GUEST SERIES | Dr. Paul Conti: Tools and Protocols for Mental Health

This is episode 4 of a 4-part special series on mental health with
Stanford and Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Paul Conti, M.D. Dr.
Conti explains what true self-care is and how our mental health
benefits from specific self-care and introspection practices — much
in the same way that our physical health benefits from certain
exercise and nutrition habits. He describes how the foundation of
mental health is an understanding of one’s own mind and the
specific questions to ask in order to explore the conscious and
unconscious parts of ourselves. He describes how this process can
be done either on our own, through journaling, meditation and
structured thought, or in therapy with the help of a licensed
professional. He also explains how unprocessed trauma can
short-circuit the process and how to prevent that, and the role of
friendships and other relational support systems in the journey of
self-exploration for mental health. People of all ages and those
with and without self-introspection and therapy experience ought to
benefit from the information in this episode. For show notes and
additional resources, please visit hubermanlab.com. Thank you to
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(00:00:00) Self Care (00:02:37) Sponsors: BetterHelp & Waking
Up (00:05:34) What is Self-Care?, Foundation, Self-Understanding
(00:13:18) Life Narratives (00:15:24) Journaling, Self-Inquiry
& Therapy (00:24:41) Unconscious Mind, Salience &
Journaling; Panic Attacks (00:28:20) Self-Inquiry; Grief &
Death (00:33:23) Sponsor: AG1 (00:34:39) Self-Harm, Hopelessness
& Therapy (00:37:27) Apprehension of Unconscious Mind
Exploration (00:42:34) Mental Health Map: Cupboards, Agency &
Gratitude, Generative Drive (00:54:18) Structure of Self,
Unconscious Mind, Abscess Analogy (01:01:57) Exploring the
Unconscious Mind, Curiosity, “Question the Givens” (01:10:48)
Conscious Mind Exploration; Self Curiosity, Busyness (01:19:20)
Exploring Defense Mechanisms, Character Structure (01:24:54) Self
& Character Structure, “Tending the Garden” (01:32:45) Function
of Self Cupboards (01:35:50) Self-Awareness Exploration, Mirror
Meditation (01:38:34) Defense Mechanisms in Action &
Self-Inquiry, Patterns (01:47:15) Salience Exploration, Grounding
Meditation (01:52:37) Behavior & Self-Reflection; Phantom
Driver Analogy (02:00:14) Self & Strivings; Empowerment &
Humility (02:09:07) Challenges in Certain Life Domains (02:17:49)
Friendships & Support, Social Media (02:23:50) Anger &
Self-Care (02:34:18) Self-Care & Challenges (02:38:43)
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