How to Be Patient
Episodes
Season 3 Wrapped: Time To Reflect and Look Forward
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we wrap up Season 3, Margaret and I are looking back at the long journey from our first late-night recording sessions in 2025 to where we are now: ...
Existential Psychotherapy Part 4: Meaning
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of a four part series on existential psychotherapy, Margaret and I take on the problem of meaning. This one is a little different...
Ask a Psychiatrist: The Grab Bag Special
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret and I decided to tackle the questions that have been circling our DMs, including the controversial continuum of harm reduction, where does "g...
Giving and Receiving Feedback with Paul Tran
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I’m flying solo for most of this one while Margaret is off saving dolphins (or just finishing a hospital admission ), but I’ve brought in a heavy ...
Coffee, Tea and Dementia
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this journal club episode, we break down the recent findings from a landmark (in my opinion) study on the associated risks between caffeine consump...
Speech and Psychiatry with Speech Talk’s Emily and Eva
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A topic that we were silent on during our Aphasia episode was the importance of Speech-Language Pathologists in the care of patients with Aphasia and,...
Existential Psychotherapy Part 3: Isolation
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Spoiler Alert! The key to not feeling isolated is to (wait for it) be around other people! Humans are naturally driven social creatures, but the ways ...
DBT Case Studies with Expert Dr. Kiki Fehling
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of our intro to DBT episodes, we welcome expert education and DBT clinician, Dr. Kiki Fehling. We talk about how Dr. Fehling found ...
Going Viral as a First Year Med Student with Amine
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Amine (whyamino) a med student and content creator who recently went viral for his skits about engaging with patients...
Existential Psychotherapy Part 2: Freedom
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today Margaret and I take on our own freedom in today’s episode, which is part 2 of a 4-part series on Existential Psychotherapy. The existential po...
DBT 101: Learning How to Regulate Your Emotions
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we break down what DBT actually is (and what it’s not), why it was originally developed, and how it’s grown into something that’...
How would bringing back long term psych care look? (and is it a good idea?)
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the current political climate and the possibility of the return of institutionalized mental health care. Though this is no...
Recognizing OCD and Comprehensive Treatment
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Margaret and Preston cover one of their most-requested clinical topics: diagnosing and treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD...
Existential Psychotherapy Part 1: Death
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we try to tackle the easy and simple topic of death. Inspired by the writings of Irvin Yalom in Existential Psychotherapy, preston attempts to ...
Learning as a Resident with Dr. Mark Mullen
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Margaret and I are joined by the legendary host of the podcast Psychiatry Bootcamp, Dr. Mark Mullen. As a clerkship director of the p...
Neuropsychological Assessments for Clinicians
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode which could be titled “Neurocognitive Assessments for silly, cool, fun people” (thats us we are the silly, cool fun people), Marga...
Eating For Your Brain (Even When You’re Down) with Nutritional Psychiatrist Brooke Resche, MD
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of HBP, we interview Brooke Resche (CookwithDrBrooke on TikTok and Instagram) and answer some of your questions of how to feed yoursel...
The Dementia Episode
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Margaret and I do our best to define the elusive diagnosis of dementia. We describe what the actual clinical definition of the cognit...
Concrete Self-Care in Hard Times with Amanda Stuckey Dodson
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one thing to think about optimal routines, and the internet is often very fixated on the “best”, but what about when you’re stressed, b...
Your Brain on AI: Interview with MIT Media Lab’s Nataliya Kosmyna
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we present to you our first Journal Club episode, in which we feature a primary author of an important piece of research. Online, content super...
Food Fears, Myths, and Mental Health
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back for season 3! For our first episode, we have on a food scientist to discuss from the industry side food myths, which we combine with our ...
What To Look For In A Psych Program (Season 2 Wrap)
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret and I pivot into mentor mode a little in this episode, it’s targeted towards medical students and the vicissitudes of the match. We know th...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 101
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
By popular demand, Margaret and Preston are back with another therapy episode. The topic this week? Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a third w...
Trauma and Dissociation with Kristin Flanary (Lady Glaucomflecken)
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we bring on Kristin Flanary, who is currently doing her own investigation into dissociations associated with trauma from both her own...
A Patient’s Perspective on Chronic Pain with Alexandra Wildeson
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are joined by the host of the “calling in sick” a pod run by our good friend Alex (familiarly) to discuss the rigamoroll that is navigati...
Prescribing Laughter with Will Flannery (Dr. Glaucomflecken)
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a slight excursion from our regularly scheduled program. Today we are chatting with Will Flannery, who is in many ways our content “...
Nutritional Psychiatry with Dr. Drew Ramsey (Part 2)
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret and I are back with part two of our conversation with Dr. Drew Ramsey and this time, things get personal. I volunteered my real-life food log...
Nutritional Psychiatry with Dr. Drew Ramsey (Part 1)
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Dr. Drew Ramsey to talk about something we all think we understand and don’t: how food shapes mood. In Part 1, we get practical and...
The Lithium Episode
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this preston-led episode, we take a deep dive into the history of lithium and its use in psychiatry. But because Preston is very literal, we are st...
Advocating from Inside the Prison System
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Margaret and I sat down with Dr. Jhilam Biswas, psychiatrist and expert on the intersection of law and mental health, for one of the hardes...
Let’s Talk About Aphasias
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is aphasia, really and what happens when your brain no longer cooperates with your ability to speak or understand language? In this episode, Pres...
Is My Pain All In My Head?
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it all in your head or is pain more complex than we’ve been led to believe? In this episode, Margaret and I dig into the psychological and biolog...
Freud Enters the Chat: Psychodynamic Therapy
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret took the captain’s chair for this one, and I was just along for the ride—straight into the deep waters of psychodynamic and psychoanalyti...
Alyson Stoner: What Happens When You Grow Up in the Spotlight?
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode might feel like a gut punch, in the most important way. Margaret and I sat down with Alyson Stoner to talk about what it means to be rais...
Suicide Risk Assessments: Using Predictive Models in a Personalized Way
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret and I sat down to speak on a topic we rarely hear spoken plainly: suicide. We didn’t plan to tidy anything up or wrap it in easy language. ...
Religious Trauma and Broader Visions of Spirituality in Healthcare
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode felt like a deep exhale. Margaret runs solo today, as she sat down with Dr. Hillary McBride—psychologist, author, and researcher—to t...
Why People Die By Suicide: Theories Through History
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While in psychiatry we avoid using declarative or certain language about mechanisms, it can be helpful to think about the narratives that drive people...
Eating Disorders for Psychiatrists: Part 2
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Part 2 of our deep dive into eating disorders—and this time, we’re going even deeper. We kick off by unpacking our mock therapy session wit...
Eating Disorders for Psychiatrists: Part 1
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Part 1 of our two-part deep dive into eating disorders—and we’re starting at the beginning. Margaret and I sit down with psychiatrist and ...
The History and Process of Psychiatric Detainment
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret and I talk about what it feels like to care for patients who remind us a little too much of ourselves, especially when we’re also the ones ...
The History of Burnout (And Our Maslach Scores)
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Margaret and I take on burnout—what it actually is, where the term came from, and how to tell when you’re not just tired, but som...
The Heart of Psychiatry
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This might be our nerdiest episode yet—and that’s saying something. In our Season 2 kickoff, Margaret and I sit down with Dr. Margo Funk, psychiat...
How It Started, How It’s Going: Season 1 Wrap-Up
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 1: complete! In this wrap-up episode, Margaret and I reflect on what it’s been like building this show from scratch—while also being full-t...
Couples and Sex Therapy: Myths and Truths (Part 2)
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Nikki Haddad, we went from couples therapy theory to Simpsons cosplay, and yes—it was as chaotic and illumina...
Couples and Sex Therapy: Myths and Truths (Part 1)
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Nikki Haddad—Margaret's residency best friend, couples and sex therapist, and one of the most thoughtful psych...
Q&A from YOUR listener submissions
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We opened up the inbox and wow… y’all really came through. In this first-ever Q&A episode, Margaret and I answer your questions about coping durin...
Is Trauma Stuck in My Hips?
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I learned I have a pelvic floor. And yes, I realize I’m a doctor and should’ve known that already. Margaret and I talk with pelvic floo...
Trying to Meditate: Part II
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode, Preston demonstrated to Margaret how to properly conduct a mindfulness meditation session. Due to popular demand, the sage spirit...
Our Favorite Coping Skills for Working in Stressful Times
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 16, Preston and Margaret dive into the chaos of overnight residency, the reality of sleep deprivation, and how mindfulness can backfire whe...
Alcohol: Examining Alcohol culture, history, and use disorder
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 15, Preston and Margaret open a bottle—of questions, stories, and science—about alcohol use disorder. What do we get wrong about “mod...
Social Anxiety & the Loneliness Epidemic
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 14, Preston and Margaret dive into social anxiety disorder and the loneliness epidemic. From embarrassing childhood memories to awkward clu...
Marathoning and Mental Health
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Preston and Margaret take a deep dive into the science of running, exercise culture, and its impact on mental health. They explore th...
Parasocial Relationships, Social Media, & How Art Can Help Mental Health
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Margaret takes the lead as she welcomes art therapist, psychotherapist, and author Amelia Knott to discuss the ethics of being online,...
ADHD, Misinformation, and the Chaos of Online Mental Health
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by Priyanka Patel, a pharmacist, content creator, and soon-to-be author, to discuss mental health misinformation, ADHD, ...
Genetic Counseling (How to Approach the Unknown)
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we sit down with genetic counselor Julia Castro to demystify the world of genetic testing and counseling. They explore how genetic inf...
Cannabis and Coping: A Mixed Relationship
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Preston and Margaret explore the endocannabinoid system, cannabis, and its impact on mental health. They break down the science behind...
Motivational Interviewing
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Preston and Margaret are joined by Dr. David Roberts to explore the fascinating world of motivational interviewing (MI)—a counseling...
Treating Back Pain and Trending on Tik Tok
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Preston and Margaret welcome their first guest, neurosurgeon and content creator Dr. Betsy Grunch (aka Lady Spine Doc), for a deep div...
Exercise, Nutrition and Mental Health
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Preston and Margaret take a deep dive into the complex relationship between exercise and mental health. They discuss the science behin...
ADHD In the Media
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Preston and Margaret tackle one of the most talked-about topics in mental health today—ADHD. From the historical roots of the diagno...
Rapport Building
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Preston and Margaret explore the complex concept of rapport in healthcare. They reflect on the challenges of building meaningful conne...
Making it Through Winter: Seasonal Affective Disorder and Winter Mental Health Tips
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Preston and Margaret embrace the season with a deep dive into Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). From the science behind melatonin and...
Attachment Theory, just hanging in there
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Preston and Margaret dive into the science and personal experiences surrounding attachment theory. They discuss its origins, its moder...
Intro, tale of two doctors
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this debut episode of How to Be Patient, psychiatry residents Preston Roche and Margaret Duncan open up about their personal journeys into medicine...
Trailer: A Safe Space For Your Ears
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s finally time to address our professional relationships with mental health treatment in a clear, calm, and professional manner. It’s time t...