296 SelfWork: Teenage Depression. It’s Real. How Can You Help? A Conversation with Sadie Sutton.
Today we’re going to focus on how to help your teen with depression through an interview with a great guest, 19 year-old Sadie Sutton, host of the podcast She Persisted. She was first diagnosed...
295 SelfWork: Lying, Suicide Notes, and Medication Fears: Opening My Emailbag
I’m thrilled today to introduce you to a new sponsor of SelfWork! Not only have I used this product for over three years, but it suddenly dawned on me that I should talk to them about a...
294 SelfWork: The Alarming Jungle of Mental Illness Misdiagnoses: A Conversation with Sarah Fay, Author and Mental Health Activist
If you’ve listened to SelfWork, or read my book Perfectly Hidden Depression, you know that I’ve cautioned about doctors and clinicians over-depending on the DSM-V (The Diagnostic and...
SelfWork 293: Ten Common Birthplaces of The Shame You Never Deserved… But Carried With You
Shame. People often come into therapy saying things like, “I’m afraid I’m wasting your time, “ or, “I don’t know why I can’t pull myself together, “ Or, “If I believed in my faith and God enough, I...
SelfWork YGTG: When Too Much Self-Help Is…Too Much
Today’s YGTG (You Get the Gist) is focused on self-help; can you seek out too much help? The answer is yes. Self-help can actually make some people feel inferior and ashamed, rather than...
292 SelfWork: Do You Stay In Emotional Chaos? How DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) Can Help
Back when I was busy creating my own emotional chaos, my therapists used CBT therapy (cognitive behavioral therapy) and family systems therapy – both of which were very helpful to me. But today,...
291 SelfWork: The Elephant In The Room: Five Tips On Caring About Someone Who Won’t Help Themselves
What’s one of the most frequent questions I get from SelfWorkers? What do you do when you care about someone who’s depressed or destructive or anxious or ill and they don’t seem to be able to...
290 SelfWork: Relentless Courage: A Conversation with Doc Shauna Springer and Veteran Policeman Michael Sugrue
Trigger Warning: Suicide and Violence You may not know that suicide kills more first responders each year than die in the line of duty. This is one of many things that need to change. This book,...
289 SelfWork: Your Body Your Mind and Their Amazing Connection
I’ve long been fascinated by the connections between our minds and our bodies, so much so that I wrote my dissertation (the original research you must complete before they give you a Ph.D.) on...
288 SelfWork: 14 Signs of Envy And The Quest for Celebrity
What risks do you run when you follow a quest for popularity or even celebrity? Envy is right at the top of the list, and today I’ll offer 8 different signs that your need for external...
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