Anxiety Book Club

Episode 40 - Talk Therapy is Not Enough

In Episode 40 of the podcast, I speak with author and therapist Natasha Senra-Pereira about her riveting memoir, Talk Therapy is Not Enough. We chat about her journey of healing, including her work with alternative therapy approaches, including somatic healing, Internal Family Systems, (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) EMDR, psychedelics and more. It’s a fun book and conversation, and I hope you’ll enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed chatting with Natasha.
 
https://privatetherapytoronto.ca/
https://www.amazon.com/Talk-Therapy-Isnt-Enough-Psychotherapists/dp/1951692217
https://www.talktherapyisntenough.com/

Episode 39 - Mental Health Comics with Sacha Mardou

In this episode, me and the amazing Sacha Mardou (known as Mardou in her comic books), discuss her contribution to art and mental health via her ifscomics.com, her previous books (here and here), and her forthcoming memoir. We discuss her personal path to healing (which also comes by way of anxiety), and how the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model and her description of her sessions via art has led to some serious healing. I really enjoyed this chat, and I hope you do to!
Also mentioned:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/585991565326793
Mardou on Patreon
Mardou on instagram

Episode 38 - Life is Hard with Kieran Setiya

In this episode, I talk with philosopher Kieran Setiya about his very new book, Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way. We discuss hope, pain, illness, moral philosophy, stoicism, grief, FOMO, and much more. Enjoy!
 
Kieran’s Podcast:
https://anchor.fm/kieran-setiya
 
Kieran’s Website
http://www.ksetiya.net/
 
Kieran’s Twitter
https://twitter.com/KieranSetiya?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Episode 37 - Community Mental Health with San Mar

In a bit of a departure for the podcast, this episode goes local, and explores how community mental health operates at a single organization, San Mar Family and Community Services in Boonsboro, Maryland. San Mar provides a diverse collection of services, including foster care support and outpatient mental health. My guests are CEO Keith Fanjoy and Director Jerica Washington, who explain the ins and outs of this special organization, including the philosophy of "Wraparound" services that inform much of its approach to community well being. Enjoy!
 
- https://sanmarhope.org/
- https://besterhope.org/
- https://jebcenter.com/
- Program Overview

Episode 36 - Effortless Mindfulness with Loch Kelly

In this episode, I discuss a variety of practice that seeks to take the "meditator" out of meditation. Loch Kelly, author and meditation teacher, introduces us to a kind of meditation that helps us awaken immediately and without strenuous effort. Enjoy our conversation, and find out more about Loch at his website, or through his book.

Episode 35 - Am I Dreaming with James Kingsland

In this episode, I speak with author and science journalist James Kingsland about his newest book, "Am I Dreaming?: The Science of Altered States, from Psychedelics to Virtual Reality, and Beyond". We discuss how our brains behave under the influences of these alternative realities, and what the scientific community has found about their therapeutic benefits. 
 
Am I Dreaming?
Plastic Brain Blog

Episode 34 - Unwinding Anxiety with Dr. Judson Brewer

In Episode 34, we welcome Dr. Judson Brewer back to the podcast to understand anxiety and worry as a habit, and how to unravel them. Dr. Jud uses neuroscience to identify the ways that mindfulness can help us unlearn unskillful behaviors like worrying, and let curiosity disenchant our minds with the experience of ruminative habit loops
 
https://www.amazon.com/Unwinding-Anxiety-Science-Shows-Cycles/dp/0593330447

Episode 33 - The Grieving Brain

Join me in conversation with Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor, associate professor of psychology at University of Arizona, and expert in the neuroscience of grief and loss. We discuss what happens to our brains when we lose those close to us, and how to explain grieving behavior, including what makes it so challenging. We also dispel some myths about the grieving process and add nuance to the conventional wisdom around what to expect during the "normal" grieving process. 
The Grieving Brain