Stop Psychoanalyzing Me
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago -Stop Psychoanalyzing Me is a podcast on which your friend Bev interviews experts about the mental disorders that they study. The goal of the interview isn't so much to have an expert discussion of the theory behind these disorders, but rather to discuss mental health in ways that all of us will understand. Episodes released monthly!
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Episodes
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder? with Dr. Katie Stewart
May 13, 2024 22:04 - 33 minutes - 77.5 MBBev interviews Dr. Katie Stewart on generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). They cover several areas, including what is GAD, what is worry, and what is intolerance of uncertainty, which is a core feature of the disorder. Information on our guest: Dr. Katie Stewart is a licensed clinical psychologist in Ontario (and so is no longer in supervised practice as of the publication of this podcast). She is currently working at Ontario Shores as a clinical consultant, providing consult...
An Overview of OCD with Dr. Martin Antony
May 08, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBOn this episode, Bev interviews Dr. Martin Antony on obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. They cover a variety of topics, including what is OCD, what are intrusive thoughts and compulsions, the prevalence of "odd thoughts," and how OCD is treated. This episode also includes a special guest, Jonathan, who experiences OCD. Jonathan shares what it is like having contamination OCD, his journey with being diagnosed with the disorder, and what treatment has been like for him. Informat...
Season 2 Summary with Bev Katherine and Yuri Hladio
May 07, 2022 17:35 - 37 minutes - 30.2 MBIn this episode, Bev and Yuri describe their key takeaways from Season 2! Follow on social media: Instagram - @stoppsychoanalyzingme Twitter - @stoppsychomepod ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
What is Social Anxiety Disorder? with Dr. Martin Antony
January 17, 2022 04:19 - 39 minutes - 31.8 MBBev interviews Dr. Martin Antony on social anxiety disorder. They cover a variety of topics, including what is social anxiety, the difference between shyness and social anxiety disorder, social anxiety across the lifespan, and how social anxiety is treated. Dr. Antony is professor in the Department of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University and provincial clinical and training lead for the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canad...
Disability and Mental Health with Dr. Kaley Roosen and Gabriella Carafa
October 30, 2021 18:22 - 52 minutes - 42.5 MBIn this episode, Bev discusses the relationship between physical disability and mental health with psychologist Dr. Kaley Roosen and social worker Gabriella Carafa. The conversation is focused on barriers to access to psychotherapy for individuals with physical disabilities, the importance of understanding physical disability from a mental health perspective, ableism, inclusivity, and insights on being physically disabled and working in mental health care. More on our guests: Ka...
Intro to ADHD with Dr. Annabel Sibalis
September 13, 2021 20:59 - 49 minutes - 41.5 MBIn this episode, Bev discusses ADHD with Dr. Annabel Sibalis, as well as with a woman with lived experience with ADHD, Meghan Riley. Dr. Sibalis is a doctoral candidate in the Psychological Science program at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her research investigates mental health in children and youth with a specific focus on ADHD and learning disabilities. She uses multiple methods including EEG brainwave scans to examine the neural underpinnings of attention and their relations t...
Forensic Psychology with Dr. Naomi Murphy
June 27, 2021 07:00 - 44 minutes - 36 MBBev interviews Dr. Naomi Murphy on her experiences as a consultant clinical and forensic psychologist in England. She is currently Clinical Director of a specialist unit in a high secure English prison where she was responsible for devising a treatment programme for men identified as ”untreatable psychopaths”. This program is now into its 18th year of successfully treating this population. Dr Murphy’s main treatment focus has been working with people with extensive histories of trau...
Health Psychology and Chronic Disease with Dr. Tae Hart
June 06, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode, Bev interviews Dr. Tae Hart about clinical health psychology. Dr. Tae Hart is a clinical health psychologist and professor of psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University. As the director of the psychosocial medicine laboratory at Ryerson, Dr. Hart’s research centers on psychological factors associated with adjustment to illness in chronically-ill individuals and their spouses/partners. Primarily, Dr. Hart’s work has investigated quality of life, psychological dist...
Grief Across the Lifespan with Christina Lee
May 23, 2021 04:29 - 41 minutes - 33.1 MBBev interviews Christina Lee, a grief and palliative care counsellor and professional art therapist who is registered as a psychotherapist in Ontario. She has also received a Master of Arts in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy and has completed her graduate training at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute. They explore what grief really is, common misconceptions about grief, and how children and adults differ in their grief. Follow on social media: Instagram - @stoppsychoanalyzingme T...
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? with Dr. Nina Josefowitz
May 09, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 26 MBOn this episode Bev speaks about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Dr. Nina Josefowitz. Dr. Josefowitz is an Assistant professor in the teaching stream in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at OISE/university of Toronto. She has given workshops on cognitive behavior therapy throughout North America, and internationally. She has also published widely as the co-author of CBT Made Simple. Nina Josefowitz is the co-author of CBT Made Simple. In CBT Made Simpl...
Season 1 Summary with Bev Katherine and Yuri Hladio
April 04, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 35.1 MBOn this episode, Bev (Stop Psychoanalyzing Me host) and Yuri (Stop Psychoanalyzing Me producer) discuss all five episodes of season 1. They also share their behind the scenes process; specific learnings from season 1; and their opinions on mental health diagnoses, mental health education, and stigma. To learn more about Yuri Hladio and his work, check out www.pryingpriest.com. Follow on social media: Instagram - @stoppsychoanalyzingme Twitter - @stoppsychomepod ★ Support this p...
Mindfulness 101 with Dr. Zindel Segal
March 21, 2021 07:00 - 25 minutes - 20.5 MBFeatured on this episode is Dr. Zindel Segal, who is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is a co-developer of mindfulness based cognitive therapy and a co-founder of mindfulnoggin.com, offering online Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy to the public. We discuss the difference between depression and sadness, common misconceptions about depression, and how to treat depression. Take a listen! Follow on social media: I...
Intro to Eating Disorders with Dr. Stephanie Cassin
February 28, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes - 31.1 MBOur featured guest for this episode is Dr. Stephanie Cassin. Dr. Cassin is an associate professor and the director of the Healthy Eating and Lifestyle laboratory at Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. Cassin’s clinical and research interests are in the area of disordered eating, obesity, and weight loss surgery. Her research examines the psychological predictors of weight loss surgery outcome, as well as psychological interventions that may improve these outcomes. In this episode, ...
Understanding Addiction with Dr. Sarah Dermody
February 14, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutes - 30.2 MBOn this episode is Dr. Sarah Dermody who is an assistant professor and the Director of the Clinical Addictions Research and Equity laboratory at Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. Dermody’s research investigates the risk factors and treatments for substance use and addiction in youth and adults. Bev and Dr. Dermody discuss what an addiction is, the difference between addictions to behaviors and substances, and how to have a conversation with someone who has an addiction. ★ Sup...
Psychedelics for Mental Health with Richard Zeifman
January 31, 2021 15:39 - 33 minutes - 27.2 MBOn today’s episode is Richard Zeifman, who is a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University. His research focuses on enhancing mental disorder treatments by integrating evidence-based psychological treatments with pharmacological ones, such as MDMA. He recently authored a scientific paper that examined how ayahuasca use influenced suicidal thoughts among people with depression. We discuss how mental disorders could be treated with psychedelic drugs, the bar...
Defining Depression with Dr. Zindel Segal
January 11, 2021 15:54 - 28 minutes - 23.3 MBFeatured on this episode is Dr. Zindel Segal, who is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is a co-developer of mindfulness based cognitive therapy and a co-founder of mindfulnoggin.com, offering online Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy to the public. We discuss the difference between depression and sadness, common misconceptions about depression, and how to treat depression. Take a listen! Follow on social media: I...