How does one plan for retirement? Or sort through the tragedy of losing a loved one? Today, Jack Scaff discusses a range of issues related to his work as a wealth advisor. We also look at inflation, the economic havoc wrought by COVID as well as San Francisco's apparent struggle to make an economic comeback.  You can read more about Jack Here:  https://ceritypartners.com/team/jack-scaff/ Contact Jack:  jscaff@ceritypartners.com Please stalk me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ And Subscribe to my patreon:patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo And rea ..read more

A close look at the man who was my therapist for nearly thirty years.  My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ Subscribe to my patreon:  patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo My instagram Archetype of the Apocalypse: Divine Vengeance, Terrorism, and the End of the World. \ Melville's Moby-Dick (STUDIES IN JUNGIAN PSYCHOLOGY BY JUNGIAN ANALYSTS) The Horse Boy: A Father's Miraculous Journey To Heal His Son God's Dog: A Celebration of the North American Coyote He: Understanding Masculine Psychology (Perennial Library) by Robert A ..read more

Grossly misused therapy speak Access without education  The decline of critical thinking Bonus content: More ways the pandemic messed with our heads The limits of extroverted thinking The travesty that is the Myers-Briggs personality test.  Here is a link to MC's amazing book:  https://a.co/d/2umWUq9 And here is her instagram: https://instagram.com/mc.phd My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ Email me your questions at Benjaminrussack@gmail.com or DM me on instagram. Subscribe and have your questions answered on my Q & A! And receive cool s ..read more

Getting in touch with your breath and body to reduce reactivity with your partner Negative projections Triangulation The negative blame cycle Ineffective behaviors that partners use to cope. When is anger actually useful? Stephanie and I go toe to toe as we role play an argument from one of my relationships from years past. Stephanie wins.   Stephanie Hanger, LMFT can be reached at: stephanie@stephaniehangermft.com 415.813.2973 Email me your questions queries at Benjaminrussack@gmail.com Subscribe and have your questions answered on my Q & A! And receive cool stuff!! pa ..read more

Meet Flint, career police officer and Brazilian  Jujitsu blackbelt. Today, Flint discusses the paradoxical and profound nature of his transformation--from the person he had been perceived to be, into the person he had always been. Flint also discusses the adversity he encountered while working on the police force, as well as a step by step accounting of his transformation, from a female body into a male one.   Some resources regarding today's topic: https://www.thetrevorproject.org https://www.glaad.org/transgender/resources https://www.hrc.org/resources/transgender https://tran ..read more

Meet Flint, career police officer and Brazilian  Jujitsu blackbelt. Today, Flint discusses the paradoxical and profound nature of his transformation--from the person he had been perceived to be, into the person he had always been. Flint also discusses the adversity he encountered while working on the police force, as well as a step by step accounting of his transformation, from a female body into a male one.   Some resources regarding today's topic: https://www.glaad.org/transgender/resources https://www.hrc.org/resources/transgender https://transequality.org       ..read more

Diagnosis! What it means, how it came to be, how it is used for good and for ill. Today I talk with trauma reseracher Mary Catherine McDonald, PHD, about the DSM—the veritable bible of mental health—and the sheer subjectivity with which it was conceived, written and wielded by doctors and insurance companies alike. We also discuss the wonderful madness of Robin Williams, how to rebuke terrible questions and what we think of people who like to tell other people who they are. Here is a link to MC's amazing book:  https://a.co/d/2umWUq9 And here is her instagram: https://instagram.com/mc.phd ..read more

What is the most common way someone will sabotage their own success? What makes for an ideal patient/therapist relationship? Are there any types of patients you refuse to work with? And more!   Email me your questions at Benjaminrussack@gmail.com Subscribe and have your questions answered! patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo   ..read more

How important is the mental health of the therapist? Can your therapist be a wreck and still do great work? How has my work as a therapist changed my views on marriage? What prevents people from entering therapy?  If I am diagnosed with clinical depression will I be like that forever? How does dream work help with mental health? How does one safely explore the unconscious?  How does spiritualism relate to mental health? What are archetypes? How do they help us with our mental health?    Email me your questions at Benjaminrussack@gmail.com Subscribe and get your questions an ..read more

In a world lacking in role models and secure family structures, drugs and drug culture have become a dark rite of passage for our young men. Today we interview Chris Howard, Founder of Ethos Recovery and Roy DePerez Founder of Back2bascis Outdoor Adventures on the world of substance abuse and recovery. Chris and I also debate about the underlying reasons people use drugs in the first place--and is it even worth kicking up all that sand? Chris and Roy also speak in depth about the various strategies used to get a reluctant persons struggling with substance abuse into treatment.   Chris How ..read more