Finding Our Minds
Finding Our Minds is a podcast about having mind, knowing mind, and changing mind hosted by Dr. Margaret Arnd-Caddigan (she/her) & Léa Fae Caddigan (they/he/she/fae/faer). Season 4 is all about healing from spiritual/religious trauma. By defining spiritual abuse, unpacking where it can take place (even outside of religious organizations), and discussing the steps towards healing from this trauma, Season 4's discussion centers the idea that a strong and autonomous sense of self can heal and re-build when it has been harmed.
Episodes
43 episodes since 2021
Mikayla the Goth Grief Therapist
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...
September 10, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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50:21
Leaving Spiritual Abuse
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 associ...
August 27, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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33:59
Healing from Spiritual Abuse
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 e...
August 13, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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32:26
Not a Cult, Still Abusive
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.
July 30, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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28:38
Spiritual Abuse and Childhood Trauma
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 traum...
July 16, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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33:08
Introduction to Spiritual/Religious Abuse
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 thi...
July 02, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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23:06
Season 3 Wrap Up
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 clien...
March 20, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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27:39
Self Work
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:
February 22, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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40:00
Character
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...
February 07, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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32:10
More on Personality
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.
January 25, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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34:23
Identity
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 identi...
December 27, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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37:45
Meditation: The Self
This meditation is meant to be paired with episode 5, and focuses on our sense of self.
December 13, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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18:58
Multiple Selves
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?...
November 30, 2022
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33:07
Jungian Self
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, a...
November 15, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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36:16
THE HEALTHY SELF
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 th...
November 01, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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40:44
Self and Mind
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:&...
October 18, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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30:35
YOU AND YOUR BODY
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: Survivi...
October 04, 2022
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32:57
How to Find a Therapist
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...
February 15, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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35:35
Meditation: Protection from NarcissisticAbuse
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 sufferi...
February 15, 2022
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15:31
Healing from Abusive Tactics
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 narcissi...
February 01, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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33:31
Meditation: Protection from NarcissisticAbuse
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 suffe...
January 18, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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15:31
Organizational Abuse
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.&...
January 04, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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43:29
Abuse or Psychosis?
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 e...
December 21, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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40:37