15 episodes
The Inner Solutions Podcast Donna Hughes & Jessica Heil
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- Health & Fitness
The Inner Solutions Podcast is hosted by Donna Hughes and Jessica Heil. We own and operate Inner Solutions, a private practice clinic known for it's certified DBT program, located in Calgary, Canada. We seek to understand and help our clients by providing empirically supported treatments and evidence-based practices with compassion and expertise.
This podcast will provide you with information regarding complex psychological conditions, as well as treatments that are available.
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Psychiatry vs. Psychology
In today's episode we discuss the similarities and differences between psychiatry and psychology. We talk about the reasons why someone might want to access a psychiatrist, and when it would be recommended to seek both psychiatrists and psychologists.
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EMDR
Today we walk through what you can expect during an EMDR session. We also go into detail about the theories of why EMDR works, as well as what you need to consider prior to starting EMDR in order to help the therapy be successful.
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Trauma Treatments - Prolonged Exposure vs. EMDR
Today's episode compares Prolonged Exposure and EMDR, which are both evidence-based trauma treatments. We discuss what to consider when trying to decide which treatment to use, as well as what to expect from each treatment.
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Is it borderline personality disorder (BPD) or complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD)?
We define CPTSD, and discuss the similarity and differences between BPD and CPTSD.
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"Trauma" in relationships
Today we explore the experience of feeling traumatized from relationships. We dicuss the interaction that biological sensitivity to emotions and environmental invalidation has on the development of trauma symptoms.
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What is trauma?
In this episode we define trauma, as well as talk about why tramatic events lead to PTSD for some people and not for others. We also describe the symptoms of PTSD.