by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 31, 2025 | History of Psychotherapy, Neuroscience and the Brain for Therapists, Psychology, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The nature of consciousness has long been one of the most profound and perplexing questions in cognitive science, neuroscience, and philosophy. How does subjective experience arise from the objective, physical processes of the brain? What is the relationship...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 12, 2024 | Recovering from Abuse, Self Help and Personal Development, Therapy Resources, Tips and Tools
Key Takeaways: Compassion Fatigue & Physician Burnout Differential Diagnosis: Distinguishes between Burnout (bureaucratic exhaustion), Compassion Fatigue (emotional depletion from empathy), and Moral Injury (violation of ethical values). Neurobiology: Explains how...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 9, 2024 | Recovering from Abuse, Therapy Resources, Tips and Tools
Executive Summary: The Neurobiology of Nutrition The Core Question: Can diet cure depression? While “cure” is a strong word, clinical trials (like the SMILES trial) confirm that diet is a foundational treatment for major depressive disorder. Food is not...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 9, 2024 | Therapy Resources, Tips and Tools
Executive Summary: The Neurobiology of Hope The Scientific Reality: The “Static Brain” dogma is dead. Research from 2024-2026 confirms that the adult brain is not fixed; it is a dynamic, electrical ecosystem capable of radical structural remodeling until...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 9, 2024 | Evidence Based Practice in Therapy, Recovering from Abuse, Therapy Resources, Tips and Tools, Understanding Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity in Therapy
Executive Summary: The Science of Brain Repair The Core Discovery: Until the 1990s, scientists believed adults could not grow new brain cells. We now know that Adult Neurogenesis occurs daily in the Dentate Gyrus of the Hippocampus. You are constantly...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 9, 2024 | Therapy Resources, Tips and Tools, Understanding Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity in Therapy
Executive Summary: The Psychology of the Meme The Clinical Reality: Memes are not just “internet junk”; they are sophisticated vehicles for emotional regulation. For the digital generation, sharing a meme is a bid for connection—a way to say, “I am...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 21, 2024 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Metamodernism and Deconstruction, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Buildings and Architecture, Psychology of Modernism Post Modernism and the Meta Modern, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology, Trauma Treatment in Alabama, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
Maurice Merleau-Ponty: The Philosopher of the Body and the Flesh of the World Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) stands as a pivotal figure in 20th-century thought, a French phenomenologist who dared to challenge the ancient dualism separating the mind from the body....
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 4, 2023 | Brainspotting in Alabama: Revolutionary Trauma Therapy for Deep Healing, Discover + Heal + Grow: Taproot Therapy Collective Podcast Episodes, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
In this episode, Joel Blackstock interviews Carolyn Robistow, a life coach and brain spotting practitioner who works with clients from her boat. Carolyn talks about keeping a captain’s log, dealing with potential pirate threats, and her involvement in the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 17, 2023 | Neuroscience and the Brain for Therapists
The Phenomenology of Neuromodulation: An Auto-Ethnographic Analysis of Electrical Intervention and the Wounded Healer Archetype The cultivation of true clinical efficacy in the field of psychotherapy requires a dualistic education, one that is rooted as deeply in the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 1, 2023 | Neuroscience and the Brain for Therapists
The Body is the Mind: Demystifying the Body-Brain Connection in Trauma Therapy For centuries, Western medicine and psychology operated under a delusion inherited from the philosopher René Descartes: the idea that the mind and the body are separate entities. “I...
