Podcasts about rethinking mental health

What if many modern mental health diagnoses are missing the deeper story?In this illuminating episode of The Future of Wellness, we're joined by Dr. Leslie Korn — scientist, psychotherapist, traumatologist, and pioneer in integrative mental health — to explore a radically broader understanding of trauma, healing, and human wellbeing.Drawing on more than 40 years of clinical practice across psychology, somatic therapies, nutrition, and indigenous medicine, Dr. Korn explains why mental distress is rarely just a chemical imbalance or isolated diagnosis. Instead, she frames trauma as a whole-system disruption affecting the brain, body, immune system, metabolism, circadian rhythms, and our relationship to the natural world.Together, we explore why many conventional approaches remain incomplete, how trauma is often misdiagnosed, and why true healing requires restoring biological and relational balance.In this episode, we explore: • Why trauma is a systems-level physiological condition • The limitations of conventional mental health diagnosis • The links between chronic stress, inflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction • Why “nutrition is biology, not ideology” • How ancestral food systems influence mental wellbeing • The role of circadian rhythm, somatic intelligence, and altered states in recovery • Why alignment with the natural world may be foundational to healingThis is a powerful conversation on moving beyond symptom management toward a more integrative, human-centered model of mental health.Connect with Dr. Leslie Korn: drlesliekorn.comEnjoyed the episode? Rate & review on Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify or YouTube  Train in Energy Healing Step into your mastery. Learn to facilitate deep, precise, and truly transformative healing experiences. Registration now open - our next EHT-100 Training begins October 2026, live and online. Discover the training →Find Your Energetic Blueprint Not sure where to start? Take the quiz: What's Your Field Type? Reveal your strengths and learn how your energy field shapes your life and relationships.

Dr. Awais Aftab, psychiatrist and author of a powerful new New York Times essay, argues that diagnoses like ADHD, autism, depression, and bipolar are not precise biological diseases revealed by genes or brain scans but practical clinician judgments about recognizable patterns of distress and behavior.
We synthesize Aftab's pragmatic perspective with long-standing critiques from Allen Frances (chair of the DSM-IV task force), the NIMH's shift to the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project under Thomas Insel, and decades of research on comorbidity, symptom heterogeneity, and diagnostic instability.

In an age of constant change and uncertainty, how can we remain calm, centered, and able to respond wisely? Maisel shares how we can cultivate serenity not just in meditation, but in the thick of daily life. Serene readiness, Maisel explains, means being mentally and emotionally prepared for life's surprises while staying grounded in one's values and creative intentions. This dialogue offers a powerful reminder: Serenity is not withdrawal—it's readiness in motion.Eric Maisel is a retired, licensed psychotherapist and an internationally respected coach specializing in creativity, existential wellness, and relationship coaching. He trains coaches and offers workshops and webinars nationally and internationally. The author of more than fifty books, he also writes the long-running “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today and contributes to outlets such as The Good Men Project and Fine Art America. His books include:Night Brilliance: The Sleep Thinker's Guide to Powerful Problem-Solving (BTSL – Jim Dandy Publishing 2026)Brave New Mind: The Art of Serene Readiness (BTSL- Jim Dandy Publishing 2025)Choose Your Life Purposes: A Step by Step Guide to Self Awareness, Empowerment, and Success (TMA Press 2024)The Coach's Guide to Completing Creative Work: Top Tips for Working with Procrastination, Perfectionism and More (Lynda Monk) (Routledge 2023)The Coach's Way: The Art and Practice of Powerful Coaching in Any Field (New World Library 2023)Why Smart, Creative and Highly Sensitive People Hurt: A Toolkit for Thriving in a Chaotic World (TMA 2023)The Great Book of Journaling: How Journal Writing Can Support a Life of Wellness, Creativity, Meaning and Purpose (Conari Press 2022The Power of Daily Practice: How Creative and Performing Artists (and Everyone Else) Can Finally Meet Their Goals (New World Library 2020)Interview Date: 1/30/2026 Tags: MP3, Eric Maisel, serene readiness, visualization, deep breathing, self-criticism, life purpose, personal philosophy, procrastination, addiction to perfection, Personal Transformation, Psychology

Eric Maisel is a retired, licensed psychotherapist and an internationally respected coach specializing in creativity, existential wellness, and relationship coaching. He trains coaches and offers workshops and webinars nationally and internationally. The author of more than fifty books, he also writes the long-running “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today and contributes to outlets such as The Good Men Project and Fine Art America. His books include: • Night Brilliance: The Sleep Thinker's Guide to Powerful Problem-Solving (BTSL – Jim Dandy Publishing 2026)• Brave New Mind: The Art of Serene Readiness (BTSL- Jim Dandy Publishing 2025)• Choose Your Life Purposes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Self Awareness, Empowerment, and Success (TMA Press 2024)• The Coach's Guide to Completing Creative Work: Top Tips for Working with Procrastination, Perfectionism and More (Lynda Monk) (Routledge 2023)• The Coach's Way: The Art and Practice of Powerful Coaching in Any Field (New World Library 2023)• Why Smart, Creative and Highly Sensitive People Hurt: A Toolkit for Thriving in a Chaotic World (TMA 2023)• The Great Book of Journaling: How Journal Writing Can Support a Life of Wellness, Creativity, Meaning and Purpose (Conari Press 2022• The Power of Daily Practice: How Creative and Performing Artists (and Everyone Else) Can Finally Meet Their Goals (New World Library 2020)Interview Date: 1/30/2026 Tags: Eric Maisel, serene readiness, anxiety, emotional balance, self-awareness, imagination, personal responsibility, life purposes, breath exercises, cognitive exercises, emotional balance, habits of thinking, serenity, mindfulness practices, somatic practices, busyness, distractions, cognitive mind, heart mind, persistence, Personal Transformation

The future of mental health in America and the world may depend on a growing number of brave psychotherapists like our guest today, Dr. Teralyn, who defy conventional psychiatry by voicing their own opinions on the shortcomings and dangers of psychiatric drugs.  These criticisms are grounded in hundreds and thousands of hours of meetings with psychotherapy clients, meeting face to face an hour at a time and hearing the stories of their patients which places them in a better position than prescribers, who spend much less time with the people they are medicating and who have much less insight into how much medications interfere with human relationships and with love. Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD, is a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in understanding mental health when standard explanations and treatments fall short. Her work integrates psychology with principles from nutritional psychiatry and functional medicine, examining how brain health, sleep, stress, and medication effects shape emotional and cognitive health. Dr. Teralyn is particularly interested in long-term outcomes, informed consent, and helping people make sense of mental health decisions. She is the author of Your Best Brain and co-host of The Gaslit Truth Podcast, where clinical insight meets candid conversation about where mental health care breaks down and how clearer thinking leads to better choices. She also writes a regular blog, Dr. Teralyn. Her style is thoughtful and engaging, grounded in science, and focused on making complex ideas understandable without oversimplifying them. This fascinating and fun interview with Dr. Teralyn, PhD, and the Breggins on The Breggin Hour is truly worth your time.  We hope you will join us.

Rethinking Mental Health Through the Nervous System Lens When we hear mental illness, we often imagine something extreme or permanent. But what if many mental health struggles are actually signs of a nervous system operating beyond capacity? In this episode, Andrea is joined by licensed mental health therapist Amy Waters to explore mental health through a nervous system lens — moving beyond labels to understand dysregulation, unmet needs, family survival mode, and why punishment-based approaches often make symptoms worse over time. This conversation is especially for parents who sensed something was “off” long before a diagnosis was ever given. In This Episode, We Discuss: Why many mental health diagnoses reflect nervous system overload, not personal failure Early signs of dysregulation parents are often told to ignore The unmet needs therapists commonly see beneath challenging behavior How punishment and compliance-based strategies can increase dysregulation The powerful interaction between a parent's nervous system and a child's What happens when entire families are stuck in survival mode — even with good intentions. You can find more about Amy on her Instagram Page    Don't forget- one of the easiest ways to support your nervous system is to ensure you are properly hydrated AND electrolyte balanced. Grab 15% off my favorite electrolytes here    Ready to tackle this from a functional lens? Schedule a Strong Start Discovery Call HERE   Looking for more support? Then its time to find your community! Join the Thriving Together community here

The Breggin Hour with Dr. Peter & Ginger Breggin – Psychotherapist Dr. Teralyn Sell challenges conventional psychiatry, examining psychiatric drug risks, informed consent, and long-term mental health outcomes. Drawing on clinical experience, she explores brain health, nutrition, sleep, and stress while offering a thoughtful perspective on why meaningful healing often requires looking beyond medication alone for lasting emotional...

00:00 - TDA IS LIVE00:56 - INTRO07:31 - HEADLINES09:47 - THE REACTION11:54 - TOPIC OF THE DAY: RETHINKING MENTAL HEALTH2:02:22 - HEADLINES [2]2:08:01 - THE RUNDOWN WITH SUGAR & SHADE2:26:00 - THE REACTION [2]2:27:54 - OUTROFOLLOW: THE DAY AFTER► X: ⁠https://x.com/TheDayAfterTNB⁠► INSTAGRAM: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedayaftertnb/⁠► TIKTOK: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thedayaftertnb⁠► YOUTUBE: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheDayAfterTNB⁠► SPOTIFY: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0vkTPwat1n6y7l3MOfjQcf?si=0e7daa6ca317441e ⁠► PATREON: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/THENEWBLXCK⁠► DISCORD: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/thenewblxck⁠► WEBSITE: ⁠https://thenewblxck.com⁠► STORE: ⁠https://thenewblxck.store⁠► DILEMMA? ⁠https://www.thenewblxck.com/dilemma⁠► EMAIL: thedayafter@thenewblxck.com► CLICK HERE TO GET SHARES IN THE NEW BLXCK - ⁠https://app.seedlegals.com/en/pitch/c_VoSPUCwhTo/The-New-Blxck⁠ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY? PLEASE CONTACT: brent@thenewblxck.com

In this episode of the Where Parents Talk podcast, host Lianne Castelino speaks to child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Sami Timimi, psychiatrist and author of Searching for Normal. The conversation examines the current approach to diagnosing mental health conditions in young people. Drawing on extensive clinical experience, Dr. Timimi questions the growing tendency to interpret behavioural patterns—such as inattention or restlessness—as indicators of fixed psychiatric disorders. He outlines how diagnostic labels, including ADHD, may influence a child's developing identity and can shape long-term expectations about their abilities and well-being.The conversation explores the broader social environment contributing to rising diagnosis rates. Factors such as social media exposure, academic pressure, and performance-driven school cultures have shifted how families, educators, and clinicians interpret children's emotions and behaviors. Dr. Timimi explains how these influences may lead to the pathologizing of challenges that, in many cases, fall within the range of typical development.He also discusses alternative approaches to supporting young people, emphasizing relational and contextual assessment rather than reliance on diagnostic categories. Dr. Timimi encourages parents to engage with professionals who consider family dynamics, developmental stages, and environmental stressors when evaluating a child's concerns.Takeaways: Understanding mental health diagnoses in children requires a shift away from viewing behaviors as disorders. The rise in psychiatric medication among young people raises concerns about long-term effectiveness and side effects. It's crucial for parents to maintain open communication with their children and resist the urge to pathologize normal struggles. Navigating adolescence involves hormonal changes and device usage, impacting both emotional and mental health significantly. Social media can amplify feelings of inadequacy, making it essential to teach resilience and independence in children. Bullying and peer relationships are pivotal in shaping the mental health landscape of today's youth. Links referenced in this episode:whereparents talk.comCompanies mentioned in this episode: National Health Service NHS

Today our guest is Dr. Ryan Sherman, Director of Wellness at Medway Public Schools in Medway, Massachusetts. We talk to Dr. Sherman about how his healthcare background is helping schools rethink what student wellness means, and how he is helping to modernize MTSS. He shares how Medway added a fourth tier of support that brings mental health care directly into schools through care coordination, in-school outpatient services, and telehealth partnerships. Dr. Sherman also unpacks the mindset shift from “we don't do mental health” to shared ownership of student wellbeing, and how this approach is improving access, attendance, and GPA. Learn More About CharacterStrong:  Access FREE MTSS Curriculum Samples Request a Quote Today! Learn more about CharacterStrong Implementation Support Visit the CharacterStrong Website   Ryan Sherman, Ph.D., has been Medway School's Director of Wellness for ten years. Prior to coming to Medway, Ryan was a clinician in cardiology at Boston Medical Center and in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ryan is the author of several peer-reviewed behavioral health research studies and the co-author of The Fourth Tier: Modernizing MTSS for Student Mental Health.  Ryan is also a senior professor and researcher of social and emotional learning at Bay Path University.  Dr. Sherman is the recipient of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Wellness Coordinator of the Year Award and the Massachusetts General Hospital Innovation Award.  Ryan resides in Massachusetts with his wife, two children, and boxer.

Iain Campbell, Ph.D. is a leading voice in the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry, exploring how nutrition can transform mental health. His research focuses on how ketogenic interventions may help treat conditions like depression and bipolar disorder. Dr. Campbell is at the forefront of a movement that's redefining how we think about the brain, metabolism, and mental well-being. “We saw in just 8 weeks on a ketogenic diet, 11 to 13% reductions in brain glutamate in patients with bipolar disorder. And as their ketone levels went up, their mental health symptoms went down.”   In this episode, Drs. Brian, Tro, and Iain talk about… (00:00) Intro (07:18) Seasonal variation in mental health conditions (10:32) Mental health and energy (12:21) Hypomania and self-awareness (15:27) Issues with traditional treatment for bipolar disorder (19:04) Anti-psychotic medication and metabolic health (27:34) The keto diet, gut health, and psychiatric health (37:05) Neurotransmitters (38:11) Iain's personal experience with bipolar and therapies that work for him (44:27) Searching for the root cause of mental illness (47:15) The ketogenic diet for bipolar (53:36) Vitamins and supplements for cognitive and psychiatric disorders (56:13) Outro   For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/   Resources Mentioned in this Episode:     Iain Campbell, Ph.D.: X: https://x.com/IainCampbellPhD?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ketobipolar Metabolic Mind: https://www.metabolicmind.org/thinksmart/explore-strategies/iain-campbell/ Podcast:   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author   Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://www.doctortro.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/   Toward Health App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.    Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doctor-tro/id1588693888  Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.doctortro&hl=en_US&gl=US Learn more: https://doctortro.com/community/ 

Dr. JeanAnne Johnson is a Nurse Practitioner with a doctorate in Neuropsychology. She is board-certified in Family Practice, Psychiatry, Addictions Medicine, Pediatric Mental Health, and is a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist. She is currently completing two fellowships in Functional Medicine/ Psychiatry. She is the Medical Director at Harper Clinic, an outpatient facility in Orem that uses functional medicine, genetics, nutrition, and lifestyle to address the whole body and individualize mental health treatment. @harperclinic harperclinicutah.com

A sit-down discussion with Dr Michael Mantell- Seasoned Mental Health Professional, Rational Emotive & Cognitive Behavior Coach, and Prolific Author. Why are so many people still struggling, even with therapy and medication? The missing piece isn’t in a pill or a couch. It’s in the soul. Why reconnecting with spirituality may be the breakthrough modern mental health has been missing Dr.Michael Mantell Biography As a seasoned mental health professional, Dr Mantell specializes in Rational Emotive Behavior Coaching & Cognitive Behavioral Coaching to help individuals break free from self-defeating patterns and build resilient, thriving, autonomous mindsets. With decades of professional experience following his MS degree from Hahnemann Medical College and his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania —including roles as Chief Psychologist for the San Diego Police Department & Children’s Hospital of San Diego, Senior Consultant for Behavioral Sciences with the American Council on Exercise, an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSD Medical School, and decades long membership in SAG-AFTRA—he’s dedicated his career to bridging the gap between theory and real-world mental wellbeing. His main focus is helping people disturb themselves less. Dr. Mantell is a prolific author with four books to his name, including his recent work, "The Link is What You Think," "Ticking Bombs: Defusing Violence in the Workplace," and his iconic 1988 original "Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff PS: It’s All Small Stuff" and its 25th Anniversary Edition. Most recently he’s been an invited presenter for Harvard University’s course, “The Art and Science of Empowering People to Change..” You can follow his free daily “MantellPoints2Ponder” on LinkedIn and Facebook. Dr. Mantell’s website is www.drmichaelmantell.comSupport the show: http://www.cooleyfoundation.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to Healing 101. This is Part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Sami Tamimi, where we continue peeling back the layers of how we understand mental health and emotional pain.In this episode, Sami shares his thoughts on the impact of COVID, helicopter parenting, and how our culture's obsession with control and certainty may be contributing to rising levels of anxiety and distress—especially among young people.We discuss the ‘treatment-prevention paradox,' why current mental health services may be better at creating long-term patients than solving distress, and what a new, more humane paradigm might look like.If you've ever felt defined by your diagnosis or dismissed by your struggle, this episode is for you.I highly recommend you try Bettervits for yourself, head on over to bettervits.co.uk and get 15% off your 1st order with my code PANDORA15.If you're struggling, consider therapy with our paid partner. Visit https://betterhelp.com/hurttohealing for a discount on your first month of therapy..Find Sami Timimi:Website & Resources: https://www.samitimimi.co.uk/Read Searching for Normal: https://amzn.eu/d/fAhMxgHStay Connected with Hurt to Healing:Instagram: instagram.com/hurttohealingpodTikTok: tiktok.com/@hurttohealingpodLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hurt-to-healingSubstack: substack.com/@hurttohealingWebsite: hurttohealing.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this powerful and refreshingly honest episode, we sit down with Dr. Andres Fonseca, psychiatrist, co-founder, and CEO of Thrive Mental Wellbeing, to unpack the future of mental health and the myths of workplace wellbeing. With over 30 years of clinical experience, Andres brings a no-nonsense perspective to what's working - and what's not - in the world of mental health. We explore: Why “positive workplace culture” often misses the mark The dangers of overdiagnosis and why pathologising everyday challenges does more harm than good What the next decade holds for mental health, neuroscience, and personalised care And why advice to your younger self might be more harmful than helpful Whether you're a mental health professional, a business leader, or just someone looking for real talk in a noisy wellness world, this episode will challenge you to think deeper - and more critically - about how we define and support mental health today.

In a world full of quick fixes, what if the key to better mental health was simpler—and more human?On this episode of The Mental Health & Wellness Show, I, Dr. Tomi Mitchell, sit down with psychiatrist Dr. Ahmed Al-Katib for a real conversation on how movement, environment, and authentic connection shape our emotional well-being.Together, we explore why burnout and disconnection are on the rise, how social media fuels anxiety, and why mental fitness matters just as much as mental health. Dr. Al-Katib shares practical, down-to-earth strategies to improve focus, regulate emotions, and build resilience—without overcomplicating the process. Drawing from his diverse background growing up in Baghdad, training in Europe, and practicing psychiatry in Brooklyn, Dr. Al-Katib cuts through the noise to focus on what truly matters in mental health.In this episode, you'll learn:How movement and daily habits can reset your nervous system and boost emotional resilienceWhy mental fitness—not just mental health—is key to lasting well-beingPractical ways to combat burnout, social media overload, and disconnection through authentic connection and self-awarenessDr. Ahmed Al-Katib is a board-certified psychiatrist, founder of Psychiatry in Motion, and an advocate for raw, real dialogue around mental health. He believes that when we move our bodies and open our hearts, healing follows. He encourages a shift from diagnosis to connection—and from isolation to community-based support. His work dismantles the stigma around mental illness by making mental wellness something we practice, not something we only talk about when we're in crisis.Join me, Dr. Tomi Mitchell, and Dr. Ahmed Al-Katib for a lively, honest conversation that will help you rethink what it means to be mentally well—and show you how small, intentional actions can change everything.Catch Dr. Ahmed on:LinkedInInstagramYoutubeTiktokWebsite________________________________________________________________________________________________

In this episode, we're joined by therapist Ed Collins for a candid conversation about the often-overlooked mental health challenges faced by older men. Together, we explore how traditional masculinity and societal expectations can create barriers to mental wellness and prevent men from seeking the support they need. Ed offers a powerful framework for aging with purpose, encouraging a shift from the role of “warrior” to “tribal elder.” He makes the case for celebrating aging as a time of meaning, growth, and intentional transition. The episode closes with thoughtful reflections on retirement and planning for life's final chapters—not with fear, but with hope and clarity.

As burnout rates rise and mental health becomes an executive-level concern, Dr. Trambadia unpacks how culture, systems, leadership, and access to care all play a role in how people thrive—or break down—at work.Follow LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-trambadia-psyd-abpp-096489122/Follow us for more Future Human + episodes:*Spotifyopen.spotify.com/show/0ktGwHk5PsTVSGdEyseegl*Instagraminstagram.com/futurehumanplus/?hl=en*Facebookfacebook.com/futurehumanplusSponsors: www.rizewell.io

CAUTION: If you are taking antidepressants or any other psychiatric medication, do not stop or adjust your dosage without first consulting a qualified healthcare professional. Coming off these medications without proper guidance can lead to serious withdrawal symptoms. Always seek professional advice before making changes to your treatment.   Did you know that nearly one in five UK adults - and almost one in four women - are currently taking antidepressants? Yet according to my guest this week, the fundamental theory behind these prescriptions may be built on remarkably shaky ground. Joanna Moncrieff is Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College London, consultant psychiatrist for the NHS, and the author of the groundbreaking book, Chemically Imbalanced: The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth. In our thought-provoking conversation, Joanna explains how the widely accepted belief that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance or serotonin deficiency has little scientific evidence to support it. This theory, which became popularised in the 1990s through pharmaceutical industry marketing, has fundamentally changed how we view our emotions and mental health. Joanna and I discuss: Why the difference between antidepressants and placebos in clinical trials is just two points on a 54-point depression scale - a remarkably small difference that may not be clinically significant How the diagnosis of depression itself is subjective and based on criteria that Joanna describes as "completely made up", rather than objective biological markers The concerning side effects of SSRIs that are often underreported - including emotional numbness, sexual dysfunction that can persist even after stopping medication, and in some cases, an increase in suicidal thoughts How pharmaceutical marketing campaigns in the 1990s fundamentally changed our cultural understanding of depression from a natural human response to life circumstances to a "chemical imbalance" requiring medication Why withdrawal from antidepressants can be extremely challenging, particularly at lower doses, and why reducing medication requires careful, gradual reduction that many doctors aren't trained to manage Whether visiting your GP should be your first option when experiencing low mood, and how alternatives like exercise, mindfulness and addressing underlying life issues might be more effective Throughout the episode, Joanna encourages us to view our emotional responses as meaningful signals rather than medical disorders that need chemical correction. She believes we've been disempowering people by teaching them that negative emotions represent a deficiency rather than a natural human experience that can guide us toward necessary changes in our lives. This conversation isn't about telling anyone what to do with their current medication, but rather providing information to make truly informed decisions. If you or someone you know has ever taken antidepressants or been diagnosed with depression, this episode offers a perspective that could fundamentally change how you view mental health treatment in the future. I hope you enjoy listening. Support the podcast and enjoy Ad-Free episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/feelbetterlivemore. For other podcast platforms go to https://fblm.supercast.com.   Thanks to our sponsors: https://boncharge.com/livemore https://airbnb.co.uk/host https://drinkag1.com/livemore https://join.whoop.com/livemore    Show notes https://drchatterjee.com/563   DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

In this episode, Aimee McCann, CEO and Founder of Banyan Mental Health Solutions, shares her vision for trauma-focused, research-driven mental health care. She discusses the gaps in access, challenges of traditional treatment models, and her mission to create innovative, insurance-accessible care for underserved populations.

In this episode, Aimee McCann, CEO and Founder of Banyan Mental Health Solutions, shares her vision for trauma-focused, research-driven mental health care. She discusses the gaps in access, challenges of traditional treatment models, and her mission to create innovative, insurance-accessible care for underserved populations.

Every educator is a first responder to student behavior, let's make sure they're equipped to respond with confidence. In this episode, Dr. Graham Taylor speaks with Brandy Samuell, a seasoned educator with over 30 years of experience spanning the classroom, district leadership, and crisis response. From teacher to assistant superintendent, Brandy has dedicated her career to supporting the emotional and behavioral needs of students. Now serving as Director of Mental Health and Related Services at eLuma, Brandy helps schools implement proactive mental health strategies and crisis intervention systems. With a background in Business Administration and School Counseling, as well as advanced work in Educational Diagnostics and Leadership, she brings both breadth and depth to the conversation. She is also certified in Critical Incident Stress Management. Together, Graham and Brandy discuss the evolving role of mental health in education, the essential need for staff wellness, and how we can build school cultures that support both students and the adults who serve them.   For more information about eLuma, please visit: https://eluma.com For more information about free webinars for educators and clinicians, please visit: https://eluma.com/resources/webinars/ Read the eLuma's Blog at: https://eluma.com/blog/ Connect with eLuma on Linkedin at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elumatherapy/ Connect with eLuma on Instagram on: https://www.instagram.com/elumatherapy/

Are we truly healing, or are we just managing symptoms? In this insightful episode of the Waismann Method Podcast, hosts Clare Waismann, M-RAS/SUDCC II, Dwight Hurst, CMHC, and David Livingston, LMFT, explore the difference between coping with mental health challenges and achieving deeper emotional healing. Why do some people feel like they're making progress, while others feel stuck in ongoing treatment? How can identifying and addressing repressed emotions like anger and frustration lead to relief and healing? When are coping skills necessary, and when is it time to focus on resolving deeper emotional pain? How does the way we process emotions impact mental health, addiction recovery, and overall well-being? What can individuals do to move beyond survival mode and experience true emotional progress? This episode unpacks how emotions influence mental health and recovery and explores the ways we can move past symptom management toward meaningful healing. If you've ever wondered why certain struggles persist despite therapy or coping strategies, this discussion will offer valuable insights. Episode Summary Coping vs. Healing: While coping strategies help manage immediate distress, deeper healing happens when underlying emotional patterns are recognized and addressed. The Role of Repressed Emotions: Suppressed anger, frustration, and sadness can resurface as anxiety, panic, or unhealthy coping mechanisms. Learning to process these emotions directly can create lasting relief. Balancing Coping and Resolution: Coping skills are useful, but true healing requires understanding and working through past experiences rather than just managing symptoms. Therapy as an Active Process: Effective therapy goes beyond symptom relief—it encourages emotional exploration and helps people break free from patterns that keep them stuck. A Path to Lasting Well-Being: Mental health and addiction recovery are not just about endless symptom management—they involve finding the right tools to navigate emotions, process experiences, and move forward with clarity and strength. This episode offers an eye-opening look at what it takes to move beyond coping and experience real emotional progress. Don't miss it!

In this episode, "Beyond the Checklist: Rethinking Mental Health Care in a Bio-Psycho-Social World," we dive into the often-overlooked complexities of mental health care and challenge the current reliance on standardized diagnoses and polypharmacy. Join us as we explore why treating individuals as a set of DSM codes or prescriptions falls short and how a bio-psycho-social approach offers a more holistic, personalized path to recovery. Through real-world examples and expert insights, we discuss how factors like genetics, life history, and social environment shape mental health and why these dimensions need to be integral to treatment. Our conversation sheds light on how moving beyond a one-size-fits-all approach can lead to more meaningful and lasting change. This episode is brought to you by Neurodynamic Health Integration (NDHI)—where science meets empathy in mental health. To learn more, visit myndhi.org.

It's hard to believe, but it's already been ONE year since we launched this podcast! Whether you've been here since episode one or you're tuning in for the very first time, I'm truly honored that you're here. In today's episode, I'm reflecting on one year of the podcast and what this journey has been like for me. I'm also sharing the three most popular episodes over the last year, and I want to give a special thanks to all of the amazing people helping me behind the scenes. Lastly, I've got a fun little giveaway I'm doing in honor of this milestone - make sure to listen to the end of the episode so you know how to enter!Here's to another year of growth, joy, and connection that will help us grow and draw good movement in our relationships and our lives!In this episode, I cover:The growth + gratitude I've experienced since launching my podcast The top 3 most popular episodes over the last yearA special thanks to the amazing people supporting me behind the scenesA fun giveaway to celebrate one year of the podcast + details on how to enter Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode! Find the complete show notes here: https://terryndrieling.com/reflecting-on-one-year/Connect with Terryn:Follow on Instagram @terryn.drielingCheck out my websiteSend me an email at terryn@terryndrieling.com Mentioned Episodes: Episode 3: How Self-Awareness Has Helped Our MarriageEpisode 6: Rethinking Mental Health with Ashley MachadoEpisode 13: Behind the Good Movement Music with Aaron EspeEpisode 25: The ‘Thick Skin' Myth and How We View Emotions in Rural America Resources & Links:Check out WonderCow Colostrum [affiliate link]Join the waitlist for the Good Movement CollectiveGood Movement music by: Aaron EspePodcast produced by: Jill Carr PodcastingSome links referenced above are affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support! Mentioned in this episode:Learn more and see if 1:1 Good Movement Guidance is right for you.1:1 Good Movement Guidance

In this episode, Michaela talks about her own mental health journey that led her to use MCP (Mushrooms Containing Psilocybin, commonly known as Magic Mushrooms) and why she and her brother Zach wrote Blue Honey – Personal Experiences Using Psilocybin for Mental Health in Aotearoa. I've been following what's happening in the psychedelic space since reading Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind - The New Science of Psychedelics. Psychedelics are on the precipice for radically changing how we treat mental health – in particular, depression, end-of-life anxiety, PSTD and addiction (especially alcoholism and drug addiction). Disclaimer: The legal status of psilocybin mushrooms varies worldwide. In New Zealand, psilocybin is a class A substance, and in the USA, it's schedule 1. We're not encouraging anyone to take these substances but to raise awareness. It can be dangerous to take these substances with prescribed medicines or other substances. In this episode, you will learn about: Michaela's long and arduous struggle with mental health, her decision to come off all medication, and being prepared to die. Her brother Zack getting their parent's blessing for Michaela to try MCP. What happened after her first dose (experiencing hope!) Weighing up the risks—being seen as a criminal in the eyes of the law and being imprisoned—or living, getting better and saving herself by taking healing into her own hands. Writing Blue Honey (with her brother Zach) to raise awareness of the healing power of MCPs, given the general misunderstanding of psychedelic substances. Horror stories of people taking a hallucinogenic and having a ‘bad trip' - seeing the Grim Reaper and what that symbolised to her. Acknowledging PTSD as the underlying cause of her suffering (and why traditional approaches weren't working) What it means to have a ‘come to Jesus moment', curing ‘assholism', and ‘psychedelic bitch-slaps! How psilocybin differs from traditional approaches. Somatic experiencing – and why that's so important. Having a guide or Shaman is incredibly important, as well as understanding that these substances are not magic bullets. Her advice to anyone wanting to try MCPs. We would love to know what stood out the most for you in this episode. Please feel free to contact either of us via the links below. Don't forget to rate the podcast on Spotify or leave a review on Apple Podcasts; your support will help me reach a wider audience and help more people on the road to recovery.  Connect with Michaela Cotogni: Website – Blue Honey Blue Honey – The book LinkedIn – Michaela CotogniInstagram – Mushrooms as medicine Facebook – Blue Honey NZ How Magic Mushrooms Rearrange the Brain Homological Scaffolds of Brain Functional Networks   Connect with Kerene: Website – Mindful at Work LinkedIn - Kerene Strochnetter Instagram – Kerene_strochnetter Facebook – Mindful at Work

Dr. Eric Maisel is the author of more than 50 books. His interests include creativity, the creative life, and the profession of "creativity coaching," which he founded; issues of life purpose and meaning; mental health and critical psychology (also known as critical psychiatry and anti-psychiatry); and parenting in a “mental disorder” age. Dr. Maisel's most recent book is "Redesign Your Mind. The Breakthrough Program for Real Cognitive Change" (Mango, 2021).Dr. Maisel writes the “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today and is a regular contributor to Mad in America, where he founded and edited its parent resources section. Among his favorite things are leading Deep Writing workshops around the world (in places like Paris, London, Rome, Dublin, Prague, New York and San Francisco), working with individual creativity coaching clients, and producing interesting and useful programs (like his Life Purpose Boot Camp Self-Paced Instructor Training).In This EpisodeDr. Eric Maisel's WebsiteSocials:FB: @ericmaiselX: @ericmaisel---If you'd like to support The Trauma Therapist Podcast and the work I do you can do that here with a monthly donation of $5, $7, or $10: Donate to The Trauma Therapist Podcast.Click here to join my email list and receive podcast updates and other news.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

I'm super excited to have my good friend, Kylie Epperson, on the podcast today! She's on a mission to help rural women live authentic, confident, and colorful lives, and has found immense gratitude as she's experienced rural living, ag life, and motherhood. More recently, she's passionate about building the Farm Wives Club™️ community and membership, and is thrilled to be offering the first live, in-person event this fall (September 2024)! Kylie has navigated her fair share of ‘high highs' and ‘low lows' on her farm wife journey over the last decade.We aren't meant to live life isolated, and think that no one understands our struggles - we should be actively connecting with others, and nurturing relationships that allow us to flourish. Kylie is actively building community and showing us that authentic connection IS possible (and very much needed). In this episode, we cover:Kylie's beautiful and vulnerable journey that started with the Grateful Farm Wife + how this led to her to find more gratitude and awareness in her lifeThe ‘seed of desire' that grew into the Farm Wives Club™️ + what this has evolved intoWhy we need deeper connection in our world today (now, more than ever) + understanding that community is vital, and allows us to thriveKylie's idea for a Farm Wives Club™️ in-person, live event + how this will allow you to feel renewed and (re)connected before pouring back into your loved ones at homeResources & Links:Join the waitlist for the Good Movement CollectiveGood Movement TrainingsGood Movement music by: Aaron EspePodcast produced by: Jill Carr PodcastingConnect with Kylie:Farm Wives Club™️Follow on Instagram @kylieepperson_Check out her websiteConnect with Terryn:Follow on Instagram @terryn.drielingCheck out my websiteSend me an email at terryn@faithfamilyandbeef.comRelated Episodes: Episode 6 | Rethinking Mental Health with Ashley MachadoEpisode 9 | Ripple Effects with Emily Reuschel Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode!Find the complete show notes here: https://terryndrieling.com/building-community-with-kylie-epperson-episode-39

In the US, police officers spend about a fifth of their time responding to mental health crises. This is something they are often not trained for, and figures also show that people with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter.We go to Arizona where some 911 calls are now being responded to by mental health professionals who are trained to de-escalate a situation and help someone experiencing a crisis to get the support they need. This is part of a trend across the United States where a new nationwide mental health helpline called 988 has also recently been launched.We also visit Denmark, where people going to their doctor with mental health issues are being prescribed ‘culture vitamins' in an effort to tackle anxiety, stress and depression.Presenter: Myra Anubi Producer/US reporter: Craig Langran Denmark reporter: Adrienne Murray Editor: Jon Bithrey Sound Mix: Andrew Mills(People in Aalborg, Denmark on street art tour, Adrienne Murray)

Joining me on the show today is Paol Stuart-Thomson. Paol is a Workplace Wellbeing Advisor and Mental Health campaigner. I talk to Paol about: - How working in five-star hotels led him to self-destructive behaviours and depression - What he learned from being on a psychiatric ward - How family, the NHS and the mental health charity Mind supported his recovery - The burden of poor mental health and solutions for improving it - The habits he now has in place to to look after himself - Why imposter syndrome is a good thing - & much more Enjoy the episode. Connect with Paol & "Mind": https://www.linkedin.com/in/paolstuartthomson/ https://swwmind.org.uk/ Connect with me: https://www.twitter.com/samuelcwhart https://www.instagram.com/samuelcwhart https://www.facebook.com/samuelcwhart https://www.youtube.com/@samuelcwhart

Dan Fishbein, President of Sun Life U.S., joins Eric to discuss Sun Life's commitment to supporting holistic care for mental health and how it leverages digital technology to enhance the overall delivery of mental health and caregiver support to all clients.    The conversation also touches on how Sun Life is helping patients navigate a challenging healthcare system. It's using data and analytics to identify trends and unmet needs and AI to summarize health records quickly to improve health outcomes.   In addition, Dan elaborates on Sun Life's redefined role as a healthcare benefits provider and its collaborations with various healthcare organizations to help promote health and well-being.  About Dan As president of Sun Life U.S., Dan has transformed the company into a leader in health-related benefits and services that connect to the broader healthcare ecosystem to help people access the care and coverage they need.   Since joining Sun Life in 2014, Dan has overseen several successful acquisitions that have grown the company and its capabilities, including DentaQuest (2022), PinnacleCare (2021), Maxwell Health (2018), and Assurant Employee Benefits (2016). Since 2014 Sun Life U.S. has grown three-fold to $8 billion in revenues, offering more than 50 million Americans group benefits and services through employers, partners and government programs. It serves a block of in-force individual life insurance policyholders.    Before Sun Life, he served as Aetna's President, Specialty Businesses and held several other senior leadership positions during his 16-year tenure. He previously served in leadership posts at New York Life and MassMutual.   Dan earned a bachelor's degree and a Doctor of Medicine from Boston University. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society and Maine Medical Association. Dan is also a past chair and active board member of Spurwink Services in Portland, Maine, and serves in an advisory capacity on the board of Collective Health, an insurtech start-up based in San Francisco.   About Sun Life Sun Life is a leading financial services company that helps clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda.  

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode I have my good friend, Ashley Machado, on the podcast! She's truly been a wealth of knowledge for me when it comes to my own mental health, and she has so much goodness and wisdom to share. We're talking more about curiosity and gaining self-awareness when it comes to mental health, how mental health plays a big role when it comes to our relationships and how we communicate with others, what a ‘mental health toolbox' is and how we can use it, and more. Ashley Machado is a Tedx speaker and has been selected as a 2023 FFA Change Maker. She is rethinking the way we support Mental health in the food and ag space. She specializes in tangible tools and simple strategies through mental health trainings for ag families and businesses alike. Ashley grew up in the dairy industry and now farms and ranches with her family in California's central valley. She has her BA in human development and masters in social work with an emphasis in clinical mental health. Her goal is for everyone in the ag industry and rural America to have the tools they need in their mental health toolbox to operate and live life fully.   In this episode, we cover:  Ashley's curiosity that she's had from a young age, and how that eventually led her to looking for (and then creating) resources for mental health support What the phrase ‘good movement draws good movement' meant to Ashley when she initially heard it Simple steps you can take to work on and start improving your mental health How mental health can really affect your relationships and communication with the people in your life What a ‘mental health toolbox' actually is + Ashley's favorite tool you can start implementing today The variety of ways that Ashley works with individuals and businesses who need resources to support mental health   Resources & Links: Learn more about T's coaching, group trainings, and self-guided learning Shop FFB Good Movement music by: Aaron Espe Podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting   Connect with Ashley: Follow on Instagram @byashleymachado and @mwellconsulting Check out Ashley's podcast: M Well Check out her websites: http://www.ashleymachado.com/ and http://www.m-well.org/   Connect with Terryn: Follow on Instagram @terryn.drieling Check out my website Send me an email at terryn@faithfamilyandbeef.com   Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode! Find the complete show notes here: https://www.faithfamilyandbeef.com/rethinking-mental-health-with-ashley-machado-episode-6

Elle Russ chats with Eric Maisel - the author of 50+ books. His recent books include The Coach's Way, Why Smart Teens Hurt, Redesign Your Mind, and The Power of Daily Practice. Among his other books are Coaching the Artist Within, Fearless Creating, Rethinking Depression, The Van Gogh Blues, and The Future of Mental Health. He has sold hundreds of thousands of books over a variety of titles and actively markets his books through his personal newsletters, his blogs for Psychology Today, The Good Men Project, and Fine Art America, and through blog tours, conference appearances, and other marketing strategies. In late 2023, a new edition of Why Smart People Hurt will appear, and in 2024 Parents Who Bully will appear. Also happening in 2023 is a new Creativity Coach Certificate and Diploma Program, which Dr. Maisel has created and designed in collaboration with Noble Manhattan Coaching, the world's leading life and corporate coach training company. Dr. Maisel writes the “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today, with 3,000,000 + views, and is the creator and lead editor for the Ethics International Press Critical Psychology and Critical Psychiatry Series. He has created a series of wellness journals (90 Days of Hope, 90 Days of Inner Peace, etc.) and produced a line of webinars on subjects like The Art of Creativity Coaching and Mastering Creative Anxiety. A retired family therapist and active creativity coach, Dr. Maisel provides workshops, webinars, and keynotes nationally and internationally, trains creativity coaches, and facilitates support groups for writers. He has taken his Deep Writing workshop to London, Paris, Rome, Prague, Dublin, New York, San Francisco, the Esalen Institute, the Omega Institute, the Kripalu Yoga and Retreat Center, and many other destinations worldwide. Dr. Maisel, who maintains an active, worldwide creativity coaching practice, lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He can be visited at http://www.ericmaisel.com    SELECTED LINKS: https://www.elleruss.com/ http://www.ericmaisel.com 

In this episode of "Unlocking Your World of Creativity," host Mark Stinson interviews Eric Maisel, the author of over 50 books, including "The Coach's Way," "Fearless Creating," and "The Power of Daily Practice." The conversation revolves around various aspects of creativity and mental health, touching upon the following key points:1. **Exploring Creative Potential:** Eric discusses his journey into the field of creativity and mental health and how he started helping people unlock their creative potential. He highlights the importance of self-trust, imagination, and embracing daily creative practices.2. **Navigating Challenges and Fears:** In his book "Fearless Creating," Eric addresses the fears and challenges that hinder creative expression. He emphasizes the significance of overcoming obstacles and not waiting for inspiration, advocating for a proactive approach to creativity.3. **The Power of Daily Practice:** Eric stresses the importance of consistent effort and daily creative practices in nurturing creativity. He explains how showing up to creative work every day, even when uninspired, is crucial for maintaining long-term inspiration.4. **Rethinking Mental Health and Creativity:** Eric delves into the intersection of mental health and creativity, highlighting how fostering creativity can positively impact mental well-being. He encourages individuals to embrace multiple life purposes to navigate the existential challenges of creative work.5. **Future Projects and Programs:** Eric provides a glimpse of his upcoming projects, including a new edition of "Why Smart People Hurt" and the Creativity Coach Certificate Program.The conversation also touches on the challenges of success, dealing with hecklers in the creative field, and the importance of managing anxiety for creatives. Eric Maisel's insights offer valuable guidance for those looking to unlock their creative potential and maintain their mental well-being in the process.

This is our last episode with Mr. Minter Dial. Distinguished speaker and the author of the new book, "Heartificial Empathy”. Today, we're diving into the deep topic of mental health, spirituality, and self-awareness. Stay tuned as Mr. Minter discusses his thoughts about the center of being, the different perspectives on mental health, the pharmaceutical industry's role, and the importance of resilience. - - - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/leadershipstack Website: https://leadershipstack.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leadershipstack Leadership Stack Merch: https://leadershipstack.com/shop/ - - - Minter Dial Website: https://www.minterdial.com/ Book: https://minterdial.com/books/heartificial-empathy  

TRANQUILIZING OUR CHILDREN is a podcast with Dr. Eric Maisel. Dr. Maisel is the author of over 50 books. His recent books include The Coach's Way, Why Smart Teens Hurt, Redesign Your Mind, and The Power of Daily Practice. Among his other books are Coaching the Artist Within, Fearless Creating, Rethinking Depression, The Van Gogh Blues and The Future of Mental Health.   Dr. Maisel writes the “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today, with over 3,000,000 views, and is the creator and lead editor for the Ethics International Press Critical Psychology and Critical Psychiatry Series. Now a retired family therapist and an active creativity coach, Dr. Maisel provides workshops, webinars and keynotes nationally and internationally and trains creativity coaches, and facilitates support groups for writers. LINKS: http://www.ericmaisel.com http://www.ericmaiselsolutions.com http://www.thefutureofmentalhealth.com Amazon- http://bit.ly/RedesignYourMind Chapters-Indigo- http://bit.ly/RedesignYourmind Bookshop- http://bit.ly/RedesignyourMind Barnes and Noble- http://bit.ly/redesignYourMind Indiebound- http://bit.ly/redesignyourmind

EP075 - Do we need to redefine Mental Health in order to actually help men who suffer from Mental Health issues?Today I have one of the co-hosts of the MoMENtum Lifestyle podcast Janoah on with me and not only does he walk me through how we need to redefine Mental Health, but as you'll see he gives us a complete training program that will help you become stronger in your mind the exact same way we do in our bodies.Here's just a bit of what we be tackling in this episode:

Eric Maisel is the author of 50+ books, including Why Smart Teens Hurt, Redesign Your Mind, Rethinking Depression, and The Future of Mental Health. Dr. Maisel writes the “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today and is the creator and lead editor for the Ethics International Press Critical Psychology and Critical Psychiatry Series. A retired family therapist and active…

What if we've gotten meaning all wrong? Perhaps “searching for meaning” is completely the wrong way to think about things. If we can reconceptualise, it may be far easier to build a life suffused with meaning and joy. Dr Eric Maisel has been fascinated by the subject of meaning since he was a small child. This week Andrew and Eric discuss Eric's new book, which suggests that meaning is just a feeling, and that purpose is a choice. Dr. Eric Maisel is the author of more than 50 books. His interests include creativity, life purpose and meaning; mental health and critical psychology; and parenting in a “mental disorder” age. Dr. Maisel writes the “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today and is a regular contributor to Mad in America, where he founded and edited its parent resources section. Among his favourite things are leading Deep Writing workshops around the world (in places like Paris, London, Rome, Dublin, Prague, New York and San Francisco), working with individual creativity coaching clients, and producing interesting and useful programs (like his Life Purpose Boot Camp Self-Paced Instructor Training).   If You're Looking for More…. You can subscribe to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts) and hear a bonus mini-episode every week. Or you can join our Supporters Club on Patreon to also access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, fan requests  and the chance to ask Andrew your own questions. Membership starts at just £4.50.  This week supporters will hear: ⭐️How to identify your life's purpose in 8 weeks. ⭐️Three things Eric Maisel knows to be true. ⭐️AND you will also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.   Follow Up Read Andrew's new Substack newsletter The Meaningful Life, and join the community there. Read Dr Eric Maisel's latest books, including Redesign Your Mind and Unleashing the Artist Within. Visit Dr Eric Maisel's websites: http://www.ericmaisel.com http://www.ericmaiselsolutions.com http://www.thefutureofmentalhealth.com Follow Dr Eric Maisel on Twitter and Instagram @ericmaisel  You might also enjoy Andrew's interviews with Nathanael Garrett Novosel on The Meaning of LIfe is Growth or with Richard Lang on Seeing Who You Really Are. Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @andrewgmarshall   

True health is more than just nutrition, and with that in mind, today's episode is a departure from our usual topics. My co-host, James Connolly, is taking a deep dive into the field of psychiatry with guest Robert Whitaker. Robert is a journalist who specializes in investigating science and medicine, especially as it relates to psychiatry and mental health. He is also the editor of Mad in America, an online hub dedicated to rethinking psychiatry in America.  Through his books, podcasts, and online media, Robert calls for change in the drug-based care of mental health that has ultimately failed our society.  Please note that if you are someone struggling with mental health issues and pharmaceuticals are working for you, please continue taking them and don't feel shame in this. Life is short, and all people deserve peace and happiness. As serious "questioners," James and I try to give a voice to those who question commonly held beliefs, and Whitaker is a great example of this. Our goal is to shed light on topics and keep asking questions. If you're someone who has a different view than this guest, feel free to share, respectfully, in the comments. Episode resources and transcripts are available at www.sustainabledish.com. You can also watch this episode on YouTube: Episode 240: Robert Whitaker  Episode Credits: Thank you to all who've made this show possible. Our hosts are Diana Rodgers and James Connelly. Our producer is Emily Soape. And, of course, we are grateful for our sponsors, Global Food Justice Alliance members, and listeners. GFJA members get early access to ad-free podcasts, free downloads, and you'll be helping get healthy protein like meat, fish, and eggs to food-insecure kids. Go to sustainabledish.com/join to support my work. A big thanks to the sponsor of today's show, LMNT.  LMNT is an electrolyte drink mix that has everything you need and nothing you don't -  no artificial ingredients, food coloring, gluten, fillers, or sugar!  LMNT comes in lots of great flavors, and when you go to sustainabledish.com/LMNT, you'll get a free sample pack with your purchase. Plus, they have a convenient subscription program that makes it easy for you to keep your favorite flavors fully supplied. Head over to sustainabledish.com/LMNT to give it a try.   

In this episode, we're joined by TEDx speaker Johnny Crowder. ... Read more

Cara McNulty, President of Behavioral Health and Resources for Living at CVS Health, joins Justin and Brittany to talk about the critical importance of mental health and why it's important for everyone to treat mental health in the same way that we manage our physical health. Cara also shares how CVS is working to democratize access to mental healthcare, and why it's important to “brush your brain” everyday – because giving your brain the right amount of nutrients, attention and rest can make all the difference in the world. Cara, Brittany and Justin also discuss how small acts of self-kindness can help us build resiliency, why the pandemic has made self-care so much harder, and what it will take to support youth struggling with mental health—especially those within the LGTBQ+ community.To learn more about Definitive Healthcare, please visit us at definitivehc.com.

Sarah Fay is an author and activist. Her writing appears in many publications, including The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time Magazine, The New Republic, Longreads, The Michigan Quarterly Review, The Rumpus, The Millions, McSweeney's, The Believer, and The Paris Review, where she served as an advisory editor. She is currently on the faculty of the English departments at Northwestern University and DePaul University. In this episode, Eric and Sarah discuss her book: Pathological: A True Story of Six Misdiagnoses But wait – there's more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It's that simple and we'll give you good stuff as a thank you!Sarah Fay and I Discuss the Challenges of Mental Health Diagnoses and…Her book, Pathological: A True Story of Six Misdiagnoses Defining mental illness and how mental health diagnoses come from the book, “Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” (DSM). Her many diagnoses of mental health disorders in her lifetimeHow DSM diagnoses lack validity and reliability How chemical imbalance theory has been debunked and cannot be provenThe problems with primary care physicians diagnosing psychiatric conditions and overprescribingHow mental illness diagnoses can often become our identityThe different schools of thought on treating mental health conditions with medicationEmotions are vibrations in our bodies and responses to our thoughtsPathological: The Movement and the three important questions to ask yourselfSarah Fay Links:Sarah's WebsitePathological: The MovementInstagramFacebookIf you enjoyed this conversation with Sarah Fay you might also enjoy these other episodes:Rethinking Mental Health with Eric MaiselGabe Howard on Mental HealthSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“In some ways, one of the things that's really frustrating is that mental health is kind of become this luxury, where if you have the money, you can get great psychiatric care. If you can't afford that, then the system kind of breaks down and it becomes much more challenging.” – Mike Clare Mike Clare is Founder and CEO of Mood Health, an online platform providing psychiatry, talk therapy, and medication management for depression and anxiety. Mike was previously Director at Juxtapose, the design firm responsible for the branding of trendy companies like Care/of, Orchard, and Great Jones. His background in experiential design helped him create an inclusive customer experience at Mood Health. Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/rethinking-mental-health-care-mood-health-mike-clare-ig-show-notes   Topics discussed with Mike Clare 00:02:04 – Mike's experience designing at Juxtapose 00:08:33 – Moving from design to entrepreneurship 00:19:57 – Advice for new founders 00:22:53 – Superpowers and struggles 00:27:02 – Daily habits, exercise, and plant care 00:29:01 – Recommended books 00:32:40 – Psychedelics in mental health care Sign up here for Outlier Debrief, our weekly newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week. Follow Outlier Academy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outlieracademy. If you loved this episode, please share a quick review on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Redesign Your Mind: Eric Maisel Experience a complete mental fitness and cognitive change program through simple visualization exercises. Eric Maisel, PhD. guides you through techniques that change not only what you think?but how you think. Your mind is yours to redesign, redecorate and create! The idea that you are what you think has concerned philosophers from Marcus Aurelius to the Buddha. Today, this age-old message is delivered via cognitive behavioral therapy and CBT techniques. Dr. Maisel moves cognitive change a giant step forward by describing the room that is your mind and how human consciousness is experienced there. Packed with visualization exercises, this accessible guide makes redesigning your mind and changing what you think easy and simple, an upgrade to the CBT method. Visualization exercises for easy assembly. That room that is your mind is a space that you can decorate, air out, furnish, and turn into a truly congenial place. By practicing these easy-to-understand visualization exercises, you can redesign your mind and change not only what you think but how you think. Each of these techniques addresses major challenges like depression, anxiety, addiction, procrastination, and loneliness and promote cognitive growth, trauma healing, and fundamental change. Inside, you'll also find information that could help you: Increase your creativity Reduce your anxiety Rid yourself of chronic depression Recover from addiction Heal from past trauma Achieve emotional wellbeing Live your life purposes Eric Maisel, PhD, is a retired family therapist, a creativity and life coach, and the author of more than fifty books including his latest, Overcoming Your Difficult Family. He writes the Rethinking Mental Health blog for Psychology Today and the Coaching the Artist Within column for Professional Artist magazine. Eric has been quoted or featured in a variety of publications, including Martha Stewart Living, Redbook, Glamour, Mens Health, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Self. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and lectures throughout the world. Visit him online at www.EricMaisel.com Learn more about Simran here: www.iamsimran.com www.1111mag.com/

David Cohen is a professor of social welfare at UCLA. His research looks at psychoactive drugs (prescribed, licit, and illicit) and their desirable and undesirable effects as socio-cultural phenomena “constructed” through language, policy, attitudes, and social interactions. Today we chat about...  What piqued David's interest in mental health Where he thinks the mental health model is going wrong What makes someone psychotic as opposed to not psychotic How drugs fail to stabilize people David's thoughts on the chemical imbalance theory When you're at most risk to commit suicide What the mental health system aims for The two different pathways to involuntary commitment The dark heart of involuntary commitment  David's thoughts on medicating and diagnosing children Why psychiatric medication is not like insulin ____________________________ Stop letting anxiety hold you back from living your best life! If you're ready to break free from paralyzing anxiety, I want to be your coach! I'm excited to announce that I'm now taking clients for 1:1 anxiety coaching. To learn more and sign up, visit courageouslyu.com/coaching or send an email to hello@courageouslyu.com to join my client waitlist today! ____________________________ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOW NOTES:  https://courageouslyu.com/david-cohen/   COURAGEOUSLY.U FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1416219115169393   COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/

Dr. Eric Maisel Bio:  Eric Maisel, a retired family therapist and active creativity coach, is the author of 50+ books and developer of the philosophy of life known as kirism. His 2020 books include Unleashing the Artist Within, The Creativity Workbook for Coaches and Creatives, Lighting the Way, and The Power of Daily Practice. In 2021, Transformational Journaling for Coaches, Therapists and Clients, The Great Book of Journaling, and Redesign Your Mind will appear. Dr. Maisel, widely regarded as America's foremost creativity coach, has writing extensively on the challenges of the creative life. His books in this area include Fearless Creating, Coaching the Artist Within, Creative Recovery, The Van Gogh Blues, and Mastering Creative Anxiety. His books specifically for writers include Deep Writing, Write Mind, Living the Writer's Life, A Writer's Space, A Writer's Paris, and A Writer's San Francisco. Dr. Maisel also writes extensively in the areas variously known as critical psychology and critical psychiatry, where he is a thought-leader and advocate for significant shifts in mental health paradigms and practices. His books in this area include Rethinking Depression (New World Library), The Future of Mental Health (Routledge), and Humane Helping (Routledge). Among his other books for mental health professionals are Helping Parents of Diagnosed, Distressed and Different Children, 60 Innovative Cognitive Strategies for the Bright, the Sensitive and the Creative, and Helping Survivors of Authoritarian Parents, Siblings and Partners, all from Routledge. Dr. Maisel leads workshops for writers online and around the world in locations like London, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Dublin, Rome and Prague. He writes the “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today (with 3 million views) and three weekly blogs for The Good Men Project, including “Redesign Your Mind” and “Kirism Today.” He divides his time between Walnut Creek, California, where he and his wife live, and Belmont, California, where his grandchildren babysitting skills are required. You can visit Dr. Maisel at www.ericmaisel.com, contact him at ericmaisel@hotmail.com, subscribe to his weekly newsletter at https://ericmaisel.com/newsletter/, and be automatically notified about his new blog posts at https://authory.com/ericmaisel --------------------- Why do creative individuals tend to deal more heavily with symptoms of anxiety and depression? Pursuing creativity seems to lead to a life more fraught with anxiety and depression, so new understandings of mental health need to be accepted. Listen in to learn: When creatives are most susceptible to addiction What can get in the way of effective coaching The most challenging aspects of the coaching Dr. Eric Maisel provides Dr. Eric Maisel, the author of more than 50 books, shares his work researching the relationship between a creative lifestyle and mental health disorders. People have often misunderstood individuals' lifestyles and mental states in a creative profession, leading to misdiagnosis of mental health disorders and laundry lists of ineffective treatments. In addition, a built-up misunderstanding of mental health treatments has left a void of adequate resources for those seeking treatment to go to. Many people hold the misconception that highly talented people must be high achieving in every area of their lives. Due to this, creative people face scrutiny and pressure that have more severe consequences than those posed to others. Visit ericmaisel.com to learn more. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

Why you've got to check out today's episode: If you're an artist or writer and you struggle with anxiety, there is no better person to look to for guidance than Dr. Eric Maisel. That's because he's a creativity coach and the author of more than 50 books! Resources/Links: Watch video of episode: https://bit.ly/extrapod Go to www.ericmaisel.com/newsletter for a sample of 12 of Dr. Maisel's books when you sign up for his newsletter Summary Do you get anxious when you have to reveal yourself creatively? Do you make excuses like you're too busy or too tired? If so, you're probably too anxious. But according to Dr. Maisel, having a daily practice can help. Hey - it's helped him be prolific and now he's helping others do the same. When he's not writing books, Dr. Maisel writes the “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today and is a regular contributor to Mad in America, where he founded and edited its parent resources section. Among his favorite things are leading Deep Writing workshops around the world, working with individual creativity coaching clients, and producing interesting and useful programs (like his Life Purpose Boot Camp Self-Paced Instructor Training).

This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks with creativity coach Dr. Eric Maisel, who is a retired family therapist and the author of more than 50 books including his newest book, The Power of Daily Practice: How Creative and Performing Artists (and Everyone Else) Can Finally Meet Their Goals. Laura and Eric discussed the keys to staying consistent in a creative life in order to achieve one's goals. Whether you identify as a creative person or not, you'll find some amazing nuggets in the information Eric shared in this conversation! Eric Maisel, PhD, is the author of more than fifty books on creativity and personal growth, including The Power of Daily Practice. Widely regarded as America’s foremost creativity coach, he is a retired family therapist and a noted leader in the movement known as critical psychology. He writes the Rethinking Mental Health blog for Psychology Today and facilitates creativity and deep writing workshops around the world. He lives in Walnut Creek, California. Resources Dr. Eric Maisel's website: www.EricMaisel.com. Buy the book via Amazon here Thanks to everyone who registered for the Trauma Therapist Community clinical consultation groups! Groups are full and registration is now closed. If you'd like to be the first to know when I reopen TTC groups for new members (likely late summer 2021), Sign up at this link! Leave me a message via Speakpipe by going to https://therapychatpodcast.com and clicking on the green Speakpipe button. Thank you for listening to Therapy Chat! Please be sure to go to iTunes and leave a rating and review, subscribe and download episodes. You can also download the Therapy Chat app on iTunes by clicking here. Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audio

Episode Notes Eric Maisel is a psychotherapist, a PhD in counseling psychology, a creativity coach, and the author of over fifty published books. While I first discovered him through his “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today, his education and work in the field span back far before that — far before I was diagnosed with depression at ten years old, and far before I was born. Eric questions what he terms the “mental disorder paradigm,” and broaches controversial questions most would rather avoid: Does mental illness actually exist? Are SSRIs medicine, or rather just “chemicals with strong effects?” What is medicine? We addressed the first of those questions in a conversation with Eric back in 2017, and in this interview, I join Eric in-person in San Francisco to dig into the second question. Finally, on the eve before I journey into the Amazon to work with Ayahuasca, I share some reflections of mine on the third question. In this episode of Redeeming Disorder, those questions all prove to be fascinating launching pads into a discussion of labels, language, institutional (and psychiatric) authority, meaning-making and life purpose. Support Redeeming Disorder by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/redeeming-disorder

Episode Notes Eric Maisel is a psychotherapist, a PhD in counseling psychology, a creativity coach, and the author of over fifty published books. While I first discovered him through his “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today, his education and work in the field span back far before that — far before I was diagnosed with depression at ten years old, and far before I was born. Eric questions what he terms the “mental disorder paradigm,” and broaches controversial questions most would rather avoid: Does mental illness actually exist? Are SSRIs medicine, or rather just “chemicals with strong effects?” What is medicine? We addressed the first of those questions in a conversation with Eric back in 2017, and in this interview, I join Eric in-person in San Francisco to dig into the second question. Finally, on the eve before I journey into the Amazon to work with Ayahuasca, I share some reflections of mine on the third question. In this episode of Redeeming Disorder, those questions all prove to be fascinating launching pads into a discussion of labels, language, institutional (and psychiatric) authority, meaning-making and life purpose. Support Redeeming Disorder by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/redeeming-disorder

This episode spotlights mental health in conversation with Raashi Thakran, a mental health advocate, social activist and an engineer from Bangalore. As a changemaker from Change.org's flagship program – She Creates Change, in July last year, Raashi started a petition asking the government to launch a National Helpline Number for Suicide Prevention in India which has received more than 3.9 lakh signatures. This led to the creation of the KIRAN mental health rehabilitation helpline number which was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on 7th September. She's a WICCI (Women's Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry) council member. Raashi currently works as a marketing executive at YourDost and a certified QPR Instructor. She's an alt-pop lover and a big time book hoarder.

On this episode, we had an enlightening conversation with Tarisiro Fundira, a recent graduate at the Manchester University UK and the co-founder behind CreateZim, a community organisation which actively supports people in Zimbabwe on their journey toward positive mental health. From the importance of inter-generational collaboration to the role that religious institutions can play in promoting good mental health, we discussed it all and gathered incredible insight on how destigmatizing mental health issues in Zimbabwe and across Africa by engaging young people and utilizing online platforms can be a really effective solution to addressing this silent epidemic. Tarisiro is a rising Zimbabwean changemaker who also enjoys writing, reciting spoken word poetry, and providing mentorship on communication skills to students coming from low-social economic backgrounds through his role as a senior mentor at Debatemate. Connect with Tarisiro below: Instagram - @tarifundira Facebook- Tari Fundira Twitter - tfunds98 YouTube - Tari Fundira Engage with and support CreateZim below: Instagram- @create_zim Facebook- CreateZim Twitter -@createzim YouTube- CreateZim

Ema shares her feelings on the stigma on Mental Health and how we reference to each other, and how we speak continues to feed the stigma on Mental Health .Its time we re-think Mental Health.

Rory Beil, Health Promotion Director at Clay County Public Health, joins Cassie and Carly to discuss the initiatives of ReThink Mental Health and simple things individuals can do to improve their well-being.

In this conversation Charley and I explored the emotional and mental health challenges of COVID-19 as well as its unique opportunities as a moment to reflect. As humanity collectively steps into uncertainty and liminality, Charley guides us through the profound value of coming into personal relationship with the unknown through embodiment, vulnerability and authentic connection with others. We talk about culture and addiction, riff on the meta-Crisis, reflect on my own Corona freakout and why we shouldn't be so keen to go back to things as they were before this. Charley Lee is a Psychotherapist and the Neuroscience lead at Connection Studio: a social business championing the evolution of therapy, wellbeing and human connection. There he is leading efforts to integrate the latest technologies and practices in human potential with traditional psychotherapy. You can hear more from Charley at his excellent Instagram @charleyclee and find Connection Studio at https://www.connectionstudio.net/ Jacob Kishere is the host of SenseSpace: a Platform Making Sense and Exploring Meaning in the Emergent Landscape. In this evolving space he will explore the transformational potential of conversation. For more see www.twitter.com/@jacobkishere & www.medium.com/@jacobkishere.

ReThinking Mental Health S14 E1 with Jaycee Mayers New Perspectives

ReThinking Mental Health S14 E1 with Jaycee Mayers New Perspectives

Eric Maisel, PhD. is the author of more than fifty books. His books in the area of critical psychology include Overcoming Your Difficult Family, Rethinking Depression, The Future of Mental Health, Helping Survivors of Authoritarian Parents, Siblings and Partners, Humane Helping, and Helping Parents of Diagnosed, Distressed and Different Children (Routledge, 2019). His books on creativity and the creative life include Coaching the Artist Within, The Van Gogh Blues, Mastering Creative Anxiety, Fearless Creating, Creative Recovery, Making Your Creative Mark and the forthcoming Unleashing the Artist Within (Dover, 2019). His books specifically for writers include Deep Writing, A Writer's Space, Living the Writer's Life, Write Mind, A Writer's San Francisco and A Writer's Paris. His books on creativity coaching include Secrets of a Creativity Coach, Become a Creativity Coach Now!, and Inside Creativity Coaching (Routledge, 2019). Dr. Maisel, widely regarded as America's foremost creativity coach, is a former psychotherapist, active creativity coach, and critical psychology advocate. He writes the “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today (with two million views), lectures nationally and internationally, and provides keynotes for organizations like the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry. Dr. Maisel facilitates deep writing workshops in locations like Paris, London, New York, Dublin, Prague, and Rome. He has provided hundreds of print, radio, and television interviews and has taught tens of thousands of students through his classes with DailyOM. You can learn more about his workshops, trainings, books and services at www.ericmaisel.com.

Dr. Eric Maisel is the author of more than 50 books. His interests include creativity, the creative life, and the profession of creativity coaching, which he founded; issues of life purpose and meaning; mental health and critical psychology (also known as critical psychiatry and anti-psychiatry); and parenting in a “mental disorder” age. Dr. Maisel’s most recent books include Unleashing the Artist Within (Dover, 2019), Helping Parents of Diagnosed, Distressed and Different Children (Routledge, 2019), A Writer’s Paris (Dover reprint, 2019), Helping Survivors of Authoritarian Parents, Siblings and Partners (Routledge, 2018), Ten Zen Seconds (Dover reprint, 2018), 60 Innovative Cognitive Strategies for the Bright, The Sensitive and the Creative (Routledge, 2018) and The Magic of Sleep Thinking (Dover reprint, 2018). Please see our Publications section for more information on Dr. Maisel’s books. Dr. Maisel writes the “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today and is a regular contributor to Mad in America, where he founded and edited its parent resources section. Among his favorite things are leading Deep Writing workshops around the world (in places like Paris, London, Rome, Dublin, Prague, New York and San Francisco), working with individual creativity coaching clients, and producing interesting and useful programs (like his Life Purpose Boot Camp Self-Paced Instructor Training). Thanks for listening and keep thriving! Mastering The One-Person Business Course: http://bit.ly/MasteringTheOnePersonBusiness Show notes: www.SpenserLiszt.com/blog/TMP38 4 Simple Steps to Save an Emergency Fund (FREE PDF Download): www.SpenserLiszt.com/EmergencyFund Join the Thriving Musicians closed Facebook group: www.Facebook.com/groups/ThrivingMusician Email questions, comments or nominate a Thriving Musician to spenser@spenserliszt.com Follow Spenser online: Facebook: www.Facebook.com/SpenserLiszt Twitter: www.Twitter.com/SpenserLiszt Instagram: www.Instagram.com/SpenserLiszt

Dr Jonathan Prousky has been instrumental in the advancement of nutrition and integrative medicine in mental health care for over two decades. He is author of over 70 research papers, 7 books (including Integrative Clinical Nutrition, and Anxiety; Orthomolecular Diagnosis and Treatment), and several book chapters.  Dr Prousky is Professor at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Lead Supervisor of the Mental Health Focused Shift, previous Editor of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine and maintains a medical practice with emphasis on the evaluation and treatment of mental health concerns. Further reading: Prousky, J. The manifestations and triggers of mental breakdown, and its effective treatment by increasing stress resilience with psychosocial strategies, therapeutic lifestyle changes, and orthomolecular interventions. Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, 2013;28(3):111-130 Prousky, J. Orthomolecular psychiatric treatments are preferable to mainstream psychiatric drugs: a rational analysis. Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, 2013;28(1):17-32.

Dr Jonathan Prousky has been instrumental in the advancement of nutrition and integrative medicine in mental health care for over two decades. He is author of over 70 research papers, 7 books (including Integrative Clinical Nutrition, and Anxiety; Orthomolecular Diagnosis and Treatment), and several book chapters.  Dr Prousky is Professor at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Lead Supervisor of the Mental Health Focused Shift, previous Editor of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine and maintains a medical practice with emphasis on the evaluation and treatment of mental health concerns. Further reading: Prousky, J. The manifestations and triggers of mental breakdown, and its effective treatment by increasing stress resilience with psychosocial strategies, therapeutic lifestyle changes, and orthomolecular interventions. Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, 2013;28(3):111-130 Prousky, J. Orthomolecular psychiatric treatments are preferable to mainstream psychiatric drugs: a rational analysis. Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, 2013;28(1):17-32.

About the Author Johann Hari is the author of two New York Times best-selling books. His first, ‘Chasing the Scream: the First and Last Days of the War on Drugs’, is currently being adapted into a major Hollywood feature film, and into a non-fiction documentary series. He gave one of the most-viewed TED talks of all time: his talk, ‘Everything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong’,  has (along with the animation based on it) been viewed more than 25 million times. Johann was twice named ‘National Newspaper Journalist of the Year’ by Amnesty International. He has also been named ‘Cultural Commentator of the Year’ and ‘Environmental Commentator of the Year’ at the Comment Awards. He lives half the year in London, and spends the other half of the year traveling to research his books. Source: https://2018.johannhari.com/index.php/biography/ Click here to buy on The Book Depository https://www.bookdepository.com/Lost-Connections/9781408878729/?a_aid=stephsbookshelf About the Book Depression and anxiety are now at epidemic levels. Why? Across the world, scientists have uncovered evidence for nine different causes. Some are in our biology – but most are in the way we are living today. This New York Times best-selling book – lauded by everyone from Oprah to Elton John – offers a radical new way of thinking about this crisis. It shows that once we understand the real causes, we can turn to pioneering new solutions – ones that offer real hope. Source: https://thelostconnections.com/ Links A criticism of the book and some of the points made – https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2018/jan/08/is-everything-johann-hari-knows-about-depression-wrong-lost-connections Ben Goldacre on serotonin and depression – https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/jan/26/badscience  Johann on Sam Harris’ podcast – https://samharris.org/podcasts/142-addiction-depression-meaningful-life/ BIG IDEA 1 (4:42) – The drugs don’t work. The book criticises some doctors who just dose people without going deeper and asking the bigger questions. The idea of just giving people antidepressants without asking why they could depressed, sad or upset. He argues that the spectrum of depression or sadness is just part of the human condition. It is not always something requiring medication. At what point does sadness becomes depression or something that’s not normal? There are various checklists that have been developed by health professionals, that get tweaked over the years. It seems the trend is diagnosing more people with depression and therefore putting them onto pills. There are links and examples throughout the book about the drug companies and the efficacy of drugs. In particular the side effects versus the real effects. How much of the effects are based on science versus the marketing of the drug company? The underlying myth that surrounds this is the serotonin myth. This idea that depression is purely a biological issue caused by low serotonin is pretty shaky from a scientific perspective. Whilst the author is criticizing doctors willingly giving out anti-depressants without asking deeper questions, it really leads to a bigger question of how the services are delivered. How they are funded and the lack of time doctors have to spend with the patients. BIG IDEA 2 (7:53) – The power of disconnection. In the book Johann Hari argues that there are nine real reasons for depression. These are disconnection from meaningful work, disconnection from people, disconnection from meaningful values, disconnection from childhood trauma, disconnection from status and respect, disconnection from the natural world and disconnection from a hopeful and secure future. The last two areas are the real role of genes and brain. In these seven areas of disconnection, you can see yourself and the people around you in the stories told in the book. For example with disconnection from meaningful work, this a challenge when people do not having secure meaningful work. Underemployment is another example like those students graduating with degrees and with debts but without enough roles for them to go into. WIth these examples you can see how society is perpetuating this problem of not having meaningful work. There was a quote in the book that says when work is enriching, life is fuller which flows through to the things you do outside of work. However, if work really sucks your soul, you go home and even though you didn’t really use your brain, you feel exhausted. This is because you’re understimulated all day.  This then leads to disconnection from others (you don’t feel like seeing people) and even disconnection from a hopeful and secure future which can be incredibly depressing. There was a part in the book where it says people who had good support network, may include friends or a partner, are considerably less likely to become depressed even when faced with a very difficult life situation. BIG IDEA 3 (12:40) – The joy of reconnection. This is the opposite of big idea number two. There are examples in the book where people have applied small things to reconnect to the seven areas of disconnection. This has a compound effect, the opposite to the vicious cycle of disconnection. It’s how you pull yourself into meaningful work like reconnecting with people, getting into nature (something actually prescribed by doctors in some countries), dealing with childhood trauma or being more selfless. Some people even offer this as a service to help people get back to nature or help people reconnect with themselves and being part of humanity and the natural world. Music By: Celebrate Your Heart – Instrumental Version ByMaytal Michaeli Click here to buy on The Book Depository Let’s Connect LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/steph-clarke Instagram: @stephsbizbookshelf Enjoying the show? Please hit subscribe so you don’t miss an episode and leave a review on iTunes to help others find us.

The way you stop, influences whether or not you will start tomorrow!”Eric Maisel is the author of more than 50 books about creativity, the creative life, and the profession of creativity coaching.Dr. Maisel’s most recent books include: * Unleashing the Artist Within * Helping Parents of Diagnosed, Distressed and Different Children *A Writer’s Paris * Helping Survivors of Authoritarian Parents, Siblings and Partners *Ten Zen Seconds *60 Innovative Cognitive Strategies for the Bright, The Sensitive and the Creative *The Magic of Sleep ThinkingDr. Maisel writes the “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today and is a regular contributor to Mad in America, where he founded and edited its parent resources section. Among his favorite things are leading Deep Writing workshops around the world.

Our guest for this episode is Anthony David Adams, entrepreneur and life coach, who shares his remarkable journey through childhood trauma, mental health issues, and psychedelics. Anthony describes how psychedelics helped him face his traumas more starkly than ever before, allowing him to heal and embark on a new story of self-discovery. For show links: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-48-anthony-adams/ Sign up to our microdosing course: https://thethirdwave.co/microdosing-course/  

Dr. Eric Maisel is a prolific writer, to say the least. His numerous publications span the human experience and explore how to interact with the various situations that one may encounter. In this interview, he discusses a couple of his books and spends a great deal of time explaining how he thinks depression should be treated vs how it is currently being diagnosed and treated. It's a different way of thinking about this subject and if it's a topic you're interested in, you owe yourself a listen.This week we talk to Eric MaiselEric Maisel, Ph.D., is is the author of more than 40 books. His titles include, Why Smart People Hurt, Making Your Creative Mark, The Van Gogh Blues, Mastering Creative Anxiety, and Creativity for LifeIn addition, Dr. Maisel is at the forefront of the movement to rethink mental health. He writes the Rethinking Psychology blog for Psychology Today and among his books in this area are Rethinking Depression and The Future of Mental Health.His latest book is called Overcoming Your Difficult Family: 8 Skills for Thriving in Any Family Situation. In This Interview, Eric Maisel and I Discuss...The Wolf ParableHis book, Overcoming Your Difficult Family: 8 Skills for Thriving in Any Family SituationHis book, The Future of Mental HealthThe smartness to understand what's going on with your familyThe strength to make the changes that you need to makeThe strength to be calm, or have a difficult conversationHaving clarity about what's going onAwareness of the situationThe courage to make change because change has consequencesThe skill of presenceBeing resilient - family members, especially siblings, don't go away like other relationshipsVisualizing the "calmness switch" within youThe importance of learning one anxiety management tool because you will have anxiety in lifeHow you name the problem often directs you to the situationThe importance of languageThe importance of knowing the causes of things regarding your healthLiving intentionally, identifying your life purposes and making meaning in your lifeHow thinking that all we are is matter, chemicals etc can lead people to feel less excited about livingEach person has to make the decision to opt to matter, to decide that you matter and that your decisions matterThe cultural trance of tvwww.madinamerica.comStigmatization of mental healthThe three parts of personality: Original Personality, Formed Personality, Available Personality

For Life on Purpose Episode #76, my guest is Dr. Eric Maisel, a retired family therapist, active life coach, and the author of more than fifty books. Eric was one of my first guests on Life on Purpose and returns to the show for a wide-ranging conversation on meaning, life purpose, and the epidemic of phantom "mental disorders" in children. And we focus on his new book, Your Difficult Family: 8 Skills for Thriving in Any Family Situation, in which he shows how to stay sane when family isn’t, providing practical strategies that can be implemented immediately.   This empowering book is a “field guide” to common types of dysfunctional families, and a big helping of real life success stories that are dinner table tested and approved. Readers will learn to maintain inner peace in the midst of family chaos and maybe even create a better life for their whole family. “There is no pill that can make family life easy. There is no pill that can spare you pain if one of your parents is alcoholic, one of your children is troubled, or your mate is cheating on you. M. Scott Peck begins The Road Less Traveled with a simple, eloquent announcement: “Life is difficult.” Tolstoy famously begins Anna Karenina in an equally eloquent way: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”" About: Eric Maisel was born in the Bronx, New York, where he lived until the age of 5. He grew up in Brooklyn, attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, and briefly attended Brooklyn College. After serving in the Army from 1965 – 1968 he attended Oregon State University and the University of Oregon, where he received a B.S. in philosophy. Dr. Maisel subsequently lived in Boston, New York and San Francisco and traveled extensively in Europe, spending time in London, Dublin and Budapest. He earned a master’s degree in creative writing from San Francisco State University while ghostwriting mysteries and nonfiction and self-publishing fiction. In the ’80s he returned to school and earned a second bachelor’s degree in psychology, a second master’s degree in counseling, and a doctorate in counseling psychology. After completing training, Dr. Maisel became a California licensed family therapist and worked exclusively with creative and performing artists. In time he moved from therapy and the medical model to coaching, where he founded the profession of creativity coaching. Dr. Maisel has a son, David Maisel, by his first marriage, and two daughters, Natalya Maisel and Kira Maisel, with his wife Ann Mathesius Maisel. In 2012 Eric and Ann celebrated 35 years together.  They live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Dr. Maisel served as adjunct faculty at St. Mary’s College (Moraga, California) for ten years and created and wrote Callboard Magazine’s Staying Sane in the Theater column. He has presented lectures and workshops for the American Psychological Association, the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, the Paris Writers Workshop, the North Carolina School of the Arts, the Savannah College of Arts and Crafts, the U. C. Berkeley Counseling Center, and many other venues. Dr. Maisel has been a guest on, quoted in, or interviewed by Redbook, Glamour, Cosmo Teen, Men’s Health, Body and Soul, KRON television news, Martha Stewart Living, Self, Marin Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Daily News, The Arizona Republic, Common Boundary, and has provided hundreds of radio, television, and print interviews. Dr. Maisel has been the keynote speaker at the Jack London Writer’s Conference, Pikes Peak Writer’s Conference, William Saroyan Writer’s Conference, Indiana Arts’ Administrators Conference, Mendocino Writer’s Conference, Santa Fe Conference on Creative Tourism, Arizona State University Arts & Letters Convocation, and many other conferences. He presents workshops at the Omega Institute, the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, the Esalen Institute, The Hollyhock Centre (in Canada), the Open Center, and Rowe; and at locations worldwide, including in San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Antwerp, Prague, and Berlin. Dr. Maisel writes the Rethinking Mental Health blog for Psychology Today online, a monthly print column for Professional Artist Magazine, and occasional pieces for the Huffington Post. He hosted a hundred episodes of The Joy of Living Creatively and Your Purpose-Centered Life with the Personal Life Media Network and provides core trainings for the Creativity Coaching Association. To learn more about Dr. Maisel's work, visit: http://ericmaisel.com/.

JOHANNESBURG — Clinical psychologist Suntosh Pill…

This week on Relationships 2.0 my guest is Eric Maisel PhD author of Overcoming Your Difficult Family: 8 Skills for Thriving in Any Family Situation About the book: Many of the difficult people you encounter in daily life can be avoided, but what if they’re family members? What if the difficult person is a parent, a sibling, one of your children, or your mate? In Overcoming Your Difficult Family, life coach and retired family therapist Eric Maisel offers useful strategies for dealing with the people you’re connected to for life, even when they are not cooperative. Dr. Maisel tackles the problematic aspects of families, describing eight vital skills to help you cope with challenging relationships. The book also serves as a unique “field guide” to common types of dysfunctional families — authoritarian families, anxious families, addicted families, and more — and how to thrive despite those dynamics. By following Dr. Maisel’s battle-tested advice, you’ll learn to maintain inner peace in the midst of family chaos and create a better life for your whole family. About the author: Eric Maisel, PhD, is a retired family therapist, a creativity and life coach, and the author of more than fifty books. He writes the “Rethinking Mental Health” blog for Psychology Today and the “Coaching the Artist Within” column for Professional Artist magazine and lectures throughout the world. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Dr. Maisel is an active creativity coach, a trainer of creativity coaches, a retired family therapist, and writes the “Coaching the Artist Within” column for Professional Artist Magazine and the “Rethinking Mental Health” column for Psychology Today. He presents classes, workshops, lectures and keynotes worldwide, for example as a keynote speaker at the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry annual conference and the International Association of Pastel Societies annual conference. He presents Deep Writing workshops in locations like New York, San Francisco, Paris, London, Prague and Rome and at workshop centers like Esalen, Omega and Kripalu..

Dr. Eric Maisel has written more than 40 books on a wide variety of subjects. His latest book is The Future of Mental Health: Deconstructing the Mental Disorder Paradigm and describes a future of mental health movement that he is spearheading.His interests include creativity, meaning, life purpose, and mental health. He works with clients as a creativity coach, trains creativity coaches, and provides core trainings for the Creativity Coaching Association. He also offers writing workshops around the world in places like London, Paris, Prague, Rome, New York and San Francisco and at workshop centers like Esalen, Kripalu and Omega.He is an advocate for a changed and revitalized view of mental health services, one that does away with our current mental disorder naming system, and is writing the Rethinking Mental Health blog for Psychology Today.Some of his books in this area include Rethinking Depression, The Van Gogh Blues, Brainstorm, and his latest, The Future of Mental Health. In it, he describes what he conceives as the helper of the future, the human experience specialist. You can learn more about this by taking his Human Experience Specialist class.Eric is an advocate for a global paradigm shift from seeking meaning to making meaning. He's written about value-based meaning-making in many of his books, including in his latest, Life Purpose Boot Camp.