Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories
How do we find a way out of the darkest depths of despair? Psychiatrist Dr. Craig Heacock hosts a deep dive into powerfully moving stories of hope and healing, as well as topical explorations of psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and psychedelics.
Podcasting since 2019 • 118 episodes
Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories
Latest Episodes
Reconstructing the narrative-- Trauma, dissociation, psychedelics, and working in the negative transference
Kate lived for many years in a hazy and numbing dialectic, thinking that her life was “perfect”, but also having a vague and gnawing sense that just under the surface something was terribly wrong. This is a story of forgetting and remembe...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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1:20:00
I had to rebuild who I was-- Finding trust and a pathway out of psychosis
Very few people are willing and/or able to share and describe their descent into psychosis— in part because memory formation and consolidation are so impaired during episodes of psychosis…..and also because there is often so much fear and shame...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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57:39
Why med management is mostly doomed to fail-- The top 10 (12!) reasons with Dr. Will Van Derveer
The prevailing model of psychiatric care in the US is called "med management"-- this typically means a 10-15min appointment to review symptoms and choose medications. Here Dr. Will Van Derveer of the Integrative Psychiatric Institute sits...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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57:54
How do you learn to do psychotherapy? An exploration with Dr. Erin Jacklin
In this season 6 opener Dr. H sits down with Dr. Erin Jacklin of the Catalyst Center in Denver to explore how we learn to the deeply complex and consistently challenging work of doing good therapy.BFTA on IG @backfromtheabysspodcast...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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1:17:05
BFTA Summer Special-- How to Change Your Mind About Mushrooms with Dori Lewis
Craig sits down with Dori Lewis of Elemental Psychedelics to explore the myths and realities of working with psilocybin mushrooms, including: •What do people not understand about psilocybin mushrooms?•Can mushrooms treat depression?...
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Season 5
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Episode 22
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59:17