The legacy of institutionalization-- Orphanages, attachment trauma, borderline personality disorder, and C-PTSD
This is the story of Milena, starting with her early years in a Bulgarian orphanage, then the hope and promise of being adopted by an American family, and finally the emerging and increasingly ominous...
25 Sep 1h 6min
Psychiatric Illness in Parallel-- Bipolar vs Schizoaffective Disorder, Genes vs Environment, Insight vs Anosognosia
In this season 8 opener Rosy shares both her experience recovering from bipolar disorder and the heartbreak of watching her beloved son begin to show signs of an even more extreme form of bipolar diso...
11 Sep 1h 2min
Summer Special Part 2-- Laura Mae Northrup and her treatment journey
In this second of two parts, Laura Mae Northrup shares stories of how she found a healing path through connection, therapy, and psychedelics. Support the show Laura Mae Northrup https://www.lauramaen...
14 Aug 1h 13min
BFTA Summer Special: Healing sexual trauma with psychedelics and entheogens-- Laura Mae Northrup shares her journey
This is the first of a two part summer special with Laura Mae Northrup, who was first featured in the original BFTA summer special back in 2022. In this first episode, in an excerpt from her wonderful...
31 Juli 30min
Season 7 Wrap-up...plus a farewell and a big change coming for BFTA
After seven years and so many powerful stories, Craig announces a tectonic shift in the BFTA plates. Support the show! https://www.buzzsprout.com/396871/support Closing song-- "Come and go" by Timber...
15 Maj 10min
Complex PTSD vs Classic PTSD-- Medical trauma and MDMA assisted therapy
Amidst a long catalog of previous BFTA stories featuring complex or developmental PTSD, today’s story is one of classic DSM-style PTSD, it’s a story of both medical and parenting trauma, of facing the...
1 Maj 1h
The Hidden Minefield of Positive Countertransference
In this solo episode Dr. H shares his thoughts on the unexpected risks of feeling too much positive energy and/or identification with a patient. This talk is also a sneak preview into the workshop th...
17 Apr 14min
The gasoline and the match— Bipolar disorder, THC, and manic activation
Today’s story is one of genetic predisposition, environmental triggers, and finally a psychiatric flame thrower. Whitney’s uncle had a particularly severe form of bipolar disorder and she too began t...
3 Apr 49min
