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Why We Need to Rethink Mental Health with Eric Maisel

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Eric Maisel, PhD, is the author of more than 40 books, including Why Smart People Hurt, Making Your Creating Mark, The Future of Mental Health, The VanGogh Blues, Mastering Creative Anxiety, and Creativity for Life. Dr. Maisel is at the forefront of the movement to rethink mental health. He writes the Rethinking Psychology blog for Psychology Today.

Eric and Dr. Maisel discuss his books Overcoming Your Difficult Family:  8 Skills for Thriving in Any Family Situation and The Future of Mental Health

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Eric Maisel and I Discuss Why We Need to Rethink Mental Health and …

  • His books, Overcoming Your Difficult Family:  8 Skills for Thriving in Any Family Situation and The Future of Mental Health
  • Defining the skills needed to understand and deal with family dynamics
  • Learning the best anxiety management tool for you, such as deep breathing or visualization
  • The powerful device of visualizing the “calmness switch” within you
  • Understanding that there is one of many possibilities to deal with challenges
  • His book, Mastering Creative Anxiety
  • Depression
  • The importance of identifying what’s important to us and living our life purposefully 
  • Stigmatization of mental health and how it promotes pharmaceutical 
  • Understanding there is more help to treat depression than just medication and psychiatry
  • His models of personality: Original Personality, Formed Personality, Available Personality

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203: Eric Maisel: Rethinking Mental Health

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Dr. Eric Maisel is a prolific writer, to say the least. His numerous publications span the human experience and explore how to interact with the various situations that one may encounter.  In this interview, he discusses a couple of his books and spends a great deal of time explaining how he thinks depression should be treated vs how it is currently being diagnosed and treated. It’s a different way of thinking about this subject and if it’s a topic you’re interested in, you owe yourself a listen.

This week we talk to Eric Maisel

Eric Maisel, Ph.D., is is the author of more than 40 books. His titles include, Why Smart People Hurt, Making Your Creative Mark,  The Van Gogh Blues,  Mastering Creative Anxiety, and Creativity for Life

In addition, Dr. Maisel is at the forefront of the movement to rethink mental health. He writes the Rethinking Psychology blog for Psychology Today and among his books in this area are Rethinking Depression and The Future of Mental Health.

His latest book is called Overcoming Your Difficult Family: 8 Skills for Thriving in Any Family Situation.

 In This Interview, Eric Maisel and I Discuss…

  • The Wolf Parable
  • His book, Overcoming Your Difficult Family: 8 Skills for Thriving in Any Family Situation
  • His book, The Future of Mental Health
  • The smartness to understand what’s going on with your family
  • The strength to make the changes that you need to make
  • The strength to be calm, or have a difficult conversation
  • Having clarity about what’s going on
  • Awareness of the situation
  • The courage to make change because change has consequences
  • The skill of presence
  • Being resilient – family members, especially siblings, don’t go away like other relationships
  • Visualizing the “calmness switch” within you
  • The importance of learning one anxiety management tool because you will have anxiety in life
  • How you name the problem often directs you to the situation
  • The importance of language
  • The importance of knowing the causes of things regarding your health
  • Living intentionally, identifying your life purposes and making meaning in your life
  • How thinking that all we are is matter, chemicals etc can lead people to feel less excited about living
  • Each person has to make the decision to opt to matter, to decide that you matter and that your decisions matter
  • The cultural trance of tv
  • www.madinamerica.com
  • Stigmatization of mental health
  • The three parts of personality: Original Personality, Formed Personality, Available Personality

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Real Life Wisdom for Navigating Mental Health with Ken Duckworth

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Dr. Ken Duckworth is not only an expert in the mental health field but he has experienced firsthand the challenges of having a loved one suffering from mental illness. This experience inspired his work with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), advocating for awareness, research, and better access to mental health care. Using his personal experiences and professional expertise, Ken continually works to fight the shame and isolation surrounding mental health conditions and to promote openness and compassion in the journey toward wellness. In this episode, Ken shares real wisdom for navigating mental health that comes directly from real people who have shared their struggles.

Eric and Ken Discuss Real Wisdom for Navigating Mental Health and…

  • Understanding the significance of community support in overcoming mental health hurdles
  • How to recognize the power of self-determination in mental health recovery journeys
  • The importance of understanding the impact of family history on understanding mental illness
  • Navigating the complexities of the mental healthcare system and tapping into available resources
  • Foster open mental health conversations by hearing personal stories and experiences
  • Grasping the value of a strong support network for mental well-being
  • Learning to unleash your potential for self-directed growth in mental health recovery
  • Demystify the mental healthcare landscape to find valuable resources
  • Encouraging inclusive mental health discussions through shared personal narratives

Dr. KEN Duckworth is the Chief Medical Officer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, also known as NAMI.   Ken has been the medical director since 2003, and he also serves as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He’s received numerous awards for his work to advance our knowledge and treatment of mental illness.  Today, Ken and Eric discuss his book You Are Not Alone: The Nami Guide to Navigating Mental Health–With Advice from Experts and Wisdom from Real People and Families.

Connect with Dr. Ken Duckworth: Website | NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness)

Other Important Resources: WRAP (The Wellness Recovery Action Plan by Mary Ellen Copeland)

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Ken Duckworth, check out these other episodes:

Why We Need a Different Approach to Mental Health with Dr. Tom Insel

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Why We Need to Rethink Mental Health with Eric Maisel

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