Review of Untold: The Retreat - Would benefit from greater

Would benefit from greater recourse to evidence

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“Similarly to other reviews here I found this an interesting but frustrating listen. In particular I thought the lack of recourse to published research in relation to key claims was somewhat curious for such a respected publisher. Contrast with Sharma, Mahapatra and Gupta’s 2019 narrative review of 28 cases half of which with precipitating factors that concluded: “There are case reports of psychotic disorder arising in association with meditative practice; however, it is difficult to attribute a causal relationship between the two. At the same time, there is a body of research describing the beneficial effect of meditative practice in clinical settings for patients with psychotic disorders””

noxonmit via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 01/30/24

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Quite one sided and sensational driven

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“The conclusion is more nuanced but most of the episodes are very one sided and sensational driven.”

anna nora via Apple Podcasts · Netherlands · 02/16/24

Interesting, but…

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“So far, seems to overlook the possible scientific and psychological explanations for these experiences, but it’s early days, so I think it’s unfair to judge too harshly yet (as some have decided to do with 1-star reviews), and I did find the style and production to be of high quality and very...”Read full review »

PEEZA82 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 02/18/24

Lacks nuance

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“This is such an interesting topic and the stories of the twins and Jaqui are relevant and important to hear. The story of the last family is so tormenting and awful to hear. What they’ve been through is horrific. What I am struggling to understand is how this podcast was allowed to conflate...”Read full review »

PeckNPiss via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 02/16/24

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