Look, Just Tell Me What To Do.

Benjamin Russack, LMFT

A podcast to improve your mental health.

70 Episodes

Retirement, End of Life and Emotional Support: Financial Planning with Jack Scaff
10/17/2023
47:58
How does one plan for retirement? Or sort through the tragedy of losing a loved one? Today, Jack Scaff discusses a range of issues related to his work as a wealth advisor. We also look at inflation, the economic havoc wrought by COVID as well as San Francisco's apparent struggle to make an economic comeback. You can read more about Jack Here: https://ceritypartners.com/team/jack-scaff/ Contact Jack: [email protected] Please stalk me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ And Subscribe to my patreon:patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo And read my father's book archetypal animal symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)
In Memory of Seymour Radin
8/10/2023
1:09:43
A close look at the man who was my therapist for nearly thirty years. My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ Subscribe to my patreon: patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo Archetype of the Apocalypse: Divine Vengeance, Terrorism, and the End of the World. \ Melville's Moby-Dick (STUDIES IN JUNGIAN PSYCHOLOGY BY JUNGIAN ANALYSTS) The Horse Boy: A Father's Miraculous Journey To Heal His Son God's Dog: A Celebration of the North American Coyote He: Understanding Masculine Psychology (Perennial Library) by Robert A. Johnson The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self In the Mind's Eye: Visual Thinkers, Gifted People With Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity A Thousand Miles of Mustangin And on a totally unrelated topic, here is a link to my father's book archetypal animal symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)
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What You Probably Don’t Know About: Therapy Speak
5/12/2023
51:32
Grossly misused therapy speak Access without education The decline of critical thinking Bonus content: More ways the pandemic messed with our heads The limits of extroverted thinking The travesty that is the Myers-Briggs personality test. Here is a link to MC's amazing book: https://a.co/d/2umWUq9 And here is her instagram: https://instagram.com/mc.phd My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ Email me your questions at [email protected] or DM me on instagram. Subscribe and have your questions answered on my Q & A! And receive cool stuff!! patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo And on a totally unrelated topic, here is a link to my father's book archetypal animal symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)
Relationships! Relationships! Relationships! With Stephanie Hanger, LMFT.
4/30/2023
1:09:18
Getting in touch with your breath and body to reduce reactivity with your partner Negative projections Triangulation The negative blame cycle Ineffective behaviors that partners use to cope. When is anger actually useful? Finally Stephanie and I go toe to toe as we roll play an argument from one of my relationships from years past. Stephanie wins. Stephanie Hanger LMFT can be reached at: [email protected]; 415.813.2973; www.stephaniehanger.com Email me your questions at [email protected] Subscribe and have your questions answered on my Q & A! And receive cool stuff!! patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ And on a totally unrelated topic, here is a link to my father's book archetypal animal symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)
When The Mirror Betrays Us: On Being Transgender with Flint
4/21/2023
1:13:15
Meet Flint, career police officer and Brazilian Jujitsu blackbelt. Today, Flint discusses the paradoxical and profound nature of his transformation--from the person he had been perceived to be, into the person he had always been. Flint also discusses the adversity he encountered while working on the police force, as well as a step by step accounting of his transformation, from a female body into a male one. Some resources regarding today's topic: https://www.thetrevorproject.org https://www.glaad.org/transgender/resources https://www.hrc.org/resources/transgender https://transequality.org Email me your questions at [email protected] Subscribe and have your questions answered on my Q & A! And receive cool stuff!! patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ And on a totally unrelated topic, here is a link to my father's book archetypal animal symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)
What You Probably Don’t Know About: Diagnosis
4/15/2023
56:26
Diagnosis! What it means, how it came to be, how it is used for good and for ill. Today I talk with trauma reseracher Mary Catherine McDonald, PHD, about the DSM—the veritable bible of mental health—and the sheer subjectivity with which it was conceived, written and wielded by doctors and insurance companies alike. We also discuss the wonderful madness of Robin Williams, how to rebuke terrible questions and what we think of people who like to tell other people who they are. Here is a link to MC's amazing book: https://a.co/d/2umWUq9 And here is her instagram: https://instagram.com/mc.phd Email me your questions at [email protected] Subscribe and have your questions answered! patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ And on a totally unrelated topic, here is a link to my father's book archetypal animal symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)
Ask Questions! Get Answers! Q&A with Benjamin Russack, LMFT. Episode 2.
4/4/2023
17:27
What is the most common way someone will sabotage their own success? What makes for an ideal patient/therapist relationship? Are there any types of patients you refuse to work with? And more! Email me your questions at [email protected] Subscribe and have your questions answered! patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/
Ask Questions! Get Answers! Q&A with Benjamin Russack, LMFT. Episode 1.
3/29/2023
22:49
How important is the mental health of the therapist? Can your therapist be a wreck and still do great work? How has my work as a therapist changed my views on marriage? What prevents people from entering therapy? If I am diagnosed with clinical depression will I be like that forever? How does dream work help with mental health? How does one safely explore the unconscious? How does spiritualism relate to mental health? What are archetypes? How do they help us with our mental health? My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ Email me your questions at [email protected] Subscribe and get your questions answered! patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo
The Consequences of Drug Culture: Conversations with Chris Howard CADC III and Roy DePerez M.Ed.
3/9/2023
1:20:32
In a world lacking in role models and secure family structures, drugs and drug culture have become a dark rite of passage for our young men. Today we interview Chris Howard, Founder of Ethos Recovery and Roy DePerez Founder of Back2bascis Outdoor Adventures on the world of substance abuse and recovery. Chris and I also debate about the underlying reasons people use drugs in the first place--and is it even worth kicking up all that sand? Chris and Roy also speak in depth about the various strategies used to get a reluctant persons struggling with substance abuse into treatment. Chris Howard CACD-III, CCMI-M: Founder of Ethos Recovery & Co-Founder of Valor Behavioral Health, specializing in working with failure to launch cases with mental health and substance abuse issues. http://www.ethosrecovery.com https://beacons.ai/realchrishoward https://www.tiktok.com/@realchrishoward?_t=8aVfKisDeln&_r=1 Roy DuPerez M.Ed: Founder of Back2Basics Outdoor Adventures, Beyond the Basics Onlife Foundation. http://www.back2basicsoutdooradventures.com https://back2basics-soberliving.com/ My contact information: [email protected]; 4125.497.1908 Patreon Account: patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ And of course my father's book: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)
Stress, Anxiety and Trauma: Conversations with MaryCatherine McDonald, PhD
3/5/2023
1:03:10
How does trauma affect memory? What biochemical changes occur in the brain following a traumatic event? Today we talk with MaryCatherine McDonald, PHD about her book “Unbroken: The Trauma Response is Never Wrong.” She also presents some tools for managing extreme stress and anxiety. We further discuss how the dogma around religion and psychology have become so intertwined Even diagnosis and identity often seem to occupy the same mental space. Here is a link to MC's amazing book: https://a.co/d/2umWUq9 And here is her instagram: https://instagram.com/mc.phd My contact information: [email protected]; 415.497.1908 Patreon Account: patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ And on a mostly unrelated topic, here is a link to my father's book: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

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Look, Just Tell Me What To Do.

Benjamin Russack, LMFT

70 Episodes

Retirement, End of Life and Emotional Support: Financial Planning with Jack Scaff

In Memory of Seymour Radin

What You Probably Don’t Know About: Therapy Speak

Relationships! Relationships! Relationships! With Stephanie Hanger, LMFT.

When The Mirror Betrays Us: On Being Transgender with Flint

What You Probably Don’t Know About: Diagnosis

Ask Questions! Get Answers! Q&A with Benjamin Russack, LMFT. Episode 2.

Ask Questions! Get Answers! Q&A with Benjamin Russack, LMFT. Episode 1.

The Consequences of Drug Culture: Conversations with Chris Howard CADC III and Roy DePerez M.Ed.

Stress, Anxiety and Trauma: Conversations with MaryCatherine McDonald, PhD