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  • 27. From Me-search To Research: How I Turned My Lived Experience Into An Independent Research Project

    27. From Me-search To Research: How I Turned My Lived Experience Into An Independent Research Project
    Oct 26 2023
    On episode 27 of A Chat with Uma, I share my full experience of developing a fully independent research project inspired by my lived experience as a patient. I share the full story of how this project was born, and how this idea developed into a full research project that has resulted in presentations, awards, published abstracts, acceptance into Ph.D programs, and an upcoming publication. I discuss the experience of forging my own path as a single-author presenter as a student, and how I navigated various scenarios through this journey. I reflect on how this project provided novel avenues for my advocacy as a patient, and how I bridged my identities as a researcher, patient, & advocate as a result. This episode provides tangible tips and resources for pursuing one's own independent research project, empowering anyone listening to forge their own path and believe in what's possible for them. Topics Discussed (+ timestamps): (00:00:00) Checking in with ya'll! (00:10:20) Introduction to the episode Contextual episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠01. My Full Story: 0 to 26⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠24. Nontraditional Students: My Experiences, Advice, & Reflections From My Nontraditional Academic Path⁠⁠25. From College Dropout to Graduate Student: Navigating Graduate School Applications & Admissions as a Nontraditional Student⁠⁠19. Disability Isn't A Dirty Word: The Realities of Being Disabled and Navigating Discrimination, Erasure, & Ableism⁠ (00:19:25) EVENT REPLAY: IOCDF's OCD Con 2023 Keynote Address Link to watch⁠⁠⁠Video + event recording repository⁠⁠⁠ of many past events (00:21:56) UPCOMING EVENTS: IPN Psychedelic Personal Statement Workshop: Tues. 11/7, 7pm ET | Register hereWonderland Miami - "So, You Want To Join The Psychedelic Field?": Sat. 11/11, 3-4pm ET | Register here: code IPN20 for 20% offABRCMS 2023 - Navigating Disabilities in Higher Ed panel: Fri. 11/17, 11:15am | Register here (00:25:22 ) Context & background behind the inception of my independent research project Where I was at academically at the timeMy lack of research & presentation experience at the timeMy "blissful ignorance" of the process (00:38:30) How the project developed and evolved into posters, presentations, and awards Considering myself as a patient related to psychedelic-assisted therapy for PTSDRealizing the gap in the literature & fieldHow my lived experience with comorbid OCD & PTSD inspired this research questionGetting a single-author publication abstract acceptedWinning PsychedelX 2022Presenting posters at numerous conferences as the sole authorWinning awards and grantsGiving talks at international conferences (01:00:25) How the project expedited my academic timeline, changed the course of my career, and contributed to getting into my Ph.D program The difference between my "traditional" research experience versus my independent research projectHow connecting with researchers at conferences inspired me to include this project in my applicationsWhy I ended up getting into a Ph.D program largely because of this project (01:22:56) Key takeaways and tangible tools to develop & pursue your own independent research project Connect with me! My website⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠umarchatterjee.comVideo + event recording repository⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Upcoming Events⁠Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@umarchatterjee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support my work: ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/umarchatterjee⁠⁠Have a guest you want on the show? Fill out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Suggestion Form!⁠
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    1 h y 34 m
  • 26. OCD 101 & My Full OCD Story: Misdiagnosis, Evidence-Based Treatment, OCD Myth Busting, & Comorbidities

    26. OCD 101 & My Full OCD Story: Misdiagnosis, Evidence-Based Treatment, OCD Myth Busting, & Comorbidities
    Oct 9 2023
    On episode 26 of A Chat with Uma, I dedicate a full episode to OCD awareness, in honor of OCD Awareness Week 2023. I provide a full primer on OCD 101 - all about what OCD is NOT, and what it IS. I share my full OCD story of onset, symptoms, misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, incorrect treatment, and what evidence-based treatment has looked like. I speak at length about my non-linear path within treatment, normalizing the coexistence of both suffering and recovery at once. I dismantle misconceptions and bust pervasive myths about what OCD is considered to be by popular culture, and discuss the repercussions of misinformation around OCD. Above all, I provide empowerment, validation, and hope around the OCD experience through speaking openly and honestly about all facets of living with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Topics Discussed (+ timestamps): (00:00:00) Intro, overview, why I am recording this episode today (00:13:04) UPCOMING EVENT: Made of Millions OCD Socratic Seminar: BIPOC Representation in the OCD Space Mon. 10/9, 8 ETLivestream on @MadeOfMillions TikTok + replay on IG (00:14:21) UPCOMING EVENT: ⁠IOCDF⁠ Live Stream Panel - Diversity Starts With UsTues. 9/26, 7 ET Thurs. 10/12, 7pm ETLink to attend (00:15:13) UPCOMING EVENT: IOCDF Advocate Instagram Live Sat. 10/14, 12pm ETAttend: @IOCDF Instagram Live (00:15:55) UPCOMING EVENT: OCD Gamechangers: Live Advocate Virtual Event Sat. 10/14, 7:30pm ETAttend: OCD Gamechangers YouTube or Facebook Live (00:17:04) UPCOMING EVENT + ANNOUNCEMENT: Online OCD Conference - KEYNOTE ADDRESS! Sat. 10/21, 6pm ET⁠Register here⁠ (00:18:16) ANNOUNCEMENT: Joining OCD Wisconsin's Board of Directors (00:20:25) What OCD is NOT: A choiceAn adjectiveA quirkEgo-syntonic (it's ego-DYStonic)Nobody "is a little OCD" or "has a little OCD"Why misrepresentation of OCD leads to misdiagnosis & mistreatment (00:38:18) What OCD actually IS: DSM-5 definition of "obsessions"DSM-5 definition of "compulsions"OCD themes & subtypesTaboo obsessional themes within OCDMental compulsions & ritualsThe shame of OCDWhy rationality, logic, & reason do not permeate the "OCD brain"How OCD is fully ego-DYStonicThe doubting diseaseAnxiety vs. OCD (00:54:22) My FULL OCD story What OCD looked like for me in childhoodHow it fully took over by adolescenceHow I hit rock bottom in early adulthood and lost all functionalityHow I finally received a diagnosis at 2213 years of no diagnosis or treatment22 years of misdiagnosis12 years of incorrect treatment25 years without proper interventionFinding evidence-based treatment at 25Contextual episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠01. My Full Story: 0 to 26⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠02-04. My Mental Health Journey: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Part 1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Part 2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Part 3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (01:33:24) What evidence-based treatment & recovery has looked like for me My experience of comorbid OCD & PTSD (01:45:02) Reconciling the time lost to misdiagnosis & lack of treatment How OCD led me to join a religious cult at 14Grief and loss (01:55:04) Rapid-fire final OCD myth busting: OCD is NOT an anxiety disorder (& is not treated as such)OCD is NOT "just" a form of anxiety (disgust, guilt, shame, just-rightness, etc.)OCD is NOT a form of traumaOCD is NOT a form of PTSD (& is not treated as such)OCD is also a neurodevelopment disorder Connect with me! My website⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠umarchatterjee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video + event recording repository⁠Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@umarchatterjee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support my work: ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/umarchatterjee⁠⁠Have a guest you want on the show? Fill out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Suggestion Form!⁠
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    2 h y 4 m
  • 25. From College Dropout to Graduate Student: Navigating Graduate School Applications & Admissions as a Nontraditional Student

    25. From College Dropout to Graduate Student: Navigating Graduate School Applications & Admissions as a Nontraditional Student
    Sep 21 2023
    On episode 25 of A Chat with Uma, I share my full journey of applying for graduate school as a non-traditional student with a very divergent & complicated academic + personal history. I share my experience in full detail of applying for clinical psychology Ph.D programs earlier on in my academic journey, and how + why I ultimately chose to pursue my masters in neuroscience. I discuss how vastly different my experience was as a student whose path was so divergent from anyone around me, and the resulting confusion about my future & chances due to having no basis + reference point about my own journey. I explain how I navigated the ambiguity of applying to Ph.D programs with my unique journey, and why I ultimately decided to try. I speak at length about every detail of my application experience as a non-traditional student: including disclosure in personal statements, my CV, internet/social media "outing," recommendation letters, interviews, and more. This episode serves to provide evidence & hope that pursuing academic endeavors as a non-traditional student with a divergent past IS possible. I share all of my advice, empowerment, experiences, and honest reflections from my experiences in the hopes that others feel valid & hopeful about forcing their own paths with their unique lived experiences. Topics Discussed (+ timestamps): (00:00:00) Intro & overview of episode (00:07:48) Update: ⁠Video + event recording repository⁠ of many past events (00:10:18) UPCOMING EVENT: Hosting IOCDF's Community Conversations - Tues. 9/26, 7 ET Link to attend (00:11:35) EVENT REPLAY: Co-hosted IOCDF's Community Conversations with Tom Smalley Link to watch (00:12:23) EVENT REPLAY: IOCDF Diversity Roundtable on Suicide Prevention - with Dr. Darlene Davis Goodwine, Krista Reed, & Erika McCoy ⁠Link to watch⁠ (00:14:08) UPCOMING EVENT: Online IOCDF OCD Conference 2023 & ticket giveaway! Register hereEmail for ticket giveaway: hello@umarchatterjee.com (00:16:55 ) Brief background from my undergraduate degree & considering next steps Contextual episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠01. My Full Story: 0 to 26⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠02-04. My Mental Health Journey: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Part 1⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Part 2⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Part 3⁠⁠⁠⁠ (00:23:33) Applying to grad school the first time Psychology Ph.D programs & my neuroscience M.S. programHow & why I chose the neuroscience M.S.The major influence my non-traditional path played in this application cycle (00:32:46) Starting my masters degree in neuroscience My extremely unique experience as a non-traditional studentThe prescribed, typical path around me vs. my very divergent pathConfusion around what was possible for my future (00:41:55) The wide range of evaluations & judgments I received due to my unprecedented, non-traditional academic path (00:45:48) How and why I decided to apply to Neuroscience Ph.D programs, in spite of the odds; How I "broke the rules" of the typical application process (00:51:38) How I specifically chose schools, programs, and mentors as a non-traditional student (01:02:53) How I "broke the rules" in navigating disclosure + talking about my non-traditional path as an applicant Statements & essaysMy CVMy exposure & disclosure on the internet + social mediaWhat I shared vs. what I didn't share (01:16:48) Recommendation letters: How I chose recommendersHow I asked recommendersHow I shared my history/past with themThe resources I created to optimize my chances as a non-traditional student (01:26:36) Ph.D Interviews: how they went, how I navigated disclosure, the results of my applications, closing out the episode Connect with me! My website⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠umarchatterjee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@umarchatterjee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support my work: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/umarchatterjee⁠Have a guest you want on the show? Fill out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Suggestion Form!⁠
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    1 h y 40 m
  • 24. Nontraditional Students: My Experiences, Advice, & Reflections From My Nontraditional Academic Path

    24. Nontraditional Students: My Experiences, Advice, & Reflections From My Nontraditional Academic Path
    Sep 7 2023

    On episode 24 of A Chat with Uma, I share a comprehensive overview of my experience and journey as a non-traditional question - informed and shaped by the many questions from listeners & this community on this topic! I first operationally define the concept of a non-traditional student, sharing the various contributing factors that give rise to holding this identity. I share my full timeline and trajectory as a non-traditional student, explaining the circumstances that contributed to my divergent journey. I speak to the unique barriers and obstacles that I faced as a non-traditional student in returning back to school, as well as further goals and aspirations that required disclosure of this identity/label. I share at length about the unique stigmas, judgments, and misperceptions placed on non-traditional students and the ways that I have navigated them so far. This episode serves to provide a voice to students who hold this title and reframe the way that we view divergent journeys. This episode also provides a safe and supportive space to validate and empower people from different walks of life to pursue this path with hope, pride, and ownership of their identities and lived experiences. Topics Discussed (+ timestamps): (00:00:00) Hello, check-in, overview of episode (00:07:05) Update: ⁠⁠Video + event recording repository⁠⁠ of many past events (00:10:35) Update: You can now support my work on ⁠⁠Ko-Fi!⁠⁠ (00:13:11) What is a non-traditional student? Definition, conceptualization, orientation to episode (00:16:26) The background and story of how I became a non-traditional student - Severe mental and physical chronic illnesses - Failing out of school after 2 years with a 1.83 GPA - My 2nd degree in music school - Losing my voice to cancer - How I went back to my first degree as a non-traditional student - Contextual episodes:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠01. My Full Story: 0 to 26⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 02-04. My Mental Health Journey: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Part 1⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Part 2⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Part 3⁠⁠⁠⁠ (00:25:06) Officially becoming a non-traditional student, how I decided to go back to school (00:32:17) Completing my undergraduate degree, how I ended up pursuing my master's degree and now my Ph.D (00:49:06) Speaking to the stigmas, misperceptions, barriers, and unique experiences of non-traditional students (00:56:08) Lack of consent in disclosure and privacy of identity and related experiences, diagnoses, and circumstances for non-traditional students (01:00:51) Lessons learned, final reflections, and future explorations and episodes on this topic Connect with me!

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    1 h y 5 m
  • 23. Life Updates: Moving To Wisconsin, Mental Health Treatments, Psychedelics, & Starting My Ph.D

    23. Life Updates: Moving To Wisconsin, Mental Health Treatments, Psychedelics, & Starting My Ph.D
    Aug 31 2023
    On episode 23 of A Chat with Uma, I provide an honest and unfiltered life update in light of many recent major life changes. I share openly and honestly about the difficulties I faced in moving to Wisconsin, and all that has transpired in this adjustment period. I speak about the struggles that contributed to my experience, as well as the steps I took to work through them. I talk through my most recent psychedelic experience and its contribution to the upward spiral that I have embarked upon since moving to Madison. I share from the heart about my recovery and healing process, and how it has looked far different than I ever expected. I share updates on my current treatment process, and I talk through the start of my Ph.D in neuroscience. Overall, this episode opens a window into the complexity and ever-evolving journey of recovery, discovery, healing, and growth that I am on, with the hope of creating a space for you to allow and accept the true nature of your own life experience with honesty and compassion. Topics Discussed (+ timestamps): (00:00:00) Hello, check-in, overview of episode (00:06:29) Update: Video + event recording repository of many past events (00:08:53) Update: You can now support my work on Ko-Fi! (00:11:21) Background on episode: where I was at our last life update/check-in Contextual episodes: ⁠⁠⁠01. My Full Story: 0 to 26⁠⁠⁠02-04. My Mental Health Journey: ⁠⁠Part 1⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Part 2⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Part 3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠05. Yes, I've Done Psychedelics: From Psychonaut to Researcher⁠⁠⁠⁠06-07. The Ketamine Diaries - OCD, PTSD, Depression, & Chronic Pain: ⁠⁠Part. 1⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠⁠Part 2⁠⁠ (00:18:47) Recap of this past summer and my state of being since graduating in May (00:23:52) Reflections on my fear of fear, and working to accept my reality (00:33:16) Recap of moving from Dallas to Madison (00:39:57) My most recent psychedelic experience: why I did it, and all that resulted (00:50:05) Reflections and updates on recovery, growth, and change post-session; Reflections on how living in Madison is unexpectedly supporting my healing (00:58:46) Updates on where I am with therapy/treatment; Embarking on new treatment for my comorbid OCD & PTSD (01:05:07) Updates on starting my Ph.D in Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Major changes I am making to my life & way of operating (01:14:24) Final thoughts, reflections, calls to action, and hopes for the future Connect with me! My website⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠umarchatterjee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@umarchatterjee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support my work: https://ko-fi.com/umarchatterjeeHave a guest you want on the show? Fill out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Suggestion Form!⁠
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    1 h y 20 m
  • 22. How To Survive Your Ph.D: Addiction Research, Science Communication, Boundaries, & Being Your Unique Self with Dr. Elizabeth Berry

    22. How To Survive Your Ph.D: Addiction Research, Science Communication, Boundaries, & Being Your Unique Self with Dr. Elizabeth Berry
    Aug 17 2023
    On episode 22 of A Chat with Uma, I speak with Dr. Elizabeth Berry! Elizabeth Berry, Ph.D is a neuroscientist, addiction researcher, science communicator, artist, and digital creator. Dr. Berry just received her Ph.D in Cell Biology with a specialization in neuroscience from New York Medical College this past May. For her dissertation project, she focused on opioid addiction and the impact it has on specific neurons in the brain called orexin neurons. She is currently working as a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Leonard’s lab, the lab she did her dissertation in, furthering the research she pursued during her PhD. In the future she hopes to work in an industry position as a scientist on neurodegenerative diseases. She is also the creator behind @nature.neuroscience.phd, her widely-regarded science communication and digital art platform. In this episode, we discuss the following topics (+ timestamps): (00:00:00) Introduction of episode & Dr. Elizabeth Berry (00:04:07) Dr. Berry's journey to becoming a neuroscientist Lifelong love for natureStarting in plant science & microbiologyThe personal experience that led her to pivot into neuroscienceMasters degree to join Ph.D program (00:19:59) All about Dr. Berry's Ph.D experience How she chose her lab & addiction neuroscience researchHer learning differences/challenges & how she overcame themHow she taught herself neuroscience after not having a neuro backgroundHow her outdoors upbringing influenced the way she learns today (00:31:49) Dr. Berry's addiction neuroscience research Orexin/hypocretin neuronsOpioid addictionFindings from her thesis workAll about whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology (00:44:19) Dr. Berry's reflections on work/life balance as a researcher Struggling to find balanceRelationships and familyTaking care of yourself mentally & physicallyBoundaries vs. acceptance in different situationsHow to navigate the toxicity of comparison & competition in grad schoolHow to manage overwhelmFinding presence amongst chaos (00:59:08) All about Dr. Berry's massively successful science communication platform How she began her scicomm accountHow art helped her learn neuroscienceBringing together her artistry with her scienceSharing her personal journeyNormalizing the human experienceHow her scicomm is received by different populations (01:08:38) All about Dr. Berry's career plans Why she chose to do a postdoctoral fellowshipHow she plans to pivot into industryWhy she is choosing to leave academia and join industryThe harsh reality of survivorship and living conditions within academiaBalancing passion for research with respecting your health + boundaries (01:20:52) How Dr. Berry has utilized movement as a vital self-care tool through her intensive schedule (01:25:01) DEEP rapid-fire final questions with Dr. Berry, and closing out the episode! Her guidance on finding + being your full, unique self Connect with Dr. Elizabeth Berry: Instagram: @nature.neuroscience.phdWebsiteResearchGateTwitter: @NatureNeuroPhDLinkedInYouTube Connect with me! My website⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠umarchatterjee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@umarchatterjee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Have a guest you want on the show? Fill out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Suggestion Form!⁠
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    1 h y 36 m
  • 21. The Truth About Self-Compassion: OCD, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, & Chronic Illness with Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT - Your Anxiety Toolkit

    21. The Truth About Self-Compassion: OCD, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, & Chronic Illness with Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT - Your Anxiety Toolkit
    Aug 10 2023
    On episode 21 of A Chat with Uma, I speak with Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT! Kimberley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and public speaker who is the host of Your Anxiety Toolkit podcast, founder of CBT School, and owner of Kimberley Quinlan (A Marriage and Family Therapy Corporation) in Los Angeles, CA. She is passionate about the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and related disorders, Eating Disorders and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, and provides one-on-one treatment and online courses for those who are struggling in these areas. Advocating for those with mental health disorders is also a huge part of her life mission, and she serves as a global advocate for the International OCD Foundation. She is also the founder of CBTSchool, an online psychoeducation platform where she offers support and research-based educational products to those who cannot access correct care. CBTSchool offers low-cost online courses and FREE resources for OCD, anxiety and BFRB’s. She is also the best-selling author of 'The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD: Lean into Your Fear, Manage Difficult Emotions, and Focus On Recovery' (2021). In this episode, we discuss the following topics (+ timestamps): (00:00:00) Introduction of episode & Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT (00:04:35) How Kimberley became an OCD-specialized therapist (00:10:39) How Kimberley's lived experience with anxiety, eating disorders, and being a personal trainer led her to becoming a mental health therapist; Being an OCD therapist without having OCD (00:13:59): All about self-compassion The events that led to Kimberley's interest & specialization in self-compassionReferenced clinician: Tara BrachOperational definition of self-compassionWhat self-compassion is & is notHow anybody can access self-compassionResearch on efficacy of self-compassion in treatmentRole of self-compassion in recovery (00:30:22) About Kimberley's book: The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD: Lean into Your Fear, Manage Difficult Emotions, and Focus On Recovery' (2021) (00:40:57) How Kimberley has made evidence-based OCD treatment education widely accessible through CBT School (00:47:55) Discussion: does an OCD treatment provider need to have lived experience of OCD to provide the best therapeutic care? (00:53:39): Kimberley's experience with chronic illness & having a disability Her journey to a POTS diagnosisHow she had to radically change her life & way of operatingAcceptance of disabilities & limitationsThe lessons she's learned from her chronic illness experienceFull story on her podcast: episode 124, episode 307Recommended book: How To Be Sick by Toni Bernhard (01:10:20): Navigating boundaries and finding balance in life Kimberley's experience with developing boundariesHow to (attempt to) strike balance amongst incredible busynessFielding judgment and criticism from social media & large-scale public creationKimberley's family and childrenKimberley's strategies for time managementReferenced course: Time Management for Optimum Mental Health (01:20:03) Kimberley's experience as an Australian immigrant; Navigating the grief + anxiety of living across the world from her family (01:23:23) DEEP rapid-fire final questions with Kimberley, and closing out the episode! Connect with Kimberley: Website: https://kimberleyquinlan.com/Listen To Her Podcast: Your Anxiety Toolkit - all podcast platformsCBT School: Find all courses hereInstagram: @YourAnxietyToolkitBook: The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD: Lean into Your Fear, Manage Difficult Emotions, and Focus On RecoveryKimberley's Clinical Practice: info here Connect with me! My website⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠umarchatterjee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@umarchatterjee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Have a guest you want on the show? Fill out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Suggestion Form!⁠
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  • 20. OCD Conference Recap: Psychedelics, Genes, PTSD/Trauma, Brain Scans, & BIPOC Representation

    20. OCD Conference Recap: Psychedelics, Genes, PTSD/Trauma, Brain Scans, & BIPOC Representation
    Aug 3 2023
    On episode 20 of A Chat with Uma, I recap my experience at the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)'s 28th Annual OCD Conference & the 8th Annual IOCDF Research Symposium. I provide my key research takeaways from the perspective of an OCD neuroscientist & researcher with lived experience of OCD - about many important topics including psychedelics, ketamine, OCD genes, advanced epigenetic aging, comorbid OCD & PTSD + trauma, brain scans, and more. I share these research updates in accessible & digestible ways to continue bridging the gap between researchers & lived experience communities. I also share my many experiences and reflections from my presentations and advocacy at the conference. I speak about my experience as a BIPOC patient and the influence of my identity on the ways I showed up at the conference. I also speak at length about the intersection of my identities as a researcher, trainee, and OCD survivor + advocate and the myriad of ways that my identities came together at this conference. This episode provides a comprehensive space for reflection, integration, and research updates for not only conference attendees, but those who were unable to attend in person. Topics Discussed (+ timestamps): (00:00:00) Hello, check-in, moving update (00:06:35) Introduction to episode Contextual episodes: ⁠⁠01. My Full Story: 0 to 26⁠⁠02-04. My Mental Health Journey: ⁠Part 1⁠, ⁠Part 2⁠, ⁠Part 3⁠⁠⁠05. Yes, I've Done Psychedelics: From Psychonaut to Researcher⁠⁠⁠06-07. The Ketamine Diaries - OCD, PTSD, Depression, & Chronic Pain: ⁠Part. 1⁠,⁠ ⁠Part 2⁠ (00:09:08) Overview of OCD Con, IOCDF Research Symposium, & the unique nature + structure of this particular conference (00:20:46) Research Update: OCD Genes & Advanced Epigenetic Aging - Dr. Evelyn Stewart (00:28:24) Research Update: Ketamine Trials for OCD - Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez (00:38:41) Recap: Research Symposium poster presentation; Full-circle reflection of my growth as a researcher with lived experience; Beginning at OCD Con last year (00:46:34) Recap: BIPOC Community Support Group with me & Erjing Cui, LMHCReflections on South Asian representation in the community + at the conferenceFurther calls to action (00:54:44) Recap: In My Shoes - Highlighting The Realities of the BIPOC & Cultural Road To Recovery with me, ⁠⁠Dr. Darlene Davis Goodwine⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Alexandra Reynolds⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Rachel Ehrenberg⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠Valerie Andrews⁠⁠ (00:58:32) Recap: Psychedelics & OCD - Discussing the Current State of Psychedelic Research as Potential OCD Treatments with me, ⁠Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez⁠, ⁠Dr. Chris Pittenger⁠, ⁠Dr. Jamila Hokanson⁠, & ⁠Dr. Terence Ching⁠Why this panel was one of the most profound experiences of my lifeFully coming into presenting as a researcher with lived experience (01:18:14) Recap + Update: OCD & Medication - Brain Scan Discussion with ⁠⁠Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Dr. Chris Pittenger⁠⁠, & moreBrain scans do not diagnose OCDContext & limitations of brain imagingBrain imaging for research vs. diagnosisREFERENCED EPISODE - ⁠09. Brain Research 101: From Human to Molecule⁠ (01:23:27) Research Update: Comorbid OCD & PTSD + Trauma with Dr. Lauren Wadsworth, Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti, & more (01:28:18) Final reflections, hopes, and future directions Connect with me! My website⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠umarchatterjee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UmaRChatterjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@umarchatterjee.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Have a guest you want on the show? Fill out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest Suggestion Form!⁠
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