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Back to SearchEp. 39: What is shame and What is the Best Way to Deal with It?
Episode 39
The effects of shame can be seen all around us--largely in people's attempts to avoid it. If not confronted directly, shame can lead us to either wit…
2 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 38: The Battle for the Mind of the Obsessive-Compulsive Personality: Growth Mindset Vs. Fixed Mindset
Episode 38
The obsessive-compulsive personality can make you rigid, or it can be enlisted for healthy change. Fixed mindset can get you stuck while growth minds…
2 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 37: Want to Be Certain? Don't Be So Sure
Episode 37
We all like to be right. But our need to be right can get us into wrong because it can lead to self-deception and rationalization. The more convinced…
2 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 36: Enough Already. Why You Need to Know that You Are Enough. Already.
Episode 36
Believing that we are somehow insufficient often leads us to work too hard, try too hard and think too hard. Enough of that. This episode explores th…
2 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 35: Psychotherapy for the Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
Episode 35
Getting help for perfectionism, control issues, work addiction, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) isn't easy, but it can be life-c…
2 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 34: How to Get Your Compulsive Drive to Work for You
Episode 34
What if you had been taken over by a part of your personality, a part of your personality that was meant to help you, but had become a tyrant? Join u…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 33: Does Avoidant Attachment Cause Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder?
Episode 33
How comfortable you feel with people can affect whether personality traits such as perfectionism and a need for order and control are used in a healt…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 32: How to Tame Your Tyrannical Guilt Complex
Episode 32
Guilt complexes can be limiting, disturbing, and suffocating. But they can also keep us out of trouble. Join us for an exploration of how to make you…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 31 The Origins of OCPD: Genes, Environment, and the Two Other Factors Most People Don’t Consider
Episode 31
Ever wonder how you got to be who you are? And what you would need to do to change? The answer is not as simple as it's often made out to be. Join us…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 30: Turning Chaos into Order: Meaning and Burden for the Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
Episode 30
The need to turn chaos into order is one of the deepest narratives of the obsessive-compulsive personality. Based on an ancient story found in many o…
2 years, 5 months ago