A new psychology podcast
Where did your mind just go?
A psychology podcast about the places your attention wanders when no one's steering it, and what those detours have to say.
Hosted by Gabriel Lowe, PhD. New episodes the first and third Wednesday of each month.
Episodes.
Newest first · Released first and third Wednesdays
Everyday heroism, with Joshua Fort
What separates a hero from someone who just does good? Joshua Fort, a nonprofit advocate and TED speaker, joins Dr. Gabriel Lowe for a wide-ranging conversation about superheroes, flawed icons, and how to do something when the problems feel far too big for one person.
Parenting with hope, with Nicole Knutsen
Educator and mother of three Nicole Knutsen joins Dr. Gabriel Lowe to follow one hard question: how do you raise a child who can face a difficult world and still move toward it with hope? A conversation about choosing agency over control, talking to kids about grief, and staying a whole person in the middle of motherhood.
AI and psychotherapy, with Reid Kessler, PsyD
Can AI replace your therapist? Two psychologists, Dr. Gabriel Lowe and Dr. Reid Kessler, think out loud about what AI gets right, where it quietly falls short, and what’s actually lost when a chatbot stands in for a person. A conversation about insight versus contact, and why being known by another human is something no model can fake.
What the show is
The questions underneath the techniques.
Most psychology podcasts hand you techniques. This one is more interested in the questions underneath: why you keep ending up in the same argument, what the thing you can't stop thinking about might be pointing at, why insight so rarely changes behavior on its own.
Gabriel and his guests talk the way clinicians talk when the recorder is supposedly off. Curious, unhurried, willing to sit in the part that doesn't resolve. The tone is thoughtful and often funny. Depth doesn't have to mean heavy.
If you've been in therapy and wished the conversation went further, or you've never been and want to know what the inside of that kind of thinking sounds like, this is for you.
The host
Dr. Gabriel Lowe hosts.
Behind him is the Coastal Therapy Group team: doctoral-level psychologists who share a depth-oriented sensibility, rooted in the relational psychodynamic tradition that shapes our work in Carlsbad, Encinitas, and Vista.
We've spent years translating psychodynamic ideas into language people can actually use. The podcast is the audio version of that work.
Gabriel Lowe, PhD · Host
Follow the show
So the next one finds you.
New episodes drop the first and third Wednesday of the month. Follow the show on your platform of choice, or get an email when one lands.
Want to hear how this kind of thinking shows up in actual therapy? Book a free consultation, or call or text (760) 334-6262.
Common questions.
What is "Where Did Your Mind Just Go?" about?
It's a psychology podcast about free association and the unplanned places attention travels: the stray thoughts, repeated patterns, and things people almost don't say. Host Gabriel Lowe, PhD, and his guests follow those threads instead of handing out advice.
Who hosts the podcast?
Gabriel Lowe, PhD, hosts. He's part of Coastal Therapy Group, where every clinician holds a doctorate in psychology.
Is this a therapy podcast?
It's a podcast about how depth-oriented psychologists think, not a substitute for therapy. Our team offers individual, couples, and group therapy across three North County offices.
Do I need a psychology background to follow it?
No. The show translates psychodynamic ideas into plain language. If you're curious about your own mind, you'll keep up.
How often do episodes come out?
The first and third Wednesday of every month.