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Two Minds,One You: Dual-Brain Psychology
Hosted by Stacey Chillemi · EN
Unlock the calmer, wiser hemisphere inside your head... and watch anxiety, addiction, and trauma fade.
Two Minds, One You is the definitive audio guide to Dr. Fredric Schiffer’s Dual-Brain Psychology, an evidence-based approach that reveals how each cerebral hemisphere can house a distinct “mind.”
Host Stacey Chillemi and Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Schiffer show listeners how a postcard or split-lens glasses can calm panic, curb cravings, and integrate early trauma.
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Two Minds, One You is the definitive audio guide to Dr. Fredric Schiffer’s Dual-Brain Psychology, an evidence-based approach that reveals how each cerebral hemisphere can house a distinct “mind.”
Host Stacey Chillemi and Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Schiffer show listeners how a postcard or split-lens glasses can calm panic, curb cravings, and integrate early trauma.
Hear About:
- Breakthrough research on photobiomodulation for fentanyl addiction
- MRI findings that map hope and fear to opposite hemispheres
- Step-by-step envelope-test demos you can try in real time.
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Depression, Meet Your Match: Dual-Brain Tools
Nov 1700:57:38Tap to summarizeWhat if the other side of your brain holds the key to healing? Lisa Urbanski and Fredric Schiffer, MD, unpack Dual-Brain Psychology; fast, practical ways to ease depression, trauma, and addiction.You’ll learn:Why trauma can “live” in one hemisphereHow to activate the healthier side for reliefA simple visual/light stimulation technique to tryWhy “chemical imbalance” isn’t the full storyHow to turn anger and betrayal into growth🔗 Stay Connected with Dr. Fredric Schiffer:🌐Website: dualbrainpsychology.com📖 Grab his book: Good-bye Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, and PTSD📸 Instagram: @dr.fredschiffer🐦 Twitter/X: @DrFredSchiffer▶️ YouTube: @Dr.FredSchiffer📘 Facebook: Fredric Schiffer, MD💼 LinkedIn: Fredric Schiffer, MDResearch papers: Fredric Schiffer on ResearchGate
Transcribe →Brain-Based Secrets to Beat Addiction Now
Nov 301:01:31Tap to summarizeIf willpower isn’t working, rewire it. Your brain can be trained to crave better choices.Host Stacey Chillemi sits down with Fredric Schiffer, MD, to show you how brain-based strategies can help you break free from food and alcohol addiction—without the shame spiral.In this episode, you’ll learn how to:Stop cravings fast with simple, repeatable brain resetsUse “dual-brain” tactics to short-circuit triggers & bingesBuild sober routines that actually stick (no white-knuckling)Replace emotional eating with calm, clear decisions🔗 Stay Connected with Dr. Fredric Schiffer:🌐Website: dualbrainpsychology.com📖 Grab his book: Good-bye Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, and PTSD📸 Instagram: @dr.fredschiffer🐦 Twitter/X: @DrFredSchiffer▶️ YouTube: @Dr.FredSchiffer📘 Facebook: Fredric Schiffer, MD💼 LinkedIn: Fredric Schiffer, MDResearch papers: Fredric Schiffer on ResearchGate
Transcribe →Train Your Brain: A New Way to Calm Anxiety
Oct 800:39:11Tap to summarizeWhat if your anxiety lives mostly in one hemisphere, and shifting your gaze could change how you feel in minutes?In this eye-opening episode, host Lisa Urbanski dives into dual-brain psychology with Dr. Fredric Schiffer, MD. Discover how early experiences can lodge trauma in one brain hemisphere, and how simple visual-field techniques (yes, even an envelope or specialized glasses) may help you access the healthier side for calmer mood, clearer thinking, and more resilient behavior.Dr. Schiffer also shares the science behind his work on fentanyl-use disorder and PTSD, including promising LED neuromodulation research and practical ways to balance your inner “two minds.”What you’ll learn:Why meaningful experience shapes the brain more than information aloneHow to use the left/right visual field to engage your steadier hemisphereWhen the “troubled side” takes over—and how to recenter fastUpdates on addiction research, PTSD applications, and mood supportGentle ways to challenge negative thoughts with your healthy co-therapist (your other hemisphere)** Educational only; not medical advice. If you’re in crisis or changing medication, consult a licensed clinician.🔗 Stay Connected with Dr. Fredric Schiffer:🌐Website: dualbrainpsychology.com📖 Grab his book: Good-bye Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, and PTSD📸 Instagram: @dr.fredschiffer🐦 Twitter/X: @DrFredSchiffer▶️ YouTube: @Dr.FredSchiffer📘 Facebook: Fredric Schiffer, MD💼 LinkedIn: Fredric Schiffer, MDResearch papers: Fredric Schiffer on ResearchGate
Transcribe →Good & Evil: Trauma, Addiction & the Dual Brain
Sep 1900:44:57Tap to summarizeWhat if “good” and “evil” are brain-side switches you can influence—shifting cravings, fear, and moral choices in real time?Award-winning host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Fred Schiffer, MD (Dual Brain Psychology) to unpack how trauma, addiction, and morality play out across the brain’s two hemispheres. From LED forehead stimulation and eye-covering techniques to the realities of buprenorphine/Suboxone withdrawal and a fentanyl study in progress, Dr. Schiffer explains practical, research-driven ways to reduce cravings, calm panic, and rebuild self-trust—without oversimplifying “good vs. evil.”You’ll learn:Why one brain side can push harm while the other seeks healingHow trauma + humiliation wire “good/evil” narratives we live bySimple hemisphere activation tactics to lower fear and cravingsWhat Dr. Schiffer’s fentanyl and LED work suggests about recoverySafer ways to think about Suboxone tapering and withdrawal anxiety (education only)🎧 If you’ve wrestled with anxiety, cravings, or the weight of moral injury—this conversation offers science, nuance, and hope. Educational content only. This is not medical advice; consult your clinician for personal care.🔗 Stay Connected with Dr. Fredric Schiffer:🌐Website: dualbrainpsychology.com📖 Grab his book: Good-bye Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, and PTSD📸 Instagram: @dr.fredschiffer🐦 Twitter/X: @DrFredSchiffer▶️ YouTube: @Dr.FredSchiffer📘 Facebook: Fredric Schiffer, MD💼 LinkedIn: Fredric Schiffer, MDResearch papers: Fredric Schiffer on ResearchGate
Transcribe →Why We Suffer: Rethinking Anxiety & Depression
Sep 1700:44:00Tap to summarizeIf anxiety and depression are normal human emotions, why are so many of us overwhelmed by them? In this candid conversation, host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Fred Schiffer, MD to unpack how modern life, brain dynamics, and learned patterns can turn everyday feelings into chronic suffering—and what we can do about it.In this episode, you’ll learn:Why anxiety & depression exist—and when they become maladaptiveHow habits, stress loads, sleep, and attention fuel low moodPractical ways to calm your system (breath, light, movement, focus)How reframing, relationship skills, and daily rhythms reduce symptomsQuestions to ask your clinician so you get better support, fasterThis episode shares education—not medical advice. If you’re in crisis, please seek professional help or call your local emergency number.(Share this episode with a friend who needs hope today, and follow the show for more science-backed strategies you can use right away.)🔗 Stay Connected with Dr. Fredric Schiffer:🌐Website: dualbrainpsychology.com📖 Grab his book: Good-bye Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, and PTSD📸 Instagram: @dr.fredschiffer🐦 Twitter/X: @DrFredSchiffer▶️ YouTube: @Dr.FredSchiffer📘 Facebook: Fredric Schiffer, MD💼 LinkedIn: Fredric Schiffer, MDResearch papers: Fredric Schiffer on ResearchGate
Transcribe →Split-Vision Therapy: Heal Trauma in Seconds
Aug 700:46:31Tap to summarizeWhat if the key to unlocking deep trauma lies in a simple shift of your gaze? Join host Stacey Chillemi and pioneering psychiatrist Fredric Schiffer, M.D., as he reveals dual-brain psychotherapy... a groundbreaking technique that treats each cerebral hemisphere as its own “mind.” This episode covers:👁️ Discovering Your Calming Eye: Use the “envelope test” to find which visual half soothes anxiety, cravings, or depressive thoughts🔄 Integration of Two Minds: Stimulate the healthy hemisphere before stressors and engage the troubled side in guided self-dialogue💊 Clinical Breakthroughs: Explore NIH-funded, FDA Breakthrough-Device research treating addiction, PTSD, and depression🧠 Neuroscience Insights: Understand how nucleus accumbens and amygdala size mirror subjective emotional states🔑 Everyday Healing: Combine split-vision with mindfulness, light therapy, or medication for accelerated reliefWhether you struggle with anxiety, addiction, PTSD, or simply seek faster emotional balance, press Play and transform your inner dialogue.🌐 Explore research, tools, and more at https://dualbrainpsychology.com/📚 Grab his book at https://www.amazon.com/Good-bye-Anxiety-Depression-Addiction-PTSD/dp/B0DJ73DN5S🔗 Stay Connected with Dr. Fredric Schiffer:🌐Website: dualbrainpsychology.com📖 Grab his book: Good-bye Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, and PTSD📸 Instagram: @dr.fredschiffer🐦 Twitter/X: @DrFredSchiffer▶️ YouTube: @Dr.FredSchiffer📘 Facebook: Fredric Schiffer, MD💼 LinkedIn: Fredric Schiffer, MDResearch papers: Fredric Schiffer on ResearchGate
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