Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Thoughts on Record is the podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (OICBT) located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Each week we explore topics relevant to clinicians and mental health consumers from a cognitive behavioural perspective; however, if you’re generally interested in psychology, psychotherapy, evolutionary psychology, mental health, the brain, dynamics of human behaviour, creativity, wellness & performance then this podcast will certainly be of interest to you. Thoughts on Record is hosted by OICBT clinical psychologist Dr. Pete Kelly, C. Psych. Dr. Kelly is a Clinical Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa and Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Kelly is actively involved in directing speciality programming at OICBT, teaching and supervision, providing workshops to mental health professionals and is a frequent speaker to organizations around the impact of stress on well-being. Email the show: oicbtpodcast@gmail.com. You can visit the OICBT at www.ottawacbt.ca. Original theme music courtesy of OPK5, outro music courtesy of Baldhero & Van Whelan https://baldherovanwhelan.bandcamp.com
Episodes
164 episodes
Patrick Ney - When At the Zoo Watch the Humans
Parenting can often feel like a relentless series of checkboxes—milestones to hit, skills to teach, problems to solve. Yet beneath all of this lies something far deeper: the opportunity to cultivate wholeness, authenticity, and love, both in ou...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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56:44
Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey - Clinical Documentation
🎙️ Episode OverviewClinical documentation: every therapist’s frenemy. For many mental health professionals, paperwork is one of the most persistent sources of stress—filled with contradictory advice, defensive writing habits, and the eve...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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57:52
Dr. Claire Sira & Tom Hudock: Feeling Loved With Adult ADHD
In this episode, Dr. Claire Sira and Tom Hudock join me to discuss their new book Feeling Loved with Adult ADHD. We explore how ADHD can quietly undermine even the strongest relationships—and how partners can move from shame and blame ...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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1:03:43
Dr. Niko Kukushkin - One Hand Clapping: Rethinking the Human Mind
In this conversation, neuroscientist and author Dr. Nikolay Kukushkin joins us to explore some of the deepest questions about the human mind. Drawing from his book One Hand Clapping, Dr. Kukushkin offers a rare synthesis of biol...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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1:07:21
Dr. James Cordova - The Mindful Path to Intimacy
Clinicians will often hear their clients express deeply felt needs, only to admit they’ve never shared them with their partner—usually due to fear of vulnerability or a defensive, adversarial dynamic that makes intimacy feel unsafe. In to...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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59:47
Dr. Meredith Gansner - Depression, Diagnosis & Digital Culture in Teens
Digital media is changing the way young people experience—and express—mental health struggles, particularly depression. Child and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr. Meredith Gansner, joins us to discuss themes in her new book Teen Depression Gone...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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1:04:56
Dr. Heather Wheeler - Perfectionism in High Performers
At first glance, perfectionism looks like an asset; however, the same internal drive that fuels greatness can also erode well-being, leaving success feeling empty and unsatisfying. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Heather Wheeler, p...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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58:05
Dr. Chris Taplin - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Dr. Chris Taplin,a psychiatrist and founder of Ottawa’s TMS Life clinic, joins us for a deep dive into one of the most promising frontiers in psychiatric care: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS. As clinicians, many of us have encountere...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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54:50
Dr. Joe Pierre - Why We Believe What Isn’t True
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Joe Pierre, psychiatrist and author of False, to explore why people believe things that aren’t true—and why challenging those beliefs is rarely as simple as presenting the facts. Drawing from research...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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56:38
Dr. Scott Waltman & Kasey Pierce: Stoicism for the Modern Mind
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Scott Waltman and Kasey Pierce coauthors, along with Trent Codd, Ed.S of The Stoicism Workbook - to explore how ancient Stoic philosophy can offer powerful tools for managing today’s challenges. From ...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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1:01:13
Dr. Betsy Chung - Building Emotional Security Within Relationships
Building emotional security and navigating conflict with intention often defines the success of our closest relationships. Join us for an in-depth discussion with psychologist Dr. Betsy Chung to explore these and other topics explored in ...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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51:44
Donna Jackson Nakazawa: Healing Adverse Childhood Experiences
In this episode, we sit down with Donna Jakson Nakazawa to explore a topic at the core of many people's therapeutic journeys: recovering from the impact of adverse childhood experiences. Her new book, The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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56:13
Dr. Yona Bouskila - Do We Have Freewill?
Many of us accept freewill as an undeniable truth, assuming that we are the architects of our own decisions and destiny. Yet, a growing body of scientific research challenges this notion, suggesting that our sense of freewill may be more of an ...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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58:16
Dr. Sharon Martin - Better Boundaries
Whether it's in our personal relationships, at work, or even with ourselves, boundaries are essential for our well-being and peace of mind. Yet, many of us - even clinicians I might add - at times struggle with this practice, often feeling over...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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57:28
Dr. René Mõttus - Personality Predicts Life Satisfaction
While most of us intuitively believe that our assessment of our lives is largely objective and a direct result of what has been happening to us, it's clear that subjective perceptions of objective events play a significant role in shaping the u...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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57:57
Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LCPC - Excessive Reassurance Seeking
Compulsive reassurance seeking can be a challenging issue for both clients and therapists to manage. Clients are often highly adept—sometimes knowingly, sometimes unknowingly—at eliciting excessive reassurance from therapists and family members...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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54:14
Dr. Nina Josefowtiz - Behavioural Activation for Depression
Behavioural activation is one of the best, if not the best treatments for depression. Clinical psychologist and author, Dr. Nina Josefowitz joins us for an in-depth discussion of themes contained in her new book The Behavioural Activation W...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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1:21:46
Dr. Lindsay Gibson: Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People
Navigating relationships with emotionally immature parents can evoke very strong reactions, which can be difficult to navigate. In many clinician's experience, when this topic comes up, people tend to react in one of three ways: defending their...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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57:28
Dr. Russell Ramsay - Assessing and Treating Adult ADHD
Assessing & treating adult ADHD can be both very challenging as well as highly rewarding for client and clinician alike. Psychologist & author, Dr. Russell Ramsay joins us for an in-depth discussion of the assessment and treatment of ad...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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1:29:12
Dr. Alec Pollard: When a Loved One Won’t Seek Mental Health Treatment
Many clinicians experience a sense of helplessness around effectively managing calls from loved ones of an individual living with a mental illness who is not willing to engage in treatment. There is frequently an impression that little ca...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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1:07:14
Emma Lauer, LCSW: DBT Skills for Highly Sensitive People
Dialectical behavior therapy or DBT is a wonderful suite of tools that help people to be more effective with respect to managing their emotions and becoming more interpersonally effective. These are challenges that often loom especially l...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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51:53
Dr. Stephanie Catella - Building Emotional Intelligence
In addition to being a topic that appears frequently in the realm of pop psychology, emotional intelligence is a subject of serious, rigorous academic inquiry. Clinical psychologist & author, Dr. Stephanie Catella joins for us for a d...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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53:08
Dr. Holly Swartz - Social Rhythm Therapy for Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is often thought of as a mental disorder that is treated exclusively with medication when in fact there are a number of evidence-based psychotherapeutic techniques that can be used to complement traditional pharmacotherapy.&nbs...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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53:45
Dr. Leslie Becker-Phelps: Insecure in Love
Challenges related to attachment in relationships - especially in the context of romantic relationships - can evoke very strong emotions and behavioral urges that can often backfire, sometimes causing the very thing we fear most; namely, the di...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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54:41
Drs. Matt Browne & Chris Kavanagh - Decoding the Gurus
The last decade has seen the ascendency of a number of "public intellectuals" who have come under increasing scrutiny around allegations of misinformation, conspiracy mongering, grifting & intellectual inconsistency. Importantly, many...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:19:14