Charlie Swenson, MD
A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back
This podcast series, “To Hell and Back,” is focused on the nature of hellish experiences in life, how people get into them, and to present and discuss tools for coping with hell and getting out. The various podcasts will move back and forth between different varieties of hell in life, and different tools for coping. The tools will be drawn from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), from other treatments, and from other life experiences.
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Apr 9, 2026
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Episodes
The Pandemic – Science Suffering And DBT Solutions – Episode 77 19.12.2020 1:04:43
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Mindfulness Amidst Mindlessness (Part 2) – Episode 76 03.07.2020 1:00:41
We are all living through a socio-cultural-political environment that is multi-layered, complex, intense, and can be dysregulating. In this podcast I will focus on three sets of principles/strategies/skills that can help us to be regulated and effective: mindfulness, radical acceptance, and validation. View video version of this podcast
Mindfulness Amidst Mindlessness – Episode 75 19.06.2020 58:28
We are all living through a socio-cultural-political environment that is multi-layered, complex, intense, and can be dysregulating. In this podcast I will focus on three sets of principles/strategies/skills that can help us to be regulated and effective: mindfulness, radical acceptance, and validation. View video version of this podcast
Lessons from Pandemic Living – Episode 74 23.05.2020 1:01:32
An upside down world eventually casts new and different light on fundamental principles and values, including those that interweave with the deep roots of DBT. Who knows in what ways we will emerge from this era different than when we went in. On this Thursday, May 21, at 6:00 pm eastern time, Kathryn Patrick and I will have a conversation about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on our own persp...
Changing Repetitive Painful Emotions – Episode 73 09.05.2020 57:41
I have suffered from envy throughout my life. It is a painful emotion, and even as I taught others how to change emotions, I have not deliberately applied it to this emotion of mine. I apply some principles and skills in DBT to address and transform my envy, and in doing so I will show how you can use the same tools to address your own emotional pain. I will share other examples along the way. Vie...
Italy, the US, the pandemic and DBT (part 2 of 2) – Episode 72 03.04.2020 1:24:17
I will be joined by Maria Elena Ridolfi, a friend, colleague, DBT expert, and a leading public sector psychiatrist in Northern Italy. Maria and I will compare notes about personal and professional experiences and DBT perspectives on the crisis. Maria has lived and worked through some shockingly troubling times in Northern Italy in recent weeks, and has been helpful to me in understanding things th...
Italy, the US, the pandemic and DBT – Episode 71 28.03.2020 2:02:36
I will be joined by Maria Elena Ridolfi, a friend, colleague, DBT expert, and a leading public sector psychiatrist in Northern Italy. Maria and I will compare notes about personal and professional experiences and DBT perspectives on the crisis. Maria has lived and worked through some shockingly troubling times in Northern Italy in recent weeks, and has been helpful to me in understanding things th...
DBT in the Era of Trump (3 of 4) – episode 70 08.03.2020 1:00:13
Donald Trump’s presidency has been challenging in so many ways for so many individuals and families. In the next 4 podcasts I will draw from DBT for perspective on the situation and to spell out strategies to cope with Trump-associated adversity. View video version of this podcast
DBT in the Era of Trump (2 of 4) – episode 69 02.03.2020 1:00:38
Donald Trump’s presidency has been challenging in so many ways for so many individuals and families. In the next two podcasts I will draw from DBT for perspective on the situation and to spell out strategies to cope with Trump-associated adversity. View video version of this podcast
DBT in the Era of Trump (1 of 4) – episode 68 24.02.2020 56:55
Donald Trump’s presidency has been challenging in so many ways for so many individuals and families. In the next two podcasts I will draw from DBT for perspective on the situation and to spell out strategies to cope with Trump-associated adversity. View video version of this podcast
Living with Cancer (4 of 4) – Episode 67 09.02.2020 1:00:43
Seth Axelrod, PhD., is a Professor of Psychology at Yale University and Director of DBT services there. He is a trainer and consultant in DBT for Behavioral Tech. He was the recipient of the Cindy Sanderson Outstanding Educator Award in November, 2019, given by the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of DBT (ISITDBT). AND he has lived with and battled with a “bad”...
Living with Cancer (3 of 3) – Episode 66 02.02.2020 59:42
Seth Axelrod, PhD., is a Professor of Psychology at Yale University and Director of DBT services there. He is a trainer and consultant in DBT for Behavioral Tech. He was the recipient of the Cindy Sanderson Outstanding Educator Award in November, 2019, given by the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of DBT (ISITDBT). AND he has lived with and battled with a “bad”...
Living with Cancer (2 of 3) – Episode 65 26.01.2020 1:01:14
Seth Axelrod, PhD., is a Professor of Psychology at Yale University and Director of DBT services there. He is a trainer and consultant in DBT for Behavioral Tech. He was the recipient of the Cindy Sanderson Outstanding Educator Award in November, 2019, given by the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of DBT (ISITDBT). AND he has lived with and battled with a “bad”...
Living with Cancer (1 of 4) – Episode 64 18.01.2020 1:00:19
Seth Axelrod, PhD., is a Professor of Psychology at Yale University and Director of DBT services there. He is a trainer and consultant in DBT for Behavioral Tech. He was the recipient of the Cindy Sanderson Outstanding Educator Award in November, 2019, given by the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of DBT (ISITDBT). AND he has lived with and battled with a “bad”...
What’s the point? (Part 3) – Episode 63 11.01.2020 1:02:16
This week I talk about various approaches to pointlessness in DBT. View video version of this podcast
What’s the point? (Part 2) – Episode 62 24.12.2019 1:00:59
This week I talk about various approaches to pointlessness in DBT. View video version of this podcast
Top 10 DBT skills-based antidotes for the holiday season – Episode 61 15.12.2019 59:44
The holiday season can be loaded with emotional stress. I am joined in this week’s podcast by John Mader of North Carolina, as I was last year during the holiday season. He has put together his top ten DBT skills-based antidotes for the holiday season. You can find them and download them from his team’s website, www.dbtfamilyskills.com. Check it out; there is other great stuff there. A...
What’s the point? – Episode 60 11.12.2019 54:27
I discuss the nature of the painful and paralyzing experience of pointlessness in life. View video version of this podcast
Life After Death: Lessons from the Life of Perry Hoffman – Episode 59 09.11.2019 56:43
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Dealing with the read end experience of having a spouse or partner with a serious mental illness – Episode 58 03.11.2019 56:03
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No Dead Ends – The Step by Step Path Out of a Dead End -Episode 57 20.10.2019 59:52
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How To Accept Reality and Tolerate Distress – Episode 56 27.07.2019 57:02
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Judging, Judgment, Judgmental, and Non-Judgmental – Episode 55 13.07.2019 1:02:06
I focus on the nature of judging and judgments, what it is that makes a judgment into a judgmental statement, what are the problems with being judgmental, and how do we become non-judgmental. View video version of this podcast
More mindfulness skills in DBT for coping with hell – Episode 54 09.06.2019 1:01:59
With the following zoom sessions I will teach all DBT skills, one at a time. I will explain the skill, making it as practical as I can, then talk about where and how anyone can apply it to enhance life and reduce misery, and then take questions and have dialogue with anyone who is participating live. View video version of this podcast
Mindfulness Skills: the power of simply observing reality – Episode 53 23.05.2019 39:14
With the following zoom sessions I will teach all DBT skills, one at a time. I will explain the skill, making it as practical as I can, then talk about where and how anyone can apply it to enhance life and reduce misery, and then take questions and have dialogue with anyone who is participating live. View video version of this podcast
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