Peplau's Ghost
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNP) discussing using psychotherapy within their practice. Four PMHNP program directors and a biostatistician from across the Unites States sharing their passion on how psychotherapy can help people with nearly all their emotional problems.
Peplau's Ghost
Latest Episodes
Psych NP Careers That Last with Dr Pedro Morante
You can have all the credentials in the world and still feel like a “dried husk” by the time you hit practice. That’s why we brought on Dr. Pedro Morante, host of the Mindful Moments podcast and a dual board certified FNP and PMHNP, to talk hon...
From Primary Care To Psychiatric Nursing Leadership with Dr Elizabeth Hopfenspirger
If you’ve ever hesitated to ask the hard mental health question because you feared what might come next, you’re not alone and you’re not weak. We talk with Dr. Elizabeth Hopfenspirger, a dual-board certified family nurse practitioner and psychi...
You Cannot Prescribe Your Way Out Of Suffering with Dr Josh Waddell
You can feel it in your gut when a plan looks perfect on paper but fails in real life and rural mental health care is full of those moments. We sit down with Dr. Josh Waddell, PMHNP and host of the Mental Maps Podcast, to talk about what actual...
Psychiatric NPs Need Both Meds And Meaningful Talk with Dr Paula Alloca
The fastest way to miss what matters in psychiatric care is to treat the visit like a transaction. We talk with Dr. Paula Allocca, director of a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program and founder of an integrative functional medic...
What If Medication Management Started With Trust with Dr. Kris Vandenberg-Harrison
If you’ve ever left a psych visit thinking, “I wish I had more information,” you’re not alone and you’re not failing. We sit down with Dr. Kris Vandenberg- Harrison to talk about what real psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner practice l...