Discover + Heal + Growđź”❤️‍🩹🌱 : A Taproot Therapy Collective Podcast
We felt the world had enough whispery mental wellness podcasts asking you to eat healthy and breathe deeply. We aim to be more honest and sometimes irreverent and funny about the forces that affect us all. Some episodes feel like hanging out with professional therapists at the bar after work, while others might feel like you’re listening in on a university class with professional thought leaders. We discuss creativity, intuition, trauma, and the overlap between the three in the spectrum of consciousness and the psyche. Approaching topics from a depth psychology and brain-based medicine perspective, we explore the archetypes inherent in arts, design, and mass media. We delve into neuroscience, cutting-edge trauma neurobiology, Jungian psychology, relationships, political psychology, and feature interviews with both amateurs and experts. Discover + Heal + Grow is the podcast of Taproot Therapy Collective, a complex PTSD and trauma-focused therapy practice in Birmingham, Alabama. Hosted by Joel Blackstock and the other therapists at Taproot, it focuses on consciousness and all the cool and messy parts of being human. Subscribe for new episodes where we unpack topics like: The neurobiology behind new age and eastern medicine concepts Psychology of artists and design Cutting-edge trauma therapy approaches Brain-based medicine Archetypes in culture and media Psychology of true crime Therapy representation in entertainment Burnout in helping professions And much more! Whether you’re a fellow trauma therapist or just a fellow seeker, we offer authentic conversations that challenge conventional thinking and explore the depths of consciousness and healing. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Taproot Therapy Collective is the premier provider of therapy for severe and complex trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression. We provide EMDR, Brainspotting, ETT, somatic and Jungian therapy, as well as QEEG brain mapping and neurostimulation. Website: https://gettherapybirmingham.com/ #TraumaHealing #DepthPsychology #ConsciousnessExploration #MentalHealthPodcast #TherapyCollective #PTSD #EMDR #Neuroscience #JungianPsychology #BirminghamTherapy The resources, videos, and podcasts on our site and social media are no substitute for mental health treatment. Please find a qualified mental health provider and contact emergency services in your area in the event of an emergency. Our number and email at Taproot Therapy Collective are only for scheduling, are not monitored consistently, and are not a reliable resource for emergency services.
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Walter Sorrells on Japanese Bladesmithing, Martial Arts, and the Artisan's Journey
Walter Sorrells Blades (Japanese sword site): https://www.waltersorrellsblades.com/ Tactix Armory (production knives): https://www.tactixarmory.com/ Sorrells Tool (new tool website): https://sorrelstool.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLxJCuQZ4hStBfs8TCnT9Q From Novelist to Master Swordsmith: In this ca
Buy the Book! https://hatandbeard.com/products/american-sugargristle-by-toby-huss What if the secret to understanding America was hidden in gas station graffiti? Why does actor Toby Huss photograph truck stops instead of sunsets? And how did abstract painting help him process MDMA therapy sessions? In this mind-expandi
The Body Holds The Trauma: Adam O'Brien on Dissociation, Addiction & Why Ketamine Treatment is Backwards
Is your therapist accidentally making your dissociation worse? Why does ketamine - a dissociative drug - keep getting prescribed for dissociative disorders? And what if everything we think we know about treating trauma is backwards? https://gettherapybirmingham.com/understanding-dissociation-trauma-and-addiction-insigh
The Weird History of Psychotherapy Part 5: Casting New Gods from Forgotten Bars of Gold
The ancient wisdom that keeps coming back because it's true Athens, 399 BCE. Socrates holds the cup of hemlock, about to die for something that can't be proven - only known. The daimonion. The inner voice. The shamanic function that guides from beyond rational thought. 2,400 years later, we call it the unconscious. Or
The Weird History of Psychotherapy Part 4: Empty, Dull, Thud, The Satanic Panic and the Scientific Method
How therapy became a computer program and lost its soul 1973: A researcher walks into a psychiatric hospital claiming to hear voices saying "empty, hollow, thud." He's immediately diagnosed with schizophrenia and held for weeks. The twist? He's perfectly sane. It's all an experiment to prove psychiatric diagnosis is fi
The Weird History of Psychotherapy Part 3: No Body, No Soul, No Discharge in the War
From genius discovery to UFO battles: The man who found trauma in the body Wilhelm Reich made one of psychology's greatest discoveries: The body remembers what the mind forgets. Trauma doesn't just live in thoughts and memories - it's held in muscle tension, breathing patterns, and physical armor that protects us from
