The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.
Essentials: Therapy, Treating Trauma & Other Life Challenges | Dr. Paul Conti
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Paul Conti, MD, a psychiatrist and expert in treating trauma and psychiatric illness.
We explain what trauma is and how it affects the mind and body, as well as the best treatment approaches to support recovery. We also discuss why guilt and shame often follow traumatic experiences and why processing trauma is essential for healing. Dr. Conti shares practical tools for how to choose and work effectively with a therapist and discusses the therapeutic potential of psychedelics and MDMA in clinician-assisted settings.
Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Paul Conti
(00:00:21) What is Trauma?, Guilt & Shame
(00:03:20) Evolutionary Context of Trauma, Shame & Guilt
(00:07:18) Sponsor: Function
(00:08:59) Repetition Compulsion, Repeating Trauma
(00:12:48) Processing Trauma in Therapy or On Your Own, Grieving
(00:16:48) Introspection, Tool: Processing Trauma Through Words
(00:18:04) Sponsor: LMNT
(00:19:35) Finding a Therapist, Rapport; Duration of Therapy
(00:21:49) Prescriptions, Depression, Treating Core Issues
(00:24:28) Psychedelics & Overcoming Trauma, Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
(00:28:18) Sponsor: AGZ by AG1
(00:29:48) MDMA, Overcoming Fear
(00:31:43) Talking about Trauma, Language
(00:33:36) Taking Care of Oneself, Tool: Self-Care Basics
(00:36:56) Acknowledgements
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