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Take care when listening to this call-in! This is not a call-in for children. If you have a history of abuse, particularly sexual abuse, be alert and ready.Philosopher Stefan Molyneux exposes the most evil family in this call-in show, where an absent father, alcoholic mother, drug-dealing stepfather, and years of porn, sibling incest, and the caller molesting his drunk mom created total sexual corruption and moral rot. He demands the caller drop all excuses, judge it clearly as evil, set hard boundaries, and build a real life instead of staying trapped in the damage.GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026
Seven years after his original appearance on Mental Health News Radio, artist and author Motesem Mansur returns with an update on his life, his art, and the journey from surviving difficult environments to finding stability, purpose, and peace.He shares how leaving unsafe situations transformed his mental health, how becoming an artist-in-residence helped him rebuild his life, and why creating art remains one of the most important ways he regulates his mind and emotions. Together, we talk about autism, schizoaffective disorder, creativity, reality testing, faith, healing, family relationships, and the role that art plays in helping us make sense of our inner worlds.His work can be found through the Intuit Art Museum in Chicago, Illinois, where he donates artwork that is sold to support the museum's mission. Listeners can also learn more about him by searching his name online and exploring his connections with Intuit Art Museum and Sertoma Star Services. This conversation is a reminder that sometimes the biggest transformation isn't becoming someone new. Sometimes it's finally finding a place where you can safely be yourself.Motesem Mansur was born on January 28, 1986, in Chicago, IL. He was diagnosed with autism at the age of three. Motesem developed mental illness at the age of 12. He dropped out of high school at 16 after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.Motesem chose art and writing after getting his GED at the age of 17. He describes himself as an outsider artist and an independent writer. He draws from fantasy and sometimes surprises people with captivating drawings, with excellent color schemes and details. He compares them to video and computer games. Motesem's writings are informal and told in his own words.He graduated from Sertoma Centre's PSR program in 2012. He was a self published author, but his books are no longer in print. He was a guest speaker for Illinois schools from 2011-17. From 2017-22, Motesem was hospitalized 11 times. Motesem talks about being let go from Project Onward, a studio he worked for from 2010-22."The place was a rat race and a greed game with very low pay, I hated it. The staff didn't know what they were doing. When the studio that I worked for let me go, it was a blessing in disguise. Things got better. I've been out of the psych ward since 2022. I left an unhealthy environment. My mind is clear now, and I donate to charity and volunteer my time instead. I'm glad I left that horrible studio for good,"Nowadays, he lives at Lakefront Nursing Home in Chicago, IL. He donates artwork to the Intuit Art Museum in Chicago. He also volunteers his time to Sertoma Star Services, donating raffle items for events. Motesem still fits in the autism spectrum criteria.Personal website: https://www.artpal.com/moe8628Intuit Art Museum756 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642https://art.orginfo@art.orgSertoma Star ServicesAlsip,ILMatteson, ILhttps://sertomastar.orgBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-health-news-radio--3082057/support.
Today’s Topics: 1, 2) Schizophrenia vs. Delusional Disorder https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443 3, 4) Delusional Disorder vs. Our Catholic Faith https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9599-delusional-disorder
Treating schizophrenia in America is often described as a broken system, not because of a lack of medical knowledge, but due to structural and policy failures. The failures of these systems has created a cycle where individuals often move between homelessness, emergency rooms, and the criminal justice system rather than receiving ongoing care. Many families and caregivers struggle to get help even when the situation turns dangerous. In this episode, hosts Rachel Star Withers and Gabe Howard discuss how the government and health care system failures lead to these tragedies and what needs to change. They unpack cases like the one involving Rob Reiner, where his son, who has schizophrenia, is suspected of murdering both his parents during a severe mental health crisis. Guest Gail Freedman joins later in the episode. She is the director, writer, and producer of a new documentary, “No One Cares About Crazy People.” It's inspired by Ron Powers acclaimed book of the same name and it's an intimate, immersive dive into the crisis and chaos of severe mental illness and the grassroots movement to do something about it. Guest Information: With over 25 years as an award-winning filmmaker, Gail Freedman has produced, directed, and written dozens of documentaries on a wide range of subjects. Among her films: “Hot to Trot,” an award-winning feature documentary inside the fascinating but little-known world of same-sex competitive ballroom dance; “Making the 9/11 Memorial,” a primetime special for The History Channel; “Breaking the Silence Barrier” (cognitive disabilities); “Where's The Cure?” (breast cancer activism); “Generation Rx” (the opioid crisis); “Lessons for the Future” (public education); “Giving While Living” (philanthropy); and “A Forever Family” (Annie E. Casey Foundation). “No One Cares About Crazy People”Inspired by Ron Powers' acclaimed book of the same name, “No One Cares About Crazy People” is an intimate deep dive into the crisis and chaos of severe mental illness in America. A heartbreaking family memoir and searing social history, it is personal and immersive — but also tracks a burgeoning grassroots movement to reinvent our failed systems. Narrated by actor Bob Odenkirk (“Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul”) with original music by Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. Now streaming. noonecaresfilm.com Our host, Rachel Star Withers, (Link: www.rachelstarlive.com) is an entertainer, international speaker, video producer, and schizophrenic. She has appeared on MTV's Ridiculousness, TruTV, NBC's America's Got Talent, Marvel's Black Panther, TUBI's #shockfight, Goliath: Playing with Reality, and is the host of the HealthLine podcast “Inside Schizophrenia”. She grew up seeing monsters, hearing people in the walls, and having intense urges to hurt herself. Rachel creates videos documenting her schizophrenia, ways to manage, and letting others like her know they are not alone and can still live an amazing life. She has created a kid's mental health comic line, The Adventures of ____. (Learn more at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Fearless-Unstoppable-Light-Ambitious/dp/B0FHWK4ZHS ) Fun Fact: She has wrestled alligators. Our cohost, Gabe Howard, is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from the author. He also hosts the twice Webby honored podcast, Inside Bipolar, with Dr. Nicole Washington. To learn more about Gabe, please visit his website, gabehoward.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Josh continues his deep dive into the emerging U.S.-Iran agreement, separating fact from speculation and asking the question no one in Washington seems eager to answer: if this deal is so good, why haven't the American people seen the actual text? Fresh off President Trump's comments at the G7 Summit, Josh breaks down what the president is saying, what it signals about the negotiations, and why Americans should be paying close attention to what's being discussed behind closed doors. Josh examines the details that are beginning to leak out of the agreement and explains why transparency matters when dealing with one of America's most dangerous adversaries. Josh also discusses the drone attack that was thwarted over the weekend, what it reveals about the persistent threats facing the United States, and why bad actors around the world are still looking for opportunities to do us harm. To close the show, Josh highlights a group of courageous baseball players who refused to bow to cultural pressure during Pride Night, choosing instead to display a Bible verse on their team-issued hats. In an era where standing for your faith can come with a cost, Josh explains why their quiet act of conviction deserves recognition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sam Cooper is an investigative journalist and publisher of The Bureau. We discuss the many contradictions in Mark Carney's political rhetoric, the warning signs coming from the Trump administration, and China's increased proliferation of subversion operations in Canada and the United States.Read more at The Bureau:https://thebureau.newsFollow Sam on X:https://x.com/scoopercooperFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe
A new medication to treat schizophrenia has been developed by scientists who discovered that a neuron that inhibits the activity of other cells may be in short supply in those with the disorder.
In this episode, Peter Penzes, PhD, director of the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, discusses a recent discovery of a schizophrenia biomarker and how this research could one day offer earlier diagnosis, more precise treatment, and better outcomes for patients. Learn more about how the field of neurodevelopmental research has evolved over the past decade with major advances in genetics, brain imaging and laboratory models. Large genomic studies have uncovered many more genes associated with risk of developing autism, schizophrenia and related conditions, while new technologies, including brain organoids grown from patients' stem cells, are giving scientists new insight into how these disorders develop and affect brain function.
Nicotinic acid, in its various forms, is the subject of a fairly heated debate over its fantastic properties when it comes to anti-aging, Schizophrenia, alcoholism, and trauma. This vitamin falls under the shadow of Dr. Abram Hoffer, a hotly debated character in the annals of psychiatric history. Conspiracy theories about the pharmaceutical-psychiatric industrial complex abound regarding Dr. Hoffer's ostensibly debunked studies. What's not debated is that he was a quintessential healer and highly committed to the advancement of orthomolecular medicine.I've been taking it for years; it's one of the most affordable anti-aging agents, and I think it's one of the best supplements to include in your daily stack.5:00 Scientific Research5:33 Niacin vs Niacinamide vs Nicotinamide7:13 The Niacin Flush9:16 History11:12 Vs Schizophrenia13:13 Vs Alcoholism16:16 For Trauma Survivors18:32 The B Vitamin from Outer Space?19:12 Antiaging Mechanism21:13 Obesity vs Antiaging23:45 Cognition25:09 Got wifi? Take Niacin28:09 B Vitamins are Mitochondrial Support28:57 Lowering Cholesterol30:01 Vs Anxiety30:49 The Fertility Vitamin37:54 Hunger Causing?40:01 Inositol Hexanicotinate40:37 Picamilon41:53 Food Sources42:46 Sources & Pricing47:08 Dosage and Usage48:42 Side Effects50:26 ConclusionRead Meta-Analysis
What actually allows us to see the paranormal? In this episode, Megan and Isaac dive into the biology of sight. They take an immersive science road where rods, cones, light, perception, and the strange ways the brain fills in what it can't explain becomes the topic of conversation and connect it to the mysteries of ghosts, shadow figures, and dimensional bleed‑through.From the science of how the eye processes light to the metaphysical mechanics of the third eye, they explore why some spirits appear solid, why others show up as shadows, and whether the things we glimpse for a split second are actually there the whole time.Along the way, they share personal encounters, theories about dimensional echoes, and the role of clair senses in perceiving what the physical eye can't.If you've ever wondered how we see the supernatural or why some people see more than others …. This episode pulls back that particular veil.Chapters In This EpisodeIntroduction Science of Sight and Paranormal Third Eye and Perception Experiences with Spirits and Entities Hypotheses on Seeing the Supernatural Discussion on Schizophrenia and Multiverse Personal ExperiencesAbilitiesConclusion and Upcoming EpisodesMusic CreditsIntro and Outro Music: “Swamp Witch”Additional Intro Music: “Stacy Dahl” by MaudlinFollow Maudlin on TikTok and Instagram: @maudlinListen to Hidden in The Shadows Podcast on Spotify and YouTubeShare Your Paranormal ExperiencesSend us a message on social media, fill out our contact form, or email us:
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Matt Bernstein, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Ellenhorn and Chief Executive Officer of Accord. A highly respected clinical psychiatrist and leading voice in the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry, Dr. Bernstein draws on more than 25 years of experience helping individuals achieve meaningful mental health improvement and long-term functional recovery. Throughout his career, Dr. Bernstein has explored the connection between metabolism and mental health, first through private practice and later through his work at Ellenhorn. More recently, he developed Accord's comprehensive treatment model and has become a prominent advocate for metabolic psychiatry through podcasts, national conferences, and briefings for members of Congress. This conversation dives into: What metabolic psychiatry is and how it differs from traditional psychiatric care. The relationship between brain metabolism and mental health disorders. How ketogenic therapies are being explored as potential tools for psychiatric recovery. The role of metabolic health in conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, OCD, and psychosis. Dr. Bernstein graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University with a degree in English Literature and earned his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his psychiatric training at MGH/McLean, where he served as Chief Resident and later held leadership positions, including Psychiatrist-in-Charge and Assistant Medical Director of the Schizophrenia and Bipolar Inpatient Program. He also serves on several advisory and nonprofit boards, including Metabolic Mind, Meru Health, The Metabolic Revolution, and the Coalition for Metabolic Health. Connect with Dr. Bernstein: LinkedIn Accord's Website Ellenhorn's Website
In this episode, we explore when and why long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) should be considered for patients with schizophrenia, covering approved indications, ideal candidate profiles, and the critical role of shared decision-making in treatment planning. Faculty: Brian Miller, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Host: Richard Seeber, M.D. Learn more about our memberships here Earn 0.75 CME: Use of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia Understanding When to Prescribe LAIs
In this episode, host Johanna Dunlevy sits down with mental health advocate and commercial real estate broker Matt Connolly to discuss his personal journey as someone who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Matt shares what it was like to live with untreated symptoms for more than a decade, the circumstances that led to him receiving his diagnosis, and how medication, support, and wellness practices have helped him remain symptom-free for more than 20 years. The conversation explores the stigma that still surrounds mental illness as well as the value of open conversations, not only about mental health, but other topics as well. He also discusses the important work being done through Mindspring Health to educate and support individuals, families, and communities. June is Men's Mental Health Awareness month, so tune in for an honest and hopeful discussion surrounding mental health.You can watch the podcast here on YouTube.Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: Matt ConnollyLearn more about Mindspring Health here.Donate to EFR. 1 in 3 Iowans needing mental health care cannot afford it. Your gift enables us to offer counseling to anyone in need regardless of their ability to pay. Thank you for helping us keep our promise to the community: that everyone who needs help, gets help.
Hi everyone Sorry long time no record. I'm back with a reading of a recent article I did for BISH (my website aimed at a younger / general audience) about Foreplay. As I have done in the past, I'm reading it and then interjecting myself with further thoughts and ideas - this time explaining the Body Without Organs (BwO). Here's the article at BISH What Is Foreplay https://www.bishuk.com/sex/what-is-foreplay/ please share it around for to help alert the algorithm to its existence. If you look in the episode art you'll see a little drawing that might help you to understand the becoming, here it is from the BISH article too. https://i0.wp.com/www.bishuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/what-is-foreplay-bish-a-becoming.png?w=600&ssl=1 Through paying attention to the difference a thing makes (and the difference that difference makes) is how we unfold, or 'become', through time. Leading us towards the interesting, valuable, important and remarkable (this is from the Todd May article below). Here were those references I mentioned Deleuze, G. and Guattari, F., 2004. A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia. (tr, Massumi, B.) London. Continuum. Fox, N.J. and Alldred, P., 2013. The Sexuality-Assemblage: Desire, Affect, Anti-Humanism. Sociological Review. 61. 769–789. 10.1111/1467-954X.12075. Komisaruk, B. R., & Whipple, B. (2011). Non-genital orgasms. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 26(4), 356–372. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2011.649252 May, T., 2003. When is a Deleuzian becoming? Continental Philosophy Review 36, 139–153. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026036516963
Learn about the teen schizophrenia treatment landscape with expert insights on symptoms, early intervention, and the four levels of care available. Discover how families can support long-term recovery and why treating the entire family system makes all the difference.Info: https://missionprephealthcare.com/what-we-treat/schizophrenia-treatment/ Mission Prep City: San Juan Capistrano Address: 30310 Rancho Viejo Rd. Website: https://missionprephealthcare.com/
H.C.C. is a non-denominational, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation specializing in counseling, healing, teaching, ministering in the Spirit and deliverance. It is based on Matthew, Mark, Luke & John and patterns its practice after the Book of Acts. It’s board members include one licensed Assembly of God pastor and one former Arizona prison chaplain. The ministry also operates the House of Healing and the Charity Counselor’s Association in central Phoenix. The Biblical theme of the ministry is Acts 10:38: "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost & power. He went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil." One of the main services provided by the ministry is to provide free counseling services to the poor. https://hardcorechristianity.com/Support the show: https://hardcorechristianity.com/donations/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today I'm going to explore the subject of mental illness. May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. I want to help you understand and manage mental illness in yourself and make you aware of the costs and challenges to society as a whole. This is a two-part episode. Part 2 will release at the end of June.https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/looking-at-my-geneshttps://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/eight-psychiatric-disorders-share-the-same-genetic-causes-study-says/https://www.nami.org/types-of-conditions/schizophrenia/https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/what-causes-schizophreniahttps://www.cdc.gov/mental-health/about-data/conditions-care.htmlhttps://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/helplines/national-helplinehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/kentucky?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=693457812&gclid=Cj0KCQjww8rQBhDjARIsAE43KPObfNHhocMpYOwl4yFCiwkDPAh3cifsys7aEJg2RuiU6KhHgoCwmU8aAkDtEALw_wcBThis is DG and I would love to hear from you!Connect with Aging With Grace®️ at agingwithgraceinfo.org
Listen to today's podcast... What are the first words that come to mind when you think about Schizophrenia? Some of those may include: crazy, psycho, or dangerous. Often, someone with schizophrenia is portrayed in the media and through film and television as dangerous or violent, however, this is not the case. A person who is affected by schizophrenia is not more dangerous than anyone else Most of us are not really aware of what Schizophrenia all entails. Schizophrenia is an example of a thought disorder, characterized by a history of acute psychosis and chronic deterioration of functioning, and affecting thinking, perception, mood and behaviour. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency! So Here are today's Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Schizophrenia Awareness Week: There are still many misconceptions about schizophrenia, and it continues to be a mental health challenge that is rarely spoken about. These misconceptions lead to further stigma, prejudice and discrimination. Stigma is perhaps the biggest barrier to mental health care. This stigma can prevent people from getting hired, promoted or keeping a job, getting proper health care, feeling loved, needed and accepted, contributing to communities or feeling productive. Find ways to Educate yourself about all mental health challenges and issues Foster a healthy workplace environment Emphasize abilities, not limitations It is everyone's responsibility to reduce the stigma, prejudice and discrimination associated with mental illness. Education and understanding are key. Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app. For more information on coping with mental health issues, sign up for one of my on-line courses at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab. #mentalhealth #hr
The Metaphysical Hour with Julia Cannon and Tracie Mahan and Question Master Tiffanny You Are Not Alone: Spiritual Guidance, Higher-Self Messages, Ascension, and Creating a 5D Life Opening the Grid of Connection In this episode of The Metaphysical Hour, host Julia Cannon is joined by co-host Tracie Mahan and moderator Tiffany, whom they playfully rename the “Question Goddess.” Julia and Tracie welcome listeners from locations around the world and invite them to identify where they are joining from, describing each person as a light or beacon within an expanding energetic grid. Early in the program, both women emphasize a message they feel someone needs to hear: no one is alone. They say listeners are supported not only by the show community, but also by guides, guardian angels, and spiritual beings who are always present. Community Updates and the Santa Fe Retreat Before answering questions, Julia and Tracie share light personal updates about their pets and the arrival of summer weather. They then discuss an upcoming Santa Fe retreat, encouraging interested listeners to register while a discount remains available and describing an associated Facebook group where participants can connect and find roommates. As audience members check in from places including Oregon, Florida, Michigan, Poland, Australia, Texas, London, Costa Rica, and elsewhere, Julia and Tracie describe the worldwide participation as visible points of light strengthening the shared energetic field. A Nordic Presence and the Meaning of Feeling Stuck The first audience question concerns a 13-year-old granddaughter whose room was reportedly visited by a tall Nordic-looking being with white hair, blue eyes, and a white beard. Julia and Tracie say they do not feel the presence is threatening, instead interpreting it as protective, guardian-like, or possibly connected to the girl herself in another timeline. Another question asks what is keeping a listener stuck and how to release it. Tracie says many people may currently feel paused or in limbo because of spiritual and energetic shifts. Both encourage the listener to use the slower period for reflection, enjoyment, inward focus, and trust that forward motion will return. Cars, Physical Symptoms, and Symbolic Messages Julia and Tracie then respond to questions about accidents, physical discomfort, and energetic signs. When a listener says someone backed into the front of her car, they interpret the car as symbolic of the body or one's movement through life and suggest asking what the incident may be reflecting or releasing emotionally. Julia also discusses an itching sensation on the right side of her neck, prompting speculation that it might relate to an unresolved irritation, intuitive communication, or even a small spiritual or extraterrestrial tracking implant. Throughout this exchange, they emphasize their view that physical experiences and everyday incidents may contain messages from the higher self. Spiritual Energy, Schizophrenia, and Compassionate Support A listener asks about seeing beautiful colors while sending love and light, and Julia and Tracie suggest that the colors may reflect the nature of the energy, a spiritual presence, or an elevated perception of another dimension. Another question asks about schizophrenia and supporting someone experiencing drastic personality changes and fears of being hunted. Julia describes the condition through her metaphysical understanding that some people may experience realities or dimensions without the gradual protective “veils” most people have. Importantly, she says this does not mean stopping medication, and she and Tracie emphasize love, compassion, angelic support, and, where appropriate, seeking information through a close relative's QHHT surrogate session rather than attempting a session with the affected person directly. Ascension, Hybrids, and Choosing the Reality We Create In the final major discussion, Julia and Tracie answer a question about humanity's progress through ascension shifts. Tracie says she perceives the collective as beyond the halfway point in an upward movement and believes the process may now accelerate. She discusses extraterrestrial contact, saying full contact is not yet safe at Earth's current frequency but that hybrid beings are already present and may briefly appear in people's lives through meaningful encounters. The hosts close by encouraging listeners to focus less on fear, political conflict, possible war, and negative online rabbit holes, and instead direct their energy toward love, joy, healing, and what they describe as fifth-dimensional living. They promote QHHT sessions, practitioner training, and the upcoming retreat before thanking Tiffany and the audience for joining them.
In this episode, we examine a surprising repurposing of ondansetron — a common antiemetic — as a potential adjunctive treatment for the notoriously hard-to-treat negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Could a nausea medication help restore motivation and emotional engagement in your patients with residual symptoms despite stable antipsychotic therapy? Faculty: Oliver Freudenreich, M.D. Host: Richard Seeber, M.D. Learn more about our membership here Earn 0.5 CMEs: Quick Take Vol. 81 Is Ondansetron Effective for Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia?
We mark National Mental Health Awareness Month on this episode by tapping the expertise of Dr. Steve Strakowski, an internationally recognized expert in bipolar disorder, who has spent decades studying the neurobiology and treatment of mood conditions while pushing just as hard on the structural barriers that keep effective treatments out of reach for more than half the people who need them. In this conversation with Raise the Line from Elsevier host Michael Carrese, Dr. Strakowski explains why access, not science, is now the biggest obstacle to improving mental health outcomes. He also addresses the heavy toll society pays for underfunding mental health prevention and treatment programs. “The money is spent eventually, but in the most expensive places like emergency rooms and prisons, and there is the human cost of suffering and suicides." This important discussion also covers: The persistent problem of Black patients presenting with mania being misdiagnosed with schizophrenia; Why he describes bipolar disorder as a reward-processing illness; The emerging therapies he finds encouraging. Mentioned in this episode:Indiana University School of Medicine If you like this podcast, please share it on your social channels. You can also subscribe to the series and check out all of our episodes at www.osmosis.org/podcast
Whether you've been diagnosed with schizophrenia or you're supporting someone living with the condition, connecting with others who understand schizophrenia can be a great help. Talking to those who are dealing with the same things you're experiencing can not only help you feel less alone, but also help you learn tips and coping mechanisms from each other, share resources, encourage treatment, and allow you to tell your stories in a safe and accepting environment. But how do you find other people with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia to connect with? What should you say? Where do you even go? Host Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, and co-host Gabe Howard break down how to find other people with schizophrenia and give you a simple opening you can use to build new connections. Finally, guest Amber (who lives with mental illness) joins. Amber's mental health advocacy journey began when she found out she had schizoaffective disorder and decided to share it on social media. She decided she wanted to help as many with her diagnosis as she could, so she began speaking about her diagnosis regularly on social media. Listener Takeaways Understand why peer connection is unique and how it provides a level of validation that clinical providers often cannot replicate Discover how staying connected to a community can actually improve outcomes Learn Amber's “Three Pillars of Stability”: consistent support, therapy, and medication Our guest, Amber W, is a wife, mom, and Army veteran. Amber's mental health advocacy journey began when she found out she was schizoaffective bipolar type, and wanted to help fight against stigma. From there, she was invited to a psychiatric hospital to speak about her recovery. This ignited a fire in her; she decided she wanted to help as many with her diagnosis as she could so she began speaking about her diagnosis regularly on social media. Our host, Rachel Star Withers, (Link: www.rachelstarlive.com) is an entertainer, international speaker, video producer, and schizophrenic. She has appeared on MTV's Ridiculousness, TruTV, NBC's America's Got Talent, Marvel's Black Panther, TUBI's #shockfight, Goliath: Playing with Reality, and is the host of the HealthLine podcast “Inside Schizophrenia”. She grew up seeing monsters, hearing people in the walls, and having intense urges to hurt herself. Rachel creates videos documenting her schizophrenia, ways to manage, and letting others like her know they are not alone and can still live an amazing life. She has created a kid's mental health comic line, The Adventures of ____. (Learn more at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Fearless-Unstoppable-Light-Ambitious/dp/B0FHWK4ZHS ) Fun Fact: She has wrestled alligators. Our cohost, Gabe Howard, is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from the author. He also hosts the twice Webby honored podcast, Inside Bipolar, with Dr. Nicole Washington. To learn more about Gabe, please visit his website, gabehoward.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode features extended Q&A sessions addressing unanswered audience questions from select presentations delivered at the 2026 NEI Spring Congress in Kissimmee, Florida: (00:53) From Avoidance to Action: Evidence-based Pathways to Recovery for Difficult-to-Treat Anxiety by Jeffrey R. Strawn, MD, FAACAP (15:21) Perhaps the Grass Is Greener: Why, When, and How to Switch or Combine Treatments for Schizophrenia by Christoph U. Correll, MD (34:42) The Other Side of Motherhood: Advances in the Treatment of Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders by Jennifer L. Payne, MD Fall Congress Get $100 off NEI Fall Congress registration with code POD26. Go to https://nei.global/fall to sign up today! Membership As a valued NEI Podcast listener, Dr. Cutler's offering you 20% off new NEI Membership with code CUTLER20. Go to https://nei.global/member and join now! Never miss an episode!
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This episode, first released in 2021, is a reminder that Mental Health Awareness Month requires all of us to tell our stories. We checked back in with Mindy and learned that, even though she is now retired, she continues to advocate for reforms in mental health, policy, and affordable housing. “I love being retired; I can activate for anything I want.” She is married for 55 years and retired for sixteen. Her son continues to receive the help he needs."There is no way we are going to have a better mental health system if we don't tell our stories."Mindy was a state legislator (Minnesota's House of Representatives, 1993-2013) when her son Jim's first psychotic episode manifested itself in a delusion demanding he kill her. Her seat at the table helped her to change the policies that would have barred her from saving his life. She first had to overcome her fear that Jim would be like her beloved grandmother who disappeared into a mental hospital when she was 10. Mindy was determined not to let this happen and is responsible for these reforms:· Founded the nation's first bipartisan state mental health caucus, focusing on raising awareness, funding, and policy reform Marshall Independent+1.· Reformed hospital release procedures and introduced legislation allowing earlier intervention for people in crisis who don't recognize they are ill Access Press.· Advocated for mental health issues in areas such as the criminal justice system, employment, and children's health Her podcast, Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches, is a frank account by three mothers who share what it is like to live in a family where schizoid-affective disorder affects every family dynamic.Contact Information:mindygreiling@gmail.comGreiling, M. (2020). Fix What You Can: Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker's Fight for Her Son. University of Minnesota Press.Podcast: Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches
John welcomes Council on Foreign Relations president Michael Froman to discuss the three central topics in American foreign policy today: the war in Iran, U.S.-China relations, and the war in Ukraine. Froman offers his interpretation of the Trump administration's mixed messages, glib metaphors, and ever-shifting strategy in its military campaign against Tehran; previews this week's summit in Beijing between President Trump and Xi Jinping; and tries to make sense of why Trump has effectively sided with Vladimir Putin over Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the very moment when Ukraine seems better-positioned than ever to prevail in combat over Russia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Prefer to listen? Play the latest episode below. Episode Summary A last-minute Monday best-of turns into a beautiful disaster: Lord Douche's mug crisis finally ends, the world nearly gets flattened by space junk, the sex party line coughs up fresh lunatics, and Tim revisits one of the filthiest, weirdest freak-show episodes from 2013. ☕ Mug […] The post Sex Party Line Schizophrenia first appeared on Distorted View Daily.
Aubrey Masango speaks to Busi TheTherapist, Mental Health Therapist to unpack the complexity of the Schizophrenia vs Multiple Personality Disorder conditions and why it deserves the same attention we give to physical health. Tags: 702, Aubrey Masango show, Aubrey Masango, Bra Aubrey, Psychological Matters, Busi TheTherapist, Mental health, Multiple Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia, Dissociative identity disorder, Amnesia, Memory loss The Aubrey Masango Show is presented by late night radio broadcaster Aubrey Masango. Aubrey hosts in-depth interviews on controversial political issues and chats to experts offering life advice and guidance in areas of psychology, personal finance and more. All Aubrey’s interviews are podcasted for you to catch-up and listen. Thank you for listening to this podcast from The Aubrey Masango Show. Listen live on weekdays between 20:00 and 24:00 (SA Time) to The Aubrey Masango Show broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and on CapeTalk between 20:00 and 21:00 (SA Time) https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk Find out more about the show here https://buff.ly/lzyKCv0 and get all the catch-up podcasts https://buff.ly/rT6znsn Subscribe to the 702 and CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfet Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!For families and those living with Schizophrenia, words matter. Today, we look at what's behind the diagnosis, why experts are rethinking it as a neurodevelopmental syndrome—and whether changing the name could change lives. This podcast episode focused on rethinking and potentially renaming schizophrenia as a neurodevelopmental syndrome. Dr. Matcheri Keshavan (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School) and Dr. Raquelle Mesholam-Gately (Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Co-Director, Recovery in Shared Experiences (RISE) Early Psychosis Program, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA.) discussed their research on renaming schizophrenia, with the most popular suggestion being "Altered Perception Syndrome" based on their survey of 1,200 respondents. They explained that schizophrenia may be better understood as a spectrum of disorders rather than one condition, with evidence showing developmental brain abnormalities including excessive synaptic pruning in adolescence. The experts described how a name change could help reduce stigma, enable earlier detection through biomarkers, and lead to more personalized treatment approaches. They also discussed the historical context of the current name's origins and shared that similar name changes for other conditions like bipolar disorder and autism spectrum disorder have shown positive results in reducing stigma and improving care.Thanks for liking and sharing the podcast! Links: Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance : https://sczaction.org/Mindy and her book: https://mindygreiling.com/Randye and her book: https://randyekaye.com/Miriam and her book: https://www.miriam-feldman.com/Support the showWant to know more?Join our facebook page Our websites:Randye KayeMindy Greiling Miriam (Mimi) Feldman
For 26 years, April Burrell was lost to a psychosis that defeated every treatment. Then a doctor asked a different question: what if her immune system was the problem? Dr. Anthony Zoghbi worked on the team that discovered Burrell's immune system was attacking her brain. Now he's searching for a blood test that could identify millions of others who may have been misdiagnosed and could be treated.
Phil Borges is a photographer and flimmaker dedicated to documenting the lives of indigenous cultures, and their shamans in particular. His work is exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide and his award winning books, which have been published in four languages, include Tibetan Portrait, Enduring Spirit, Women Empowered and Tibet: Culture on the Edge. He has hosted television documentaries on indigenous cultures for Discovery and National Geographic channels. Phil also lectures and teaches internationally. During his work, he noticed similarities between shamans and the people we label as mentally ill - specifically schizophrenic or bipolar. His documentary Crazywise dives into this subject and focuses on two individuals in America who suffer from psychotic episodes and how they tried to deal with their mental difficulties. CRAZYWISE explores the relevance of Shamanic traditional practices and beliefs to those of us living in the modern world. CRAZYWISE centers around a young man struggling with his sanity, world renowned mental health professionals, and a gutsy survivor-led movement...all challenging a mental health system in crisis. In this interview, we talk about growing up in the Haight-Ashbury, becoming an orthodontist, interviewing hippies on the street, becoming a photographer/interviewer, becoming a professional photographer, documenting tribal cultures, Tibet, watching the Dahlai Lama's kuten go into trance and channel an oracle, an interview with the kuten discussing how he got the job, things shamans have in common, schizophrenia, ego disolution, psychadelic experiences and the neuroscience behind them, what happens when our identity anchors are taken away, near-death experiences, our view of reality, making the film CRAZYWISE, Vipassana, pharmaceuticals, trauma, ayahuasca, psilocybin, how to talk to people having a psychotic episode or paranoid hallucinations, the stigma associated with psychotic diagnoses, advice for people with schizophrenic freinds, the importance of maintaining the relationship, and more. links are on the podcast shownotes page support the show through patreon
Thank you Katie 'The Voice' Werman, OMS III, MS for developing this podcast! Thank you Joseph 'The Hitman Jones' Davenport, OMS III, for being a great sidekick. This podcast contains high yield content regarding emergency room aspects of the shelf exam. The podcast then discusses the the management of patients with schizophrenia in the ED with respect to agitation and suicide. This is an update on a distant podcasts! We enjoyed our discussion and hope you do too!Thank you to the medical students physicians that have blazed the podcast pathway over the last half decade. Thank you to the new students that carry the torch! Thank you to the immortal Jordan Turner for creating the perfect bumper music! Most of all, thank you to everybody that listens and learns with us.
As a witch with ancestral ties to Salem, Massachusetts, Lynn Wallington lives life amidst the strange and unusual. Her first paranormal experience happened at a young age, where she saw her great grandmother sitting at the edge of her bed one night, only to find out the next morning that she had passed away. Lynn has always lived with one foot in this world and one in the spirit world. And since that defining moment, she's had a fascination with all things paranormal. Her interest in the paranormal and how it affects people led her to get a degree in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts. After Lynn graduated, she worked for Harvard Medical School doing research and working with clients who had Schizophrenia and other forms of psychosis. In her 30's Lynn had her first experience with a ufo, and shortly after had an experience with a mantis being. Her interest in the field of ufology was sparked. Using her own experiences and her background in Psychology, Lynn worked with FREE (The Dr Edgar Mitchell Foundation for Research into Extraterrestrial Encounters) where she helped to develop and run the Support Program for experiencers. In doing so Lynn has had the privilege of talking with hundreds of experiencers, where she helped them come to terms with their encounters. Lynn is also certified as a Regression Therapist and has worked with experiencers to help recover memories and understand the role these experiences have played in their life. In addition to being on the Spaced Out Roundtable as SOR's resident witch, Lynn is the co-host of the YouTube Channel Paranormal Spirits.
Rodrigo Nunes on ecologies of organization and democratic transformation. Shownotes Rodrigo Nunes Dr. Rodrigo Guimaraes Nunes at the University of Essex: https://www.essex.ac.uk/people/NUNES97805/Rodrigo-Guimaraes%20Nunes Rodrigo Nunes at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio): http://www.fil.puc-rio.br/o-departamento/corpo-docente/rodrigo-guimaraes-nunes/ Nunes, R. (2025). Neither Vertical nor Horizontal. A Theory of Political Organization. Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/products/772-neither-vertical-nor-horizontal Nunes, R. (forthcoming, October 2026). Anatomy of Disintegration. What Brazil Reveals About the Global Far Right. HaymarketBooks. https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2881-anatomy-of-disintegration on ‘fidelity' by Alain Badiou: Badious, A. (1988-2022). Being and Event I-III. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/being-and-event-9781472511065/ on the Russian revolution: https://www.britannica.com/event/Russian-Revolution on Democracia Real Ya!: http://www.democraciarealya.org.es/ on Juventud Sin Futuro: https://www.youtube.com/user/JuventudSINFuturo/videos on Complexity Theory, Chaos Theory and Non-Linear Dynamic Systems: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/complexity-theory https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/chaos-theory Lorenz, E. N. (1975). Predictability: Does the Flap of a Butterfly's Wings in Brazil set off a Tornado in Texas? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wSIvtZQaoMHrKUImVBH5gqn303JX0M5n/view?usp=sharing Italian Communist Party ‘Partito Comunista Italiano (PCI):' https://ilpartitocomunista.it/ on Circolo ARCI: https://www.arci.it/ further reading on (Italian) communist history: Magri, L. (2019). The Tailor of Ulm: A History of Communism. Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/products/2211-the-tailor-of-ulm?srsltid=AfmBOor6D6hcoIOngJTTcfkoWSV8uvd9Ej3goiOtBlD6rkgWEqs3Zkcg on ‘Autonomia Operaia' and the Autonomist movement in Italy in the 70s: Wright, S. (2017). Storming Heaven. Class Composition and Struggle in Italian Autonomist Marxism. https://www.plutobooks.com/product/storming-heaven/ on potentia/potestas see Chapter 1 ‘Towards a Theory of Political Organisation' of Rodrigo's book: Nunes, R. (2025). Neither Vertical nor Horizontal. A Theory of Political Organization. Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/products/772-neither-vertical-nor-horizontal on Lotta Continua and Potere Operaio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotta_Continua https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potere_Operaio on Partito Democratico: https://partitodemocratico.it/ Deleuze, G. & Guattari, F. (1983). Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia. University of Minnesota Press. https://www.abebooks.com/9780816612253/Anti-Oedipus-Capitalism-Schizophrenia-Deleuze-Gilles-0816612250/plp Wright, E. O. (2010). Envisioning Real Utopias. Verso Books. https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2143-envisioning-real-utopias?srsltid=AfmBOooibKTSQ_s7NTVZJ1Bvex4_8PNRx1KiVQV6nq6nEKRQZ6XA9PXP Related Episodes of Future Histories S04E01 | Yousaf Nishat-Botero on Ecologies of Planning and Metabolic Municipalism https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s04/e01-yousaf-nishat-botero-on-ecologies-of-planning-and-metabolic-municipalism/ S03E59 | Cédric Durand on Ecological Planning https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e59-cedric-durand-on-ecological-planning/ S03E52 | Alexander Neupert-Doppler zu Kairos und Verbindender Organisation https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e52-alexander-neupert-doppler-zu-kairos-und-verbindender-organisation/ S03E51 | Aaron Benanav - Beyond Capitalism II https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e51-aaron-benanav-beyond-capitalism-ii/ S03E50 | Aaron Benanav - Beyond Capitalism I https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e50-aaron-benanav-beyond-capitalism-i/ S03E42 | Rüdiger Haude und Thomas Wagner zu Herrschaftsfreien Institutionen https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e42-ruediger-haude-und-thomas-wagner-zu-herrschaftsfreien-institutionen/ S03E40 | Jan Overwijk on Cybernetic Capitalism and Critical Systems Theory https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e40-jan-overwijk-on-cybernetic-capitalism-and-critical-systems-theory/ S02E44 | Evgeny Morozov on Discovery Beyond Competition https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e44-evgeny-morozov-on-discovery-beyond-competition/ S01E58 | Jasper Bernes on Planning and Anarchy https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e58-jasper-bernes-on-planning-and-anarchy/ Future Histories Contact & Support If you like Future Histories, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/FutureHistories Contact: office@futurehistories.today Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehpodcast/ Mastodon: https://mstdn.social/@FutureHistories English webpage: https://futurehistories-international.com Episode Keywords #RodrigoNunes #JanGroos, #Interview, #UniversityofEssex, #FutureHistoriesInternational, #FutureHistories, #Organization, #Systems, #Capitalism, #Ecology, #Future, #CollectiveOrganization, #Power, #PoliticalParties, #Movements, #PlanetaryCrisis, #PoliticalOrganization, #Cybernetics, #NetworkTheory, #Leadership, #Democracy, #Strategy
It is increasingly understood that our brain health is dependent on our having healthy nutrient levels. But how do nutrients actually impact our neurotransmitters.We might assume that certain nutrient levels would cause certain symptoms or conditions. Instead, what we find are biotypes - one condition is often associated with a small handful of imbalances. For example, the biotypes of depression from the Walsh Research Institute, included undermethylation, overmethylation, pyrrole disorder, copper overload and metal toxicity. And reversely, one nutrient imbalance can contribute to a range of brain symptoms. Copper overload, for example, can be a factor in ADHD for one person, but for another contribute to panic or insomnia and still another rage or tantrums. There are some conditions, however, that have a very strong associations with specific nutrient imbalances. In this newsletter, I will address:* 5 Ways Nutrients Impact Neurotransmitter Functioning* Psychiatric Conditions That Can Almost Predict a Specific Nutrient ImbalanceThe data comes from the Walsh Research Institute. Nutrient Imbalances Can Be Due to Too Much or Too LittleI use the term nutrient imbalances, because it's not just about deficiencies of certain nutrients. Specific nutrient overloads can impact brain health as well. This biochemical diversity means we don't all have the same needs when it comes to diet and supplementation. Some of us, for example, can benefit from folate, but for others with excess folate, supplementation could worsen depression and anxiety. Those with copper overload can similarly have worsening of symptoms with copper supplementation, while others will have a need for copper.What Causes Nutrient ImbalancesWhile it might seem that this is all about our intake of nutrients, we can come by these imbalances genetically. We can also acquire deficiencies and even overloads through high oxidative stress. This is when our body (including our brain) is dealing with too many insults, resulting in a depletion of our inherent antioxidants leaving us vulnerable to DNA and thus cell damage, inflammation and their consequences). Copper zinc imbalances and elevated pyrroles, which results in relatively low zinc and B6, are signs of oxidative stress. Often an imbalance appears to have multiple causes. For example a woman with high copper causing high anxiety, could have a family history of high copper conditions (post partum depression, ADHD, angry outbursts) and thus have a likely genetic vulnerability. She may also, be taking a multivitamin with copper, eating a lot of chocolate (high in copper) dealing with high oxidative stress and not the least, be on an oral contraceptive (added estrogen can make copper go up).5 Ways Nutrients Can Impact Neurotransmitter FunctioningNutrients often function as co-factors, helping certain enzymes do their job. Specific nutrients are needed: * For production of neurotransmitters. Vitamin B6, for example is needed to make serotonin, dopamine and GABA. B6 can be low in pyrrole disorder and thus contribute to a range of symptoms.* To convert one neurotransmitter to another. Copper is needed to turn dopamine into norepinephrine (think adrenaline). If we are high in copper, we could have relatively low dopamine and high adrenaline states, which is what is seen in ADHD.* To support enzymes involved in the breakdown of neurotransmitters. For example MAOA is an enzyme that needs Vitamin B2 to do its job breaking down serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine. If these aren't broken down, there could be problems with activation and anxiety.* To help receptors do their job. Receptors are what neurotransmitters bind to, resulting in a impulse being sent down the nerve cell. Zinc and magnesium help regulate the NMDA receptor. If not well regulated, there can be high activity, which can look like thoughts getting stuck - ruminations, obsessions in OCD, cravings in addiction, and even delusions in psychosis.* Regulate the expression of genes for serotonin reuptake receptors. Folate causes an increase in the expression of these genes (and thus production of these receptors). This results in more serotonin being picked up and less available between nerve cells. This could be a problem for someone who already has low serotonin symptoms. SAMe, on the other hand, does the opposite and it can function like an SSRI.Why One Diagnosis Isn't Always Associated With One Imbalance* Psychiatric conditions appear to have various causes. If someone comes to me with a diagnosis of depression, for example, that only tells me what type of symptoms they likely have. It doesn't tell me if those symptoms are related to high copper, a methylation imbalance, elevated pyrroles, candida, a misaligned upper cervical spine , mast cell activation, mold toxicity, metal toxicity, hormone imbalances or a combination of any of these…….or something else.* More often multiple factors appear to be aligning. It is not uncommon, for example, to have candida or mold causing high pyrroles causing low zinc, leading to high copper, and as an aside also be undermethylated.* One “root cause” can contribute to a range of conditions and symptoms. Some people with high copper are diagnosed with depression or anxiety and others with ADHD. Some people who are undermethylated have OCD, others depression and still other schizophrenia. Very often, people will be have multiple diagnoses fitting with an imbalance. “Comorbidities” in psychiatry are the norm, rather than the exception.Despite all of this, there are certain nutrient imbalances that occur so commonly in certain psychiatric conditions that they can almost be predicted . Data From Walsh Research InstituteSimply knowing someone has a mental health condition makes it more likely that they will have a methylation imbalance - more often undermethylation.The Walsh Research Institute has looked at the methylation status of 30,000 over 40 year and found that 70% of those with mental illness exhibit a methylation imbalance (undermethylation and overmethylation). This is relative to the general population, in which 30% had a methylation imbalance.Other Data From the Walsh Research Institute:* History of Postpartum Depression - 95% have copper overload* ADHD - 68% have a copper zinc imbalance* Autism Spectrum Disorder - 98% undermethylation, 98% low zinc* Antisocial Personality Disorder - 95% undermethylation, 95% pyrrole disorder, 95% low zinc* Oppositional Defiant Disorder - 85% undermethylation* Schizoaffective Disorder - 90% undermethylation* Anorexia - 82% undermethylation* Schizophrenia - 70% undermethylation* Violent behavior - 78% high copperEvaluation & Labs Are Still ImportantNone of these are 100%. And, again, there is rarely one contributing factor, so a comprehensive evaluation and lab testing are still important. Even if I am fairly confident that someone is low in zinc, I don't recommend starting zinc without checking zinc and copper levels. Starting zinc too rapidly can mobilize high copper and worsen symptoms. If copper is low, zinc can cause a further decrease.Also, there are occasions when it can be difficult to address an imbalance, without addressing another contributing issue first. For example, I see some patients who are unable to tolerate treatment of undermethylation until they begin treatment for candida or mold.There is always so much more data to share, when it comes to the Walsh Research Institute. I look forward to discussing biotypes of depression, ADHD and schizophrenia in a future episode.As always, I welcome your comments and questions.Until next time,CourtneyTo learn more about my discovery calls, non-patient consultations, and treatment practice, visit:CourtneySnyderMD.comMedical Disclaimer:This newsletter is for educational purposes and not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment for either yourself or others, including but not limited to patients that you are treating (if you are a practitioner). 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Bonus Episode of "Inside Schizophrenia" podcast from Healthline Media. “Paranoid schizophrenic admits to attacking dog walker.” When we watch a horror movie, we know the “madman” on screen is a work of fiction. But when the nightly news leads with a diagnosis to explain a tragedy, the fear it creates is very real — and often permanent.Why does the media lead with schizophrenia only when the story involves violence, yet remain silent when it comes to stories of recovery, hope, and humanity? In this hard-hitting episode, host Rachel Star Withers (who lives with schizophrenia) explores the Lead with Fear phenomenon — the dangerous journalistic trend of linking a diagnosis to a crime before the facts are even in — and why schizophrenia seems to have the worst PR team in the world. Later in the show, we sit down with two media heavyweights who are using their platforms to overhaul how the world views mental health.: Janet Yang, an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning producer and former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Frank Kosa, an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker for National Geographic, the History Channel, and A&E. Listener Take-A-Ways: why "paranoid schizophrenia" is an obsolete clinical term that journalists refuse to let go of the startling statistic that fewer than 20% of news stories about schizophrenia include themes of recovery practical ways you can hold news outlets accountable and promote stories of hope Our guest, Frank Kosa, is an award-winning documentary producer-writer-director, and a journalist. He produced National Geographic's “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman,” wrote the inaugural season of Travel Channel's hit show “Booze Traveler,” produced the award-winning “The Revolutionary War,” a mini-series for A&E, “Christianity: The Second Millennium” and multiple shows of TV's most engaging documentary series including “Life Without People,” “The Universe,” and “Game Changers.” His shows have aired on The Science Channel, The History Channel, Discovery, A&E, TLC, Animal Planet, The Travel Channel, The Weather Channel, Lifetime, Bloomberg TV, HGTV, and National Geographic. His print journalism has appeared in The LA Times, USA Today, Sacramento Bee, The Christian Science Monitor, and numerous magazines. He has also worked for films and TV shows produced by Universal, Warner Bros., & Sony. He is Emmy-nominated, has won a Cable Ace and other awards, and strives to tell stories that deeply connect with audiences. Our guest, Janet Yang, is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Hollywood producer, former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and has been named one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood” by the Hollywood Reporter. Yang's extensive film and television credits include “The Joy Luck Club,” “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” “The Weight of Water,” “Shanghai Calling,” “High Crimes,” “Zero Effect,” and “Over the Moon.” Yang began her career by running the first distribution company to market Chinese films into North America. She also brokered the reintroduction of American studio films to the Chinese marketplace after a decades-long hiatus. This, in turn, led to joining Steven Spielberg on the historic production of “Empire of the Sun.” This was followed by long-term partnership with multiple Academy-Award winning writer/director, Oliver Stone. Our host, Rachel Star Withers, (Link: www.rachelstarlive.com) is an entertainer, international speaker, video producer, and schizophrenic. She has appeared on MTV's Ridiculousness, TruTV, NBC's America's Got Talent, Marvel's Black Panther, TUBI's #shockfight, Goliath: Playing with Reality, and is the host of the HealthLine podcast “Inside Schizophrenia”. She grew up seeing monsters, hearing people in the walls, and having intense urges to hurt herself. Rachel creates videos documenting her schizophrenia, ways to manage, and letting others like her know they are not alone and can still live an amazing life. She has created a kid's mental health comic line, The Adventures of ____. (Learn more at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Fearless-Unstoppable-Light-Ambitious/dp/B0FHWK4ZHS ) Our cohost, Gabe Howard, is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from the author. He also hosts the twice Webby honored podcast, Inside Bipolar, with Dr. Nicole Washington. To learn more about Gabe, please visit his website, gabehoward.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“Paranoid schizophrenic admits to attacking dog walker.” When we watch a horror movie, we know the “madman” on screen is a work of fiction. But when the nightly news leads with a diagnosis to explain a tragedy, the fear it creates is very real — and often permanent.Why does the media lead with schizophrenia only when the story involves violence, yet remain silent when it comes to stories of recovery, hope, and humanity? In this hard-hitting episode, host Rachel Star Withers (who lives with schizophrenia) explores the Lead with Fear phenomenon — the dangerous journalistic trend of linking a diagnosis to a crime before the facts are even in — and why schizophrenia seems to have the worst PR team in the world. Later in the show, we sit down with two media heavyweights who are using their platforms to overhaul how the world views mental health.: Janet Yang, an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning producer and former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Frank Kosa, an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker for National Geographic, the History Channel, and A&E. Listener Take-A-Ways: why "paranoid schizophrenia" is an obsolete clinical term that journalists refuse to let go of the startling statistic that fewer than 20% of news stories about schizophrenia include themes of recovery practical ways you can hold news outlets accountable and promote stories of hope Our guest, Frank Kosa, is an award-winning documentary producer-writer-director, and a journalist. He produced National Geographic's “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman,” wrote the inaugural season of Travel Channel's hit show “Booze Traveler,” produced the award-winning “The Revolutionary War,” a mini-series for A&E, “Christianity: The Second Millennium” and multiple shows of TV's most engaging documentary series including “Life Without People,” “The Universe,” and “Game Changers.” His shows have aired on The Science Channel, The History Channel, Discovery, A&E, TLC, Animal Planet, The Travel Channel, The Weather Channel, Lifetime, Bloomberg TV, HGTV, and National Geographic. His print journalism has appeared in The LA Times, USA Today, Sacramento Bee, The Christian Science Monitor, and numerous magazines. He has also worked for films and TV shows produced by Universal, Warner Bros., & Sony. He is Emmy-nominated, has won a Cable Ace and other awards, and strives to tell stories that deeply connect with audiences. Our guest, Janet Yang, is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Hollywood producer, former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and has been named one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood” by the Hollywood Reporter. Yang's extensive film and television credits include “The Joy Luck Club,” “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” “The Weight of Water,” “Shanghai Calling,” “High Crimes,” “Zero Effect,” and “Over the Moon.” Yang began her career by running the first distribution company to market Chinese films into North America. She also brokered the reintroduction of American studio films to the Chinese marketplace after a decades-long hiatus. This, in turn, led to joining Steven Spielberg on the historic production of “Empire of the Sun.” This was followed by long-term partnership with multiple Academy-Award winning writer/director, Oliver Stone. Our host, Rachel Star Withers, (Link: www.rachelstarlive.com) is an entertainer, international speaker, video producer, and schizophrenic. She has appeared on MTV's Ridiculousness, TruTV, NBC's America's Got Talent, Marvel's Black Panther, TUBI's #shockfight, Goliath: Playing with Reality, and is the host of the HealthLine podcast “Inside Schizophrenia”. She grew up seeing monsters, hearing people in the walls, and having intense urges to hurt herself. Rachel creates videos documenting her schizophrenia, ways to manage, and letting others like her know they are not alone and can still live an amazing life. She has created a kid's mental health comic line, The Adventures of ____. (Learn more at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Fearless-Unstoppable-Light-Ambitious/dp/B0FHWK4ZHS ) Our cohost, Gabe Howard, is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from the author. He also hosts the twice Webby honored podcast, Inside Bipolar, with Dr. Nicole Washington. To learn more about Gabe, please visit his website, gabehoward.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Psychosis and conditions like Schizophrenia have been tainted with pessimism right from the beginning. Doctors often don't know that recovery is possible and can convey this fatalism to their patients. Prateeksha Sharma's lived experience and research work challenges this pessimism. Prateeksha is a musician, a researcher, a composer, a counselor, and a writer. However, for the longest time, she was only thought of as a patient. She is a distinguished research fellow at the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research in Hyderabad and the founder of Brightside Family Counseling Center. She received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder as a college student and has managed these achievements while navigating the horrors and the gifts of psychosis. Prateeksha's writings critically examine psychiatric systems and foreground survivor perspectives. She brings intellectual depth and personal clarity to what it means to move from being labeled a patient, to being recognized as a person. In this interview, we discuss psychiatric subjectivation, medical zombification, the silencing effects of diagnosis, and how lived experience completely reshapes the conversation about mental health. *** Thank you for being with us to listen to the podcast and read our articles this year. MIA is funded entirely by reader donations. If you value MIA, please help us continue to survive and grow. https://www.madinamerica.com/donate/ To find the Mad in America podcast on your preferred podcast player, click here: https://pod.link/1212789850 © Mad in America 2026. Produced by James Moore https://www.jmaudio.org
Why Isn't TEAM More Popular? Why Do So Many Therapists Resist TEAM CBT? Featuring Matt May, MD Why has the therapeutic community been so resistant to TEAM? This topic has been a concern to me or many years. To be honest, it isn't new. From the very start of cognitive therapy, when I was first learning it, I began modifying it to make it more dynamic, powerful, and effective. But to be honest, I ran into a small (at the time) of Beck loyalists who branded me as an "outsider," something Beck also did when my book, Feeling Good, began to sell and gain popularity. This saddened and frustrated me, and still does, but it had some great spin-off. On my own, my ideas and approaches grew rapidly, and there was no scarcity of young therapists who wanted to work with me. Below, you will ready Matt's take on why TEAM CBT has not caught on better, followed by my own thoughts. So read, and enjoy, and feel free to share your own thinking on this topic! On the live podcast, you will hear our lively discussion with our beloved and brilliant host, Rhonda! Thanks for listening today! Matt, Rhonda, and David Matt's take: Hi David, I'm excited to discuss this topic! Also, I agree we would be hard-pressed to cover it in an hour, which I believe is the goal for the podcast. So, why isn't TEAM isn't more popular? My short answer is that TEAM isn't more popular because many therapists don't want to learn it. Those reasons will vary from one person to another and relate to concepts in the model, itself, like 'process resistance' and 'outcome resistance'. While biological factors, like deficits in cognitive flexibility and neuroplasticity, the 'primacy effect' and age-related changes in the brain, combined with the complexity of the TEAM model, will make it near-impossible for some folks to learn it, these barriers are hard to address with our current technology For the purpose of this conversation, it probably makes more sense to consider the psychological barriers therapists have to adopting a model that is scientifically proven to be superior to other approaches. As a proponent of TEAM and an instructor, I'd love to know what I'm doing wrong, in presenting the model and how to get more people excited about learning it. While more research would help us see the problem more clearly, here are some factors that likely play a role: It seems humans have a hard time adopting new truths, regardless of the field being considered. I believe it was Schopenhauer who said all new truths go through three phases on the way to acceptance: People will ridicule it, violently oppose it, then say they knew it all along as self-evident! One cause of this is something called the 'primacy effect'. People preferentially retain the first version of a story they hear. If that information is corrected, later, they will continue to believe the first version they heard. Biological Factors play a role in learning, including genetics, aging, illness and toxic exposure. 'Switching gears', mentally, is more challenging in people with Schizophrenia and their first-degree relatives, for example. We know that neuroplasticity is greatest in our youth and declines over our lifespan. Hence the importance of early education and attending to our overall health, habits, nutrition and medical care. Socioeconomic and Cultural factors certainly play a role. This is well documented in the book, 'The Emperor's New Drugs', showing how marketing prevailed over science in promoting "antidepressants". Many therapists in training tell me, 'oh, they wouldn't let me use a measurement tool where I work'. Lack of 'Critical Thinking'. What people believe often has nothing to do with what is evidence-based or logical. Many people reject global warming despite the evidence and prefer to believe in conspiracy theories. We tend to preferentially believe what someone says if we feel a kinship or loyalty to that person or view them as an 'expert'. People might believe RFK Jr. when he says immunizations are dangerous, for example, because he is in their political party and in a position of power, rather than review the science for themselves. Sunk-Cost Fallacy: People who have gone through training may have a sense that they have invested too much time and money in their education to discard that model and start afresh. Even if we covered this in just a few minutes, we'd still be up against the hardest part of TEAM to learn, Agenda Setting. Lots of 'Good Reasons' NOT to have open hands, explore topics paradoxically, and reasons this is challenging, technically. So, yeah, we'll have a lot to discuss and I'm looking forward to that! Sincerely, Matt Here is David's list Taking a page out of your book, Matt, our field is filled with so-called "schools" of therapy that function much like cults, most with a narcissistic "leader" at the helm. In a cult, members are required to be absolutely loyal, and to believe in claims the guru makes that have little or no evidence to back them up. For example, most "schools" of therapy claim to know "the" cause of emotional distress, when the causes of depression and other forms of emotional disturbance are still not known. What I have been suggesting is that we get rid of all the schools of therapy and usher in a new era of science-based, data-driven therapy, which would amount to a revolution in our field. This idea, which I feel passionate about, always meets with stiff and hostel opposition / push back. People just don't want to hear it. TEAM integrates high-level empathy and compassion with firm accountability. Give Stanford story with Sunny Choi, and the statement that "Stanford graduate students and faculty cannot be held accountable for doing psychotherapy homework. The need insight-oriented therapy!" This angrily issued statement conveyed, actually, two cult-like (to my thinking) components: First, we KNOW that patients should not be asked to do psychotherapy homework between sessions. Second, we KNOW that "insight-oriented therapy" is the treatment, without ever evaluating them. TEAM focuses on the here and now, and emphasize a "fractal" approach to treatment, where the same distortions and self-defeating beliefs will be embedded in the patient's negative thoughts and feelings every time she or he is upset. So, when you change the present, you have already changed the past. Whereas most therapies have traditionally (and still) focus on the past, thinking they will find the cause of the patient's distress in some pattern or traumatic event. TEAM focuses on rapid change in the here and now, where as many (most?) therapies focus on talk therapy that unfolds slowly, over a period of months, years, or even more. This DOES provide a powerful financial incentive to do "talk therapy," since this drastically provides financial security and reduces the incredible pressure of constantly have to find new patients. TEAM is very challenging to learn. I have taught over 50,000 therapists in the past 35 years or more, through my supervision of graduate students and psychiatric residents, my weekly training group at Stanford, and my workshops, including intensive, around the US and Canada. And one lesson that has emerged is just how difficult it is to learn TEAM. It requires a high level of intelligence and aptitude, and an unusual dedication and commitment. A great many of the most important tools, like Assessment of Resistance, and Externalization of Voices with the CAT, Self-Defense, and the Acceptance Paradox, are extremely difficult to learn and master. And most give up, and drop out, in favor of some simpler and more formulaic therapy that is easy to learn. TEAM training requires constant role-playing with specific and immediate feedback on your performance, which includes bot a letter grade (A, B, C, etc.) as well as what you did that was effective, and where you fell short and might need to fine-tune your technique with frequent role reversals, always with feedback. This means lots of criticism along the way, which many (most?) therapists do not like. And although we repeatedly emphasize the philosophy of "joyous failure," and "learning through failure," most people do not buy it emotionally. We all want success and compliments! And NOT the "great death" of the self." The "great death" permeates every phase of the T E A M process. At the T = Testing, you will nearly always learn that your perceptions of your patients feel, and how they feel about you, are way off base. This is critically important, but painful for most, as it is a direct body blow to our "need" to be in the role of "expert." Unlike most other forms of therapy, we require therapists to measure patients' feelings, "in the here and now," at the start and end of every therapy session, using brief, highly reliable scales that assess feelings of depression, suicidal urges, anxiety, anger, and also happiness, as well as relationship satisfaction or discord. These scales function like an "emotional X-ray machine," allowing therapists for the first time to see exactly how effective or ineffective you were in every therapy session. Can you take it? On the positive side, this information will allow you to fine tune the therapy and learn from all of your patients every day. On the negative side, you may not want to have to "see" your failures before your eyes at every session with every patient. David: Tell the story of Tuesday group patient who proudly showed me her depression (and other scores) over the previous year with one of her patients. . . But there was absolutely no improvement in any scale. This was shocking and it made me very sad. My goal is to get dramatic changes within a single session. This "great death" continues during the E phase. TEAM therapists are required to ask "What's my grade on empathy" during the session, and also patients fill out the Empathy Scale and other scales on the "Patient's Evaluation of Therapy Session" right after the session. These scales are set up to make therapist failure common, almost universal at first. A warm and curious dialogue about where the therapist went wrong can revolutionize the therapy and deepen the relationship—quickly. But at what cost to the fragile ego of the insecure shrink? The "great death" continues with A = Paradoxical Agenda Setting. You give up your role as the "expert:" or "helper" or "rescuer," which many therapist refuse to do, and instead "become" the patient's subconscious resistance, arguing, with compassion and logic, that there are many GOOD reasons NOT to change. This freaks therapists out! The "great death" continues with the M = Methods phase of the session. I have developed roughly 140 methods to help people challenge distorted negative thoughts and self-defeating beliefs, and have always taught that no one method will work for everyone who's depressed and anxious. So you will have to try many methods, using the Recovery Circle, to find the one that works for each patient. But these methods are challenging to learn, and most therapists don't seem to have the intelligence, aptitude, or commitment to learning how to use them. Many of the methods and insights of TEAM or subtle nuances that many therapists do not "get" or perhaps do not want to "get." Example, the ACT training group, where someone held up the Feeling Good book and said, "We do not want THIS!" They falsely believed that "leaning into" your feelings is always the answer, and wrong believed that TEAM tried to make people happy all the time—called Toxic Positivity—whereas nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, I mentioned healthy negative feelings as early as, I think, Chapter 3 in Feeling Good, "Sadness is Not Depression," where I told the story of an elderly man who died on the Stanford inpatient medical service one evening when I was a medical student. Much of what I teach is shocking and at odds with what people are taught in graduate school. For example, the idea that most people with depression and anxiety—NOT everybody!—can be effectively treated in a single, extended therapy session. Curses! That sounds horrible! And even worse-sounding is the idea that change typically happens suddenly, at the very moment patients stop believing their distorted thoughts. Of course, since most therapists have not seen these phenomena, due perhaps to not having the skill, they insist instead that David is some type of fool, liar, or con artis. Okee Dokee! People—therapists and patients alike—do not "get" a great many of the key ideas in TEAM. For example, let's say the socially anxious patient totally believes the thought, "I shouldn't be so screwed up!" the necessary and sufficient conditions for emotional change. The necessary condition: The Positive Thought (PT) must be 100% true. Rationalizations and half-truths have never helped anybody. The sufficient condition: The PT must drastically reduce your belief in the negative thought. And that's when your negative thoughts will suddenly change. There is even more of what I teach is shocking and at odds with what people believe. For example, 2,000 years ago Epictetus stated they key premise of all the cognitive therapies: "People are disturbed, not by things, or events, but by the views they have of them". And recently, our research team has provided proof of this for the first time, in a study of nearly 7,000 users of our Feeling Great app, using sophisticated statistical modeling techniques. So, the three tenants of cognitive therapies, including TEAM, are: First, you FEEL the way you THINK. In other words, all of your positive and negative feelings result from your thoughts in the here-and-now. Second, depression and anxiety are the world's oldest cons. In other words, your negative thoughts, like "I'm not as good as I should be," or "I'm a hopeless case,"—will be loaded with many of the ten cognitive distortions and are extremely misleading—but you don't realize this when you're upset. You will believe these thoughts with all your heart and feel CERTAIN that they are 100% true. Third, you can CHANGE the way you FEEL. But lots of people will won't have it. They keep insisting on theories that simply aren't true—that emotions cause thoughts, for example—and on methods that may have little or no "punch" above and beyond the placebo effect. Story of Tuesday group student who was scolded in her graduate school counseling program for using the words "thought" or cognition during a therapy session. She was told ONLY to focus on feelings. Many people—therapists and patients alike—strongly believe that therapist empathy is THE key to healing. I have developed many powerful empathy tracking and training methods, but our clinical experience and research has shown, over and over, that therapist empathy is NOT the key to healing. They keys involve using TEAM systematically, and the rapid healing happens during the A and M for the most part. But those are the hard parts! Other problems include the idea that we can convert normal human emotional distress into a series of "mental disorders" that are listed in the DSM, the "bible" of the American Psychiatric Association. In TEAM, we consider each patient's patterns of suffering at the start of therapy, quickly and easily screened by the EASY Diagnostic System, but monitor therapy and patient progress with simple tools that measure feelings, like depression, anxiety, anger, and more. But this is an argument for another day. There's a lot more issues, too. Have I, David, contributed to the resistance to TEAM? Absolutely I have. I plead guilty as accused, and I'm proud of it. I'm totally aware that people—maybe even you— get turned off by criticism, and naturally recoil to protect your "in group," as Matt so clearly pointed out, and maintain loyalty to your "leader," whether it's Freud, Jung, Beck, Hayes, Rogers, or whoever. People are more emotional than rational, and people can be intentionally cruel and deceptive, too, all in the name of what they believe. We see that in our politics these days too. People believe things that are totally false, and wildly implausible, because the group or leader says it's true, it's the way things are. I'm a strong believer that science and truth will win out in the long run. Is this inevitable? I'm not totally confident, and have my doubts, but I am also filled with hope, and look to a future with more therapists like our beloved Matt May, MD and others who have dared to venture in a radically new direction, much like the early astronomers like Galileo and Copernicus who dared to challenge the superstitious teachings of the Catholic church. Those brave and brilliant early souls said, "things are NOT the way you think!" And they used data and mathematical modeling to prove their points. But there were a hundreds years of intimidation and suffering until people finally began to catch on to the then-ridiculous and outrageous ideas that the sun does NOT actually revolve around the earth, and that the earth is NOT the center of the universe. Those NOTS changed history. Can it happen again in the fields of psychiatry and psychotherapy? I hope so, and I've been giving my all, in my teaching, research, clinical work and writing, to make this happen. Sadly, I've fallen far short of my dream, but I'm thankful every day for what I've got, and the wonderful colleagues I'm privileged to know and love. Warmly, David, Matt and Rhonda
In this episode, we explore KarXT, a newly FDA-approved antipsychotic with a groundbreaking cholinergic mechanism, through the lens of a single powerful metric: the Number Needed to Treat. Could an NNT of 5 change how you approach treatment-resistant schizophrenia? Faculty: Oliver Freudenreich, M.D. Host: Richard Seeber, M.D. Learn more about our membership here Earn 0.75 CMEs: Quick Take Vol. 80 How Effective Is KarXT (Xanomeline-Trospium) for Schizophrenia? NNT and NNH Explained
In 2014, the quiet suburb of Waukesha, Wisconsin, was shattered by a crime that defied logic. Two 12-year-old girls lured their best friend into the woods for a birthday game of hide-and-seek only to leave her for dead as a "sacrifice" to a fictional internet character known as Slender Man.In Episode 96, Brittany Ransom dives deep into the haunting psychology behind Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier. We trace the trail from the dark corners of Creepypasta forums to the chilling police interrogation rooms where the truth finally caught up.In this episode, Brittany examines:The "Folie à Deux": How a shared delusion turned two vulnerable children into attempted killers.The Architecture of a Myth: Why the Slender Man resonated so deeply with a generation raised online.The Miracle of Resilience: The incredible survival and recovery of Payton "Bella" Leutner, who crawled out of the woods to tell her story.Justice vs. Treatment: The controversial legal battle over early-onset Schizophrenia and the girls' journey through the mental health system.Was this tragedy preventable, or was it a "perfect storm" of mental illness and digital isolation?Follow and join the conversation:
In this raw and deeply human conversation, Melissa and Dr. Harrison explore the story behind I, Sean/a, a groundbreaking book chronicling the life of an intersex woman navigating schizophrenia, homelessness, mysticism, and profound trauma.Together they explore:Why Western psychology often misinterprets trauma and spiritual awakeningWhat it looks like to center lived experience rather than diagnosisHow “symptoms” can act as signals, messengers, and invitationsThe overlap of identity, spirituality, and the body's own wisdomWhy witnessing someone can be more transformative than trying to fix themThe urgent need to rethink outdated medical and social practicesThe humanity and divinity in Sean/a's extraordinary storyDr. Kirsten Viola Harrison is a trauma psychologist, academic, and soul-centered healer with over 25 years of experience working with people whose lives sit at the crossroads of mental health, spirituality, and identity. This episode expands the conversation around healing, dignity, and what it means to truly see another person.GUEST LINKSWebsite: https://soulwisesolutions.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soulwiseteam/Twitter: https://x.com/soulwiseteamYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SoulWiseTeamInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulwiseteam MELISSA'S LINKSWebsites:http://www.mindyourownkarma.comhttp://www.somatichealingjourneys.com#MindYourOwnKarma #SomaticMindfulGuidedImagery #SMGI #SomaticHealingJourneys #TraumaHealing#PsychologyAndSpirituality #Intersex #SoulCenteredHealing #LivedExperienceMatters #Schizophrenia #Spirituality #Psychology #RadicalCompassion #BeyondDiagnosis #MentalHealthAwareness #IdentityAndHealing #InclusiveHealing #ISeana #DrKirstenViolaHarrison
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Europe is deathly afraid of a nuclear Iran, but it does not want to do anything about it. What explains this European schizophrenia? President Donald Trump has a simple, straightforward request of America's so‑called European allies: While the U.S. uses all of its assets to disarm a common threat to the West, could they send a few ships to help patrol the Strait of Hormuz? By and large, the answer has been a resounding “no.” That is notable, Victor Davis Hanson points out on today's edition of Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words, considering it was not too long ago that the United States set aside its own diplomatic interests to help Britain in its mission retake the Falkland Islands from Argentina. (01:16) Bases and Allied Reluctance (03:06) Missile Defense and NATO Burden (04:21) Why Europe Hesitates (08:25) The Final Irony
Empowering Mental Health: Dr. Robert Laitman's Journey with Psychotic Illnesses and Clozapine Therapy In this episode Dr. Robert Laitman, an internal medicine specialist with substantial experience in treating serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Dr. Laitman shares his deeply personal journey of treating his son, Daniel, who developed schizophrenia 20 years ago. He discusses the challenges of finding effective treatment, the benefits and intricacies of Clozapine therapy, and the need for a comprehensive, empathetic approach in mental healthcare. His advocacy for early and assertive management of psychotic illnesses, combined with cognitive enhancement and family involvement, aims to transform the lives of those affected by serious mental conditions. He emphasizes the importance of demanding the best treatment options for loved ones, which significantly improve long-term outcomes. Meet Dr. Robert Layman Personal Journey with Schizophrenia Challenges in Treatment Managing Side Effects Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches The Importance of Early and Effective Treatment Overcoming Systemic Obstacles Final Thoughts and Takeaways INTRO/OUTRO: T. Wild Mantor Music BMI The content on Why Not Me: Embracing Autism amd Mental Health Worldwide, including discussions on mental health, autism, and related topics, is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not reflect those of the podcast, its hosts, or affiliates.Why Not Me is not a medical or mental health professional and does not endorse or verify the accuracy, efficacy, safety of any treatments, programs, or advice discussed.Listeners should consult qualified healthcare professionals, such as licensed therapists, psychologists, or physicians, before making decisions about mental health or autism- related care.Reliance on this podcast's contents is at the listener's own risk. Why Not Me is not liable for any outcomes, financial or otherwise, resulting from actions taken based on the information provided. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In this episode, we break the thermometer and watch the mercury spill out as we discover that temperature is far stranger than it seems. We first ran this episode in 2021: Five stories that run the gamut from snakes to stars. We start out underwater, with a species of snake that has evolved a devious trick for keeping warm. Then we hear the tale of a young man whose seemingly simple method of warming up might be the very thing making him cold. And Senior Correspondent Molly Webster blows the lid off the idea that 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is a sound marker of health. In this episode, we break the thermometer and watch the mercury spill out as we discover that temperature is far stranger than it seems. We first ran this episode in 2021: Five stories that run the gamut from snakes to stars. We start out underwater, with a species of snake that has evolved a devious trick for keeping warm. Then we hear the tale of a young man whose seemingly simple method of warming up might be the very thing making him cold. And Senior Correspondent Molly Webster blows the lid off the idea that 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is a sound marker of health. EPISODE CREDITS:Reported by - Lulu Miller and Molly WebsterProduced by - Becca Bressler, Lulu Miller and Molly Websterwith help from - Carin LeongFact-checking by - Emily KriegerSign up for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Signup (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)!Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org.Leadership support for Radiolab's science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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