The Higher Practice Podcast for Optimal Mental Health - Psychedelics, Spirituality, and What You Need to Know About Depression - Dr. Charles Raison - HPP 57

Psychedelics, Spirituality, and What You Need to Know About Depression - Dr. Charles Raison - HPP 57

07/22/20 • 63 min

The Higher Practice Podcast for Optimal Mental Health

Depression has always been one of the leading problems that most Americans face today and has exponentially increased due to the pandemic we are facing. The impacts that this has brought to the state of mental well-being has been severely damaging.

In today’s exciting episode, we are honored and privileged to be joined by an internationally recognized and highly influential scientist and leading researcher tackling mental illness, Dr. Charles Raison. Join us as we come to understand why depression happens in the first place and begin to learn of new ways that we can deal with it or at least control it by introducing different techniques and interesting concepts that our esteemed guest raises.

Shownotes:

Raison’s early beginnings
An interest in spiritual views and studies
Consciousness and Psychedelics: Discovering conscious states
The relationship between Depression and Consciousness
Causes of Depression: Pondering about imbalanced activities
The case of Depression: An evolutionary perspective
Depression in the modern world
Impacts on the immune system: Allowing microbes as a stimulus
Understanding and treating Depression
Treating mental disorders: A psychopharmacological approach
Battling Depression with ketamine as an adaptive stressor
Interesting insights for medical providers on dealing with Depression

To learn more about Dr. Charles Raison:

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Shownotes:

Raison’s early beginnings
An interest in spiritual views and studies
Consciousness and Psychedelics: Discovering conscious states
The relationship between Depression and Consciousness
Causes of Depression: Pondering about imbalanced activities
The case of Depression: An evolutionary perspective
Depression in the modern world
Impacts on the immune system: Allowing microbes as a stimulus
Understanding and treating Depression
Treating mental disorders: A psychopharmacological approach
Battling Depression with ketamine as an adaptive stressor
Interesting insights for medical providers on dealing with Depression

To learn more about Dr. Charles Raison:

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How you can help others in a big way...

If you’re a provider visit www.psychaitryinstitute.com

If you’re interested in patient care visit: www.psychiatrycenters.com

For provider education reach out to: [email protected]

For patient care reach out to: [email protected]

Previous Episode

How the Fragmented Self Becomes Whole Through IFS - Dr. Richard Schwartz – HPP 56

Inside each of us there always is a raging battle for control and security between parts of ourselves that oftentimes we simply neglect. Unbeknownst to us, the results bring significant impacts to our state of mental health. But what if we could get them to agree with one another? What if we could bring peace to the fragmented aspects of our Self?

In today’s very exciting episode, we are honored to be joined by the highly renowned founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dr. Richard Schwartz and together we answer these very interesting questions and unlock the wholeness that we so need. Join us and learn how we can apply these effective principles and concepts of IFS in our everyday lives.

Shownotes:

Discovering the parts of the self
Understanding the parts of the self and how it can lead to trauma
The exiled parts: Fragmented aspects of the self
Digging deeper: Taking a closer look at the nature of the Self
The fluidity of personality and the Self
Manifestations of the Self
Impacts of the IFS model in psychotherapy
Indigenous ritualistic views of the Self
The fragmented Self: Multiple personality
Learning to apply IFS through COVID
Helpful meditation practices

To learn more about Dr. Richard Schwartz visit

https://ifs-institute.com/

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If you’re a provider visit www.psychaitryinstitute.com

If you’re interested in patient care visit: www.psychiatrycenters.com

For provider education reach out to: [email protected]

For patient care reach out to: [email protected]

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Death is a reality of life that we all go through. Others will say that death is tragic and horrifying to encounter while some consider it a beautiful mystery, comparable to the miracle of life. All throughout human history, death has been a topic of much sorrow, wonder and awe that it often has a very elaborate and intricate story.

The reality of death stirs up and brings about powerful emotions in all of us, particularly grief. Experiencing a loved one’s passing and coping with the loss is certainly difficult, heartbreaking and can affect our state of well-being. But what if we looked at it the other way around? What if we rethink what death means and to really understand how the concept of death can bring empowerment in our lives?

In today’s inspiring episode, we dive deep into the conversation surrounding death, grief and loss. We are deeply honoured to be joined today by one of the most respected experts in dealing with patients at the end of life phase by adopting integrative methods, Dr. Rohini Kanniganti. Join us as we learn together and understand a new way of taking a look at the reality of death and how to cope with grief and loss.

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