205 SelfWork: How to Build Your Own Self-Confidence
A few weeks ago, a patient looked at me and said, “I realized that what I needed – I’d had all along. It’s like the ruby red slippers. You simply have to know their power and your own power.” I haven’t been able to get that notion out of my head since that session. We all have the capacity...
Kids Are Getting More Depressed. Ten Things You Can Do.
I recently watched “13 Reasons Why,” a Netflix series depicting a young increasingly depressed teenage girl losing the fight with her will to live.
It’s based on the book by the same name.
204 SelfWork: The Masks of Masculinity; A Conversation with Lewis Howes
Trigger Alert: This episode discusses childhood sexual abuse, so please listen with care. Movember is a movement whose focus is to raise concern and awareness about the state of men’s health, both medical and mental, in the United States. I myself have seen firsthand how extremely difficult...
Ten Questions To Ask If You’re In A Codependent Relationship
Codependent. You’ve probably heard people describe themselves or others as “codependent;” it’s a commonly used term these days. But what exactly is codependency? Is it a good thing, a bad thing, or somewhere in the middle? There are many different definitions, and many...
203 SelfWork: “It’s 5:00 Somewhere”: Deciding Whether Drinking or Denial Is The Problem
I’ve been surprised over the years about the things people believe about alcohol use that’s very old-school. For example, that for the use of alcohol to be a problem, you’ve got to be lying in a ditch somewhere, having lost your job and friends. Or if you can go a long time without drinking, then...
038 SelfWork (Second Time Around): Kindness Matters
I originally wrote this in July of 2016 in the wake of natural disasters, shootings, and tragedies overseas. I’m offering it again to you today with a few nods to what we are going through together as the world faces this pandemic. I wish you all well. I sat down to write early this morning, and...
Three Ideas on How To Cope With The Loneliness of Loss
These days a lot of us are lonelier than ever with the social isolation the pandemic has brought. If you’re experiencing grief of any sort on top of this, then your loneliness is likely all the more acute. We’ve updated this post with the hope that it will help you with whatever loss...
012 SelfWork (Second Time Around): How To Become An Emotional Grownup
I thought today might be a great day to post an episode about acting maturely, as we in the US have gone through a very divisive election and hopefully will be trying to mend and heal and carry on. I’ll be back next week and can’t wait to fill you in on what’s been happening!...
146 SelfWork (Second Time Around): Your Questions About Perfectly Hidden Depression and My Answers
Today is the first anniversary of Perfectly Hidden Depression’s publication and I’m honored to tell you that it’s being translated into seven more languages, including Korean, Hungarian, and Russian. So in this episode, sponsored by BetterHelp, and when we’re on a bit of...
061 SelfWork (Second Time Around) Three Exercises to Boost Your Self-Esteem
We’re on vacation so I’ve selected several of my favorite podcasts from the first 100 episodes. Again sponsored by BetterHelp, they’re my favorites either because of some personal reason or they lay out a practical “what you can do about it” approach! We’ll be...
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