Taming Your Inner Demons. The Role Of Shame: One Question That Helps
I was in therapy a good deal in my twenties and early thirties, and most of the work had to do with shame. A therapist once suggested I read a book called,”Taming Your Gremlins.” It focused on recognizing the pesky, persistent, and very damaging inner demons that can whisper to you...
221 SelfWork: Getting To Happiness Thru Gratitude
We’re killing two birds with one stone on this episode of SelfWork, one again sponsored by BetterHelp. I talk about a recent Ted Radio Hour interview I heard with A.J. Jacobs. He’s the author of the recent new book Thanks A Thousand. He did a fascinating and arduous life study of how...
Finding Meaning In Friendships That End
I remember the first Christmas break after my freshman year in college. My high school friends and I had just seen each other at Thanksgiving. Everything had been fantastic — lots of reminiscing as well as catching up, laughing about someone sporting a new beard, or talk about who still had...
220 SelfWork: Careers That Kill: A Conversation with Dr. Adam Hill
This is the first in a series here on SelfWork about careers that can kill. Over the next few months, we’re going to interview people who are led to careers that hold within them the ever-increasing danger of suicidal ideation or suicide itself. Doctors, police officers, the military. We are...
SelfWork YGTG: Do Empaths Actually Exist? Here’s The Debate!
Today I’m sharing the work of Stacey Wright, a psychotherapist in Georgia whose work is frequently featured on The Mighty. She specializes in the treatment of highly sensitive people. I thought what she had to say was very clear in her latest article on The Mighty. And she further distinguishes...
219 SelfWork: Four Tips on Avoiding Pandemic Burnout With Your Pandemic Partner
“I want this over!!” is being shouted from the rooftops by many after this round of holidays held little release from the sacrifices we are all making. But pandemic fatigue can easily morph into pandemic burnout, meaning that whatever skills you’d been using to dig a little deeper or...
Five Steps to Stop Comparing Yourself To Others
There’s an old saying — comparison is the thief of joy. You betcha. It’s one thing to actively participate in a competition, where you intentionally choose to make a huge individual or team effort in a contest. You either win or lose and being compared to others is baked into...
218 SelfWork: Explaining Hypnosis
Today in this episode sponsored by BetterHelp, we’re talking about hypnosis. Not only will I try to debunk the various myths there are out there about it, but help you understand exactly how it can work. I’ve been hypnotized several times myself and I’ll explain what I experienced. I’ve also been...
Finding Your Purpose: The Best Valentines Gift You Can Give Yourself
In the second grade, I was elected “Valentine Queen” of my class. I wore a glittery paper crown all day long and dreamed of future ascensions. Miss Pine Bluff. Miss Arkansas. Miss America. I remember the surprising happiness that seeped inside of me, wondering finally (after all of...
SelfWork YGTG (You Get the Gist): Why Exactly Did I Write A Book?
Writing a book is the hardest and most labor-intensive task I’ve ever accomplished. And sometimes, while I was deep in the throws of its creation, I would wonder why I was doing it, even though I was so passionate about its message. What did I really hope would happen as a result? Well, two...
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