by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Apr 6, 2025 | Nutrients for Mental Health, Nutrition for Mental Health
Bipolar disorder is a complex mental health condition characterized by dramatic mood swings, oscillating between periods of intense elation or irritability (mania or hypomania) and profound sadness or hopelessness (depression). Managing this condition effectively...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Apr 6, 2025 | Nutrients for Mental Health, Nutrition for Mental Health
Anxiety represents one of the most prevalent mental health challenges today, affecting millions worldwide. Whether manifesting as generalized anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, or other anxiety disorders, these conditions can significantly impact quality of life....
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Mar 31, 2025 | Neuroscience
Memory is one of the most fundamental and fascinating aspects of cognition. Our ability to form, retain, and retrieve memories shapes our sense of self, our relationships with others, and our understanding of the world around us. Yet despite its centrality to the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 19, 2023 | Anthropology and Evo Psych, Jungian Concepts
Crystals are not shaped like the Buddha’s face When I was in a bachelors psychology class at Sewanee I had to listen to a student, who was a enthusiast of psilocybin mushrooms, go on a rant to the professor about how there were “magic crystals” in...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Dec 16, 2020 | Evidence Based Practice and Research Psychology, Neuroscience and the Brain
Key Points and Main Ideas: Shift in psychiatric practice from hour-long psychotherapy sessions to brief medication-focused appointments. Criticism of the current trend of diagnosing and prescribing medication without thorough assessment of patients’ life...
