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Exploring the dark side of the human condition

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The podcast exploring the dark side of the human condition




 

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Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church

 
 

About Us

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Dr. Jessica Micono is a traditionally educated and licensed clinical psychologist whose expertise is in forensic psychology, psychological evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of criminal pathology. She has been diagnosing and treating criminal offenders since 2007. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Regis University where she teaches forensic psychology. She has a M.A. in Forensic Psychology and a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver.

Dr. David Morelos is a self-proclaimed “rogue scholar” with an unorthodox education in literature, philosophy and transpersonal psychology. He has spent the last 18 years working with criminal populations in both law-enforcement and substance abuse treatment roles. His expertise is in prisonization and men’s psychology. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology (transpersonal concentration) from Sofia University in Palo Alto, CA.   

So what makes these two such an interesting team?

Well, it works like this:

Dr. Micono is the one with the prestigious degrees, the respected knowledge base, the solid experience, you get the idea. This woman knew she wanted to be a psychologist when she was 12 years old! This certainly shows in her field where she is nationally regarded as an expert in many areas of forensic psychology.

Dr. Morelos, on the other hand, is an academic kook with a passion for exploring the aspects of the human experience that aren’t always easy to explain. He bounced around first studying writing and literature at famously eccentric Naropa University in Boulder, CO where he was exposed to transpersonal psychology, an academic field of inquiry born out the 1960s by those who felt contemporary psychological theory and practice was short-sighted and inherently limiting. While still debated by those in the field, the term transpersonal essentially means to go beyond the ego-centered pathologies that are generally the focus of traditional psychology. Today, transpersonalists explore all manner of topics to include near-death experiences, peak experiences, numerous spiritual wisdom traditions including Western, Eastern and indigenous practices and beliefs, consciousness, psychoactive substances such as LSD, peyote and psilocybin, and basically anything else in the human experience that can’t be easily categorized, or marginalized, by mainstream psychology.

So there you have it. Two professionals in the field of psychology from wildly different theoretical and practical orientations getting together to take a look at some fascinating topics. Think of them as the Mulder and Scully of psychology. Dr. Morelos likes to get lost with his head in the clouds while Dr. Micono keeps him from floating away with her two feet solidly on the ground. These two met in prison (where they work) and they enjoy eating good food, drinking good wine, and raising fur-babies together.                 

 

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Need help finding mental health resources in your community?

Please visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator Here

Here are some other great resources:

National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

SAMHSA’s National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

Veteran’s Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255 or text 838255

American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences