On this episode, Bev (Stop Psychoanalyzing Me host) and Yuri (Stop Psychoanalyzing Me producer) discuss all five episodes of season 1. They also share their behind the scenes process; specific learnings from season 1; and their opinions on mental health diagnoses, mental health education, and stigma.

To learn more about Yuri Hladio and his work, check out www.pryingpriest.com.

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Featured on this episode is Dr. Zindel Segal, who is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is a co-developer of mindfulness based cognitive therapy and a co-founder of mindfulnoggin.com, offering online Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy to the public. We discuss the difference between depression and sadness, common misconceptions about depression, and how to treat depression. Take a listen!

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Our featured guest for this episode is Dr. Stephanie Cassin. Dr. Cassin is an associate professor and the director of the Healthy Eating and Lifestyle laboratory at Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. Cassin’s clinical and research interests are in the area of disordered eating, obesity, and weight loss surgery. Her research examines the psychological predictors of weight loss surgery outcome, as well as psychological interventions that may improve these outcomes. In this episode, Bev interviews Dr. Stephanie Cassin on common eating disorders, misconceptions about eating disorders, the body positivity and health at every size movements, and more. Take a listen!

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On this episode is Dr. Sarah Dermody who is an assistant professor and the Director of the Clinical Addictions Research and Equity laboratory at Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. Dermody’s research investigates the risk factors and treatments for substance use and addiction in youth and adults. Bev  and Dr. Dermody discuss what an addiction is, the difference between addictions to behaviors and substances, and how to have a conversation with someone who has an addiction.

On today’s episode is Richard Zeifman, who is a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University. His research focuses on enhancing mental disorder treatments by integrating evidence-based psychological treatments with pharmacological ones, such as MDMA. He recently authored a scientific paper that examined how ayahuasca use influenced suicidal thoughts among people with depression. We discuss how mental disorders could be treated with psychedelic drugs, the barriers to studying and treating individuals using these drugs, and the promise of research in this area. Take a listen! 

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Featured on this episode is Dr. Zindel Segal, who is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is a co-developer of mindfulness based cognitive therapy and a co-founder of mindfulnoggin.com, offering online Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy to the public. We discuss the difference between depression and sadness, common misconceptions about depression, and how to treat depression. Take a listen!

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