The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 07/03/13

My guest Judge Lynn Tepper,  6th Judicial Circuit at Dade City, Florida, sees through the anger of children and adults, and their perpetrations, to understand the underlying childhood trauma and to give them new encouragement and direction, including putting limits on medication.  Great success stories.  Judge Tepper  is empathy in action!

Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - About Good Therapy - 06/26/13

After I talk briefly about the brain-disabling principle of psychiatry treatment, my guest Dr. Robert Witchel and I discuss therapy and life.   A great opportunity to learn or to confirm what makes good therapy.  Lots of illustrative vignettes.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 06/19/13

Bereavement and trauma expert Joanne Cacciatore PhD shares profound thoughts on the loss of children, and how to help, or to be with, people who have undergone life's most irreparable losses.  This remarkable pioneer in the field of grief provides a positive and inspiring exploration of life and death, and happiness.  I strongly recommend this hour.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - A Much Needed Conversation - 06/12/13

In my intro, I review the current state of lobotomy and ECT. Then my guest Michael D. Ostrolenk launches us into a wide-ranging exploration of personal growth, individuality, freedom , democracy and society that reaches across political lines. A much need conversation in the world today.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 06/05/13

Bob Rose, PhD is an educator you have to hear. He turns the Command and Control model on its head to create Self-Organizing classrooms that empower children.  Profound lessons for therapy and life and as well as education.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 05/29/13

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - A Shift of Mind - 05/22/13

Mel Schwartz, a therapist, and for me a brilliant philosopher of science and psychology, brings Emergent Thinking to everything from how we envision the physical universe to how we can improve our lives and our marriages.   Good listening; good stuff.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - The Meaning of Dreams - 05/08/13

Kelly Bulkeley, PhD provides a window into our dreams and their relationship to empathy, personal growth and psychosis.  Very enlightening.  For my brief intro, I respond to the escape of three Cleveland women from sexual slavery and suggest a "National Day of Male Atonement."

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 05/01/13

My guests are wife and husband Geri Carter and Tim Evans, both Adlerian psychologists and family therapists.  After celebrating our great empathic therapies conference this past weekend, we spend most of the show talking about the importance of relationship and how to make a good marriage the center of our lives.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 04/24/13