Concise Psych

Concise Psych


Latest Episodes

Ep 11: Russia-Ukraine conflict, a psychologically minded analysis
March 04, 2022

This episode I look at the Russia-Ukraine conflict in a psychologically minded way in an effort to learn as much as possible as well as try to figure out what happens next. A slight divergence from our usual content, but an important one nonetheless. This

Ep 10: Man's Search for Meaning & Logotherapy
February 23, 2022

This episode I talk about the famous book Man's Search for Meaning by Dr. Viktor Frankl, a psychiatrist who wrote the book after surviving a concentration camp during the Holocaust. I also discuss the concepts behind Logotherapy which Dr. Frankl pioneered

Ep 9: Insomnia, Sleep Hygiene & Optimization
February 09, 2022

This episode I discuss Sleep Hygiene tips that help with deeper and more restful sleep. This is good for folks suffering from insomnia, or for folks who simply want to optimize their sleep resulting in better performance during the day, improved recovery

Ep 8: Psychedelics w/ Dr. Natalie Gukasyan
January 30, 2022

This episode I discuss Psychedelics with Dr. Natalie Gukasyan who is an amazing psychiatrist and psychedelics researcher at the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins. She is also on faculty at the Department of Psychiatry &amp

Ep 7: Meditation Techniques & Suffering
January 13, 2022

In this episode we look at a few simple meditation techniques as well as how to meditate on suffering. We also briefly discuss Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. ACT Made Simple by Russ Harris CBT for Anxiety & Worry Thank you to Zakhar Valaha for t

Ep 6: Gun Violence & Mental Illness
December 23, 2021

In this episode we discuss the crucial topic of gun violence and mental illness. Most importantly, we clarify some misconceptions about mental illness in the media which are unfair, unjust, and increase the stigma of mental illness. Mental Illness, Mass S

Episode 5: Mindfulness Meditation & Scientific Evidence
December 04, 2021

In this episode I discuss Mindfulness Meditation and the scientific evidence behind the practice. There are so many benefits to the practice that have been investigated in high quality research studies. Also as a bonus, we do a mindfulness exercise at the

Episode 4: Acceptance & Healing with Nikita Rimal Sharma
November 16, 2021

For our fourth episode, I bring our first guest onto the show - Nikita Rimal Sharma. She is the Creative Director here at Finding Aum and is also a published writer & poet, as well as a passionate mental healthcare worker. We discuss the organization

Episode 3: Exposure Therapy for anxiety
November 04, 2021

This episode I discuss the concepts behind Exposure Therapy for certain types of anxiety. Also known as Exposure Response Prevention, this type of therapy can be extremely effective for certain causes of anxiety. At the end, I discuss how the concepts beh

Episode 2: Polarization & Cognitive Dissonance
October 19, 2021

This episode we discuss Polarization & Cognitive Dissonance, two terms that seem complex but are pretty basic once we break them down. We take a look at how Polarization can impact our viewpoints on things like Politics and Social Justice.  Visit