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Discover + Heal + Grow : A Taproot Therapy Collective PodcastAuthor: https://www.GetTherapyBirmingham.com
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 youre 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 youre 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 Language: en Genres: Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Mental Health Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Death of the DSM: Why The Book For Sanity is Making us Crazy
Episode 108
Friday, 9 January, 2026
Is the DSM Dead? The "Bible" of Psychiatry, The Thud Experiment, and The Crisis of Diagnosis Episode Description: It dictates every diagnosis you receive, every medication you’re prescribed, and every insurance dollar spent on your mental health. But what if the "Bible of Psychiatry" isn’t actually scientific? Pull back the curtain on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) to reveal a document in crisis. From the secret backroom deals that voted diagnoses into existence to the "checklist revolution" that stripped therapy of its meaning, we investigate how American mental healthcare became a system of billing codes rather than healing. We explore the infamous Rosenhan "Thud" Experiment that humiliated the psychiatric establishment, the accidental creation of "false epidemics" like ADHD and Bipolar II, and why the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) effectively abandoned the DSM years ago. Most importantly, we ask the hard question: Why does the system demand you be "broken" to get help, yet deny you care if you are "functioning" enough to work? If you have ever felt misunderstood by a diagnosis, frustrated by the medical system, or wondered why your "high-functioning" suffering doesn't seem to count, this episode is the validation you’ve been waiting for. In This Episode, We Cover: The "Thud" Experiment: How 8 sane people got committed to asylums and proved psychiatry couldn't tell the difference between madness and sanity. Reliability vs. Validity: Why the DSM prioritized "agreeing on a label" over "finding the cure." The Productivity Trap: How the "Clinical Significance Criterion" denies care to people who are suffering but still employed. The "False Epidemics": A look at how diagnostic inflation created the modern ADHD and Autism boom. The Divorce of Psychiatry & Therapy: Why your psychiatrist doesn’t do therapy anymore (and why that matters). The Future: Moving beyond the checklist toward a model of narrative, systems, and human connection. Quote from the Episode: "The DSM is not a description of nature. It is a description of what American healthcare requires nature to be." Resources Mentioned: The Myth of Mental Illness by Thomas Szasz The Book of Woe by Gary Greenberg The STAR*D Study’s true remission rates (2.7%) Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) Connect & Listen: Subscribe to hear more critical investigations into the mental health system. If this episode resonated with you, please leave a review and share it with a friend who needs to hear that they are more than a billing code. Keywords for SEO: Mental Health, DSM-5, Psychiatry, Psychology, Trauma, ADHD, Neurodivergence, Joel Blackstock, Taproot Therapy, Clinical Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Big Pharma, Medical History, Rosenhan Experiment.
