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Psychiatrist Peter R. Breggin, MD believes you can make a marvelous life. Great guests, callers and conversations to inspire you.
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Monday Mar 21, 2011
Monday Mar 21, 2011
If you think psychotherapy is only for those with mild everyday problems, think again. This hour dives deeply into the essence of empathic therapy and finds that it the best therapeutic approach to anyone who suffers from emotional distress, including those with autism, psychosis and even serious traumatic brain injuries that render them nearly unable to communicate. My guest Richard Gottlieb, MSW, a therapist from Grand Rapids and Holland, Michigan, tells moving stories from his practice to show us how one human being can reach out to another in a healing manner. Along with dozens of others inspiring therapists and scientists, Richard will present at our upcoming Empathic Therapy Conference in Syracuse, New York, April 8-10, 2011. Get all the information you need about the conference atwww.EmpathicTherapy.org. Professionals and the public alike are welcome! See you there.
Monday Mar 14, 2011
Monday Mar 14, 2011
My guest is Barbara Fisher, PhD, a wise and dedicated clinical psychologist and psychotherapist who offers innovative thoughts about how the brain and mind must recover together from emotional trauma and stress. This hour became an active sharing of ideas between the two of us, focused on common themes across seemingly diverse events such as healing the trauma being experienced by people in Japan, healing the trauma of children who witness these catastrophes on TV, and healing the stresses of growing up within a family. Our focus is on helping the individual through helping the family.
Monday Mar 07, 2011
Monday Mar 07, 2011
Howard Glasser is not only a great guest--his goal is to bring out the greatness in you! Howie applies his Nurtured Heart Approach to helping individuals, training professionals, transforming schools and even enhancing communities. This hour with me and Howard could inspire and guide you to find a more positive approach toward everyone in your life, including yourself. It can help you muster from within yourself the power to be a more effective and loving husband or wife, parent, teacher, therapist or friend. Howard, along with at least two marvelous people he has trained, will be among the more than forty presenters at our upcoming Empathic Therapy Conference in Syracuse, New York, April 8-10. Find out about the conference at www.empathictherapy.org. It is open to everyone!
Monday Feb 28, 2011
Monday Feb 28, 2011
Today’s guest is John Verapin, PhD, former Managing Director of Eli Lilly Sweden where in his words he “bribed” psychiatrists to get Prozac approved. John has become a reformer and the author of Side-Effects: Death. Confessions of a Pharmaceutical Insider. He and I share our wealth of experience examining the fraudulent and manipulative behavior of drug companies as well as our frightening personal and professional encounters with these powerful institutions. To learn more about these issues, as well as many positive therapeutic alternatives to the Psychopharmaceutical Complex, come to our Empathic Therapy Conference April 8-10, 2011 in Syracuse. Get the details at www.empathictherapy.org.
Monday Feb 21, 2011
Monday Feb 21, 2011
Do you doubt that you or anyone else can recover from multiple psychiatric hospitalizations, shock treatment and twenty years of psychiatric drugs? Mary Maddock is the author of Soul Survivor: A Personal Encounter with Psychiatry and a leader in the Irish psychiatric reform movement. I first met Mary several years ago in Ireland at one of the largest psychiatric reform conferences that I've ever participated in. Mary's story of personal triumph will inspire you to seek your own self-directed, self-defined road to psychological and spiritual freedom. Meanwhile, sign up soon at empathictherapy.org for our April 8-10 Empathic Therapy Conference in Syracuse, NY.
Monday Feb 14, 2011
Monday Feb 14, 2011
One of my most inspiring shows! On this Valentine’s Day, I share thoughts about love with my dear friend, Dr. Adrianne Johnson--love in marriage and in every other aspect of life including therapy and the workplace. And we disclose a lot about ourselves along the way. What is love? Is there love at first sight? How to heal a broken marriage or friendship? The difference between love and relationship? How to overcome extreme loneliness? Steps to take to find other people to love? We move back and forth between inspiring ideals and the details and practicalities of maintaining and growing a loving relationship. And the first time ever, my wife Ginger surprises me by calling into the radio show to join us on the air. I’ve always wanted her to do so, and now she does it as present to me on Valentine’s Day. It's a show about happiness and how to achieve it. You can meet Adrianne, along with Ginger, at our upcoming Empathic Therapy conference (www.empathictherapy.org), April 8-10 in Syracuse.
Monday Feb 07, 2011
Monday Feb 07, 2011
Today’s guest is Ronald W. Light, editor and author of The Risks of Prescription Drugs. Unless you are a world class expert on pharmaceutical companies, the FDA, and the drug approval process—this will be an incredibly enlightening hour. In fact, even the experts should learn from this analysis of medication risks associated with psychiatric and non-psychiatric drugs. Dr. Light will also join me in a special presentation at our upcoming Empathic Therapy Conference, April 8-10 in Syracuse New York (www.empathictherapy.org).
Monday Jan 31, 2011
Monday Jan 31, 2011
“Matt D” from “All Addicts Anonymous,” a residential community, is my guest as we delve into the meaning and value of 12-Step Programs. Are they applicable to all of life’s problems? Do psychiatric meds have any role? Does empathic counseling contribute anything? What can everyone learn from AA principles and practices? Can they help with psychiatric drug withdrawal? You can also hear Matt D and dozens of other exciting presenters from around the world April 8-10 in Syracuse, NY at our Empathic Therapy Conference (www.empathictherapy.org).
Monday Jan 24, 2011
Monday Jan 24, 2011
The healing properties of laughter! Today’s guest is Grace Sweet who teaches and practices Laughter Yoga. Do you believe that laughing about nothing can release your energies and give you a fresh spiritual start? Do you think it can become an integral part of legitimate therapeutic practices, including counseling? Do you think it has a scientific basis? Grace Sweet may make a believer out of you.
Monday Jan 17, 2011
Monday Jan 17, 2011
Search the ends of the Earth for two of the world’s most caring, courageous, honest and intelligent psychiatrists, and you will find my two guests: Doug Smith, MD from Juneau, Alaska, and Albert Fergusson, MD from Columbia, South America. The show begins with Doug and I talking about the essence of good therapy and good personal relationships, and then about spirituality in therapy and life. We are joined by Alberto who shares his view of the same common values. All three of us treat patients who are labeled “schizophrenic” without medication, but with nuanced differences in our approaches. You can also meet and hear both doctors at our Empathic Therapy Conference, April 8-10, 2011 in Syracuse, NY (www.empathictherapy.org).