Your Mental Breakdown

This week, Doug and Meredith talk about how the "thing" itself is usually not that bad, it's the lead up to it that creates fear and anxiety. They highlight this with a story of Doug trying not to get...

16 Apr 20201h 6min

In this Insight Out bonus minisode, Doug and Meredith give us a brief look at the basics of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). They break down some key aspect...

13 Apr 202020min

In this episode, Doug and Meredith talk about finding self-confidence, compassion for self, and having a support system - while also being okay with being alone. Doug and his client, Andrew, explore A...

9 Apr 202059min

In this pre-Corona virus episode, Doug and Meredith talk about fires, mountains, Coachella and bubble gum. Doug's client Andrew checks in about the guilt he is feeling towards not having a conversatio...

2 Apr 20201h 2min

This week, we talk about the connection between knowing it and feeling it and the difference between a human being and a human doing. Doug and Andrew dive deeper into his decision about going to his b...

26 Mars 20201h 4min

This week, Doug and Meredith talk about what came up in Andrew's recent sessions — Star Wars, jealousy, and male strippers, of course. Andrew shares a bad nightmare that caused a lot of anxiety. Doug ...

19 Mars 202057min

This week, Doug and Meredith tell us about when therapy in their past has sometimes gone wrong (or ineffective). Andrew and Doug dig more into the upcoming wedding of Andrew's brother, and whether it'...

12 Mars 20201h 8min

For a bonus mini-sode this week in a series we're calling Insight Out, Doug and Meredith introduce us to some of the more common Cognitive Distortions. These are classic ways of thinking from Cognitiv...

9 Mars 202018min