031 SelfWork: Hiding Depression And Perfectly Hidden Depression – Is There A Difference?
The Beck Depression Inventory has been used to identify depression for many years. But it will miss those with Perfectly Hidden Depression, due to the fact that they’d rarely allow themselves to revea...
22 Juli 201721min
030 SelfWork: “I Love You, But…” The Art Of Giving And Receiving Criticism
“I love you, but….” How do we handle criticism, even “constructive criticism” from people we care about? Often, not too well. That could be a problem with how it’s delivered, how we hear it, or both. ...
16 Juli 201723min
029 SelfWork: Marriage Is Not For Chickens
Today’s podcast is a little unusual. Dr. Margaret’s telling a bit of her own love story with the man she married almost 28 years ago. She wrote a post about their marriage in 2014 that went viral on T...
11 Juli 201721min
028 SelfWork: You’re Mad. Do You Stuff It, Reveal It Or Explode?
Anger. It’s not an emotion that many people know how to express well. And some even believe it’s to be avoided at all costs. Where do we get those beliefs? And what are the different ways we let each ...
3 Juli 201727min
027 SelfWork: Anxiety, My Mom and Prescription Drug Abuse
“My mother was many things — lovely, talented, and she had a prescription drug addiction.” This is the very personal story of Dr. Margaret’s own mom, how anxiety and addiction affected her life and th...
25 Juni 201721min
026 SelfWork 13 Reasons Why: The Rise Of Teen Depression
13 Reasons Why, the explosively haunting Netflix series focusing on teenagers, is giving our culture a message. It’s about bullying, drug and alcohol use, sexual assault, anxiety and alienation caused...
21 Juni 201727min
025 SelfWork: Living With Anxiety And Bipolar Disorder: Stories From This Is My Brave
What does it feel like to live with mental illness, such as panic disorder or bipolar disorder? In this episode, Dr. Margaret tells her story of having and managing panic attacks, as performed in the ...
11 Juni 201731min
024 SelfWork: How To Prevent “Empty Nest” And Let Go, With Intention
Any time you can claim intention, it’s empowering. Letting go of children and avoiding the depression that can come from “empty nest?” You can decide to handle that transition with intentionality as w...
4 Juni 201723min
