161 SelfWork: How Does Therapy Work?
What happens in therapy that can be helpful? How does it work? These are basic questions that were brought to my attention during my recent interview with Lewis Howes on his podcast The School of...
SelfWork 160: The Sexless Marriage. Is There A Way Back?
Welcome to 2020 and more SelfWork! First, thank you to everyone who’s purchased Perfectly Hidden Depression and left reviews. Those show up on Amazon as a verified purchase and are extremely...
SelfWork 159: When It’s Over – Healing From Rejection and Replacement
Coping with rejection in a relationship, whether it be a friendship or partnership or a marriage, can be very difficult. But to add to the hurt, you can also learn that your ex has moved on quickly...
When Love Isn’t the Problem, Apathy Is. The Pain of Living Parallel Lives. (SelfWork #158)
I see so many people who are living out their partnerships or marriages passing like ships in the night. And it’s very lonely. You may or may not recognize that apathy has snuck into your...
Emotional Paralysis or When You Fear Change For The Better: SelfWork #157
Depression, anxiety, and emotional paralysis can go hand in hand. But today we’re talking today about fear – plain old unadulterated fear. But not fear about uncomfortable or destructive...
When You’re Not Believed: The Aftermath of Sexual Abuse SelfWork #156
If you’ve been sexually abused in any way, it changes the way you live your life. You can heal but it takes work and courage. But what if you’re abused, you report or tell someone about...
What Gets In The Way of Good Listening SelfWork #155
This week I had an interview with Dr. Rami Wehbi who’s host of the podcast Beyond Medicine and a fabulous listener. That particular experience led me to talk about what gets in the way of good...
Making Motivation Happen: SelfWork #154
Depression can steal your sense of vitality. Your “get up and go” or your motivation to reach goals that mean something to you can disappear. It’s called anhedonia —...
What Is A Victim Mentality? Or Emotional Martyrdom? And How Do They Affect Relationships? SelfWork #153
The victim mentality or emotional martyrdom are personality traits that are very difficult to handle in relationships. It’s when someone people pleases to the point of intense self-sacrifice,...
Six Beginning Exercises To Motivate Growth and Change: SelfWork #152
As I wrote the book Perfectly Hidden Depression, I included over sixty specific exercises that would make reading it more of an emotional challenge, rather than one more chance to analyze. They are...
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