We are joined by Daniel Maté, co-author of the phenomenal book 'The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture'. We discuss the process of collaborating with his father Gabor Maté, Daniels perspectives, his professional life and the power of walking, talking and music! References: The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58537332-the-myth-of-normal WALK WITH DANIEL - a mental chiropractic service: https://www.walkwithdaniel.com/ https://www.danielmate.com/bio -- Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com. -- Harriet’s other shows: WBAI Interpersonal Update (Wednesdays): https://wbai.org/program.php?program=431 Capitalism Hits Home: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJpiw1WYdTNYvke-gNRdml1Z2lwz0iEH -- ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message: This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any health decisions or management.

"We’ve stopped dreaming" What can psychoanalysis reveal to us about ideology, society and politics? Duane Rousselle is a Canadian sociological theorist, Lacanian psychoanalyst and Professor of Sociology. We discuss various issues addressed in his latest book 'Post-anarchism and Psychoanalysis'. We explore revolutionary desires & impulses and how attempts to take down power structures often ends up recreating the same problems. We dive into Freudian and Lacanian concepts like the death drive and jouissance (enjoyment) and how these relate to our political positions. This free flowing conversation covers a wide range of topics: ChatGPT/Seinfeld 'Nothing Forever', the benefits of capitalism(!), caves & the anxiety of freedom, whether we can still dream, if the unconscious is even real, and the true terror of psychoanalysis: how it rips apart our comforts. References: Post-anarchism and Psychoanalysis: Seminars on Politics and Society: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVT4B99N (Free version: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/duane-rousselle-post-anarchism-and-psychoanalysis) Nothing, Forever: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing,_Forever -- Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com. -- Harriet’s other shows: WBAI Interpersonal Update (Wednesdays): https://wbai.org/program.php?program=431 Capitalism Hits Home: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJpiw1WYdTNYvke-gNRdml1Z2lwz0iEH -- ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message: This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any health decisions or management.

"The pandemic within the pandemic" A pulmonologist (respiratory physician) joins Ikoi and Liam to discuss Long Covid. After catching Covid on the frontline Dr. Asad Khan has endured numerous health issues which has opened his eyes to a level of suffering amongst patients dealing with chronic health issues. From not being believed by fellow professionals ("it's just psychological") to the social stigma and denial surrounding Long Covid, we explore the systemic incuriosity within the medical system and PTSD patients can experience from repeatedly interfacing with 'efficient' professionals. We also touch on why there is a sense of mass denial surrounding Long Covid: the fear of becoming 'worth-less'. References: Dr. Asad Khan Twitter: https://twitter.com/doctorasadkhan Useful Resources: https://linktr.ee/doctorasadkhan -- Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com. -- Harriet’s other shows: WBAI Interpersonal Update (Wednesdays): https://wbai.org/program.php?program=431 Capitalism Hits Home: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJpiw1WYdTNYvke-gNRdml1Z2lwz0iEH -- ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message: This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any health decisions or management.

Our guest discusses the horror show that current drug policy is having on American lives, how access to vital medication has been removed from people who need it in order to work, or function, or have any semblance of quality of life. As such, huge numbers of people are turning to street supply or ultimately taking their own lives to escape their chronic pain. This episode highlights a variety of serious issues with current drug policy and explores the ramifications of letting 'black box' algorithms dictate who is considered worthy of treatment and how easy it is to be labelled a 'drug seeker' based off your mental health history. This discussion is deeply informative and terrifying, because anyone of us could find ourselves in this situation. "The Doctor Patient Forum is a non-partisan, community-based organization that works to support pain patients and their physicians with access to lifesaving pain relief and to mitigate the harmful effects of efforts to curb liberal prescribing and overdose. With a focus on disabled people, those in chronic pain, and physicians who work with them, DPF provides information, practical tools, and policy analysis to strengthen patient-centered safe and appropriate medical support and advocates for approaches that reduce increasingly common suffering and death resulting from non-consensual medication reduction or termination of care." Bev Schechtman is a chronic pain patient advocate and educator who has lived with Crohn’s Disease and Psoriatic Arthritis for more than two decades. She grew up in northern New Jersey and has lived in the Raleigh area in North Carolina since 2009. Bev is married to Randy and a mother of two girls, Emma and Olivia. She first contacted Claudia with Don’t Punish Pain (now Doctor Patient) Forum after being denied opioid medication while hospitalized for kidney stones in 2017. She was denied due to being a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Bev is a passionate advocate for people with chronic pain and illness as well as those who have survived sexual assault/abuse. Bev also believes strongly in Harm Reduction efforts. Her insights and work to empower and reduce mistreatment of pain patients has been featured in media outlets including the Guardian, Wired, National Public Radio, Truthout, as well as in podcasts and blogs such as Pallimed, a leading forum on hospice and palliative care. In her free time, Bev can be found reading, watching soccer, and playing with her Aussiedoodle, Griffin. References: The Doctor Patient Forum: https://www.thedoctorpatientforum.com/ The Doctor Patient Forum (facebook): https://www.facebook.com/groups/DontPunishPainRally/posts/2315429951943900/ The Doctor Patient Forum (podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-doctor-patient-forum/id1639872299 -- Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com. -- Harriet’s other shows: WBAI Interpersonal Update (Wednesdays): https://wbai.org/program.php?program=431 Capitalism Hits Home: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJpiw1WYdTNYvke-gNRdml1Z2lwz0iEH -- ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message: This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any health decisions or management.

The conversation continues covering why men's support groups work, reason vs. persuasion, the power of listening, why organized religion isn't going anywhere anytime soon, Credentialism vs. Egalitarianism and how the masculine ideal disconnects men from the best part of being human. We also cover support groups discussing debt as a source for revolutionary change, class as a barrier to intimacy, therapy replacing vulnerability in friendships, male self care, fitness and gym culture. References: Hidden Brain podcast - Persuasion Part 1: https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/persuasion-part-1/ Bowling Alone (book): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Alone Lindy Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect A Healed Femur Is the Earliest Sign of True Civilization: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2021/07/25/femur/ Seven Days At PAH Barcelona (documentary): https://vimeo.com/323297000 David Graeber's debt podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05447pc Triumphs of Experience (book): https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674503816 "The classical economists also believed that the economic stagnation of pre-modern times was due to the fact that all income surplus to basic needs had been squandered by rulers and landlords. Instead of investing in productive facilities, pre-modern rulers had invested in God": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k39Ulh_8efc&t=190s -- Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com. -- Harriet’s other shows: WBAI Interpersonal Update (Wednesdays): https://wbai.org/program.php?program=431 Capitalism Hits Home: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJpiw1WYdTNYvke-gNRdml1Z2lwz0iEH -- ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message: This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any health decisions or management.

Returning guest William Dawley (#113: Immortality and Cyborg Anthropology) joins us to discuss his work around issues of Masculinity/Machismo and the positive image of masculinity that's possible with male support groups. Focusing on his work in Costa Rica we explore the link between machismo and right-wing politics, the Neo-Patriarchal bargain and the Churches attempts at effective behavior change via male support groups. We explore the issues that come up when working in a group setting: the idea of a hierarchy of suffering, the need for male-only, female-only or trans & non-gender-binary only support groups in order to be open and vulnerable. And how groups can help shape a new positive identity by learning to see yourself in others. We also discuss male bonding, the male shame around economic distress, the rise of the house husband and why domestic labor is often a problem for men. Part 2 of this conversation is a patron only episode. Become a patron at  patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead to gain early access to episodes, our discord server, and monthly reading/discussion groups. References: Machismo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machismo Patriarchal bargain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarchal_bargain The Choice book (the hierarchy of suffering): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30753738-the-choice Dreams from the Monster Factory: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3272917-dreams-from-the-monster-factory?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_24 Being a Man Festival: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=being+a+man+festival+soutbank+center&ia=web -- Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com. -- Harriet’s other shows: WBAI Interpersonal Update (Wednesdays): https://wbai.org/program.php?program=431 Capitalism Hits Home: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJpiw1WYdTNYvke-gNRdml1Z2lwz0iEH -- ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message: This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any health decisions or management.

Our guests talk about their experiences outside of mainstream recovery programs. The discussion covers personal stories and topics such as the opioid crisis, pain management, the morality of pleasure, the need for community and the mental health benefits of political organizing, rock climbing, writing and poetry. References: Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40642337-solitary "This is the crux of the Yard-sale model. In a free market, one person ends up with all of the wealth – completely by chance.": https://pudding.cool/2022/12/yard-sale/) -- Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com. Join our FREE monthly reading group and episode discussion: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/its-not-just-in-your-head-56629510013 -- Harriet’s other shows: WBAI Interpersonal Update: https://wbai.org/program.php?program=431 Capitalism Hits Home: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJpiw1WYdTNYvke-gNRdml1Z2lwz0iEH -- ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message: This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any health decisions or management.

Michael Stretton, a Social Security Disability Claimant Representative, provides a highly detailed description of the labyrinthine process of claiming disability benefits in the USA. A general audience might find this episode a little overwhelming - we did! - but this discussion contains A LOT of insightful information and we hope it is of use. References: How to win a claim (PDF attached to this episode on Patreon): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lx-4-1cgKPXZIYE-YvDi6u7g9XnCafNc/view?fbclid=IwAR2y0fPgdAMMfYR4b_H6Vpa9hBDbUEfSQLSeHwkolXUhUE5ONCnVYUhK2BI "The purpose of a system is what it does": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_what_it_does Noam Chomsky - Wage Slavery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ze4AA-p8w&t=40s -- Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com. Join our FREE monthly reading group and episode discussion: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/its-not-just-in-your-head-56629510013 -- Harriet’s other shows: WBAI Interpersonal Update: https://wbai.org/program.php?program=431 Capitalism Hits Home: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJpiw1WYdTNYvke-gNRdml1Z2lwz0iEH -- ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message: This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any health decisions or management.

Our guests discuss their fascinating paper 'Right-Wing Psychedelia' and why psychedelic substances have been mistakenly considered a substance that fosters socially progressive politics. Instead Brian & Neşe show that these substances are 'non-specific amplifiers of consciousness' and make the case that psychedelics can just as equally be used to rarefy hierarchy and authoritarian ideologies. We discuss how different substances carry different stigmas, explore Jordan Peterson's idea of competence hierarchies, how the capital backed marketing of psychedelics is - yet again - an individual solution to systemic problems and how, at worst, these substances are just an 'antibiotic to a distressed animal to keep it going'. “The world we're building is a bad place for our brain, so mental health issues will go up. But I do think we have some real shots in our portfolio to end the mental health crisis” - atai Life Sciences' Christian Angermayer References: Right-Wing Psychedelia: Case Studies in Cultural Plasticity and Political Pluripotency: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733185/full Psymposia: https://www.psymposia.com The Role of Luck in Life Success Is Far Greater Than We Realized: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/the-role-of-luck-in-life-success-is-far-greater-than-we-realized/ (As an addition check out 'WHY THE SUPER RICH ARE INEVITABLE' - "This is the crux of the Yard-sale model. In a free market, one person ends up with all of the wealth – completely by chance.": https://pudding.cool/2022/12/yard-sale/) The False Promise of Psychedelic Utopia: https://www.vice.com/en/article/dypzxj/the-false-promise-of-psychedelic-utopia The “heroic dose” of psychedelics, according to Johns Hopkins | Dr. Matthew Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGqFxjQI3is William Shatner's experience of the 'overview effect': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSNXBvpLb9o&t=90s https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalcovers/2018/07/30/the-backsies-billionaire-texan-builds-second-fortune-from-wreckage-of-real-estate-empire-hed-sold/? https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/william-shatner-explains-trip-space-felt-funeral-saw-death-saw-life -- Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com.

Our guest Dr Dan Goyal outlines what the deliberate under funding of the NHS has done to working conditions, the relentless stress nurses face, the impact of covid and the false economics of private health care. We also discuss the recent news that the UK government are trying to make striking illegal for healthcare workers and the efforts to fightback. References: Dr Dan Goyal: https://twitter.com/danielgoyal NHS Millions - "We're creating a superteam of a million people who are grateful for NHS  staff and happy to support them long after Covid is over": https://www.nhsmillion.co.uk/ EveryDoctor - Doctor-led campaign organisation fighting for a better NHS: https://www.everydoctor.org.uk/ “we all dread coming into work and cry after every shift. We didn’t sign up to do war medicine”: https://twitter.com/Dr_BellaR/status/1611045082169212931 Unions have criticised a new bill aimed at enforcing minimum service levels for the public sector during strikes as "undemocratic, unworkable and illegal": https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64219016 Unite Tears Into Government’s Demand For ‘Productivity Savings’ After Pay Talks: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/unite-says-further-nhs-strikes-will-go-ahead-after-talks-leave-him-very-angry_uk_63bc0debe4b0cbfd55eacdad Exercise Cygnus - a three-day simulation exercise carried out by the UK Government in October 2016 to estimate the impact of a hypothetical H2N2 influenza pandemic on the United Kingdom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercise_Cygnus Rishi “flew to California to talk to US private healthcare firms and has recently appointed a private healthcare advisor.”: https://twitter.com/embournemouth/status/1609140439495610369?s=20&t=LXY14NuKaX7PZAFingzw8Q Novara Media /  The Times - "A decade of Tory spending cuts left the country vulnerable to the external shocks of the past two years": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL5ixsGdUrE -- Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com. -- Harriet’s other shows: WBAI Interpersonal Update (Wednesdays): https://wbai.org/program.php?program=431 Capitalism Hits Home: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJpiw1WYdTNYvke-gNRdml1Z2lwz0iEH --