272: Preventing + Addressing Physician Suicide with Dr. Michael Myers
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Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews a guest who is talking about a very important subject that is somewhat taboo in Western culture: physician suicide. If you caught episodes 263 and 264 with Dr. Gail Gazelle on physician burnout, you understand that the stress doctors experience in their professional lives can lead to a host of emotional and physical symptoms, including depression and risk of suicide. In today's conversation, Dr. Myers discusses this phenomenon and how it can be prevented. Whether or not you are a therapist or other helping...
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271: Herbs + Integrative Nutrition For Health with Dr. Leslie Korn
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This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks with returning guest Dr. Leslie Korn. Leslie is the author of 9 books, including her most recent book, Natural Woman. Leslie spoke about using integrative nutrition, including herbs, for optimal emotional and physical wellbeing. Leslie E Korn, PhD, MPH, LMHC, is a renowned integrative medicine clinician and educator specializing in the use of nutritional, herbal, and culinary medicine for the treatment of trauma and emotional and chronic physical illness. She completed her graduate education in psychiatry and public health at Harvard Medical...
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270: Mold Matters - Understanding Mold + Environmental Toxins with Michael Rubino
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Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews mold expert Michael Rubino. In this fascinating conversation Michael explains how mold becomes a problem in homes; describes some of the types of molds that can affect our health; explains the need to remove, vs kill mold; talks about how mold can impact people who are sensitive to it, including individuals with autoimmune and inflammatory issues like CIRS and PANS/PANDAS; and some red flags to look out for that could indicate you have a mold problem in your home or work environment. Michael Rubino, The Mold Medic, is...
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269: Using Daily Practice To Succeed In A Creative Life with Dr. Eric Maisel
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This week, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C speaks with creativity coach Dr. Eric Maisel, who is a retired family therapist and the author of more than 50 books including his newest book, The Power of Daily Practice: How Creative and Performing Artists (and Everyone Else) Can Finally Meet Their Goals. Laura and Eric discussed the keys to staying consistent in a creative life in order to achieve one's goals. Whether you identify as a creative person or not, you'll find some amazing nuggets in the information Eric shared in this conversation! Eric Maisel, PhD, is the author of more than fifty books on...
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268: The Neuroscience Of Belonging & Exclusion with Sarah Peyton
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Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews returning guest Sarah Peyton, the author of Your Resonant Self. Sarah explains the neuroscience of belonging and exclusion. She describes why people gather around a charismatic leader who rails against "others" and what we can do differently. This episode is very timely, as it was recorded before the 2021 US Capitol insurrection that caused so much harm. If you have been trying to understand the polarization of political views in the US, Sarah's explanation will be of interest to you. Sarah Peyton, Certified Trainer...
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267: Understanding Polyvagal Theory with Deb Dana
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In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C welcomes a returning guest who has brought the brilliant Polyvagal Theory, founded by Dr. Stephen Porges, down to earth in a language that is easy to understand. Returning for a second interview today is Deb Dana! Deb Dana, LCSW is a clinician and consultant specializing in working with complex trauma. She is a consultant to the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute, clinical advisor to Khiron Clinics, and an advisor to Unyte. She developed the Rhythm of Regulation Clinical Training Series and lectures internationally on...
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266: Energy And Psychospiritual Work In Psychotherapy with Dr. Andy Hahn
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Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In episode 266, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C welcomes back Dr. Andy Hahn for part 2 about his Life Centered Therapy method and training process. About our guest: Andrew Hahn, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist. He received his A.B. Magna Cum Laude in Social Studies/Psychology from Harvard University and his Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Hahnemann University. He is certified by Helen Palmer to teach the Enneagram and has also been a faculty member in the graduate Counselling Programs at Lesley University and Northeastern University. While Dr....
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265: Energy Healing, Psychospiritual Work + Somatic Psychology with Dr Andy Hahn
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Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In episode 265, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Andy Hahn about his Life Centered Therapy method and training process. There was so much to say it couldn't all be contained in one interview, so next week you will hear part 2! About our guest: Andrew Hahn, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist. He received his A.B. Magna Cum Laude in Social Studies/Psychology from Harvard University and his Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Hahnemann University. He is certified by Helen Palmer to teach the Enneagram and has also been a faculty member in the graduate...
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264: Everyday Resilience - Protect Against Burnout with Dr. Gail Gazelle
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Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C welcomes back Dr. Gail Gazelle for part two of their conversation all around burnout. Dr. Gazelle is a physician who spent most of her career in hospice work. Based on her own experiences as well as those of other physicians and healthcare professionals she worked with, she became a Coach for physicians to build resilience and prevent burnout. This was such a robust conversation that we are releasing it in two parts. This week, in Part One, Gail and Laura discuss the scope of the problem of physician burnout, the...
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263: Physician Burnout with Dr Gail Gazelle
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Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Dr. Gail Gazelle, a physician who spent most of her career in hospice work. Based on her own experiences as well as those of other physicians and healthcare professionals she worked with, she became a Coach for physicians to build resilience and prevent burnout. This was such a robust conversation that we are releasing it in two parts. This week, in Part One, Gail and Laura discuss the scope of the problem of physician burnout, the impact it has, and how she helps her physician coaching clients. Next...
info_outlineWelcome back to Therapy Chat! In this week's episode, host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C resumes part two of her interview with Saj Razvi, LPC, a clinician and director of education for the Psychedelic Somatic Institute.
Listen in for a fascinating discussion on how psychedelics can help us go deeper in the process of healing trauma. Saj explains how psychedelics help us access different states of consciousness and why this matters in therapy for complex trauma. He explains the various models of psychedelic-assisted trauma therapy and how Psychedelic Somatic Institute teaches therapists to legally provide psychotherapy to clients using psychedelic medicine in private practice settings, and how this contributes to greater access to these healing medicines than has been available previously.
Resources
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