067: The Five Secrets (Part 3) — Thought and Feeling Empathy
David addresses a question submitted by a listener after he heard the introductory podcasts on the Five Secrets of Effective Communication. He questioned the value of the Disarming Technique, and prot...
18 Dec 201744min
066: The Five Secrets (Part 2) — Disarming Technique
David, Helen and Fabrice focus on the Disarming Technique, which is the first of the Five Secrets of Effective Communication. The definition of the Disarming Technique is finding truth in what the ot...
11 Dec 201735min
065: The Five Secrets (Part 1) — Overview
Is there someone in your life who just won't listen? won't open up? always has to be right? always has to get his or her way? doesn't seem to understand how you feel? doesn't seem to care? is relent...
4 Dec 201735min
064: Ask David — Quick Cure for Excessive Worrying!
How would you treat excessive worrying? a listener asks. David describes a new patient who had struggled with 53 years of failed therapy for excessive, relentless worrying, and describes how she was "...
27 Nov 201716min
063: Ask David — What's Good About Hopelessness or Addiction? What Is it to Be a Worthwhile Human Being?
Is there anything positive about hopelessness or an addiction ? What does it take to be a "worthwhile" human being, or to have a valuable life? In today's podcast, David and Fabrice address three ques...
20 Nov 201724min
062: Ask David — The Five Secrets of Effective Communication & Psychotherapy Homework
Will people manipulate you if they catch on to the fact that you're using the Five Secrets of Effective Communication? Is it fair to ask depressed patients to do psychotherapy homework between session...
13 Nov 201724min
061: Ask David — Test Validity, Uncovering the Negative Thoughts, Benefits of Laziness, and More...
We address a number of excellent questions submitted by listeners: Are the scales on your Brief Mood Survey reliable and valid? How can I identify my Negative Thoughts when I'm upset but I can't figu...
6 Nov 201737min
060: Self-Monitoring
David describes one of the more obscure methods called "Self-Monitoring". He thinks of it as "Meditation in Daily Life." The whole idea is to note a negative thought that suddenly pops into your mind,...
30 Okt 201737min
