Rhonda and David  are joined in today’s podcast by two dear friends, Dr. Matt May, a popular regular on our show, and Matt Pierce, a co-founder of the soon-to-be-released Feeling Great App

Brief bio sketch of Matt Pierce goes here, should you wish to include it in the show notes. Matt,. A pic would also be great, but not required. People ...

What's the best way to combat Should Statements? 

Is TEAM effective without a therapist? 

What's the Difference between
Positive Reframing and Positive Thoughts? 

Note: The answers below were written by David prior to the podcast, just to give some...

Does Humor Play a Role in Therapy?

What's the Difference between

Rejection Practice and Shame-Attacking Exercises?

Featuring Dr. Matthew May

Note: Not all of the information covered here is in the podcast, and much of wh...

Featuring Dr. Robin Mathy

Emily Dickinson, from Amherst, Massachusetts, was one of the greatest American 19^th century poets, and after hearing one of our Amherst professors explain her life and work, I fell in love with her incredible poetry. When she attended Mt. Holyoke College as a freshman, she was obligated to sign up as a “...

A Master Class on the

Feared Fantasy Technique

Featuring Dr. Orly Marmur

This is the second of a two-part series on loneliness, featuring the courageous personal work of Dr. Orly Marmur with Drs. David Burns and Jill Levitt as co-therapists.

After Orly sha...

How to Develop Loving Relationships

Featuring Dr. Orly Marmur

This is the first of a two-part series on loneliness, featuring the courageous personal work of Dr. Orly Marmur with Drs. David Burns and Jill Levitt as co-therapists.

Orly is a clinical psychologist from Southern California and me...

Three Common Errors Parents Make,

and How to Avoid Them!

 Featuring Dr. Taylor Chesney

Today we interview Dr. Taylor Chesney who is the Director of the New York office of the Feeling Good Institute. She specializes in the treatment of children and teens, and today wil...

Overcoming Performance Anxiety

The Triumphant Conclusion

Last week you heard Part 2 of our personal work with Dr. Tom Gedman, which included T = Testing and E = Empathy. This week you will hear the dramatic and inspiring conclusion of the session, including A = Assessment of Resistance a...

Overcoming Performance Anxiety

Have you ever struggled with Performance Anxiety? That can include public speaking anxiety, as well as anxiety when having to perform in an athletic or musical event, or speak on the radio, TV, or internet , etc. This is one of the most common forms of anxiety that we see in mental health prof...

and Interviews GRIP Graduate, Shakur Ross

The Guiding Rage Into Power (GRIP) Training Institute serves incarcerated men and women in California.  Their mission is to create personal and systemic change to turn violence and suffering into opportunities for learning and healing.

I (Rhonda) was introduced to the GRIP program whe...

Jessica Malvicino

Live Work With Jessica--

Living with Regrets

Rhonda and I recently did live work at a TEAM-CBT intensive in Mexico City....

Living with Regrets

Rhonda and I recently did live work at a TEAM-CBT intensive in Mexico City. Our “patient” was a 40 year old mental health professional named Jessica with many years of unhappiness because of a decision she made when she was just 17. Perhaps you’ve also looked back on your life and thought, “If only I would have . ....

Podcast 375. I'm Struggling!

Ask David Live: a New Podcast Twist

We start today’s podcast with a visit from Dr. Jacob Towery. You might recall that one year ago he offered an amazing and (almost) totally free two-day workshop for shrinks and the general public on overcoming social anxiety. ...