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Psychotherapist and host Jessica Fowler closes season nine of “What Your Therapist Is Reading” with Dr. Dana E. Crawford, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma-informed care expert, to discuss her book “Healing Bias: Your Guide to Individual, Interpersonal and Institutional Change.” (affiliate link) We explore how bias shows up for people and Dr. Crawford shares about her Bias Reduction Theory and Training (CBRT) as a framework for addressing culture-based countertransference and projection in therapy and beyond.

Show highlights:

What Bias Really Means

Everyday Bias Examples

CBRT Framework Explained

Impact Over Morality

Scarcity Trauma and Racism

Equity Versus Equality

Three Levels of Change

From Awareness to Practice

Stories And Discomfort Growth

About the author:

Dr. Dana E. Crawford is a licensed clinical psychologist and leading expert in trauma-informed care, bias reduction, and cultural healing. She runs a private practice in Manhattan and is the author of Healing Bias: Your Guide to Individual, Interpersonal, and Institutional Change. Dr. Crawford is also the creator of the R.A.C.E. Cards discussion deck and the Crawford Bias Reduction Theory & Training framework.

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Psychotherapist and host Jessica Fowler interviews licensed clinical social worker and author Phil Lane about his book, "Overcoming Panic and Panic Attacks." (affiliate link) Phil shares that the book is rooted in his own experience with intense panic attacks. Listen in as we explore the topic of panic, causes and how to handle it through various interventions. We also address fear of recurring panic, framing episodes as temporary “flare-ups,” and note that panic symptoms can mimic medical emergencies, so ruling out health issues and keeping up with checkups is important.

Highlights:

Challenging Panic Thoughts

What Panic Really Is

Book Roadmap Overview

Why Panic Happens

Baseline Habits

Therapy Tools That Help

Fear of Panic Returning

Somatic Mimics and Medical Checks

Self Awareness and Triggers

About the author:

Phil Lane is a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist in private practice, and the author of three books in the psychology/self-improvement space. Phil specializes in the treatment of anxiety, panic, life transitions, impulse control, and men's issues.

Psychotherapist and host Jessica Fowler interviews Kaytee Gillis this week about parental abandonment. We are discussing her book: Healing from Parental Abandonment and Neglect: Move Beyond Insecure Attachment to Build Safety, Connection and Trust with Yourself and Others (affiliate link). Kaytee Gillis defines parental abandonment as a parent or caregiver severing the relationship through rejection, being kicked out of the home, or loss of a caregiver after divorce, and notes it can occur across the lifespan and overlaps at times with family estrangement. There are a variety of causes including family dysfunction, abuse, and homophobia/transphobia. This in as we discuss how abandonment can impact the child and how to move forward with healing,

Highlights:

What Is Abandonment

Estrangement vs Abandonment

Why It Happens

How It Shows Up

Healing Stages

Inner Child Practices

Jealousy Around Happy Families

Grieving the Living Parent

Scripts for Awkward Questions

Forgiveness Without Pressure

Signs You Are Healing

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About the author:

Kaytee is a psychotherapist and author with a passion for working with survivors of relationship and family trauma and the LGBTQ+ community. She is the author of several books, including Breaking the Cycle: the 6 Stages of Healing from Childhood Family Trauma, and Healing from Parental Abandonment and Neglect.