Therapy, Treating Trauma & Other Life Challenges | Dr. Paul Conti

My guest this episode is Dr. Paul Conti, M.D., a psychiatrist and
expert in treating trauma, personality disorders and psychiatric
illnesses and challenges of various kinds. Dr. Conti earned his MD
at Stanford and did his residency at Harvard Medical School. He now
runs the Pacific Premiere Group—a clinical practice helping people
heal and grow from trauma and other life challenges. We discuss
trauma: what it is and its far-reaching effects on the mind and
body, as well as the best treatment approaches for trauma. We also
explore how to choose a therapist and how to get the most out of
therapy, as well as how to do self-directed therapy. We discuss the
positive and negative effects of antidepressants, ADHD medications,
alcohol, cannabis, and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics
(e.g., psilocybin and LSD), ketamine and MDMA. This episode is must
listen for anyone seeking or already doing therapy, processing
trauma, and/or considering psychoactive medication. Both patients
and practitioners ought to benefit from the information. For the
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Conti, Trauma & Recovery  (00:02:48) Sponsors: AG1, LMNT
(00:07:00) Defining Trauma  (00:14:05) Guilt & Shame,
Origins of Negative Emotions (00:21:38) Repeating Trauma, the
Repetition Compulsion  (00:28:23) How to Deal with Trauma
& Negative Emotions/Arousal  (00:37:17) Processing Trauma,
Do You Always Need a Therapist? (00:45:30) Internal Self-talk,
Punishing Narratives & Negative Fantasies  (00:51:10)
Short-Term Coping Mechanisms vs. Long-Term Change (00:53:22) Tools:
Processing Trauma on Your Own, Journaling  (00:57:00)
Sublimination of Traumatic Experiences  (01:02:34) Tool:
Finding a Good Therapist  (01:07:20) Optimizing the Therapy
Process, Frequency, Intensity   (01:14:51) Tool:
Self-Awareness of Therapy Needs, Mismatch of Needs (01:16:35)
Self-talk & Journaling, Talking to Trusted Individuals 
(01:19:00) Prescription Drugs & Treating Trauma,
Antidepressants, Treating Core Issues   (01:28:35)
Short-term vs. Long-Term Use of Prescription Drugs, Antidepressants
(01:32:18) Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) &
Prescription Drugs  (01:37:31) Negative Effects of ADHD
Prescription Drugs  (01:40:37) Alcohol, Cannabis – Positive
& Negative Effects (01:44:53) Psychedelics: Psylocibin &
LSD, Therapeutic Uses, Trauma Recovery    
(01:54:32) Sentience, Language, Animals   (01:55:48)
Psychedelic Hallucinations, Trauma Recovery  (02:00:01) MDMA
(Therapeutic Uses) (02:04:47) Clinical Aspects of MDMA (02:07:28)
Language, Processing Trauma, Social Media, Societal Divisions 
(02:15:09) Defining “Taking Care of Oneself” (02:21:13) Dr. Conti,
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