075 SelfWork: Interview with StigmaFighter’s Founder Sarah Fader
Sarah Fader, author, blogger and staunch warrior in the fight for education and openness about mental illness, is my first guest on SelfWork. Her work was featured in a powerful piece on The Washingto...
11 Mai 201829min
074 SelfWork: Depression and The Unpredictability of Suicide
Today on SelfWork, we’re going to be looking at research asking the question is suicide predictable. There is also controversy about whether or not it’s preventable – I recently had a mom whose daught...
4 Mai 201821min
073 SelfWork: Three Steps To Emotionally Get Control Of Yourself
Welcome to SelfWork! I’m talking about self-control today… especially emotional self-control. We won’t touch on addictions, although they obviously have to do with emotional self-control. We’re talkin...
27 Apr 201824min
072 SelfWork: The One Question To Ask Yourself If You Take Things Too Personally
Today’s podcast identifies the one question that you can ask yourself before you take things too personally. I’ve heard lots of couples bicker and fight over the twenty-five years I’ve been a therapis...
20 Apr 201820min
071 SelfWork: The Disease of Perfectionism
Today’s topic is perfectionism. I call it a disease in the title because it can cause not only emotional and psychological problems when it’s out of control, but the stress of perfectionism can lead t...
13 Apr 201822min
070 SelfWork: How To Love Someone Who Won’t Get Help
What do you do when you love someone who won’t get help for their depression or anxiety? This episode, sponsored by Audible.com, will focus on what my own research has found, and how we can talk about...
6 Apr 201821min
069 SelfWork: The Victim-Savior Relationship. How You Get In It and How You Get Out Of It
We’re going to be talking about healthy and not so healthy relationships today. Many relationships get their start with one person “saving” another. These are boundary-less relationship and they’re do...
30 Mar 201818min
068 SelfWork: How To Create A Family Of Choice
What is a family of choice? It’s a family you create with friends. Some of us don’t have families that we can count on in times of stress or need, or joy for that matter. Instead of staying bitter or ...
23 Mar 201821min
