Pagan Centered Podcast – Episode 108 – Psychological Help

2009
07.13

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2:01 Why Pagans don’t like seeking psychological help
2:33 How many Pagan Therapists are there?
2:59 How to find the right therapist for you as a Pagan
7:00 Is mentioning your Pagan experiences going to result in being forced to take anti-psychotics?
8:22 Therapists don’t have the power to “stuff meds down your throat”
9:48 Are there benefits of natural alternatives?
11:00 Schizophrenia and being spiritually enlightened
15:45 Incorporating spirituality into psychological therapy
20:42 Are there many closed-minded psychological therapists?
21:16 Warning signs that you’re with a therapist that wouldn’t work well with Pagans
22:02 Warning signs that you’re with a therapist that is more interested in the spiritual than the therapy that is needed.
23:55 Have you ever experienced someone overwhelmed by the spiritual that it is causing psychological problems?
28:15 What should you do when therapy seems to be too hard and not working
30:30 Keeping the lines of communication open with your therapist
35:15 Similarities of Pagan techniques and psychological theraputic techniques
39:00 Is there a danger of a person pretending to be something else so deeply that they don’t feel like themselves?
42:00 Guided meditation, astral travel and its similarities to hypnotherapy and visualization techniques
46:00 Warning signs one should seek professional help rather than try to overcome an issue themself.
48:00 Cherry Hill Seminary’s Intensive on Pastoral Counseling at the Pagan Leadership Skills Conference
49:30 Can Otherkin be psychologically healthy while maintaining their belief in Otherkin?
55:50 How well tolerated are Pagan therapists among the overall community?
58:30 Forceful institutionalization – how does that work?
1:01:00 Dealing with family members that think Paganism is a psychological illness.
1:03:00 How you can contact Michael to help find a local Pagan therapist
1:03:55 “The universe will never put more on your plate than you can handle” – religious vs. therapist perspectives.
1:05:30 Build a network of people around you that you can seek assistance from
1:06:30 How to help a metaphysically sensitive child get though a traumatic event (e.g. loss of a sibling)
1:08:42 Connection between those who have been through traumatic events and those who are metaphysically sensitive?
1:13:00 Some directories for locating therapists so you can research therapists before calling someone blind.