Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Episodes
Rebecca Schwarzlose, Ph.D.: Brainscapes: The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! While we typically take constructing and making sense of our internal and external world for granted, the brain...
Ralph Blumenthal: The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science & the Passion of John Mack
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Once considered a fringe topic, aliens and the possibility of alien encounters are now the subject of considera...
Jon Frederickson, MSW: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Accurately mapping the "truth" of one's life is essential to crafting effective coping from a va...
Dr. Jud Brewer: Unwinding Anxiety - A Novel Model for Understanding & Treating Anxiety
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Anxiety is a normal and necessary component of the human experience; however, under some circumstances normal p...
George Farmer: Healing Trauma Through Meaning, Creativity & Authenticity
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! It is well-known that creative, meaningful undertakings can provide a powerful pathway to healing following a t...
Dr. Jennifer Karp, C.Psych: Cultivating a Secure Attachment With Your Child & Why it Matters
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! For many parents, cultivating a secure and nurturing attachment with their children is among their highest pare...
Dr. Andrea Ashbaugh, C.Psych: Working With Beliefs Around Emotions
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! The beliefs held around emotions can lead individuals to resist and deny their internal experience. This can ...
Hymie Anisman, Ph.D.: Stress, Coping & Health
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! While "body and mind" have at times been regarded as separate entities, it is now abundantly clear th...
John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom): Emotions, Creativity & Music
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Music has a unique ability to evoke emotion, enhance motivation and in some cases speak without saying a word. ...
Dr. Michele Todd, C.Psych: The Conceptualization & Treatment of Trauma from a CBT Lens
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Trauma reflects among the most dynamic and profound of human experiences and can present significant challenges...
Trier Bryant & Kim Scott: Helping Leaders To Create Healthy Workplaces
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Fostering a healthy workplace where difficult issues are discussed openly & effectively is a huge challenge...
Lydia Denworth: The Evolution, Biology & Power of Friendship
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! The formation & maintenance of friendships as well as the emotional turmoil related to the rupture of frien...
Jon Birger: The New Science of Dating & Why Women Are in Charge
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! The emotional perils of dating - in particular online dating - frequently rank near the top of psychosocial str...
Dr. Ethan Kross: Managing Our Inner Voice
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! While we all have a voice in our head, we may not often stop to consider the implications - both positive and n...
Dr. Anne Wagner, C.Psych: Combining MDMA With Evidence-based CBT for Trauma
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Combining MDMA with commonly employed, evidence-based cognitive behavioural therapies for trauma is an area of ...
Graeme Jenvey: The Joy of the Semi-Professional Amateur
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Ongoing engagement in values-driven activities through personal projects reflects among the most powerful ways ...
Brad Balukjian, Ph.D.: Embracing the Opportunity in Impermanence, Uncertainty & Unpredictability
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Tolerating uncertainty, unpredictability and other forms of psychological discomfort is frequently a requiremen...
Dr. Allan Abbass: Understanding & Navigating Treatment Resistance in Psychotherapy
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Treatment resistance/non-response in psychotherapy is a major contributor of disability and loss of functioning...
Drs. Antonio Zadra & Robert Stickgold: The Fascinating Science of Dreams
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Dreams have long been a source of fascination, mystery & intrigue, yet there is now an abundance of scienti...
Dr. Connie Dalton, C.Psych: Innovation in Psychotherapy - Challenges & Opportunities
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! It is no secret that working within the mental health care system while rewarding, can at times present signifi...
Dr. Adele Lafrance: The Role of Love in Conventional Psychotherapy - Lessons from Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! The emergence and research of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has yielded a number of insights with respec...
Mr. Richard Koch: Success Without Meaning Is Not Success
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! "Success" is something that many strive for, but a deeper consideration of success yields a number of...
Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett: How Emotions Are Made
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! The “classical” model of emotions which emphasizes the innate, universal (and even primitive) nature of emo...
Dr. Mandisa Peterson, C.Psych & Dr. Jude Mary Cénat, C.Psych: Acknowledging & Addressing Structural Racism in Mental Health
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! There has recently been a tremendous increase in awareness and acknowledgment of the systemic oppression and ch...
Dr. Meagan Gallagher, C.Psych: Eating Disorders - Transcending Stereotypes to Optimize Care
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Eating disorders are among the most serious of mental health challenges, and yet are mired in stereotypes, stig...
Dr. Jeff Perron, C.Psych: Effective Problem-Solving and Decision Making Through a CBT Lens
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Helping clients to develop their own solutions to challenging problems as well as work through a variety of per...
Nicole Arzt, M.S., L.M.F.T: Sometimes Therapy is Awkward
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Psychotherapy can be a powerful & transformative experience for the clinician and client alike. In this e...
Kim Hellemans, Ph.D.: The Fascinating (and Surprising) Neuroscience & Psychology of Addiction
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Maligned and misunderstood, addiction can present among the greatest clinical challenge to mental health profes...
Dr. Fred Luskin: Forgiveness as a Skill to Improve Health, Well-Being & Unresolved Grief
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Forgiveness has been defined in many ways by many traditions. However, a powerful and clinically relevant way o...
So, You're Thinking About Therapy...A Fireside Chat With Dr. Pete Kelly, C.Psych
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Despite its many benefits, psychotherapy can understandably be an intimidating and scary proposition for many. ...
Dr. Blake Woodside, MD: Deep Brain Stimulation for Eating Disorders
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa can reflect among the most severe and debilitating forms of mental il...
Joseph LeDoux, Ph.D.: Emotions, Consciousness & Psychotherapy
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Unraveling the mystery of consciousness, including experiences nested within consciousness such as emotions ref...
Dr. Cary Kogan, C.Psych: Psychopharmacology, Psychotherapy & Diagnostic Conundrums
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Many psychotherapists have a number of clients who are taking psychotropic medications to address symptoms of m...
Stacey Kosmerly, Ph.D.: The Critical Role of Emotions in Psychotherapy & Life Itself
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Although emotions comprise among the most profound and meaningful of human experiences, they can likewise evoke...
Mr. Robert Whitaker: Anatomy of an Epidemic
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Many mental health clinicians and consumers operate under the assumption that mental illness results from chemi...
Dr. Karen G. Dyck, C. Psych., & Dr. Melissa Tiessen, C.Psych: Intentional Therapist - Convenient, Creative, & Playful Self-care for Female Mental Health Professionals
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Despite widespread acknowledgment that self-care is an essential component of sustainable practice for mental h...
Dr. Kathryn Sexton, C.Psych (Interim Autonomous Practice): Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! While Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common experience, it is not a challenge that many individuals - quit...
Mike Sullivan, RPh, BSP, MBA: Why Group Insurance Plans Hold the Key to Revolutionizing the Treatment of Mental Illness
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Despite Canadian group insurance plans managing upwards of 35 billion dollars a year, mental health clinicians ...
Dr. Adam Kingsbury, C.Psych: Sports Psychology
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Sports psychology is strongly recognized as an indispensable tool to help athletes achieve maximum performance ...
Dr. Allen Frances, MD: Saving Normal
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! While it is common to hear that we are in the midst of a mental health crisis, a closer examination of the avai...
Justin Barbour: Leaning Into Adversity to Find Meaning, Fulfilment & Resilience
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! While frequently unpleasant in the short-term, adversity often contains our best opportunities for personal gro...
Dr. Robyn Walser, Ph.D: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Borrowing heavily from Eastern psychology, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) is currently among the mos...
Dr. Alia Offman, C.Psych: Mindfulness As An Exposure-Based Intervention
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! It's hard these days to pick up a magazine, browse the internet or peruse the self-help section without co...
Dr. Randolph Nesse, MD: Good Reasons for Bad Feelings
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Many clinicians are increasingly of the view that an evolutionary lens is essential for a true and deep underst...
Dr. Howard Schubiner, MD: Understanding & Treating Mind-Body Syndrome
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! It is increasingly recognized that psychological factors play a paramount role in the development and expressio...
Dr. Natasha Ballen, C.Psych: A Master Class in Maternal Mental Health
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Despite maternal mental health having potentially wide-ranging and deep impacts on individuals, families and so...
Dr. Lesley Lutes, R.Psych: Small Changes - An Innovative and Evidence-based Approach to Weight Loss & Lifestyle Change
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! While many individuals are able to quickly lose weight through a variety of means, maintaining weight loss over...
Dr. Jeff Perron, C.Psych: Applying the 80-20 Rule to CBT
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! The Pareto Principle or "80-20 Rule" states that whether it be in sports, economics or health care, o...
Dr. Kiran Vagada, C.Psych: An Introduction to Mindfulness
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! OICBT clinician Dr. Kiran Vagada, C.Psych joins us to discuss a number of aspects of mindfulness including the ...
Dr. Charles Raison, MD: Depression - An Evolutionary Perspective
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Dr. Charles Raison, MD, joins us in a wide-ranging discussion of depression from an evolutionary lens consideri...
Dr. Allan Abbass, MD: Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Dr. Allan Abbass sits down to discuss Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) in the treatment of a ...
Dr. Bruce Hubbard: CBT for Tinnitus
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Dr. Bruce Hubbard PhD is a clinical psychologist based in New York City who developed tinnitus, hyperacusis and...
Dr. Natasha Bouchard, C.Psych & Dr. Pamela Quintana, C.Psych: Virtual Reality & CBT
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Drs. Natasha Bouchard, C.Psych & Drs. Pamela Quintana, C.Psych discuss the delivery of CBT using Virtual Re...
Dr. Jennifer Karp, C. Psych: Becoming a Resilient Parent
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Dr. Jennifer Karp, C. Psych discusses pathways to becoming a resilient parent through consideration of self-car...
Dr. Melissa Tiessen, C.Psych & Dr. Karen Dyck, C.Psych: Self-Care for Mental Health Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Dr. Melissa Tiessen, C.Psych and Dr. Karen Dyck, C.Psych, founders of www.intentionaltherapist.ca, speak to sel...
Eve Blouin, Ph.D.: Curating Flow States & Creativity
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Eve Blouin, Ph.D. is a Positive Psychologist located in Ottawa, Canada. We had a wide ranging conversation on...
Dr. Cathy Dandurand, C. Psych: Exploring the Negative Path to Happiness
09 May 2020
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Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Dr. Cathy Dandurand, C. Psych and Dr. Pete Kelly, C. Psych embark on a discussion of the amazing book The Antid...
Dr. Kim Corace, C.Psych: Managing Substance Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Dr. Corace is the Director of Clinical Programming and Research in the Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders P...
Dr. Candice Monson, C.Psych: Managing PTSD During the COVID-19 Pandemic
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Dr. Monson is a Professor of Psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto, ON. Dr. Monson is one of the foremost...
Dr. Melisa Robichaud, R.Psych: Coping With GAD During the COVID-19 Pandemic
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Dr. Robichaud is a psychologist at the Vancouver CBT Centre, an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Psy...
Dr. Christine Purdon, C. Psych: Coping With OCD During the COVID-19 Pandemic
18 Apr 2020
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Comments or feedback? Send us a text! https://uwaterloo.ca/psychology/people-profiles/christine-purdonDr. Purdon is a Registered Psychologist with th...
Dr. Martin Antony, C. Psych: Managing Health Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
18 Apr 2020
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Comments or feedback? Send us a text! https://martinantony.com/Dr. Antony is professor in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University, provinc...
Dr. Keith Dobson, RPsych: Managing Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic
18 Apr 2020
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Comments or feedback? Send us a text! https://psyc.ucalgary.ca/profiles/keith-dobsonDr. Dobson is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Universit...
Dr. Caitlin Claggett Woods, C. Psych: Managing & Treating OCD During the COVID-19 Pandemic
09 Apr 2020
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Dr. Caitlin Claggett Woods, C. Psych: Coping With Anxiety & Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic
06 Apr 2020
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Dr. Pete Kelly, C. Psych: Minimizing Psychological Suffering During The COVID-19 Pandemic
03 Apr 2020
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Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Please see "Forgive For Good" by Dr. Fred Luskin for a full treatment of "unenforceable rules&qu...
Dr. Natasha Ballen, C. Psych: Tips for Couples to Manage Distress & Conflict During the COVID-19 Pandemic
28 Mar 2020
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Dr. Jennifer Karp, C. Psych: Helping Children, Adolescents & Parents Cope During the COVID-19 Pandemic
27 Mar 2020
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Dr. Connie Dalton, C. Psych: Accessing OICBT's Psychological Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
27 Mar 2020
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Dr. Pete Kelly, C. Psych: Managing Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic
27 Mar 2020
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Dr. Tomy Thomas, M.D.: Mental Illness Through the Lens of Family Medicine
07 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! For many mental health consumers, the first step towards seeking help is a visit to their family doctor. Moreov...
Dr. Mandisa Peterson, C. Psych: Misophonia (& Tinnitus)
22 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Misophonia is relatively common but not often discussed psychological experience in which an individual has an ...
Stacey Kosmerly, Ph.D.: Psychedelics & Psychotherapy
08 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! For many people, the term “psychedelics” conjures up images of hippies tripping through the Summer of Love,...
Dr. Nathalie Freynet, C.Psych: Accent Discrimination
18 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! When meeting somebody for the first time, the presence of an accent is one of the first things that we notice. ...
Thoughts On Record: Introductory Episode
01 Jan 2020
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