Dr. Inna Conboy speaks with Dr. Mariel Herbert. Together they discuss: what existentialism is, intersection of existentialism and medicine, the importance of understanding the human experience beyond mere symptoms and diagnoses, how existentialism can enrich the healing process, the role death plays in shaping our lives, significance of creativity, the nature of suffering, importance of finding personal meaning in the current chaotic world, and the ways individuals can navigate their own existential crises.

Dr. Mariel Herbert is a board-certified psychiatrist and writer in private practice in Northern Virginia. Her person-centered practice includes consultations, medicine, and individual and group psychotherapy. Dr. Herbert enjoys working collaboratively with creative professionals and other healthcare workers, including adults who were once gifted children. She values the shared experience of psychotherapy and mental health treatment as an embodied process. Her own daily mindfulness practice consists of a walk and writing haiku.

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Dr. Inna Conboy speaks with Dr. Faryal Mallick. Together they discuss: innovative approaches to mental health that include yoga, sound baths and vision boards. They delve into the intricacies of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, its benefits, and the importance of combining ketamine treatment with psychotherapy for lasting effects.

Dr. Faryal Mallick is a triple board-certified psychiatrist in Adult, Child & Adolescent, and Forensic Psychiatry. She is the founder of FMP Family Psychiatry and FMP Mental Health Spa in Tampa, where she blends evidence-based psychiatric care with holistic wellness. Her work centers on creating spaces of healing and connection, guided by her core philosophy: Happiness is not the goal, Peace is.

Dr. Mallick is also the host of the podcast How Are You, Really? a series of real, unfiltered conversations at the intersection of mental health, culture, and personal truth. Through her practice and her podcast, she is committed to helping people move beyond surface-level answers and discover what it means to find genuine peace in their daily lives.

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Dr. Inna Conboy speaks with Dr. Katrina Garvey. Together they discuss: definition of intuition, its role in clinical practice and daily life, personal anecdotes of intuitive hits, the importance of recognizing emotional responses as part of intuitive process, intuition in medical education, intuition in aging , and much more.

Dr. Katrina Garvey is a psychiatrist with a diverse career spanning inpatient, academic, correctional, and coaching settings. A graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin, she completed her psychiatry residency at UT Southwestern in Dallas before beginning her career in a large private hospital. She later joined the University of Colorado at Anschutz, and today she serves as the psychiatrist for the Colorado Department of Corrections’ residential treatment facility, where she specializes in diagnostic evaluations of complex psychiatric cases, including psychopathy and personality disorders.

Dr. Garvey is also passionate about medical education, teaching medical students through the CU Colorado Springs campus, and a two-time recipient of the university’s teaching award. Beyond her clinical and academic work, she is the founder of The Signature Self coaching practice, with a focus on empowering parents to raise children without fear.

She lives in Colorado Springs with her husband and three children, and in her free time she enjoys running, gardening, yoga, traveling, reading, and puzzling.

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