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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The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. The podcast discusses neuroscience and science-based tools, including how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health, as well as existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works.
Huberman has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills, and cognitive functioning. He is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation Fellow and was awarded the Cogan Award, given to the scientist making the most significant discoveries in the study of vision, in 2017.
Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford School of Medicine has been published in top journals, including Nature, Science, and Cell, and has been featured in TIME, BBC, Scientific American, Discover, and other top media outlets.
In 2021, Dr. Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast. The podcast is frequently ranked in the top 10 of all podcasts globally and is often ranked #1 in the categories of Science, Education, and Health & Fitness.