Over the last 10 years interest in therapy has boomed, and with the greater demand for therapists more people than ever are considering pursuing a career in mental health. On today’s episode Forrest speaks to five therapists and therapists-in-training to learn the lessons they wish they’d known when they started.
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Oct 6
The Psychology of Resentment: Over-Functioning, Repression, and Repair
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the silent killer of relationships: resentment. They discuss resentment as a combination of perceived grievance (“I was wronged”) and helplessness (“and I can’t fix it”), before talking about how over-functioning and control tendencies can lead to res ... Show More
1h 18m
Sep 29
How to Believe in Yourself: Carl Rogers and Humanistic Psychology
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore humanistic psychology, the mid-20th century movement that redefined how therapists relate to clients. It challenged the pessimism of Freud and the mechanism of behaviorism, offering a more hopeful alternative: that our nature is fundamentally good, an ... Show More
1h 21m
Sep 22
AI Therapy Deep Dive: Can a Chatbot Be Your Therapist? w/ Dr. Nick Jacobson
AI chatbots may already be the largest providers of mental health services in the United States, raising big questions about safety, effectiveness, and oversight. Dr. Rick and Forrest are joined by Dr. Nick Jacobson to explore the risks and opportunities of AI therapy: Can a chat ... Show More
1h 25m
Jul 2023
How to be Happier - An Exercise from Positive Psychology and the book The Power of Moments
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Today, we're diving into the wonderful world of positive ... Show More
8m 23s
Mar 2021
5/30 How to Stop Struggling With Anxiety and Intense Emotions: How to Process Emotions
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In this podcast, skill #5 from my course “How to Process ... Show More
16m 5s
Apr 2021
11/30 Calming Anxiety With Your Body’s Built-In Anti-Anxiety Response
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Your body has a built-in, natural ability to calm anxiet ... Show More
16m 17s