Hosted by Joel Blackstock and Alice Hawley, the Taproot therapy podcasts discusses trauma and depth psychology and the implications of psychology on art and design. We dabble in neuroscience, brain based medicine, Jungian psychology, and various modes of artistic expression and healing. ------ Based in Birmingham Alabama, Taproot Therapy Collective is the premiere providers of therapy for severe and complex trauma, PTSD, anxiety and depression. We provide EMDR, brainspotting, ETT, somatic, and, jungian therapy as well as QEEG, brain mapping and neurostimulation. Website: https://gettherapybirmingham.com/ The resources, videos and podcasts on our site and social media are no substitute for mental health treatment. Please find a qualified mental health provider and contact emergency services in your area in the event of an emergency to a provider in your area. Our number and email are only for scheduling at Taproot Therapy Collective are not monitored consistently and not a reliable resource for emergency services.
120 episodes transcribedIf you have ever felt like a failure because the "evidence-based" protocol didn't fix you, or if you are a clinician feeling the crushing weight of a...
In July 1979, Jimmy Carter went to Camp David for ten days and came back with the strangest speech a sitting American president has ever given. Offici...
In Episode 5 of Psychotherapy on the Couch, the host explores a profound and unsettling premise: psychosis, paranoia, and conspiracy theories are not...
In 1960, two Harvard professors took psilocybin and accidentally broke the boundaries of American psychology. What happened next is the story of a roa...
In Part 3, we look at the strange psychological reality of post-World War II America. The new suburban "American Dream" offered unprecedented material...
When the Great Depression wiped out the myth of the rugged, self-made American hero, the country was left with a massive psychological void. Right on...
Why do we treat our minds like broken machines? In the series premiere of The American Confession, Joel Blackstock traces the birth of modern American...
How do you know the blue you see is the same blue I see? We use the same word, but do we share the same experience? This ancient philosophical puzzle...
"We built institutions that were supposed to reflect reality. But the windows became mirrors." In the second century, the Gnostics believed our world...
Are we navigating reality, or just a highly optimized map of the past? In this episode, we dive into the architecture of our modern ghost story. We ex...
Tania's advanced training program which is starting on February 25th: https://deepmindpt.com/deep-mind-mastery In this episode, I’m joined by Tani...
More @ https://gettherapybirmingham.com/ Why does modern mental health care often feel like a bureaucratic ritual rather than a healing encounter? I...
Why is the most therapy-literate generation in history also the most depressed? This episode traces the hidden history connecting Cold War game...
Can Therapists Start a Union? The Antitrust Trap, the Shadow Committee, and the Economic Strangulation of American Psychotherapy Analyzing America’s H...
https://gettherapybirmingham.com/what-is-a-diagnosis-anyway-is-the-dsm-dying-part-2/ The Archaeology of a Label: What We Forgot About Diagnosis and Wh...
Is the DSM Dead? The "Bible" of Psychiatry, The Thud Experiment, and The Crisis of Diagnosis Episode Description: It dictates every diagnosis you rece...
The Story Science Forgot: Why Psychotherapy Needs Narrative More Than Ever by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 15, 2025 | 0 comment...
Join Joel Blackstock for an extraordinary conversation with Dr. Steven Vazquez, the inventor of Emotional Transformation Therapy (ETT), as he reveals...
https://mjdenis.com/whoismjdenis Join Joel Blackstock as he sits down with MJ Denis, LPC, LMFT, and certified ETT trainer from Austin, Texas, for an e...
