Mind Body Health & Politics

Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller interviews Ayelet Waldman on her recent book: A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life. Ayelet Waldman, former Federal Public Defender, is a bestselling author, married to bestselling author, Michael Chabon, and mother of 4. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller interviews Michael Whalen about his struggle with apnea and weight loss. Michael Whalen is a composer of over 650 television and film scores and thousands of advertising jingles. He has won two Emmy Awards and his works feature in places from TV shows to audiobooks. Projects include the human trafficking film in 2011 Cargo and short films for Disney. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller interviews 2 transgender women, Gwen, a structural engineer and, Erica, an information technology specialist, both of whom were married to women and had children whom they now co-parent. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Interview with Dr Philip Wolfson by Dr. Richard L. Miller This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

In conversation with Dr Julie Holland on her most recent book, Moody Bitches: The Truth About the Drugs You're Taking, The Sleep You're Missing, The Sex You're Not Having, and What's Really Making You Crazy. Dr Holland is a Harvard trained psychiatrist, author, research scientist and assistant professor of psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine.Other books by Dr Julie Holland include:- Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych ER and- The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Richard Miller interviews Dr. Dennis McKenna: Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss. Dr. McKenna is an ethnopharmacologist who has studied plant hallucinogens for over forty years. Outside of scientific circles he is best known as the brother of Terence McKenna, a cultural icon in the psychedelic community. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Crazywise by Dr. Richard L. Miller This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Encouraging Community by Dr. Richard L. Miller This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Bill Ayers visits Mind Body Health & Politics to discuss "Demand The Impossible" This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

A conversation with Philosopher, Charles Bush This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr Richard Miller in conversation with Dr Eric Maisel. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Lonnie Barbach, the country's foremost expert of Human Sexuality on her most recent book, For Each Other: Sharing Sexual Intimacy. Dr. Lonnie Barbach's books have sold over 4 million copies world wide. Her break through book: For Yourself, opened the closed door to female masturbation and was voted the most important self help book by 5,000 psychologists.The publication of Going the Distance: Finding and Keeping Lifelong Love, written with David Geisenger, Ph.D., her partner of 32 years, has defined her as an acknowledged expert on intimate relationships. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller​ will interview Rob Valente, The UnDoctor. He specializes in discovering and addressing the underlying causes of chronic conditions and long-term illness rather than just treating symptoms.Rob Valente maintains a private health consulting practice in which he helps people who aren't getting relief from standard medical practice.The broadcast concludes with editorial comments. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller​ will interview Doctors Thaïs Mazur and Wendy Wood regarding their book, *Do No Harm: Mindful Engagement for a World in Crisis.*Doctors Mazur and Wood are authors, researchers, professors who serve traumatized and marginalized individuals, communities, and organizations through mediation, conflict management, integrative health education and training on compassion in action. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller​ will interview Dr. Stella Resnick on her most recent book, *The Heart of Desire: Keys to the Pleasures of Love.*Dr. Stella Resnick is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Beverly Hills, California and a certified sex therapist who specializes in couples' therapy. She has appeared on Oprah, CNN Live, The O'Reilly Factor and has written articles for many national magazines. She is also the author of The Pleasure Zone. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard L. Miller interviews multiple award-winning, best-selling author and educator, Janet Hardy, on her latest of 12 books, entitled *The Ethical Slut,* which has presently sold over 200,000 copies. Janet Hardy is a political activist championing the cause of positive sexual attitudes towards all forms of solo and consensual sexual behavior. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard Miller interviews Fabian Lizaragga, a former LAPD Captain who was recently appointed as Chief of Police in the city of Ft. Bragg, California. They discuss Lizaragga's journey to his current position, including his stints of under-cover work, and the challenges currently facing law enforcement. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard L. Miller interviews Amanda Feilding, founder of the Beckley Foundation, a UK-based think-tank and UN-accredited NGO, whose dual purpose is the scientific investigation of consciousness and the creation of balanced drug policies. They discuss recent studies conducted by the Beckley Foundation that use brain imaging technologies to analyze the effects of LSD, and to aid our understanding of the mechanism of action of psychedelic substances. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Richard L. Miller interviews author and motivational speaker James Peal, Ph.D.Peal says that each moment provides you with the opportunity to decide how you want to engage, your life, your work, your relationships. His book, *Check Your Tude,* provides a guide that lets the reader contrast the positive and negative mindsets that we face several times in our day to day experiences. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Richard L. Miller interviews author and motivational speaker James Peal, Ph.D.Peal says that each moment provides you with the opportunity to decide how you want to engage, your life, your work, your relationships. His book, *Check Your Tude,* provides a guide that lets the reader contrast the positive and negative mindsets that we face several times in our day to day experiences. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard L. Miller provides an overview of the main lessons he has learned in his 50 years as a clinical psychologist. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Richard Louis Miller interviews Tim Scully and Michael Randall – two major historical ​figures in the "War on Drugs."​Tim Scully was the scientist taught to make LSD in quantity by LSD pioneer Owsley Stanley and Michael Randall was the leader of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love whose world wide LSD distribution network financed the Weather Underground to successfully break Tim Leary out of Federal Prison where he was serving time for drug offenses. Both Scully and Randall served time in Federal Prison. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Richard Louis Miller interviews Tim Scully and Michael Randall – two major historical ​figures in the "War on Drugs."​Tim Scully was the scientist taught to make LSD in quantity by LSD pioneer Owsley Stanley and Michael Randall was the leader of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love whose world wide LSD distribution network financed the Weather Underground to successfully break Tim Leary out of Federal Prison where he was serving time for drug offenses. Both Scully and Randall served time in Federal Prison. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller​ interviews Charles Bush, Philosopher, Educator and Executive Director of the Redwood Senior Center in Fort Bragg, California.Charles Bush has lived on the Mendocino Coast for nearly four decades. Before coming to the Coast, he managed large residential service operations on college campuses. He co-founded Mendocino's successful and long-lived Community School. He retired from his position as director of Chamisa Mesa School near Taos, New Mexico, became the Executive Director of the Redwood Coast Senior Center. Charles believes the Center is a refuge that embodies the values of kindness, courtesy and respect. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

What do we really need to make informed decisions about our health? Dr. Miller takes up the big questions about how our political systems influence our well-being at the most fundamental level. We must take responsibility, while simultaneously holding those in power accountable.Start your journey towards mental and physical well-being with an assessment. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller​ in conversation with Attorneys Patrick Pekin and John Allison regarding law and the legal profession.*Patrick Pekin began handling criminal cases in Salinas where he represented clients accused of every type of crime from DUI to homicide. Because Salinas is a high crime area, he became experienced in cases involving gangs and violence. He was appointed to represent prisoners housed in the Salinas Valley and Soledad State Prisons who were accused of in-prison crime. He also has experience with cases arising from Atascadero State Mental Hospital and practiced in counties throughout the Central Coast of California.*John Allison has practiced law for 43 years. He built a successful private law firm practice as a trial lawyer and litigation attorney representing individuals, small businesses, non-profits and large companies. His law practice grew based on repeat business and referrals from satisfied clients. He chaired a committee of the American Bar Association and was a Judge Pro Tem. He also served in management roles at two different law firms. Listen to Part I here: https://soundcloud.com/mbhp/transforming-the-practice-of-law-and-choosing-your-lawyer-with-john-allison This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Pulitzer prize nominated journalist Robert Whitaker describes the paradox of prescription drugs such as SSRIs and anti-psychotics in the treatment of depressed, anxious and mentally ill. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Michael Mithoefer spent a decade of his early career as a board certified emergency medical physician. He is certified in internal medicine and in 1991 he became certified in psychiatry. He and Annie Mithoefer have a private practice of psychiatry in clinical research in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. On November 2nd, 2001, Michael and Annie obtained FDA approval to run a clinical trial in the United States giving MDMA in combination with psychotherapy to treat chronic treatment resistant, post-traumatic stress disorder. The first experimental session of his Phase II clinical trial happened in April of 2004. This is a historic, groundbreaking study. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

First in a Series on the Law and the Legal Profession: Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller​ will interview John Allison on his books *Transforming the Practice of Law: Reclaiming the Soul of the Legal Profession and Choosing Your Lawyer: An Insider's Practical Guide to Making a Really Good Choice.*Listen to Part II here: https://soundcloud.com/mbhp/attorneys-patrick-pekin-john-allison-on-the-legal-profession This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller​ interviews renowned New Yorker journalist Larissa MacFarquhar, whose new book, *Strangers Drowning* reveals the individuals who devote themselves fully to bettering the lives of strangers, even when it comes at great personal cost.Larissa MacFarquhar has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1998. Her profile subjects have included John Ashbery, Barack Obama, Noam Chomsky, Hilary Mantel, Derek Parfit, David Chang, and Aaron Swartz, among many others.There are those of us who help and those who live to help. In *Strangers Drownin,g, Larissa MacFarquhar digs deep into the psychological roots and existential dilemmas motivating those rare individuals practicing lives of extreme ethical commitment. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

DOG MEDICINE: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself by Julie Barton is a deeply moving, honest and provocative memoir about a woman’s love for her dog, and the healing power of one very special animal named Bunker. It’s about how Bunker saved Julie’s life after she sank into a depression that nearly killed her. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Rabbi Michael Lerner is one of America's most significant progressive intellectuals and political leaders. He is rabbi of the Bay Area congregation Beyt Tikkun and the co-founder and editor of Tikkun magazine: a bimonthly Jewish and interfaith critique of politics, culture, and society. Tikkun is one of the most respected intellectual/cultural magazines in the Jewish world, but also one of the most controversial because of its stand in favor of the rights of Palestinians, on the one hand, which locates him in the minds of many as the leader and most prominent spokesperson in the United States of Jewish supporters of the Israeli peace movement, and on the other hand, because of his stand critiquing the anti-religious and anti-spiritual biases of the secular Left, insisting that they need to address the spiritual hunger of Americans as equally important to their material needs. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Seán ÓLaoire, PhD, is a Catholic priest and licensed clinical psychologist specializing in transpersonal psychology. ÓLaoire regularly lectures and conducts scientific research on the effects of prayer. His books are A Sensible God and Why? What is Your Life Telling You​ about Why you are Here, A Sensible God, Spirits in Spacesuits - A Manual for Everyday Mystics, Building on the Edge of Europe: Survey of Irish Architecture, and Souls on Safari. In addition, he is cofounder and spiritual director of Companions on the Journey (COJ), a popular Silicon Valley spiritual community which seeks to recognize the God/divinity within the self. He has a private counseling practice in Los Altos, CA. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Richard Miller presents his views on a variety of issues related to our health, planet, and economy, while taking calls from the audience. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

*Mastering Creative Anxiety: 24 Lessons for Writers, Painters, Musicians, and Actors from America’s Foremost Creativity Coach In his decades as a psychotherapist and creativity coach, Eric Maisel has found a common thread behind what often gets labeled “writer’s block,” “procrastination,” or “stage fright.” It’s the particular anxiety that, paradoxically, keeps creators from doing, completing, or sharing the work they are driven toward. This “creative anxiety” can take the form of avoiding the work, declaring it not good enough, or failing to market it — and it can cripple creators for decades, even lifetimes. But Maisel has learned what sets successful creators apart. He shares these strategies here, including artist-specific stress management; how to work despite bruised egos, day jobs, and other inevitable frustrations; and what not to do to deal with anxiety. Implementing these 24 lessons replaces the pain of not creating with the profound rewards of free artistic self-expression.* Practical insights and proven techniques for overcoming the challenges and fears that plague creators of every kind* Teaching tales that convey effective approaches to creating fearlessly and abundantlyhttp://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Creative-Anxiety-Musicians-Creativity/dp/157731932X This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Richard Miller interviews Guest Father Sean O'Laoire,PhD, on most recent book: Why? What is Your Life Telling You​ about Why you are Here. Do you wonder what your true path in life is? We each have a purpose and a mission. However, uncovering this purpose can be challenging, and often daunting. Seán ÓLaoire, PhD, is a Catholic priest and licensed clinical psychologist specializing in transpersonal psychology.Radio Show Broadcast: September 2, 2014 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller​ interviews Ogi Ogas, Ph.D., co-author of *A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells us About Sexual Relationships,* the book which informs us of exactly what pornography the United States is watching on the Internet. It has changed the way scientists and therapists think about sexual desire and divulged more private details about what really turns men and women on than any researcher since Alfred Kinsey. Computational Neuroscientist, Dr. Ogi Ogas, currently writes the Billion Wicked Thoughts blog for *Psychology Today.*https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/billion-wicked-thoughts This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Dave Nichols on the Suppression of (Certain) Chemical Compounds by Dr. Richard L. Miller This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller interviews Dr. Nicholas Cozzi, Director of the Neuropharmacology Institute at the University of Wisconsin, about his work with psychedelic medicines – specifically, LSD. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller will interview Ofer Zur Ph.D., a contemporary psychologist, writer, and educator who specializes in therapeutic ethics and boundaries for mental health professionals. Dr. Ofer Zur's philosophy of treatment suggests embracing flexibility, critical thinking, and a non-pathologizing stance with clients. Zur also aims to educate the public on ethical and sound therapy practices, and his institute provides services and consultations to the public on topics ranging from Internet addiction, to learning how to evaluate options regarding mental health services. His most recent book, The Complete Fee-for-Service Private Practice Handbook, is a comprehensive and thorough guide to building, maintaining, and managing a thriving fee-for-service private practice in the digital era, outside managed care.Radio Show Broadcast: September 2, 2015 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Host Dr. Richard Louis Miller​ interviews Dr. Rick Doblin, Historic Founder, and Executive Director, of MAPS: The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, now celebrating its 25th year as the world 's foremost pharmaceutical organization specializing in psychedelic medicine research. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Richard Miller interviews Ethan Nadelman, JD, PhD on the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States promoting alternatives to the war on drugs. The Drug Policy Alliance envisions a just society in which the use and regulation of drugs are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights, in which people are no longer punished for what they put into their own bodies but only for crimes committed against others, and in which the fears, prejudices and punitive prohibitions of today are no more. Their mission is to advance those policies and attitudes that best reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to promote the sovereignty of individuals over their minds and bodies.Radio Show Broadcast: August 4, 2015 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Richard Miller interviews Dr. Julie Holland on her latest book, *Moody Bitches: The Truth About the Drugs You're Taking, the Sleep You're Missing, the Sex You're not Having, and What's Really Making You Crazy* This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Richard L. Miller interviews Dr. Gabor Mate, internationally renowned addiction specialist and author of a new book, *In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts,* in which he proposes new approaches to treating addiction based on an understanding of the biological and socio-economic roots of addiction.http://drgabormate.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Richard Miller interviews Dr. Stanislav Grof, M.D​., the world's foremost scientist regarding LSD, the founder of Holotropic Breathwork and the Spiritual Emergency Network This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. William Courtney on the Non-Psychoactive Uses of Cannabis, Pt. II by Dr. Richard L. Miller This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Fadiman on LSD: User Experience & Dose by Dr. Richard L. Miller This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Grob on LSD: Suppression of Research by Dr. Richard L. Miller This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Fadiman on LSD: Safety by Dr. Richard L. Miller This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Dr. Richard Miller interviews James Fox, the founder and director of the Prison Yoga Project, an organization dedicated to establishing yoga and mindfulness meditation programs in prisons and rehabilitation centers worldwide. Since 2002, he has been teaching yoga and meditation to male prisoners at California’s San Quentin Prison as well as other State prisons. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe