5. Do Antidepressants even work? (Rebroadcast)
For the last two months we have had a number of insightful conversations on psychiatric medications and harm caused by the overprescription of drugs. A good way to close out those episodes is to resha...
1 Sep 202250min
50. Helicopter Parents
In the past 25 years we have witnessed the rise of a new parenting style commonly referred to as “helicopter parenting”. These overprotective and over-involved parents intervene to protect their child...
25 Aug 202252min
49. Antidepressed by Beverley Thomson
Beverley Thomson is a writer, researcher and speaker with a focus on psychiatric medication including antidepressants, benzodiazepines and ADHD drugs; their history, how the drugs work, adverse effect...
18 Aug 20221h 1min
48. Chemical Imbalance Revisited
On July 20, 2022 a review was published in the journal of Molecular Psychiatry. This review compiled 30 years of research into serotonin and depression in full showing little evidence of any abnormali...
11 Aug 202250min
47. The ADHD controversy
Why did we begin to interpret common childhood and adolescent behaviors as symptoms? The United States has utilized the school environment to determine what is normal or abnormal behavior, leading to ...
4 Aug 20221h 6min
46. Obedience Pills
Millions of children are dangerously being drugged under a label of ADHD.In his latest book Obedience Pills, author Patrick Hahn has documented the history and evolution of this diagnosis and the comp...
28 Jul 202256min
45. Wounds into wisdom
The collective wellbeing in America has been on a steady decline. Is it because we look too quickly to medicalize human distress, rather than accepting and overcoming these adversities? These periods ...
21 Jul 20221h 2min
44. The war on masculinity
In 2018, the APA released guidelines to help psychologists work with men and boys. These guidelines recognize that some traditional masculine traits are harmful. This in itself can be damaging because...
14 Jul 20221h 8min
