Practicing Failure with Dr. Amanda Cassil
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<p>Practicing Failure with Dr. Amanda Cassil is a relaxed, uplifting conversational interview with mental health providers and other experts where mistakes are celebrated, and we explore how failures help us grow. </p><p>Dr. Cassil is a licensed clinical psychologist in California and the founder of STEM Psychological Services, where she provides individual therapy to women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields. Dr. Cassil is the author of The Empowered Highly Sensitive Person and The Self-Care Plan for the Highly Sensitive Person. You can learn more about Dr. Cassil on her website at www.STEMpsychology.com</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 31, 2026
Reproductive Psychiatry with Dr. Brittany Booth
<h3><strong>About My Guest</strong></h3><p>Dr. Brittany Booth is a board-certified, UCLA-trained adult psychiatrist with a special focus on treating people during reproductive transitions such as pregnancy and postpartum. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston University and her medical degree from UCLA. She also completed her psychiatry residency at UCLA, where she served as Chief Resident of the inpatient units and Chief Resident of the Women’s Life Center, a world-renowned center for reproductive psychiatry. In addition to her <a href="https://www.brittanyboothmd.com/" rel="nofollow">private practice</a>, she is the associate director of the <a href="https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-services/psychiatry/adult/womens-life-clinic" rel="nofollow">Women’s Life Center</a> and sees patients in the <a href="https://www.uclahealth.org/sites/default/files/documents/89/ucla-perinatal-brochure-1124.pdf?f=76c866c0" rel="nofollow">UCLA Maternal Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Program</a>. You can follow her on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dr.brittanybooth/" rel="nofollow">@Dr.BrittanyBooth</a>.</p><h3><strong>In This Episode</strong></h3><p>Dr. Booth brings a wealth of experience to our discussion on medication management within the context of reproductive hormones. She explains the role of hormone shifts in disorders such as postpartum depression (PPD) and postpartum OCD. It can be a terrifying time for new parents as they navigate poor sleep, changes to almost every aspect of life, and new or changing mental health symptoms. She covers medication options for support during this time, including a new medication that responds more quickly than SSRIs to PPD, a potential lifeline for child-bearing people. </p><p>We explore what it means to “fail a medication,” a term often used in healthcare to indicate that a medication did not work for a patient, but that can be painful phrasing to hear. This can occur for a variety of reasons and open communication with one’s providers is helpful in assessing why a medication does not work and what alternatives might be available. Dr. Booth also touches on the value of having providers who communicate with each other, allowing for more responsive and comprehensive care, especially during times of higher need (like postpartum). In addition to failing a medication, new parents may feel stress when their bodies literally fail to do what is expected in human development. Wrestling with experiences of infertility or an inability to breastfeed can trigger intense feelings of shame, doubt, and sadness. </p><p>In reflecting on her own history, Dr. Booth shares a deeply vulnerable story from her training that is valuable for patients and providers alike to hear. As providers, we sometimes face failure in deeply painful ways, like when a patient dies by suicide whom we were trying to help. The grief and loss of losing a patient in this way is one many mental health providers face, but it is not often discussed openly. Dr. Booth encourages providers to speak with each other about these experiences and find appropriate venues for support. She shares how her training site provided helpful supports to herself and her peers to help process and learn from this experience. </p><p>Finally, Dr. Booth shares resources for finding additional information on reproductive psychiatry. Not all areas of the country have easy access to reproductively-informed psychiatric providers, but there are ways to bridge the gap through provider consultation and patient self-education as this field continues to grow, see below for where to access additional resources. </p><h3><strong>Resources Referenced</strong></h3><p><a href="https://postpartum.net/professionals/perinatal-psychiatric-consultation/" rel="nofollow">Post Partum Support International’s Perinatal Psychiatry Consultation Line for Providers</a></p><p><a href="https://www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/treatments-and-services/center-for-womens-health" rel="nofollow">Mass General’s Women’s Mental Health Organization</a></p><p><br></p>
June 23, 2026
Neurodiversity with Dr. Justin Lee
<p><strong>About My Guest</strong></p><p>Dr. Justin Lee is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist, which basically means he's a big nerd about brains. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology and then stayed on as faculty at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.</p><p>After a number of years at OHSU, Dr. Lee and his family moved to the tiny island of Guam, where he now has a private practice serving the island community. He loves spending time traveling with his family, reading fantasy and sci-fi, and raising a little one.</p><p>You can find Dr. Lee online at <a href="https://www.momentumpsych.net/" rel="nofollow">momentumpsych.net</a></p><p><strong>In This Episode</strong></p><p>Dr. Lee helps listeners understand the difference between psychology and neuropsychology, which has a more explicit focus on brain function. He helps to highlight the important message that neurodiversity covers vastly more than ADHD and Autism, two diagnoses included in this label. More helpful than seeing neurodiversity as a rigid cut off system for diagnoses, Dr. Lee uses the framing of thresholds--the differences we all have on various forms of brain functioning and neurology. When we learn to work within our thresholds, then we can strategically leverage our strengths, compensate for areas of relative weakness, and build overall resilience.</p><p>Dr. Lee discusses science as the perpetual pursuit of failure and nonjudgmental awareness as a helpful tool for evaluating our thresholds. He explores what failure can feel like when dealing with neurodiversity and how assessment can help individuals shift from an internal sense of failure to a sense of agency in managing the brain and nervous system they have.</p><p>Finally, Dr. Lee shares what it was like to move to a tiny island from an academic institution and how that shifted the course of his career. He graciously reflects on choosing to be a parent first in an academia and rejecting judgements that frame this as "failure." Being able to identify your priorities, make choices congruent with those priorities, and respond kindly to those who may not understand are all modeled with ease as Dr. Lee talks about finding contentment in different stages of life.</p><p><strong>Resources Referenced</strong></p><p><a href="https://nanonline.org/NAN/_ProfessionalResources/Brain_Health_Hub/Brain_Health_Hub.aspx" rel="nofollow">National Academy of Neuropsychology </a></p>
August 5, 2025
Improv Comedy with Ben Cassil
<p><strong>About My Guest</strong></p><p>Ben Cassil is a comedian based in Los Angeles, where he performs improv with the team Cosmo. Ben also teaches improv and hosts the comedy podcast <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LFTBApodcast" rel="nofollow">“Live from the Big Apple.”</a> You can find him online at <a href="https://www.bencassil.com" rel="nofollow">bencassil.com</a> and @bencassil on Instagram.</p><p><strong>In This Episode</strong></p><p>Not everything that has therapeutic value occurs in a formal setting. So for the season finale, I went on a deep dive into an art form that celebrates practicing failure--improv comedy. Comedian Ben Cassil shares about the value of engaging in the playful art of improv comedy. He breaks down the different types of improv comedy and the key tenets that form its foundation. Improv brings many opportunities to practice relational skills: like listening, building empathy, letting go of control, and being more present in the moment. All while laughing.</p><p>Ben explores how nonjudgmental awareness expands the experience of improv, both how we reflect on our own behavior and experiences, as well as how we engage with those around us. Vulnerability, expanding comfort with uncertainty, and responding more honestly can enhance experiences and help us to be less precious with each interaction. Ben later covers radical acceptance and how expressing support for our teammates (in improv and in life) starts to change how people treat each other and how safe and confident they feel.</p><p>Finally, Ben shares his own experience of switching careers in his late 20's, gathering the courage to "let himself fail," and how stepping into that fear opened up a more rewarding path in life. A naturally gifted teacher, Ben's change out of academia and into improv ironically granted him more opportunities to use this talent. Ben's openness about this journey is a reminder that there is always space to change and grow and that it's okay, even necessary, for this process to take a long time. We are not shaped overnight, we build steadily and slowly as we learn from each experience.</p><p><strong>Resources Referenced</strong></p><p>Ben provides a number of references for those interested in learning more about improv, including various ways to get involved.</p><p>Podcasts and Shows</p><ul><li><a href="https://art19.com/shows/neighborhood-listen" rel="nofollow">The Neighborhood Listen</a></li><li><a href="https://www.earwolf.com/show_archive/spontaneanation-with-paul-f-tompkins-archive/" rel="nofollow">Spontaneanation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@YesAlsoPodcast" rel="nofollow">Yes, Also </a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LFTBApodcast" rel="nofollow">Live from the Big Apple</a></li><li><a href="https://www.earwolf.com/show/comedy-bang-bang/" rel="nofollow">Comedy Bang Bang Podcast</a> (TV show also available on various paid platforms)</li><li><a href="https://signup.dropout.tv" rel="nofollow">Dropout Comedy</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Improv Schools and Theaters (to take a class or watch a show)</p><ul><li><a href="https://weimprov.org" rel="nofollow">We Improv</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wgimprovschool.com" rel="nofollow">Worlds Greatest Improv School (WGIS)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thesharedexperiencestudio.com" rel="nofollow">The Shared Experience Studio</a></li><li><a href="https://ucbcomedy.com" rel="nofollow">Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB)</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Books</p><ul><li><a href="https://weimprov.org/store-1-2/p/elevatorfarts" rel="nofollow">Elevator Farts</a> by Jake Jabbour</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Inner-Game-Tennis-Classic-Performance/dp/0679778314" rel="nofollow">The Inner Game of Tennis</a> by W. Timothy Gallwey</li></ul>
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<p>Practicing Failure with Dr. Amanda Cassil is a relaxed, uplifting conversational interview with mental health providers and other experts where mistakes are celebrated, and we explore how failures help us grow. </p><p>Dr. Cassil is a licensed clinical psychologist in California and the founder of STEM Psychological Services, where she provides individual therapy to women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields. Dr. Cassil is the author of The Empowered Highly Sensitive Person and The Self-Care Plan for the Highly Sensitive Person. You can learn more about Dr. Cassil on her website at www.STEMpsychology.com</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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