Ep. 36 - What is trauma and how it impacts our lives / Interview Esly Carvalho
Esly Carvalho is a Brazilian/American clinical psychologist with decades of experience treating trauma patients. Her specialty is the technique EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and ...
20 Aug 202042min
Ep. 35 - How guilt, shame, and religion show up in suicide grief / Interview Tamara Webb (part 2)
This is part two of my interview with Tamara Webb, a professional counselor in Portland/OR who specializes in grief. In this episode, we focus on the impact of guilt, shame, and religion on suicide lo...
13 Aug 202026min
Ep. 34 - When talking therapy is not enough / Interview Tamara Webb (part 1)
Tamara Webb is a professional counselor who specializes in grief. Her approach to therapy is what caught my attention because she doesn't just focus on talking therapy. She presents herself as a holis...
6 Aug 202033min
Ep. 32 - Dealing with daily struggles: your emotional response may be the natural way to react to them / Interview Dr. Steven Reisner
American clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst Dr. Steven Reisner is a human rights activist; this gives him a very unique perspective on how the mental health profession interacts with culture and ...
28 Jul 202027min
Ep. 31 - Are clinicians afraid to treat suicidal patients? Interview Dr. Steven Reisner (Part 1)
American clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst Dr. Steven Reisner has fought tirelessly to improve the ethics of his profession. During more than a decade, he denounced the participation of psycholo...
21 Jul 202038min
Ep. 29 - Suicide grief and how COVID-19 has impacted bereavement - Interview Jill Johnson-Young (Part 2)
Jill Johnson-Young knows grief profoundly and from many perspectives. She was widowed twice before the age of fifty; as a medical social worker, she has worked with dying patients; she has run grief s...
25 Jun 202029min
Ep. 27 - Her sexual assault led her to a suicide attempt - Interview Catherine Chapman
Catherine is a victim of child sex abuse, and as it often happens with children, she grew up believing it was her fault. There were times when she tried to warn her parents about her contact with porn...
11 Jun 202033min
Ep. 26 - How can schools be prepared to address suicide? Interview Jonathan Singer
Jonathan Singer is a clinical social worker, the president of the American Association of Suicidology, and co-author of the book “Suicide in Schools: A Practitioner’s Guide to Multi-level Prevention, ...
4 Jun 202021min
