431 SelfWork: Optimism Fatigue: Is It A New Kind of Depression?
In this episode of SelfWork, I’m thinking aloud a bit with you … if what we’re experiencing is a new kind of depression – one that’s mixed in with anxiety and fatigue. What’s it called? Optimism fatig...
31 Jan 202519min
430 SelfWork: What Was Your "Job" In Your Family?
What was your "job" in your family? Most of us love to take tests like the Enneagram or the Myers/Briggs to find out what the test might have to say about our personality style or our strengths and v...
24 Jan 202524min
429 SelfWork: Seven Good Reasons to Stop Therapy
It’s often a very moving moment when you leave therapy. Here’s someone that you’ve trusted and confided in for weeks or months – or sometimes even years. And it’s time to walk out of their office and ...
17 Jan 202523min
428 SelfWork: The Shame and Self-Blame Game
The focus today is on what I call "the shame and self-blame game." One listener told me recently that she wondered for a long time - “Did I allow my abuse?” How many of you feel to blame for your own...
10 Jan 202523min
427 SelfWork: The Horrors of Marital Rape
We’re talking about sexual abuse today – to be more specific, the horrors of marital rape. Please if you have any kind of history of abuse which many of you I’m sure do – please listen cautiously as t...
3 Jan 202523min
426 SelfWork: You Only Die Once: A Conversation with Jodi Wellman
You Only Die Once, written by positive psychologist Jodi Wellman, has this very important message - being aware of your last moment can help you live this one more fully. Our Sponsors: * Check out Be...
27 Dec 202440min
425 SelfWork: Six Steps Out of Loneliness
Today we’re going to talk about loneliness – and how one article I read drew some conclusions about it that made a lot of sense to me. One major point – we can’t or shouldn’t harken back to older time...
20 Dec 202423min
424 SelfWork: The New Feeling Great App! Talking with Dr. David Burns
We're announcing a new CBT app, the Feeling Great App! ! It's founded by one of the forefathers of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, David Burns MD. He's a renowned psychiatrist, and as we learn in this epi...
13 Dec 202434min
