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Look, Just Tell Me What To Do.

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A podcast to improve your mental health.

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A podcast to improve your mental health.

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Retirement, End of Life and Emotional Support: Financial Planning with Jack Scaff

10/17/2023
You can read more about Jack Here: https://ceritypartners.com/team/jack-scaff/ Contact Jack: jscaff@ceritypartners.com https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/And Subscribe to my patreon:patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:00:47:58

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In Memory of Seymour Radin

8/10/2023
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 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. Johnson The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self In the Mind's Eye: Visual Thinkers, Gifted People With Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity A Thousand Miles of Mustangin And on a totally unrelated topic, here is a link to my father's book archetypal animal symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:01:09:43

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What You Probably Don’t Know About: Therapy Speak

5/12/2023
https://a.co/d/2umWUq9https://instagram.com/mc.phdhttps://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/Benjaminrussack@gmail.compatreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDoAnimal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:00:51:32

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Relationships! Relationships! Relationships! With Stephanie Hanger, LMFT.

4/30/2023
stephanie@stephaniehangermft.com; 415.813.2973; www.stephaniehanger.comBenjaminrussack@gmail.compatreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDohttps://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:01:09:18

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Relationships! Relationships! Relationships! With Stephanie Hanger, LMFT.

4/28/2023
stephanie@stephaniehangermft.com 415.813.2973 Benjaminrussack@gmail.compatreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDohttps://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:01:09:18

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When The Mirror Betrays Us: On Being Transgender with Flint

4/21/2023
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://transequality.org Email me your questions at Benjaminrussack@gmail.com Subscribe and have your questions answered on my Q & A! And receive cool stuff!! patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ And on a totally unrelated topic, here is a link to my father's book archetypal animal symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:01:13:15

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When The Mirror Betrays Us: On Being Transgender with Flint

4/20/2023
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://transequality.org Email me your questions at Benjaminrussack@gmail.com Subscribe and have your questions answered on my Q & A! And receive cool stuff!! patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ And on a totally unrelated topic, here is a link to my father's book archetypal animal symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:01:13:15

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When The Mirror Betrays Us: On Being Transgender with Flint

4/20/2023
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 Email me your questions at Benjaminrussack@gmail.com Subscribe and have your questions answered on my Q & A! And receive cool stuff!! patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ And on a totally unrelated topic, here is a link to my father's book archetypal animal symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:01:13:15

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What You Probably Don’t Know About: Diagnosis

4/15/2023
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 Email me your questions at Benjaminrussack@gmail.com Subscribe and have your questions answered! patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ And on a totally unrelated topic, here is a link to my father's book archetypal animal symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:00:56:26

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Ask Questions! Get Answers! Q&A with Benjamin Russack, LMFT. Episode 2.

4/4/2023
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 My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/

Duration:00:17:27

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Ask Questions! Get Answers! Q&A with Benjamin Russack, LMFT. Episode 1.

3/28/2023
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? My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ Email me your questions at Benjaminrussack@gmail.com Subscribe and get your questions answered! patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo

Duration:00:22:49

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The Consequences of Drug Culture: Conversations with Chris Howard CADC III and Roy DePerez M.Ed.

3/9/2023
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 Howard CACD-III, CCMI-M: Founder of Ethos Recovery & Co-Founder of Valor Behavioral Health, specializing in working with failure to launch cases with mental health and substance abuse issues. http://www.ethosrecovery.com https://beacons.ai/realchrishoward https://www.tiktok.com/@realchrishoward?_t=8aVfKisDeln&_r=1 Roy DuPerez M.Ed: Founder of Back2Basics Outdoor Adventures, Beyond the Basics Onlife Foundation. http://www.back2basicsoutdooradventures.com https://back2basics-soberliving.com/ My contact information: benjaminrussack@gmail.com; 4125.497.1908 Patreon Account: patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ And of course my father's book: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:01:20:32

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Stress, Anxiety and Trauma: Conversations with MaryCatherine McDonald, PhD

3/5/2023
How does trauma affect memory? What biochemical changes occur in the brain following a traumatic event? Today we talk with MaryCatherine McDonald, PHD about her book “Unbroken: The Trauma Response is Never Wrong.” She also presents some tools for managing extreme stress and anxiety. We further discuss how the dogma around religion and psychology have become so intertwined Even diagnosis and identity often seem to occupy the same mental space. 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 contact information: Benjaminrussack@gmail.com; 415.497.1908 Patreon Account: patreon.com/LookJustTellMeWhatToDo My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ And on a mostly unrelated topic, here is a link to my father's book: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:01:03:10

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The Fabulous World of Things and Stuff with Jasmin Morgan and Danielle Dixon

3/1/2023
Today we speak with Jasmin Morgan interior designer of Adroit Interiors and Danielle Dixon, Account Luxury Manager / Resale Specialist at The RealReal and founder of Rhome Vintage Jewelry. We discuss the meaning that lays within the worlds of things and stuff, worlds I now begrudgingly acknowledge are necesssary: how clothing relates to body dysmorphia and our sense of power when we enter a room, the tranquility one may experience from a well organized home. There is also a very small dog present, and his name is Ollie. You will be hearing from him. Check out everything awesome about Jasmin here: https://instagram.com/adroitinteriors https://instagram.com/jmarquesam http://www.adroitinteriorsca.com Check out everything awesome about Danielle here: https://rhomevintage.com https://instagram.com/ddixie https://instagram.com/rhomevintage Check out everything awesome about me here: benjaminrussack@gmail.com https://beacons.ai/benjaminrussack 415.497.1908 benjaminrussack.com Totally random plug for my father's book on Animal Dream Symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:01:07:29

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The Lost Comic: Conversations with Cuauhtemoc Silva

2/8/2023
Stand up comedian and story teller Cuauhtemoc Silva recounts his tough beginnings as an impoverished person of color growing up in San Francisco. We discuss how his background shapes shapes his onstage material, the daily grind of being a working comedian as well as how racism manifests in the San Francisco comedy circuit. You can check out Cuauhtemoc's material here: @Silva_Cuauhtemoc and here: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCnrtifKTmJVRsnmFzBXsvUw?fbclid=PAAaZk_sfuZ3-ZDb_oBDfT2V6iBPFVA66uynZqNRzdhSOJIw5SLRtp8o_F80s My contact info: benjaminrussack@gmail.com; 415.497.1908. Totally random and shameless plug for my father's book on Animal Dream Symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:01:35:27

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What is Individuation? Discussions with Ron Cecil and Daniel Penner Cline

2/2/2023
Today we define and discuss the Jungian process of Individuation—that ineffable drive towards wholeness and greater consciousness—with Ron Cecil and Daniel Penner Cline of the the podcast “Cutting for Sign”. Specifically, we talk about our struggles with food addiction and body dysmorphia as a vehicle for this process. You can listen to Daniel and Ron's podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cutting-for-sign-with-ron-cecil-and-daniel-penner-cline/id1544882464 Totally random and shameless plug for my father's book on Animal Dream Symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97) My contact info: benjaminrussack@gmail.com benjaminrussack.com 415.497.1908

Duration:01:23:00

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Going Mental in Hollywood: five concept artists tell their stories

1/7/2023
We interview five amazing concept artists who work the Hollywood trenches and have lived to tell how the sausage is actually made. We discuss the insanity that permeates their industry and how they each thrive as independent, expressive artists while managing to make a living doing what they love. We also discuss the recent introduction of AI into the creative space and how it may affect the livelihoods of artists such as these as well as affect those trying to break into the industry. Please give all of these incredible artists a follow on Instagram! Imogene Chayes: @imogeneann_art Concept artist for She Hulk, Coven of Chaos, Masters of the Universe and more. Greg Hopwood: @greghops Costume concept artist and wannabe you-tuber who has worked on Birds of Pray and Superman and Lois. Jason Castagna: @jasecastagna Concept artist for film, television and video games such as Red Dead Redemption 2. Raphael Phillips: @its_still_raph_ Sculpts characters for games, film and customer design. Notable projects include Red Dead Redemption 2. Luca Nemolato: @lucannemolato Concept artist for creatures, costumes and story boarding for film, television and video games. Notable projects Shape of water and Westworld. My contact information: benjaminrussack@gmail.com benjaminrussack.com 415.497.1908 Totally random and shameless plug for my father's book on Animal Dream Symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:01:05:30

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Binge Eating: Dessert

11/19/2022
We speak again with Tracy Benjamin for our third (and final??) episode on Binge Eating. We discuss our passion for all things sweet and doughy and drippy and glazed and how the more you can't have something...THE MORE YOU MUST HAVE IT. We discuss the rolls dessert played in our families of origin and how that formed our lasting connection to all things super high in calorie. We also take a look at food and the media, as well as Tracy's struggle to rectify promoting foods that ultimately trigger her eat in unhealthy ways. https://www.shutterbean.com My contact information: Benjaminrussack.com benjaminrussack@gmail.com 415.497.1908 My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminrussack/ Totally random and shameless plug for my father's book on Animal Dream Symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:00:47:53

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10/2/2022
How you can reach Claire: Claire@thebetterquestions.com Claire's podcast: https://thebetterquestions.com Totally random and shameless plug for my father's book on Animal Dream Symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97) My contact info: benjaminrussack@gmail.com BenjaminRussack.com

Duration:00:42:03

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Binge Eating: The Main Course

9/25/2022
Join Tracy Benjamin for part two of our three part series on Binge Eating Disorder. We discuss the cycle of guilt and shame that comes with binge eating and Tracy's amazing revelation that specialized diets and dieting in general are a form of eating disorder. We also talk about craving and how our brains often find a way to convince us to eat more food than we probably need. You can visit Tracy's website at shutterbean.com My contact information: benjaminrussack@gmail.com benjaminrussack.com Totally random and shameless plug for my father's book on Animal Dream Symbolism: Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)

Duration:00:41:34