help (MOH) is helping the community build a Maternal Child Health Post (MCHP), for safe childbirth and pre- and post-natal care. The center is located in the village of Ngolahun, a village of slightly over 2,000 people, with no electricity or running water. Four smaller villages within walking distance (total population 2,000) will also receive services from the MCHP. During our monthly pop-up clinics our doctors have diagnosed some form of malnutrition in 80% of the children they see (see photos). As of the end of May 2022, we established two malnutrition clinics for severe and moderate acute malnutrition for children under the age of five. Our staff was trained by clinicians from Project Peanut Butter & Partners in Health, and both clinics have been certified by the Sierra Leone government. Since the inception of the clinics, twenty-five children have been rescued from malnutrition and their mothers given jobs selling soap to support them. Currently, twenty-seven children are enrolled in the two clinics. The mothers learn how to make Bennimix (provided by MOH), a blend of nutritive food substances to feed their children. Miracle of Help's fundraising efforts to establish a safe birthing center / women's health clinic in Sierra Leone were recognized by Ambassador Dr. Francis Kaikai at the Consulate of Sierra Leone in NY city, December 3, 2018. Ambassador Dr. Francis Kaikai appears in the center of this photo along with the Board of Directors of Miracle of Help.

Is Object Permanence a symptom of ADHD? Are Object Permanence and “Out of sight, out of mind” the same thing? Did you know that Object Permanence is not a recognized medical condition or a symptom of ADHD? What does Donald Trump have to do with any of this? These questions, and more, are answered in this episode with Dr. John Kruse: Neuroscientist, Psychiatrist, and Author. We'll be discussing ADHD and object permanence versus object constancy, and how these concepts affect those with ADHD. Dr. Kruse provides insights and tips on how to manage the struggles associated with out of sight, out of mind, and maintaining emotional connections with people.   Dr. John Kruse is a psychiatrist that has specialized in working with adults with ADHD for almost 30 years. In 2022 the American Psychiatric Association honored him as a Distinguished Life Fellow. John is also an accomplished and talented writer sharing his gifts online, as well as an avid runner, and he now calls the Big Island of Hawaii home.    Dr Kruse Links: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Website | Medium | YouTube   Add us on Social Media: Instagram: @lindsayguentzel @refocusedpod @adhdonline Twitter: @lindsayguentzel @refocusedpod @adhdonline   Email Lindsay: hello@refocusedpod.com   Thank you for listening! If you would like to support us you can follow “Refocused” on your favorite podcast-listening app. While you're there, please leave a review - it really helps to spread all the goodness.   Resources: The new Refocused logo was designed by Sissy Yee at Berlin Grey, LLC. Video production assistance is provided by the wonderful people at Deksia. Audio engineering assistance is provided by EXR Sound.  The theme music for Refocused was created by Louis Inglis, a songwriter and composer in Perth, Australia who was diagnosed with ADHD in 2020 at the age of 39. To learn more about the work he is doing, check out his online studio here. You can also email Louis directly here. For more information on ADHD Online and ADHD assessments, medical management, and teletherapy, check out ADHDonline.com.   "I used to have a photographic memory, but I ran out of film."  

In conversation with Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.  Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Endowed Lecture A professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School for more than 40 years, Judith Lewis Herman, M.D., is one of the United States' foremost experts on the treatment of post-traumatic stress and incest. ''One of the most important psychiatry works to be published since Freud'' (The New York Times), her groundbreaking 1992 book Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence-From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror redefined medicine's understanding of trauma survivors. Herman is the director of training at the Victims of Violence Program at The Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a founding member of the Women's Mental Health Collective. Her many honors include the 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the 2000 American Medical Women's Association Award, and in 2003 the American Psychiatric Association bestowed upon her the title of Distinguished Life Fellow. A manifesto for a new framework of justice, Truth and Repair argues that survivors' voices should be central elements in our criminal justice system.  Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller The Body Keeps the Score, a watershed examination of the ways traumatic stress affects the physical health of human beings. The founder and medical director of the Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts, he is a professor of psychiatry at the Boston University School of Medicine and is the director of the National Complex Trauma Treatment Network. (recorded 3/22/2023)

What is borderline personality disorder and what causes it? How does it affect familial and romantic relationships? What does treatment look like? What can people with loved ones who have BPD do?On this week's episode Effy and Jacqueline take on one of the most elusive mental health struggles that predominantly show up in the relational context with the help of psychiatrist and the author of I Hate You, Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality and Sometimes I Act Crazy: Living with Borderline Personality Disorder Dr. Jerold Kreisman. They discuss the characteristics of this disorder, how it impacts relationships and strategies for those who have loved ones with BPD. To learn more about JeraldDr. Kreisman graduated from Cornell University Medical College and concluded residency in psychiatry at The National Institute of Mental Health in Washington, D.C., and at St. Louis University.He is board certified in Psychiatry and is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at St. Louis University. He is past president of the Missouri Psychiatric Association and has been designated a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Kreisman has lectured widely in both this country and abroad, and has appeared on many media programs, including The Oprah Winfrey and Sally Jesse Raphael Shows.He has been listed in “Top Doctors,” “Best Doctors in America,” and “Patients' Choice Doctors.”He is the author of:I Hate You, Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline PersonalitySometimes I Act Crazy: Living with Borderline Personality DisorderTalking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality DisorderSupport the showConnect with us on IG and more:Curious Fox @wearecuriousfoxesEffy Blue @coacheffyblueJacqueline Misla @jacquelinemisla Email us: listening@wearecuriousfoxes.comLeave us a voicemail: 646-450-9079 Join the conversation: fb.com/WeAreCuriousFoxes

Dr. Bruce Greyson- Why Near Death Experiences Matter. ACU Sunday Series. Watch this speech at- https://youtu.be/DJ1Hq84SctI 24,880 views Jan 9, 2021 IANDSvideos 43.5K subscribers Considered the “father” of NDE research, Dr. Bruce Greyson discusses why near-death experiences matter to experiencers, science, healthcare and society-at-large.

Date: 13.09.2022 Join Zakarriya Sheikh and Saad Ahmed for Tuesday's show from 4-6 pm where we will be discussing: "Youth- growing up harder?" and "Toxic Masculinity" Youth-growing up harder? Is being a teenager harder now than ever before? What are leaving our upcoming generations with? Are they too babied, entitled and oversensitive? Or are we not seeing things from their perspective? Toxic Masculinity Hate speech against women isn't something new, we've witnessed it time and time again. Despite us living in supposedly progressive times, women still have to deal with misogyny. This became apparent in the form of an former kick-boxer Andrew Tate, who became notorious for this hate speech against women. Join us LIVE as we discuss what a real man should be. Guests Professor Terry A Kupers M.D. (Institute Professor Emeritus at The Wright Institute and Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Author and co-editor of Prison Masculinities) Monica Amorosi (Licensed mental health counsellor, certified trauma professional, working at Clarity Therapy NYC) Producers Misbah Tariq, Hadiyatul Haseeb and Zile Huma

Suzi continues her Veteran Affairs Healthcare System Series with Dr. Joe Mason, former psychiatrist at the VA CBOC clinic in Charlottesville, Virginia. Suzi and Joe discuss some of the problems within the system such as medication, therapy and tackling the challenges to provide adequate effective care to the veteran community. From these issues they talk about possible solutions that could help to create a better system to give our veteran community the care they deserve.Joseph T. Mason, MD, MSW, DLFAPADr. Mason graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BSW in 1979, MSW in 1981 and MD in 1988. He completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Virginia in 1992. His work history includes 20 years of private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia, 7 years at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women and 5 years at the Veterans Administration in Charlottesville at their community-based outpatient clinic. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, has served as president of the Blue Ridge Psychiatric Society and president of the Psychiatric Society of Virginia. Contact Suzi at suzigma@gmail.com or  (818) 470-2013 if you wish to be part of the solution and share your ideas on how to create a better system for YOU.Suzi's challenge: Have the courage to talk about what happened and how it affected you! You deserve to heal and be the person you want to be and create the life you want to live.Music credit to Kalvin Love for the podcast's theme song “Bee Your Best Self”Follow us on IG @cominghomwell_bts and @behindtheservicepodcastFacebook at Coming Home Well or Behind The ServiceLinkedIn at Coming Home Wellcominghomewell@gmail.comvetsandplayers.orgwildhorserescue.org

This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and InsideTracker. We often think the mind is a creation of the brain or that the mind and the brain are one and the same. But when the brain is offline for a number of reasons, like illness or injury, the mind can sometimes still be very active.On today's episode of The Dhru Purohit Podcast, we are re-sharing my interview with Dr. Bruce Greyson about this phenomenon in the context of near-death experiences, or NDEs. Dr. Greyson shares some of the most dramatic first-person accounts of near-death experiences from his book After. We discuss how NDEs reveal a lot about dying and what might come after, but they also reveal just as much about life and living, the value of compassion and our interconnectedness with one another, and what makes life meaningful and fulfilling. We also talk about how NDEs can help transform the fear of dying that pervades our culture.Dr. Greyson is a professor emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. He was a cofounder and president of the International Association for Near-Death Studies. His award-winning research led him to become a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and to be invited by the Dalai Lama to participate in a dialogue between Western scientists and Buddhist monks in India. His book, After, is the culmination of almost half a century of scientific research.In this episode, we dive into: -Dr. Greyson's first experience with a patient who had a near-death experience (8:00)-A near-death experience story from Dr. Greyson's book (18:57)-What near-death experiences tell us about the mind-body connection (22:34)-The parallels between psychedelic experiences and near-death experiences (32:03)-The misconceptions around near-death experiences (37:56)-How near-death experiences reduce the fear of death (42:05)-How to get the benefits of a near-death experience without actually having one (44:52)-The history of near-death experiences (49:58)-Reincarnation beliefs among near-death experiencers (52:20)-How near-death experiences change people's lives (1:04:43)For more on Dr. Greyson, follow him on Instagram @BruceGreysonMD, Facebook @BruceGreysonMD, Twitter @BruceGreyson, and through his website, brucegreyson.com. Get his book, After, here. This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and InsideTracker.​​Right now, ButcherBox is offering new members a great deal. You'll receive two ribeye steaks FREE in your first box. Sign up at ButcherBox.com/dhru.InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they're offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the recent Supreme Court decision taking away the right to an abortion comes worry that LGBTQ+ civil rights could be next. This month we talked with Dr. Jack Drescher, past President of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), … Continue reading →

We all strive to understand the moments that touch and transform our lives.  Let's explores the inter-relationship between these meaningful coincidences and our intuitive sense that we are part of some deep oneness with the universe. By relating the concepts of Tao and synchronicity, Dr. Bolen reveals important links between psychology and mysticism, right brain and left, the individual and the external world.Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and author. Bolen has written several books on the archetypal psychology of women and men in the development of spirituality. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a former clinical professor of psychiatry at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California Medical Center and a past board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women, the International Transpersonal Association, and the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. She is the author of thirteen books in over one hundred foreign editions.From the Archives: This live interview was recorded on April 25,  2002 on the nationally syndicated radio program, hosted by Laura Lee . See more at www.lauralee.com

 Conversation about the universal female archetypes that characterize most women.  The Gods and Goddesses of ancient Greece,  says our guest, is a "myth that never was but is always happening", meaning that the personalities of the ancient Gods and Goddesses summarize the fundamental archetypes through which humans think and act, even if they are not conscious of it.   Jean Shinoda Bolen is skilled at weaving of myth, and science.Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and author. Bolen has written several books on the archetypal psychology of women and men in the development of spirituality. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a former clinical professor of psychiatry at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California Medical Center and a past board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women, the International Transpersonal Association, and the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. She is the author of thirteen books in over one hundred foreign editions.From the Archives: This live interview was recorded on April 26,  2002 on the nationally syndicated radio program, hosted by Laura Lee . See more at www.lauralee.com

In the podcast we discuss with Dr Randolph Nesse his foundational and pioneering work in evolutionary medicine and his work with patients. He talks with his patients and explains to them that, in many cases, their disorders are not a disease or some kind of failing, as they have been told by other practitioners, but rather a natural and inherently useful response that has “gone overboard”. Evolution makes women on average twice as prone to excessive anxiety as men for good reason. Nesse reports that patients who experience panic attacks are invariably “normalised and empowered” by such a perspective.Similarly, those who experience prolonged low mood may be, if not comforted or cured, then perhaps illuminated by the notion that their state of mind has a role to play in Darwinian terms. Nesse presents the evidence to show that the mechanisms of despair have evolved to force us to realign our goals and desires: we would never be forced to make positive choices to influence our circumstances were it not for the anger at loss in our lives or the pain of not reaching our goals.Randolph M. Nesse, MD is Research Professor of Life Sciences at Arizona State University, where he became the Founding Director of the Center for Evolution Medicine in 2014.  He was previously Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan where he led the Evolution and Human Adaptation Program and helped to establish one of the first anxiety disorders clinics.  His research on the neuroendocrinology of anxiety evolved into studies on why aging exists. Those studies led to collaboration with the evolutionary biologist George Williams on Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine, a book that initiated much new work in the field of evolutionary medicine. His research is on how selection shapes mechanisms that regulate defenses such as pain, fever, anxiety and low mood, and how social selection shaped human capacities for morality.  His larger mission is to establish evolutionary biology as a basic science for medicine.  Dr. Nesse is the Founding President of the International Society for Evolution, Medicine & Public Health, a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Sciences, and an elected Fellow of the AAAS. His new book, Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry shows how asking evolutionary questions about why mental disorders exist can make psychiatry more effective. Bio for Randolph M. Nesse, M.D.Please use these links for all publicityhttp://RandolphNesse.comhttp://GoodReasons.infowww.profselenabartlett.comSupport the show

Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia.  He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut, where he was Clinical Chief of Psychiatry.Dr. Greyson has consulted with the National Institutes of Health and addressed symposia on consciousness at the United Nations and at the Dalai Lama's compound in Dharamsala, India. He has earned awards for his medical research and was elected a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the highest honor bestowed by that organization.Dr. Greyson's interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals.He co-founded the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), an organization to support and promote research into these experiences, and for 27 years edited the Journal of Near-Death Studies, the only scholarly journal dedicated to near-death research. Through his research, he has discovered common and universal themes in near-death experiences that go beyond neurophysiological or cultural interpretations, as well as patterns of consistent aftereffects on individuals' attitudes, beliefs, values, and personalities.Dr. Greyson is the author of After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond. The book challenges our everyday ideas about our minds and our brains and offers key insights on how we can begin to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.

Climate change poses a clear threat to public health, including mental health, and people with mental health disorders are disproportionately impacted. In this episode, psychiatrist Dr. Robin Cooper joins us to discuss how experiencing these types of events can cause significant stress and distress for many and what we can do to address our climate and mental health crisis.  Dr. Robin Cooper, Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, has been in private practice psychiatry in San Francisco, California for nearly 40 years and is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California San Francisco. She is the co-founder and President of Climate Psychiatry Alliance, a national group dedicated to understanding, advocating, and educating the profession and the public about the urgent risks of our climate crisis and its impacts on mental health. Climate Psychiatry Alliance Surviving Extreme Heat Toolkit Don't Look Up panel discussion hosted by University of California, San Francisco Medical Center April 21, 5:30pm PT/8:30 pm ET: https://sustainability.ucsf.edu/1.955 Medical Societies Consortium on Climate and Health Climate Change and Mental Health Connections | APA How Climate Change Impacts Your Mental Health | APA APA Blog: Kids and Climate Change Children's books: Fur and Feathers Stand Together  Coco's Fire: Changing Climate Anxiety into Climate Action

Life After Life: The Bestselling Original Investigation That Revealed "Near-Death Experiences" by Raymond Moody   What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond with Dr. Bruce Greyson 191,555 views Mar 4, 2021 Dhru Purohit 117K subscribers We often think the mind is a creation of the brain, or that the mind and the brain are one and the same. But when the brain is offline for a number of reasons, like illness or injury, the mind can sometimes still be very active. Today on The Broken Brain Podcast, Dhru talks to Dr. Bruce Greyson about this phenomenon in the context of near-death experiences or NDEs. We have to remember that even just 20 years ago new scientific ideas were emerging that people thought were crazy. People are always skeptical of things they haven't been taught. Now, the study of near-death experiences is pushing the boundaries of modern research. Dr. Greyson is a Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. His award-winning research led him to become a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and to be invited by the Dalai Lama to participate in a dialogue between Western scientists and Buddhist monks in India. Dr. Greyson's interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. In this episode, Dr. Greyson shares some of the most dramatic first-person accounts of near-death experiences from his book After. Dhru and Dr. Greyson discuss how NDEs reveal a lot about dying and what might come after, but they also reveal just as much about life and living, about the value of compassion and our interconnectedness with one another, and about what makes a life meaningful and fulfilling. They also talk about how NDEs can help to transform the fear of dying that pervades our culture—into a healthy view of it as one more milestone in the course of our lives. In this episode, we dive into: - Dr. Greyson's first experience with a patient who had a near-death experience (4:32) - A near-death experience story from Dr. Greyson's book (15:51) - What near-death experiences tell us about the mind-body connection (19:37) - The parallels between psychedelic experiences and near-death experiences (29:06) - The misconceptions around near-death experiences (34:58) - How near-death experiences reduce the fear of death (39:08) - How to get the benefits of a near-death experience without actually having one (41:54) - The history of near-death experiences (46:51) - Reincarnation beliefs among near-death experiencers (49:22) - How near-death experiences change people's lives (1:01:45) For more on Dr. Greyson you can follow him on Instagram @BruceGreysonMD, on Facebook @BruceGreysonMD, on Twitter @BruceGreyson, and through his website https://www.brucegreyson.com. Get his book, After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond at https://www.brucegreyson.com/after-a-.... Also mentioned in this episode: - Life After Life: The Bestselling Original Investigation That Revealed "Near-Death Experiences" by Raymond Moody - https://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Bes... - International Association for Near-Death Studies - https://www.iands.org/ - Why Dying Can Bring You Back to Life - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/book... For more on Dhru Purohit, be sure to follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, on Facebook @dhruxpurohit, on Twitter @dhrupurohit, and on YouTube @dhrupurohit. You can also text Dhru at (302) 200-5643 or click here https://my.community.com/dhrupurohit.    About the Book- Life After Life: The Bestselling Original Investigation That Revealed "Near-Death Experiences" by Raymond Moody   The groundbreaking, bestselling classic, now available in a special fortieth-anniversary edition that includes a new Foreword from Eben Alexander, M.D., author of Proof of Heaven, and a new Afterword by the author. Raymond Moody is the “father” of the modern NDE (Near Death Experience) movement, and his pioneering work Life After Life transformed the world, revolutionizing the way we think about death and what lies beyond. Originally published in 1975, it is the groundbreaking study of one hundred people who experienced “clinical death” and were revived, and who tell, in their own words, what lies beyond death. A smash bestseller that has sold more than thirteen million copies around the globe, Life After Life introduced us to concepts—including the bright light, the tunnel, the presence of loved ones waiting on the other side—that have become cultural memes today, and paved the way for modern bestsellers by Eben Alexander, Todd Burpo, Mary Neal, and Betty Eadie that have shaped countless readers notions about the end life and the meaning of death.

Dr. Brewerton is an Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, where he has a private practice and conducts research. He has achieved board certifications in general, child/adolescent & forensic psychiatry, & addiction medicine. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry; Founding Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders; and Founding member/former president of the Eating Disorders Research Society. Dr. Brewerton has authored more than 170 articles/book chapters on many topics in psychiatry, including eating and related disorders, psychopharmacology, neurobiology, posttraumatic stress, dissociation & the effects of childhood sexual/physical abuse; is Editor of the Clinical Handbook of Eating Disorders: An Integrated Approach (2004), and Co-editor of Eating Disorders, Addictions, and Substance Use Disorders: Research, Clinical & Treatment Perspectives (2014). He has reviewed for more than 50 scientific journals; served on Editorial Boards of the International Journal of Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, and Eating & Weight Disorders; and has received numerous awards (e.g., 2013 Craig Johnson Award for Clinical Practice & Training by the National Eating Disorders Association, Honorary Certified Eating Disorder Specialist award by the International Association for Eating Disorders Professionals; Best Doctors in America). Dr. Brewerton attended LSU (1971-74) and Tulane University School of Medicine (1974-78); completed a psychiatric internship & residency at the University of California at San Francisco (1978-82); worked for the U.S. Public Health Service at Hawaii State Hospital (1982-84); completed a research fellowship at NIMH (1984-87) & later a child-adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Medical University of South Carolina (1994-96). He served as Medical Consultant at Medical University of South Carolina's National Crime Victims Research & Treatment Center (1996-2001). In today's episode: His professional path Where does Food Addiction fit in with eating disorders Neuroimaging and differences in the brain Differences in eating disorders and Food Addiction How to move forward with the Food Addiction diagnosis proposal Volume Addiction How his textbook: Eating Disorders, Addictions, & Substance Use Disorders has been received Treating comorbid conditions and the roadblocks to helping our clients Our signature question with a twist! Follow Dr. Brewerton Website: https://www.drtimothybrewerton.com/ Textbooks: https://www.amazon.com/Timothy-D.-Brewerton/e/B00LDB55KA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-brewerton-59499a16/ The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

This practical and helpful volume details how clinicians can work through various common challenges in individual, couple, or group psychotherapy. Chapters draw upon clinical wisdom gleaned from the author's 48 years as a practicing psychiatrist to address topics such as using countertransference for therapeutic purposes; resistance, especially when it needs to be the focus of the therapy; and a prioritization of exploration over explanation. Along with theory and clinical observations, Dr. Gans offers a series of "Clinical Pearls," pithy comments that highlight different interventions to a wide range of clinical challenges. These include patient hostility, the abrupt and unilateral termination of therapy, the therapist's loss of compassionate neutrality when treating a couple, and many more. Many of the "Clinical Pearls" prioritize working in the here-and-now. In addition to offering advice and strategies for therapists, the book also addresses concerns like the matter of fees in private practice and the virtue of moral courage on the part of the therapist. Written with clarity, heart, and an abundance of clinical wisdom, Addressing Challenging Moments in Psychotherapy: Clinical Wisdom for Working with Individuals, Groups and Couples (Routledge, 2021) is essential reading for all clinicians, teachers, and supervisors of psychotherapy. Jerome S. Gans, MD, is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and the American Psychiatric Association. Now retired, he previously worked in private practice and as Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. Elizabeth Cronin, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and mindfulness meditation teacher with offices in Brookline and Norwood, MA. You can follow her on Instagram or visit her website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

This practical and helpful volume details how clinicians can work through various common challenges in individual, couple, or group psychotherapy. Chapters draw upon clinical wisdom gleaned from the author's 48 years as a practicing psychiatrist to address topics such as using countertransference for therapeutic purposes; resistance, especially when it needs to be the focus of the therapy; and a prioritization of exploration over explanation. Along with theory and clinical observations, Dr. Gans offers a series of "Clinical Pearls," pithy comments that highlight different interventions to a wide range of clinical challenges. These include patient hostility, the abrupt and unilateral termination of therapy, the therapist's loss of compassionate neutrality when treating a couple, and many more. Many of the "Clinical Pearls" prioritize working in the here-and-now. In addition to offering advice and strategies for therapists, the book also addresses concerns like the matter of fees in private practice and the virtue of moral courage on the part of the therapist. Written with clarity, heart, and an abundance of clinical wisdom, Addressing Challenging Moments in Psychotherapy: Clinical Wisdom for Working with Individuals, Groups and Couples (Routledge, 2021) is essential reading for all clinicians, teachers, and supervisors of psychotherapy. Jerome S. Gans, MD, is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and the American Psychiatric Association. Now retired, he previously worked in private practice and as Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. Elizabeth Cronin, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and mindfulness meditation teacher with offices in Brookline and Norwood, MA. You can follow her on Instagram or visit her website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

This practical and helpful volume details how clinicians can work through various common challenges in individual, couple, or group psychotherapy. Chapters draw upon clinical wisdom gleaned from the author's 48 years as a practicing psychiatrist to address topics such as using countertransference for therapeutic purposes; resistance, especially when it needs to be the focus of the therapy; and a prioritization of exploration over explanation. Along with theory and clinical observations, Dr. Gans offers a series of "Clinical Pearls," pithy comments that highlight different interventions to a wide range of clinical challenges. These include patient hostility, the abrupt and unilateral termination of therapy, the therapist's loss of compassionate neutrality when treating a couple, and many more. Many of the "Clinical Pearls" prioritize working in the here-and-now. In addition to offering advice and strategies for therapists, the book also addresses concerns like the matter of fees in private practice and the virtue of moral courage on the part of the therapist. Written with clarity, heart, and an abundance of clinical wisdom, Addressing Challenging Moments in Psychotherapy: Clinical Wisdom for Working with Individuals, Groups and Couples (Routledge, 2021) is essential reading for all clinicians, teachers, and supervisors of psychotherapy. Jerome S. Gans, MD, is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and the American Psychiatric Association. Now retired, he previously worked in private practice and as Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. Elizabeth Cronin, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and mindfulness meditation teacher with offices in Brookline and Norwood, MA. You can follow her on Instagram or visit her website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychoanalysis

Richard D. Lane, M.D., Ph.D. is Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Arizona. A clinical psychiatrist and psychodynamic psychotherapist with a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, he was one of the first researchers to perform functional brain imaging studies of emotion in the 1990s. He is the author of 190 papers and book chapters and is senior editor of two books. As an educator he served as director of the psychotherapy curriculum for psychiatric residents at the University of Arizona for over two decades and has received seven awards for teaching and mentoring. He was President of the American Psychosomatic Society in 2005-6, elected member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and elected Honorary Fellow of the American College of Psychoanalysts.In this wide-ranging and fascinating episode, we chat about emotion in the brain, how it impacts our mental representations of the world, the role of emotion and memory in psychotherapy and practical ways to induce change.You can find out more about Richard and his research via this link and you can but his fascinating book, The Neuroscience of Enduring Change via these links on Amazon or Booktopia. 

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Richard Lane about the neuroscience of psychotherapy and enduring change. They give an overview of how the neuroscience of psychotherapy can impact enduring change. They provide an overview of memory and the integrated memory model. They mention experiences outside of memory and the three types of unconscious memory along with the cognitive map model. They discuss emotion focused therapy, defining emotion, the social constructivist model, and many other topics.  Richard D. Lane is a Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience at the University of Arizona. He is a clinical psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and holds a PhD in Experimental Psychology. He is a renowned expert on emotion research and is the author of over 190 papers and book chapters. He was President of the American Psychosomatic Society in 2005-2006, elected member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and elected Honorary Fellow of the American College of Psychoanalysts. He is the co-editor of the new book, Neuroscience of Enduring Change: Implications for Psychotherapy. You can find his work here. 

Kathryn interviews Author Richard Lane MD, PhD. Dr. Richard Lane presents new research that turns general psychotherapy on its head with the key discovery that memory can be updated and transferred to maximize therapeutic benefits - by bringing up past emotional experiences that may have been problematic for a client and having new experiences that update and transform the old memories. Neuroscience of Enduring Change is founded on the premise that all major psychotherapy modalities producing enduring change do so by virtue of corrective emotional experiences that alter problematic memories through the process of reconsolidation. Richard D. Lane, M.D., PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Arizona. He is a member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and was elected Honorary Fellow of the American College of Psychoanalysts. Kathryn also interviews Dr. Daniel LaRoche. As the Director of Glaucoma Services and President of Advanced Eyecare of New York, Dr. Daniel LaRoche has joined the battle against vaccine hesitancy by educating his patients and others about vaccine misconceptions and emphasizing the importance of getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Studies show that Black, Hispanic and Native American people are about four times more likely to be hospitalized and nearly three times more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people. African Americans have nearly the lowest rates of vaccination among any ethnic group. According to recent studies, about 35 percent of Black Americans said they don't plan to get the vaccine, citing fears about safety and concerns that the vaccinations are ineffective. LaRoche notes that many are getting misinformation and have based their decisions on not getting the vaccinations on untruths or unfounded fears and the medical community is seeing the heartbreaking result. In addition to getting vaccinated, Dr. LaRoche stresses the importance of keeping up with regular health care visits, including vision checks, to prevent blindness caused by glaucoma.

Kathryn interviews Author Richard Lane MD, PhD. Dr. Richard Lane presents new research that turns general psychotherapy on its head with the key discovery that memory can be updated and transferred to maximize therapeutic benefits - by bringing up past emotional experiences that may have been problematic for a client and having new experiences that update and transform the old memories. Neuroscience of Enduring Change is founded on the premise that all major psychotherapy modalities producing enduring change do so by virtue of corrective emotional experiences that alter problematic memories through the process of reconsolidation. Richard D. Lane, M.D., PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Arizona. He is a member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and was elected Honorary Fellow of the American College of Psychoanalysts. Kathryn also interviews Dr. Daniel LaRoche. As the Director of Glaucoma Services and President of Advanced Eyecare of New York, Dr. Daniel LaRoche has joined the battle against vaccine hesitancy by educating his patients and others about vaccine misconceptions and emphasizing the importance of getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Studies show that Black, Hispanic and Native American people are about four times more likely to be hospitalized and nearly three times more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people. African Americans have nearly the lowest rates of vaccination among any ethnic group. According to recent studies, about 35 percent of Black Americans said they don't plan to get the vaccine, citing fears about safety and concerns that the vaccinations are ineffective. LaRoche notes that many are getting misinformation and have based their decisions on not getting the vaccinations on untruths or unfounded fears and the medical community is seeing the heartbreaking result. In addition to getting vaccinated, Dr. LaRoche stresses the importance of keeping up with regular health care visits, including vision checks, to prevent blindness caused by glaucoma.

Kathryn interviews Author Richard Lane MD, PhD. Dr. Richard Lane presents new research that turns general psychotherapy on its head with the key discovery that memory can be updated and transferred to maximize therapeutic benefits - by bringing up past emotional experiences that may have been problematic for a client and having new experiences that update and transform the old memories. Neuroscience of Enduring Change is founded on the premise that all major psychotherapy modalities producing enduring change do so by virtue of corrective emotional experiences that alter problematic memories through the process of reconsolidation. Richard D. Lane, M.D., PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Arizona. He is a member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and was elected Honorary Fellow of the American College of Psychoanalysts. Kathryn also interviews Dr. Daniel LaRoche. As the Director of Glaucoma Services and President of Advanced Eyecare of New York, Dr. Daniel LaRoche has joined the battle against vaccine hesitancy by educating his patients and others about vaccine misconceptions and emphasizing the importance of getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Studies show that Black, Hispanic and Native American people are about four times more likely to be hospitalized and nearly three times more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people. African Americans have nearly the lowest rates of vaccination among any ethnic group. According to recent studies, about 35 percent of Black Americans said they don't plan to get the vaccine, citing fears about safety and concerns that the vaccinations are ineffective. LaRoche notes that many are getting misinformation and have based their decisions on not getting the vaccinations on untruths or unfounded fears and the medical community is seeing the heartbreaking result. In addition to getting vaccinated, Dr. LaRoche stresses the importance of keeping up with regular health care visits, including vision checks, to prevent blindness caused by glaucoma.

Kathryn interviews Author Richard Lane MD, PhD. Dr. Richard Lane presents new research that turns general psychotherapy on its head with the key discovery that memory can be updated and transferred to maximize therapeutic benefits - by bringing up past emotional experiences that may have been problematic for a client and having new experiences that update and transform the old memories. Neuroscience of Enduring Change is founded on the premise that all major psychotherapy modalities producing enduring change do so by virtue of corrective emotional experiences that alter problematic memories through the process of reconsolidation. Richard D. Lane, M.D., PhD, is Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Arizona. He is a member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and was elected Honorary Fellow of the American College of Psychoanalysts. Kathryn also interviews Dr. Daniel LaRoche. As the Director of Glaucoma Services and President of Advanced Eyecare of New York, Dr. Daniel LaRoche has joined the battle against vaccine hesitancy by educating his patients and others about vaccine misconceptions and emphasizing the importance of getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Studies show that Black, Hispanic and Native American people are about four times more likely to be hospitalized and nearly three times more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people. African Americans have nearly the lowest rates of vaccination among any ethnic group. According to recent studies, about 35 percent of Black Americans said they don't plan to get the vaccine, citing fears about safety and concerns that the vaccinations are ineffective. LaRoche notes that many are getting misinformation and have based their decisions on not getting the vaccinations on untruths or unfounded fears and the medical community is seeing the heartbreaking result. In addition to getting vaccinated, Dr. LaRoche stresses the importance of keeping up with regular health care visits, including vision checks, to prevent blindness caused by glaucoma.

Dr. Lieff is a nationally recognized neuropsychiatrist and foremost expert on cellular communication science and how it's our cells communicating with each other that causes feelings, sickness, thoughts, and disease in our bodies.   He recently wrote the book 'The Secret Language of Cells: What Biological Conversations Tell Us About the Brain-Body Connection, the Future of Medicine, and Life Itself https://amzn.to/3hnosdh Dr. Lieff is a graduate of Yale and holds a Doctorate in Medicine from Harvard Medical School; he is a known innovator in several medical fields and the leading neuropsychiatrist investigating cellular conversations. The cellular conversation is a pioneering study and a new way of understanding how our cells have constant intelligent chatter between them, showing no separation of brain-body, mind-body, or brain-immune. As a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and former president of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, Dr. Lieff is an expert in the field of neuropsychiatry. He has delivered innumerable lectures on neuroscience, psychopharmacology, brain injury, dementia, and depression for audiences of physicians, other health care providers, and the general public. Social Media Links: https://twitter.com/jonlieffmd  

I am joined today by Dr Bruce  Greyson, to discuss the phenomenon of the Near-Death-Experience, and what this may tell us about consciousness.Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia.  He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut, where he was Clinical Chief of Psychiatry. Dr. Greyson has consulted with the National Institutes of Health and addressed symposia on consciousness at the United Nations and at the Dalai Lama's compound in Dharamsala, India. He has earned awards for his medical research and was elected a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the highest honor bestowed by that organization.Dr. Greyson's interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. He co-founded the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), an organization to support and promote research into these experiences, and for 27 years edited the Journal of Near-Death Studies, the only scholarly journal dedicated to near-death research. Through his research, he has discovered common and universal themes in near-death experiences that go beyond neurophysiological or cultural interpretations, as well as patterns of consistent aftereffects on individuals' attitudes, beliefs, values, and personalities.Dr. Greyson is the author of After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond. The book challenges our everyday ideas about our minds and our brains and offers key insights on how we can begin to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.www.arabellathais.comhttps://www.brucegreyson.com

We often think the mind is a creation of the brain, or that the mind and the brain are one and the same. But when the brain is offline for a number of reasons, like illness or injury, the mind can sometimes still be very active. Cases of near-death experiences have been reported since ancient times, and are described by 10% of people whose hearts stop. The medical world has generally ignored these “near-death experiences,” dismissing them as “tricks of the brain” or wishful thinking. In this week's mini-episode, Dhru sits down with Dr. Bruce Greyson and Dr. Jim Tucker to talk about some of their most dramatic accounts of near-death experiences and stories of reincarnation from their patients. They share how these experiences can reveal a lot about dying and what might come after, and how they also reveal just as much about what makes a life meaningful and fulfilling.Dr. Bruce Greyson is a Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. He was a co-founder and President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, and Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. His award-winning research led him to become a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and to be invited by the Dalai Lama to participate in a dialogue between Western scientists and Buddhist monks in India. His book, AFTER, is the culmination of almost half a century of scientific research.Dr. Jim Tucker is the Director of the UVA Division of Perceptual Studies, where he is continuing the work of Ian Stevenson with children who report memories of previous lives. He is the author of Before: Children's Memories of Previous Lives, a new 2-in-1 edition of his books Life Before Life and Return to Life. Find Dhru's full-length conversation with Dr. Bruce Greyson here: https://lnk.to/DrBruceGreyson/ Find Dhru's full-length conversation with Dr. Jim Tucker here: https://lnk.to/DrJimTucker/ For more on Dhru Purohit, be sure to follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, on Facebook @dhruxpurohit, on Twitter @dhrupurohit, and on YouTube @dhrupurohit. You can also text Dhru at (302) 200-5643 or click here https://my.community.com/dhrupurohit. Interested in joining The Dhru Purohit Podcast Facebook Community? Submit your request to join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2819627591487473/.This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers and Betterhelp.If I had to pick one supplement that has made the biggest difference in my overall health, it would be magnesium. I personally started taking magnesium to help with my sleep, especially when I travel, and it's been super helpful. But I don't take just any old magnesium, I take BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough. It contains 7 different forms of magnesium, which all have different functions in the body. I haven't found anything else like it on the market. Right now, BiOptimizers is offering my community a few special bundles, just head over to https://magbreakthrough.com/dhru with code DHRU10. BetterHelp is an app that lets you get affordable counseling anytime, from anywhere in the world. They'll match you with a licensed, professional therapist based on your unique needs and you can do all your sessions online, securely from your own home. The licensed counselors at Betterhelp specialize in everything from relationships to LGBTQ matters, trauma, self-esteem, and much more. As a listener, you can get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at https://www.betterhelp.com/dhru/. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast for episode #143 with Dr. Jon Lieff, a nationally recognized neuropsychiatrist and expert on cellular communication science that's all about how it's our cells communicating with each other that causes feelings, sickness, thoughts, and disease in our bodies.  Watch this interview on YouTube here https://youtu.be/IKR6SAS4wSw See past episodes here https://www.achieveit360.com/episodes/  In today's episode, you will learn: ✔︎ Dr. Lief's thoughts on what is the mind vs the brain, and a closer look at perception and memory from the cell level. ✔︎ Why we get brain fog with depression and chronic stress. ✔︎ How acupuncture works and builds our immune system. ✔︎ How meditation increases immunity and fights against viruses. ✔︎ What we should ALL know about our cells for improved health and wellness. ✔︎  Dr. Lief's thoughts on whether the mind can influence your health. ✔︎  The fascinating intelligence within each cell and how a liver cell knows what it's supposed to do in the body. This is going to be a fascinating conversation, and the excitement for this episode began the week BEFORE the interview, when I posted Dr. Lieff's book and information about the interview on social media, with a link to his website, and the buzz began. I know this is a topic of interest for listeners, and I think it's very important to feature speakers who provide scientific research to answer the questions we might have about ways to improve our health, productivity and results. What you will learn today will open up your mind to new ways of looking at your health and performance, going beyond our brain, and into the cells of our body, that Dr. Lieff says are “the way our health works.”[i] If you are new here, I'm Andrea Samadi, author and educator from Toronto, Canada, now living in Arizona, and like many of our listeners, have been fascinated with learning and understanding the science behind high performance strategies in our schools, sports, and the workplace with strategies that we can all use, understand and implement, for improved results. If you have been listening to our podcast for some time, you will know that we've uncovered that if we want to improve our social and emotional skills, and experience success in our work and personal lives, it all begins with an understanding of our brain. And since most of us have not had a crash course in the basics of neuroscience, and how an understanding of our brain can impact learning, I launched this podcast in June 2019 with the goal of interviewing leaders and experts who have risen to the top of their field, using these success principles. Which brings me to our next guest, Dr. Jon Lieff.[ii] What captivated me with Dr. Lieff's work even before I had read his book, was when I heard him talking about where his interest in the topic of cellular communication began, and he noticed that the books written on this topic were impossible for the average person to understand. This is the whole reason why we started this podcast, with a focus on neuroscience, so we could take the research and break it down so that it is simple and easy for anyone without a background in science to understand. When you meet Dr. Lieff, you will find he is someone who can take high level, complex, scientific concepts, and break them down to be applicable in our daily life. This is what makes his work unique, and I know that it will be what propels him to reach the masses with these sought-after connections between the mind, brain, body and health. Here's Dr. Lieff's background so you can see the work he has been involved in for most of his career, leading him to the fascinating work on The Secret Language of Cells. Dr. Lieff is a graduate of Yale and holds a Doctorate in Medicine from Harvard Medical School; he is a known innovator in several medical fields and the leading neuropsychiatrist investigating cellular conversations.  His book explores the cellular conversation as a new way of understanding how our cells have constant intelligent chatter between them, showing no separation of brain-body, mind-body, or brain-immune. As a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and former president of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, Dr. Lieff is an expert in the field of neuropsychiatry. He has delivered innumerable lectures on neuroscience, psychopharmacology, brain injury, dementia, and depression for audiences of physicians, other health care providers, and the general public.  Dr. Lieff wrote some of the first books on computing and high technology in psychiatry for the American Psychiatric Press, leading to the development of one of the earliest treatment facilities for brain injury in the US.  Dr. Lieff has been quoted in Newsweek, People magazine, and other major national media outlets and has recently spoken on the podcast Stay Young America! I'm so excited to dive deep into his most recent book, The Secret Language of Cells: What Biological Conversation Tells Us About the Brain-Body Connection[iii] and see what we will uncover.   Welcome Dr. Lieff, it's wonderful to finally meet you after speaking via email the past week. Q1: Dr. Lieff, I could begin our conversation with the question that everyone asks you about your book, “why did you write this book?” but I do like to dive a bit deeper and let the listeners visit the show notes where I will list some of your recent podcasts like your Stay Young America Podcast[iv] that was excellent or To Your Good Health Radio Podcast[v] and start with a topic that I know is important enough for you to name your website after “Searching for the Mind” which will bring your website up if anyone types that phrase into Google. Searching for the meaning of “mind vs brain” is something I have also been interested in, and I recorded an episode on “Understanding the Difference Between the Mind and the Brain[vi]” on EPISODE #23 when we first began our podcast. Can you give your perspective of what is our mind vs our brain? Q1B: Can you explain perception and memory? Q2: When I read some of your testimonials of  your book, like the brilliant mind of Ray Kurzweil, who many educators know as an innovator, and he says your book is a “must read for anyone seeking to understand modern biology and advanced medical science” or Andrew Weil, MD, who says your book is “a new paradigm for understanding health and disease” I looked at the title of your book for a minute and thought about the fact that I have spent 2 years focused on podcasts about the brain, maybe some that go into the nervous system, but not one thought about how our cells control our health and well-being. Can you explain this discovery and what it means for the average person who wants to learn what they can do to improve their health, results and productivity with this understanding of what's going on with our cells?   Q3: Now I have to ask some questions that I know the initial answer will be that “science hasn't proven that yet” but I wonder what you think of this topic with your background as a medical doctor and research in this field. My Mom was diagnosed with Uterine Cancer in the late 1990s, with less than 15% chance of survival, and I have a good friend whose daughter was recently diagnosed with a rare brain tumor and was pretty much told there's no hope for you. For people like my friend's daughter, I wonder what you would think of my Mom's story of how she beat Cancer.  She was very much into the study of the mind, and told me that she did this mental exercise where she would twice a day, go from head to toe, and picture a person with an axe chopping or breaking up the cancer cells in her body. She was the only person in her group who beat Cancer and remains Cancer free today. What do you think? Can the mind influence health to this extent?   Q4: What about my friend's daughter with a brain tumor? What's the difference between brain cells (the wired brain) and the wireless brain (immune cells, blood vessel cells, organ lining cells)? 4B: What would  you do if you were told that you had Cancer?   I did learn something from the quiz you have on the homepage of your website called “Do You Know Your Cells”[vii] but wonder, how did you discover that cells communicate with each other?   Q5: Where do you think this intelligence within each cell comes from? How does a liver cell know exactly what it's supposed to do?   Q6: Dr. Lieff, I could keep asking you questions, but know that you will answer more when you come out with your second and third book on this topic, and I would love to have you back on the podcast to keep this discussion going, but what are the main topics with these next books?     I want to thank you very much Dr. Lieff for sharing your fascinating work with us. For those who want to learn more about you, I will put the link to your website and social media links in the show notes.   Dr. Lieff's website https://jonlieffmd.com/ or put Searching for the Mind into Google and you come up right away.   Dr. Lieff on TWITTER https://twitter.com/jonlieffmd Dr. Lieff on LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonlieffmd/   https://jonlieffmd.com/resources       Q9: What would be your final thought, or something that I have missed, that you think is important?   Thank you Dr. Lieff.   RESOURCES: Animal Scientist Dr. Mark Bekoff https://marcbekoff.com/   Helpful Microbes https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/helpful-microbes/   CAR T Cells: Engineering a cancer-fighting immune super soldier January 19, 2016 https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2016/01/19/engineering-a-cancer-fighting-immune-super-soldier/   Carl Zimmer The Meaning of Life https://carlzimmer.com/the-meaning-of-life-437/   Know Thyself: Well-Being and Subjective Experience Published January 22, 2018 by Joseph E LeDoux, Richard Brown, Daniel S Pine, Stefan G Hoffmann https://dana.org/article/know-thyself-well-being-and-subjective-experience/   What is This thing Called Subjective Experience? https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1994-00672-001   Neuroimmune circuits in inter-organ communications Published by Jun R. Huh December 19, 2019 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41577-019-0247-z   REFERENCES:     [i] Stay Young America Podcast with Dr. Jon Lieff https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/to-your-good/the-secret-language-of-cells-lTE5Nis0fk-/ [ii] https://jonlieffmd.com/ [iii] The Secret Language of Cells: What Biological Conversation Tells Us About the Brain-Body Connection by Jon Lieff, MD. September 22, 2020 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084HKZ4HK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 [iv] Stay Young America Podcast with Dr. Jon Lieff https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/to-your-good/the-secret-language-of-cells-lTE5Nis0fk-/ [v] To Your Good Health Radio Podcast with Dr. Jon Lieff https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/to-your-good/the-secret-language-of-cells-lTE5Nis0fk-/ [vi] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #23 on “Understanding the Difference Between Your Brain and Your Mind” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/understanding-your-brain-and-mind-for-increased-results/ [vii] https://jonlieffmd.com/ Do You Know Your Cells Quiz (halfway down the page)

Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and an internationally known author and speaker who has deep ties with the Feathered Pipe Ranch, hosting women's workshops in Montana since the 1980s. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and is the author of thirteen books in over one hundred foreign editions, including Goddesses in Every Woman and Like A Tree: How Trees, Women and Tree People Can Save the Planet.Jean has been an outspoken feminist activist for decades and is an NGO Permanent Representative to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women from the Women's World Summit Foundation  in Geneva. She also represents Pathways To Peace, The Millionth Circle, Earthchild Institute, Women's Perspective, and the International Public Policy Institute.In today's conversation, we float through topics as if riding a leaf down a stream—beginning with her upbringing as a Japanese American during World War II, her first memories of recognizing injustices and privilege, moments of divine connection and humility, the Age of Aquarius and so much more. We discuss the possibility of transformation during this liminal space of global pandemic--a topic she covered in a recent TedTalk titled: Crisis as a Turning Point: The Gifts of Liminal Time.Perhaps most synchronistic is the thread that weaves itself through our entire conversation: The Dandelion Effect. It was Jean who coined the phrase and gave us permission to use it to name this podcast, so its extra special to share this time with her on the show and hear her interpretation of the phrase.Jean's WebsiteSupport the show

There has been a dramatic upsurge in violence against Asian Americans over the last year since the outbreak of the virus in Wuhan China.  In this episode, Dr. Virani talks with Asian American and Pacific Islander Doctors about their experiences with racial trauma and cultural boundaries that have affected them and the lives of their patients. Discussed in this episode The history of xenophobia against AAPIs DSM-5 cultural formation interview and its evolution Understanding the larger social context in which a patient lives Recommendations on how providers should respond to racist verbal assault and hate speech. Misdiagnosis due to lack of understanding of cultural issues Ethnic preference and sharing trust with patients and providers Cultural competence The CLAS Blueprint Cultural concepts of distress in the DSM   Peter Jongho Na, M.D., M.P.H., is an addiction psychiatry fellow at Yale University. Francis G. Lu, M.D., is the Luke & Grace Kim Professor in Cultural Psychiatry, Emeritus, at the University of California, Davis.  As a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Dr. Lu has contributed to the areas of cultural psychiatry including the interface with religion/spirituality, psychiatric education, diversity/inclusion, mental health equity, and psychiatry/film.  Dr. Connie Chen is a PGY-2 at the San Mateo County Psychiatry Residency Training Program in San Mateo, CA. She is also Co-Chair of the San Mateo County Chinese Health Initiative, where she coordinates efforts to promote access to mental health services and reduce stigma around mental illness in local Chinese and Asian American communities. Her interests include cultural psychiatry, psychotherapy, and public psychiatry. Peter Na's Psychiatric News Article www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it. Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association.  

Dr. Laura Roberts interviews Dr. Paul Putman, the author of Rational Psychopharmacology: A Book of Clinical Skills. Rational Psychopharmacology is designed to advance practitioner's clinical knowledge, methodical assessment expertise, and diagnostic sophistication. Unlike other psychopharmacology books, this guide transcends lists and tables of dosages and side effects, instructing the reader in the reasoning that undergirds treatment decisions.   The podcast includes discussions about Why the psychiatric community needed a book of this nature. The uses of medicines, supplements, and lifestyle issues in treating patients.  Misunderstanding the term rational psychopharmacology The difference the book will make in a practitioners approach to patient care Effects of COVID-19 infection on mental health Self-discovery during the writing process Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., is Chairman and a Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California. H. Paul Putman III, MD is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a member and former Laughlin Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists (ACP), and past President of the Central (now American) Neuropsychiatric Association. Board Certified in General Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Dr. Putman graduated from Austin College in Sherman, Texas, received his MD at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and completed his internship and residency in General Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where he was Chief Resident. A practicing psychiatrist for over thirty years, he has also performed Phase I-IV studies in psychopharmacology, published in peer-reviewed journals, served as a supervisor for the Austin Graduate Medical Education/UT Medical Branch Residency Program in Psychiatry, and lectured and consulted regularly on psychiatric diagnoses and practice, with particular focus on mood and anxiety disorders. He currently chairs the Committee for Continuing Medical Education of the ACP and writes and lectures full-time.

Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. He has earned awards for his medical research and was elected a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the highest honor bestowed by that organization. He is also the author of, After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond.You can read more about Dr. Greyson and his book at: brucegreyson.com.Become a Patron!Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcastSponsors:Stereo - Download the Stereo App and follow us at stereo.com/smartpeoplepod. Join us every Wednesday for a podcast deep dive and Q&A!Audible - New members can try Audible free for 30 days by going to audible.com/smart or texting smart to 500-500.Donate:Donate here to support the show!

We often think the mind is a creation of the brain, or that the mind and the brain are one and the same. But when the brain is offline for a number of reasons, like illness or injury, the mind can sometimes still be very active.Today on The Broken Brain Podcast, Dhru talks to Dr. Bruce Greyson about this phenomenon in the context of near-death experiences or NDEs. We have to remember that even just 20 years ago new scientific ideas were emerging that people thought were crazy. People are always skeptical of things they haven’t been taught. Now, the study of near-death experiences is pushing the boundaries of modern research. Dr. Greyson is a Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. He served on the medical school faculty at the Universities of Michigan, Connecticut, and Virginia. He was a co-founder and President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, and Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. His award-winning research led him to become a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and to be invited by the Dalai Lama to participate in a dialogue between Western scientists and Buddhist monks in India. His book, AFTER, is the culmination of almost half a century of scientific research.Dr. Greyson’s interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. In this episode, Dr. Greyson shares some of the most dramatic first-person accounts of near-death experiences from his book After. Dhru and Dr. Greyson discuss how NDEs reveal a lot about dying and what might come after, but they also reveal just as much about life and living, about the value of compassion and our interconnectedness with one another, and about what makes a life meaningful and fulfilling. They also talk about how NDEs can help to transform the fear of dying that pervades our culture—into a healthy view of it as one more milestone in the course of our lives. In this episode, we dive into:-Dr. Greyson’s first experience with a patient who had a near-death experience (4:32)-A near-death experience story from Dr. Greyson’s book (15:51) -What near-death experiences tell us about the mind-body connection (19:37) -The parallels between psychedelic experiences and near-death experiences (29:06) -The misconceptions around near-death experiences (34:58) -How near-death experiences reduce the fear of death (39:08) -How to get the benefits of a near-death experience without actually having one (41:54)-The history of near-death experiences (46:51) -Reincarnation beliefs among near-death experiencers (49:22)-How near-death experiences change people’s lives (1:01:45) For more on Dr. Greyson you can follow him on Instagram @BruceGreysonMD, on Facebook @BruceGreysonMD, on Twitter @BruceGreyson, and through his website https://www.brucegreyson.com. Get his book, After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond at https://www.brucegreyson.com/after-a-doctor-explores-what-near-death-experiences-reveal-about-life-and-beyond/.Also mentioned in this episode:-Life After Life: The Bestselling Original Investigation That Revealed "Near-Death Experiences" by Raymond Moody - https://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Bestselling-Investigation-Experiences/dp/006242890X-International Association for Near-Death Studies - https://www.iands.org/-Why Dying Can Bring You Back to Life - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-9275623/Psychiatrist-studies-near-death-accounts-says-make-happier.htmlFor more on Dhru Purohit, be sure to follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, on Facebook @dhruxpurohit, on Twitter @dhrupurohit, and on YouTube @dhrupurohit. You can also text Dhru at (302) 200-5643 or click here https://my.community.com/dhrupurohit.Interested in joining Dhru’s Broken Brain Podcast Facebook Community? 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Dr. Bruce Greyson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine. He served on the medical school faculty at the Universities of Michigan, Connecticut, and Virginia. He was a co-founder and President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, and Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. His award-winning research led him to become a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and to be invited by the Dalai Lama to participate in a dialogue between Western scientists and Buddhist monks in India. Dr. Bruce Greyson’s most recent book is After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond (2021) “We’re not limited to what the physical body does. We have interactions that are going beyond the body. When you hate someone or are angry with someone or love someone, they can tell that, and it effects them whether you say it or act it out or not.”  --- Dr Bruce Greyson   Today we talk about: His journey starting from a strictly medical lens, and shifting to studying NDEs How NDE experiencers perceive time differently than the linear time we understand Cell phone metaphor as a way to differentiate the mind vs. the brain (caller’s voice vs. cell phone) Terminal lucidity where people with end stage dementia suddenly become coherent again Definition of consciousness How NDEs are spiritually transformative experiences, and how NDE experiencers universally report they no longer fear death, begin to live life more fully with meaning and purpose, and feel interconnected with others The common scientific theory that brain chemicals produce the NDE NDE experiencers report life reviews, knowing how they impacted others, and how they made others feel How inexplicably NDE experiencers interacted with those who had died, and brought back information they couldn’t have otherwise known.   FOLLOW DR. BRUCE GREYSON www.BruceGreyson.com https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/dops-staff/bruce-greysons-bio/ WAITLIST FOR COURSE  https://dramyrobbins.kartra.com/page/waitlist FOLLOW DR. AMY ROBBINS http://www.instagram.com/dramyrobbins www.dramyrobbins.com dramyrobbins@gmail.com http://www.youtube.com/c/LifeDeaththeSpaceBetweenDrAmyRobbins

Learn about the guest, Dr. Bruce Greyson:On his website: https://www.brucegreyson.com/Buy his book: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250792259UVA Division of Perceptual Studies: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut, where he was Clinical Chief of Psychiatry. Dr. Greyson has consulted with the National Institutes of Health and addressed symposia on consciousness at the United Nations and at the Dalai Lama’s compound in Dharamsala, India. He has earned awards for his medical research and was elected a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the highest honor bestowed by that organization.Follow Whittney Evans and Cora Kessler of the Open Sesame Podcast on:Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/opensesamedia/Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/OpenSesameListen on BuzzSprout at https://opensesame.buzzsprout.com/ or wherever you listen to your podcastsProperty of Open Sesame 2021

In today’s episode, I’m happy to introduce you to the remarkable Dr. Bruce Greyson. He is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and served on the medical school faculty at the Universities of Michigan, Connecticut, and Virginia. He was a co-founder and President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, and Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies.  Dr. Greyson has been collecting stories of near-death experiences for 45 years and has just published a new book called, After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond, that documents some of these incredible stories and what they can teach us not only about what happens when we die, but also how to live.  He explains that through his work, he realized just how incomplete our understanding of life and death, the mind and the brain actually was. And while he had peers that did not support his work, he felt it would actually be a disservice to science to not investigate further.   “Paradoxically, becoming less afraid of death makes you live life more fully.” ~ Dr. Bruce Greyson    This conversation and the ideas and perspectives Dr. Greyson shares is truly extraordinary. He has learned that the death of the body is not the end, and that death is often a beautiful, blissful experience. Many people with near-death experiences say that loved ones were waiting for them on the other side. Dr. Greyson says that this shows us we can let go of the fear of dying alone. He talks about what happens to our brain and mind during these experiences, why not everyone has a near-death experience, and how the explanation of what happened is dependent on a person’s cultural and religious background. One of the biggest impacts of Dr. Greyson’s studies and the stories of near-death experiences is not necessarily explaining what happens when we die, although that is remarkable as well. What may be even more powerful is what these stories teach us about living. Most near-death experiencers say that it teaches us about life and how to live a fulfilling and meaningful life. It turns out that not being afraid of death helps us to open up to living life to the fullest. While I know this conversation and information can’t take away the pain and grief of losing a loved one, I do hope it offers some comfort.I hope that you find your way to this book, the stories are truly remarkable. I’d love to hear what you thought of this conversation. Please comment below or share with me on social media. Please share it with your friends and family, and be sure to tag me if you share it on social media so that I can say thank you. I’m @christinarasmussen7 on Instagram and @ChristinaRasmussen2014 on Facebook.  More About Dr. Bruce Greyson Dr. Bruce Greyson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He served on the medical school faculty at the Universities of Michigan, Connecticut, and Virginia. He was a co-founder and President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, and Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. A Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; he has received national awards for his medical research. You can connect with him via his website. Things We Mention In This Episode Website: brucegreyson.com  Book: After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond, by Dr. Bruce Greyson Book: Dying To Be Me, by Anita Moorjani Website: Dr. Raymond Moody Book: Where Did You Go? by Christina Rasmussen Book: Second Firsts by Christina Rasmussen Newsletter - Message In a Bottle: Sign up for Christina’s weekly letter Apple podcast reviews and ratings are really important to help get the podcast in front of more people to uplift and inspire them too, which is the ultimate goal. Thank you!

PLUS 0021 THE SCIENCE OF NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES The world's leading expert on near-death experiences reveals his journey toward rethinking the nature of death, life, and the continuity of consciousness.   GUEST: Dr. Bruce Greyson is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He served on the medical school faculty at the Universities of Michigan, Connecticut, and Virginia. He was a co-founder and President of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, and Editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. A Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, he has received national awards for his medical research.    BOOK: After:  A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond  

 Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia (UVA), the Former Director of UVA's Division of Perceptual Studies, and has been widely acknowledged the father of research in the area of near-death experiences (NDE). He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut, where he was Clinical Chief of Psychiatry. Dr. Greyson has consulted with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and has addressed symposia on NDE, and the broader theme of consciousness, at wide range of venues from the United Nations, to an audience with the Dalai Lama. He has earned awards for his medical research and was elected a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the highest honor bestowed by that organization. Dr. Greyson's interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, with a fascinating case of an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. Dr. Greyson co-founded the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), an organization to support and promote research into these experiences, and for 27 years edited the Journal of Near-Death Studies, the only scholarly journal dedicated to near-death research. Through his research, he has discovered common and universal themes in near-death experiences that go beyond neurophysiological or cultural interpretations, as well as patterns of consistent aftereffects on individuals' attitudes, beliefs, values, and personalities. Dr. Greyson is the author of "After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond", as well as co-author of "Irreducible Mind", and co-editor of "The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences". 

In Episode 21 of Dr. Dave On Call, we revisit pediatric mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. We welcome back Child-Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr. Karen Pierce. Dr. Pierce is a Clinical Associate Professor of Child Psychiatry at Northwestern University. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Psychiatric Association. She is currently in private practice in Chicago, Illinois. The research demonstrates that COVID-19 is affecting the mental health of children and adolescents at an alarming rate and that depression and anxiety are becoming even more prevalent. We are seeing these staggering effects of the pandemic on pediatric mental health all over the world. For example, a survey of 1143 parents measuring the effects of the lockdowns in Italy and Spain, nearly 86% reported changes in their children such as difficulty concentrating and spending more time online and asleep, and less time engaging in physical activity. In China, a study of 2330 schoolchildren found that the rates of anxiety and depression has risen during the pandemic. In the United States, the proportion of Emergency Department mental health–related visits for children aged 5–11 and 12–17 years increased approximately 24%. and 31%, respectively when compared to 2019. It is imperative that we monitor indicators of children's mental health. We must encourage appropriate coping mechanisms to facilitate resilience. Importantly, we must expand access to critical mental health services to support children's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. More questions, please visit us: https://drdaveoncall.com/wp/ (https://drdaveoncall.com) Email us: hello@drdaveoncall.com Tweet us: https://twitter.com/drdaveoncall (https://twitter.com/drdaveoncall)

Today, we talk with Jack Drescher, MD, about psychoanalytic and psychology training. Specifically, we explore ways psychoanalytic and psychology training can better integrate gender, sexuality, and the mental health of LGBTQ communities into training curricula. Furthermore, we discuss the burden placed on students and gender and sexual minorities to educate trainees in training programs. Dr. Drescher is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Past President of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry and a Past President of APA's New York County Psychiatric Society. Dr. Drescher is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons and Faculty Member, Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. He is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, New York Medical College and Clinical Supervisor and Adjunct Professor at New York University's Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. He is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the William Alanson White Institute. Dr. Drescher served on APA's DSM-5 Workgroup on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders. He serves as a member of the World Health Organization's Working Group on the Classification of Sexual Disorders and Sexual Health addressing sex and gender diagnoses in WHO's forthcoming (2018) revisions of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). He also served on the Honorary Scientific Committee revising the 2nd edition of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2) scheduled for 2017 release. Dr. Drescher's professional honors include the Albert M. Biele Visiting Professor in Psychiatry, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University (2016), Sheppard-Pratt's Harry Stack Sullivan Award Lecturer (2013), an APA Special Presidential Commendation (2009), an APA Distinguished Psychiatrist Lecturer (2009), APA's Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents (2006), and the James Paulsen Service Award from the Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists (2004). Dr. Drescher is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and certified as a Fellow in Adult Psychoanalysis by the American Board of Psychoanalysis. Dr. Drescher is Author of Psychoanalytic Therapy and the Gay Man (Routledge) and Emeritus Editor of the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health. He has edited and co-edited more than a score of books dealing with gender, sexuality and the health and mental health of LGBT communities. He has authored and co-authored numerous professional articles and book chapters as well. Dr. Drescher can be reached at jackdreschermd@gmail.com. --- You can find the Unconventional Dyad Podcast on: Our website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Featured Song: Unquiet Mind by Laurence (@laurencemusic992) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unconventionaldyad/support

Join the Editors of The Journal of Psychedelic Psychiatry as they discuss Treatment-Resistant Depression with Special Guest and Psychiatrist Dr. Scott Aaronson. Dr. Scott Aaronson obtained his M.D. from Harvard University in 1981. He is currently an Associate Professor at The University of Maryland School of Medicine, a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a Fellow of The American College of Psychiatrists. He serves on the board of the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology and the board of the Clinical TMS Society. He currently is the Director of Clinical Research for The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt. Referenced Articles on Treatment-Resistant Depression: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30974339 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0004867418808585?rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&journalCode=anpa Follow us: Website: https://www.journalofpsychedelicpsychiatry.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/psychedelic_org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JournalofPsychedelicPsychiatry/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/journalpsychedelicpsychiatry/

In Episode 7 of Dr. Dave On Call, we discuss pediatric mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic with Child-Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr. Karen Pierce. Dr. Pierce is a Clinical Associate Professor of Child Psychiatry at Northwestern University. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Psychiatric Association. She is currently in private practice in Chicago, Illinois. The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for all of us, including children/adolescents. Family members should be aware of that their child(ren) may be experiencing mental health distress. Usually, they will not be able to verbalize their concerns. Their mental health distress may include exhibiting maladaptive behaviors like acting out, arguments, and distancing themselves. As the majority of us are mitigating in our residences, it is important that we utilize our own physical space during times of distress, especially during conflict resolution. This defined "safe space", can create security, a time to decompress and regulate our emotions. As schools are now reliant on distance-learning platforms, we should understand that this added screen time can actually have a positive role in our children's' development. Further, we should understand that this increased screen-time for learning will not lead to maladaptive or sedentary behaviors. This learning process may actually provide an opportunity for collective learning at home with the family. It may be difficult to convey the importance of physical distancing with adolescents, as they have a strong desire for connections with their peers and significant others. However, we must be very clear the health risks of failing to physically distance themselves with non-family members. As adults and supportive family members, The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry recommends that we: -Be open and supportive so children/adolescents can ask questions. -Be authentic about the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. -Reassure children/adolescents that it is acceptable to have fears about this uncertainty. -Reassure our children of their personal safety and immediate family members. -Don't overwhelm them, but be realistic. More questions, please visit us: https://drdaveoncall.com/wp/ (https://drdaveoncall.com) Email us: hello@drdaveoncall.com Tweet us: https://twitter.com/drdaveoncall (https://twitter.com/drdaveoncall) Call us and leave us a voicemail: 1-877-DrDave5

“You are in the wilderness when you have left who you were and there is no turning back.” - Jean Shinoda Bolen Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, speaker, activist and author of 13 books including Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman. In this podcast, I sat down with Jean to discuss freedom of choice, breaking through society’s expectations, and the unique journey of discovering your wants and desires. Paving your own road is not a simple task. Defining your own happiness requires leaving some things that are familiar to you, behind. More about Jean: Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst and an internationally known author and speaker. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a former clinical professor of psychiatry at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California Medical Center and a past board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women, the International Transpersonal Association, and the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. She is the author of thirteen books in over one hundred foreign editions. She is a NGO Permanent Representative to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women from the Women’s World Summit Foundation (Geneva), also represents Pathways To Peace, The Millionth Circle, Earthchild Institute, Women’s Perspective, and the International Public Policy Institute. She is in three acclaimed documentaries: the Academy-Award winning anti-nuclear proliferation film “Women – For America, For the World,” the Canadian Film Board’s “Goddess Remembered,” and “Femme: Women Healing the World. Episode Resources: Goddesses in Everywoman - Powerful Archetypes in Women’s Lives by Jean Shinoda Bolen Close to the Bone: Life-Threatening Illness as a Soul Journey by Jean Shinoda Bolen Artemis - The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman by Jean Shinoda Bolen Gods in Everyman - Archetypes That Shape Men’s Lives by Jean Shinoda Bolen Crossing to Avalon: A Woman’s Midlife Quest for Sacred Feminine by Jean Shinoda Bolen Learn more about Dr. Bolen: https://www.jeanbolen.com/ Produced by Aleksa Mara Edited by Veronica Gruba Hosted & Created by Britta Bushnell, PHD

  “Reflective network therapy is literally an application of child analysis in the real-life setting of a preschool.”    Description: Harvey Schwartz welcomes Dr. Gilbert Kliman a child and adult psychoanalyst who has focused his career on providing measurable outcomes from his clinical work, which he discusses in this episode.    Dr. Kliman has a Distinguished Life Fellow status in the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent in Psychiatry and the American Psychoanalytic Association. He is a graduate of the Interdisciplinary Fellowship in Science and Psychiatry and Albert Einstein Medical College in New York. Dr. Kliman is the recipient of the American Psychoanalytic Association’s 2020 Humanitarian Award, the Anna Freud Award for Child and Research in 2016, the Dean Brockman Award in 2014 and the French Psychoanalytic Society Award in 2014.     Dr. Kliman has been a major contributor to the field of child analysis, child therapy and essentially to the wellbeing of the people whose lives he touches. He has discovered and created a new method of intervening in children’s lives called The Reflective Network Therapy.    Key takeaways:  [3:45] Dr. Kliman talks about his evidence-based findings of the effects of child analysis and RNT in the cognition of preschoolers.  [6:13] Dr. Kliman talks about Reflective Network Therapy, the treatment program that has made radical changes in the lives of many preschoolers.  [9:33] There is no privacy in the progress of the sessions.  [11:30] At the end of the session, there is a debriefing, where the child and the analyst try to explain to the teacher and other students what they have been doing.  [13:55] The teachers receive training to follow the guidelines of Reflective Network Therapy.  [17:10] Dr. Kliman shares a case example.  [21:53] Care and tenderness have been the key to the success of the treatment.  [25:42] Reflective Network Therapy is tuned analytic work in a classroom.  [27:18] The observing children in the classroom become incredibly altruistic as a result of participating in the therapeutic process.  [28:07] Dr. Kliman shares the example of a preschool in San Mateo.  [31:17] Dr. Kliman talks about personal experiences and professional trajectory which motivated his passion for psychoanalysis.  [36:28] Hard measures in psychoanalysis  [39:55] Dr. Kliman talks about the liveliness of working in a preschool  [41:40] Children learn to learn in small networks, not in dyads.    Mentioned in this episode:  IPA Off the Couch www.ipaoffthecouch.org    Visit Children Psychological Health Center for publicly viewable videos. Write to gilbertkliman2008@gmail.com for confidentiality agreements and instructional videos, or donate through Network For Good   Recommended Readings:  Garber, Howard L. (1988) The Milwaukee Project: Preventing Mental Retardation in Children At Risk. National Inst. of Handicapped Research (ED), Washington, DC. ISBN-0-940898-16-0 88.     Heinecke, C.M. (1966) Frequency of Psychotherapeutic Session as a Factor Affecting the Child's Developmental Status. Psychoanalysis. Stud. Child 20, 42-98.    Heinecke, C.M. and Ramsey-Klee, DM. (1986) Outcome of Child Psychotherapy as a Function of Frequency of Session. J. A.A.C.P. 25(2), 247-253.    Jeffery, E. (2001) J Am Psychoanal Assoc vol. 49 no. 1 103-111    Kliman, G. (2011) Reflective Network Therapy in the Preschool Classroom. U. Press of America. Lanham, MD.    Kliman, G (2014) A unifying new theory of posttraumatic stress disorder. Am. Coll. Psychoanalysts. Joint meeting with Am. Acad. Psychoanalysis and Psychiatry. Paris.    Kliman, G. (2015) Meta-analysis of IQ change data from eight sources, control and comparison studies.     Kliman, G. (2018) Reflective Network Therapy for Preschoolers with Autism or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Neuropsychoanalysis. August 2018.    Skeels, H.M. and Dye, H.A. (1939) A study of the effects of differential stimulation in mentally retarded children. Proc. Am. Assoc. Mental Deficiency. 44, 114-136.    Spitz, R.A. (1945). Hospitalism—An Inquiry Into the Genesis of Psychiatric Conditions in Early Childhood. Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 1, 53-74.    Zelman, A. Samuels, S. & Abrams, D. (1985) IQ changes of young children following intensive long-term psychotherapy. Am. J. Psychotherapy 39(2), 215-217.    Zelman, A. and Samuels, S (1996) Children's IQ changes and long-term psychotherapy: A follow up study. In Zelman, A. Early intervention with high-risk children. Northvale, NJ Jason Aronson 

In this encore presentation of episode 14 of the Chicago Psychology Podcast, Dr. Hoye  speaks with Dr. George Greer, the president of the Heffter Research Institute.  The Heffter Institute has been at the forefront of research into psychedelic medicines for treating addiction and depression for.  Dr. Greer is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Past President of the Psychiatric Medical Association of New Mexico. He was also the Clinical Director of Mental Health Services for the New Mexico Corrections Department during the 1990s. He was the Medical Director of the Heffter Research Institute from 1998 to 2017, when he became President. Links discussed in episode 14: The Heffter Research Institute  The Usona Institute  The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) The Center for Psychedelic Therapies & Research (CIIS) Michael Pollan's Book "How to Change Your Mind Dr. Greer's Outreach Emails  Regarding Involvement in Psychedelic Research  

Jack Drescher, MD, returns to the MDedge Psychcast, this time to discuss ethical issues raised by the treatment of gender-variant prepubescent children with MDedge Psychiatry editor in chief Lorenzo Norris, MD. The two spoke at the 2019 Group for Advancement in Psychiatry (GAP) meeting in White Plains, N.Y. Dr. Drescher is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, past president of GAP, and a past president of the APA’s New York County Psychiatric Society. He has a private practice in New York. And later, in the “Dr. RK” segment, Renee Kohanski, MD, says artificial intelligence is much more powerful than we imagined. *  *  *   Help us make this podcast better! Please take this short listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podcastsurveyOct2019 *  *  *   Three approaches used to address gender-variant children Despite the acceptance of gender dysphoria as a diagnosis with standardized treatments, the treatment of gender-variant prepubescent children remains a controversial area. There are several treatment approaches regarding how and when a child should have a social transition to their desired gender.  The oldest treatment approach is based on research that shows that most children will grow out of their gender dysphoria when the therapies applied help the children get used to living in the body of their assigned gender. Essentially, this approach discourages public or private social transition.  The Dutch Protocol is based on research that shows the difficulty in predicting which children will continue to have gender dysphoria and which will not. Some children will have persistent gender dysphoria and become transgender; some may become homosexual; and others may identify with their own biological sex. The Dutch approach encourages children to have cross-gender interests and to privately identify with their desired gender, but there is not a public social transition. Families and clinicians use watchful waiting to see whether the gender dysphoria persists. It’s based on the idea that one cannot predict the future and so parents accept the child wherever they are.  The final approach focuses on social transition without a medical or surgical treatment. Therefore, if the child’s gender dysphoria desists, they can “detransition,” since there was no medical intervention. The gender-affirmative approach, mostly found in the United States, presupposes that it is possible to identify which children will persist in their transgender presentations and encourages a public, social transition to living as their identified gender. In case the child “makes a mistake,” they can transition back to their biological sex. A social transition occurs when a child, with the help of clinicians, explains to the family that they believe the gender dysphoria is going to last and that the child should be allowed to present publicly as their desired gender. This includes communicating with the school, family, and friends to help the child to be treated respectfully in the gender they desire.  Treatments for gender-variant children Puberty suppression is a medical treatment used by physicians in all three approaches. These medications block sex hormone action and are used to delay puberty and prevent the development of undesired secondary sex characteristics of the biologic sex. Adolescents frequently experience anxiety, depression, even suicidal ideation during this period because they feel pressured to choose their gender and avoid developing the secondary sexual characteristics of their biological sex.  Social changes are outpacing the science. More frequently, children show up at gender clinics already socially transitioned by their parents; these children outnumber the subjects in the persist and desist literature. Regardless of the approach used, parents and clinicians should try to act on the exigent circumstances to relieve the distress of the child.  Patients who are transitioning should be referred to a specialist, because this is a sensitive topic and treatment requires expertise.  References  Shumer DE et al. Advances in the care of transgender children and adolescents. Adv Pediatr. 2016 Aug;63(1):79-102. Reed GM et al. Disorders related to sexuality and gender identity in the ICD-11: Revising the ICD-10 classification based on current scientific evidence, best clinical practices, and human rights considerations. World Psychiatry. 2016 Oct;15(3):205-21. Zraick K. Texas father says 7-year-old isn’t transgender, igniting a political outcry. New York Times. 2019 Oct 28. *  *  *   For more MDedge Podcasts, go to mdedge.com/podcasts Email the show: podcasts@mdedge.com Interact with us on Twitter: @MDedgePsych

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A conversation with Dr. Eric Plakun. Dr. Plakun, the medical director and CEO of Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Austen Riggs just celebrated its 100th year! Austen Riggs is a therapeutic community, open psychiatric hospital, and center for education and research, promoting resilience and self-direction in adults with complex psychiatric problems. Dr. Plakun graduated from Hofstra University and received an MD from the Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons and completed his psychiatry residency at Dartmouth and a Fellowship in Psychoanalytic Studies at Austen Riggs. Dr. Plakun is a board-certified psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, researcher, and forensic psychiatrist. He is the editor and author of close to fifty articles and book chapters on the diagnosis, treatment, longitudinal course, and outcome of patients with borderline personality disorder and treatment-resistant disorders. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and on their Board of Directors as well. He is the founding leader of the APA’s Psychotherapy Caucus. In 2003, Eric was selected by the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society as their “Outstanding Psychiatrist in Clinical Psychiatry.” Most recently he has also offered compelling testimony in a major class-action suit that may finally begin forcing medical insurance companies to expand their coverage of mental health treatments. During this hour-long conversation, Virgil speaks with Eric about how he came to this work and will hear his thoughts on effective mental health treatment, the role of environmentally impacted genes on one’s mental health, and where he sees the field of mental health treatment headed. Three main talking points: Point one: Effective treatment must be more than just crisis management and stabilization. A quick fix is not enough to help people truly recover from mental illness. We will review changes in the science, law and social policy with a focus on striving to achieve parity for health care for those suffering from mental illness. Point two: Environmentally impacted genetics and integrative mental health care. We are moving more toward bio/psycho/social psychiatry which addresses the impact on our genes of environmental factors, especially adverse childhood experiences. Psychotherapy in particular addresses the sense of loss that someone may experience from trauma and other negative social determinants. Point three: Organizational leadership. Austen Riggs is 100 and moving more strongly than ever into a role of leadership, such as is found in an upcoming conference with an array of first-class mental health thought leaders. Austen Riggs is leading the way in calling for broad, not reductionist, mental health care as well as in calling for broader economic access by pushing to achieve parity.

On this episode of the Chicago Psychology Podcast, Dr. Hoye speaks with Dr. George Greer, the president of the Heffter Research Institute.  The Heffter Institute has been at the forefront of research into psychedelic medicines for treating addiction and depression.  Dr. Greer is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Past President of the Psychiatric Medical Association of New Mexico. He was also the Clinical Director of Mental Health Services for the New Mexico Corrections Department during the 1990s. He was the Medical Director of the Heffter Research Institute from 1998 to 2017 when he became President. Dr. Greer and Dr. Hoye speak about the vast research into psychedelic medicines, the positive results of that research, and the promise they hold for treating treatment-resistant PTSD, addiction, and depression. We also discuss the increased sense of spirituality and well being that often attends psychedelically assisted therapy session and the potential for reconnection of psychiatry within the realm of psychotherapy through these powerful medicines. Links are available at the episode's webpage @ http://www.chicagopsychologypodcast.com   

On this episode, we have a conversation with Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst and an internationally known author and speaker. We talk to Jean about how to find purpose in the second half of life, discovering our inner archetypes, and how children can carry the un-lived parts of their parents. Jean is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a former clinical professor of psychiatry at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute at the University of California Medical Center. She is the author of thirteen books including the classics, Goddesses in Everywomen and Gods in Everyman.   Poem by Thal Mohammed Music by Hoiking Fung https://youtu.be/IdXK2ZsCN4s   Shownotes http://www.soulspacepodcast.com/2019/04/14/episode12/   Connect info@soulspacepodcast.com https://www.instagram.com/soulspacepod/ https://www.facebook.com/soulspacepod https://twitter.com/soulspacepod   About Adrian Choo & Thal Mohammed explore modern spirituality and life's profound questions with fellow seekers. Through stories, lessons and practices, this show helps listeners deepen their inner work and move towards a more meaningful life. Music produced by Hoiking Fung.

Christine B.L. Adams, MD is a child and adult psychiatrist practicing in Louisville, Kentucky. She is co-author with Homer B. Martin, MD of Living on Automatic: How Emotional Conditioning Shapes Our Lives and Relationships. This is a nonfiction book for general readers about the automatic knee-jerk thought, emotion, and behavior patterns present in all of us that we learn early in life and transmit generation after generation, leading to relationship difficulties, impaired judgment, misunderstandings, and emotional illnesses.Dr. Adams is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Medicine. She completed her General Residency in Psychiatry and also her Fellowship in Child Psychiatry at The University of Louisville School of Medicine. As a Fellow she received the National Psychiatric Endowment Fund Award She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and a Life Member of the American Psychiatric Association. She was an examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology in both Child and Adult Psychiatry.During her career Doctor Adams was a forensic child psychiatrist and expert witness in court cases involving custody and childhood sexual abuse. She taught at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, was an appeals examiner for the Social Security Administration and was a psychiatric consultant for the Department of Defense.Doctor Adams conducts independent clinical research, publishes professional papers, presents at national and international psychiatry conferences and contributes to psychiatric textbooks on the topics of: child-rearing difficulties, childhood sexual abuse, women’s sexual development, child custody disputes, parent-child alienations, mental health stigma, frontal lobe brain pathology and childhood aphasia.

Dr. Jack Drescher is a gay man and one of the world’s foremost experts on gender issues. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, author of Psychoanalytic Therapy and the Gay Man and Editor of the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health. In an incredibly honest dialogue, he acknowledges we do not know the cause of homosexuality or transgender and do not know yet the proper treatment for gender dysphoria. Nonetheless, he personally advocates to ban all therapies designed to reduce same sex attraction or gender dysphoria in order to reduce the “stigma” associated with gay and transgender.Become a patron here: www.patreon.com/hiddentruthshowWebsite: www.hiddentruthshow.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/hiddentruthshowInstagram: www.instagram/hiddentruthshow.comYouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LplGp0FMkS42uY5NVTOXg

Robin Cooper, MD has been in private practice with a focus on both psychotherapy and medical management throughout her 35 years of practice. She has a clinical appointment of Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco where she has had many different roles in education and supervision. She has always had a parallel interest in treatment and advocacy for services of severely mentally ill, serving on a number of boards including representing the California Psychiatric Association to the state stakeholders’ organization, California Coalition for Mental Health Her interest in issues of climate change impacts on mentally ill derives from her many years of political work on climate change politics specifically working with Citizens’ Climate Lobby, on national legislation on a carbon tax with revenues returned to American families. Her concern for environmental justice ha been has fueled her interest in understanding the differential impacts of climate disruption on poor, underserved communities including the mentally ill. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of theAmerican Psychiatric Association and co-founder of the Climate Psychiatry Alliance. 

A new era can began when a critical number of people change their perceptions and behavior.  Jean Shinoda Bolen and I will talk about the power of woman’s circles and how the sacred circle can bring strength and energy to feed activism and fuel change.  If you can’t make the live show this Wed then you can get the MP3 published a few days after by subscribing to the show or following the Fire it UP with CJ page on Facebook   SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Link to Segment 1 The Goddess in Everywomen: What is the inner Goddess that you most resonate with? Jean Shinoda Bolen discusses how knowing your Goddess archetype can help keep you on your life path and open up personal growth areas. Link to Segment 2 Energizing the Women movement: Is the women’s movement dead?  What are the successes we’ve had to-date? How could women circles energize the women’s movement? BLOG POST FROM OUR GUEST Never doubt that small groups of committed women can change the world: we did before, we can do it again! — Jean Shinoda Bolen  CREATIVE ACTS OF EXPRESSION—CATALYZED IN CIRCLES BY JEAN SHINODA BOLEN, M.D. I know, as so many of us who are fortunate to be in one know, how supportive a sacred circle can be–as an incubator-womb space in which the courage to be authentically ourselves leads to creative acts of expression. This may include what is usually meant by expressive arts—writing, painting, sculpture, dance, theater, films—or political and personal activism, transforming relationships to others, or changing institutions. Inevitably, perhaps because experiences of the sacred are so deep and deeply personal, creative acts of expression are expressions of awakening that begin with trusting our own feelings and perceptions, of realizing it is up to us to be real and act on the premise that what matters to us, really matters. This is soul knowledge that becomes soul work when we take steps to bring what we know into our personal world and into the world.  At times of crisis, what we do — or not, can tilt a situation in either direction. In the silence of undirected inner reflection, prayer, or meditation, which is an element in this kind of a circle, we tap into a center in ourselves that is also at the center of the circle. In Jung’s psychology, this is the archetype of meaning, the Self.  By meeting as a circle of women, we invite the sacred feminine to come into our midst. This form is archetypal. It connects us to suppressed sources of women’s spiritual power, much as an aquifer lies below the surface until it is tapped into, bubbles up and flows. We tap into an awareness that goes back in time to when divinity was worshipped in many forms, as female, as the Great Mother, Gaia. In the last third of the twentieth century, Merlin Stone’s When God was a Woman got archeological support from Marija Gimbutas and other archeologists who literally dug up evidence.   Scrolls that had been hidden and preserved by the dryness in Egyptian caves near Nag Hammadi, were found in this same period. These became known as the Gnostic Gospels through Elaine Pagels. These early Christian writings were rich in metaphor and included Sophia, the Sacred Feminine.  Gnostic churches were egalitarian rather than hierarchal in form, leadership was shared: who did what—the sermon, communion, greeting newcomers, could be chosen by lot. Everyone was welcome. Women served in all roles. Once the Church at Rome had the power to condemn heresy, the Gnostic Christians were persecuted, its gospels destroyed. Our only knowledge of them came from the church fathers, which systematically had destroyed all previous copies of these gospels. This time, it was different. Circumstances had changed. Through the influence of feminism and the women’s movement, there now were women scholars in all fields including theology. In the United States before the women’s movement, women did not define themselves; men did–using religion as authority. “Women’s spirituality” emerged after women spoke for themselves and about themselves. Only then, did we speak of what we experienced as sacred and what we knew to be spiritual information.  This is gnosis, intuitively felt soul knowledge, it is what we recognize in the marrow of our bones, what our heart recognizes as true for us—and from this insight, true for other humans and for the planet.  Sacred circles support trust in our own perceptions of divinity which can be felt as transcendent spirit or felt in embodied holy moments. This is empowering, especially for women who have been told that God is male, demands obedience, and that women since Eve are the source of evil, when her choice was knowledge of the difference between good and evil. Re-imaging God as other than and more than a male authority, will shake the foundation of patriarchy, which is historically based upon theology and hierarchy to justify having and using power over others. Monotheism has brought us fratricidal wars of religion in Europe during the Middle Ages as well as the current conflicts in the Middle East. Jew, Muslim, Christian — all descend from Abraham, and thus are brothers. Women’s spirituality is in conflict with monotheistic, Abrahamic beliefs based on words attributed to what prophetic men in ages past said God said. Five women friends sitting around a round table began the women’s suffrage movement in 1848, an effort that took seven decades for women to achieve, until women got the right to vote in 1920. Once accomplished, it became a non-issue. Of course women vote! This is what success looks like. This same pattern is seen in the economic and social gains for women by women in the late 1960s and 70s. In consciousness-raising groups, women learned about being stereotyped and stifled. Speaking truth to power emerged as a ringing intention, done through demonstrations, conferences, marches, legal suits, and personal confrontations. The idea of equal rights spread.  Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique was a starting point. Others wrote articles and essays, many were published in Ms. Magazine or in anthologies of women’s writings. Women challenged the invisible assumptions of women’s inferiority and the right of men and male institutions to limit access to education, professions and occupations. The consequences of sexism and the idea of equality brought about a huge cultural change in the United States and influenced the world. That gains are taken for granted is a measure of success. Young women now assume that they have opportunities and rights that women never have had as a gender before, and still do not in many parts of the world. Just like the right to vote, once the perceptions and voices of a critical number of empowered women are heard, what was radical and opposed becomes the new normal. When I wrote The Millionth Circle: How to Change Ourselves and The World as a guide to women’s circles in 1999, the mechanism through which women’s circles with a spiritual center could bring about an end to patriarchy was based upon theoretical biologist Rupert Sheldrake’s work on morphic fields and morphogenesis. The millionth circle like the allegorical hundredth monkey that inspired my title, was a metaphoric number. It was the final one to tip the scales, the one that added to all the rest formed a critical mass, after which a new idea or attitude or behavior becomes accepted. A recent example would be Global Warming, an idea that was resisted and even ridiculed, until almost overnight, a critical number of people accepted it. I was aware that it happened between the hardcover publication of Urgent Message From Mother: Gather the Women, Save the World in 2005 and the paperback edition in 2008. Also pivotal for me, was Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point based on geometrical progression, another way of explaining how evolutionary ideas spread. It’s how a virus spreads or a YouTube video goes viral. It’s like how a snowball starts as the size of a baseball, gathers snow and momentum and as it rolls downhill could become an avalanche. It is what I sense is happening:  there is momentum, circles form easier and easier, and the more there are, the easier it is and the less time it takes for more to form. A circle with a spiritual center provides support for authentic acts of expression, to discern and commit to what I call your “assignment.” Mine is about writing and speaking and spreading the word about circles and assignments. The current vehicle for my message is  Like a Tree: How Women, Trees, and Tree People Can Save the Planet. I call upon mystical activists and Sacred Feminine feminists, the men and women I call “tree people” who feel deep connections to trees and the sacred world. If you find yourself wanting to give back or make a difference and are drawn to the possibility, I suggest that you will recognize an assignment that is yours by three characteristics, by your answers to three questions that only you can answer: One: Is it meaningful — to you?  Two: Will it be fun? If it draws upon your skills and experience, calls on your creativity and if you are in the company of people who share your values and commitment –it will be fun. And three: Is it motivated by love?  In the first half of adult life, parenting can fit this description as can developing an innate talent that will require years of perseverance and discipline, or following a calling into a helping profession. Like Joseph Campbell’s “Follow your bliss.” it does not mean that this will be easy, or that you will be successful or that others will understand. It is however, living your personal myth, which we do through the choices we make. Heed the Goethe quote that begins, “Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it now!” Once you make a heart commitment to take up an assignment or sacred mission, a trustworthy circle provides spiritual and emotional support. In circle, what is meaningful is important. Prayers are requested. Gratitude expressed. Often a candle is placed in the center. With or without awareness, the sacred feminine is represented by it. For this is a symbol of Hestia the Greek Goddess of the Hearth and Temple, who was present in the fire at the center of a round hearth; her fire was the source of light, warmth and nourishment.  In women’s circles such as these, we are catalysts, witnesses, and midwives for each other’s growth and path of individuation. Meanwhile, the world is now in crisis—danger and opportunity exist side by side.  There are more than 6.7 billion of us on the planet, doubling since 1960, adding about 78 million every year. For all the concern about sustainability and global warming, left out of the solution is the need for reproductive rights for all women, and universal education that includes girls. Conflicts that could escalate into nuclear warfare continue, while political leaders posture and threaten each other. Conflict resolution knowledge and women are notably not brought to the table, at a time when growing numbers of us and weapons of mass destruction could make this beautiful planet uninhabitable. Demonstrations for democracy and social justice, a resurgence of feminism, research support that humans are born good and that meditation changes brain patterns, and at the quantum physics level, we are all one suggest the potential for evolutionary change. It depends upon what we do. It would be fair to say that whether matters will get better or much worse will be decided in our lifetime. I take to heart, the Dalai Lama’s words at the Vancouver Peace conference in 2009, when he said that it is up to Western women to save the world. I’d expand “western” to mean everywoman anywhere who has been liberated by the women’s movement to define herself by the choices she makes. Western women are the beneficiaries of education, responsibilities, authority, opportunities, democracy, medical advances, and reproductive choice that women have never had in history. As members of the female gender, women respond to stress differently than men, and have empathic, collaborative and communication abilities that to contribute to decision making and conflict resolution. When women’s maternal concerns for their children extend to all children, when women have an equal say with men in making decisions at every level, when women’s ability to look after others and budget limited resources is valued, then peace and a sustainable world will be possible. Never doubt that small groups of committed women can change the world:  we did before, we can do it again! With love and hope, Jean Shinoda Bolen (1943 words)   Article written for Women of Spirit and Faith anthology: Women, Spirituality and Transformative Leadership: Where Grace Meets Power. Edited by Kay Lindahl. Kathe Schaaf, Kathleen Hurty, Rev. Guo Cheen, publisher: Skylight Paths Publishing, a division of Longhill Partners, Inc.Woodstock, VT. Pubdate in 2011-2012. Copyright Jean Shinoda Bolen, 2011, jeanbolen@gmail.com (www.jeanbolen.com) Permission granted to share this with others.   http://fireitupwithcj.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jean-shinoda-bolen.jpg   About our Guest Jean Shinoda Bolen, M. D, is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and an internationally known author and speaker. She is the author of The Tao of Psychology, Goddesses in Everywoman, Gods in Everyman, Ring of Power, Crossing to Avalon, Close to the Bone, The Millionth Circle, Goddesses in Older Women, Crones Don’t Whine, Urgent Message from Mother, and Like a Tree with over eighty foreign translations. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco, a past board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women and the International Transpersonal Association. She was a recipient of the Institute for Health and Healing’s “Pioneers in Art, Science, and the Soul of Healing Award”, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She was in two acclaimed documentaries, the Academy-Award winning anti-nuclear proliferation film Women—For America, For the World, and the Canadian Film Board’s Goddess Remembered. The Millionth Circle Initiative (www.millionthcircle.org) was inspired by her book and led to her involvement at the UN. She is the initiator and the leading advocate for a UN 5th World Conference on Women (www.5wcw.org), which was supported by the Secretary General and the President of the General Assembly on March 8, 2012. Jean Shinoda Bolen shares the power of woman’s circles & how the sacred circle can feed activism & fuel change.  Environmental | Inspirational | Motivational | Spiritual | Spirituality | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspiration | Motivation For More Info Visit: www.FireItUpWithCJ.com  

A new era can began when a critical number of people change their perceptions and behavior.  Jean Shinoda Bolen and I will talk about the power of woman’s circles and how the sacred circle can bring strength and energy to feed activism and fuel change.  If you can’t make the live show this Wed then you can get the MP3 published a few days after by subscribing to the show or following the Fire it UP with CJ page on Facebook   SHOW HIGHLIGHTS The Goddess in Everywomen: What is the inner Goddess that you most resonate with? Jean Shinoda Bolen discusses how knowing your Goddess archetype can help keep you on your life path and open up personal growth areas. Energizing the Women movement: Is the women’s movement dead?  What are the successes we’ve had to-date? How could women circles energize the women’s movement?  About our Guest Jean Shinoda Bolen, M. D, is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and an internationally known author and speaker. She is the author of The Tao of Psychology, Goddesses in Everywoman, Gods in Everyman, Ring of Power, Crossing to Avalon, Close to the Bone, The Millionth Circle, Goddesses in Older Women, Crones Don’t Whine, Urgent Message from Mother, and Like a Tree with over eighty foreign translations. She is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco, a past board member of the Ms. Foundation for Women and the International Transpersonal Association. She was a recipient of the Institute for Health and Healing’s “Pioneers in Art, Science, and the Soul of Healing Award”, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She was in two acclaimed documentaries, the Academy-Award winning anti-nuclear proliferation film Women—For America, For the World, and the Canadian Film Board’s Goddess Remembered. The Millionth Circle Initiative (www.millionthcircle.org) was inspired by her book and led to her involvement at the UN. She is the initiator and the leading advocate for a UN 5th World Conference on Women (www.5wcw.org), which was supported by the Secretary General and the President of the General Assembly on March 8, 2012.  Jean Shinoda Bolen & CJ Liu talk about the power of woman’s circles & how the sacred circle can bring strength & energy to feed activism & fuel change. Spiritual | Spirituality | Inspiration | Inspirational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Meditation  

This radio program focuses attention on mindfulness, stress and Parkinson's disease. One of the founding faculty members of Duke Integrative Medicine,Jeffrey Brantley, MD was trained in mindfulness as a resident in psychiatry at the University of California at Irvine Medical Center. Dr. Brantley was elected as a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 2013 and is currently a faculty member at Duke Medical Center. As Dr., Brantely explains on his website www.calmingyourangrymind.com  "Mindfulness is not just for priests, monks or nuns, and it isn't a religion.Mindfulness and meditation are for anyone who wishes to practice them. You don't have to be anything special. Meditation practice is a way of remembering and reconnecting with the basic intelligence and goodness all human beings have." Dr. Brantley is the author and coauthor of a number of books on mindfulness including Calming Your Angry Mind and Daily Meditations for Calming Your Angry Mind with Wendy Millstine