Doorknob Comments
Doorknob Comments was named for a phenomenon that sometimes happens at the end of a therapy session, when the patient may mention something important and riddled with conflict, right as you’re walking out the door. Equal parts frustrating and enlightening, it surfaces key issues which may--or may not!-- get addressed anytime soon.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 88
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
"Therapy Speak" in Everyday Life: Pros and Cons
In this episode, Grant and Fara talk about Therapy Speak outside of the clinical setting and explore the potential benefits. Join in to hear more about the interactional setting of the therapy sessio…
Happiness and Satisfaction: Fleishman Is in Trouble
In today's episode, we're going to talk about the trials and tribulations facing people in the middle and upper middle classes as they try to work out what is meaningful in life. Is it about worldly …
Noise and Disinformation: Mental Health Treatment and Social Media
Today we cover what we see as some of the noise and disinformation around mental health treatment. We explore social media's benefits and pitfalls as a space for learning about potential remedies: fr…
New Years Resolutions and Motivation
Today we talk all about motivation and New Year's resolutions. The episode was recorded early in January, but the conversation may be even more important today. Throughout the episode, try to reflect…
Mental Health Stigma: From NYC to the Workplace
In this episode, Fara and Grant discuss recent mental health initiatives in NYC for hospitalizing unhoused people, school policies that may be harmful or stigmatizing to students, and the foundations…
Welcome Back! Taking Time Off and Coming Back Strong.
Welcome Back to Season 2 of Doorknob Comments! Fara and Grant talk about taking time off and coming back strong.
The Importance of Taking Breaks
As we wrap up season 1 of Doorknob Comments, Fara and Grant discuss the importance of taking calculated breaks as an act of self compassion and care.
Boys and Friendship: No Exception To The Need for Human Connection
Dr. Niobe Way talks about her research showing the crucial importance of friendship for boys. Friendship is healthy and normal for boys even though they may be taught as they get older to play cool. …
Making the Most of Life by Facing Mortality
Fara and Grant discuss Terror Management Theory, which helps us understand how we cope individually and collectively when fears of death are heightened, and ways people can cope with mortality and h…
Health and Illness: At the Intersection of Psychiatry, Therapy and Wellness
In this episode, co-hosts Fara and Grant talk about their experience as psychiatrists who practice therapy. Listen in as we discuss important themes including the difference between treating illness …
Episode 37: Navigating A Professional Relationship That May Feel Personal
Fara and Grant speak with Jacob Appel, psychiatrist, author, and bioethicist, about important ways that the therapist-patient relationships may feel like a friendship (or just feel confusing). Well-i…
Episode 36: Back To School in COVID Times
Fara and Grant host a wide-ranging conversation about the many things to think about as kids are returning to school as COVID continues to linger, ranging from complex emotional considerations, to so…
Episode 35: Real Therapy, Virtually
Fara and Grant speak with therapist and psychoanalytic candidate-in-training Hannah Weiss about therapy during the pandemic, video and in-person, our relationships with our bodies, and the future of …
Episode 34: The Paradox of Change
Fara and Grant discuss reasons it can be so hard to change even when we know what needs to happen, ways to become more aware when we don't know, and ways we can connect our dots to catalyze growth an…
How We Approach Interpersonal Problems: The Good, The Bad and the Lovely
Fara and Grant discuss common ways we approach challenges in personal and professional relationships. Using real-world examples, we bring in key concepts including attachment style, common pitfalls i…
Episode 32: Creativity In Wonderland: A Conversation with Dr. Leanne Domash
Fara and Grant speak with psychologist and psychoanalyst Leanne Domash about her new book Imagination, Creativity and Spirituality in Psychotherapy: Welcome to Wonderland (Psyche and Soul). Join us f…
Cats, Comedy and Caring: A Conversation with Comedian Liz Miele
Fara, Liz and Grant discuss relationships, hardship, and the crucial role of humour and empathy in overcoming challenges on the path to healing.
Find Liz here:
https://lizmiele.com
https://www.instag…
Episode 30: The Many Faces of Dependency
Fara and Grant discuss the purpose of dependency, how it can be both problematic and useful, and work through ways of building mutuality through healthy interdependence. We also look at counterdepend…
Episode 29: Relationship Boundaries: What They Are and How to Negotiate Them
Fara and Grant talk about how people set the ground rules for relationships. Boundaries define areas which are off-limits, areas where we can freely interact, and the gray zone where effective commun…
Episode 28: Understanding The Basic Elements Of The Therapeutic Relationship
Grant and Fara break down some basic tenets of therapy, and give listeners some insight about the inner workings of the process. On this episode, we explore how we can make the most of the time with …