Podcasts about pathologizing

In this reflection I finally accept the end of an era. Supporting themes: Logical- mathematical intelligence; Being a thinker woman; Autism and Neurodivergency; Therapy; Pathologizing; Thinking and feeling; Directness, strategy and impact; Intellectual foreplay and compatibility. Typology: INTJ and INFJ; Te vs. Fe; Ni.

TODAY ON THE ROBERT SCOTT BELL SHOW: Pathologizing Dissent, Influenza Threat Exaggerated, Toxic New Roundup, Dementia-Risk Products, Michael Boldin, Anti-Fed Republicans, Articles of Confederation vs. Constitution, Philadelphia Tea Party, Jury Nullification, Kalium Bromatum and MORE! https://robertscottbell.com/pathologizing-dissent-influenza-threat-exaggerated-toxic-new-roundup-dementia-risk-products-michael-boldin-anti-fed-republicans-articles-of-confederation-vs-constitution-philadelphia-tea-party/

I've got a bone to pick with the personal development industry. I think you deserve better. And I'm going OFF on it.Timestamps:[00:00:46] Personal development dangers addressed.[00:04:52] The need for new terminology.[00:10:01] Healing vs. Being Broken.[00:16:41] The comparison trap in parenting.[00:18:06] Outgrowing your container.[00:30:17] Choosing a new adventure.[00:34:31] Where do you begin? A new bold frameworkResources mentioned:Download your free energy boosterSign up for your free weekly Reinvention RoadmapBook your free brainstorm strategy call Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff.AllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.Schedule a FREE breakthrough call with me Want to take these ideas and apply them to your life? Let's do it!DOWNLOAD the free PDF - 40 Simple Ways to Add Energy To Your Day- get a quick burst of energy right now and KEEP IT!GET the Effectiveness Booster - Shift your priorities to what matters most in less than a minute!Reb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Personal Brand - need help building yours? Schedule a call with me here and let's discuss.Feedback and Contact:: allison@allisonhare.com

“Feeling unsure doesn't make you an imposter, it means you're curious.” Imposter syndrome—is it just a buzzword or a real challenge women face in the business world? In this episode, we dig deep into the reality of imposter syndrome, uncovering its roots and exploring how it uniquely affects women entrepreneurs.In this fifth episode of the six-part series The Feminine Advantage, we confront the phenomenon of imposter syndrome head-on. Joined by expert voices, we examine the pervasive feelings of inadequacy that haunt even the most accomplished women. You'll hear candid conversations with leadership coach Kara Levy, spiritual director Christopher Carrick, and successful entrepreneurs like Bofta Yimam, Patty Lawrence, and Marcy Browe, who share their personal experiences and strategies for overcoming imposter syndrome.Imposter syndrome isn't just in your head—it's a product of systemic issues in the workplace and society at large. From the pathologization of self-doubt to the unrealistic expectations placed on women, this episode reveals the many layers of this complex issue. You'll also get actionable tips, including coaching questions, journal prompts, and affirmations, to help you combat these feelings and reclaim your confidence.Key Takeaways:02:07 The Pathologizing of Imposter Syndrome04:25 Are CEOs Sociopaths?07:35 If Not You, Then Who?11:20 Comparison is the Thief of Joy14:13 Imposter Syndrome = A Weapon Against Women17:11 You're Not Playing Big Enough19:43 Feeling Unsure Doesn't Make You an Imposter21:12 Healing Childhood Wounds28:50 Moving Forward with ConfidenceTune in to this eye-opening episode of Profitable Joyful Consulting on your favorite podcast app or listen directly at samanthaspodcast.com. Don't let imposter syndrome hold you back—discover how to harness your inner strength and achieve the success you deserve!Get the complete blog post and transcript: https://samanthahartley.com/how-to-defeat-imposter-syndromeSpecial Thanks: Jennifer FryeKara LevyMarcy BrowePatty LawrenceChristopher CarrickRelated Episodes: ▶️TRAILER: The Feminine Advantage▶️Episode 1: Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energy in Business▶️Episode 2: Mastering Decisions, Boundaries, and Action in Leadership▶️Episode 3: Overcoming Communication Challenges Women Face▶️

Join us for a much needed and difficult discussion about structural racism, its impacts and how it can play out in the mental health and SUD needs of Black and Brown Americans. Dr. Ayana Jodan of NYU, one of the country's pre-eminent experts in this area, joins us to share her knowledge and experience.

Our society is so sick that it pathologizes quirkiness, eccentricity, and giftedness, treating them as illnesses that ought to be fixed by the embrace of deviancy. Both individuals and society as a whole lose as a result. Read it at Homefront Crusade.

We've been pathologizing Fat for so long that we're no longer able to see the wood from the trees. Take a journey with me through the timeline, and you'll soon realise it's not at all what we think it is. Visit Asher's webiste and check out all his FREE RESOURCES. You can also book a consultation, join a course, find out about upcoming events, or join their exclusive online community The Weighting Room. If you enjoy this podcast and would like to support Asher so that he can continue making them, you can become a Patron. You'll find Asher on all the usual social media channels including Instagram, YouTube and Tik Tok.

See the Muscle Growth Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TBy1wFQocjsf4MGqPVNKV?si=51d607cc87bd4690Time stamps:0:00 - Introduction to lifting journey4:07 - Discussing worst injuries from sports6:34 - Transitioning away from powerlifting9:59 - Discussing spinal extension and flexibility12:44 - Perspective on lifting, strength, and injury prevention19:40 - Importance of understanding individual experiences21:12 - Willingness to adapt technique over time23:00 - Caution against oversimplified fitness advice29:24 - Importance of anchoring in creating motion33:00 - Benefits and considerations of anchoring in exercises38:49 - Targeting the lats, upper back, erectors, glutes, and quads45:27 - Exercise selection based on desired and undesired motions48:31 - Identify undesired motions and set up external object50:25 - Debunking fitness myths: Pathologizing normal positions52:31 - Framework shift: Understanding muscle contraction as response58:59 - Selecting key exercises for muscle groups1:01:13 - Importance of subjective exercise selection1:05:25 - Recommendations for researchers and influencers

See the Muscle Growth Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TBy1wFQocjsf4MGqPVNKV?si=51d607cc87bd4690Time stamps:0:00 - Introduction to lifting journey4:07 - Discussing worst injuries from sports6:34 - Transitioning away from powerlifting9:59 - Discussing spinal extension and flexibility12:44 - Perspective on lifting, strength, and injury prevention19:40 - Importance of understanding individual experiences21:12 - Willingness to adapt technique over time23:00 - Caution against oversimplified fitness advice29:24 - Importance of anchoring in creating motion33:00 - Benefits and considerations of anchoring in exercises38:49 - Targeting the lats, upper back, erectors, glutes, and quads45:27 - Exercise selection based on desired and undesired motions48:31 - Identify undesired motions and set up external object50:25 - Debunking fitness myths: Pathologizing normal positions52:31 - Framework shift: Understanding muscle contraction as response58:59 - Selecting key exercises for muscle groups1:01:13 - Importance of subjective exercise selection1:05:25 - Recommendations for researchers and influencers

Dominique DiPrima talks about the dangerous woes of streets in Los Angeles, denounces "Black on Black" pathologies, and the Metro Transit system.

The history of autism is replete with diametrically opposed representations of the autistic experience as either a blessing, or a tragedy. These varying beliefs may be held by professionals, family members, and even autistic individuals themselves. Of course, such extreme views do not accurately portray the complexities involved, which often fall somewhere between these two extreme representations. Barry and Dave discuss such complexities with a goal of honoring the experience of each individual, as well as family members. Check out more on the episode's website

A great and harmful myth perpetuated for decades is that autistic people are incapable of deep connection, empathy, and loving relationships with others. Over the years, diagnostic criteria have included wording to this effect. We now know that this generalization is inaccurate, largely due to an understanding that autistic children and adults may “show up” in different ways in relationships. As with all people, however, the desire to connect and develop trusting and loving relationships is clearly a part of the autistic experience. Dave and Barry discuss these issues from a historical, clinical, and first person perspective. Find out useful resources and learn more on the episode's website!

Dr. Donna Schuurman is back - this time talking about the dangers of pathologizing grief. While the term "complicated grief" has been used in various grief settings for years, it wasn't until March of 2022 that Prolonged Grief Disorder made it into the DSM-5-TR - the Diagnostical & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - as an official diagnosis. This conversation explores the concerns Donna and others in the field share about the move to pathologize grief. We discuss: What Donna's learned about grief working in the field for over 30 years  How that work experience shapes her personal grief  Why she is so passionate about this topic  The history of how Prolonged Grief Disorder came to be in the DSM  How diagnoses are social constructs - and who often gets left out of the studies behind these constructs The dangers of pathologizing grief as a mental disorder  The (short list) of positives of Prolonged Grief Disorder being available as a diagnosis  Other trends in the field to pathologize or "do away" with grief What Donna is optimistic about in the field of bereavement  Register for Donna's upcoming webinar: Flawed Foundations, Deconstructing Three Contemporary Grief Constructs Thursday, February 8, 2024.   Donna L. Schuurman, EdD, FT, is the Senior Director of Advocacy & Education at Dougy Center. Dr. Schuurman was the Executive Director of Dougy Center from 1991–2015. Dr. Schuurman is an internationally recognized authority on grief and bereaved children, teens, and families, and the author of Never the Same: Coming to Terms with the Death of a Parent (St. Martin's Press, 2003), among other publications.     

Beatrice and Jules speak with Liat Ben-Moshe and Leah Harris about how Palestinian resistance and rebellion is pathologized and the importance of transnational disability solidarity with Palestine. Transcript: https://www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/pathologizing-palestine Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Pre-order Jules' new book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733966/a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny-by-jules-gill-peterson/ Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Referenced in this episode: — Nu'man Abd al-Wahid, "Pathologising Palestinians to revive eugenic genocide" https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/analysis/pathologising-palestinians-to-revive-eugenic-genocide — Mohammad El-Kurd, "Jewish settlers stole my house. It's not my fault they're Jewish." https://mondoweiss.net/2023/09/jewish-settlers-stole-my-house-its-not-my-fault-theyre-jewish/ — Alice Wong, "Why Palestinian Liberation Is Disability Justice" https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/12/02/why-palestinian-liberation-is-disability-justice/

We're getting toward the end of the year, and it's a great opportunity to evaluate where we are and where we'd like to go. On today's episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest explore how we can step out of the way we've been, and into a new way of thinking, doing, and being. They talk about self-concept, unconscious beliefs, and how those beliefs affect our behavior. Forrest then shares a model of what this kind of change tends to look like practically, which usually includes relax our attachment to the things that are holding us back. Other topics include getting down to "the tip of the root," taking a step back from our narratives, challenging limiting beliefs, taking life less personally, working with discouragement, and finding motivation and drive. You can watch this episode on YouTube.Key Topics:0:00: Introduction1:30: Self-concept, how unconscious beliefs affect behavior, and freedom5:40: Appraisals and attributions9:35: The way we spin our self-narrative, and holding onto grievances14:25: Being honest with ourselves when we feel stuck19:30: Changing behavior before changing thinking25:15: Values and behaviors29:05: Underlying fears and practical confusion33:50: Taking your experiences less personally36:05: Finding the motivation to get our hands dirty41:30: Negativity bias and appreciative inquiry47:45: First steps when you're feeling discouraged56:55: RecapSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.Sponsors:Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world's largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!Want to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.Zocdoc helps you find expert doctors and medical professionals that specialize in the care you need, and deliver the type of experience you want. Head to zocdoc.com/being and download the Zocdoc app for FREE.Connect with the show:Subscribe on iTunesFollow Forrest on YouTubeFollow us on InstagramFollow Forrest on InstagramFollow Rick on FacebookFollow Forrest on FacebookVisit Forrest's website

In his first description of autism, Leo Kanner noted that “insistence on preservation of sameness” was a distinguishing characteristic of autistic individuals. This may be manifest in a number of characteristics including “resistance to change”  and the need to maintain routines that have been established in daily activities. Often such patterns may be manifest throughout the lifespan and too often, are described primarily as problematic and as a “symptom” of autism. But what if rather than viewing “control” through the lens of pathology, we consider the “deep why”. That is, from the perspective of the person who is viewed as controlling, what functions might be served by such patterns? Barry and Dave discuss the issue of control from their own personal experiences.  Explore more about the episode Find more episodes of De-Pathologizing Series

One of the most challenging behavioral patterns observed in neurodivergent individuals with developmental challenges (and, in fact, all children!), is when they verbally or nonverbally communicate “NO”. In fact, the term “Non-compliance” has been the most frequently used phrase when characterizing refusal or protest behavior, and such behavior most often raises the “ire” of an adult partner. In approaches that focusing only on the surface behavior, and do not explore the “deep why”, reducing “non-compliant” behavior is often targeted in behavior plans for children.  However, when a child communicates “NO”, the picture may be much more complex than it first appears. In this first episode or our de-pathologizing series, Barry and Dave explore these complexities. Find out more in the episode's website

IFS Therapy as a Non-Pathologizing Approach with Derek Scott #223 Join us for a live interview with IFSCA founder Derek Scott to learn about Internal Family Systems therapy. https://ifsca.ca/ https://www.youtube.com/c/DerekScott https://ifsca.ticketleap.com/

This habit of labeling sometimes totally normal parts of the human experience as "ill" or "sick" or "broken" has become popular thanks to the busted Healthcare system in the United States. And while it is good and appropriate to call out illness when it is genuinely present, we've all probably gone a bit too far with it. I break down exactly what is up with this tendency to pathologize and why I think we need to let it go. Message me about working together on Instagram: www.instagram.com/empowermentthroughthought Send me an email: dr.louise@empowermentthroughthought.com

Eliza and Jessie join me to talk about our culture's obsession with normalizing the pathological, and pathologizing the normal. https://twitter.com/elizamondegreen https://elizamondegreen.substack.com https://twitter.com/jlmannisto https://www.thirdfactor.org   Support this channel:  https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce https://cash.app/$benjaminaboyce https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calmversations/support

Get ready Queens. Today's episode is a little spicy! We are talking about pathologizing people-pleasing and the first thing I want you to know is that people-pleasing is perfectly normal and NOT an identity.  Listen in as I share how you can determine if you are pathologizing people-pleasing and how you can use this behavior for your benefit using the four “R” method. Need additional support with this work? Then reach out for One-On-One Coaching for more details. Book a Breakthrough Call here.  Talk soon!   RESOURCES  — Join the Deeply Rooted Group Coaching Waitlist here  Join the Next Breakthrough Master Class here  Register for the Next Melanin Hour here  Register for the Newsletter here Book a Breakthrough Call here Share Your Takeaways With Me at brig@brigjohnson.com    LET'S GET SOCIAL — Website - http://brigjohnson.com/  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbrig/?hl=en  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachwithbrig 

I was thrilled to learn of a study by Rachel Fox, Kelly Park, Rowan Hildebrand-Chupp, and Anne T. Vo called “Working toward eradicating weight stigma by combating pathologization: A qualitative pilot study using direct contact and narrative medicine.”The study explains why research that seeks to end weight stigma cannot come from a pathologization of fatness. Thanks to Rachel Fox for reviewing my draft prior to publication! Get full access to Weight and Healthcare at weightandhealthcare.substack.com/subscribe

I was recently a guest on the We Can Do Hard Things podcast with Glennon Doyle and I wanted to dive deeper into what I discussed there and share with you the issues about the medicalization of narcissistic personality disorder and why we can't treat narcissism after the fact without looking at the root cause first. I'll also share my opinion on the overuse of the word narcissist and why people casually putting that label on others is dangerous. What you will learn in this episode: The root cause of narcissistic personality disorder How a narcissist should be diagnosed through Internal Family Systems Why you're negative habits could be caused by narcissistic abuse In this episode, I'll also discuss the varying levels of narcissistic abuse and what can cause a narcissist to escalate their behaviour, why you shouldn't try to change a narcissist, and why you can only focus on your own healing. A massive welcome to those of you who are joining me for the first time from Glennon's podcast, I hope I can help you on your journey of recovering from a narcissist.  You can listen to my episode on We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/32GVLWRE73ioSSKSFvNSXZ?si=dfzFyKfLTMWpN3q7DbNEvw Podcast Resources: Join my FREE Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thriveafternarcissisticabuse Access my low cost Narcissistic Trauma Recovery Programme https://go.carolinestrawson.com/heal-the-trauma-of-narcissistic-abuse Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinestrawson/ Find me on TikTok!: https://www.tiktok.com/@carolinestrawson  My website: https://www.carolinestrawson.com/

Bamby Salcedo is known all over the world for her activism as the President and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition. In her conversation with Dr. O she talks about the courageous journey she took to live her life authentically and the risks and costs of living out this truth. As a transgender woman who was also an immigrant from Mexico in Los Angeles, she shares about the layered intersections of her experience that helped to develop her into the strong person she is today. The resilience and grit she cultivated over the course of her life helps her in her activism as she runs an organization dedicated to supporting people through the challenges of living while trans. Listen to this fascinating conversation for an inspiring story of following your calling. Access our Shownotes to uncover additional meaning!(http://bit.ly/3Mi9Vj7)Please support us on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/RaceHealthHappy[The “Race, Health & Happiness” podcast is produced with the support of Toronto Metropolitan University.]  

Is the neurodiversity movement a social justice issue? How can we convince the world that differences aren't deficits? Many of our widely-held beliefs are grounded in fairly obvious ableism. Dr. Bibi Pirayesh is a learning specialist and educational therapist, and founder of the Differences Are Not Deficits Project. She speaks out with Emily Kircher-Morris on episode 170. Here's the link for the summer camp program at Young Scholars Academy. Please use promo code YSANDP10 for 10% off, and to let them know you heard it on the Neurodiversity Podcast. Get mom some swag for Mother's Day and support the podcast at the same time. Dr. Bibi Pirayesh works with children in grades 1-12 with a wide range of learning difficulties, including dyslexia, ADHD, and spectrum disorders. Her work as a learning specialist and educational therapist in private practice emphasizes on remediating learning disabilities in a one-on-one setting. Dr. Pirayesh is also a speaker and community advocate for children and families around learning rights. In 2020, Dr. Pirayesh launched The Different is Not Deficit Project to promote the importance of seeing learning disabilities as a social justice issue. In addition to her private practice and advocacy work, she is also adjunct faculty at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience and Education from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master's Degree in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University.

Lisa sits down with fellow personal trainer turned social worker, Elyse Schunkewitz, LCSW, to talk about why and how they've both moved from more traditional modalities of therapy to improving their own lives and the lives of their clients with an integrative, mind-body-soul approach. Topics Include: Western medicine vs holistic healing  Pathologizing the human experience Functional neuroscience Rejection therapy [2:00] Elyse talks about her early career in a psychiatric emergency room in a public New York City hospital and how leaving that job and her own healing and weaning off a plethora of psychotropic medications led her to a career of helping other people feel amazing from a mind-body-brain lens [15:00] Elyse and Lisa share their experiences as clinical social workers and clients themselves, practicing in modalities they were trained in and have an awakening that these traditional approaches did not honor clients as mind-body-soul systems [33:00] Elyse shares specifically what she learned that changed the orientation in which she sees the world and helps her clients heal [43:00] Elyse reveals the power of not being afraid to fail and what it unlocked in her life Connect with Elyse instagram | Tiktok | Website Register for Group Coaching! - The next cohort of group coaching beings May 2023 Purchase the OOTC book of 50 Journal Prompts Leave Questions and Feedback for Lisa via OOTC Pod Feedback Form  Email Lisa: lisa@lisaschlosberg.com Become a Member of the Out of the Cave Online Community - Includes Two Live Coaching Calls Monthly Out of the Cave Merch - For 10% off use code SCHLOS10 Socials Instagram Facebook YouTube

It seems like, in Western culture at least, we went from a place where, years ago, mental health issues were never talked about and often dismissed or hushed, to a place today, where it's so ubiquitous to talk about mental health. And while it's important that mental health is de-stigmatized, and a good thing that it's been relatively de-pathologized, in many ways, it has shifted into some kind of identity marker, almost like a sense of identity for people. Mental health categories are becoming a way for people to seek and find meaning about who they are as a person. But this can be dangerous in that people are so much more than just the labels affiliated with their mental health.With the growing absence of religious and national identities, other identities have come into place in extraordinary ways. In this episode, Sasha and Stella explore society's evolving tendency to rush to medicalize for quick and radical fixes for generally normal experiences. They discuss obsession with identity labels, the desperate pathologizing of normal distress, medication seeking, and relentless pursuit of the external solution for an internal problem.Please note this episode was recorded before the release of Stella's book (which she speaks about being released “soon”). The link for where you can find her book is included below. This episode was also recorded before Detrans Awareness Day 2023 took place, but was released after the events referenced in the episode. Please visit https://youtu.be/my5o0B9H4Tw to watch the replay of the entire 2023 Detrans Awareness Day webinar event.Links:Genspect's School Policy Guide: Establishing expectations for how schools can best support students with gender dysphoria, who are gender-questioning, who are gender non-conforming or identify as transgenderhttps://genspect.org/comprehensive-gender-identity-school-policy-usa/ The Five Ecological Systemshttps://www.simplypsychology.org/Bronfenbrenner.htmlInterview with Allen Frances, MD: https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/05/conversations-critical-psychiatry-allen-frances-md/Stella's Latest Book — What Your Teen Is Trying To Tell Youhttps://geni.us/whatyourteenDetrans Awareness Day Websitewww.detransawareness.org2023 Detrans Awareness Day Webinar Recordinghttps://youtu.be/my5o0B9H4TwIf you liked this episode, more episodes you might find interesting:“19 — ADHD & Gender Dysphoria” https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/episode/19-adhd-gender-dysphoria “29 — Conversion Therapy: A Conversation with Bob Withers”

This week Edward starts us off by sharing with us some stories from his vacations starting with him losing his voice and being sick. As sometimes happens in our lives this setback created an opportunity for Edward to reconnect with a young man whom he had helped raise. Edward goes on to tell us the trials and tribulations of trying to get an instruction manual printed for a Reiki Class that he taught over the weekend. The class went well, but the lesson learned of letting go was an important one as things kept going in unplanned directions. So you've got a new diagnosis. Now what? In this week's Deep Dive, we discuss the pros and cons of living with a diagnosis. Pathologizing is an act where someone with a diagnosis identifies all behavior with that diagnosis. As humans we tend to over identify with what's wrong with us. This can take a useful tool, such as a diagnosis, and turn it into an inward focused weapon that can make our healing journey all the more difficult. From the pros of being able to find the correct treatment and support groups to the cons of misidentifying traits as the diagnosis and using it as an excuse for our behavior among other things, we discuss the uses of diagnostic tools and the pitfalls that can come along with them.

Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk to child and adolescent psychiatrist, psychotherapist, professor, mental health advocate and author Sami Timimi about the dangers of pathologizing childhood, the myths surrounding ADHD, a better way to approach children's mental health, and more. This is part 1 of a 2 part series I am doing with Dr. Timimi, so be sure to tune in again soon when part 2 is released! Sign up to Patreon to get access to full AD-FREE episodes, exclusive downloads, live Q&As, and more: https://www.patreon.com/drcarolineleaf Read the blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/addressing-add-adhd-with-child-psychiatrist-dr-sami-timimi OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: ELO Health: It's time to start taking supplements that are tailored to YOU. Get your FREE blood biomarker test (a $200 value) by going to elo.health and entering code DRLEAF. ZocDoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/LEAF and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours! NOOM: Sign up for your trial today at Noom.com/DRLEAF. And check out Noom's first ever book, The Noom Mindset, a deep dive into the psychology of behavior change. Available to buy now wherever books are sold. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: 2:00 Sami's amazing work 3:10 The failures of the current mental healthcare system 6:11, 24:00 Why we urgently need to redefine mental health culture 12:18 The reality behind mental health diagnoses 20:00 The circular thinking that defines current mental healthcare 26:10 How little we actually know about mental health 28:50 The commodification of human emotion 32:30 Pathologizing mental health from youth & its consequences 37:16, 50:55 The myths surrounding ADHD ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com -Get a free Cleaning up Your Mental Mess workbook when you subscribe to my weekly email at drleaf.com! - Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf *DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional.

Navigating the Social Media Self-Diagnosis Trend Curt and Katie chat about the TikTok Mental Health and the self-diagnosis trend. We dig into what diagnosis is (and what is actually useful about diagnosis). We also explore the concerns with social media self-diagnosis as well as how we can support our clients with getting accurate assessment and treatment.   Transcripts for this episode will be available at mtsgpodcast.com! In this podcast episode we talk about self-diagnosis and the impact of social media We have both heard about TikTok diagnoses in our practices and wanted to talk about how therapists might navigate this new trend.   What is the TikTok trend of self-diagnosis? Lots of influencers on social media are sharing content Unvetted content creators Some good information mixed in with very vague information that can be confusing What is diagnosis? “The way I see diagnosis is that it's a construct… It's labeling folks that seem to fall together with similar symptoms. And the medical model says, that's a real thing. And then we can do treatments or prescribe medication for it... And so, to me, some of the self-diagnosis stuff is almost colluding with this medical model that's saying, if you have a couple of these things over here, and a couple of those things over here, then you have this label, this label is a real thing. And that blows my mind, because I think a lot of folks in the self-diagnosis realm are trying to kind of push up against the establishment, but they're lending credence to this idea that diagnosis is a real, concrete thing versus a tool to help with treatment planning, and to understanding us better.” – Katie Vernoy, LMFT Rosenhan experiment (experiment showing that malingering patients will probably be misdiagnosed) Constructs of things that typically fall together Effective for treatment planning and getting this treatment covered by insurance Identity versus something to heal What are concerns with social media self-diagnosis? “The point of having a professional be able to properly evaluate is looking through that more nuanced clinical eye in order to look at where the threshold is that actually meets diagnostic [criteria] versus actually just having some characteristics in common with [the diagnosis]. Somebody can be nervous, does not mean that they have anxiety… What is pathologizing normal feelings?” – Curt Widhalm, LMFT Focusing in on small elements and then having that frame their full life experience Seeking only confirmatory diagnosis versus allowing for differential diagnosis Clinicians who are not doing full assessments to support clients who have self-diagnosed Clients who do not need treatment taking slots from those who do need assessment and treatment Lack of nuance in the social media content that doesn't include information on differential diagnosis Inaccurate treatments based on inaccurate self-diagnosis Malingering and factitious disorder risk Pathologizing normal feelings Being inundated with so much information Confirmatory bias How to support clients who have sought diagnostic information on social media and google? “What started the whole thing… clinicians under diagnosing, undervaluing client feedback, not asking all the right questions. And so, folks are feeling dissatisfied with what we're doing and heading to the interweb to understand better what it is that's going on.” – Katie Vernoy, LMFT Therapists need to listen to their clients, so they don't feel the need to go elsewhere for information Identify what is resonating for clients and explore what it means to them Educate clients about differential diagnosis Walk through their research (to listen and to help vet sources) Take your client seriously and support them in getting the help they need   Our Generous Sponsor for this episode of the Modern Therapist's Survival Guide: Thrizer Thrizer is a new modern billing platform for therapists that was built on the belief that therapy should be accessible AND clinicians should earn what they are worth. Their platform automatically gets clients reimbursed by their insurance after every session. Just by billing your clients through Thrizer, you can potentially save them hundreds every month, with no extra work on your end. Every time you bill a client through Thrizer, an insurance claim is automatically generated and sent directly to the client's insurance. From there, Thrizer provides concierge support to ensure clients get their reimbursement quickly, directly into their bank account. By eliminating reimbursement by check, confusion around benefits, and obscurity with reimbursement status, they allow your clients to focus on what actually matters rather than worrying about their money. It is very quick to get set up and it works great in completement with EHR systems. Their team is super helpful and responsive, and the founder is actually a long-time therapy client who grew frustrated with his reimbursement times The best part is you don't need to give up your rate. They charge a standard 3% payment processing fee! Thrizer lets you become more accessible while remaining in complete control of your practice. A better experience for your clients during therapy means higher retention. Money won't be the reason they quit on therapy. Sign up using bit.ly/moderntherapists if you want to test Thrizer completely risk free! Sign up for Thrizer with code 'moderntherapists' for 1 month of no credit card fees or payment processing fees! That's right - you will get one month of no payment processing fees, meaning you earn 100% of your cash rate during that time. Resources for Modern Therapists mentioned in this Podcast Episode: We've pulled together resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links. Please note that some of the links below may be affiliate links, so if you purchase after clicking below, we may get a little bit of cash in our pockets. We thank you in advance! The Rosenhan experiment Articles: TikTok Mental Illness Diagnosis Deconstructing TikTok Videos on Mental Health: Cross-sectional, Descriptive Content Analysis Young People Are Using TikTok to Diagnose Themselves With Serious Mental Health Disorders. What's Behind This Trend? TikTok and the Dangers of Self-Diagnosing Mental Health Disorders Why "TikTok Diagnoses" Are on the Rise Why the nature of TikTok could exacerbate a worrisome social media trend Young Women Are Self-Diagnosing Personality Disorders, Thanks To TikTok   Relevant Episodes of MTSG Podcast: What's New in the DSM-5-TR: An interview with Dr. Michael B. First Portrayals of Mental Health and Therapy in the Media: An interview with Danah Davis Williams, LMFT Should Therapists Correct Their Clients? It's Not a Chemical Imbalance: An interview with Dr. Kristen Syme Is Therapy an Opiate of the Masses? Speaking Up for Mental Health Awareness: An interview with Metta World Peace   Who we are: Curt Widhalm, LMFT Curt Widhalm is in private practice in the Los Angeles area. He is the cofounder of the Therapy Reimagined conference, an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University and CSUN, a former Subject Matter Expert for the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, former CFO of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and a loving husband and father. He is 1/2 great person, 1/2 provocateur, and 1/2 geek, in that order. He dabbles in the dark art of making "dad jokes" and usually has a half-empty cup of coffee somewhere nearby. Learn more at: www.curtwidhalm.com Katie Vernoy, LMFT Katie Vernoy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, coach, and consultant supporting leaders, visionaries, executives, and helping professionals to create sustainable careers. Katie, with Curt, has developed workshops and a conference, Therapy Reimagined, to support therapists navigating through the modern challenges of this profession. Katie is also a former President of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. In her spare time, Katie is secretly siphoning off Curt's youthful energy, so that she can take over the world. Learn more at: www.katievernoy.com A Quick Note: Our opinions are our own. We are only speaking for ourselves – except when we speak for each other, or over each other. We're working on it. Our guests are also only speaking for themselves and have their own opinions. We aren't trying to take their voice, and no one speaks for us either. Mostly because they don't want to, but hey. Stay in Touch with Curt, Katie, and the whole Therapy Reimagined #TherapyMovement: Patreon Buy Me A Coffee Podcast Homepage Therapy Reimagined Homepage Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube   Consultation services with Curt Widhalm or Katie Vernoy: The Fifty-Minute Hour Connect with the Modern Therapist Community: Our Facebook Group – The Modern Therapists Group Modern Therapist's Survival Guide Creative Credits: Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/ Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano https://groomsymusic.com/

Ep.123 Pathologizing Relational Needs  Taune Lyons is an integrative therapist, writer, and coach in the San Francisco, Bay Area. She specializes in understanding our attachment sounding, intentional relating, sexuality, unraveling our conditioning, and the integration of our painful experiences. We sat down with Taune for an IG LIVE to talk about: 1. straddling the line between the “disconnection dance” in relationships and acknowledging the inevitable ways our actions end up impacting those around us 2. how we can reframe our relational challenges as learning experiences  3. the ways that “Instagram therapy” often misses the nuance of our relational experiences Connect with Taune *** Instagram *** Website  Dené and Vanessa also share details about their upcoming New Years Retreat, FROM SELF-ABANDONMENT TO INNER BELONGING: THE INTENSIVE happening in Carefree, Arizona at Civana Wellness Resort and Spa, January 1-6, 2023! If you love the conversations we're bringing you as much as we do, please subscribe, rate and write a 5-star review so we can get the podcast out to even more people! *These live coaching sessions are meant for entertainment purposes only and are not to replace therapy. This podcast is, for sure, Cheaper Than Therapy.   Follow Cheaper Than Therapy on Instagram   Follow Vanessa Instagram TikTok YouTube   Follow Dené Instagram TikTok ------------------------------ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter! If you appreciate the content here, please consider supporting the newsletter by subscribing and/or sharing!In October, “Guidelines on Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery” were put out. While I don't think that these surgeries meet the requirement for ethical, evidence-based medicine, in looking at these guidelines specifically, here are some things that I think it's important to know.The guidelines were put out by The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) which is “the largest group of bariatric surgeons and integrated health professionals in the United States” and the International Federation for the Surgery of Ob*sity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) which “represents 72 national associations and societies throughout the world.” These are both organizations that primarily represent those who profit from these surgeries.They were published in two journals. Surgery for Ob*sity and Related Diseases (SOARD) a medical journal “medical journal covering the use of surgery to treat obesity and related medical conditions” and Ob*sity Surgery which is a journal dedicated to bariatric surgery which is “the official journal of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders.” Note that it is the official journal of the organization that created the guidelines, that represents people who profit from the surgeries. I also think that this is an example of the ways in which (what passes for) science around “ob*sity *medicine” can end up putting profits first.In this case, two organizations that represent those who profit from weight loss surgery have published in two journals dedicated to supporting these surgeries, in order to create new guidelines which would vastly increase their market share because those who belong to these organizations can use the guidelines to justify performing these surgeries on many more patients.Fox, meet henhouse.The guidelines gain ground on two of the industry's constant focuses – lowering the BMI threshold for these procedures, and lowering the age of the patients they are allowed to perform these procedures on.To do this, they rely on several tried-and-true questionable ideas:Pathologizing higher-weight bodiesThis is the result of a long game that they (and the entire weight loss industry) have been playing to pathologize bodies based on size (and regardless of actual metabolic health.) Making up the concept of “ob*sity” (based on a height/weight ratio) and then transitioning that to a standalone “disease” allows them to make every fat person their market. In this case, the old guidelines were a adults with “BMI of at least 40 or a BMI of 35 or more and at least one obesity-related condition” the new guidelines are adults and “appropriately selected children and adolescents” with a BMI of 35 or more “regardless of presence, absence, or severity of obesity-related conditions,” a “BMI of 30-34.9 and metabolic disease” and in “Asian individuals beginning at BMI 27.5.” If you're playing the home game, these new guidelines increase the market for these surgeries by creating a 5-point BMI drop for the weight at which, no matter what the patient's metabolic health, they want to give them a surgery that risks their life and quality of life, a 5 point BMI decrease for patients for whom they are recommending these dangerous surgeries based on the fact that they are fat and have a health issue that thin people also get, and a special category for Asian peopleThere is a lot to unpack here. First of all, the idea that people at a higher BMI should have the surgery regardless of metabolic health, but that those with a lower BMI must have a “metabolic condition” (more on this in a moment) means that they are predicating the significant risks of this surgery purely on body size. They are medically defining higher-weight people's lives as more riskable, which is pure weight stigma. Beyond that, the concept of metabolic conditions being “ob*sity related” is questionable at best, and is based on extremely dubious research (much of which was funded and/or conducted by the weight loss industry) that uncritically links being higher weight to health issues using (well, abusing, really) correlation and ignoring confounding variables in ways that wouldn't get past a freshman research professor but that keep getting past peer review.  In one of the ways that we see racism and weight stigma intersect (and please read Sabrina Strings: Fearing the Black Body – the Racial Origins of Fat Phobia and Da'Shaun Harrison: Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness to learn more about this,) the industry is very interested in the idea that the standard BMI chart doesn't necessarily apply to Asian populations, because it allows them to lower BMI threshhold and therefor perform more surgeris. On the other hand, it has shown no interest in the fact that a standard based on cis-white European men since likely creating over-representation of many people of color and cis-women as “ob*se.” In truth, the use of BMI is, in and of itself, the problem. It has racist origins and has created (and continues to create) harm, with the most harm being done to those at the highest weights and those with marginalized identities. Setting the bar low (really, really low)They are promoting these surgeries based on the idea that they produce more weight loss than non-surgical means, which isn't saying much since about 95% of the time non-surgical means end up not producing any weight loss (and up to 66% of the time they actually end in weight gain.) They are ignoring the fact that many people regain their weight after these surgeries (but will never regain their healthy, correctly functioning digestive system.) They are also ignoring the fact that behavior-based weight loss methods and even weight loss drugs, don't have anywhere near the potential dangers and side effects of these surgeries because they aren't purposefully creating a typically irreversible disease state in a previously healthy digestive system.Using a short definition of long-termThe guidelines refer to “studies with long-term follow up, published in the decades following…1991”. If you read to mean that there are decades-long studies published since 1991 I wouldn't blame you, but you would be still be wrong. The research in this area (much of which is funded and/or conducted by those with a profit interest in these surgeries) is generally ten years at best and very often shorter than that. In truth there is very little outcome data past ten years, and often “success” is simply defined as the patient losing some weight and not dying.Using questionable comparisonsAt some point I'll do a deeper dive into this, but for now I'll point out that when they claim that fat people who have the surgery have better outcomes than fat people who don't, this is often based on comparisons of people who were selected to have the surgery with those who weren't selected to have the surgery. Of course, they fail to mention that the reasons that the second group weren't selected for surgery could also be the reasons for their different outcomes and, again, these outcomes are seldom tracked past ten years.Change the Procedure, Forget the Old EvidenceThe industry also has a history of making small changes to the procedure, then claiming that the new procedures are safer than the old procedures based on very short-term data. This also conveniently allows them to claim that unfavorable research is outdated.The bottom line These procedures take a healthy digestive system and surgically move it into a disease state, risking the patient's life and quality of life in ways that are fairly unpredictable and with almost no long-term outcome data past ten years.  The evidence for children/adolescents is even more sketchy and there are many other issues that often go completely unmentioned let alone studied in this population. I'll write more about this later, but it starts with the fact that we have very little data about what happens when you purposefully create a lifelong state of forced food restriction and malabsorption in a child. These guidelines appear to me to be a brazen attempt to manipulate medicine for profit. Unfortunately, it's not surprising that these groups would behave this way, and there may be well-intentioned practitioners who are following these guidelines, but that doesn't make it ok, and it doesn't help the patients who are harmed or killed in this process.For more information on this, I have a series about weight loss surgeries, including the basics, the use of these surgeries as a treatment for type 2 diabetes, long-term outcomes and informed consent, and the risks of different procedures.Did you find this newsletter helpful? You can subscribe for free to get future newsletters delivered direct to your inbox, or choose a paid subscription to support the newsletter and get special benefits! Click the Subscribe button for details:Like this piece? Share this piece:More ResearchFor a full bank of research, check out https://haeshealthsheets.com/resources/*Note on language: I use “fat” as a neutral descriptor as used by the fat activist community, I use “ob*se” and “overw*ight” to acknowledge that these are terms that were created to medicalize and pathologize fat bodies, with roots in racism and specifically anti-Blackness. Please read Sabrina Strings: Fearing the Black Body – the Racial Origins of Fat Phobia and Da'Shaun Harrison: Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness for more on this. Get full access to Weight and Healthcare at weightandhealthcare.substack.com/subscribe

In today's episode, I discuss why I find James Hillman's, the founder of archetypal psychology, work so influential and important to consider if you are interested in depth psychology. In this podcast, I discuss an important pillar of Hillman's called "Pathologizing," and I discuss its role in revisioning modern, and often one-sided, approaches to psychology. To find more information about my upcoming Book Club on James Hillman's The Soul's Code, head here: https://www.drdaniellemcginnis.com/souls-code-book-club Enjoy the show! Be sure to rate, review, and share the show with those who you feel would enjoy the show! Thanks for listening! To join my free community, head to https://dr-danielle-mcginnis.mn.co/share/ To follow me on social media, head to @drdaniellemcginnis To find my website, head to www.drdaniellemcginnis.com

Holly Prigerson recalls the moments in which she started investigating prolonged grief disorder.  She recalls being “a social scientist [Holly] in room full of psychiatrists,” who recognized a diagnostic gap in people experiencing profound and potentially harmful grief far after the death of a loved one.  This led her on a remarkable journey.  Holly has accumulated mountains of evidence for the diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder as a specific condition primarily notable for a yearning over a year after the death.  Prolonged grief is associated with increased risk of suicide and other negative health outcomes.  This accumulation of data over her career led ultimately to the inclusion of Prolonged Grief Disoder first in the ICD, then in the DSM-V.   And yet, despite mountains of evidence, Holly has taken a tremendous amount of heat for this work.  “Everyone has experienced grief, which makes everyone the expert.”  Today we offer Holly a chance to answer her critics, including assertions that: Grief is love; how can love be wrong? Pathologizing grief leads to overmedicalization of a natural condition  Prolonged grief disorder is a tool made for the pharmaceutical industry  Prolonged grief disorder does not account for cultural variation in mourning practices Along the way we talk about other related studies Holly has conducted, including a validation of DABDA - Elizabeth Kubler Ross's famous stages of grief. And a song choice from the great lyricist Tom Waits. Enjoy! -@AlexSmithMD

Dr Briony Scott is an Australian educator and columnist, and the Principal of Wenona in North Sydney, an independent K–12 girls school. Dr Scott has a Masters and Doctorate in Education from the University of Sydney; specialising in girls' education, technology and pedagogy, motivational theory, and choice in education. Prior to Wenona, Dr Scott was Principal of Roseville College. She has worked as a systems analyst for Italian computer firm Olivetti and spent time volunteering as an Emergency Technician with the Wheaton Rescue Squad in Maryland, US. Dr Scott speaks regularly on educational and parenting issues at community forums and conferences. It's really fascinating to think about leading a school that is focused on one thing, like all girls. How do you see your role differently because of the way your school is structured as an all-girls school? Gap of about 2 months pay in gender gap in pay You have to be aware of stereotypes. How women finally got into colleges for medicine You can't be what you can't see! How can we do a better job of teaching mental health? Anything that reduces a person's agency is an obstacle. Recognize what power looks like in a room. Mental health itself is neutral, but there are good and bad mental health. They're not allowed to be sad anymore, they can only be depressed. Little people look to adults about cues about how to behave. Mental health - they're actually fine, if we create a feeling of doom and gloom Pathologizing of adolescnce We do an extraordinary disservice when we write off an entire generation. Transactional Analysis Kids are clever but they're not wise [[Wisdom]] Nous - wisdom We're all just walking them home. Renaissance Women's Network - connecting female education leaders to others. We create the world they can aspire to. It is massively disrespectful to people with real mental health issues. In the desire to listen respect and value people's feelings, we forget that they have agency. We teach the feelings, but don't teach agency and the power we have over them. How to be a transformative principal? Get some sleep.

Many, possibly most of the things we think of as “dysfunctions” in Pilates are in fact just normal variations. Things like: Anterior pelvic tilt Rounded shoulders Asymmetrical range of motion are highly prevalent in pain-free people and do not predict injury. In fact, 80% of pain-free people have anterior pelvic tilt; so is it really a “tilt” or is it just the shape of the human pelvis? Even hypermobility & scoliosis are arguably not the cause of pain, or increased pain, and don't need to be (nor can they be) “corrected” or “protected” by exercise. Raph and Natalie talk through: What is the evidence that these things are not pathologies? Why do we pathologize normal? What should we do instead? Resources mentioned in the episode: 80% of pain-free people have anterior pelvic tilt https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1356689X11000816 (here) Anterior pelvic tilt is not related to hip muscle tightness or strength https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0966636221000503 (here) Surgery is not more effective than exercise for hip impingement and labral tears https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0269215520966694 (here) Subacromial decompression for shoulder impingement is 100% placebo https://www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k2860.full (here) In fact ALL surgeries for musculoskeletal pain are not better than placebo https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/12/e009655.short (here) Early MRI causes harm here and the value of MRI for musculoskeletal pain results in more harm than benefit https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/10/3/e001287.abstract (here) Stabilization exercise works better if you THINK your back is unstable https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/94/11/1543/2735357?login=true (here) There is very weak correlation between scoliosis curve magnitude and back pain https://journals.lww.com/spinejournal/Abstract/2002/02150/Adult_Scoliosis__A_Quantitative_Radiographic_and.12.aspx (here) and https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.896.8430&rep=rep1&type=pdf (here) Pain in hypermobile people is not related to joint angle https://europepmc.org/article/med/8923376 (here) but is more likely a result of higher pain sensitivity of the central nervous system https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ejp.856 (here) Current ACSM guidelines https://www.amazon.com/Guidelines-Exercise-Prescription-American-Medicine/dp/1975150198/ref=sr_1_2?crid=38P4OYJWXXD8Q&keywords=acsms+guidelines+for+exercise+testing+and+prescription+11th+edition&qid=1652837058&sprefix=acsms+%2Caps%2C287&sr=8-2 (here) Find more resources https://breathe-education.com/blog/podcast/pathologizing-normal/ (here). This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

In March 2022, the DSM, or Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders was updated to include revisions to 70 labels, including Prolonged Grief Disorder. I review the criteria for such a disorder, revealing that among the 8 distinguishing symptoms are a list of extremely understandable and relatable feelings that people experience when dealing with bereavement and loss of a loved one, especially that of a child or spouse. But the psychiatric institution has declared that if it takes you over a year for these feelings to persist, you are pathologically mentally ill. As mental health professionals join alongside the grievers to protest this new insertion into the heinous DSM bible, as a society we need to rethink what meaning we give pain and have the courage to rise above the politics of big pharma.#biomedicalmodel #westernpsychiatry #bigpharmaharms #mentalhealth #psychiatryisnotscience #abolishpsychiatry #healthsovereignty #materialismDon't forget to subscribe to the Not As Crazy As You Think YouTube channel @SicilianoJenAnd please visit my website at: www.jengaitasiciliano.comConnect: Instagram: @ jengaitaLinkedIn: @ jensicilianoTwitter: @ jsiciliano

This week on High Noon, James Esses, founder of Thoughtful Therapists, joins the podcast. A former criminal barrister from the UK pursuing a second career in therapy, Esses was unceremoniously expelled from his program for raising objections to gender ideology and concerns with encouraging troubled minors into irreversible medical “transition.”   Esses and Stepman discuss […]

This week on High Noon, James Esses, founder of Thoughtful Therapists, joins the podcast. A former criminal barrister from the UK pursuing a second career in therapy, Esses was unceremoniously expelled from his program for raising objections to gender ideology and concerns with encouraging troubled minors into irreversible medical “transition.”Esses and Stepman discuss the former's upcoming court case suing the university for discrimination and how gender ideologues have managed to so thoroughly capture gatekeeping institutions in medicine and psychology. They additionally discuss whether the discipline of psychology itself might be guilty of over-pathologizing normal human suffering, and speculate as to why the Anglosphere has proven particularly susceptible to wokeness.--High Noon is an intellectual download featuring conversations that make possible a free society. The podcast features interesting thinkers from all parts of the political spectrum to discuss the most controversial subjects of the day in a way that hopes to advance our common American future.Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women's Forum.You can listen to the latest High Noon episode(s) here or wherever you get your podcasts. Then subscribe, rate, and share with your friends. If you are already caught up and want more, join our online community at iwf.org/connect. Be sure to subscribe to our emails to ensure you're equipped with the facts on the issues you care about most. Independent Women's Forum (IWF) believes all issues are women's issues. IWF promotes policies that aren't just well-intended, but actually enhance people's freedoms, opportunities, and choices. IWF doesn't just talk about problems. We identify solutions and take them straight to the playmakers and policy creators. And, as a 501(c)3, IWF educates the public about the most important topics of the day. Check out the Independent Women's Forum website for more information on how policies impact you, your loved ones, and your community: www.iwf.org. Subscribe to IWF's YouTube channel. Follow IWF on social media: - on Twitter- on Facebook- on Instagram #IWF #HighNoonPodcast #AllIssuesAreWomensIssues Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Lutkajtis is the author of The Dark Side of Dharma: Meditation, Madness and other Maladies on the Contemplative Path. Lutkajtis joins us on the Adventures Through The Mind podcast to discuss mediation; the adverse effects of meditation; where those adverse effects may arise from; the importance of meditation teachers having psychotherapeutic skills; the nerfing of spirituality; and why it is that Western meditation contexts not only generally lack an awareness and understanding of mediation adverse effects, but why those harms are seemingly actively and explicitly ignored. Furthermore, we touch on psychedelic experiences as well; the media landscape surrounding their industrialization; the influence psychedelics have had on meditation culture (and vice versa); and how Anna's research into the adverse effects of meditation overlaps with the growing interest in psychedelics amongst clinical practice, investors, and the wellness industry at large. ... For links to Anna's work, full show notes, and a link to watch this episode in video, head to bit.ly/ATTMind160 *** FULL TOPICS BREAKDOWN BELOW**   SUPPORT THE PODCAST Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Paypal Donation: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Merchandise:  https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More Options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support Newsletter:  https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially my $23+ patrons, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, Yvette FC, Chuck W, Alex F, Eliz C, Nathan B, Nick M, & Chloe C ——  ***** Episode Breakdown (0:00) Opening (2:05) Overture (4:05) Guest Bio (6:56) Patreon Thanks (8:51) Presenting the thesis of The Dark Side Of Dharma (12:42) What is Mediation? | Transcendental Meditation, Vipassana, & Mindfulness (18:02) The adverse effects of meditation (including spiritual crisis) (21:33) Pathologizing the adverse effects of meditation might be a mistake (25:48) The harms of secularising/decontextualizing meditation from its historical traditions (32:53) Colonial extractivism and the distorted hubris of Western secularism (36:38) The central role of mediation is a response to colonial conquest (39:34) Repackaging Buddhism as a science to appeal to the Western Mainstream (41:19) What's missing in Western meditation contexts vs traditional ones (a personal story) (44:38) Traditionally, “Having good health is a prerequisite for meditation” not the other way around (49:26) Some adverse effects can come from the misinterpretation of meditation (and psychedelic) insights (55:14) The trickster energy of high dose psilocybin (58:04) The importance of meditation teachers having psychotherapeutic skills (1:05:03) A concussion-symptom break (1:09:19) Presenting meditation as a cure-all is harmful | what drives this presentation? (1:19:09) Might the shifting media-tech landscape support psychedelics from falling into traps of corporate branding (1:24:42) Anna asks James about how he feels The Dark Side Of Dharma might apply to psychedelics (1:27:06) The influence psychedelics have had on meditation culture (and vice versa) (1:27:37) Once you open the door, it can never be closed again (1:29:56) Nerfing spirituality, spiritual bypassing, deception, and no, it's not all good. (1:34:08) Places to reach out if you are experiencing adverse effects (1:36:11) Follow-up links (1:37:46) Outro ***** SUPPORT THE PODCAST Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso Paypal Donation: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Merchandise:  https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More Options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support Newsletter:  https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter OR you can buy a copy of one of my books! Decomposing The Shadow: Lessons From The Psilocybin Mushroom – https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/ The True Light Of Darkness — https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/

In this episode Chris and Jane talk with Dr Yves Aquino about his work on the pathologization of ugliness, cosmetic surgery and race, and the norms of health and beauty. 

In this episode, Rachelle discusses her research on the use of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) as a diagnosis through a sociological lens. She discusses SIDS as a wastebasket diagnosis and the lack of conclusive medical findings surrounding the diagnosis, social diagnoses, and what functions a label or diagnosis serves in our society, especially in the context of infant death. If you would like to read Rachelle's article, Pathologizing the Unknown: A Sociological Explanation for the (Mis-)Use of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome as a Diagnosis, you can find it here. Thank you for listening! You can find Rachelle on Instagram and Twitter where you can send your comments, questions, concerns, or just say hi! Please consider following the podcast, rating it five stars and leaving a review wherever you're listening. It would mean a lot!

The conversations around the new conclusion on grief with a timeline are wild. But let's look at the gray space here. After all, grief is a gray space all its own. It deserves a little nuance. Links + Resources for this episode: The NYT Article in Question Additional Online Grief Support Resources (besides mine) Leave a message for Restorative Grief with Mandy Capehart Join the Restorative Grief Project Purchase my book, Restorative Grief Follow & chat with me on Twitter or Instagram @MandyCapehart Transcript available at MandyCapehart.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mandy-capehart/message

Psychedelics can cause harm. Don't get me wrong, I love psychedelics. But I also acknowledge their potential to bring about profoundly unwanted changes in the psyche.Yet, with the ever-more abundant influx of news focussing on the life-changing benefits of these substances, the very real risks that pose are getting drowned out, leaving us with only one-half of the full picture.The way that our information channels are structured these days, if we don't want to hear about something, we usually don't. We also tend to be over-eager to find The Solution to all our problems. Psychedelics, for many, are taking on this projection. It's not uncommon to hear people talking about the psychedelic renaissance as though it were the second coming. Ed Prideaux is on a mission to stop some of this psychedelic naivety in its tracks, by speaking up about his experience with hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD). Remember those LSD horror stories that your mum told you, about that guy who took LSD and never stopped tripping? Well, this is sort of like that (although HPPD is not the same as ‘permatripping', as you'll hear Ed clarify) except this is no horror story. The week after Ed's fourth LSD trip, he noticed that the carpets were sparkling and the walls were melting. These effects, along with a handful of others, have not totally left him, 6 years on.This phenomenon is far more common than you might think. A recent study of 2455 psychedelic users reported that a quarter of participants said that they experienced lingering perceptual changes days and weeks after a psychedelic experience and that 1 in 25 found these changes to be so distressing that they considered seeking clinical help.The conversation that Ed brings to the table goes far beyond just HPPD. It extends into an axiom-altering exploration of the narratives around ‘really bad trips', the fundamental flaws of the current mental health framework, and the fluid nature of reality itself. What We Cover: What is HPPD?Ed's personal experience with HPPDThe connection between anxiety and perceptionAdvice for someone who thinks they might have HPPDThe problem with overidentifying with a particular form of sufferingCan you use psychedelics again if you have HPPD?The gifts of neurodiversityStan Grof's controversial treatment for HPPDHow to make a psychedelic experience as well-held as possibleThe fundamental skill to have in the psychedelic experienceThe intersection of this psychedelic moment with the metaversePsychedelic narcissism DIVE DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE and get 5+ mind-blowing ideas, tools, or quotes sent to you every Wednesday.Please leave a review if you enjoy The HighExistence podcast. 

Sign up to Patreon to get access to bonus ad-free podcasts, exclusive downloads, live Q&As and more: https://www.patreon.com/drcarolineleaf EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I speak to journalist and best-selling author Johann Hari about his incredible new book Stolen Focus, why our inability to focus, think deeply and pay attention has dramatically decreased, and what we can do about this as individuals and as a society. Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/why-you-cant-pay-attention-how-to-think-deeply-again-with-johann-hari Get Johann's book here: stolenfocusbook.com OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -immi: Visit immieats.com/drleaf to try immi's delicious, low carb, plant-based and fiber-rich ramen! -Splendid Spoon: Get started and save $35 on your first order of delicious plant-based meals at SplendidSpoon.com/DRLEAF—that's only $6.66 per meal! EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: 3:10 Johann Hari's fascinating history 4:40 The power of curiosity 6:05 What is happening to our attention spans & why it is becoming harder and harder to focus 6:50 The different factors affecting our ability to pay attention in the modern world 12:38 Why Johann decided to write Stolen Focus 21:00 Pathologizing the individual versus dealing with social problems 21:30 How the business model behind modern technology & social media is designed to steal our attention 36:00 The power of working together to change society 40:30 Why we all need to read more 49:00 What is happening to children's attention & focus 51:50 Why children need to play Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to US: 1 (833) 285 3747 UK: +447908679035 Canada: 18336032953 Get a free Cleaning up Your Mental Mess workbook when you subscribe to my weekly email at drleaf.com! ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies: -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

THE THESIS: There is no possible medical defense of, a). Pathologizing teen rebellion b). Promoting a dangerous pathology c). Medicalizing teen rebellion d). Imposing surgery for a form of rebellion and/or a mental health issue  THE SCRIPTURE:  When human beings make their own gods THE MONOLOGUE: This is gender rebellion 1950s Teenage Tearaways, Gang, Hoodlums. Educational film Rebel without a cause THE NEWS:  Ask a “Gender” “Therapist” How to understand your “trans” identity  Here's a guy who appears to be grooming kids into Gender Rebellion A man who wants his body back confronted his so-called “gender” “therapist” …  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we follow Kye as he traces the path of WPATH, which is the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. In episode 9 (Compton Cafe Riot) we briefly talked about WPATH and now we're taking a closer look. Join us to learn about Magnus Hirschfield, Harry Benjamin, and a leopard named Henry. You read that right, a leopard. Cheers!

In this episode, Nwayieze and Dani discuss the pathologizing of Black experiences and Black bodies by looking at the history of the Holmesburg Prison experiments. For more than twenty years, the Philadelphia county jail was the site of a myriad of human experiments performed on unknowing inmates. Author Allen Hornblum joins the hosts to discuss what he saw while he worked at Holmesburg and Adrianne Jones-Alston shares the story of her father, Leodus Jones, who was briefly incarcerated at Holmesburg and participated in these experiments. How did the University of Pennsylvania Medical School allow this to happen and why has there not been any REAL justice for those whose lives were forever altered by what happened? MUSIC“Faster Bassier” (theme song) by DJ Fatha Julz“Dreary Boots” by DJ Fatha Julz“Releasing the Sculpture” by Podington Bear // From Free Music Archive // CC BY NC“The Gall” by Podington Bear // From Free Music Archive // CC BY NC  “Moodswing” by Podington Bear // From Free Music Archive // CC BY NC“The Confrontation” by Podington Bear // From Free Music Archive // CC BY NC“Refraction” by Podington Bear // From Free Music Archive // CC BY NC

We discuss how under-nourishing, which can arise from restricted eating can lead to slower digestion, exacerbate gut symptoms and lead to further restricted eating patterns. This week I interview Rachael Hartley, fellow digestive health dietician on the intersection between IBS and eating disorders. Rachael Hartley, RD, LD, is a Columbia, SC-based nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor and nationally-recognized food and nutrition expert who is passionate about helping others rediscover the joy of eating and foster a healthier relationship with food. She is the founder of Rachael Hartley Nutrition, a weight-inclusive practice where she specializes in disordered eating and healing from chronic dieting, IBS and other digestive disorders, and women's health. She also runs the popular blog The Joy of Eating, where she shares practical intuitive eating advice and non-diet recipes and is featured regularly in national media outlets. Rachael also presents regularly about intuitive eating and non-diet nutrition to professional audiences and the general public. We talk about: How Rachael became interested in the field of eating disorders The prevalence of digestive symptoms in eating disorders/disordered eating Some screening/red flags to consider when working with clients with IBS How to treat digestive symptoms in a patient with eating disorders What role does the gut-brain connection play in cases of IBS and eating disorders? What other interventions we can implement that doesn't require restricted eating What is the link between feeling stressed about eating and the reaction our gut experiences as a result of that? Who is a good candidate for low-FODMAP diet? What are the risks of the low-FODMAP diet? Pathologizing bloating What about gut directed hypnotherapy? Does medication have a place in IBS management? Connect with Rachael at https://www.rachaelhartleynutrition.com/my-book-gentle-nutrition or on instagram @rachaelhartleyrd or on her Facebook here as well!

Juliana is back on TTL to talk about letting go of what our lives looked like pre-pandemic and readjusting to a changed world with a deeper understanding of ourselves from a lot of alone time. Juliana was raised in San Diego by two psychologists who parented largely by trying to understand her every move. Never quite resonating with the laid-back Californian surfer culture, she headed out east to the University of Michigan. Always fascinated by how systems work, she folded a pre-med education into her own customized major that evaluated the disparities and inequities in the U.S. healthcare system. Professionally, her 20s took her to Manhattan, where she worked her way up and out of various healthcare startups. Personally, her 20s were a time of trying to fit into a mold of a person that she desperately wanted to be. However, at 30, she realized all the ways the people and systems around her, paired with her own limiting beliefs, kept her small and confined. This was when she finally began to recognize her own intuition and started following that little voice that had been ignored for too long. Suddenly divorced at 30, she found herself deeply questioning every aspect of her life. It was through the dismantling of all aspects of the life she had previously built that she began the process of coming home to herself. She is the founder of Parama, where she guides individuals and companies in compassionate navigation of transitions, difficult conversations, and negotiations. She helps foster improved communication and the building of reciprocal relationships with her “Conscious Confrontation” method. In this show, we talk about: Outsourcing your power versus trusting yourself Discerning the feeling of intuition versus fear in the body Identifying the behaviors that dull your intuition Abstaining from vices leading to feeling more emotions Pathologizing emotions and overidentifying with our diagnoses Getting to know a new spectrum of emotions in the absence of antidepressants Reframing deep feeling as superpower instead of a weakness Anxious attachment being akin to having a fast metabolism for love Getting stuck in fight-or-flight when the stress response is not complete Cultivating a relationship with the multiple parts of yourself Addressing burnout that presents at a young age Getting curious about the link between trauma and health issues Creating a safe container for unpacking trauma Seeing the world through our own projections Developing self-worth to stop relying on external validations Coming out of a quarantine cocoon as a sensitive person Learning to just be in the world versus having to do

Bolivia-based Journalists Ollie Vargas and Camila Escalante push back against the lies spread by Western media and The State Department. Then labor organizer and TwinkRev contributing editor Esperanza Fonseca talks about capitalism, feminism and imperialism. Camila Escalante is the co-founder of Kawsachun News (https://twitter.com/KawsachunNews) in Bolivia and known for her reporting on TeleSUR. Ollie Vargas (https://twitter.com/OVargas52) is a Bolivian journalist and writer. He has contributed to teleSUR, Morning Star, and other media outlets and is part of Kawsachun News. Esperanza Fonseca (https://twitter.com/endclasssociety) is a member of the anti-imperialist feminist organization AF3IRM, contributing editor to the LGBTQ Marxist magazine TwinkRev, and a labor organizer.

In our fourth episode, we talk with Christine Condo, who runs the blog This Great Ape, and writes for NeuroClastic. She is a late-diagnosed autistic woman living with chronic pain, and writes her blog as a way to process her experiences. Follow Christine: Websites: ThisGreatApe.com Twitter: @ThisGreatApe Topics of discussion: 0:24 Christine's diagnosis 1:45 Matt's diagnosis 2:45 Christine's early career 4:21 Autistic characteristics and school 5:34 Christine and school 6:31 Work experiences and limitation 7:45 Difficulties in school 9:17 Christine can't remember faces 10:07 Spiky skills profile 12:33 Alexithymia & visual skills 13:36 Autism obscured 15:47 Pathologizing conditions 16:34 Labels 17:19 High & low-functioning autism 18:57 Savant myth & stereotypes 20:42 Masking 22:03 Autistic burnout 24:03 Socially ostracized 25:55 Great Ape blog excerpt 27:44 Empathy 28:40 Alexithymia & empathy 29:35 Depression, anxiety, PTSD 30:14 Trusting people 32:46 Support from neurodiverse friends 33:09 Trust & manipulation 36:02 Honesty & masking 36:54 Introversion & extraversion 38:16 Neurodiversity movement 39:18 Women on the spectrum 42:30 American Disabilities Act 44:30 Autism & employment 47:10 Double empathy problem 49:44 Parents of autistic children 51:03 Autistics need social connection 52:10 Autistic extravert 53:15 Masking 53:37 Autism paradox 54:38 Accommodations 55:38 High & low-functioning dichotomy 56:58 Sensory sensitivity 58:34 Definitions of intelligence 1:00:06 Labels 1:01:02 Autism experts 1:03:57 Disability model: deficits 1:04:54 Communication and empathy 1:09:29 Direct communication on the job 1:11:38 Dispel stereotypes about autism 1:12:32 Great Ape Blog's name origins 1:14:47 The autism experience 1:16:51 Where to find Christine 1:18:36 Christine's Washington Post article

In this episode, Mel chats with DeLinda Spain, LCSW, about the ways in which our current brand of mental health essentially pathologizes the behavior of trauma survivors. They also discuss the way that this intersects with the current Civil Rights movement, and the way that diagnosis can be helpful, or harmful, depending on how and why it is applied.

Protests have erupted around the country after the horrific killing of George Floyd.   In this bonus episode, I'm inviting you to use this moment to learn about and practice what I call:   Non-Pathologizing & Loving Limit-Setting.   I show you two recent examples of these concepts in practice in speeches by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom and Rapper / Activist Killer Mike.

Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro and I cover a myriad of topics (timestamps below) today. I really enjoyed this podcast as we branched out quite a bit from the normal points of conversation. 0:30- Intro and charity 5:20- Fecal Transplants 13:45- How to stay motivated during the gym closings + being weight inclusive 24:45- The psychology behind fitness goals 28:00- What makes an effective coach 33:00- Forcing yourself to move when you don’t want to 36:30- What is responsible for happiness (rant lol) 45:15- Pathologizing normal human behavior 49:00- Happiness while lean vs bulked up 57:10- Telling a client when they shouldn’t be dieting Charity: https://www.facebook.com/donate/47496...Gabrielle's IG: https://www.instagram.com/vitaminphd/Website and Coaching: https://drdavemaconi.com/Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...

Photo by Kevin Dooley via Flickr How do you help boys deal with change and anxiety? And how can parents deal with boys' incessant energy?  Those are just a few of the questions we tackle in our first listener Q & A of 2020! Jacquie asked: How do you help boys adjust to change and uncomfortable situations (new school, daycare, meeting new kids...)? Eden and Katie also wanted advice on helping boys (and themselves) cope with anxiety, albeit at different ends of the age spectrum. Eden asked: How do you help your teen boy with anxiety? while Katie said My 3.5 year old boy strongly dislikes going to preschool. He started 3 months ago. The teachers reassure me that after I leave, he adjusts and is fine. However, it feels awful to force him through the front door, with the teacher grabbing him on the other side, and him saying he doesn't want to go? Any tips? Ashley -- an introvert -- asked how to cope with her energetic boys: I have 3 boys who love to roughhouse ALL the time. I'm an introvert and thrive in quiet environments. I'm struggling to adjust to the natural rambunctious behavior of little boys. In this episode, Janet & Jen discuss: Helping boys adjust to change and uncomfortable situations How age and personality affect boys' response to change Working with your son to increase his comfort level Using playacting & anticipatory guidance to prepare boys for new situations Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression Affordable at-home treatment for anxiety Differentiating anxiety from nervousness and excitement Separation anxiety Tips for dealing with overwhelm The importance of self-care for introverted boy parents How you can make your house more movement-friendly Links we mentioned (or should have) in this episode: Helping Teens Cope with Anxiety, Depression & More -- ON BOYS episode Anxiety & Depression in Boys -- ON BOYS episode COPE (Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment) -- evidence-based program proven to help kids with anxiety & depression (mentioned at 7:14) Age of Anxiety: Are We "Pathologizing" Normal Emotion? -- article mentioned at 10:18 The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn -- book mentioned at 15:35 (great for those dealing with separation anxiety!) Meagan Francis of The Mom Hour: Parenting in the Digital Age -- ON BOYS episode 4 Ways to Make Your Home Movement-Friendly -- Understanding Boys article by Jen Learning to Live with Boys (w Katy Rank Lev) -- ON BOYS episode mentioned at 23:44 LIKE THIS EPISODE? Share it with your friends (and thanks!): Twitter: Facebook: Linkedin: STAY CONNECTED WITH JANET & JEN: Join the Building Boys FB group and the Boys Alive! FB group Be sure to opt-in at  Boys Alive! .com for your free report “3 Simple Tips to CONNECT with Your Boy.”  And opt-in at  BuildingBoys.net, too! Follow us on Instagram:  @on.boys.podcast and @boys.alive Twitter:  @ParentAdvisor and @BuildingBoys  LinkedIn:  use this link for Janet and use this link for Jennifer

It’s been shown in a smattering of conditions that healthy individuals have access to a greater variety of movement patterns and have superior control of their bodies. As conditioning specialists and health care professionals it should therefore be our duty to coach movement variety. Yet when it comes down to it, we often find ourselves looking for movement that is just so. Is it possible that in our quest for wellness and ‘good’ movement we over-coach movement patterns and limit our pupil’s variety? In doing so, do we run the risk of instilling a fear of moving ‘poorly’? Join us on episode 57 as physical therapist Daan van den Akker discusses ‘good’ versus ‘bad’ movement and the importance of movement choices.  Get in touch with Daan at vandenakker.daan@gmail.com. Want to contribute to DanceWell podcast? Follow this link to donate: https://www.gofundme.com/f/dancewell-season-three-fundraiser?member=2559728&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w&rcid=r01-156744810013-7a5c898b6f9c46c6&sharetype=teams Host: Marissa Schaeffer Co-Hosts: Ellie Kusner and Marissa Schaeffer Website: www.dancewellpodcast.com Email: DanceWellPodcast@gmail.com Introduction Soundscape: Brendan Berry and Dylan Ezzie

Our desire for simple answers is funneled through the intrinsic psychology of having the stories of our lives be consistent. This consistency is always self-serving, in the sense of providing a feeling of 'being right,' of having perception prove the truth of our judgments. This whole process finds a troubling outlet in the medicalization of our inner worlds and the pathologizing of human behavior.

In this episode, we discuss the two approaches to the treatment of betrayal trauma; the traditional codependency/co-sex addiction model and the partner trauma model.  We explain why the traditional approach lacks the necessary relational component and why we use this approach to treat partner and betrayal trauma. You can find out more about Duane and Marnie at http://www.helpingcouplesheal.com/  

Dr. Rob Weiss has started a movement that eliminates the word Codependency and it is called Prodependence. He is the author of Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency. We know longer want to pathologize Partners by saying that they are Co-addicts or Co-Dependents. Partners had no idea that their spouse was an addict and therefore they should not be seen as defective or sick. It is time to honor a partner who wants to work through the addiction that has ravaged the family. Kim Buck CSAT, MAPC, LPC, is developing a workbook that will change the way we look at partners and the addict that they love. Listen as Carol the Coach, along with Kim Buck helps to change this trajectory and honor the partner!  

Many parents pathologize childhood using terms like "He's an attention seeker," OR "She's so oppositional," OR "He's a tormentor," OR "He's A defiant kid!"   These kinds of vague descriptions may help us cope, but they do nothing to help children help.  We need to help kids recognize that behavior is based on choices.     We offer a 5-step specific problem solving method that is the answer to these behavior problems that all kids have.   See Dr Dan’s new book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1935576062/?tag=medrounpublic-20

You all know that on the show we pretty much steer clear of the clickbait articles that try to convince you that something is wrong with your child, in favor of getting a balanced view of the overall body of literature on a topic. But every once in a while a study comes along and I think “we really MUST learn more about that, even though it muddies the water a bit and leads us more toward confusion than a clear picture.” This is one of those studies.  We’ll learn about the original Hart & Risley study that identified the “30 Million Word Gap” that so much policy has been based on since then, and what are the holes in that research (e.g. did you know that SIX African American families on welfare in that study are used as proxies for all poor families in the U.S., only 25% of whom are African American?). Then, Dr. Doug Sperry will tell us about his research, which leads him to believe that overheard language can also make a meaningful contribution to children’s vocabulary development. I do want to be 100% clear on one point: Dr. Sperry says very clearly that he believes parents speaking with children is important for their development; just that overheard language can contribute as well. And this is not Dr. Sperry out on his own criticizing research that everyone else agrees with: if you’re interested, there are a host of other issues listed here (http://www.idra.org/resource-center/differences-as-deficiencies/) . The overarching problem, of course, is that our school system is so inflexible that linguistic skills – even really incredible ones of the type we discussed in our recent episode on storytelling (https://yourparentingmojo.com/storytelling/) – have no place in the classroom if they don’t mesh with the way that White, middle-class families (and, by extension, teachers and students) communicate. But that will have to be an episode for another day. References Adair, J. K., Colegrove, K. S-S., & McManus, M. E. (2017).  How the word gap argument negatively impacts young children of Latinx Immigrants’ conceptualizations of learning. Harvard Educational Review, 87(3), 309-334. Akhtar, N., & Gernsbacher, M.A. (2007). Joint attention and vocabulary development: A critical look. Language and Linguistic Compass 1(3), 195-207. Callanan, M., & Waxman, S. (2013). Commentary on special section: Deficit or difference? Interpreting diverse developmental paths. Developmental Psychology 49(1), 80-83. Dennett, D. (1995). Darwin’s dangerous idea: Evolution and the meaning of life. New York, NY: Touchstone. Dudley-Marling, C., & Lucas, K. (2009). Pathologizing the language and culture of poor children. Language Arts 86(5), 362-370. Gee, J.P. (1985). The narrativization of experience in the oral style. Journal of Education 167(1), 9-57. Genishi, C., & Dyson, A. H. (2009).  Children, language, and literacy: Diverse learners in diverse times.  New York, NY: Teachers College Press. Hoff, E. (2013). Interpreting the early language trajectories of children from low-SES and language minority homes: Implications for closing achievement gaps. Developmental Psychology 49(1), 4-14. Johnson, E.J. (2015). Debunking the “language gap.” Journal for Multicultural Education 9(1), 42-50. Miller, P.J., & Sperry, D.E. (2012). Déjà vu: The continuing misrecognition of low-income children’s verbal abilities. In S.T. Fiske & H.R. Markus (Eds.), Facing social class: How societal rank influences interaction (pp.109-130). New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation. Sperry, D.E., Sperry, L.L., & Miller, P.J. (2018). Reexamining the verbal environments of children from different socioeconomic backgrounds. Child Development (Early online publication).  Full article available at:...

In this episode, we hone in on drill music, a sub-genre that has gained notoriety since 2012 due to its nihilistic, dark, hyper-violent lyrics and sonic elements. Dr. Charity Clay, a Sociology professor at Merritt College in Oakland, CA weighs in to provide understanding of the social, environmental, and historical conditions in Chicago. The aim is to provide alternate perspectives to audiences that dismiss its cultural value, and write it off as pathological to city conditions.

Edition #986 Today we take a look at the case against extreme wealth inequality and not just from an economic justice perspective. Extreme wealth inequality leads to more social ills and destabilization than you probably ever guessed  Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill 00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: This Is The Income Inequality Video CEOs Don’t Want Americans To See - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-03-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's Work Together - Canned Heat 00:17:41 Ch. 4: Act 2: Climate Change and Inequality Are Driving War and Catastrophic Conflicts from Syria to Africa - @democracynow - Air Date: 12-04-15 Ch. 5: Song 2: Climate Refugees Main Theme - Michael Mollura 00:21:56 Ch. 6: Act 3: Stoking fears to pit workers against workers, never the rich - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 12-11-15 Ch. 7: Song 3: Don't Blame Yourself - Sixpence None the Richer 00:25:42 Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Krugmanon on Thomas Piketty's book: Capital in the Twenty-First Century - @BillMoyersHQ  And Company - Air Date 4-18-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: A Change Is Gonna Come - Ben Sollee 00:43:56 Ch. 10: Act 5: Thomas Piketty's 'Capital' in 3 minutes - BBC Newsnight - Air Date: 04-30-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy 00:47:43 Ch. 12: Act 6: Make #Poverty an #Election2016 Priority w/@VoteToEndHunger - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard 00:50:41 Ch. 14: Act 7: International comparisons of child poverty show who we should look to - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 1-24-16 Voicemails 00:58:09 Ch. 15: Capitalism with the workers in charge - Patrick from Dallas 01:00:42 h. 16: How capitalism should work - Colin from Cleveland, OH Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics 01:02:39 Ch. 17: Final Comments on the case against extreme wealth inequality and endless economic growth Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Activism: Make #Poverty an #Election2016 Priority w/@VoteToEndHunger Take Action: SIGN & SHARE: Pledge to end hunger by 2030 GET INVOLVED with Vote to End Hunger Sources/further reading: "Pathologizing the Poor Reinforces Stigma While Deterring Advocacy and Public Policy” via Truthout ”Hunger is a Significant But Solvable Problem, Both in the United States and Internationally” via Vote to End Hunger ”Presidential Candidate Videos” via Vote to End Hunger Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Sari Solden joins Tara McGillicuddy this week on ADHD Support Talk Radio. Tara and Sari will be discussing some important issues related to Wholeness and Healing vs Pathologizing Adult ADD / ADHD. Learn more about Sari Solden at: http://www.sarisolden.com/ Learn more about the Better Together Festival at:  http://bettertogetherfest.com ADHD Support Talk Radio host Tara McGillicuddy is an internationally recognized ADD / ADHD expert. She is also a top ADHD Coach the founder of ADDClasses.com. Learn more about Tara McGillicuddy at: http://www.taramcgillicuddy.com/

Edition #985 Today we look at the case against extreme wealth inequality and not just from an economic justice perspective. Extreme wealth inequality leads to more social ills and destabilization than you probably ever guessed   Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill 00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: This Is The Income Inequality Video CEOs Don’t Want Americans To See - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-03-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's Work Together - Canned Heat 00:17:41 Ch. 4: Act 2: Climate Change and Inequality Are Driving War and Catastrophic Conflicts from Syria to Africa - @democracynow - Air Date: 12-04-15 Ch. 5: Song 2: Climate Refugees Main Theme - Michael Mollura 00:21:56 Ch. 6: Act 3: Stoking fears to pit workers against workers, never the rich - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 12-11-15 Ch. 7: Song 3: Don't Blame Yourself - Sixpence None the Richer 00:25:42 Ch. 8: Act 4: Paul Krugmanon on Thomas Piketty's book: Capital in the Twenty-First Century - @BillMoyersHQ  And Company - Air Date 4-18-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: A Change Is Gonna Come - Ben Sollee 00:43:56 Ch. 10: Act 5: Thomas Piketty's 'Capital' in 3 minutes - BBC Newsnight - Air Date: 04-30-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Adventure, Darling - Gillicuddy 00:47:43 Ch. 12: Act 6: Make #Poverty an #Election2016 Priority w/@VoteToEndHunger - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard 00:50:41 Ch. 14: Act 7: International comparisons of child poverty show who we should look to - Economic Update w/ @profwolff - Air Date 1-24-16 Voicemails 00:58:09 Ch. 15: Capitalism with the workers in charge - Patrick from Dallas 01:00:42 h. 16: How capitalism should work - Colin from Cleveland, OH Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics 01:02:39 Ch. 17: Final Comments on the case against extreme wealth inequality and endless economic growth Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Activism: Make #Poverty an #Election2016 Priority w/@VoteToEndHunger Take Action: SIGN & SHARE: Pledge to end hunger by 2030 GET INVOLVED with Vote to End Hunger Sources/further reading: "Pathologizing the Poor Reinforces Stigma While Deterring Advocacy and Public Policy” via Truthout ”Hunger is a Significant But Solvable Problem, Both in the United States and Internationally” via Vote to End Hunger ”Presidential Candidate Videos” via Vote to End Hunger Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Pathologizing is about trying to fix problems—but mythologizing is a deeper perspective. When we begin to recognize the mythological themes in our human experience, we deepen—our lives begin to reflect a profound human experience that links us across time and space to a universal consciousness. Jean Houston shares her timeless perspective with Barnet and Freeman on this remarkable edition of Cutting Edge Consciousness.