Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Thoughts on Record is the podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (OICBT) located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Each week we explore topics relevant to clinicians and mental health consumers from a cognitive behavioural perspective; however, if you’re generally interested in psychology, psychotherapy, evolutionary psychology, mental health, the brain, dynamics of human behaviour, creativity, wellness & performance then this podcast will certainly be of interest to you. Thoughts on Record is hosted by OICBT clinical psychologist Dr. Pete Kelly, C. Psych. Dr. Kelly is a Clinical Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa and Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Kelly is actively involved in directing speciality programming at OICBT, teaching and supervision, providing workshops to mental health professionals and is a frequent speaker to organizations around the impact of stress on well-being. Email the show: oicbtpodcast@gmail.com. You can visit the OICBT at www.ottawacbt.ca. Original theme music courtesy of OPK5, outro music courtesy of Baldhero & Van Whelan https://baldherovanwhelan.bandcamp.com
Episodes
150 episodes
Dr. René Mõttus - Personality Predicts Life Satisfaction
While most of us intuitively believe that our assessment of our lives is largely objective and a direct result of what has been happening to us, it's clear that subjective perceptions of objective events play a significant role in shaping the u...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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57:57
Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LCPC - Excessive Reassurance Seeking
Compulsive reassurance seeking can be a challenging issue for both clients and therapists to manage. Clients are often highly adept—sometimes knowingly, sometimes unknowingly—at eliciting excessive reassurance from therapists and family members...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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54:14
Dr. Nina Josefowtiz - Behavioural Activation for Depression
Behavioural activation is one of the best, if not the best treatments for depression. Clinical psychologist and author, Dr. Nina Josefowitz joins us for an in-depth discussion of themes contained in her new book The Behavioural Activation W...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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1:21:46
Dr. Lindsay Gibson: Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People
Navigating relationships with emotionally immature parents can evoke very strong reactions, which can be difficult to navigate. In many clinician's experience, when this topic comes up, people tend to react in one of three ways: defending their...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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57:28
Dr. Russell Ramsay - Assessing and Treating Adult ADHD
Assessing & treating adult ADHD can be both very challenging as well as highly rewarding for client and clinician alike. Psychologist & author, Dr. Russell Ramsay joins us for an in-depth discussion of the assessment and treatment of ad...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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1:29:12
Dr. Alec Pollard: When a Loved One Won’t Seek Mental Health Treatment
Many clinicians experience a sense of helplessness around effectively managing calls from loved ones of an individual living with a mental illness who is not willing to engage in treatment. There is frequently an impression that little ca...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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1:07:14
Emma Lauer, LCSW: DBT Skills for Highly Sensitive People
Dialectical behavior therapy or DBT is a wonderful suite of tools that help people to be more effective with respect to managing their emotions and becoming more interpersonally effective. These are challenges that often loom especially l...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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51:53
Dr. Stephanie Catella - Building Emotional Intelligence
In addition to being a topic that appears frequently in the realm of pop psychology, emotional intelligence is a subject of serious, rigorous academic inquiry. Clinical psychologist & author, Dr. Stephanie Catella joins for us for a d...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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53:08
Dr. Holly Swartz - Social Rhythm Therapy for Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is often thought of as a mental disorder that is treated exclusively with medication when in fact there are a number of evidence-based psychotherapeutic techniques that can be used to complement traditional pharmacotherapy.&nbs...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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53:45
Dr. Leslie Becker-Phelps: Insecure in Love
Challenges related to attachment in relationships - especially in the context of romantic relationships - can evoke very strong emotions and behavioral urges that can often backfire, sometimes causing the very thing we fear most; namely, the di...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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54:41
Drs. Matt Browne & Chris Kavanagh - Decoding the Gurus
The last decade has seen the ascendency of a number of "public intellectuals" who have come under increasing scrutiny around allegations of misinformation, conspiracy mongering, grifting & intellectual inconsistency. Importantly, many...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:19:14
Dr. Kiran Vadaga - Mindfulness of Feelings from a Buddhist Psychology Perspective
Mindfulness is an area of clinical and intellectual focus which has grown tremendously in popularity and includes many secular practices such as breath work, body scanning & self-compassion. OICBT psychologist Dr. Kiran Vadaga joins u...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:14:35
Dr. Mark Solms - Understanding Consciousness to Optimize Therapeutic Outcomes
CBT interventions are often favoured for being empirically supported; however, it is not always clear how efficacy of these interventions maps to the actual functioning of the brain. Esteemed neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst, Dr. Mark ...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:30:13
Dr. Georgia Ede - Change your Diet, Change your Mind
There has been increasing discussion of the metabolic basis of mental disorders and the potential benefit a low-carb/ketogenic approach could hold with respect to the treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Edes joins us f...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:07:07
Anna Motz - If Love Could Kill: The Myths & Truths of Women Who Commit Violence
Female involvement with the criminal justice system can prompt significant internal dissonance as well as challenge conceptualizations around female violence, motherhood, mental illness etc. Forensic psychotherapist Anna Motz joins us for...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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1:10:21
Dr. James Hollis - Living a Life of Meaning
Host note: folks, I invite you to pay very close attention to what Dr. Hollis has to say...could change your life.Jungian/Depth psychology provides a wonderful framework for exploring questions related to meaning and the self t...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:02:05
Dr. Kevin Gary - Coping With Existential Boredom
Existential boredom is a challenge for many that can lead to a pathological engagement with shallow amusements (which may only deepen the despair and lead to more boredom). Dr. Kevin Gary joins us for a discussion of some of the core them...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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59:14
Dr. Randy Nesse - Depression & the Art of Giving Up
Understanding the evolutionary significance of depression can quite helpful in its conceptualization and treatment. Founder in the field of evolutionary medicine, Dr. Randy Nesse, joins us for an encore discussion in which we consider how...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:04:02
Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier - Helping Clinicians to Develop Resilience
For many mental health clinicians, crafting resilience is an afterthought to managing the day-to-day demands of their professional life. Psychologist, consultant & author, Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier, joins us to discuss some of the th...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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1:00:19
Dr. Fiona McAndrew: Music, Peak Experience & Depth Psychology
Music is an under-explored tool with respect to the provision of psychotherapy as well as the crafting of peak experiences. Clinical counsellor, performance coach and opera singer, Dr. Fiona McAndrew, joins us for an eclectic, wide-rangin...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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1:16:55
Dr. Susan Clayton - Climate Anxiety
Mental health professionals have increasingly been seeing clients seeking services related to anxiety and depression stemming from serious, negative changes that have been occurring in our climate. Psychologist and professor, Dr. Susan Cl...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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53:54
Sheila Rubin, MA & Bret Lyon, PhD: Embracing Shame
Shame is among the most powerful of human emotions and can drive a number of both functional and dysfunctional behaviours. Sheila Rubin, MA & Bret Lyon, Ph.D., join us for a comprehensive discussion of many of the themes in their new ...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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1:21:46
Dr. Jeff Perron - The Psychology of Happiness
Happiness is an elusive and frequently controversial topic of discussion. Dr. Jeff Perron joins us for an extensive discussion of some of the themes he is exploring in his new substack project:
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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1:20:00
Dr. Katharine Phillips - Body Dysmorphic Disorder
For many clinicians body dysmorphic disorder or BDD is shrouded in mystery and can be an intimidating and tricky presentation to try and conceptualize and treat. Physician, scientist, educator, and author, Dr. Katharine Phillips, w...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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54:05