Psychjourney Podcasts

Stuck in a Doorway: An OCD Story Video

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Living with OCD

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Length-36 minutes, 51 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Cheryl Carmin, author of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Living With OCD published by Da Capo Press.

Dr. Carmin is a nationally recognized expert in the research and treatment of anxiety disorders and in cognitive behavior therapy. She is actively involved in training psychology post-doctoral fellows, interns, and externs and psychiatry residents in both CBT and anxiety treatment and is responsible for having developed these areas at UIC.

She is a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and has also been named a Beck Scholar, acknowledging her leadership in the field. Dr. Carmin is a member of an international working group studying cognitions in OCD and is one of the few clinical scientists who have published in the area of OCD in the elderly. She has also received NIMH grant funding to examine the relationship between anxiety and coronary heart disease. Her interests focus on translational research and psychophysiology of anxiety disorders. She has published widely and has presented at national and international meetings.  Visit her webpage.

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When Someone You Love Is Bipolar: Help and Support for You and Your Partner

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Length-36 minutes, 52 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Cynthia G. Last, author of When Someone You Love is Bipolar: Help and Support for You and Your Partner published by Guilford Press.

Cynthia G. Last, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Boca Raton, Florida. She has served on the faculties of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Nova Southeastern University, and is internationally known for her research on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders. The author or editor of 13 books, Dr. Last has been widely quoted and interviewed in the media. She lives with her husband of more than 20 years, Barry M. Rubin.  Visit her website.

Mysticism and Science-Wolfgang Pauli & Carl Jung Video

The rift between mysticism and the modern sciences derives mainly from elements of scientism in the latter: certain branches of the natural sciences, broadly disavow subjective experience as meaningless, misunderstanding the limitations of the ancient languages. Physicist David Bohm speaking of consciousness expressing itself as matter and/or energy would be completely understood by the mystic, whatever his cultural/religious heritage. The mystic's attempt to describe cause and effect between one's internal state and the miraculous, hints at a close connection between psychological stability (ego transcendence) and the mysterious realm of causality quantum physicists are now deciphering - dimensional reality shifts that synchronize with states of consciousness and unconflicted choices. Wolfgang Pauli (1900-1958) an Austrian theoretical physicist whose work lead to the development of modern theories of quantum mechanics. Pauli is notable for his work on spin theory and his work lead to the discovery of the so-called exclusion principle. The Pauli exclusion principle is one of the most important principles in physics, mainly because the three types of particles from which ordinary matter is made—electrons, protons, and neutrons—are all subject to it. The Pauli effect was named after his bizarre ability to break experimental equipment simply by being in the vicinity. Pauli himself was aware of his reputation, and was delighted whenever the Pauli effect manifested. Pauli sought consultation with Carl Jung following a nervous breakdown in 1931. The fellow Austrians had many a discussion and corresponded through letters about Carl Jung's concept of synchronicity. Strangely enough, when his last assistant, Charles Enz, visited him at the Rotkreuz hospital in Zürich, Pauli asked him: Did you see the room number? It was number 137. Throughout his life, Pauli had been preoccupied with the question of why the fine structure constant, a dimensionless fundamental constant, has a value nearly equal to 1/137. Pauli died in that room on 15 December 1958.

How to Recognize the Early Signs of Autism Video

Know the early signs of autism and check to see if your child exhibits them.

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The First Year: Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed Child

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Length-40 minutes, 13 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Nancy Wiseman, author of The First Year: Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Essential Guide For The Newly Diagnosed Child published by Da Capo Lifelong Books.

As the founder and president of First Signs Nancy Wiseman is dedicating her life to improving the lives of children and families affected by developmental disorders. Since 1999, Nancy has made a significant contribution to changing policy, improving awareness, and changing pediatric practice in how we screen, refer, and detect young children today.

Before devoting herself to First Signs, Nancy worked in corporate communications for over 20 years building brand awareness, educating the public, and generating qualified leads for international companies in the financial, travel, office products, computer, and software industries. She now utilizes her skills in fundraising and development, staff and financial management, film and video production, as well as public relations and education, to direct First Signs She has counseled parents worldwide and she has appeared in interviews with USA Today, Parents, and NBC's Today Show.

She is the author of Could It Be Autism: A Parent's Guide to the First Signs and Next Steps. and The First Year®: Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed Child.

Nancy serves as president and treasurer and she is the mother of Sarah, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of two. Today—at age 13—Sarah stands as a powerful example of the impact that early identification and intensive intervention can have on young children with developmental delays and disorders. Nancy is the 2006 recipient of the American Academy of Pediatrics’Dale Richmond/Justin Coleman Award for her outstanding achievement in the field of child development.  Visit her website.

When Perfect Isn't Good Enough: Strategies for Coping With Perfectionism

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Length-26 minutes, 23 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Martin M. Antony, co-author of When Perfect Isn't Good Enough: Strategies For Coping with Perfectionism by Martin M. Antony, Ph.D and Richard P. Swinson, MD, published by New Harbinger Publications.

Martin M. Antony, Ph.D.is professor of psychology at Ryerson   University in Toronto, ON, Canada. He is also director of research at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, ON. He is President Elect of the Canadian Psychological Association. Dr. Antony is actively involved in clinical research in the area of anxiety disorders, teaching, and education, and he maintains a private clinical practice. Visit his website.

Life in Rewind: The Story of a Young Courageous Man Who Persevered Over OCD and the Harvard Doctor Who Broke All the Rules to Help Him- Part Two

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Length-37 minutes, 26 seconds

Jamie Mason, co-host of the Psychjourney podcast, interviews Mr. Edward E. Zine, co-author of Life In Rewind: The Story of a Young Courageous Man Who Persevered Over OCD and the Harvard Doctor Who Broke All the Rules to Help Him by by Terry Weible Murphy, Michael A. Jenike, and Edward E. Zine and published by William Morrow.

Edward E. Zine, once a prospective student athlete at Clemson University, lives with Mayada, his wife of nine years, and his two beautiful daughters, Alexandria and Isabella. An aspiring animator with an expertise in construction, Ed and his family currently reside on Cape Cod in the home Ed built himself.

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