#16 – Mark Goulston: We've Lost Our Minds Trying to Master the Brain

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Episode Summary

Welcome to the Wealthy Wellthy Life with Krisstina Wise. In today’s episode, Krisstina talks with Dr. Mark Goulston, a prominentClinical Psychiatrist for 30 years, advisor, speaker, former FBI and police hostage negotiator, and author of several books; including Just Listen; which is ranked #1 in six Amazon/Kindle Categories. Tune in to learn how to listen to people, what it means to be a PAL, stress vs. distress, PTSD, high achiever personality and much more.

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What We Covered

• [07:45] – How do you listen to people from the inside out?
• [10:55] – What is the Magical Paradox?
• [13:50] – The difference between stress and distress.
• [14:20] – What does Mediated Catharsis mean?
• [14:45] – How to get your teenager to do homework without a fight.
• [18:30] – Sometimes we don’t have the right verbiage to express how we are feeling.
• [19:51] – What does it mean to be in despair?
• [20:47] – How do you get to the Dark Night of the Soul?
• [26:45] – What goes on in a veteran’s mind?
• [28:50] – Krisstina delves deeper into her Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
• [33:15] – Does PTSD exist?
• [35:00] – What does R.T.A. stand for?
• [40:43] – People focus on the trauma by relieving the symptoms, but your trauma is at your core.
• [43:39] – What is the meaning behind Syndrome of Disavowed Yearning.
• [48:41] – Dr. Goulston shares his breakdown during medical school.
• [53:44] – The purest form of communication is to listen without memory or desire. ~Wilfred Bion.
• [01:04:56] – Myth Busted! We’ve lost our minds trying to pursue the brain.
• [01:07:00] – Dr. Goulston shares his mission.

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Links Mentioned

Mark Goulston Website
Mark Goulston Books

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