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Sharing optimistic news about serious mental health concerns such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, and OCD.
EP11: Legal Remedies to Mitigate Mental Health Crises with Lisa Cukier, JD
Episode 11 of the Mental Horizons Podcast is with Lisa Cukier, Partner at Burns & Levinson in Boston where Lisa is also a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. This show is part one of a 2-part podcast series. In part 1, Lisa talks to us about legal remedies...
Nutritional Psychiatry: a brief introduction.
We recently published the 10th episode of our Mental Horizons Podcast and that conversation was with Chris Palmer, MD, Harvard Medical School assistant professor of psychiatry, director of continuing education at McLean Hospital, and pioneering researcher in the area...
EP10: Nutritional Psychiatry, Metabolic Disorders, and the Ketogenic Diet as Medical Intervention
In episode 10 of our Mental Horizons Podcast, Dr. Chris Palmer of McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School introduces us to the growing field of nutritional psychiatry. Find the episode on: SoundCloud iTunes Stitcher Dr. Palmer is a graduate of Washington University...
EP9: The Fear of Hope with Ross Ellenhorn, Ph.D.
Episode 9 of our Mental Horizons Podcast is with Dr. Ross Ellenhorn and is about a fascinating topic: the fear of hope. Listen to the Episode iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Ross is trained as a sociologist, psychotherapist, and social worker and specializes in the...
Offering a New Service Level
Adding a new service level for families who may not need the full 12 hours offered in our standard contract. Since opening our consulting business two years ago, our core service has been to provide 12 hours of consultation to our families. We help clients during...
EP8: Authentic Relationship in Therapy with Eric Plakun, MD, of Austen Riggs Center
In the 8th episode of our Mental Horizons Podcast, Virgil had the the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Eric Plakun. During this hour-long conversation, Virgil spoke with Eric about how he came to this work, his thoughts on the role of authentic relationship in mental...
EP7: Vocation & Vulnerability: Lisanne Finston, Executive Director of Gould Farm
In episode 7 of our Mental Horizons Podcast, Virgil spoke with Lisanne Finston about vocation, vulnerability, and leadership. Lisanne is the Executive Director of Gould Farm, the oldest therapeutic farm community in the U.S., founded in 1913. She has been in this role...
EP6: A candid conversation with Elyn Saks, PhD.
"In solidarity, with pride, and without shame" - Elyn Saks speaking about her passion for mental health advocacy. In episode 6 of our Mental Horizons Podcast, Virgil had the pleasure of speaking with Elyn Saks, PhD. Among many things, Elyn is a scholar, a mental...
EP5: Integrated Psychiatric Care with guest Dominic Sisti, Ph. D.
Episode 5 of our Mental Horizons Podcast is with Dr. Dominic Sisti, Ph.D. In this episode Dominic and and Virgil discuss conceptual parity in healthcare. What is conceptual parity? It is the idea that there is no health without mental health - that in order to treat...