
Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
by Dr. Pete Kelly
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Dr. George James - I Give Myself Permission
Jun 1, 2026
49m 57s
Dr. Laura Knouse: Living Well with Adult ADHD
May 11, 2026
57m 30s
Dr. Barbara Minton - Healing Through Music and Neuroscience
Apr 13, 2026
48m 25s
Dr. Deborah Dobson - Social Anxiety
Mar 30, 2026
56m 39s
Dr. Rana Pishva, C.Psych - Life in Transition & Navigating Change
Mar 9, 2026
50m 08s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/1/26 | ![]() Dr. George James - I Give Myself Permission✨ | psychological barrierslasting change+3 | Dr. George James | I Give Myself Permission: Take Risks. Be Imperfect. Live Boldly | — | psychologyself-permission+3 | — | 49m 57s | |
| 5/11/26 | ![]() Dr. Laura Knouse: Living Well with Adult ADHD✨ | ADHDself-regulation+3 | Laura E. Knouse | Living Well with Adult ADHD | — | ADHDself-regulation+4 | — | 57m 30s | |
| 4/13/26 | ![]() Dr. Barbara Minton - Healing Through Music and Neuroscience✨ | music therapyneuroscience+3 | Dr. Barbara Minton | Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy | — | musicneuroscience+5 | — | 48m 25s | |
| 3/30/26 | ![]() Dr. Deborah Dobson - Social Anxiety✨ | social anxietycognitive behavioural therapy+3 | Dr. Deborah Dobson | Living Well with Social Anxiety | — | social anxietyCBT+5 | — | 56m 39s | |
| 3/9/26 | ![]() Dr. Rana Pishva, C.Psych - Life in Transition & Navigating Change✨ | life transitionsself-compassion+3 | Dr. Rana Pishva | — | — | life transitionschange+3 | — | 50m 08s | |
| 2/16/26 | ![]() Dr. Alissa Jerud - Emotion Savvy Parenting✨ | parentingemotion regulation+3 | Dr. Alissa Jerud | Emotion-Savvy Parenting: A Shame-Free Guide to Navigating Emotional Storms and Deepening Connection | — | parentingemotion regulation+5 | — | 56m 29s | |
| 1/27/26 | ![]() Dr. Douglas Flemons - Rethinking Empathy✨ | empathytherapy+3 | Dr. Douglas Flemons | Empathic Engagement in Clinical Practice | — | empathytherapy+3 | — | 53m 21s | |
| 1/6/26 | ![]() Dr. Jesse Finkelstein - A DBT Guide to Navigating Stress, Emotions, and Relationships✨ | Dialectical Behavior Therapystress management+3 | Dr. Jesse Finkelstein | Dialectical Behavior Therapy | — | DBTstress+4 | — | 57m 20s | |
| 12/1/25 | ![]() Drs. Robyn Walser & Darrah Westrup - You Are Not Your Trauma✨ | traumaAcceptance and Commitment Therapy+3 | Dr. Robyn D. WalserDr. Darrah Westrup | Acceptance and Commitment TherapyThoughts on Record+1 | — | traumahealing+4 | — | 55m 13s | |
| 11/17/25 | ![]() Dr. Shirley Hershko - ADHD in Women✨ | ADHDwomen+3 | Dr. Shirley Hershko | — | — | ADHDwomen+5 | — | 37m 41s | |
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| 11/3/25 | ![]() Melissa Fulgieri, LCSW - Healing Relational Trauma | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! In this conversation, we speak with psychotherapist and author Melissa Fulgieri, LCSW about her powerful book Healing Relational Trauma, which offers a deeply human and integrative approach to understanding the ways our early relationships shape who we become. We explore how awareness, compassion, and self-trust can help us move from survival to connection—transforming old patterns rooted in attachment wounding and developmental trauma. The conver... | 54m 57s | ||||||
| 10/20/25 | ![]() Patrick Ney - When At the Zoo Watch the Humans | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Parenting can often feel like a relentless series of checkboxes—milestones to hit, skills to teach, problems to solve. Yet beneath all of this lies something far deeper: the opportunity to cultivate wholeness, authenticity, and love, both in ourselves and in our children. In this episode, When At the Zoo Watch the Humans author Patrick Ney joins Dr. Pete Kelly for a discussion on reframing how we think about parenting. Drawing from his work with All Abo... | 56m 44s | ||||||
| 10/6/25 | ![]() Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey - Clinical Documentation | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! 🎙️ Episode Overview Clinical documentation: every therapist’s frenemy. For many mental health professionals, paperwork is one of the most persistent sources of stress—filled with contradictory advice, defensive writing habits, and the ever-present fear of audits or legal scrutiny. Add to that an endless backlog of notes and inconsistent training, and it’s no wonder documentation can feel more like a burden than a cornerstone of good clinical care. With ... | 57m 52s | ||||||
| 9/8/25 | ![]() Dr. Claire Sira & Tom Hudock: Feeling Loved With Adult ADHD | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Dr. Claire Sira and Tom Hudock join me to discuss their new book Feeling Loved with Adult ADHD. We explore how ADHD can quietly undermine even the strongest relationships—and how partners can move from shame and blame to empathy and trust. Together we cover: Emotion dysregulation and its impact on intimacyADHD as a “third partner” in relationshipsMoving from criticism to curiosityThe “Trust Account” metaphor for building connectionNavig... | 1h 03m 43s | ||||||
| 8/11/25 | ![]() Dr. Niko Kukushkin - One Hand Clapping: Rethinking the Human Mind | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! In this conversation, neuroscientist and author Dr. Nikolay Kukushkin joins us to explore some of the deepest questions about the human mind. Drawing from his book One Hand Clapping, Dr. Kukushkin offers a rare synthesis of biology, evolution, and philosophy—challenging us to reconsider not only how the mind works, but what it means to be a mind at all. Topics & Questions Covered: What inspired One Hand Clapping and the central questions it seeks to... | 1h 07m 21s | ||||||
| 7/15/25 | ![]() Dr. James Cordova - The Mindful Path to Intimacy | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Clinicians will often hear their clients express deeply felt needs, only to admit they’ve never shared them with their partner—usually due to fear of vulnerability or a defensive, adversarial dynamic that makes intimacy feel unsafe. In today’s episode, we are joined by Dr. James Cordova—Professor of Psychology at Clark University and creator of The Relationship Checkup—to discuss his new book, The Mindful Path to Intimacy. Dr. Cordova’s book offer... | 59m 47s | ||||||
| 6/16/25 | ![]() Dr. Meredith Gansner - Depression, Diagnosis & Digital Culture in Teens | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Digital media is changing the way young people experience—and express—mental health struggles, particularly depression. Child and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr. Meredith Gansner, joins us to discuss themes in her new book Teen Depression Gone Viral. 🔍 Topics We Explore: What inspired Teen Depression Gone Viral and the choice to focus on digital media’s roleCurrent trends in teen depression—what’s driving the rise?Why are so many teens turning to so... | 1h 04m 56s | ||||||
| 6/2/25 | ![]() Dr. Heather Wheeler - Perfectionism in High Performers | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! At first glance, perfectionism looks like an asset; however, the same internal drive that fuels greatness can also erode well-being, leaving success feeling empty and unsatisfying. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Heather Wheeler, psychologist and former elite athlete, to explore the psychology of perfectionism in high achievers. In this conversation we cover: Defining perfectionism: What is it and is it ever adaptive?Early Conditioning: The ... | 58m 05s | ||||||
| 5/5/25 | ![]() Dr. Chris Taplin - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Dr. Chris Taplin,a psychiatrist and founder of Ottawa’s TMS Life clinic, joins us for a deep dive into one of the most promising frontiers in psychiatric care: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS. As clinicians, many of us have encountered the heartbreak of treatment-resistant depression — watching clients struggle despite best-practice psychotherapy and pharmacology. TMS offers a non-invasive, evidence-based alternative that is reshaping how we a... | 54m 50s | ||||||
| 4/21/25 | ![]() Dr. Joe Pierre - Why We Believe What Isn’t True | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Joe Pierre, psychiatrist and author of False, to explore why people believe things that aren’t true—and why challenging those beliefs is rarely as simple as presenting the facts. Drawing from research in psychiatry, cognitive science, and social psychology, Dr. Pierre unpacks the emotional, identity-based, and relational roots of misinformation and conspiratorial thinking. Whether you’re a clinician, educator, or... | 56m 38s | ||||||
| 4/7/25 | ![]() Dr. Scott Waltman & Kasey Pierce: Stoicism for the Modern Mind | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Scott Waltman and Kasey Pierce coauthors, along with Trent Codd, Ed.S of The Stoicism Workbook - to explore how ancient Stoic philosophy can offer powerful tools for managing today’s challenges. From emotional resilience and anxiety to self-compassion and values-driven living, we unpack how timeless Stoic principles can help you navigate stress, uncertainty, and personal growth. Whether you’re a mental health professio... | 1h 01m 13s | ||||||
| 3/24/25 | ![]() Dr. Betsy Chung - Building Emotional Security Within Relationships | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Building emotional security and navigating conflict with intention often defines the success of our closest relationships. Join us for an in-depth discussion with psychologist Dr. Betsy Chung to explore these and other topics explored in her new book The Couple Skills Workbook: Manage Conflict, Increase Trust & Intimacy, and Build a Better Relationship. In this conversation we cover: how a lack of emotional security in one’s childh... | 51m 44s | ||||||
| 3/10/25 | ![]() Donna Jackson Nakazawa: Healing Adverse Childhood Experiences | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, we sit down with Donna Jakson Nakazawa to explore a topic at the core of many people's therapeutic journeys: recovering from the impact of adverse childhood experiences. Her new book, The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Guided Journal, offers a compassionate, science-backed approach to understanding how trauma shapes our lives—while providing actionable steps to rewire the brain for healing. Whether dealing with childhood trauma, c... | 56m 13s | ||||||
| 2/24/25 | ![]() Dr. Yona Bouskila - Do We Have Freewill? | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Many of us accept freewill as an undeniable truth, assuming that we are the architects of our own decisions and destiny. Yet, a growing body of scientific research challenges this notion, suggesting that our sense of freewill may be more of an illusion than reality. This emerging perspective carries profound implications, urging us to reconsider the foundations of personal responsibility, ethics, and the way we govern our society. Dr. Yona Bouskil... | 58m 16s | ||||||
| 2/10/25 | ![]() Dr. Sharon Martin - Better Boundaries | Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Whether it's in our personal relationships, at work, or even with ourselves, boundaries are essential for our well-being and peace of mind. Yet, many of us - even clinicians I might add - at times struggle with this practice, often feeling overwhelmed, guilty, or unsure of how to start. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Sharon Martin discuss insights from your new book "Better Boundaries Guided Journal" which offerings practical advice and thoughtfu... | 57m 28s | ||||||
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