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<p>You may find the charges in this episode jarring: depression is not the result of a chemical imbalance, SSRIs aren’t necessarily antidepressants, and the term you use for your mental health condition isn’t scientifically valid. Sarah Fay, author of Pathological: The True Story ... Show More

<p>Over half the employees at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) who were there in January are now gone, include 12 of the 17 senior leaders. SAMHSA is in charge of distributing and administering mental health programs around the country and th ... Show More

<p>When we went looking for information on the condition known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, one of the first things we noticed was that some people aren’t even calling it that anymore. The website for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), for instance, uses t ... Show More

<p class="p1">In episode 388 I chat with Sara who has kindly shared her story with us.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">We discuss her story, themes of OCD: sexual orientation, harm, existential, and relationship. We talk about panic disorder, depers ... Show More

<p>Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week&#39;s guest is Sacha Mardou, an illustrator who has documented her journey of healing from family trauma and abuse using IFS therapy in a new graphic memoir called Past Tense, which is available now. Sacha is not a therapist, but she has ... Show More

This week, we’re getting real about what therapy is, what it isn’t, and why some people swear by it while others side-eye it. We sit down with Abdullah Alkhulaifah—a psychologist, brain health advocate, and educator—to break down the cultural stigma around mental health, how to a ... Show More

High-functioning depression is a silent struggle for many. Are you walking through life, feeling overwhelmed, but still managing to keep it all together? Dr. Joseph shares insights from her groundbreaking, peer-reviewed study, the first of its kind on high-functioning depression. ... Show More

<p>Thank you to this episode&#39;s sponsor, TherapyNotes. Get a 2-month free trial of TherapyNotes by going to <a href="http://www.therapynotes.com/" rel="nofollow">www.TherapyNotes.com</a> and using the promo code TherapyChat. </p><p>Welcome back to Therapy Chat! On today&#39;s ... Show More

<p>How can therapists learn to see countertransference as a gift, rather than a problem? This week&#39;s guest is Stefanie Klein, LCSW. Stefanie, an SEP and <span>NARM Master Therapist, is the Assistant Training Director for the Complex Trauma Training Center where she is also a ... Show More

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this week's Put It into Practice episode I'm sharing how social media affects our mental health. And I'm also discussing what to do when we find ourselves dealing with anxiety and depression due to being on social media.</span></p> <p><span s ... Show More

<p class="p1">In episode 412 I chat with Laura who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">We discuss her story, relationship themed OCD, going inpatient, getting misdiagnosed, getting effective therapy for ... Show More

<p>Welcome back to Therapy Chat! If you&#39;ve ever thought, &#34;I know I need to set a boundary, but I don&#39;t know how to do it,&#34; or &#34;I know what I should do/say, but why can&#39;t I seem to make myself do it?&#34; then you&#39;ll love this episode. This week&#39;s g ... Show More