Therapy: June 2020 podcast listening list

We all know that health is important. But, often times we limit our perception of health to that of our physical body, rather than emotional health and well-being. Meanwhile, anxiety, loneliness, and depression have become pervasive problems. Professional help to cope with mental health problems comes in many forms. This month’s podcast listening list looks at various forms of therapy and how they may/may not help people cope with mental health struggles.

(Thanks to Ana, of our London and Bournemouth chapters, for curating this month’s listening list).

Podcast Listening List on THERAPY

Get the full listening list on your podcast player of choice using these platforms:

Podcast: Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel
Episode: I Can’t Give You A Child (December 2017, 45 min)
Esther Perel, a well-known therapist, expertly guides a couple whose desires for children are not aligned.
Listen on your player of choice or via Podchaser or Podyssey
Podcast: UnErased: The History of Conversion Therapy in America
Episode: 3. Dr. Davison and the Gay Cure (November 2018, 38 min)
The story of a man who sparked the downfall of gay conversion therapy.
Listen on your player of choice or via Podcaser or Podyssey
Podcast: Last Day
Episode: 17: Trauma (with Dr. Gabor Maté) (January 2020, 48 min)
“Nobody’s saying that every traumatized person becomes addicted. I’m saying that every addicted person was traumatized.”
Listen on your player of choice or via Podchaser or Podyssey

Podcast: Terrible, Thanks for Asking
Episode: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (May 2019, 49 min)
The story of a psychotherapist’s relationship with her dying patient.
Listen on your player of choice or via Podchaser or Podyssey

Bonus Episodes

• Therapy for Black Girls: “Session 150: All About Virtual Therapy”
• Hidden Brain: “On the Knife’s Edge”
• Invisibilia: “The Remote Control Brain”
• Radiolab: “G: Unfit”
• The Hilarious World of Depression: “Lori Gottlieb Has Seen All Possible Sides of Therapy”
• Invisibilia: “The Secret History of Thoughts”

PBC Podcast Episodes about the Therapy Listening List

• Therapy Listening List Roundup
  A discussion of the June PBC podcast listening list on Therapy. We also share a few podcast recommendations.
• Last Day host and Lemonada Media co-founder, Stephanie Wittels Wachs
  An interview Stephanie Wittels Wachs, the host of Last Day and co-founder of Lemonada Media. We talk about herher deep dive into the world of drug addiction and journey into podcasting. She is a true force!
  Open episode in podcast app of choice

Conversation Starter Questions

1. How did you feel being a fly on the wall in the Where Should We Begin? episode?
2. What part of the UnErased episode was most powerful for you?
3. Were you convinced by Dr. Maté’s statement in the Last Day episode that every addicted person was traumatized?
4. How did you feel about the relationships that Dr. Gottlieb had with her patient, Julie?
5. How could therapists ensure that they are helping clients/patients work towards ethical goals?
6. How do you feel about alternative therapies or neuro-technologies changing the landscape of mental
   health?
7. Do you think all couples could benefit from therapy in order to better understand their patterns?
8. If you feel comfortable and safe sharing any first or second-hand experiences of mental health or
   therapy, what was that like for you?