Mental Reality with Dr. Beach

Dr. Craig Beach
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  • MENTAL HEALTH

The ordinary madness and peculiar logic of the human mind ... Do you want to discover more about all things mental health? Meet Dr. Beach, a forensic psychiatrist who offers a unique perspective through stimulating real, raw, and thought-provoking conversations. From depression and anxiety to trauma and psychosis to the peculiar aspects of our personality that influence our behavior, Dr. Beach elevates our understanding of the human mind and expands the possibilities for a brighter future.

  1. 01/25/2022

    Control Over Perceptual Experiences

    Welcome to an extraordinary conversation on the latest and greatest frontier of unusual perceptual experiences. Meet Dr. Al Powers and Brittany Quagan, co-directors of the Yale COPE project (Control Over Perceptual Experiences) focused on research and potential interventions of those who experience it. Dr. Powers is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and Medical Director of the Prime Clinic, the psychosis and risk clinic at Yale University. Brittany Quagan is a clinical therapist, medium, with ...

    46 min

  2. 01/09/2022

    Good Lessons from a Really Bad Example

    Don't miss our first episode in season two. Dr. Beach goes all out, no apologies, and leaves nothing on the table in a conversation with the talented and humorous entertainer, insightful counselor, and author Henrietta Alves. This episode dives into topics from finance to mental illness, from the struggles in the entertainment industry to where and how you live, with valuable advice from Ms. Alves, author of "Good Lessons from a Really Bad Example." Together, they reveal lessons for better de...

    37 min
  3. Muscle Minded

    12/29/2020

    Muscle Minded

    Let's all get muscle minded with Tyler Sarry, a fitness coach, wellness motivator, and mental health advocate. In this honest, educational, and inspiring episode, Tyler covers what is not typically known or seen on the surface, including why he first got into fitness; navigating learning challenges due to ADHD, and the physical and psychological highs and lows when he competed as a fitness model. This episode covers mindful eating, portion control/moderation, healthy vs. unhealthy food choice...

    59 min
  4. Trauma – Part 2

    10/01/2020

    Trauma – Part 2

    Trauma Part 2 of 2 — So much covered in this episode! Dr. Beach and Dr. Sarah Wright, Psychologist, Sex Therapist and Author of Redefining Trauma: Understanding and Coping with a Cortisoaked Brain take us through the practical coping strategies including the importance of telling our traumatic stories; mindfulness; giving ourselves time and space to heal; the positive effects of healthy routines, intimacy and exercise, and the power of support. Gain a real understanding of traumatic reactions...

    32 min
  5. Trauma – Part 1

    09/10/2020

    Trauma – Part 1

    What is trauma? How does it impact the brain? To many, the word trauma brings to mind emergency rooms, combat, physical injury, or sexual assault. It's less likely to conjure up examples such as being a racial or sexual minority, enduring significant loss, or being a parent and working three jobs, and still find time to be human. Join Dr. Beach and Dr. Sarah Wright, Psychologist, Sex Therapist, and author of Trauma: Understanding and Coping with a Cortisoaked Brain. Listen and learn as...

    39 min
  6. Hearing Voices — Helpful Strategies (Part 2 of 2)

    08/18/2020

    Hearing Voices — Helpful Strategies (Part 2 of 2)

    In this follow-up episode, Dmitriy Gutkovich, mental health advocate and lived experience expert on hearing voices, and Dr. Beach cover concrete strategies to help those who are hearing voices that can negatively impact their happiness, attention, perceived abilities, and/or overall voice ecosystem. Recommended strategies include: learning how to create distance and not personalize voices; scheduling set time with voices; defining threatening attacks more productively; tolerating the ambiguit...

    25 min
  7. Hearing Voices — The Experience (Part 1 of 2)

    08/13/2020

    Hearing Voices — The Experience (Part 1 of 2)

    Wonder what it's like to hear voices? Dmitriy Gutkovich, mental health advocate and author of the new book, Life with Voices — A Guide for Harmony sits down with Dr. Beach to tell his own decade-long personal experience of hearing voices in preparation for the book launch. They discuss the myths and misconceptions much of society has regarding the topic and psychosis in general and how these biases cause further mental health stigma. They also cover: how the media and movies often distort and...

    18 min
  8. COVID and Mental Health: A Tale of Two Cities

    07/30/2020

    COVID and Mental Health: A Tale of Two Cities

    Dr. Beach and Ian Twinn, PR Consultant, catch up to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted him from a mental health perspective. From a fast-paced lifestyle before the pandemic to living in a 7-week lockdown, alone in a small apartment in NYC, he describes the palpable therapeutic effects of visiting Dr. Beach in California where, for the first time, he truly realized just how isolated, lonely, depressed, and out-of-control he was feeling. Travel with him through his evolution towards...

    27 min
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    The ordinary madness and peculiar logic of the human mind ... Do you want to discover more about all things mental health? Meet Dr. Beach, a forensic psychiatrist who offers a unique perspective through stimulating real, raw, and thought-provoking conversations. From depression and anxiety to trauma and psychosis to the peculiar aspects of our personality that influence our behavior, Dr. Beach elevates our understanding of the human mind and expands the possibilities for a brighter future.

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    • Creator
      Dr. Craig Beach
    • Years Active
      2020 - 2022
    • Episodes
      33
    • Rating
      Explicit
    • Copyright
      © 2023 Mental Reality with Dr. Beach
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