by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 24, 2026 | Discover + Heal + Grow: Taproot Therapy Collective Podcast Episodes, Psychology Book Reviews and Non Fiction, Psychology of Fiction / Flash Fiction / Screenwriting, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
A Look Back: Three Chapters from The Running Wild Anthology Number One About ten years ago, when I was just starting out as a social worker, I wrote a series of interconnected stories. At the time, it was simply a way for me to process the heavy, often unseen...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 17, 2026 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, Evidence Based Practice in Therapy, Executive and Physician Burnout
The 90-Mile Medicine Gap: Inside the paradox of American pharmaceutical innovation: We lead the world in drug development but struggle to translate that into affordable, accessible care—while a small island nation under economic embargo may have developed better...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 16, 2020 | Evidence Based Practice and Research Psychology, Neuroscience and the Brain for Therapists
Executive Summary: The Industrialization of the Soul The Thesis: Psychotherapy is not “evolving”; it is being dismantled. The convergence of for-profit insurance, administrative bloat in universities, and the fetishization of “manualized” care...
