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United States of PTSD

United States of PTSD

著者： Matthew Boucher LICSW LCDP and Co-host Dr. Erika Lin-Hendel
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Season One: Mental health concerns are on the rise in the United States. This podcast will look at the influencing factors contributing to the decline of our culture. With the rise of school shootings, political divisiveness, increasing levels of hate, and a chronic war of peoples' rights, we have entered a domestic war that never ends. Our podcast will look at whether this is done by design or is it an abject failure. We will discuss it from a clinical and common-sense perspective. Secondarily we will discuss ways to protect yourself from being further traumatized. Hosted by Matthew Boucher LICSW LCDP (licensed in RI) who has over 20 years of experience working with people who have addictions and trauma with a specialty of pregnant/postpartum women. Co-host Wendy Picard is a Learning and Development consultant with 15 years of experience, lifelong observer of the human condition, and diagnosed with PTSD in 1994.

Season Two: Is joined by Donna Gaudette and Julia Kirkpatrick BSW. Julia is currently working on obtaining her MSW and her LCSW. She is a welcome addition to the podcast.


Season Three: Cora Lee Kennedy provided research and worked as a temporary co-host. Dr. Erika Lin-Hendel joins as a co-host for season 3.

© 2026 United States of PTSD 個人的成功 心理学 心理学・心の健康 自己啓発 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • S 4 E: 11 Hasbara And The Power Of Words

    S 4 E: 11 Hasbara And The Power Of Words
    2026/09/13
    Send us Fan MailEricka and I talk about the impact of Hasbara and how it is used to reroute or hijack your empathy. We dissect some of the political language, media framing, and repeatable slogans can make extreme violence sound ordinary, and how Hasbara functions as a public diplomacy strategy that shapes what audiences see as reasonable, tragic, or just “the cost of doing business.” Examples include the “most moral army” claims to the erroneous use of “war” language when the correct word is geocide. We hope to help educate how to talk to others about U.S. taxpayer funding, the role of nonprofits and PACs, and how Citizens United accelerated a system where influence is purchased and dissent is managed. Then we move into the legal terrain, including HR 4795, and what it could mean for academic freedom, boycott rights, and First Amendment protected speech. If you’ve ever felt like bills are named to hide their real intent, we explain that trick and why it works.Because this is United States of PTSD, we keep the mental health lens front and center propaganda's has other functions than to misinform, it can erode our humanity, create cognitive dissonance, and deepen moral injury. We end with realistic ways to respond, from sharpening our media literacy to researching where candidates get their money, having better conversations with people who are heavily propagandized, and staying grounded enough to keep caring. If this resonated, subscribe, share the episode with someone who values critical thinking, and leave a review with the phrase you’re most tired of hearing in headlines.Correction on AZ, CT, and RI These are estimates of how much each state’s residents contribute through their federal taxes—not money taken directly from the state budget.Correction that it was the singing not screaming forest. The Nazi war on gay people: Survivors speak out - Peter Tatchell Foundation What Groups of People did the Nazis Target? | Holocaust EncyclopediaHow Many People did the Nazis Murder? | Holocaust EncyclopediaHouse Passes Bill Blocking Aid to Colleges That Boycott IsraelUnited States Spending on Israel’s Military Operations and Related U.S. Operations in the Region, October 7, 2023-September 30, 2024 | Costs of War | Brown UniversityCosts of United States Military Activities in the Wider Middle East Since October 7, 2023 | Costs of War | Brown UniversityUS spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7 | AP NewsFACT SHEET: Memorandum of Understanding Reached with Israel | whitehouse.govMethodology | USCPRPalestine refugees | UNRWANEVER SURRENDER: Karoline Leavitt’s Historic Tenure as White House Press Secretary – The White HouseLegal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, inMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-dieLicense code: S4CEQWLNQXVZUMU4Artwork and logo design by Misty Rae. Special thanks to Joanna Roux for editing help.Special thanks to the listeners and all the wonderful people who helped listen to and provide feedback on the episode's prerelease. Please feel free to email Matt topics or suggestions, questions or feedback.Matt@unitedstatesofPTSD.com
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  • S4: E 10 AI and Mental Health. Progress or Regression?

    S4: E 10 AI and Mental Health. Progress or Regression?
    2026/09/02
    Send us Fan MailErika and I discuss the double edge sword of AI. In a world, post covid, with already strained relationships and decreasing social skills do AI chat bots help the lonely? We talk cognitive offloading and why outsourcing thinking can quietly erode critical thinking, especially in schools and early professional training. I talk about a disturbing early example from the mid 2010s: suicide hotline chatbot pilots and the shrugging attitude around liability if a vulnerable person is harmed. Erika brings in the clinical angle too, from veterinary medicine to education, where AI can be a helpful tool for cross checking and resource gathering, but becomes risky when people stop building the underlying skill. We discuss the addiction mechanics in social media and dating apps, the rise of fake AI profiles, the temptation to use AI for therapy level support, and the privacy risks of recording sessions to auto generate notes and treatment plans. We also cover ways to rebuild human connection without pretending technology will disappear, like grayscale mode, getting back into third spaces, and choosing focused advocacy that creates real community. We close with a few grounded updates and wins, including land protection news, a slow trust cat relationship, and a recovery story that reminds us why real care matters. If this made you rethink how you use AI and your phone, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review. What boundary are you willing to try this week? ChatGPT acted as her therapist for months. It ended in disaster : NPR Transcript - Do Healthy Relationships To Chatbots Exist? Bridget Todd and the Business of AI Intimacy Bridget Todd Doesn’t Trust A.I., But She Told ChatGPT Everything - The New York Times How AI quietly undermines the joy and effort of learning: a call for rebalancing education in the digital age - PMC ChatGPT produces more “lazy” thinkers: Evidence of cognitive engagement decline | SCALE Initiative ChatGPT produces more “lazy” thinkers: Evidence of cognitive engagement decline | SCALE Initiative Better Offline Glp1s Getting Off with the Luddites | Online Only | n+1 | Sarah Thankam Mathews Sizia2.9UT.m_Jp Protesters halt border wall construction across 3 miles in Lochiel | Santa Cruz County | kvoa.com Omaha's largest public school district stops officers from using electric shock gloves - ABC News ICE awards $16.7M contract to buy 6,000 pairs of gloves that deliver electric shocks Kentucky man died after being tased 40 times in jail, lawsuit claims The Painful Truth of Exactly How ICE’s New Shock Gloves Work | WIRED Maté, G., & Maté, D. (2022). The myth of normal: Trauma, illness, and healing in a toxic culture. Avery. Attorney Warns Shoppers: Self-Checkout Could Wrongly Accuse You of Theft, TikTok Video Reveals Legal Pitfalls – PublicLawLibrary.org Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-dieLicense code: S4CEQWLNQXVZUMU4Artwork and logo design by Misty Rae. Special thanks to Joanna Roux for editing help.Special thanks to the listeners and all the wonderful people who helped listen to and provide feedback on the episode's prerelease. Please feel free to email Matt topics or suggestions, questions or feedback.Matt@unitedstatesofPTSD.com
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  • S3 E:9 Not all heroes wear capes.

    S3 E:9 Not all heroes wear capes.
    2026/08/16

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    Erika and I chat with a local hero, Noel Pichardo, a former Rhode Island police officer, to unpack why he calls Flock-style vehicle tracking a mass surveillance tool and why he believes the public should have been told before a single camera went up.

    We get specific about how modern ALPR and vehicle recognition systems work, why “we’ll end crime” is a dangerous promise, and how private surveillance vendors create profit incentives that don’t always align with civil rights. Noel walks us through the moment he saw the cameras return, the uncomfortable questions he asked, and the decision to put his name on the record so residents would take the threat to privacy seriously.

    Then we talk about what many people never see: the internal cost of dissent. Suspensions, escalating discipline, pressure to sign an NDA, and the professional isolation that comes when an institution treats honesty as disloyalty. We discussed some documented abuse risks, including officers using surveillance tools to stalk partners, and why real accountability has to include transparency, audits, and community oversight at the local level.

    If you care about privacy rights, police accountability, and how surveillance technology spreads city by city, listen through and share this with someone who still thinks “if you’ve done nothing wrong, you’ve got nothing to hide.” Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us what your community should demand before adopting tools like this.


    If you like our podcast and would like to share your ideas or even be a guest speaker, please reach out to us. Matt@unitestatesofptsd.com

    https://youtu.be/f1P-g3Hkvjg?si=qVQIuoS9hCkUOmb_

    https://ij.org/police-have-reportedly-used-license-plate-readers-to-stalk-romantic-interests-at-least-14-times-in-recent-years/

    https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/automatic-license-plate-readers-legal-status-and-policy-recommendations

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die
    License code: S4CEQWLNQXVZUMU4

    Artwork and logo design by Misty Rae.


    Special thanks to Joanna Roux for editing help.
    Special thanks to the listeners and all the wonderful people who helped listen to and provide feedback on the episode's prerelease.


    Please feel free to email Matt topics or suggestions, questions or feedback.
    Matt@unitedstatesofPTSD.com


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