The Psychologym Podcast

Practitioner Ashley Carmen is pioneering a seriously important path in the mental health industry. She created a community called The Psychedelic Guide Network (named has been updated since the recording of this episode), a place where mental health practitioners, healers, and helpers can tune into some much needed wisdom and guidance on the topic of mushrooms in mental health. Listen in as she and Kristen McAdams discuss their youth, the path to professionalism, and some of the modern mysteries of using Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy.

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Research:

https://maps.org/

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09540261.2018.1474088Walsh, Z., & Thiessen, M. S. (2018). Psychedelics and the new behaviourism: considering the integration of third-wave behaviour therapies with psychedelic-assisted therapy. International Review of Psychiatry, 30(4), 343-349.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8574982/Penn A, Dorsen CG, Hope S, Rosa WE. Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: Emerging Treatments in Mental Health Disorders. Am J Nurs. 2021 Jun 1;121(6):34-40. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000753464.35523.29. PMID: 33993135; PMCID: PMC8574982.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0955395921003789Barnett, B. S., Parker, S. E., & Weleff, J. (2022). United States National Institutes of Health grant funding for psychedelic-assisted therapy clinical trials from 2006–2020. International Journal of Drug Policy, 99, 103473.

https://ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cpt.557Nichols, D. E., Johnson, M. W., & Nichols, C. D. (2017). Psychedelics as medicines: an emerging new paradigm. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 101(2), 209-219.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212144719301140Watts, R., & Luoma, J. B. (2020). The use of the psychological flexibility model to support psychedelic assisted therapy. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 15, 92-102

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jose-Carlos-Bouso/publication/286168364_Ayahuasca_and_the_Treatment_of_Drug_Addiction/links/5caef29a299bf120975d7c57/Ayahuasca-and-the-Treatment-of-Drug-Addiction.pdf#page=243Gabor Mate Psychedelics and AddictionMaté, G. (2014). Postscript—Psychedelics in unlocking the unconscious: From cancer to addiction. The therapeutic use of ayahuasca, 217-224..

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033757/Zeifman, R. J., Singhal, N., Breslow, L., & Weissman, C. R. (2021). On the relationship between classic psychedelics and suicidality: a systematic review. ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, 4(2), 436-451.

Producer:

Ambush Media Productions

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Mike Bledsoe is a Human Pattern Interrupter, Podcaster, Investor, Health Maximalist, and Dean at the School for the Living. He joins Kristen McAdams to discuss the topic of Integral Psychology. Learn how Mike's experience growing up home-schooled and learning from adults translated into a fierce curiosity for knowledge around the human condition. Hear his story about 1:1 experiences with the founder of Integral Psychology: Ken Wilber. Discover how to use the AQAL Map to shift your life from surviving to thriving. Challenge your perspectives on transcendence and living fully.

Check out Mike's Newsletter for even more brilliant information: https://mikebledsoe.ac-page.com/newsletter

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Research:

All search criteria - https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C44&q=integral+psycchology&btnG=

Brys,Z., & Bokor, P. (2013). Evaluation of Ken Wilber's integral psychology from a scientific perspective. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 15(1), 19-33.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19349637.2012.737685

Ingersoll, E. (2005). An introduction to integral psychology. Journal of Integral Theory and Practice, 1(2), 131-143.

Producer: Ambush Media Productions

Graphics: Schoen Creative and Ambush Media Productions

For Mental Health Emergencies:

24/7 Crisis: Dial 988

National Sexual Assault Hotline:1 (800) 656-4673

Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741741

National Domestic Violence Hotline:1 (800) 799-7233

Emma Kraft is a Berkeley Student making a BIG SPLASH in the sunscreen industry. Her product, Coral Sunscreen, allows you to protect the coral reefs AND your skin. In this episode, Kristen and Emma discuss the impact that climate change has on mental health and some of the unique challenges entrepreneurs like Emma encounter on their mission to save the planet. Emma reminds us all that change is possible.

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Research:Biological versus cultural codeshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0303264719301297NASA’s

global warming versus climate change site:https://climate.nasa.gov/global-warming-vs-climate-change/

Timelines:https://www.livescience.com/humans-first-warned-about-climate-change#:~:text=The%20scientific%20community%20began%20to,dates%20back%20thousands%20of%20years.

Accuracy of predictions:https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2943/study-confirms-climate-models-are-getting-future-warming-projections-right/

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Crisis: Dial 988

National Sexual Assault Hotline:1 (800) 656-4673

Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741741

National Domestic Violence Hotline:1 (800) 799-7233

If you feel let down by the Student Loan Forgiveness promises being unfulfilled, you are not alone. Molly and Kristen discuss personal experiences with their unique student loan stories and highlight various ways that they have coped with being in debt. Understand the history of debt and how modern society constructs our ideas of credit, interest, and financial health. If you've ever wondered how emotions play a role in finances, this is the episode for you.

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Dominique D'Vita is a Trauma-Informed Master Coach, Certified Tantra Educator, and Registered Nurse who teaches the healing power of love and healthy sexual energy. Her workshops, virtual coaching, and video tutorials guide clients into complete and total sexual fulfillment. Kristen and Dominique discuss messages about original experiences of "the birds and the bees" story, how shame versus support impacts our sexual health, and how gender role stereotypes impact sexual healing. Learn about harnessing your sexual energy and check out ways that Dominique guide you toward sexual transformation.

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Research:Rewers, A. (2019). Tantra and Mental Health: Psychotherapy of the 21st century or Tantric Upāya of the 10th century?https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ashley-Rewers/publication/358511169_Tantra_and_Mental_Health-_Psychotherapy_of_the_21st_century_or_Tantric_Upaya_of_the_10th_century/links/6205789887866404a15e9898/Tantra-and-Mental-Health-Psychotherapy-of-the-21st-century-or-Tantric-Upaya-of-the-10th-century.pdf

Producer: Ambush Media Productions

Graphics: Schoen Creative and Ambush Media Productions

For Mental Health Emergencies:

24/7 Crisis: Dial 988

National Sexual Assault Hotline:1 (800) 656-4673

Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741741

National Domestic Violence Hotline:1 (800) 799-7233

Meet Mental Health Therapist Associate, Comedian, and Massage Therapist Elizabeth Wheat as she unpacks personal experiences with the health care industry. She, and Mental Health Professional Kristen McAdams, take a peak into the history of insurance, paths to healing, and how to set boundaries in this difficult-to-navigate healthcare climate. 

Research:

Sheingold, B. H., & Hahn, J. A. (2014). The history of healthcare quality: The first 100 years 1860–1960. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 1, 18-22.

https://www.griffinbenefits.com/blog/history-of-healthcare

https://publications.aap.org/journal-blogs/blog/5878?autologincheck=redirected

https://theconversation.com/do-us-teens-have-the-right-to-be-vaccinated-against-their-parents-will-it-depends-on-where-they-live-166147

https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/vaccination-procedures/preparing-for-vaccination

This episode is for anyone who is completely fed up with society, the system, and having to manage unrealistic expectations. It is for healthcare workers, corporate America cogs, and home-makers. To people who aren’t quite robots (yet!), the people pushing through personal overwhelm, and to those who are currently facing down burnout; you have our permission to take a fucking break! Listen in to hear why you need it, how to do it, and what might be holding you back. 

Research:

Kelliher, C., Richardson, J., & Boiarintseva, G. (2019). All of work? All of life? Reconceptualising work‐life balance for the 21st century. Human Resource Management Journal, 29(2), 97-112.

Le, H., Newman, A., Menzies, J., Zheng, C., & Fermelis, J. (2020). Work–life balance in Asia: A systematic review. Human Resource Management Review, 30(4), 100766.

Get a real world perspective from Mental Health Professional Kristen McAdams and The Psychologym Podcast Producer Mike Hudak as they pull back the curtain on their relationship to discuss: why ideas about relationships have become misconstrued and how setting boundaries can foster healthy relationship patterns.

Research:

Luyten, P., Campbell, C., Allison, E., & Fonagy, P. (2020). The mentalizing approach to psychopathology: State of the art and future directions. Annual review of clinical psychology, 16, 297-325.

Health Coach Kaitlyn Jordan, and Mental Health Therapist Kristen McAdams, explore boundary setting using personal experiences and education, while providing new ways for conceptualizing boundaries in your personal life. 

Research from the episode:

“Set Boundaries, Find Peace: a guide to reclaiming yourself” by Nedra Glover Tawwab @nedratawwab

"Crimes Against Logic" by Jamie Whyte

Schmidt, G., Pommerien-Becht, F., & Daniels-Wredenhagen, N. (2018). Failure in Health: Burnout as an Intuitive Competence for Setting Health-Conducive Personal Boundaries. In Strategies in Failure Management (pp. 241-266). Springer, Cham.

Holowaychuk, M. K. (2018). Setting boundaries to protect personal time. Veterinary Team Brief, 6(6), 13-17.

Lee, M. K. (2020). This World is Exhausting, don’t Let it Exhaust You: Setting Emotional Boundaries to Prevent Fatigue.

Zhang, J. W., Chen, S., & Tomova Shakur, T. K. (2020). From me to you: Self-compassion predicts acceptance of own and others’ imperfections. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46(2), 228-242.

Tune in to Military Veteran and hilarious Comedian Ben Horn discussing freedom, happiness, and pursuing your dreams. Celebrate the summer and socializing by examining our social body through the lens of therapeutic comedy.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

Threshold (6 mins in) - conformity versus authenticity. Figuring out what makes you happy is the hardest part. Fluid status.

Recap (22 mins in) - Analyzing social bodies and the comedy/therapy intersection. (Honorable Mentions: Anthony Jeselnik, Mark Normand, Shane Gillis, and Jay Whitecotton).

Approach (31 mins) - The damage we are drawn to and how we choose it. On being selectively offended. Failure, risk, and being drawn to the damage. Responding in a healthier way. Comedy as a healing tool for trauma. Why women relate to Britney Spears. (Honorable Mentions: Dan Crenshaw).

Road back (58:40 mins in) On the importance of building community.

Health Professional Kaitlyn Jordan and Mental Health Professional Kristen McAdams discuss the intersection of health, mental health, and belief systems. How does the exchange of information impact our beliefs about the world? Find your own answers to this question as Kaitlyn and Kristen navigate HAES, 9/11, BLM, the 90's and so much more. 

You can't get the breakdown of this episode in small snippets. You'll just have to listen!

Threshold (8:25) Personal experiences with social constructs.

Recap (36:45) Defining Social Constructionism

Approach (44:15) Anti-stigma facilitates stigma

Road Back (59:31) Evaluating your personal beliefs and how they impact your life

Come slay the demons of your past by navigating the tension between change and consistency with Mental Health Professional Kristen McAdams and Nutritionist Kaitlyn Jordan. Learn about lifting Mental Health Stigma, why millennials can't commit, and the disorientation of becoming healthier. Celebrating Re-commitment Month and National Mental Health Awareness Month!

Threshold (2:45): Embodying past lives. Vacation hangovers. On becoming a therapist. Difficult conversations.

Re-intro (22:45): On realizing the next best version of yourself ( @trentshelton )

Approach (29:24): Why millennials don't commit to things. The APP equation. How Politics as a brand increased Mental Illness. Overconnected disconnect.

Road Back (48:40): The misunderstood nature of commitment. ( #75hard ; @andyfrisella)

We gave Comedian Jay Whitecotton (as seen on Fox, Hulu,and FusionTV) the microphone to discuss his thoughts on confidence, control, capitalism, and comedy.

Threshold (4 mins in): COOL CULTURE Jay's history growing up with mental illness. Reality testing. Why "fake it until you make it" is dumb. Humans invented social constructs. Everything is trial and error. Comedy over-rewards the negatives. Co-opting mental illness. Our personalities are dictated by the personalities around us. It’s ok to lie. Three rules for life. How we fucked up comedy. You're going to fail. (Mentions: Tim Ferris, Vulcan gas company, Joe Rogan, Brian Redban, Benedict Cumberbach, Kenny Van, Eckert Tolle)

Recap ( 52 mins in): Boredom and suicide. People love to be manipulated. Reinforcing what you want to be true. Suspending disbelief. (Mentions: Tom Hanks)

Approach ( 57 mins in): Overconfidence. The attention economy. Problems with self-diagnosis. Theories on existence. "Do you do anything that matters?" Living in a simulation. Impost Syndrome. Profiting off the counter argument. How to control society. Empathy Exhaustion.Virtue as your brand. The mystiq of celebrity. The root of psychosis in comedy. Untruths: “killed it”. It’s ok to be a fraud. The perception business. Get better at that thing you enjoy. (Mentions: Mel Robbins and Bill Cosby).

Road Back (1:19 mins in): Be aware without all the awareness. Comedy traps. ‘I’m a thing”. It doesn’t fucking matter. There is no counter culture. Old white money. "Versus” culture. Fallible humanity. The leisure culture we were promised. Busy work is not an art. You’re only in control of the things you can do. Good thoughts. Good Words. Good Deeds. Bullshitting yourself. Psychology, philosophy and politics all revolve around one thing: bullshit. Bullshit is fluid. Fluid is good. (Mentions: Joe Pettis, Matt Beardon)

Jay's Recommendations: Billy Wayne Davis, Jay Whitecotton Jazz Funeral Covid19 edition, Siddhartha (book), A Monster Calls (movie), The Global Brain - Howard Bloom

Meet our Vanity Hair Salon Sponsor Catie Keene! Catie discusses her life as a small business owner, hair stylist, and human. Stop apologizing for being who you are and learn from these 80's babies: how confidence is connected to doing the work, why the little things create and bigger picture, and when it’s important to throw the rules out the window!

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Meet Brock Carrow! Listen as PGP hosts discuss their personal experiences of tuning in with their physical and social bodies. We are wired for patterns, bias, and the desire to be right and are navigating a confusing world. DIscover how to work within your personal limits, detach from external messaging, and seek out ways to be a human in an unprecedented era of unrest and technological influence.

Mentions/Reserach:

@metanoia_nutrition

@brockwiththestrongname

@thebrockast

@JenSincero

@JockoWIllinick

@Jordan.B.Peterson

@Batman

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Emotions won't kill you but behaviors will. Re-package, re-frame, re-define, create, and initiate with this episode on Addiction and Connection during COVID. Courtney Johnson and Kristen McAdams discuss social and neurobiological aspects of navigating substance abuse in 2020 and introduce their future prospects for addressing and dismantling outdated addiction and mental health treatment practices. 

Resources:

"Quit Like a Woman" by Holly Whitaker

"Getting Our Bodies Back" by Christine Caldwell

Roberts, J. A., & David, M. E. (2020). The Social media party: fear of missing out (FoMO), social media intensity, connection, and well-being. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 36(4), 386-392.

Options for free courses:

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Do you want to know what's REALLY happening with society in 2020? Tune in while Host Kristen McAdams and Produce Mike roast societies favorite re-imagined coping strategy: cognitive distortion. Everyone is guilty of having used at least one, if not all of these 15 of these thought processes to justify, rationalize, and minimize their maladaptive life processes. These strategies have been around since the beginning of psychotherapy and are only growing more elaborate with the times.

You can Google "cognitive distortion" and find information from millions of sites. However, this is our article cited: https://psychcentral.com/lib/15-common-cognitive-distortions/

This is the ONLY podcast you will need for 2020! Functional Neurologist Dr. Roger Borbone, of Dr. Pure Life, joins host Kristen McAdams to discuss the science of anxiety.  Listen while Dr. B and Kristen marvel over the male vs. the female brain, the speed of the modern world, and the often embarrassing symptoms of Modern Women's Syndrome. Get back to being who you are with 6+ activities from the Stress Relief Tool Kit and practice while you listen! Producer Mike demonstrates a few of the tools with you!

See www.drpurelife.com for more information on the Stress Relief Tool Kit

Special Cross-over Episode! Not Jamie, of the GFY Social Club, joins Kristen McAdams and Producer Mike to discuss Cancel Culture, Gallow's Humor, and resting bitch face. Uncover the links between tragedy, comedy, and going to therapy. Learn the basics of flow psychology to improve performance, recover from trauma, and manage first world problems. 

Research: www.flowresearchcollective.com and www.theembodimentconference.org 

Mentions: www.makeavetsweat.org

Co-Host Courtney Johnson, of Onyx Counseling and Wellness, is on the show discussing the trauma behind Addiction in America. In our Threshold segment we discuss the prison-like, shame-based nature of the treatment industry. Then we cover trauma, substances and the body in the Approach segment. Finally, the Road Back has methods for taking back your power, being in your body, conducting compassionate inquiry, and finding yourself a therapist. 

Resources: www.theembodimentconference.org

Mentions; Peter Levine, Bessel Van der Kolk, and Gabor Mate'. 

October is Trauma Month! Host Kristen McAdams and Co-Host Kelly Byrne discuss personal experiences with surviving PTSD, offer education on signs and symptoms of PTSD, and discuss interventions for managing traumatic experiences. 

Research:

https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Posttraumatic-Stress-Disorder/Overview

Mentions:

@namicommunicate

@drwillcole

@risingphoenixdesign

@rapidresolutiontherapy

Learn why you are not broken on this ROGUE episode of the Psychologym Podcast. Kristen McAdams and Producer Mike discuss off-brand mental health topics including: super heroes, consistency, anger, survival, and the problem with peoples opinions. They will revoke your "license to ill" with key perspectives on why mental health should go beyond the treatment of symptoms. Like, share, comment, follow @thepsychologympodcast and bring your voice to the studio, or email thepsychologympodcast@gmail.com.

Join Kristen McAdams and Mike Hudak as they dissect the highs and lows of both Depression, and depression within the field of comedy. Consider how far is too far in comedic relief. Consider the health of the comedy world, and how comedy provides a useful escape from depressive symptoms by normalizing other wise difficult topics. Hang on tight while we discuss penetration, Robin Williams, and global trauma.

Books:

"Lost Connections" by Johann Hari

"Getting Our Bodies Back" by Christina Caldwell

If you think you are experiencing depression and are looking for support in your struggle, tune-in to this weeks episode on Agency in Depression. Host Kristen McAdams, Co-Host Courtney Johnson, and Guest speaker Josh Castro, are health professionals discussing Depression through the lens of culture, agency work, and personal experience. Find coping, connection, and comedy in our mutual goals toward healing depression. 

Connects:

Courtney Johnson @onyx.counselingandwellness / www.onyxcounselingandwellness.com

Josh Castro @justjoshingcomedy / @borderlaughspodcast

Psychoneuroimmunology is likely one of THE MOST important areas of research for 2020. It is the study of how your body, mental health, and immune system interact. Dive into the basics of this in depth research field, with Nutrition Coach Kaitlyn Jordan and Host Kristen McAdams, as they take you through their personal experiences with the mind/body connection, and deliver the research and interventions for how you can implement better health in your world.

Co-Host Kaitlyn Jordan contact and socials: 

@Kaitlyn_jordan

www.metanoianutrition.com

coachkaitlyn@metanoianutrition.com

Book Recommendations: 

"The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health." By Emeran Mayer, MD

"The Joy of Movement" by Kelly McGonigal

Research:

Slavich, G. M. (2020). Psychoneuroimmunology of stress and mental health. The Oxford handbook of stress and mental health. Oxford University Press, New York.