Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories
How do we find a way out of the darkest depths of despair? Psychiatrist Dr. Craig Heacock hosts a deep dive into powerfully moving stories of hope and healing, as well as topical explorations of psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and psychedelics.
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Episodes (154)
Summer Special Part 2-- Laura Mae Northrup and her treatment journey
Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories
BFTA Summer Special: Healing sexual trauma with psychedelics and entheogens-- La...
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Season 7 Wrap-up...plus a farewell and a big change coming for BFTA
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Complex PTSD vs Classic PTSD-- Medical trauma and MDMA assisted therapy
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The Hidden Minefield of Positive Countertransference
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The gasoline and the match— Bipolar disorder, THC, and manic activation
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How can we actually prevent suicide? Guns, access to means, and the hope of Do...
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A somatic therapist and her apprenticeship of grief
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A gift of therapy- Discovering the wisdom of the body with psychedelic-assiste...
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A Nurse + Grief + Alcohol + Adderall— Finding Hope for Healers
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The Scary Med List-- A Case Consultation with Dr. H
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Ketamine, and Psychiatry 3.0
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When psychiatric illness isn't just psychiatric-- The immune system, PANS, and...
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10 Questions to Deepen Psychotherapy-- Inviting the Here and Now
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Is DID real? Parts, alters, exiles, and what's allowed in the therapeutic space
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Parenting through the storm-- Adoption, trauma, acceptance, and humility
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When our minds forget our bodies remember-- A trauma therapist comes back to lif...
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Treatment-resistant bipolar disorder-- Finding stability at last
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Hiding in plain sight-- Life, work, and therapy on the autistic spectrum
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Trapped in secrecy and shame-- A boy, his coach, and healing trauma with MDMA
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BFTA Summer Special-- The Wisdom of the Psychedelic Therapy Underground
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Chris, Craig, and Special Guest Fish in Fishbowl 6
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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners in the Treatment Landscape
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The Enneagram in the Therapeutic Relationship
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Meds can't fill the trauma hole-- Attachment, maternal wounding, and the challen...
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Desperately seeking safety -- A trauma healing journey with Koelle Simpson
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The Art of Deprescribing
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Developing field awareness: Working with transference and countertransference
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Sex Hormones and Psychiatric Illness with Dr. Neill Epperson
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Adventures in Exposure Therapy (Re-release)
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Can MDMA save a marriage? One couple's story
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Psychedelics, psychiatric meds, and the question of tapering
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In the room with Hillary McBride and Saj Razvi--- A moment to moment exploratio...
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Recognizing and Treating OCD
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Therapists in the abyss: A journey back to self
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What I'm thinking about now: Working in the Here and Now; Polypharmacy; Diagn...
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Reconstructing the narrative-- Trauma, dissociation, psychedelics, and working i...
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I had to rebuild who I was-- Finding trust and a pathway out of psychosis
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Why med management is mostly doomed to fail-- The top 10 (12!) reasons with Dr....
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How do you learn to do psychotherapy? An exploration with Dr. Erin Jacklin
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BFTA Summer Special-- How to Change Your Mind About Mushrooms with Dori Lewis
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Fishbowl 5
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When Mom is mentally ill-- A story of resilience
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A Psychiatrist Goes to War
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My dog saved my life-- Understanding the story of depression
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Psychoanalysis, Dissociation, MDMA and What Lies Beneath
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What I'm thinking about now-- MDMA, Sleep Meds, Motivation, Bipolar vs Borderlin...
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Eating Disorders, Body Image, and Building an Alliance-- A Conversation with D...
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Sex, Drugs, and Neglect-- Self-Destruction and the Repetition Compulsion
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Psychiatry in the ER
Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories