In this episode, Bridger, Caleb, and Ethan dive into Rupture and Repair in Psychotherapy: A Critical Process for Change (Moran, Eubanks, & Samstag, 2022). Through the lens of embodied relational science, they explore how disconnection and repair form the heartbeat of therapeutic change. Together, they unpack the tension between explicit and implicit forms of rupture, the role of mutual accountability, and the difference between being disoriented versus dysregulated in the therapy room. With humor, honesty, and depth, the conversation traces how therapists and clients co-create meaning in the messy, beautiful work of relationship. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of The Evidence Based Therapist, we sit down with Ethan to explore his emerging research on the intersection of religious trauma and neurodiversity. Together we talk about the challenges of studying a topic with so little existing scholarship, the independent study that sparked our collaboration, and how our friendship has grown through that work. This conversation sets the tone for the season ahead: a deep dive into articles, stories, and artifacts that will help us think more deeply about these themes, shaping Ethan’s research toward publication and presentation. Along the way, Bridger also shares about his current research on non-conscious insidious adoptions and Kristeva’s idea of symbolic potential. A season in the making, and an invitation to join us in the curiosity that drives it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After a year away, Bridger and Caleb return to The Evidence Based Therapist with a reflective, playful conversation about where life has taken them, what they’ve been reading, and how their vision for the podcast has evolved.

Listen in to hear Caleb and Bridger dive into a new article entitled Presence Psychotherapy: A Novel Integrative Trauma Treatment Model for Thorough Memory Reconsolidation published in the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration in 2022. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen in to hear Caleb and Bridger finish up their discussion on Therapeutic Presence, an article by Geller & Greenberg in the journal of Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies in 2002. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join Caleb and Bridger as they pick back up on their conversation around Presence in Psychotherapy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join Caleb and Bridger as they kick off the new season of the Evidence Based Therapist with a conversation about Geller and Greenberg's (2002) Therapeutic Presence: Therapists' experience of presence in the psychotherapy encounter. To find the article, find it here: Therapeutic Presence with Notes

Listen in to hear Caleb and Bridger continue their discussion on the development of an original manuscript they are coauthoring. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen in to hear Caleb and Bridger continue their discussion on the process of research creation in the Art of Original Research. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen in to hear Caleb and Bridger introduce the new season of EBT with a special topic and announcement! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join Caleb and Bridger as they wrap up their discussion on Koziol and colleagues' series on Large Scale Brain Systems. With this understanding, we can understand more deeply the implications of neurobiological synchronization in and between human beings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen in to hear Caleb and Bridger dig back in to the short series of articles of Koziol and colleagues detailing a new way to understand the function of the various systems that make up our interconnected brain and give way to an emerging and complex mind. The title of the article discussed in this episode is Large-Scale Brain Systems and Subcortical Relationships: The Vertically Organized Brain. Here’s the abstract from the article: This article reviews the vertical organization of the brain. The cortico-basal ganglia and the cerebro-cerebellar circuitry systems are described as fundamental to cognitive and behavioral control. The basal ganglia anticipate and guide implicitly learned behaviors on the basis of experienced reward outcomes. The cerebellar-cortical network antici- pates sensorimotor outcomes, allowing behaviors to be adapted across changing settings and across contexts. These vertically organized systems, operating together, represent the underpinning of cognitive control. The medial temporal lobe system, and its development, is also reviewed in order to better understand how brain systems interact fo both implicit and explicit cognitive control To read along, download the article here! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen in to hear Caleb and Bridger dig back in to the short series of articles of Koziol and colleagues detailing a new way to understand the function of the various systems that make up our interconnected brain and give way to an emerging and complex mind. The title of the article discussed in this episode is Large-Scale Brain Systems and Subcortical Relationships: The Vertically Organized Brain. Here's the abstract from the article: This article reviews the vertical organization of the brain. The cortico-basal ganglia and the cerebro-cerebellar circuitry systems are described as fundamental to cognitive and behavioral control. The basal ganglia anticipate and guide implicitly learned behaviors on the basis of experienced reward outcomes. The cerebellar-cortical network antici- pates sensorimotor outcomes, allowing behaviors to be adapted across changing settings and across contexts. These vertically organized systems, operating together, represent the underpinning of cognitive control. The medial temporal lobe system, and its development, is also reviewed in order to better understand how brain systems interact fo both implicit and explicit cognitive control To read along, download the article here: https://sci-hub.se/10.1080/21622965.2014.946804 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen in to this special release from The Evidence Based Therapist to hear Caleb and Bridger discuss a new and hot topic from the world of academia and pop culture - Chat GPT. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen in to hear Caleb and Bridger's discussion on an article from Koziol and colleagues entitled "The Small-World Organization of Large-Scale Brain Systems and Relationships with Subcortical Structures". This article is the second in a series of four where the authors dive into the mysterious world of the brain and our emergent mind. Moving away from a modular or "brain parts" understanding of the brain, the authors focus on the large, network oriented interconnection between brain systems. This episode includes a concluding discussion on the second article. Here's the abstract from the article: Brain structure and function is characterized by large-scale brain systems. However, each system has its own ‘‘small-world’’ organization, with sub-regions, or ‘‘hubs,’’ that have varying degrees of specialization for certain cognitive and behavioral processes. This article describes this small-world organization, and the concepts of functional specialization and functional integration are defined and explained through practical examples. We also describe the development of large-scale brain systems and this small-world organization as a sensitive, protracted process, vulnerable to a variety of influences that generate neurodevelopmental disorders. To read along, download the article here: https://sci-hub.se/10.1080/21622965.2014.946803 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen in to hear Caleb and Bridger continue their discussion of Leonard Koziol and Colleague's work on large-scale brain systems. This episode is the first of two episodes covering the second article in the four part series. To follow along with the episode, download the article here: https://sci-hub.se/10.1080/21622965.2014.946803 Here's the abstract from the article: Brain structure and function is characterized by large-scale brain systems. However, each system has its own ‘‘small-world’’ organization, with sub-regions, or ‘‘hubs,’’ that have varying degrees of specialization for certain cognitive and behavioral processes. This article describes this small-world organization, and the concepts of functional specialization and functional integration are defined and explained through practical examples. We also describe the development of large-scale brain systems and this small-world organization as a sensitive, protracted process, vulnerable to a variety of influences that generate neurodevelopmental disorders. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Abstract from the article: "This article introduces the functional neuroanatomy of large-scale brain systems. Both the structure and functions of these brain networks are presented. All human behavior is the result of interactions within and between these brain systems. This system of brain function completely changes our understanding of how cognition and behavior are organized within the brain, replacing the traditional lesion model. Understanding behavior within the context of brain network interactions has profound implications for modifying abstract constructs such as attention, learning, and memory. These constructs also must be understood within the framework of a paradigm shift, which emphasizes ongoing interactions within a dynamically changing environment."

Bridger and Caleb begin their discussion on a 4-part series based on the work of Leonard Koziol and colleagues about brain system conceptualization. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen to Bridger and Caleb dive into neuroscience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Caleb and Bridger continue their discussion on whether the brain is adaptive or triune. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.