Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Dr. Melita Stancil, a clinical psychologist in New York City. Here's a website to a firm that delivers some of the treatments Dr. Stancil speaks about: www.neurabello.com. https://www.atilemnyc.com/ @DrMelitaStancil For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. 0:00 Introduction to Dr. Stancil 1:42 Treatment Approaches 4:01 Personal Story and Journey into Psychology 5:38 Nature vs. Nurture 7:38 Are We Getting Better or Worse as a Society? 9:40 Social Media’s and Mental Health 13:46 Addiction, Avoidance, and Growth 14:47 Stunted Emotional Development 17:20 Lifelong Growth and Healing 18:19 Role of SSRIs and Psych Medications 19:59 TMS 22:03 Concerns About SSRIs 26:03 Shame and Pressure on Kids 28:01 Everyone Experiences Pain 29:46 Openness About Trauma 30:59 Hardest Part of Being a Therapist 33:25 Self-Sabotage and Fear of Change 36:31 Most Important Lesson Learned Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org. #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #psychologist #marklaita #mentalhealth #trauma #therapist #lessonslearned #resilience