The Psychology of Self-Injury: Exploring Self-Harm & Mental Health
by Nicholas J. Westers Psy.D. ABPP
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The Neurobiology of Self-Injury (in Layman's Terms) [Re-Release]
Jun 26, 2026
Unknown duration
The Psychology of Self-Injury Scarring (Re-Release)
May 29, 2026
43m 25s
Eating Disorders & Self-Harm (Re-Release)
Apr 28, 2026
38m 54s
Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) Who Self-Harm (Re-Release)
Mar 27, 2026
1h 13m 55s
Emotion Regulation Group Therapy (ERGT) for Self-Harm (Re-Release)
Feb 27, 2026
1h 40m 21s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/26/26 | The Neurobiology of Self-Injury (in Layman's Terms) [Re-Release] | In this re-release from Season 3 (Mar 31, 2023), Michael Kaess, MD, from the University of Bern in Switzerland explains the neurobiology of self-injury and self-harm. | — | ||||||
| 5/29/26 | The Psychology of Self-Injury Scarring (Re-Release)✨ | self-injuryself-harm+3 | Taylor Burke | Harvard Medical SchoolMassachusetts General Hospital | — | self-injuryself-harm+5 | — | 43m 25s | |
| 4/28/26 | Eating Disorders & Self-Harm (Re-Release)✨ | eating disordersself-harm+3 | Kathryn Gordon, PhD | — | Fargo, North Dakota | self-harmeating disorders+3 | — | 38m 54s | |
| 3/27/26 | Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) Who Self-Harm (Re-Release)✨ | emotion regulationtherapy+3 | Johan Bjureberg, Ph.D. | Karolinska Institute | — | self-harmemotion regulation+4 | — | 1h 13m 55s | |
| 2/27/26 | Emotion Regulation Group Therapy (ERGT) for Self-Harm (Re-Release)✨ | Emotion RegulationGroup Therapy+3 | Kim Gratz, PhDMatthew Tull, PhD | Lyra HealthUniversity of Toledo | — | self-harmemotion regulation+3 | — | 1h 40m 21s | |
| 1/30/26 | Self-Injury in Schools (Re-Release)✨ | self-injurymental health+3 | Nancy Heath | McGill University | — | self-injuryself-harm+3 | — | 48m 14s | |
| 12/25/25 | What Role Does Blood Play in Self-Injury?, with Dr. Christian Schmahl✨ | self-injuryself-harm+3 | Christian Schmahl | Heidelberg UniversityCentral Institute of Mental Health | Mannheim, Germany | self-injuryself-harm+4 | — | 41m 30s | |
| 11/21/25 | Media & Self-Harm: What Helps, What Harms?, with Dr. Nicholas Westers✨ | media influenceself-harm+3 | — | Children's HealthUT Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, Texas | self-harmmedia guidelines+3 | — | 53m 58s | |
| 10/31/25 | Trauma and Self-Injury, with Dr. Rachel Zelkowitz✨ | traumaself-injury+3 | Rachel Zelkowitz | VA Boston Healthcare SystemNational Center for PTSD | — | traumaself-injury+4 | — | 50m 13s | |
| 9/26/25 | Parenting with Lived Experience of Self-Injury, with Dr. Janis Whitlock✨ | self-injuryparenting+3 | Janis Whitlock | Cornell UniversityThe JED Foundation | — | self-harmmental health+3 | — | 53m 13s | |
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| 8/29/25 | DSM Update: Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Disorder, or a Clinical Specifier?✨ | nonsuicidal self-injuryself-harm+3 | Greg LengelMaria Zetterqvist+2 | Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders | — | nonsuicidal self-injuryself-harm+3 | — | 1h 03m 20s | |
| 7/25/25 | Help-Seeking for Self-Injury, with Nani Kim, RN | Nani Kim, RN, at the University of Texas at Austin shares a review of research on help-seeking behaviors for self-injury and self-harm. | — | ||||||
| 6/27/25 | Why Do People Self-Injure? Part 2, with Dr. Kirsty Hird | Kirsty Hird, PhD, from The Kids Research Institute Australia explains in depth why people self-injure or self-harm according to six specific theoretical models of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). | — | ||||||
| 5/30/25 | Self-Harm in Older Adults, with Dr. Lisa Van Hove | Lisa Van Hove, PhD, from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels University) in Belgium reveals the prevalence and characteristics of self-injury and self-harm among older adults (ages 60+). | — | ||||||
| 4/25/25 | Does Conflict About One’s Gender Role Predict Self-Injury?, with Dr. Moye Xin | Moye Xin, PhD, from Xi’an University in China shares insights from his research exploring how conflict about one's gender role may increase risk for engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury and self-harm. | — | ||||||
| 3/28/25 | Lived Experience: Ben's Story of Self-Injury | Ben from California shares his story of lived experience of self-injury as a man, including how he views recovery and copes with significant scarring from self-harm wounds. | — | ||||||
| 2/28/25 | Self-Injury Awareness Day (March 1), with Drs. Sylvanna Mirichlis & Stephen Lewis | Sylvanna Mirichlis, PhD, and Stephen Lewis, PhD, talk all things Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD). We also share some of our favorite clips from past episodes for those new to the topic of self-harm. | — | ||||||
| 1/31/25 | Are Therapists Willing to Treat Self-Injury?, with Spencer Ellison & Dr. Jennifer Muehlenkamp | Spencer Ellison and Jennifer Muehlenkamp, PhD, from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire tell us what they learned when they asked therapists about their willingness to treat individuals who engage in nonsuicidal self-injury or self-harm. | — | ||||||
| 12/28/24 | Paramedical Tattooing for Self-Harm Scars, with Tattoo Artist Elena & Her Client | Tattoo artist Elena from Illusions by Ink Studio in Irving, Texas, discusses paramedical tattooing and invites her client with lived experience of self-injury to share her experience with camouflage tattooing of her self-harm scars. | — | ||||||
| 11/30/24 | Lived Experience: Ellie's Story of Atypical Severe Self-Harm | Ellie Wildbore from the United Kingdom and National Health Service (NHS) shares her story of lived experience of atypical severe self-injury, her research on self-harm, and her experience as one of the first Lived Experience Research Ambassadors working in NHS mental health. | — | ||||||
| 10/25/24 | Self-Injury Among Ethnically Diverse Populations, with Dr. Maryam Gholamrezaei | Maryam Gholamrezaei, PhD, C.Psych, from Toronto, Canada, discusses self-injury and help-seeking among ethnically diverse populations and shares cultural insights into reasons for self-harm among individuals in the Middle East. | — | ||||||
| 9/27/24 | Effects of Emotions on Self-Injury Pain Perception, with Michelle Hiner | Michelle Hiner, MS, from Rutgers University in New Jersey breaks down how high and low arousal emotions affect the perception of pain among those who engage in self-injury and self-harm. | — | ||||||
| 8/30/24 | Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) Who Self-Harm, with Dr. Johan Bjureberg | Johan Bjureberg, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden walks us through Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) for nonsuicidal self-injury and self-harm. | — | ||||||
| 7/26/24 | Tips for Supporting Those Who Self-Harm, with Dr. Nicholas Westers | Nicholas J. Westers, Psy.D., ABPP from Children's Health and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas provides practical tips and considerations for supporting individuals who engage in self-injury and self-harm. | — | ||||||
| 6/28/24 | Social Media, Meta, & Self-Injury, with Lotte Rubæk | Lotte Rubæk, MSc, from Denmark discusses the role of social media among individuals who self-injure as well as why she resigned from her role on Meta's (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) self-harm global expert panel. | — | ||||||
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