Val 2: Accountability
Episode 62. Val 2: Accountability. Ulland and Jo define accountability. Examples are given. Ulland discusses the complexity of accountability in treatment with an example of how systems struggle to be accountable at times when clients become stuck in treatment.
15 Juli 202055min
Val 1: Shi**y and Good Values
Episode 61. Val 1: Shi**y and Good Values. Ulland and Jo start the conversation about values in a theoretical sense. They review values that are helpful and then shift to talking about some substitutes for good values.
14 Juli 202035min
Happiness = Problems to Solve
Episode 60. Happiness = Problems to Solve. Ulland and Jo discuss how problems are necessary for growth and positive emotions. They discuss dialects and the Biosocial Theory as relevant to how our country is suffering in recent moments—how abuse of power has directly affected minorities. They ask for those less directly effected to quietly listen and make space for the expression of grief. They also suggest that values show us which problems we need to work on. And there are no easy answers for complex problems.
22 Juni 202043min
First World Problems
Episode 59. First World Problems. Ulland and Jo review the mediocre life. They review technology and the overwhelming amount of choices we have and how that has not led to happiness. The effervescent optimist Ulland makes the statement, "The vast majority if your life is boring." He concludes his case with the wisdom that exceptional people poop, too. "I'm a primitive animal!" Finally accept the mundane by living in mediocristan and consider the backwards law.
1 Juni 202044min
Theory(s) of Stuckedness
Episode 58. Theory(s) of Stuckedness. Ulland and Jo re review Jo's Theory(s) of Stuckedness. This had been discussed in the previous episode of Turning the Mind. More examples are given and some different examples to high lite how awareness is often central to being stuck, as well as other factors for why change is so difficult.
25 Maj 202029min
Pefrectionism: Body Image, OCD, OCPD and Anger
Episode 57. Pefrectionism as it Relates to Body Image, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder and anger. Ulland and Jo discuss some ways that perfectionistic thinking can reinforce concern for the appearance of one's body. OCD is also discussed as it can be common for individuals who also have body image issues, and shares some similar thought patterns. OCPD is discussed as a different process than OCD, and how it is related to anger and conflict in relationships without the individual experiencing much anxiety.
19 Maj 202032min
Prefectionism: Depression, SAD and GAD
Episode 56. Prefectionism: Depression, SAD and GAD. Ulland and Jo discuss perfectionism and how it relates to depression and the most common anxiety disorders people experience. They review how social anxiety can be influenced by perfection in parents and adults who are critical of adolescent experiences. Ulland shares at least one socially traumatic experience from middle school—there are so many of them, really, to choose from.
13 Maj 202033min
Perfecionism: Thoughts and Behaviors
Episode 55. Thoughts and Behaviors of Perfecionism. Ulland and Jo review thoughts and behaviors strongly associated with perfectionism. Look for these in yourself and in other people. Try and reduce them if you can. Will you accept the challenge?
11 Maj 202022min
