Welcome to Dani Talks! Well, this is more like “Dani Writes” - you get the gist. This is a special edition of Psychiatria that is intended for me to hold space for myself to talk about things that I want to share with y’all. You can tune into the episode HERE if you want to [...]
I’ve tried a lot of different types of therapies and holistic modalities over the years, but few have been as surprising as brainspotting. It’s so simple that it’s kind of difficult to believe that it actually works. On top of that, it’s one of those things that has more subtle, long-term effects versus results that [...]
In the latest episode of Psychiatria, we tell a story of touch. I talk with a dear friend and massage therapist, Sarah Klingenberg, LMT at The Joyful Vitality about her journey with atopic dermatitis and into becoming a massage therapist. Her story has much to teach us about the connection between our skin and the [...]
Chiropractic and mental health… this is a combination most people won’t tell you about. I found chiropractic in high school as a way to help achieve more physical balance in my body. The first couple of chiropractors I saw did help, but never as much as I wanted. I always found myself looking for more [...]
In today’s episode of Psychiatria, you get to hear me and Jenna Mamorsky dive into a topic I’ve been dying to explore more for a long, LONG, time: Polyvagal theory. Ever since I learned about the vagus nerve in anatomy class in high school, I’ve been intrigued. However, even through my bachelor’s degree in behavioral [...]
“It was the beginning of this lifelong love affair with this idea that we each have our own story to tell, we each have challenges that we face in our lives, and each of us is equipped in a different way to try to face them, overcome them, or manage them. And I think that [...]
Trauma is an incredibly complex topic and a difficult thing to understand. In this episode of Psychiatria, Anya Nyson and I do our best to demystify, define, and describe the effects of trauma in ways that are accessible and relatable. Trauma is commonly, and narrowly, understood as impactful, negative experiences, like combat or assault, that [...]
In this episode of Psychiatria, Dr. Jennifer Giordano and I get into her history and the experiences that led her to holistic psychiatry. We get curious about what it means to be human and how our struggles are often a part of that. I always cherish my conversations with Jen and inevitably find a contented, [...]
The practice of buti yoga is one that had an unexpected impact on me. This engaging, empowering practice is one of the first things I chose to do knowing that I would feel awkward, oh-so-challenged, and likely embarrassed. My first class left me with that blissful kind of exhaustion you don't find very often. The [...]
In the latest episode of Psychiatria, I chat with Free Range’s own Dr. Ruta Nene. We discuss practices that have evolved with her through life, and how they influenced her journey into psychiatry and eventually holistic psychiatry. She shares her experiences as an empathic child of Indian immigrants, early exposure to an integrative mindset, and [...]
