How do we find a way out of the darkest depths of despair? Psychiatrist Dr. Craig Heacock hosts a deep dive into powerfully moving stories of hope and healing, as well as topical explorations of psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and psychedelics.
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A Nurse + Grief + Alcohol + Adderall— Finding Hope for Healers (01:04:48)
Kate started her addiction journey at a young age, using substances as a salve for her terrible grief. Later, drugs and alcohol helped her to cope with the transition to nursing and the unending deman...
The Scary Med List-- A Case Consultation with Dr. H (00:22:57)
Dr. H dives deep into a patient's scary, confusing, and ill-advised list of psych meds to illustrate some deeper truths and lessons about psychopharmacology and the med management model of psychiatry....
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Ketamine, and Psychiatry 3.0 (01:11:12)
Dr. H sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Fenstermacher, Medical Director of the TMS Clinic at the University of Colorado- Anschutz to explore the growing role of TMS and neuromodulation in psychiatry. They...
When psychiatric illness isn't just psychiatric-- The immune system, PANS, and psychiatric mimicry (01:20:45)
There is a growing awareness in psychiatry that not all psychiatric illness is psychiatric— some percentage of what presents in psychiatric settings is actually triggered by autoimmune responses to va...
10 Questions to Deepen Psychotherapy-- Inviting the Here and Now (00:16:11)
Psychotherapy can often get stuck in a there and then storytelling mode....how do we shift the therapeutic encounter into the immediacy of the Here and Now? Here Dr. H shares 10 questions which shine...
Is DID real? Parts, alters, exiles, and what's allowed in the therapeutic space (01:07:37)
Dr. H sits down with Jade Miller, a peer support specialist and advocate for public education about DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder). In the first part of this episode, Jade shares her story and h...
Parenting through the storm-- Adoption, trauma, acceptance, and humility (01:01:04)
BFTA storyteller Frank shares the joy, confusion, chaos, utter fear, and deepest gratitude when he and his partner Brad adopted and raised two boys, ages 4 and 2, from the foster care system. Twenty y...
When our minds forget our bodies remember-- A trauma therapist comes back to life (01:13:41)
Rachael, a trauma therapist and today's storyteller, describes how her early childhood abuse was buried by the protective mechanism of dissociative amnesia. As Rachael wrote to Dr. H, “The only way I...
Treatment-resistant bipolar disorder-- Finding stability at last (00:54:40)
This story is a mirror to Elizabeth’s story from season 1 episode 1. Today’s storyteller Sarah was so moved by Elizabeth’s story that it helped her to trust Dr. H's recommendation to take a pretty sca...
Hiding in plain sight-- Life, work, and therapy on the autistic spectrum (01:05:04)
In today’s story we explore what it’s like to be on the autistic spectrum, and more specifically, how a later life diagnosis can totally change the way you view the world and yourself. Aurelie, our st...
Trapped in secrecy and shame-- A boy, his coach, and healing trauma with MDMA (01:36:25)
How do you rebuild trust amidst the ashes of trauma? This is the story of Sean, an up and coming star tennis player whose coach carefully selected him and then groomed him for years of sexual assault....
BFTA Summer Special-- The Wisdom of the Psychedelic Therapy Underground (01:01:39)
In this fourth annual summer psychedelic special, Dr. H sits down to hear some hard-earned wisdom from a therapist colleague who has been doing underground MDMA and psilocybin work for years. Support ...
Chris, Craig, and Special Guest Fish in Fishbowl 6 (01:51:33)
Chris and Craig invite Antonio Sacre, an LA-based professional storyteller, author, and BFTA super-advisor into the Fishbowl to deconstruct season 6. BFTA episode recommendations/Podcast page https:...
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners in the Treatment Landscape (01:02:13)
Craig sits down with his mentee and colleague Mandy Bliss, a psychiatric NP in Louisville KY, to explore the compelling and complex challenges of meeting the ever-expanding need for psychiatric care....
The Enneagram in the Therapeutic Relationship (01:18:09)
Craig sits down with Colorado-based psychotherapist and Enneagram expert Joy Gribble (Elemental Psychedelics; Reflective Healing) to explore how the Enneagram can predict the strengths, fears, and bli...
Meds can't fill the trauma hole-- Attachment, maternal wounding, and the challenges of coming off meds (00:54:53)
Here Dr. H sits down with Lisa, a pediatric nurse practitioner, to witness her story of developmental trauma, concomitant chronic depression, and eventually her path of healing and rebuilding trust an...
Desperately seeking safety -- A trauma healing journey with Koelle Simpson (02:05:54)
Craig sits down with Colorado-based equine and somatic therapist Koelle Simpson to witness her harrowing and moving story of healing from repeated sexual assaults through a deep psychospiritual connec...
The Art of Deprescribing (00:22:39)
Dr. H breaks down the complex task of deprescribing into six clear steps, starting with the most important and challenging question of all: Who is the patient and why are they suffering? "Bringing T...
Developing field awareness: Working with transference and countertransference (01:10:36)
This is an interview that Dr. H recently did on a podcast called "The Web: Weaving Psychology and Soul in Circle" where he goes deep into his own journey learning how to work with transference and cou...
Sex Hormones and Psychiatric Illness with Dr. Neill Epperson (01:03:40)
Dr. H sits down with Dr. Neill Epperson, chair of the University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry, to talk all things hormonal. "I Love You, I Hate You, Are You My Mom?" A intensive experientia...
Adventures in Exposure Therapy (Re-release) (00:44:49)
This is a re-release of an episode called "Adventures in Exposure Therapy" which first published in 2020. That episode was the second of a two part exploration of OCD, the first episode was called "OC...
Can MDMA save a marriage? One couple's story (00:53:04)
Today’s story is the story of so many marriages— starting off with hope and excitement, then settling into careers and kids and unforeseen challenges, then facing emerging disenchantment and mounting...
Psychedelics, psychiatric meds, and the question of tapering (00:18:06)
One of the more interesting and difficult challenges of integrating psychedelics into psychiatry is how to deal with the fact that so many of the folks who will seek out care for their treatment-resis...
In the room with Hillary McBride and Saj Razvi--- A moment to moment exploration of psychedelic somatic trauma therapy (01:05:00)
Saj Razvi and Hillary McBride return to BFTA, this time together, for one of the most compelling and fascinating episodes we have featured on the podcast-- an in depth, in the room exploration of the ...
Recognizing and Treating OCD (00:21:48)
In this solo episode, Craig synthesizes the most salient aspects of identifying and treating OCD, with some cool musical interludes to boot-- in just over 20 minutes! "I Love You, I Hate You, Are You...
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