“Dr. Heacock’s work on BFTA captures something that I’ve never quite been able to articulate in a succinct or concise way, which is everything I love about psychiatry and why. For those of us who have dedicated our lives to this field, a field that is so often misunderstood, dismissed, undervalued— this podcast is a love letter to it, and Dr. Heacock infuses each episode with sentiments I’ve long held—of passion, fascination and appreciation.
In my opinion, this podcast isn’t “binge-worthy,” in the sense that each episode can be fully appreciated in one sitting. It needs to be sat with and processed to fully appreciate the depths in which these stories can go. BFTA covers so much ground, I find myself re-listening and chunking the episodes into smaller sessions because the content is so rich, insightful, and educational—and the list goes on.
Dr. Heacock is also a highly skilled science communicator, a part of the show that I don’t think gets as much attention/credit as it deserves. I personally would love more content dedicated to this area of his expertise. It’s not everyday you come across someone who can artfully explain highly technical/complex medical phenomena in such a way that anyone, layperson or not, can appreciate.
Thank you to everyone who has ever worked on this podcas. Though a passion project, it is a force that has the potential to shift the longstanding paradigms surrounding stigma, mental illness and psychiatry.”
bishopna93 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/07/21