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United States of PTSD
Season One: Mental health concerns are on the rise in the United States. This podcast will look at the influencing factors contributing to the decline of our culture. With the rise of school shootings, political divisiveness, increasing levels of hate, and a chronic war of peoples' rights, we have entered a domestic war that never ends. Our podcast will look at whether this is done by design or is it an abject failure. We will discuss it from a clinical and common-sense perspective. Secondarily we will discuss ways to protect yourself from being further traumatized. Hosted by Matthew Boucher LICSW LCDP (licensed in RI) who has over 20 years of experience working with people who have addictions and trauma with a specialty of pregnant/postpartum women. Co-host Wendy Picard is a Learning and Development consultant with 15 years of experience, lifelong observer of the human condition, and diagnosed with PTSD in 1994.
Season Two: Is joined by Donna Gaudette and Julia Kirkpatrick BSW. Julia is currently working on obtaining her MSW and her LCSW. She is a welcome addition to the podcast.
Season Three: Cora Lee Kennedy provided research and worked as a temporary co-host. Dr. Erika Lin-Hendel joins as a co-host for season 3.
United States of PTSD
Latest Episodes
S3 E:9 Not all heroes wear capes.
Erika and I chat with a local hero, Noel Pichardo, a former Rhode Island police officer, to unpack why he calls Flock-style vehicle tracking a mass surveillance tool and why he believes the public should have been told before a single camera we...
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S4 E: 8 Accountability Or Bust
Matt provides and update on the status of the Men's Retreat and the lack of accountability. We talk about the excuses, the missing paperwork, the pattern of complaints, and why “no official membership” is not a real barrier to removing un...
S4 E: 7 When Poverty Becomes A Crime
Erika gives and update on what is happening on the ground in Phoenix, where extreme heat makes shade and hydration a matter of life and death, and where the gap between need and available shelter beds turns “public order” policies into survival...
S4 E:6 Accountability Matters When Systems Fail People
Matt opens up about a follow up to his experience with a Men's Group. The group sent out an all user email with all of the attendees home addresses to each other. Matt talks about why this is concerning as two things happened. ...
S4 E:5 The Pros and Cons of Peer Led Support Groups
Matt reflects on a retreat and discussed the pro's and con's of peer led support groups. This is the first episode is a mini series topic about when therapy is weaponized. Matt talks about the effectiveness of peer groups, in...
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thank you for your honest and candid discussion about our political climate. Wonderful and knowledgeable speakers who complemented one another, and who brought experience and research throughout the conversation. Keep up the amazing work! And thank you for your consistent messaging about the genocide happening in Gaza. You are a voice for the voiceless❤️✊🏼
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