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Introducing Other People’s Problems from CBC Podcasts

2025/6/7
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Hillary McBride: 我是一名注册心理学家，在这个特别的疗程中，我们使用氯胺酮辅助疗法来帮助多诺万处理他童年时期遭受性虐待的创伤。多诺万在疗程中经历了强烈的恐惧和闪回，这些都与他过去的创伤经历有关。通过引导他关注当下，并利用一些象征性的物品（例如我的匡威鞋）来帮助他感到安全，我帮助他逐渐克服了恐惧，并开始面对他被家庭服务机构不当对待的记忆。在疗程中，我们也利用了多诺万的想象力，例如他所说的‘猴子在重新连接他的大脑’，来帮助他重新构建他童年的记忆，并最终让他感受到成年后的自己对童年时的自己的爱与保护。这个疗程的重点在于帮助多诺万整合他成年后的自我和他童年时的自我，让他能够以一种更健康的方式来面对过去的创伤。在这个过程中，我也意识到我之前的一些做法可能并不恰当，例如我试图用‘够了’来回应他的愤怒，这反而加剧了他的痛苦。但通过与多诺万的共同努力，我们最终找到了更有效的治疗方法，让他能够感受到爱与安全，并最终治愈他的创伤。 Donovan: 我是一名工程师，40多岁，有两个年幼的孩子。我因为焦虑发作和日常生活功能障碍而寻求希拉里的帮助。在氯胺酮辅助疗法中，我经历了强烈的恐惧和闪回，这些都与我童年时期遭受性虐待以及之后家庭服务机构不当对待的经历有关。起初，我感到非常害怕和无助，但随着疗程的进行，我逐渐能够回忆起那些被压抑的记忆，并开始理解当时发生的事情。在希拉里的引导下，我能够以成年后的视角来审视过去的创伤，并感受到成年后的自己对童年时的自己的爱与保护。这对我来说是一个巨大的突破，让我能够放下过去的创伤，并更好地生活在当下。

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This chapter details Donovan's ketamine-assisted therapy sessions with Dr. Hilary McBride. It explores the intense emotional journey as Donovan confronts his childhood trauma, specifically sexual abuse and subsequent betrayal by social services. The session highlights the transformative power of psychedelics in processing trauma and fostering self-compassion.
  • Ketamine-assisted therapy used to treat trauma related to childhood sexual abuse
  • Donovan's experience of flashbacks and dissociation during therapy
  • The therapist's role in guiding Donovan through intense emotional experiences
  • The importance of integrating the adult and child self in trauma recovery

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Hi, Dear Sugars listeners, this is Amory Sivertson.. Host of WBUR's Beyond All Repair and co-host of Endless Thread. I'm here to share something special with you this week. It’s an episode of Other People’s Problems, from our friends at CBC.

Normally, therapy sessions are totally confidential, but this podcast opens the doors. On this season, the host Dr. Hillary McBride explores the transformative power of psychedelics in a therapeutic setting. With her psychological expertise, Dr. Hillary leads clients through drug-assisted therapy, guiding them to new heights on their healing journeys.

In this episode, you'll hear from Donovan, who has lived in fear and anger ever since he told the truth about being abused by his mother’s boyfriend and then felt betrayed by social workers who were supposed to help. Now, after several ketamine therapy sessions, Donovan can finally look back upon his child-self with care and calm and works to become the kind of adult he needed for his own children.

Hope you enjoy the episode. And if you like this, find the full season of CBC's Other People's Problems wherever you get your podcasts.