Mind Body Health & Politics

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 would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

Dr. Dave Nichols on the Suppression of (Certain) Chemical Compounds by Dr. Richard L. Miller This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

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 would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

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 would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

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 would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

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 would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

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 would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

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 would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

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 would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

Dr. William Courtney on the Non-Psychoactive Uses of Cannabis, Pt. II by Dr. Richard L. Miller This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

Fadiman on LSD: User Experience & Dose by Dr. Richard L. Miller This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

Grob on LSD: Suppression of Research by Dr. Richard L. Miller This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

Fadiman on LSD: Safety by Dr. Richard L. Miller This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

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 would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

Dr. Tibbals has spent the past several years researching the adult industry, working to ​shed light on ​popular understandings and misunderstanding ​of pornography, its enterprise, and its socio cultural significance. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

Super survivors: the Surprising link between Suffering and Success, offers a bold new vision for understanding and harnessing resilience through the lens of positive psychology.Beginning where resilience ends, Supersurvivors examines the stories and science behind the surprising number of cases in which survivors don’t just grow; they revolutionize their lives. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

Dr. Michael A. Smith, M.D. of the Life Extension Institute, on The Supplement Pyramid​: How to Build Your Personalized Nutrition Regimen This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

Dr. Phil Wolfson earned his BA at Brandeis University. He went on to graduate school at New York University School of Medicine and began practicing psychotherapy and psychiatry in California between 1966 and 1972. He's licensed to practice medicine in California and Washington. Dr. Wolfson’s been an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco and has taught at several graduate schools. He was one of the founding members of the Heffter Research Institute, which is another psychedelic research organization, with MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.Dr. Wolfson is Principal Investigator of a double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study, located in Marin, California, which will gather preliminary data about the safety and efficacy of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for anxiety in 18 subjects diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. The study has received coverage in the San Francisco Chronicle, and KQED Radio on Forum with Michael Krasn

Dr. Cohen is a nationally esteemed medical practitioner and researcher, a university professor, author of eight health books and more than a hundred medical articles, and an expert on medication safety and nutrition. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com

Dr. Marc Lesser is the former director of Tassajara, Zen Mountain Center and currently teaches and lectures at the San Francisco Zen Center and throughout the U.S. He is also the founder and former CEO of Brush Dance, a publisher of greeting cards, calendars and gift items, with spiritual themes and artwork. He spent 15 years taking Brush Dance from an idea in his garage to a multimillion dollar publishing company, with distribution throughout the U.S. and the world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyhealth.substack.com