Dr. Niko Kukushkin - One Hand Clapping: Rethinking the Human Mind

Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Sports psychology is strongly recognized as an indispensable tool to help athletes achieve maximum performance in high-stakes situations. However, in addition to facilitating sport-based outcomes, psychotherapy can also help athletes manage the demands and rigours of sport from a mental health perspective. Former Olympic coach (Canadian Women's Curling) and Clinical Psychologist (Supervised Practice), Dr. Adam Kingsbury outlines his journey ...

12 Okt 20201h 58min

Comments or feedback? Send us a text! While it is common to hear that we are in the midst of a mental health crisis, a closer examination of the available data strongly suggests that so-called diagnostic inflation may actually be a key contributor to the apparent increase in mental illness. Dr. Allen Frances, MD, author of Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt Against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life speaks with host Dr. Pet...

2 Okt 202039min

Comments or feedback? Send us a text! While frequently unpleasant in the short-term, adversity often contains our best opportunities for personal growth. Newfoundland adventurer, videographer, teacher and author Justin Barbour shares the perspectives he has gained from a number of month to nearly three-month solo expeditions by canoe, kayak, and/or on foot in the rugged wilderness of Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. We discuss the balance between documenting his expeditions vs. re...

26 Sep 20201h 3min

Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Borrowing heavily from Eastern psychology, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) is currently among the most popular CBT approaches to a variety of human challenges. Dr. Robyn Walser, Ph.D., a prominent Clinical Psychologist who has published extensively around ACT in a variety of clinical contexts joins host Dr. Pete Kelly, PhD. for a discussion of the origins of ACT, the six core components of ACT with a special focus on willingness, ACT in ...

25 Sep 202053min

Comments or feedback? Send us a text! It's hard these days to pick up a magazine, browse the internet or peruse the self-help section without coming across "mindfulness"; however, there are frequently deep misunderstandings with respect to the correct definition, framing, application and utility of mindfulness in addressing mental health concerns as well as overall wellness. Co-director of the North American Chapter of the Mindfulness-Integrated CBT (MiCBT) Institute, Dr. Alia Offman,...

18 Sep 20201h 5min

Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Many clinicians are increasingly of the view that an evolutionary lens is essential for a true and deep understanding of the conceptualization and ultimately treatment of mental illness. Dr. Randolph Nesse, MD, one of the founders of evolutionary psychiatry and author of the book Good Reasons for Bad Feelings sits down with host Dr. Pete Kelly, C.Psych to discuss a wide range of topics including the principles of evolutionary medicine and psychiatry; th...

12 Sep 20201h 19min

Comments or feedback? Send us a text! It is increasingly recognized that psychological factors play a paramount role in the development and expression of physical symptoms including chronic pain. Mind-body Syndrome (MBS), a collection of commonly experienced physical symptoms caused by patterns of neurological response to stress and emotional reactions to stressful situations, provides an evidence-based framework for understanding the impact of psychological factors on physical sympto...

11 Sep 202049min

Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Despite maternal mental health having potentially wide-ranging and deep impacts on individuals, families and society in general, constructive and supportive discussion of maternal mental health is often hampered by "myths of motherhood" and an atmosphere of judgment perpetuated on social and other media. Drawing from her extensive clinical experience, OICBT Clinical and Health Psychologist Dr. Natasha Ballen provides a master class level over...

7 Sep 20202h 22min