Psychedelic mushrooms and the magic of life
Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories | Psychotherapy, Trauma, and Psychedelics
01/12/21
•52m
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Some things in life defy explanation...like tripping on mushrooms and arresting the plunge into alcoholism.
Here Stella shares her story of childhood abuse and neglect, her reenactment of the abuse through toxic relationships with men, and then her life-changing sessions with both psilocybin and MDMA. Stella and Dr. H explore how she was able to first bring her dissociated and numbed self back to life with the help of psilocybin and later heal her attachment wounds and trauma with MDMA-assisted psychotherapy.
BFTA and Dr. H
http://craigheacockmd.com
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The clinical moment in psychotherapy
December 22, 2020
•55m
Dr. H sits down with Dr. David Puder, a psychiatrist and host of the Psychiatry and Psychotherapy podcast, to explore the beauty and challenge and mystery of psychotherapy.
What are Chris and Craig wanting for Christmas...??? How about writing us a review!
Dr. Puder and the Psychiatry and Psychotherapy podcast
https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com
Dr. H essay on psychedelic healing for CNN.com
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/20/opinions/psychedelics-trauma-healing-this-is-life-heacock/index.html
BFTA and Dr. H
https://www.craigheacockmd.com
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No one believed me-- Complex PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder
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•38m
The therapeutic relationship is built on trust, we come to therapy expecting that we are going to be heard and believed.
Jeanine wasn't believed-- about her childhood sexual assaults, or the emerging psychotic symptoms, or her intractable suicidality....even after many near fatal attempts and over 40 inpatient stays.
This episode looks at how and why we believe some people and discount others. It turns out that the way people tell us their stories matters just as much as the actual words they choose. And, unfortunately, certain clinical presentations make patients/clients much less likely to be heard and believed.
A heads up-- this episode includes descriptions of childhood sexual abuse, self-harm, and suicide attempts.
Dopamine, saliency, and the onset of paranoia
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-020-00912-4
Borderline personality diagnosis leads to demedicalization and poor treatment
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4870819/
Inappropriate affect
https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/personality-disorders/inappropriate-affect-symptoms-and-signs/
Dr. H/BFTA
https://www.craigheacockmd.com
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