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Mind Body Health & Politics

Richard L. Miller
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Dr. Richard Louis Miller is an American Clinical Psychologist, Founder of Wilbur Hot Springs Health Sanctuary, and broadcaster who hosts the Mind Body Health & Politics talk radio program from Mendocino County, California. Dr. Miller was also Founder and chief clinician of the nationally acclaimed, pioneering, Cokenders Alcohol and Drug Program. Dr. Miller’s new book, Psychedelic Medicine, is base... more

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Dr. Richard Louis Miller discusses the causes of social isolation, alienation, and loneliness, especially in the context of socioeconomic stratification and the COVID pandemic. He offers practical solutions to foster human connection and combat these... more

In this episode — Stem cell biologist Bruce Lipton, who brought the word “epigenetics” into the mainstream, returns for a second conversation with Richard. They open on a warning about civilizational collapse, then work through how the first seven ye... more

Diana Richardson, who has studied human sexuality, intimacy, and couples’ relationships with sex for fifty years, returns to the program (her first appearance, “The Power of Slow Sex,” aired March 2022). She and Richard trace how sexual mores have sh... more

Joshua White left a decade-long career as a San Francisco city attorney to found Fireside Project, a free, anonymous peer-support line for anyone in a psychedelic crisis or working through one from the past. He and Richard, an advisor to Fireside Pro... more

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Diane Richardson
World expert on human sexuality, researcher and author
Independent (Switzerland-based expert)
Episode: Orgasms Aren’t “Reached,” Erections Aren’t “Achieved”
Joshua White
Founder of Fireside Project, attorney by training, clinician-support advocate
Fireside Project
Episode: Psychedelic Crisis: Free Counseling at Fireside Project
Charlie Harris
Author discussing Mendocino cannabis history
Author, Mendo (book)
Episode: Mendocino: Hippies, Loggers, & the FBI
Abbie Rosner
Author, based in Washington DC, book Psychedelics and the Counterculture of Aging
Washington DC, USA
Episode: Danger Ahead! Don't Act Your Age
Judson Brewer
Prominent researcher and author focused on mindfulness and anxiety
Brown University/Open Mind AI
Episode: Why Willpower Fails and Curiosity Wins | Jud Brewer
Carl Honoré
Author and advocate of the slow movement
Slow Movement / Author
Episode: Slowness Is a Superpower | Carl Honoré
Dr. Ellen Langer
Professor of Psychology at Harvard, mindfulness researcher
Harvard University
Episode: Your Mind Creates Your Reality – Dr. Ellen Langer
Jamie Joyce
Candidate running for Congress in Berkeley, California
Campaign for Congress
Episode: Support Jamie Joyce for Congress
Sam Believ
Founder of LaWayra ayahuasca retreat in Colombia
LaWayra
Episode: 3,000 ceremonies; 0 hospitalizations

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Dr. Richard Louis Miller
Host of Mind Body Health & Politics; clinician and broadcaster with a long-running history in clinical psychology and psychedelic discussions.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 43 ratings
  • Content for Thought and Activation

    Podcasts have such a spectrum of content and I consistently appreciate MInd Body Politics topics am discussions which help me navigate my own understandings, experience and inquiries. Nice

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Alasdair Banks
    United States3 years ago
  • Engaging and important!

    Dr. Charles Miller and his wise, well-placed and highly credible guests tell riveting stories that are long overdue, and are in the end, a much needed balm for our troubled times. Focused on a number of therapeutic psychedelic drugs, Dr. Miller's engaging guests unfold historical stories and facts firmly grounded in science that underline the many medical/spiritual truths that were hidden from public view in the 1960's and onward for deceitful reasons of politics and power. Our world has been mu... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ronald_B_Poodle
    Canada5 years ago
  • Wonderful

    This man has been on the ball for many years. A gift to us all.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Messiahsez
    United States6 years ago
  • Hugh

    Dr Miller is the EverReady Battery of real Wisdom and Compassion...he just keeps on keeping-on...he's so ahead in these times when we desperately need genuine kind knowledge and teaching

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    aukuu
    United States6 years ago
  • Greetings from a French-Canadian in Tunis!

    I love your show! Thanks for everything!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ad Vitam Aeternam
    Canada8 years ago

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Orgasms Aren’t “Reached,” Erections Aren’t “Achieved”
Q: Tell us about your books and what you wanted to bring to readers.
Diane describes writing sequentially from her personal exploration to address empowerment and education about sex, offering practical guidance through multiple books and courses, including Tantric Sex for Men, The Heart of Tantric Sex, and a seven-day Making Love Retreat, now adapting to online formats to reach a broader audience.
Mendocino: Hippies, Loggers, & the FBI
Q: How did Mendocino County transition from a logging and fishing economy to a cannabis-centered landscape, and what role did communities play in that shift?
The guest describes the rise of homegrown cultivation, the Back to the Land migration, cross-cultural alliances between hippies and loggers, and how new crop economics and local networks gradually established cannabis as a central, if contentious, economic and social force.
Mendocino: Hippies, Loggers, & the FBI
Q: Tell us the story of how a guy from England came to write a book about Mendocino County, and particularly about cannabis here.
Charlie explains his lifelong interest in cannabis, his travels across the West Coast, and how his academic focus on informal markets and the history of capitalism led him to document Mendocino's cannabis story, culminating in a book that blends field research with historical analysis.
Psychedelic Crisis: Free Counseling at Fireside Project
Q: How do you recruit volunteers and how does the public learn about Fireside?
We benefited from pandemic timing, press coverage, and partnerships; we gained visibility through a launch panel with notable figures and ongoing outreach at events and festivals.
Psychedelic Crisis: Free Counseling at Fireside Project
Q: And how many years ago did you start the Fireside Project, Joshua?
It started about five and a half years ago, with the support line launching in April 2021.

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Recent guests on Mind Body Health & Politics include:

1. Diane Richardson
2. Joshua White
3. Charlie Harris
4. Abbie Rosner
5. Judson Brewer
6. Carl Honoré
7. Dr. Ellen Langer
8. Jamie Joyce

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