Shrinks Rap
Shrinks Rap welcomes psychologists and healers to share their journeys - both personal and professional. James H. Bramson, licensed Psychologist and Social Worker, and Rafael J. Cortina, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist "rap" with a variety of guests, including new and seasoned therapists, thought leaders, creative artists, and lifestyle experts about how their paths brought them to the field of healing and what they've learned along the way.
Episodes
89 episodes
From Insight to Embodiment: Healing Trauma, Addiction, and the Nervous System with Beth Foley
Shrinks Rap was recently ranked #2 among psychotherapy podcasts and included in MillionPodcasts’ 2026 Top 100 Psychology Podcasts list. Thank you listeners! Today on ShrinksRap, we welcome Beth Foley, a Bay Area soma...
AI, Leadership, and the Future of Being Fully Human at Work
Shrinks Rap was recently ranked #2 among psychotherapy podcasts and included in MillionPodcasts’ 2026 Top 100 Psychology Podcasts list. Thank you listeners! Jeremy Hirshberg on Leadership, Burnout, Meaning, and Why You...
Psychedelics and Addiction: Hope, Hype, Healing, and Risk — A Conversation with Dr. Janis Phelps
Shrinks Rap was recently ranked #2 among psychotherapy podcasts and included in MillionPodcasts’ 2026 Top 100 Psychology Podcasts list. Thank you listeners! In this thought-provoking episode of Shrinks Rap, yours truly, Dr. J...
High Potency Cannabis, Fentanyl, and Teens: What Parents Need to Know — A Conversation with Dr. Veronika Mesheriakova
Shrinks Rap was recently ranked #2 among psychotherapy podcasts and included in MillionPodcasts’ 2026 Top 100 Psychology Podcasts list. Thank you listeners! Dr. Veronika Mesheriakova is an adolescent medicine physician, addic...
Leading Like Mandela: Storytelling, Presence & Authentic Leadership with Ingrid Gavshon
Shrinks Rap was recently ranked #2 among psychotherapy podcasts and included in MillionPodcasts’ 2026 Top 100 Psychology Podcasts list. Thank you listeners! What do documentary filmmaking, executive leadership, and Nelson Man...
From Theatre-in-the-Round to the Boardroom: How Dr. Mark Rittenberg Humanized the C-Suite
Shrinks Rap was recently ranked #2 among psychotherapy podcasts and included in MillionPodcasts’ 2026 Top 100 Psychology Podcasts list. Thank you listeners! This week on Shrinks Rap: what happens when a theater guy walks into...
My Dinner with Peter: Infinite Compassion, Infinite Jest
Shrinks Rap was recently ranked #2 among psychotherapy podcasts and included in MillionPodcasts’ 2026 Top 100 Psychology Podcasts list. Thank you listeners! When you walk into the elegant home of Dr. Peter Carnochan, you’re g...
From Self-Conscious to Worth-Conscious: Rewiring the Inner Narrative
Shrinks Rap was recently ranked #2 among psychotherapy podcasts and included in MillionPodcasts’ 2026 Top 100 Psychology Podcasts list. Thank you listeners! What if the real issue isn’t that you lack confidence—but that you’v...
Can AI Bots Cause Delusions?
Shrinks Rap was recently ranked #2 among psychotherapy podcasts and included in MillionPodcasts’ 2026 Top 100 Psychology Podcasts list. Thank you listeners! Dr. Jim interviews Dr. Julia Sheffield, professor at Vanderbilt Univ...
It Is Not Your Fault: What Parents, Clinicians, and Educators Should Know About Treating Eating Disorders
Featuring Dr. Lauren Hartman M.D.Dr. Jim sits down with Dr. Lauren Hartman, a double board-certified specialist in Adolescent Medicine and Pediatrics, contributor to Psychology Today, and author of the forthcoming book Freeing Children &...
Mindful Parenting During Times of Uncertainty: Human Potential Conference
Featuring Drs. Benton-Hardy, Freed, Peterson, and Ehrensaft • Hosted by Dr. Jim BramsonIn this special episode, four brilliant clinicians explore what it means to parent mindfully in an age of rapid change, digital overload, and cultural...
The Architect of Connection: Jeff Cohen on Couples Therapy
Dr. Jim Bramson interviews his esteemed colleague and good mate - Jeff Cohen. Jeff Cohen is an articulate, deeply knowledgeable couples therapist with a background as unique as his approach. Before becoming a therapist, Jef...
Psychiatry and Mindful Parenting in the Land of Oz
Dr. Jim interviews Dr. Lisa Hardy, M.D.In this insightful episode, Dr. Jim sits down with psychiatrist Dr. Lisa Hardy to explore the intersections of medication, therapy, and mindful parenting. Dr. Hardy shares her wisdom on when medicat...
Love Is in the Cards: How Michael & Vivienne Aronowitz Created Marriage Aces
Married for over 48 years, Michael and Vivienne Aronowitz transformed their own journey into Marriage Aces—a playful, research-based game designed to help couples strengthen emotional safety, gratitude, kindness, and a solid foundation. Each tr...
Reclaiming Joy and Meaning: For Moms in Midlife
Dr. Jim Bramson interviews Lisa Rosenthal, J.D. and Johanna Murphy, Ph.D. In this episode, Dr. Jim sits down with Lisa Rosenthal (lawyer, coach, and all-around human potential wrangler) and Dr. Johanna Murphy (psychologist and midli...
Mindful Parenting Without Losing Your Self Compassion or Cool
Dr. Jim interviews Dr. Josh WilsonParenting is the only gig where you’re expected to be a Zen monk, a crisis negotiator, and a part-time mediator — all before breakfast. In this episode of Shrinksrap, Dr. Jim Bramson sits down with Dr. J...
Brains, Biochemistry, Nutritional Psychiatry, and the Granby Roll: A Conversation with Dr. Sheldon Zablow
In this episode, you’ll be regaled by the brilliant stories and psychiatric hacks of Dr. Sheldon Zablow—known to his friends and patients as Dr. Z, and to me as Dr. Shelly.Dr. Z is a retired child, adolescent, and forensic psychi...
Being Fully Human: Lawyer, Poet, Musician, Chef
An Interview with Carl ReismanIn this special episode, I sit down with my cousin Carl Reisman—a published poet, musician, chef, and lawyer who ran his law practice out of a converted Phillips 76 Station in Urbana, Illinois.We expl...
The Comeback: Rafael Cortina Talks IAAGT, Gestalt Therapy, and Brock Purdy’s Rise
Dr. Jim welcomes back his podcast comrade, Rafael Cortina, who returns to the studio after stepping into his new role as President of the International Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy (IAAGT).In this episode, Rafael s...
Hour of the Heart: Connecting in the Here and Now
In this heartfelt episode, Dr. Jim interviews Ben Yalom about his moving collaboration with his father, renowned psychiatrist Dr. Irvin D. Yalom, on their co-authored book, Hour of the Heart: Connecting in the Here and Now. Ben ref...
Persuasive Design, the Digital Child, and the Screen Time Industrial Complex: What Parents and Society Can Do to Restore Childhood
Dr. Jim Interviews Dr. Richard FreedIn this powerful episode, Dr. Jim sits down with psychologist and author Dr. Richard Freed, whose new book Better Than Real Life examines how persuasive design is reshaping childhood—and not for the b...
My Tea with Andre: Couples Work and the Nexus Between Reactivity and Victimization
Andre DeCary returns for his third episode—just two more, and he earns the coveted ShrinkRap jacket, SNL-style!In this conversation, Andre shares his distinctive approach to couples therapy, highlighting the key differences between worki...
An Exclusive Interview with Dr. Diane Ehrensaft: The John Lennon of Pediatric Gender Care
An Exclusive Interview with Dr. Diane Ehrensaft, a.k.a., the John Lennon of Pediatric Gender CareDr. Jim sits down with the prolific and brilliant Dr. Diane Ehrensaft, a leading expert in pediatric gender care who envisions a more inclu...
Healing from Emotionally Immature Parents: A Positive Ripple Effect
In this powerful episode, Dr. Jim Bramson interviews Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson, clinical psychologist and bestselling author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents. Together, they delve into the lasting impact of emotionally immature par...
Sexual Intelligence: What We Really Want From Sex, And How To Get It
Live from Berkeley California - Dr. Marty Klein keynotes at the Human Potential Conference. Dr. Marty Klein – certified sex therapist, award-winning author of 7 books, and New York Times-lauded educator - shares his ideas about Sexual I...
