The Unconventional Therapists’ Guide to Nothing

Guide to Microdosing and Macrodosing Psilocybin

Send us a textIn this episode Dave and Greg discuss the benefits and drawbacks of microdosing, and macrodosing psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms. They talk about the way that the psychedelics reveal something about our subconscious as well as give examples of how these profound experiences change lives. They also discuss the psychological benefits and possibilities of treatment of mental disorders in the future.Support the showFollow The Unconventional Therapist’s Guide to Nothing on ...

Guide to Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning

Send us a textSome of the most poignant and Impactful stories ever written are holocaust narratives. They show both the worst and the best of humanity. Of all these stories one stands out to us as the most useful, and that is “Man’s Search for Meaning” join Dave and Greg as they discuss the insights of Viktor Frankl, a psychiatrist, author, and survivor. They will also discuss the tested theories of Frankl’s specific form of psychotherapy. Support the showFollow The Unconventional Therap...

Guide to Dream Interpretation

Send us a textDreams can be comforting, terrifying, insightful, or nonsensical, but does their content mean anything? Join Dave and Greg as they discuss dream analysis, and delve into the depths of the subconscious through the work of Freud, and Jung. They also will discuss their own theories on the interpretation of the unconscious messages we receive, and how useful the search of meaning can be in our every day lives.Support the showFollow The Unconventional Therapist’s Guide to Nothing on ...

Guide to Beth Thomas and Reactive Attachment Disorder

Send us a textReactive attachment disorder happens when a child is neglected, abused, lacks stability, or could even be described as a deficiency of love. It can manifest in a variety of symptoms, but it may be best understood through the story of Beth Thomas. Join Dave and Greg as they try to better understand this disorder through this incredibly disturbing, and heartbreaking case.Support the showFollow The Unconventional Therapist’s Guide to Nothing on social media:Instagram: @unconvention...

Guide to Toxic Masculinity

Send us a textBoys are falling behind in school, filling the prisons, and men make up 75% of all suicides. There is a huge problem here and that may have something to do with toxic masculinity, but first we have to understand what that is. The current definition gets a few things wrong. Join Dave and Greg, as they discuss, or maybe a better word is argue, trying to define masculinity, toxic, and whether or not toxic masculinity has to be redefined.Support the showFollow The Unconventional The...

Guide to Munchausen’s Syndrome and Munchausen’s by Proxy

Send us a textMünchausen syndrome, or as its now known, factitious disorder causes a sufferer to repeatedly seek medical attention for falsified, exaggerated, or self inflicted Illness. Munchausen by proxy in most cases is abuse. Munchausen by proxy is Munchausen imposed on another, children being the most common victim. Join Dave and Greg as they unpack this phenomenon and try to better understand Munchausen and decide whether or not this should be considered a mental Illness, or if it’s som...

Guide to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Send us a textHow we feel is a reflection of the stories we tell ourselves. If those stories lean positive we feel good, but more often than not the stories are negative, leaving us feeling down. We tend to think that events happen and we have an emotion. In reality that is missing a step. Something happens, we have thoughts about it, and then we have an emotion. Those thoughts will decide if that “something” is positive or negative. Join Dave and Greg as they discuss CBT and the interactive ...

Guide to the Menendez Brothers

Send us a textIn late august 1989 Jose and Kitty Menendez were murdered by their own children. Was this a matter of self defense or an act of greed? In either case it is the ultimate betrayal. Join Dave and Greg as they discuss the psychology of the infamous Menendez Brothers.Support the showFollow The Unconventional Therapist’s Guide to Nothing on social media:Instagram: @unconventionaltherapistsguidetonothingTwitter: @UTGN_PodcastIntro and Outro music by 13th Ward Social ClubFollow on...

Guide to the Philadelphia Experiment and the Montauk Project Conspiracy Theories

Send us a textWhen we think of urban legends it’s usually the few “warning” the many, but what do we call it when the many, those not in power tell a tale warning of the people in positions of authority? Listen as Dave and Greg discuss two conspiracy theories that take them down the rabbit holes of invisibility, time travel, mind control, monsters, and more. Support the showFollow The Unconventional Therapist’s Guide to Nothing on social media:Instagram: @unconventionaltherapistsguideton...

Guide to Jim Jones and Jonestown

Send us a textIn November 1978 in the jungles of Guyana over 900 lives would end in a mass suicide. Learn how these people, members of a dangerous cult, were manipulated to their demise by their charismatic, communist, drug addled leader. Join Dave and Greg as they discuss the rise and fall of the infamous Jim Jones. Support the showFollow The Unconventional Therapist’s Guide to Nothing on social media:Instagram: @unconventionaltherapistsguidetonothingTwitter: @UTGN_PodcastIntro and Outr...