022: Scared Stiff — What Is Anxiety? (Part 1)
David and Fabrice answer these questions: What is anxiety? How does it differ from depression? Do anxiety and depression always go hand in hand? How does anxiety differ from healthy fear? What are th...
6 Feb 201728min
021: Ask David — Shameful Sexual Fantasies
A listener with OCD is plagued with intrusive and shameful sexual fantasies. David discusses his treatment strategies for a young man from Argentina who was struggling with forbidden fantasies of Jesu...
30 Jan 201716min
020: The Truth About Antidepressants?
Discussion of recent startling and disturbing research studies by Dr. Irving Kirsch and others that suggest that the chemicals called "antidepressants" may, in reality, have few or no true antidepress...
23 Jan 201732min
019: Ask David — The Defiant Child: A Secret All Parents Should Know
Can the EAR techniques help a listener deal more effectively with a defiant, oppositional child. Dr. Burns reveals a fantastically helpful secret that he and his wife stumbled across in raising their ...
16 Jan 201724min
018: Ask David — Overcoming the Fear of Death
David and Fabrice address this question submitted by a listener: Dear Dr. Burns, I read Feeling Good twenty years ago. It was a wonderful relief and help to me. Your book has helped me live a better a...
9 Jan 201710min
017: Ask David — Dare to be "average"—The perfectionist's script for self-defeat
David answers a challenging question posed by a listener: Dear Dr. David: In your Feeling Good Handbook, you suggest that the reader just allows himself or herself to be an ordinary person instead of ...
2 Jan 201723min
016a: Special Interview: Can Depression and Anxiety Be Treated in a Two-Hour Therapy Session? with Lisa Kelley
David and Fabrice are joined by Lisa Kelley, a certified TEAM-CBT therapist and former journalist from Littleton, Colorado. Lisa interviews David about an interview / blog David has just published on ...
28 Dec 201641min
016: Ask David — How can I cope with a complainer? How can I help a loved one who is depressed?
How can you help a depressed friend or family member? You may be surprised to discover that the attempt to "help" is rarely effective, and may even make the problem worse. In contrast, the refusal to ...
26 Dec 201632min
