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#351 – Exploring The Placebo Response with Jungian Analyst Richard Kradin, MD





Richard Kradin MD is a research immunologist, Jungian analyst, former Research Director of the Harvard Medical School Mind/Body Medical Institute, and author of The Placebo Response. He is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, and teaches at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Dr. Kradin is also the author of a number of books, including The Placebo [...]

#350 – The Role of Nutrition in Mental Health with Duane Law





Duane Law, L.Ac. is an accomplished acupuncturist, naturopath, speaker and author. He is among the earliest westerners licensed as acupuncturists in the U.S. He uses stories and rich visual imagery to show people how their bodies work and why things go wrong. He teaches simple, natural things anyone can do to regain health, stall aging [...]

#349 – Intuition and Dreams with David Sowerby, PhD





Transcript David F. Sowerby, Ph.D. is a Consultant and an Adjunct Faculty Member in the Psychology Departments at Sonoma State University and Dominican University of California. Dr. Sowerby has published research in the areas of intuition and hypnosis, and is the author of a book on intuition, dreams, and healing. He has taught psychology at [...]

#348 – Nutrition and Mental Health with Whole-Psychiatry Founder, Robert Hedaya, MD





Robert J. Hedaya, MD, DFAPA is the founder of the National Center for Whole Psychiatry in Chevy Chase , Maryland. Dr Hedaya believes that better mental and physical health can be achieved with less medication by correcting bodily systems and getting to the roots of ill health. Using traditional and integrative approaches, Dr Hedaya assesses [...]

#347 – Somatic Experiencing for Trauma Work with Suzie Gruber and Jerry Allen





Suzie Gruber, M.A., SEP., holds advanced degrees in chemistry & psychology She spent 15 years in biotechnology before returning to her first love helping people transform their lives. A Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in private practice in Sebastopol, CA, Suzie assists practitioner trainings while piloting an effort to apply SE to the child welfare setting. Jerry [...]

#346 – A New Paradigm for Thinking About Autism with Nick Walker





Nick Walker received his M.A. in Somatic Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies, where he now teaches in the undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies program. We previously interviewed Nick on Shrink Rap Radio #323 on Aikido, Empathy, and Neurodiversity. He holds the rank of 6th Dan (6th degree black belt) in aikido, and has taught the [...]

#345 – Trauma Stewardship with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky





Laura van Dernoot Lipsky MSW, founder and director of the Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others, has worked directly with trauma survivors for 25 years. At age 18, she regularly spent nights volunteering in a homeless shelter. From there, she went on [...]

#344 – Archetypal Phenomena Surrounding Death with Monika Wikman, PhD





Transcript Monica Wikman, Ph.D was my guest on episode #286 on Jungian Active Imagination and #235 – Using Alchemical Archetypes in Jungian Analysis. She is a Jungian Analyst and author of Pregnant Darkness: Alchemy and the Rebirth of Consciousness (2005) and various articles in Jungian psychology journals. Monika obtained her BA from UC San Diego [...]

#343 – The Marriage of Tarot and Psychology with Ruth Ann and Wald Amberstone





Ruth Ann & Wald Amberstone are co-founders of The Tarot School created in New York City in 1995. Pillars of the modern Tarot movement, Ruth Ann and Wald teach, write, speak and publish about tarot on every conceivable level. Divination, psychology, esotericism and magical practice are all areas of expertise covered by this pioneering tarot [...]

#342 – Exploring Archetypal Patterns with Jungian Analyst Michael Conforti





Transcript Michael Conforti, Ph.D. is a Jungian Analyst, and is the founder and director of the Assisi Institute. Dr. Conforti’s work has resulted not only in a training institute based on his discoveries, but also the development of a new discipline, Archetypal Pattern Analysis. He has been a faculty member at the C.G. Jung Institute [...]