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Ep. 23: The Compulsive Thinker-Planner: Obsessive Procrastinator or Productive Visionary?
Episode 23
This the fourth and final episode in the series on Four Types of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality. Think-Planner types rely on imagination & foresigh…
2 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 22: Managing Holiday Expectations, and Carl Jung Analyzes Ebenezer Scrooge
Episode 22
Holidays can bring out the best and the worst in us. For people with obsessive-compulsive tendencies holiday expectations can elicit more control and…
2 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 21: The Compulsive Server-Friend: People Pleaser or Well-Rounded Helper?
Episode 21
The 3rd type of obsessive-compulsive personality is the Server-Friend, who can become either wonderful companions, or people pleasers who lose their …
2 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 20: Delaying Gratification: The Good, The Bad and The Downright Destructive
Episode 20
Delaying gratification may get you what you want. But used too frequently it can erode the capacity for pleasure, mastery and meaning. And invite suf…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 19: The Compulsive Worker-Doer: Destined for Burnout or Fulfillment?
Episode 19
One type of obsessive-compulsive personality, the Worker-Doer, can experience fulfillment or burnout, depending on how well they balance it with othe…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 18: Can Someone With OCPD Change?
Episode 18
OCPD is reputed to be resistant to change, yet there is abundant evidence that with help and motivation, many can alter their behavior to live in a m…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 17: The Compulsive Teacher-Leader: Bully or Mentor?
Episode 17
This is the first of four episodes describing the four different types of obsessive-compulsive personality, and the possible benefits and pitfalls of…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 16: What Is Shame and What Is the Best Way to Deal With It?
Episode 16
What is Shame? An inaccurate & debilitating interpretation of our limitations as humans. Trying to avoid it with perfection makes it worse. In this e…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 15: Closed: The True Cost of Not Being Open to Our Experience
Episode 15
If we aren't open to experience we miss chances to connect, explore, and learn. Quickly rejecting anything "not just right" costs us enriching experi…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 14: What Exactly Do They Want From You? How The Demand Sensitivity Lens Mucks Up Our Livess
Episode 14
Demand sensitivity is a lens which distorts our sense of what others want from us. This lens misinterprets the most benign hopes for us as demands, a…
2 years, 6 months ago