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Jul 29
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Understanding your defense mechanisms (r...

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In today’s episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison explore defense mechanisms. They discuss what defense mechanisms are, how they can be adaptive and/or maladaptive, the utility of understanding your defensive psychological patterns, the importance of a non-shaming interpretation of defense mechanisms, how to work with them in conventional and psychedelic-assisted therapy, and much more.

 *This episode originally aired 7/9/24


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