For too long and for far too many mental disorders, the public has been led to believe that they have a “chemical imbalance” that must be addressed by some form of lifelong psychotropic medication that will “cure” their condition or, at least, will “fix” them. Nothing could be further from the truth. While some form […]
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Chemical Imbalance-Fact or Fiction
Posted in Podcasts, tagged addictions, ADHD, Anger, Anxiety, Chemical Imbalance, Counseling, depression, Emotions, Food as Medicine, Genetic Predisposition, Holistic Alternatives, Negative Habits, Neural Pathways, Neurochemicals, Nutrients, Nutrition, Omega 3 Fish Oils, Paxil, personal responsibility, Proactive Lifestyle, Prozac, Psychotherapy, Psychotropic Medications, self-esteem, Vitamins on June 6, 2013 | Comments Off on Chemical Imbalance-Fact or Fiction
17th Podcast
Posted in Podcasts, tagged addictions, Communication, Conflict Management, drugs, Helping Those Who Appear to Not Want Help, Practicing What You Preach, Reaching Difficult People, Role Modeling, substance abuse on November 13, 2012 | Comments Off on 17th Podcast
Due to input from the podcast listeners, this podcast will deal with how to try to approach and/or help someone who may need it, but doesn’t necessarily “know” it (or who knows it but is very resistant to input from others, usually out of fear, shame, ignorance, or self-loathing). Methods to approach these folks, along […]
6th Podcast
Posted in Podcasts, tagged 12 Steps, addictions, Adlerian Psychology, adolescents, adults, assessment, co-morbid disorders, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, cognitive testing, Cognitive Therapy, confidentiality, disease concepts, existential issues, families, identity, intake interview, MMPI-A, MMPI-II, parents, personal power, personal responsibility, psychological testing, Rational Thinking, Rational-Emotive Therapy, self-efficacy, self-esteem, spirituality, Teens, treatment on July 23, 2012 | Comments Off on 6th Podcast
The sixth podcast (which is the last one in this series about substance use disorders) continues to elaborate on various issues related to the topic of substance-based disorders. Persons who haven’t listened to the previous three podcasts on this topic are strongly encouraged to do so prior to listening to this podcast. Intake and assessment […]