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Why Words Matter in Mental Health Care

Jenn talks to Nathaniel Van Kirk, PhD. Nathaniel explains recovery-oriented practice and why it’s important to add it into psychiatric care. He also explains how language can help patients explore their abilities and strengths, as well as the impact of feeling defined by a diagnosis or symptoms.

Nathaniel Van Kirk, PhD, is the coordinator of inpatient group therapy at McLean Hospital and the coordinator of clinical assessment at McLean’s OCD Institute. His clinical research focuses on the role of motivation across treatment and the impact of trauma on care outcomes. He also works to promote innovative methods to assess and conceptualize recovery.

RELEVANT CONTENT:

– More about the episode: mclean.link/3jt
– Read the episode transcript: mclean.link/310

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The McLean Hospital podcast Mindful Things is intended to provide general information and to help listeners learn about mental health, educational opportunities, and research initiatives. This podcast is not an attempt to practice medicine or to provide specific medical advice.

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What is the Domino Effect of Murder on the Murderer?

What is the psychological and social impact of murder on the person who kills? What is “perpetration-induced traumatic stress?” Listen in as Clark Frederick discusses his murder of Sheriff Dennis Pegg in Stillwater, New Jersey. Learn about the “four Ls” of homicide, brain circuitry responses to killing and a woman’s reaction on a 911 call when she reluctantly shoots an intruder.

Autism 101 – A Guide to the Spectrum of Disorders

Jenn talks to Laura Mead, MSEd. Laura provides insight into recognizing the signs of autism and discusses treatment and support for children and parents.

Laura D. Mead, MSEd, is the educational administrator at Pathways Academy, McLean Hospital’s school for students on the autism spectrum, with and without co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses. She has taught elementary and middle school special education to students with social-emotional and behavioral challenges and her interests lie in building students’ self-esteem within the therapeutic learning environment.

RELEVANT CONTENT:

– More about the episode: mclean.link/t3y
– Read the episode transcript: mclean.link/hot

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The McLean Hospital podcast Mindful Things is intended to provide general information and to help listeners learn about mental health, educational opportunities, and research initiatives. This podcast is not an attempt to practice medicine or to provide specific medical advice.

© 2021 McLean Hospital. All Rights Reserved.

Dr. Marcus Ranney — International Champion of Wellbeing, Humanitarian

Dr. Marcus Ranney is an international champion of wellbeing who has recently been directly involved in the fight against COVID in India. His philosophy centers around enhancing the positive aspects of health rather than focusing solely on disease. Ranney’s research has taken him to the sides of Everest, skiing in the Arctic and the European Alps, and he has served as a medical officer in the Royal Air Force and at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. He’s recently authored the book “At the Human Edge” which looks at human physiology and extreme sports. He is a keen athlete and marathon runner, holding a Guinness World Record for backwards running. Learn more at www.humanedge.co or through his social media handle – docmranney.

167 – Cédric Lebigre – From Shamanic Experience to Hypnosis, NLP, and Binaural Beats

Cédric Lebigre, an NLP practitioner, hypnotist, and musician living and working in France, scores his truth bombs with beats. If you’re binaural beat curious, fascinated by music and science, or want to cultivate a better understanding of what Shamanism is (and isn’t), welcome to a conversation with its own soundtrack.

I’ve been listening to Cédric’s work via Insight Timer for a while now. There’s a science as to why this “brainwave entertainment” makes my mind happy: it’s feel-good music, elevated. He employs specific structures in his compositions, creating patterns that allow listeners to settle in deep enough that they experience a trance-like state (been there!).

Binaural beats are potent allies in reducing gamma waves (faster) and increasing alpha waves (slower), but you don’t have to geek out on the science behind the sounds to benefit. Some of Cédric’s music has a Shamanistic quality (think rhythmic drumming) thanks to his training in that sacred space. He’s quick to rebuff anyone who burdens him with that title, or that of a healer. The language and cultural differences of being French add an interesting dimension to the healer/wounded healer questions.

No spoilers! Instead, I’ll say that, ultimately, we heal ourselves; It’s not about what is done to us. That’s a significant shift within me lately, recognizing that nothing outside of me will do the work; I have to do it internally.

Of course, a binaural beat soundtrack helps make lighter work of all that healing.

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Cédric Lebigre is an NLP practitioner, hypnotist, and founder of Alpha8Origin. Initially trained as an engineer, Cédric has been working for 10 years in different companies before an unexpected encounter with an urban shaman. After this life-changing episode he developed a passion for consciousness’ explorations and words’ magic. Fascinated by sounds since childhood he decided to merge these practices by creating mind-altering music, specifically designed to enhance meditative experiences and assist human beings in their own evolution.?

For full show notes, resources, and links to connect with our guest, visit: http://www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast

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Your Burning Questions About Marijuana, CBD, and Mental Health

Jenn talks to Staci Gruber, PhD, about myths and misconceptions of marijuana. Dr. Gruber discusses the newest research on cannabis, shares insights on the impact of marijuana on mental health, and separates fact from fiction when considering CBD products available to purchase.

Staci Gruber, PhD, is the director of the Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core and director of the Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) program at McLean Hospital. In 2014, Dr. Gruber launched MIND, the first program of its kind designed to clarify the specific effects of medical marijuana use on a number of outcome measures.

RELEVANT CONTENT:

– More about the episode: mclean.link/w96
– Read the episode transcript: mclean.link/nkl

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The McLean Hospital podcast Mindful Things is intended to provide general information and to help listeners learn about mental health, educational opportunities, and research initiatives. This podcast is not an attempt to practice medicine or to provide specific medical advice.

© 2021 McLean Hospital. All Rights Reserved.

Olivia Bareham: Taking Back Funerals from the Funeral Industry

Olivia Bareham is the founder of Sacred Crossings, a Los Angeles based funeral home specializing in green, environmentally sensitive products and after-death care practices. They specialize in home funerals, green burial, full-body sea burial, direct cremation, witness cremation and celebrant services. The home funeral allows family and friends to care for the body of their loved-one at home, in their own time honoring cultural and religious traditions. Find out more at SacredCrossings.com.

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Sleep’s Relationship to Mental Health

Jenn talks to Dr. John Winkelman. They talk about the importance of sleep for our mental health, how our sleep cycles impact our quality of life, as well as ways to treat sleep disorders and mental health conditions.

John Winkelman, MD, PhD, is a psychiatrist and chief of the Sleep Disorders Clinical Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Winkelman previously was medical director of the sleep program at McLean Hospital and subsequently medical director of the sleep laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He has lectured in and directed national and international post-graduate medical education courses on sleep disorders.

RELEVANT CONTENT:

– More about the episode: mclean.link/8mn
– Read the episode transcript: mclean.link/8b5d83

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The McLean Hospital podcast Mindful Things is intended to provide general information and to help listeners learn about mental health, educational opportunities, and research initiatives. This podcast is not an attempt to practice medicine or to provide specific medical advice.

© 2021 McLean Hospital. All Rights Reserved.

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