E.152 Unveiling the Art of Connection Through Dr. Chris Gordon's Experiences And The Mental Men
Finding Your Way Through Therapy
Steve Bisson
5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Chris Gordon's openness about his personal struggles with anxiety and depression amidst his professional journey adds an irreplaceable depth to our latest podcast episode. As we laugh and learn with the Mental Men, Dennis Sweeney, Andy Kang, Robert Cherney, and Patrick Rice, we pay tribute to Dr. Gordon's contributions both as a guiding presence and as an advocate for minimizing medication dependency when possible. Our shared stories not only encapsulate the challenges and victories in the realm of mental health but also underscore the power of empathy and lived experience in forging connections with those we aim to support.
Peeling back the layers of what it means to provide emotional support, we revisit the basics of human connection and dive into the world of healing. Tools like the wheel of emotions and EMDR are brought into the spotlight, revealing their roles in guiding first responders and others through the maze of their minds. Humor finds its place as a healing balm, and we celebrate the simple acts of camaraderie, such as a round of golf, that sometimes offer the strongest lifeline amidst life's tempests.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to finding your way through therapy a proud member of the |
| 0:07.6 | Site Craft Network. The goal of this podcast is to demystify therapy, what can happen in therapy, and the wide array of |
| 0:15.1 | conversations you can have in and about therapy. |
| 0:19.0 | Through personal experiences, guests will talk about therapy, their experiences with it, and how psychology and |
| 0:25.0 | therapy are present in many places in their lives, with lots of authenticity and a |
| 0:30.0 | touch of humor. Here is your host, Steve Bissant. |
| 0:38.0 | It's not a very easy to try a good introduction. |
| 0:42.0 | It's not always good to find a good introduction, but this one's pretty good. |
| 0:45.6 | Welcome to episode 152. If you haven't listened to episode 151 yet, I encourage you to do so because it was my co-host Courtney Romanozky. |
| 0:55.0 | She had a great interview with someone that she felt. |
| 0:59.0 | I loved the interview personally. |
| 1:01.0 | Maya Benatar. I hope you enjoy the interview personally. Maya Benatar. |
| 1:03.9 | I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did. |
| 1:06.2 | But episode 152, I can't believe I'm up 152, |
| 1:11.0 | getting close to the anniversary, will be with the mental men and you've heard a mental |
| 1:16.3 | men before they've been on a few episodes I think we're on like episode number three or four now |
| 1:21.1 | and we're getting a special guess and hopefully he |
| 1:24.2 | will join the mental man on a regular basis the name is Dr. Chris Gordon I call |
| 1:28.1 | him Chris but that is officially his title I worked with him on a nonprofit |
| 1:32.4 | organization for several years really I hope I get to |
| 1:36.2 | share a story. He probably saved my career probably saved me. Hope I can get to share that I don't know if I'll have time because you know we always end up talking a whole lot. |
| 1:44.8 | He graduated Anti-A-A-A-Och College and University of Maryland School of Medicine, |
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