Dr. Cody Gustaveson is licensed clinical psychologist (PSY34321) living in Southern California. He relocated to the Southern California in 2013 after moving back to the USA from Japan.
A lone tree sits off Glacier Creek Road outside of Nome, AK.
He was always interested in human behavior, philosophy, and issues related racial discrimination. In 2016 he received an honorable discharge from the United States Navy and began work on a PhD in clinical psychology. He focused on the field of psychophysiology with a primary interest in how issues of racial discrimination contribute physiologically to the complex health disparities related to ethnic minorities. In 2022, he completed his dissertation titled Examining the Relationship between Heart Health Measures, Coping, and Perceived Ethnic Discrimination.
Dr. Gustaveson completed his doctoral internship in clinical psychology in rural northwestern Alaska. Working closely with indigenous populations in Nome, Alaska and the native village of Teller. Spending much of his time exploring, fishing, and learning about the beautiful cultures that have survived in some of the harshest climates on earth.
Dr. Gustaveson standing at the top of Anvil Mountain.
This blog is a collection of his opinions, reviews of research, and information that he believes will help others become more connected with themselves. Topics of addiction, pain, relaxation, and performance will be regularly covered. Any advertising or products discussed on this blog will only be those that Dr. Gustaveson believes facilitate a more connected and healthy lifestyle.
The category of politics will not be a collection of partisan political content. While some may view these topics as having particular political skew, these topics are associated with promoting access to quality mental health care, health care, and bills or legislation that impact these topics.