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Tune in to Dr. Deri's Online Radio Show. Next show is on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 8:00 PM Pacific Time. A Psychiatrist’s Journey: The Human Family
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Welcome to The Psychiatry Blog!

The Psychiatry Blog is a forum for the integration of psyche, soma and spirit. Topics addressed will range widely, including the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders. Recovery from trauma and from addiction will be explored as well. Sport psychiatry is an additional area of interest.

The credo of this blog, as of my clinical work, is that effecting positive change is contingent on psychological work, somatic awareness and spiritual development. For more information regarding my clinical practice, please visit my website at JohnDeriMD.com.

The mode of this blog is interactive. We are all interdependent. Discussion is encouraged. I will respond to all comments and queries.

Welcome to the formation of an emergent community, in statu nascendi.

[John Deri, MD]

Bipolar Disorder A Holistic Perspective Blog Talk Radio Show – Bipolar Disorder: A Holistic Perspective

Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 from 8-9:00 PM Pacific Time.

The topic of the episode will be -  Bipolar Disorder: A Holistic Perspective

During this episode, Dr. John Deri will discuss bipolar disorder from multiple perspectives: biological, psychological, social and spiritual. Within each of these contexts, Dr. Deri will describe causes and propose paths to healing of the bipolar condition.

To listen to the show you can:

Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560

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Radio Show: What is Stopping You From Achieving Your Goals?

Monday, August 23, 2010
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Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 from 8-9:00 PM Pacific Time.

The topic will be What is Stopping You From Achieving Your Goals?

In this episode, Dr. John Deri will offer you techniques for overcoming all obstacles to achieving your goals. Dr. Deri will show you how to integrate psychological tools, spiritual practices and physical activity in order to achieve wholeness, emotional well being and personal power.

To listen to the show you can:

1.    Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560

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2.    Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body

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Blog Talk Radio logo Radio Show: Perseverance in the Face of Adversity: Becoming an Ironman Triathlete

Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 from 8-9:00 PM Pacific Time.

The topic will be Perseverance in the Face of Adversity:  Becoming an Ironman Triathlete

Through reflecting on this experience, Dr. Deri will offer you tips for overcoming adversity, and techniques for achieving your own goals.

To listen to the show you can:

1.    Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560

OR

2.    Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body

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Blog Talk Radio Show: Narcissism Is the Root of All Suffering

Monday, August 9, 2010
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Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 from 8-9 PM Pacific Time.

The topic of the episode will be: Narcissism Is the Root of All Suffering

In this episode, Dr. John Deri will discuss narcissism as the root cause of psychic pain.  Dr. Deri will describe the conditions that give rise to this state. He will present the path for transforming narcissism into a capacity for genuine relatedness.

To listen to the show you can:

Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560

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Blog Talk Radio: Overcoming Resistance To Change

Sunday, August 1, 2010
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Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 from 8-9 PM Pacific Time.

The topic of the episode will be: Overcoming Resistance to Change

In this episode, Dr. John Deri will show you how to overcome obstacles to achieving your highest purpose. Dr. Deri is a psychiatrist and an Ironman triathlete. Drawing on his athletic experiences, as well as from his lifelong immersion in Taoism and Tibetan Buddhism, John will share with you techniques for integrating psychological tools, spiritual practices and physical activity in order to achieve wholeness, emotional well being and personal power.

To listen to the show you can:

Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560

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Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body

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Blog Talk Radio logo3 Radio Show: Finding Your Authentic Voice, Manifesting Your Highest Purpose

Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 from 8-9:00 PM Pacific Time.

The topic will be: Finding Your Authentic Voice, Manifesting Your Highest Purpose

In this episode, Dr. John Deri will help you to discover your own authentic voice. He will provide you with techniques for liberating yourself from the constraints of childhood “contracts” and compromises. Dr. Deri will show you how to define and to manifest your unique highest purpose.

To listen to the show you can:

1.    Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560

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2.    Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body

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Blog Talk Radio Show: Dissociation

Sunday, July 18, 2010
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Blog Talk Radio logo2 Blog Talk Radio Show:  Dissociation

Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 from 8-9:00 PM Pacific Time.

The topic will be: Dissociation

Dissociation refers to the splitting off of painful experiences from awareness. Dissociation is the hallmark of trauma.

In this episode, Dr. John Deri will discuss dissociation as a psychic defense of last resort. He will describe the effects of dissociation on the emotional lives of affected people. Finally, Dr. Deri will share his thoughts regarding the treatment of dissociation, including conditions for healing and paths to integration.

To listen to the show you can:

1.    Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560

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2.    Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body

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Pic John Deri1 200x300 Perseverance in the Face of Adversity:   Becoming an Ironman Triathlete My three year quest to complete an Ironman triathlon was a process of personal transformation through perseverance in the face of adversity. My experience is filled with lessons that you can use in the service of achieving your own goals.

I have been an active triathlete for the past eleven years. The attraction of the sport for me is primarily the lifestyle of being active outdoors, in nature. For the first eight years, I competed in a number of events annually, including Olympic Distance and Half Ironman length races (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run). Three years ago, I felt a spontaneous, intense desire to “go long:” to compete at an Ironman triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run). The motivation to achieve this goal felt like a calling: to complete an initiatory ordeal; to realize my full potential mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

In 2007, I joined the San Francisco Bay Area Ironteam, sponsored by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I was drawn to the power of the group, as a medium for transformation. As well, it was very meaningful to me to raise funds for the Society, as a larger context for my individual mission.

Have you ever noticed that the higher you set your sights, the greater the obstacles you encounter? This most definitely was the nature of my experience. Over the three years that it took me to achieve my goal, I had to overcome myriad physical, psychological and spiritual challenges.

Physical

Early in my training with Ironteam, I became hypothermic (cold) following a swim in San Francisco Bay. I required resuscitation in a heated car. This experience occurred three times. I would become delirious, requiring active rescue and support. Each such occurrence caused increasing consternation for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I started training individually with an open water swimming coach, on a weekly basis. He taught me a number of strategies for creating and maintaining body heat.

In March, 2007, following an intensive day of 11 hours of training, I became hyponatremic (low salt level in the blood). This event felt like a near death experience. I became acutely delirious, requiring hospitalization. The following day, after being discharged from the hospital with persistent low sodium levels, I fell at night, sustaining an ugly head laceration and transient loss of consciousness. At this point, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society both kicked me off their Ironteam, and withdrew my name as a participant at our target event, Ironman Canada. I elected to complete the arduous “race phase” training on my own. I contested my right to compete at Ironman Canada, eventually traveling to the event, fully prepared to race. I was not permitted to compete. The race organizers were loath to complicate their strained relationship with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, by allowing me to race that year.

The following year, I trained once again for the same event, on my own, with the individual support of a triathlon coach, and my open water swimming coach. I made it to the event, completed the swim and the bike, but elected to drop out of the race at mile 15 of the run, due to dehydration.

Last year, once again training alone, but older and wiser, I finally completed the race. It was a thrilling day, a true “peak experience.”

Psychological

The primary psychological barrier that I had to overcome was my unconscious belief that I needed to be rescued (reenacted repeatedly, as described above). A more subtle version of this belief was manifested in my tendency towards dependence on my Ironteam teammates. I would look to them for continual support and reassurance, rather than taking full responsibility for my own performance.

The magnitude of the challenge that I took on forced me to dig deep, in order to persevere. Contemplating the rigors of such a grueling day requires the development of an “Iron will,” both to overcome all self-doubt, as well as to prevail undaunted despite the potential negative influence of other people. There were those who questioned my ability to achieve my goal, and others who actively obstructed my progress towards this end.

Spiritual

Spirit is both deeper and greater than “will.” I developed an experience of oneness with an invincible spirit, a spirit that could not be broken by adversity. We are all imbued with this spirit, this force beyond ourselves. We are not, however, always aware of it, or able to draw strength from this invisible means of support.

My hope in sharing this story is that my experience might offer you some techniques for achieving your own goals:

  1. Listen to your intuition in setting meaningful goals for yourself.
  2. Make an unshakeable commitment to doing whatever it takes to persevere.
  3. Use every setback as an opportunity for learning and for self-development.
  4. Take total responsibility for your own performance.
  5. Recruit able helpers.
  6. Develop self-reliance.
  7. Identify your own self-defeating beliefs. Work tirelessly to overcome them.
  8. Use positive self-talk to generate self-confidence.
  9. Insulate yourself from the negative influence of those who would wish to oppose or to undermine you.
  10. Visualize your successful achievement of your goals.
  11. Believe in yourself.
  12. Trust and draw strength from a spirit larger than yourself.
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Blog Talk Radio logo1 Radio Show: Perseverance in the Face of Adversity: Becoming an Ironman Triathlete

Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 from 8-9:00 PM Pacific Time.

The topic will be Perseverance in the Face of Adversity:  Becoming an Ironman Triathlete

In this episode, Dr. John Deri will share with you the story of his quest to become an Ironman triathlete.

Through reflecting on this experience, Dr. Deri will offer you tips for overcoming adversity, and techniques for achieving your own goals.

To listen to the show you can:

1.    Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560

OR

2.    Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body

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Blog Talk Radio Show: The Human Family

Sunday, July 4, 2010
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Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 from 8-9:00 PM Pacific Time.

The topic will be: The Human Family

In this episode, Dr. John Deri will discuss the dissociation that pervades our society. He will elaborate on this theme as the illness of our times.

The practices of openness and compassion will be presented as the antidote to this illness. Openness and compassion are forces of unification, of healing and of integration. Through engaging in these practices, we can come to recognize our true identities as indivisible spirits constituting one human family.

To listen to the show you can:

1.    Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560

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2.    Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body

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