Dr. Margaret Arnd-Caddigan - Podcast Details

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Finding Our MindsModality vs TheoryWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Dr. Arnd-Caddigan and Léa Fae discuss the difference between theory and modality, and delve deeper into different theories that can support holistic psycho-therapy practice.2025-07-2934 min

Finding Our MindsDr. Tina the Black Sheep TherapistWrite to us, we want to hear from you!In this episode we interview Dr. Tina Vitolo, a licensed clinical social worker, educator, and thought leader in the ethical integration of unconventional practices within mental health care. She is the founder of The Black Sheep Therapist platform and the Innovative Practitioner Accelerator (IPA) Program, which supports clinicians in aligning holistic, spiritual, and energy-based modalities with clinical theory and professional standards.2025-07-1544 min

Finding Our MindsIntroduction to Holistic PsychotherapyWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Welcome back to Season 5 listeners! This season we are talking about Holistic Psychotherapy, a post-materialist perspective on alternative spiritual practices and their place in therapy. We have interviewed several therapists who incorporate spirituality into their therapy practice, and we have a variety of discussions on the ethics, theory, legality, and cultural responsibility of this type of therapeutic practice. Your hosts are Dr. Margaret Arnd-Caddigan (she/her) LCSW and author of Holistic Psychotherapy from a Post Materialist Perspective. Léa Fae (they/he/she/fae), filmmaker and pr...2025-07-0116 min

Finding Our MindsNiki the Phoenix UncagedWrite to us, we want to hear from you!It's our last episode of the season! Our guest Niki talks about her harrowing journey of family, love, and leaving Evangelicalism to find a new relationship with the Divine. You can find her on instagram @Niki_corcoran_nc and @Phoenix_uncaged. Her podcast is Tales of a Trailblazer: Uncaged, check it out! 2024-10-241h 01

Finding Our MindsJustin the Recovering Southern BaptistWrite to us, we want to hear from you!We have another special guest! Our friend Justin discusses his life growing up in a conservative Evangelical environment and how it was not an easy road to accept his gay identity and reconcile his faith. In this season about spiritual trauma, we've discussed how it is rooted in one's fear for their immortal soul. Justin's story is a beautiful tale of his dark night of the soul and recovering with a beautiful relationship to his God, and community. 2024-10-1045 min

Finding Our MindsMikayla the Goth Grief TherapistWrite to us, we want to hear from you!We have a special guest! This season we have been unpacking religious trauma and spiritual abuse. Our guest today is Mikayla Gilbreath (she/her), LMSW, CCTS-I. Mikayla discusses discovering her queer identity in an Evangelical community, coming out, and her work as a grief and trauma therapist. 2024-09-1050 min

Finding Our MindsLeaving Spiritual AbuseWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Grief, loss, and trauma can all accompany leaving a spiritually abusive environment. While previously we talked about how an institution can be religiously abusive -even if it's not a cult- today Dr. Mac and Léa Fae talk about the trauma associated with removing oneself from a high-demand environment. Leaving is never easy. 2024-08-2733 min

Finding Our MindsHealing from Spiritual AbuseWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Earlier this season Dr. MAC and co-host Léa defined spiritual abuse, and discussed the unique characteristics of trauma from religious/spiritual abuse. Healing wounds from this specific type of trauma is its own unique journey, and in today's episode we discuss what that can look like. 2024-08-1432 min

Finding Our MindsNot a Cult, Still AbusiveWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Today's episode Dr. Margaret Arnd-Caddigan (she/her) and Léa Fae (they/he/she/fae) discuss types of organizational structures that don't meet the standard definition of a cult, but still practice spiritually abusive tactics. 2024-07-3028 min

Finding Our MindsSpiritual Abuse and Childhood TraumaWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Spiritual abuse that takes place during childhood is unique in the trauma developed by the abused. In this episode of Finding Our Minds. Dr. Margaret Arnd-Caddigan (she/her) and co-host Léa Fae (they/he/she/fae/faer) discuss how religious trauma differs from other types of childhood trauma, and how that can affect development. Sources for this season can be found in two parts. Below, and in the Episode 1 description. Sources (2/2)McGraw, Danielle M., Marjan Ebadi, Constance Dalenber, Vanessa Wu, B...2024-07-1633 min

Finding Our MindsIntroduction to Spiritual/Religious AbuseWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Welcome back, listeners! Season 4 tackles the topic of spiritual and religious abuse. In this introduction your hosts Dr. Arnd-Caddigan and Léa Fae Caddigan discuss their personal relationship with spiritual abuse and the inspiration behind this season's topic. A short and sweet introduction to the material before delving deeply into the topic in subsequent episodes. Sources for this season can be found in two parts, below, and in the episode description of Episode 2. SOURCES (1/2)Callaway, Ewen. 2014. "Chicken Project Gets off the G...2024-07-0223 min

Finding Our MindsSeason 3 Wrap UpWrite to us, we want to hear from you!It's (finally) the final episode of the season! Dr. Mac and Leah wrap up this season's discussion on "the sense of self." Why is the medical model not the best way to look at mental un-wellness and the healing journey? How can we help our clients without infantalizing them? How dose a mind-centered depth-approach therapy allow for an individual's healing journey to inform the therapeutic process, better than evidence-based practice? This and more on today's episode. 2023-03-2027 min

Finding Our MindsSelf WorkWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Today's final episode of this season's lecture series, Dr. Arnd-Caddigan discusses what it takes for inner change to occur in an individual, and how other people are involved in the process.Works discussed in today's episode include:Benjamin, J. (2004). Beyond doer and done-to: An intersubjective view of thirdness. Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 73, 5-46Benjamin, B. (1988). Bonds of love: Psychoanalysis, feminism, and the problem of domination. Pantheon.Chessick, R. G. (1990). Self-analysis: A fool for a patient? Psychoanalytic Review, 77, 311-340. Fonagy, P., Gergely, G., Ju...2023-02-2240 min

Beyond Therapy PodcastClinical intuition: Research and PracticeWant continuing education credit? Visit https://beyondtherapy.thinkific.com In this episode, I'll be talking with Social Work Professor and Researcher on the ins and outs of clinical intuition. We'll explore how instances of connection can bring about healing, and barriers to accepting intuition as a valid form of knowledge. Learning Objectives Define clinical intuition - citing examples of use in counseling settings Understand the difference between intuition and countertransference Learn skills for improving intuition and implementing it effectively in session Identify ways in which intuition and trauma are linked Meet...2023-02-171h 04

Finding Our MindsCharacterWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Our final installment of discussing identity, personality, and character, Dr. Arnd-Caddigan discusses what makes up one's character. She goes on to review personal ethics in the context of forming identity and character, and how this relates to treating mental suffering in the therapeutic context.Works cited in today's episode:Carol Gilligan (1982) In a Different VoiceJohathan Haidt, Fredrik Björklund, and Scott Murphy (2000). Moral Dumbfounding: When Intuition Finds No Reason. https://polpsy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/haidt.bjorklund.pdfHursthouse, Rosalind and Gl...2023-02-0732 min

Finding Our MindsMore on PersonalityWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Today's episode is a review of personality through the lens of developing a healthy self. How does this relate to identity, character, and development? Dr. Arnd-Caddigan and Leah Faye discuss. 2023-01-2534 min

Finding Our MindsIdentityWrite to us, we want to hear from you!In this episode Dr. Arnd-Caddigan and co-host Leah Faye discuss the various ways in which those suffering from mental illness choose to identify. Today's lecture unpacks how mental suffering can arise when a society chooses to project an identity onto an individual whose sense of self is at conflict with the societal projection. 2022-12-2737 min

Finding Our MindsMeditation: The SelfWrite to us, we want to hear from you!This meditation is meant to be paired with episode 5, and focuses on our sense of self. 2022-12-1318 min

Finding Our MindsMultiple SelvesWrite to us, we want to hear from you!In this episode Dr. Arnd-Caddigan breaks down the concept of multiple selves, and the experience of multiple selves in a dissociative context. How does one unify the self? What is the difference between multiple selves and multiple experiences?Works cited in today's episode:Steven Kuchuck: The Relational Revolution in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.Richard Schwartz: ifs-institute.com/resources/articles/internal-family-systems-model-outlineRichard Schwartz: Internal Family Systems Therapy, 2nd EditionGalen Strawson: SelvesGalen Strawson: The Subject of Experience 2022-11-3033 min

Finding Our MindsJungian SelfWrite to us, we want to hear from you!In this episode Dr. Arnd-Caddigan discusses the Jungian definition of individuality, and the means by which Carl Jung studied the sense of self. The co-hosts discuss the impact Jungian and post-Jungian psychology has on the sense of binaries, and the concept of individuation. Works cited in today's episode:Murray Stein: Handbook of Jungian PsychologyChristine Becker: Letting your Life Speak: The Gentle Art of Individuation. The Jungian Path.C.G. Jung: Psychological Types 2022-11-1636 min

Finding Our MindsTHE HEALTHY SELFWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Today's episode explores how we define a healthy sense of self. Books referenced in today's episode:Galen Strawson: Selves; The Subject of ExperienceJiri Benovsky: Mind and Matter: Panpsychism, Dual-Aspect Monism,and the Combination ProblemDaniel Stern: The Interpersonal World of the Infant: A View fromPsychoanalysis and Developmental PsychologyPeter Fonagy: Affect Regulation, Mentalization and the Developmentof the Self.2022-11-0140 min

Finding Our MindsSelf and MindWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Dr. Arnd-Caddigan discusses the concept of self and how it is defined from a psychotherapist's perspective. Who or what experiences the concept of self? Works discussed in today's episode include: Jiri Benovsky: Mind and matter: Panpsychism, dual-aspect monism, and the combination problem.Philip Bromberg: Standing in spaces: The multiplicity of the self and the psychoanalytic relationship. In Contemporary Psychoanalysis, volume 32.Lionel Corbett and Leanne Whitney: Jung and non-duality: Some clinical and theoretical implications of self ans totality of the psyche. In the International Journal o...2022-10-1830 min

Finding Our MindsYOU AND YOUR BODYWrite to us, we want to hear from you!In this first episode of Season 3 our co-hosts Dr. Mac and Leah Faye attempt to define the "self" while asking the question: What is it we are actually experiencing when we talk about our 'self' as a sensation?Leslie Kean: Surviving Death: A journalist investigates evidence for an afterlifeHarvey J. Irwin & Carolyn J. Watt: An Introduction to Parapsychology 5th Ed. Julie Beischel. Among Mediums: A Scientist’s Quest for AnswersDaniel Stern: The Interpersonal World of the Infant: A view from psychoanalysis and dev...2022-10-0432 min

Finding Our MindsMeditation: Protection from NarcissisticAbuseWrite to us, we want to hear from you! In our next episode Dr. Arnd-Caddigan discusses tactics narcissistic abusers use in depth, and looks at ways one can heal from the experience. This meditation is meant to accompany Season 2, Episode 9, as a way to help ease mental suffering that results from gaslighting and other abusive tactics. We hope you find peace and solace in today's meditation. 2022-02-1515 min

Finding Our MindsHow to Find a TherapistWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Looking for a therapist and have no idea where to start? Uninsured? Worried about what type of therapy is right for you? Not sure what questions to ask a potential new therapist? Dr. Arnd-Caddigan discusses with Leah how to go about the task of finding the right fit. 2022-02-1535 min

Finding Our MindsHealing from Abusive TacticsWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Narcissistic abusers have many tactics to control and manipulate people in their lives. The good news is there are ways to heal after experiencing this kind of trauma. In this episode, Dr. Arnd-Caddigan discusses a few of the tactics a narcissistic abuser may use to manipulate a person, and the steps one can take to heal from such an experience. 2022-02-0133 min

Finding Our MindsOrganizational AbuseWrite to us, we want to hear from you!What if your abuser is your workplace, or your school? In this episode Dr. Arnd-Caddigan discusses how narcissistic abuse can extend to the structure of an institution, and posits how we can hold institutions accountable for abusive practices. 2022-01-0443 min

Finding Our MindsAbuse or Psychosis?Write to us, we want to hear from you!In previous episodes we discuss how narcissistic abuse can involve thought-insertion, the non-somatic communication of degrading thoughts directed at a victim. In this episode, Dr. Arnd-Caddigan discusses how in therapy we can support clients experiencing this, and the dangers of incorrectly labeling a victim of narcissistic abuse as psychotic.2021-12-2240 min

Finding Our MindsMeditation: ChakrasWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Dr. Arnd-Caddigan leads us in a meditation to center our chakras. 2021-12-0717 min

Finding Our MindsTelepathy and PsychoanalysisWrite to us, we want to hear from you!In this week's episode Dr. Arnd-Caddigan discusses the history of telepathy and telepathic studies in the discipline of psychoanalysis. 2021-11-2335 min

Finding Our MindsPsiWrite to us, we want to hear from you!We've been discussing all season the implications of mind-to-mind communication in the context of abuse. When someone experiences a narcissist's abusive tactics (such as gaslighting) it can often seem as though the abuser has an otherworldly control over our minds. In this episode we discuss the concept of psi, the mind-to-mind link between two people, and how that is twisted by the abuser to harm others. If you've ever experienced an encounter you would consider telepathic -either by an abuser or in another context- this episode is for...2021-11-0943 min

Finding Our MindsMeditation: Progressive RelaxationWrite to us, we want to hear from you!A guided meditation in the practice of progressive relaxation, lead by Dr. Margaret Arnd-Caddigan.2021-10-2716 min

Finding Our MindsAbusersWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Today Dr. Arnd-Caddigan discusses abusers, specifically, types of narcissistic abusers. From oblivious (or, covert) narcissists to malignant narcissists, this episode unpacks the ways in which abuse can manifest from different type of narcissistic abusers; and why you don't have to have a personality disorder to commit narcissistic acts of abuse. 2021-10-1238 min

Finding Our MindsNarcissism As A Disorder of the SelfWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Last week we looked at what constitutes a healthy personality, and how a healthy personality is developed in early childhood. This week Dr. Arnd-Caddigan breaks down what a personality disorder is and how that relates to narcissistic abuse. 2021-09-2937 min

Finding Our MindsWhat is Personality?Write to us, we want to hear from you!When talking about Personality Disorders it first helps to define personality. What is a flexible personality, a rigid personality, and how can one's personality become disordered? Dr. Arnd-Caddigan and her producer Leah discuss what a healthy personality is, can be, and how a healthy personality can respond to external narcissism. 2021-09-1438 min

Finding Our MindsIntroduction to Narcissistic AbuseWrite to us, we want to hear from you!What is narcissistic abuse? What is gaslightling? What is an energy vampire? Most, if not all, of us have had to bear the brunt of abusive behavior at least once in our lives. What drives a person to behave this way, and how can we protect ourselves from falling victim to abuse? Dr. Margaret Anrd-Caddigan and her producer Leah Faye discuss narcissistic abuse and outline how Season 2 of Finding Our Minds will tackle this difficult subject matter. 2021-09-0138 min

Finding Our MindsSeason 2 - TrailerWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Trailer for Season 2 of Finding Our Minds, a podcast about Having Mind, Knowing Mind, and Changing Mind. Hosted by Margaret Arnd-Caddigan, PhD, Associate Professor of Social Work at East Carolina University. Produced by Leah Faye.2021-08-1800 min

Finding Our MindsOut of the Broom ClosetWrite to us, we want to hear from you!In this special season-finale, Dr. Arnd-Caddigan and her daughter Leah Faye discuss their experience with Wicca, magic, spirituality, and what that all has to do with therapy. Thank you so much to our listeners for giving us such positive feedback, our idea for this episode was inspired by you. If you liked this season please rate us, review us, subscribe to us, share us with your friends, we have a lot of exciting plans for future episodes and seasons. Please email us! Findingourminds@gmail.com or j...2021-06-0836 min

Finding Our MindsMind and BodyWrite to us, we want to hear from you!In our last lecture of the season, Dr. Arnd-Caddigan discusses the relationship to the mind and body, and how one cannot exist without the other. This is our second to last episode of the season, and next episode will be an informal discussion on spirituality within mental health practices. Stay tuned! 2021-05-2630 min

Finding Our MindsResearch and ChangeWrite to us, we want to hear from you!This week's episode is less dense, Dr. Arnd-Caddigan talks research. We explore what the research shows about mind-centered therapy, and what it is that makes a therapy experience work for a client. The secret? You'll have to listen...2021-05-1132 min

Finding Our MindsThe Ways We Relate to ExperienceWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Why do we need to unburden ourselves of our experiences? Why do we feel better after talking to someone? What's going on in our minds when a therapist is guiding mental healing? Margaret and Leah discuss the ways we relate to experience, how sharing qualia is a necessary part of cementing our understanding of ourselves.2021-04-2733 min

Finding Our MindsConsciousness and the UnconsciousWrite to us, we want to hear from you!This week we take a semi-deep dive into the Jungian and Post-Jungian understanding of the conscious mind and the unconscious mind. What did Jung mean by the collective unconscious, and what are our interpretations of it today? Is the collective unconscious metaphysical, material, or is there perhaps better language to describe it? Margaret and Leah also discuss the notion of the afterlife. 2021-04-1343 min

Finding Our MindsMore on IntuitionWrite to us, we want to hear from you!This week Margaret goes into how to develop your intuition and how to tell the difference between intuition and projection. Have you ever felt belittled for relying on your intuition? Have you ever been vindicated for listening to your own intuition? Write to us! Findingourminds@gmail.com 2021-03-3034 min

Finding Our MindsIntuitionWrite to us, we want to hear from you!What is intuition and how can we learn to apply it in our work, relationships, and practices? How do we know when we're having an intuitive moment, or when we're projecting our desires onto a situation. This week Margaret and Leah discuss how we use our intuition and why it shouldn't be stigmatized in the therapeutic alliance. 2021-03-1631 min

Finding Our MindsExperiencing Yourself as a Connected IndividualWrite to us, we want to hear from you!This week Margaret and Leah discuss intuition, and answer: what is intuition? And, when do we gain it in early childhood development? They also discuss their spiritual beliefs and what it's like being a witch in North Carolina. 2021-03-0235 min

Finding Our MindsHow Mental Pain ArisesWrite to us, we want to hear from you!In this episode we talk about the concept of mental suffering. How it arises, and how understanding our own minds can help us understand the minds of others. 2021-02-1632 min

Finding Our MindsMind is QualiaWrite to us, we want to hear from you!Host Dr. Margaret Arnd-Caddigan and producer Leah Faye answer the question "What is mind?" We explore the idea of the single, Universal mind, and discuss the stigma of being called "woo-woo." 2021-02-0236 min

Finding Our MindsMind and MatterWrite to us, we want to hear from you!In the first episode we meet our host, Dr. Margaret Arnd-Caddigan and begin to explore the definition of mind. The current dominant worldview posits that your mind, or every experience you’ve ever had, comes from your brain. This view has been challenged by a growing number of philosophers of mind. The positions of panpsychism and cosmopsychism are explored.2021-01-1928 min