The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 01/03/11

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If you want to be inspired to change your life into what you’ve always wanted or if you want your loved ones, friends and clients to find the courage to pursue their dreams, this is the place to start. If you want to turn your experiences of abuse and disappointment into the energy of your creativity, listen to this hour. I interview Pamela Glasner and we focus on how in her mid-fifties she transformed her life to become a novelist, screenwriter, and public speaker--and a woman of unanticipated courage and determination. Learn what it means to feel “the cosmic boot.”

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 12/27/10

REPEAT SHOW: Re-broadcast of a previous program.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 12/20/10

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Today’s guest was Robert Foltz, PsyD, a psychologist in private practice and professor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Bob and I describe the specifics of what’s needed to help children and families come back together to create responsible, respectful and loving relationships. The focus starts with the child and then encompasses the family. This hour is a must for parents, older children, teachers, therapists—anyone with a stake in improving the lives of children through their lives in the family. It's basic lessons in living can help adults, with or without children, to improve their relationships and their lives.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 12/13/10

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My guests are Tom and Diane Vande Burgt. If you want a vivid real-life introduction to what’s the matter with biological psychiatry and better alternatives, this is it. In the first half hour Tom describes what happened to him when he came back from Iraq with “PTSD” and was immediately put on four psychiatric drugs at once and thrust into a downhill course of medication spellbinding. In the second half hour, his wife Diane describes how she developed a family-oriented alternative called Lest We Forget, a PTSD support group. The show dramatizes what’s wrong and provides a model for what’s needed.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 12/06/10

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My guest today is Donald Salmon, Ph.D. a psychologist from Ashville, NC whose life experiences range from teaching music and dance to teaching meditation—with a stint as a psychotherapist as well. He brings a deep immersion in Eastern religion and philosophy to bear on human psychology. For those unafraid of believing that there is more to life than the mechanisms of your brain, this show will be inspiring. For those with more humdrum scientific concepts of their existence, this show may be lifesaving! Beware, I talk about God in therapy, life and human history!

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 11/29/10

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Dr. Breggin’s outstanding guest is Charles L Whitfield, MD, a physician, psychotherapist and expert both in addiction and in childhood trauma and abuse. In private practice in Atlanta, Georgia, he is the author of the best-selling book. Healing the Child Within and many others worth reading. Dr. Whitfield delves deeply with Dr. Breggin into the nature and impact of childhood abuse, the role of the 12 Steps in recovery, and the importance of ethics and spirituality in living a successful and rewarding life. This hour should inspire anyone interested in therapy and personal growth

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 11/22/10

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Today’s remarkable two guests are from Denmark. Even the callers are from Denmark! Olga Runciman is a both a nurse and a psychiatric survivor, and a Voice Hearer. Elsebeth Halckendorff is a journalist, writer, artist and a psychiatric survivor. Olga has heard voices since she was a small child and exemplifies the importance of transcending psychiatric diagnoses in order to find real self-understanding and empowerment. She is part of an international network of individuals who hear voices and feel empowered by the experience. Elsebeth has recently written about psychiatric reform in Denmark for our newsletter (empathictherapy.com) and is a political activist spearheading a successful campaign to curb psychiatric power in Denmark. It is gratifying to know that my reform work is reaching to Denmark! 

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 11/15/10

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Dr. Sarton Weinraub hosts the show for Dr. Peter Breggin who was away at the time testifying in a criminal trial on behalf of a victim of medication of madness. Dr. Weinraub is joined by this week’s guest, Melanie Sears, RN, MBA. She is the author of a very good book, Humanizing Health Care: Creating Cultures of Compassion with Nonviolent Communication. Melanie specializes in Nonviolent Communication, a partnership approach to solving conflict that is applicable to every level of relationship from our personal lives to drug-free counseling and even world politics. It’s an interesting and wide-ranging show.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 11/08/10

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The show opens with Dr. Breggin’s vivid description of his participation as a medical expert in the infamous trial of mass murderer Joseph Wesbecker in 1994. Drug company Eli Lilly fixed the trial in order to stem the tide of product liability suits for violence and suicide induced by Prozac. Today’s guest is Dr. Ed Pigott, a Maryland psychologist in private practice who has helped develop and evaluate effective alternative approaches including “mobile intensive crisis intervention” through which teams of professionals respond to emergencies without resorting to psychiatric hospitalization. Dr. Pigott also discusses his soon-to-be published “deconstruction” of the famous Star*D study in which the federal government wasted millions on one more flawed and manipulated attempt to show that antidepressants work.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 11/01/10

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Today’s guest is Brian Kean, PhD, professor of education at Southern Cross University in Australia. Dr. Breggin and Dr. Kean describe why parents, educators and healthcare providers should avoid using diagnoses like ADHD and stop using medications to treat this mythical disorder. Then they talk about the real needs of children and how they can be fulfilled in a rational and caring manner.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/25/10

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Dr. Breggin’s guest is Joanne Cacciatore, PhD, LMSW, who teaches at Arizona State U. In despair following the loss of a child, Dr. Cacciatore rejected establishment psychiatric interventions, recovered, earned a PhD, and went on to found  a world-wide organization to help the bereaved deal with their loss and suffering, to research the problem, and to train counselors in empathic therapy.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/18/10

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Dr. Breggin begins by describing his basic critique of psychiatric drugs and then is joined by psychiatrist Alberto Fergusson, MD, from Columbia, South America. Dr. Fergusson’s program helps homeless individuals who have been labeled “schizophrenic” with drug-free therapy by teaching them to take charge of their own recovery through accompanied self-rehabilitation.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/11/10

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Dr. Breggin’s guest is author Pamela Glasner whose novel, Finding Emmaus, delves deeply into the psychological and spiritual nature of empathy and describes how psychiatry for centuries has diagnosed and abused people who are especially empathic.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 10/04/10

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Dr. Breggin’s guest is New York City clinical psychologist Sarton Weinraub, PhD who discusses bringing out the best in ourselves as therapists and making the most out of therapy as clients and patients. Dr. Weinraub critiques psychoanalysis and encourages person-centered, empathic approaches.

The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour - 09/27/10

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Dr. Breggin opens his first show with the basic principles of good therapy and a critique of psychiatric drugs. He then visits with Doug Bower, PhD who is a licensed professional counselor, a registered nurse, and a United Methodist minister. Dr. Bower brings a wealth of experience to understanding empathic counseling and life skills.