Can Imagery Help Reduce Self-Harm?, with Dr. Nicholas Westers
Mental imagery refers to sensory processing in the absence of sensory stimuli, and this can be through our visual senses or our senses of hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Below are links to some of t...
21 Sep 1h
Lived Experience: Brittany's Story of Self-Injury & Faith (Re-Release)
In this episode, Brittany details her experience of engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), how it started, and how she makes sense of self-injury and her faith in God. She explains two starkly di...
28 Aug 1h 6min
The Psychology of Self-Injury Pain (Re-Release)
What is the relationship between nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and pain? Are individuals who self-injure less sensitive to pain than those who don’t self-injure? What are the ethics involved in condu...
31 Jul 1h 5min
The Neurobiology of Self-Injury (in Layman's Terms) [Re-Release]
What goes on at the neurobiological level that makes someone more vulnerable to self-injure or self-harm? What biological risk factors are at play? What roles do the vagus nerve, cortisol levels, and ...
26 Jun 50min
The Psychology of Self-Injury Scarring (Re-Release)
How are scars from nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) different than physical scars that are unintentional or result from non-self-inflicted wounds ? What psychological effects can result from daily remin...
29 Mai 43min
Eating Disorders & Self-Harm (Re-Release)
The term "self-harm" is an umbrella term, encompassing a broad range of behaviors, under which is included substance abuse and misuse, suicide, nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), and even eating disorder...
28 Apr 38min
Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) Who Self-Harm (Re-Release)
Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) and its internet-delivered version (IERITA) is just one of a couple of treatments developed specifically to address nonsuicidal self-injur...
27 Mar 1h 13min
Emotion Regulation Group Therapy (ERGT) for Self-Harm (Re-Release)
A lot of therapies address the context in which nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and self-harm may occur, but only a few treatments have been designed to address NSSI specifically. In this episode, we d...
27 Feb 1h 40min
