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Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

By: David Puder M.D.
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 Join David Puder as he covers different topics on psychiatry and psychotherapy. He will draw from the wisdom of his mentors, research, in-session therapy and psychiatry experience, and his own journey through mental health to discuss topics that affect mental health professionals and popsychology enthusiasts alike. Through interviews, he will dialogue with both medical students, residents and expert psychiatrists and psychotherapists, and even with people who have been through their own mental health journey. This podcast was created to help others in their journey to becoming wise, empathic, genuine and connected in their personal and professional lives.2018 DAVID PUDER ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Hygiene & Healthy Living Mental Health Awareness Physical Illness & Disease Science
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  • Schizoid Dynamics Explored: Kafka's Writings, Fear of Engulfment, and Clinical Insights for Better Empathy

    Schizoid Dynamics Explored: Kafka's Writings, Fear of Engulfment, and Clinical Insights for Better Empathy
    Jan 30 2026

    In this episode, Dr. David Puder hosts a discussion on schizoid personality dynamics through the lens of Franz Kafka's life and writings. Discover why the DSM-5's surface-level criteria for schizoid personality disorder falls short, often missing the intense inner conflict between a profound yearning for connection and a paralyzing fear of engulfment. Drawing on the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM), Nancy McWilliams' insightful perspectives, and Kafka's unsent "Letter to His Father" plus classics like "The Metamorphosis," the group explores how schizoid traits differ from autism, involve hypersensitivity rather than social cue deficits, and manifest in creative, introspective individuals.

    By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.75 Psychiatry CME Credits.

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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • Disavowed Anger and Positive Emotions with Paul Wachtel

    Disavowed Anger and Positive Emotions with Paul Wachtel
    Jan 5 2026

    In this episode, renowned psychologist Paul Wachtel, PhD, returns to explore disavowed anger and disavowed positive emotions in psychotherapy. Discover how anger differs from simple repression, its roots in childhood and preverbal experiences, its positive functions (like self-protection, boundaries, and drive), and the vicious cycles of over-niceness that can lead to frustration, psychosomatic symptoms, or explosive outbursts.

    Dr. Wachtel also contrasts collaborative, integrative approaches with more adversarial models, emphasizing how therapists can help patients reclaim disallowed emotions for a fuller, healthier sense of self.

    By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.75 Psychiatry CME Credits.

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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • Countertransference and Transference with Frank Yeomans, MD

    Countertransference and Transference with Frank Yeomans, MD
    Dec 16 2025

    Join Dr. David Puder and renowned psychodynamic expert Dr. Frank Yeomans in this Q&A episode on countertransference, transference, and projective identification in psychotherapy. Drawing from object relations theory and Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP), Dr. Yeomans illustrates these concepts with real clinical examples. Explore how therapists can harness countertransference to deepen empathy, how this differs from DBT, the challenges of training, and the limitations of AI in therapy.

    By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.75 Psychiatry CME Credits.

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    1 hr and 46 mins
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listening to this podcast, I slowly became more knowledgeable, as you would expect from a scientific podcast. But I also became a better therapist and a better human. I look forward to this podcast everyweek and appreciate what Dr. Puder does. He is a great mental health practionar and a great presenter/host. All episodes are well researched and creative. I have never found an episode uselss or boring. if you are even remotely into psychology or psychiatry this is for you. Dr. Puder also hosts alot of great guests, including one wonderful guest called Dr. Cummings. if it's in the brain, Dr. Cummings will know about it and explain it. Honesty, its a crime to skip on such a masterpiece. All the love and respect to Dr. Puder.

the absolute best psychiatry podcast

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