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130: Fractal Psychotherapy — The Power of Specificity
Episode 130
If you're my patient, and you want help, I will ask you what specific problem you want help with. These are the four most common problems I see: depr…
7 years, 3 months ago
129: Flexing the Mindfulness Muscle
Episode 129
In this role-reversal of the traditional Feeling Good Podcast, Dr. David Burns and his special guest, Dr. Rhonda Barovsky, interview Dr. Fabrice Nye,…
7 years, 4 months ago
128: Intense Social Anxiety — What Can I Do?
Episode 128
You CAN Defeat Shyness!
Lately, I've gotten lots of emails from podcast fans who struggle with shyness, which is categorized in DSM5 (The Diagnostic …
7 years, 4 months ago
127: Communicating with the Opposite Side of the Political Divide
Episode 127
Can the Five Secrets of Effective Communication Help Us in this Era of Intensely Polarized Politics?
Clearly, the nation is intensely divided, and pa…
7 years, 4 months ago
126: The "Advanced" Secrets of Effective Communication
Episode 126
Learning to use the Five Secrets skillfully requires strong motivation and lots of practice, but the benefits can be tremendous. The Five Secrets hav…
7 years, 4 months ago
125: Ask David — How Do You Treat Chronic Laziness?
Episode 125
More Great Questions from Listeners
Kevin asks: After your initial improvement from treatment or from reading your book, Feeling Good, what can one …7 years, 5 months ago
124: Ten MORE Errors Therapists Make (Part 2)
Episode 124
I hope you've enjoyed these episode on Common Therapist Errors, and I apologize in advance if any of the ideas I'm proposing in today's podcast seem …
7 years, 5 months ago
123: Ten MORE Errors Therapists Make (Part 1)
Episode 123
I was concerned that our recent "Ten Most Common Therapist Errors" show might antagonize people, but we got quite a lot of positive and encouraging f…
7 years, 5 months ago
122: How to Say "No!" — with Guest Jill Levitt, Ph.D.
Episode 122
Do you have trouble saying "no"? Lots of people do—and it can sometimes get you into trouble.
In spite of many best-selling books on assertiveness, l…
7 years, 5 months ago
121: Ask David — Do You Believe in Freud's Notion of Secondary Gain? Is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Real?
Episode 121
Answers to Great Questions from Listeners Like YOU!
Dylan asks: Do you believe in Freud's "secondary gain," in which patients resist change because …7 years, 6 months ago