Dr. Reedy discusses how therapists (specifically analytical and attachment-based therapists) may think about religion. He explores the function of religion as a way to relate to life and to the world. He talks about how disconnection from God is synonymous with disconnection from ourselves. He talks about our relationship with fear and how if we avoid the feelings of uncertainty and the pain that comes from living, and trade those in for certainty and control, we are guilty of spiritual bypass.

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Dr. Reedy explains that therapy deals mainly is aimed at reducing shame, creating safety, and lessening resistance. Therapy is a different way of being with someone, so they feel safe enough to lower their defenses. He suggests that we can learn from therapy and apply principles of dealing with resistance to all our relationships and to ourselves. He discusses how common resistance is in our work. He talks about how to engage others so as not to provoke resistance and how our own resistance, rooted in shame, is the bulk of what therapy treats.

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Dr. Reedy discusses the difference between therapy and a podcast. He explains that ultimately, we must face what is presenting itself to us in our lives. We must go in and through the pain and difficulty to discover news resources that lie within all of us. He talks about how we avoid parts of ourselves and repress feelings, characteristics, or traits in order to fit in and how the problems that bring us to therapy are a call to the hero’s adventure. 

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De. Reedy discusses the young adult stage of development. He talk, talks about brain development and the tasks that young adult adults are negotiating. He also talks about the parallel journey that the parents of young adults are also traversing.

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Dr. Reedy takes questions from audience members and live participants of the Finding You Inner Circle. He talks about how un-owned codependency becomes a burden to those close to us, how to navigate a relationship where we are repeatedly betrayed, and how to respond when a child is baiting the parent to react.

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Dr. Reedy discuss a shift in consciousness that gives a new context for tools. He explains that we must shift our thinking about self and relationships in the parenting context for boundaries to make sense. He explains how myth and story help to illustrate this shift in consciousness. 

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Dr. Reedy addresses the two main tasks of intimacy – sharing and listening. He talks about the capacity required to deeply hear and listen to another. He explains that talking tends to be a taking thing and listening requires healing and significant capacity.

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Dr. Reedy discuss the impact of family of orange roles and rules on our psyche. He talks about how we can repair wounds and trauma we experienced. He emphasized the need for overt and explicit communication rather than covert and implicit messaging. He explains how therapy, sitting with a different perspective, can shift the ideas we have sometimes unconsciously internalized.

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Dr. Reedy explores various therapy approaches and how they view symptoms. He explains that symptoms are messengers from the unconscious, the inner-child, and authentic self. We learn to be in dialogue with our symptoms. We can learn to listen rather suppress. As Marcus Aurelius says, “What stands in the way is the way.” Or as Rumi wrote, “The cure for the pain is in the pain.”

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Dr. Reedy discusses how we can understand our experience through using what therapists refer to as “parts work.” From the Ancient Greeks to the present, people have used stories, characters, and archetypes to better understand and work with the different energies that motivate human behavior. These methods, including the most recent iteration, Internal Family Systems, offer a non-shaming perspective where we learn to be in dialogue with ourselves and our parts rather than trying to suppress aspects of the self.

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Dr. Reedy discusses the relationship between guilt, resentment, and boundaries.

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Dr. Reedy reviews the book by Richard Bach, the author of Jonathon Livingston Seagull. Illusions is the allegory of a “Master Messiah” as he passes his wisdom on to Richard, the apprentice. The overarching message of the book is that we are accountable and responsibility for our own meaning, our own happiness. His telling illustrates that such a message is often rejected because we don’t want to take on the responsibility for our lives – we want to blame our unhappiness on our circumstances, on others.

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My Child’s Resentment About Treatment - Ep 680 by Dr. Brad Reedy

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Which Type of Therapy (Individual, Couple, or Family) is Right for Me? - Ep 679 by Dr. Brad Reedy

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Dr. Reedy welcomes Dr. Alexa Altman where she discusses how psychedelics bring the unconscious material into consciousness. She talks about the importance of integration. Dr. Altman’s Website: https://www.i-psychedelic.com 1. Single-dose psilocybin (25 mg) with psychological support for MDDJAMA – “Single-Dose Psilocybin Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder” psychiatryonline.org+15sunstonetherapies.com+15pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov+15 Summary: Demonstrated strong antidepressant effects and good tolerability over follow-up. Email: info@hopkinspsychedelic.org 2. One-Year Follow-Up of Psilocybin for DepressionStudy: Long-term effects of psilocybin therapy for depressionJohns Hopkins – “Psilocybin treatment for major depression effective for up to a year” Summary: 67% of participants remained in remission one year post-treatment.3. MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Severe PTSDRandomized, placebo-controlled MDMA-assisted therapyNature Medicine – “MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD” Summary: Significant reduction in PTSD symptoms, well‑tolerated in a diverse cohort.Contact (MAPS / Lykos Therapeutics): Email: info@maps.org 4. Psilocybin for Cancer-Related Anxiety & DepressionPsilocybin in patients with life-threatening cancerPMC – “High-dose psilocybin produced large decreases in depressed mood and anxiety…” Summary: 80% of participants maintained significant symptom relief at 6 months. Website: heffter.org (contact via site) en.wikipedia.org 1. Johns Hopkins UniversityCenter for Psychedelic and Consciousness ResearchPsilocybin for depression, anxiety, addiction, and end-of-life distressWhy it’s top-tier: The first major U.S. institution to receive regulatory approval for psychedelic research in modern times. 🔗 hopkinspsychedelic.org 2. Imperial College LondonCentre for Psychedelic ResearchPsilocybin for treatment-resistant depression, brain imaging, DMT studiesWhy it’s top-tier: Home of pioneering neuroimaging studies on psychedelics; led by Robin Carhart-Harris (now at UCSF). 🔗 imperial.ac.uk 3. Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)MDMA for PTSD (now in Phase 3 trials), harm reduction, global educationWhy it’s top-tier: MAPS initiated the first FDA-approved Phase 3 trials for MDMA-assisted therapy. 🔗 maps.org4. University of California, San Francisco Psychedelic Research Program Psilocybin, DMT, ibogaine; Robin Carhart-Harris now leads U.S. armWhy it’s top-tier: Integrates neuroscience, clinical psychology, and pharmacology. 🔗 psychedelics.ucsf.edu5. NYU Langone HealthCenter for Psychedelic MedicineEnd-of-life anxiety, alcoholism, PTSD, and psilocybin studiesWhy it’s top-tier: Known for rigorous clinical trials and major collaborations. 🔗 med.nyu.edu6. University of California, Los AngelesUCLA Psychedelic Studies InitiativePsilocybin + CBT, anxiety, clinical protocolsWhy it’s top-tier: Conducting one of the few FDA-regulated psilocybin trials with integrated therapy. 🔗 uclapsi.org7. University of Wisconsin–Madison / Usona InstitutePsilocybin for major depression (FDA Phase 3 trials)Why it’s top-tier: Leading U.S.-based nonprofit with regulatory traction and major academic partnerships. 🔗 usonainstitute.org8. Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical SchoolCenter for the Neuroscience of PsychedelicsNeurobiological mechanisms of psychedelicsWhy it’s top-tier: Combines Harvard academic leadership with Mass General clinical infrastructure. 🔗 massgeneral.org9. University of New MexicoPsychedelic-Assisted Therapies & Research GroupKetamine, DMT, and MDMA research; Indigenous-informed approachesWhy it’s top-tier: Interdisciplinary and trauma-informed program with cultural awareness. 🔗 hsc.unm.edu10. Oregon Health & Science University State-licensed psilocybin therapy programs, public health, trainingWhy it’s top-tier: One of the first institutions engaging with psilocybin therapy post-legalization under Measure 109. 🔗 ohsu.edu

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Dr. Reedy welcomes Dr. Katia Moritz, an expert in the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Dr. Moritz discusses common misperceptions is the diagnosis and treatment of the disorder. She explores the etiology and how family members are the not cause of the issue, but may be inadvertently contributing to some of the dynamics. N.B.I.: https://www.nbiweston.com Dr. Moritz’s bio: https://www.nbiweston.com/katia-moritz

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Dr. Reedy discusses the issue related to individuals choosing to cut contact with their family members. He also talks about what to do when you are on the receiving end of this kind of boundary.

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Dr. Reedy discusses how rebellion is a response to a situation where the project of individuation is threatened or stalled. He explains that individuation is the answer to the soul’s longing for itself. He invites listeners to consider disregarding what they were taught about parenting, children and even this broadcast. He explained the attachment requires that we accept the premise that “our children are not our children.” (Gibran)

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Dr. Reedy talks about what it means to hold space for another, what gets in the way of doing so and how this impacts the development of a child or the client in therapy. He explains that seeing someone is the key to mental health and resiliency and that the foundation of our ability to do that is in how we have managed to heal our own narcissistic wounding (the wounding of not being seen and accepted as we are).

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