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My guest today is Dr. Joe Oliver. Joe is a consultant clinical psychologist, author, and the founder of Contextual Consulting, a leading international training provider that has trained over 60,000 practitioners in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). He also serves as an associate professor and the programme director for the University College Londonβs postgraduate programme in CBT for Severe Mental Health Problems. Joe is an active member of the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) and a peer-reviewed ACT trainer
He is also the author of six ACT books, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy & Mindfulness for Psychosis and most recently, ACTivate Your Life. His extensive contributions to the field also include several textbooks, such as Acceptance and Commitment Coaching, ACT: 100 Key Points and Techniques, and The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Self-Esteem.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- How ACT first came into Joeβs life
- His work on using ACT to support psychosis
- Fusion to aspects of the self and identity
- Relational frame theory and its early influences in childhood development
- And Joeβs new book, ACTivate Your Life
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Contextual Consulting: https://contextualconsulting.co.uk/
ACTivate Your Life: https://contextualconsulting.co.uk/resources/activate-your-life
Joeβs Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXyoggevWPfFjvhbYlM3x8A
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My guest today is Pepper Stetler. Pepper is the author of A Measure of Intelligence: One Motherβs Reckoning with the IQ Test, which we discuss in this episode. She is also a professor of art history at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She has written extensively on issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers, in publications such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Slate. She lives in Oxford, Ohio.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
What inspired Pepper to write this bookWhat Pepper learned through having a daughter with Downβs SyndromeUnhelpful assumptions about learning and intelligenceThe history of IQ testingThe relative recency of the concept βnormalβPepperβs vision for changeβββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Pepperβs Website: https://www.pepperstetler.com/
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My guest today is Dr. Emily Edlynn. Emily is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in pediatric health psychology who works in private practice with children, teens, and adults. Emily spent almost ten years working in childrenβs hospitals before pivoting to private practice, which allowed her to start a writing career. Emilyβs writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Parents, Scary Mommy, Good Housekeeping, Motherly, Psychology Today, and more. Her first book, Autonomy-Supportive Parenting: Reduce Parental Burnout and Raise Competent Confident Children earned an Indies Foreword award for a best book in 2023. She also writes about modern parenting in her Substack newsletter and co-hosts the popular Psychologists Off the Clock podcast.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- Emilyβs reflections on first becoming a parent
- How misguided parenting advice inspired Emilyβs writing
- The importance of the repair process in relationships
- The trap of overcorrecting from our childhood experiences
- The value of being authentic as a parent
- Autonomy-supportive parenting vs controlling parenting
- And tapping into a childβs intrinsic motivation
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Dr. Edlynnβs website: https://www.emilyedlynnphd.com/
Autonomy Supportive Parenting: https://a.co/d/ja3ahmq
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My guest today is Trevor Jones. Trevor is a Mental Performance Coach with the Aware Performance Group and has spent the last nine years studying and training in ACT and its underlying theories. A former professional golfer, he won a national championship and competed on the European Tour.
Now, he works with high-performance clients across various domains, including golf, water polo, baseball, and stock market investing. He is currently co-authoring a book with sports psychiatrist Jorge Aguilar, MD, on one of sportsβ biggest performance barriersβthe yipsβset for publication later this year.
Trevor lives in the UK with his two sons and two dogs, where they enjoy climbing a mountain or three.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
Trevorβs background with performance and ACTβSocially Transmitted Dogmasβ in sportsThe β6 Breathsβ experiential exerciseThe YipsSelf as context And The connection between pain and valuesβββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Aware Performance Group: https://www.awareperformancegroup.com/
Trevorβs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trevorjones_aware/
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My guest today is Lou Lasprugato, MFT. Lou is an internationally recognized trainer and behavioral health provider. Heβs a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with private practices in both California and Virginia (United States), and Peer-Reviewed Trainer in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, for which he also serves as chair of the Training Committee. Lou has taught mindfulness meditation to health care practitioners and facilitated dozens of training events on ACT and Relational Frame Theory (RFT), as well as co-created courses on nutritional psychology and integrative mental health.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
Reflections on parentingLouβs clinical background and how he first discovered ACTHow Lou uniquely applies ACT within couples workCore yearnings and vulnerabilities in intimate relationshipsHow these apply to the therapeutic relationshipAnd balancing the content and process levels in a therapy sessionβββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Louβs website: https://www.loulasprugato.com/
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My guest today is Dr. Russ Harris. Russ is a world-renowned trainer of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and author of the international best-selling self-help book The Happiness Trap.
Since 2005, Russ has run over 700 two-day workshops and provided ACT training for almost 50,000 health professionals. He has authored four ACT textbooks (ACT Made Simple, Trauma Focused ACT, Getting Unstuck in ACT, ACT Questions & Answers), and four ACT-based self-help books (The Happiness Trap, The Reality Slap, The Confidence Gap and ACT with Love). His best-known book, The Happiness Trap, has sold over one million copies worldwide, with translations into more than 30 languages.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- Perfectionism and productive procrastination
- How the Hexaflex can potentially create unhelpful limitations in ACT
- Broadening acceptance and defusion into emotional and cognitive flexibility
- How all of the βBβ in CBT fits nicely into ACT
- βFlexible selfingβ as an alternative to self-as-context
- ACT supervision
- And misunderstanding the difference between thoughts and thinkingβββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Russβs website: https://www.actmindfully.com.au/
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My guest today is Dr. Ronald Asiimwe. Dr. Ron is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota in the College of Education and Human Development. He has research and clinical experience in both the U.S. and in his home country of Uganda. His research integrates multicultural perspectives to understand and explore the mental and relational health needs of African families and communities. Driven by his passion for cross-cultural exchange knowledge of evidence-based interventions, Dr. Ron pioneered trainings in emotionally focused therapy (EFT) in Uganda and Kenya. He is currently conducting research to explore the cultural acceptability and applicability of the EFT model in these African settings.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- The way witnessing violence during childhood in Uganda shaped Dr. Ronβs future
- What itβs like going back to Uganda to train professionals
- What Dr. Ron finds most valuable about Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Unique perspectives on community and connection living in Uganda and the US
- Ethical dynamics of cross cultural work
- And the traumatic impact of colonialism in Africaβββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Learn more about Dr. Ron: https://fsos.umn.edu/ronald-asiimwe
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My guest today is Donna Jackson Nakazawa. Donna is an award-winning science journalist and author of eight books exploring the connections between emotions, trauma, and health, offering you new pathways to healing. Her book, Girls on the Brink: Helping Our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media, was named a best book of 2022 by The Washington Post. Her newest book, The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal (foreword by Nedra Glover Tawwab), offers targeted writing techniques to help readers recognize the effects of childhood adversity and reset their brain's internal stories for neurobiological resilience. Her writing has appeared in Wired, The Boston Globe, Stat, The Washington Post, and Psychotherapy Networker. She has appeared on The Today Show and NPR and is a regular speaker at events, including the Child Mind Institute, Harvard Science, UCLA Health, Rutgers, Johns Hopkins, Childrenβs Hospitals, and the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- How Donnaβs background informs her new book
- The unique benefits and processes involved in writing as a modality of healing
- The concept of CUTS (chronic unpredictable toxic stress)
- How unpredictable stress leads to hypervigilance
- Explicit vs implicit memory
- Increasing awareness and self-compassion to heal from traumaβββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Donnaβs Website: https://donnajacksonnakazawa.com/
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal: https://a.co/d/cy1vJJn
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Check out my new album, Holding Space! https://open.spotify.com/album/0iOcjZQhmAhYtjjq3CTpwQ?si=nemiLnELTsGGExjfy8B6iw
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My guest today is Jennifer Kemp MPsych. Jennifer Kemp is a clinical psychologist based in Adelaide, Australia. Her neurodiversity-affirming approach is founded on her own experience of being late-diagnosed as Autistic and an ADHDer with the experiences of her clients and the latest research. In her therapeutic practice and when training other therapists, Jennifer recognises and accepts the unique differences and strengths of people with different neurotypes. Building on the social and human rights models of disability, Jennifer weaves together acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) with compassion-focused approaches to help her clients improve their mental health and develop greater self-acceptance, self-compassion, and pride in their neurodivergent identity.
Jennifer is the co-author of βThe Neurodivergent Skills Workbook for Autism and ADHD: Cultivate Self-Compassion, Live Authentically, and Be Your Own Advocateβ and author of βThe ACT Workbook for Perfectionism: Build Your Best (Imperfect) Life Using Powerful Acceptance & Commitment Therapy and Self-Compassion Skills.β
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- How Jenniferβs experience of neurodiversity informs her new book
- The concept of masking and some of the ways Jennifer has personally allowed herself to unmask
- "Spinsβ or special interests
- How a better understanding of neurodiversity enhances our clinical work
- The importance of context when working with neurodiverse clients
- And how to honor the multiple functions of compulsive behavior
βββββββββββββββββββββββββJenniferβs website: https://jenniferkemp.com.au/
The Neurodivergence Skills Workbook for Autism and ADHD: https://a.co/d/aMM3bFr
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My guest today is Professor Ross White. Ross is award-winning clinical psychologist who specializes in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of adults working in high-performance environments. He is also an expert in global mental health and has conducted research in collaborations with the World Health Organization and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. He is currently Professor of Clinical Psychology at Queenβs University Belfast, and is a director of Strive2Thrive, a training and consultancy organization.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- How Ross got into ACT and the inspiration for his new book, The Tree That Bends
- The concept of strong intention, light attachment
- The value in developing flexible mindsets
- The βGet, Threat, and Restβ modes we share with trees
- Transcendent emotions of wonderment, gratitude, and compassion
- And how we can amplify the creative process through collaborationβββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Rossβs X page: https://x.com/RossGWhite
The Tree That Bends: https://amzn.eu/d/6UEAEqM
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My guest today is Dr. Charles Schaeffer aka Dr Chuck. Dr. Chuck is a clinical psychologist and author of the new book, When Panic Happens: Short Circuit Anxiety & Fear in the Moment.
Dr. Chuck completed his training at New York University and is in private practice in New York City. He has over 15 years of experience providing strength-focused, evidence-based therapy to help individuals overcome sleep, mood, and anxiety disorders to thrive at work and at home. He has been an adjunct clinical faculty member at NYU for over a decade supervising hundreds of counselors and therapists. His research has focused on masculinity and culture among men and women seeking help inside and outside of the workplace. His work has been quoted and featured in a variety of media, including NBC Health, Vice, Psychology Today, and the Huffington Post.Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- How Dr. Chuck got into the field of psychology
- How to work with and around stigma mental health stigma
- The concept of short-circuiting panic
- Integrating different stances towards anxiety
- Polyvagal Theory and its use for self-regulation
- How people can get stuck in the sympathetic (fight or flight) nervous system
- And the importance of core life patterns like diet and sleep
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Dr. Chuckβs website: https://www.drchuckschaeffer.com/
When Panic Happens: https://a.co/d/eoUwogC
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My guest today is Cory Richards. Cory is an internationally renowned photographer, filmmaker, and author of new memoir, The Color of Everything. He is the first and only American to climb one of the worldβs 8000m peaks in winter. His documentation of the climb and aftermath of the experience was made into the award-winning documentary COLD and appeared on the cover of the 125th anniversary issue of National Geographic. Richards is a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, Photographer Fellow, and a two-time recipient of an Explorers Grant. He has an active speaking career, in which he speaks about conservation, the future of psychology and mental health, leadership, the tenuous line of risk and reward, and vulnerability.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- Unique dynamics involved in writing a memoir
- The spectrum of vulnerability and its various functions
- How we can get stuck in stories about our trauma or diagnoses
- The seduction of fame and success
- The point of of life arriving in the present moment
- And what itβs like climbing some of the tallest peaks in the worldβββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Coryβs website Cold (documentary): https://www.coryrichards.com/
The Color of Everything: https://a.co/d/i36wx4Q
Cold (documentary): https://youtu.be/-OBX25ix4eU?si=SrZxheNjMLr7aDue
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Check out my new album, Holding Space! https://open.spotify.com/album/0iOcjZQhmAhYtjjq3CTpwQ?si=nemiLnELTsGGExjfy8B6iw
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My guest today is Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD. Michaeleen is a global health correspondent for NPRβs Science Desk and the author of the New York Times bestseller Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans. Michaeleen has a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Berkeley, California, and a bachelorβs degree in biology from Caltech. For the past decade, Doucleff has reported on disease outbreaks and childrenβs health for NPR. Before that, Doucleff was an editor at the journal Cell, where she wrote about the science behind pop culture.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- Key elements of parenting we have lost in the Western world
- Childrenβs innate capacity for helpfulness and autonomy
- How the child world and the adult world has been separated
- Ways parent and child interests can be harmoniously integrated
- The value of doing less as a parent
- And the importance of allowing a childβs authentic interests to be expressed
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Michaeleenβs website: https://michaeleendoucleff.com/
Hunt, Gather, Parent: https://a.co/d/j0KxJg0
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My guest today is Willem Kuyken, PhD. Willem is Professor of Mindfulness and Psychological Science at the University of Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Research Centre. He is an author, scientist and teacher. His work is focused on preventing depression and promoting human flourishing. He has published more than 150 peer reviewed scientific articles and was named by Web of Science as in the top 1% of the most cited scientists in the world in between 2019 and 2023. He is the author of the new book, Mindfulness for Life, which we discuss in this conversation.
Some of the other topics we explore in this episode include:
- Willemβs background with depression and how eastern wisdom traditions inform his work
- How mindfulness can anchor us through difficulties
- Ways to reconnect with the body and our full experience
- How to mindfully start and end the day
- Integrating mindfulness through the macro and micro
- And how we can move through lifeβs transitions with openness and curiosityβββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Willemβs Oxford website: https://www.psych.ox.ac.uk/team/willem-kuyken
Mindfulness for Life: https://a.co/d/dxM7khy
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My guest today is Matthieu Villatte, PhD. Matthieu is a psychology trainer and consultant who obtained his doctoral degree in psychology in France, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Nevada under the mentorship of Steven Hayes, PhD. Matthieu Villatte is the author of numerous books and chapters on mindfulness, acceptance, experiential therapies, and contextual behavioral science, such as the first manual published in French on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mastering the Clinical Conversation: Language as Intervention. He is also a peer-reviewed trainer in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy recognized by the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) and has facilitated hundreds of clinical trainings all over the world.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- The impact of Mastering the Clinical Conversation
- What is was like working in Steven Hayesβ lab
- Relational Frame Theory (RFT)
- Our innate capacity for language at birth
- The implications of RFT on human suffering
- The inseparable nature of language and consciousness
- And how the complexities of clinical work can become more fluid with experienceβββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Matthieuβs website: https://matthieuvillatte.com/
Mastering the Clinical Conversation: https://a.co/d/iWduMiA
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My guest today is Dr. William Miller - Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Miller is a codeveloper of Motivational Interviewing (MI) which has been implemented and researched in an array of settings over the past 4 decades. Dr. Millerβs research has focused particularly on the treatment and prevention of addictions and more broadly on the psychology of change. He is a recipient of two career achievement awards from the American Psychological Association and has published 65 books and over 400 articles and chapters. Dr. Millerβs new book is called 8 Ways to Hope: Charting a Path through Uncertain Times, which we discuss in this episode.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- A bit of Tomβs background with Motivational Interviewing
- The many facets of hope
- Trust, optimism, and false hope
- Some of Dr. Millerβs personal story
- Addiction, trauma, and psychedelic-assisted therapy
- And the role of meaning and purpose in hopeβββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Dr. Millerβs website: https://williamrmiller.net/
8 Ways To Hope: https://a.co/d/cJm9A2E
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My guest today is Alec Pollard, PhD. Alec is founding director of the Center for OCD & Anxiety-Related Disorders at Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute, and professor emeritus of family and community medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He is a licensed psychologist with a special interest in the study and treatment of individuals with anxiety and emotional disorders who refuse or otherwise fail to benefit from evidence-based treatment. Alec has authored or coauthored more than one hundred publications and leads the Family Consultation Team at Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- The story behind writing When a Loved One Wonβt Seek Mental Health Treatment
- Different types of recovery avoidance
- Creating an intentional action plan for crisis
- Versions of accommodation that can arise within family dynamics
- The importance of staying connected to valued activity
- What it looks like to create a family recovery plan
- And how to effectively help loved ones move towards recovery
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Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute: https://slbmi.com/
When a Loved One Wonβt Seek Mental Health Treatment: https://a.co/d/cDFJtBu
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You can help cover some of the costs of running the podcast by donating a cup of coffee! www.buymeacoffee.com/mentallyflexible
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My guest today is Stephanie Catella, PsyD. Steph is a clinical psychologist with expertise in transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy for trauma, anxiety, and building emotional intelligence. After completing fellowships at the San Francisco VA and University of California San Francisco, she codirected the Berkeley Cognitive Behavioral Therapy clinic. In addition to her private practice, she is the author of an FDA approved prescription digital therapeutic for Fibromyalgia, and is a consultant and content creator for innovative mental health and tech companies. Dr. Catella is a coauthor of The Emotional Intelligence Skills Workbook which we explore in this episode.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- How Steph got into the field of psychology and mental health
- The difference between emotional intelligence and intellectual intelligence
- How emotional skills can be hindered in childhood
- Tolerating, coping, and accepting emotions
- How emotional intelligence impacts our relationships
- The importance of emotional intelligence for the therapeutic relationship
- People pleasing and passive-aggressive behavior
- The concept of βKid Jobsβ within our family dynamicsβββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Dr. Catellaβs website: https://drstephcatella.com/
Emotional Intelligence Skills Workbook: https://a.co/d/05G2iF0q
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Thank you all for checking out the episode! Here are some ways to help support Mentally Flexible:
You can help cover some of the costs of running the podcast by donating a cup of coffee! www.buymeacoffee.com/mentallyflexible
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Adam Alter is a Professor of Marketing at New York Universityβs Stern School of Business with an affiliated appointment in the NYUβs Psychology Department. Adam is the New York Times bestselling author of two books: Irresistible (March, 2017), which considers why so many people today are addicted to so many behaviors, from incessant smart phone and internet use to video game playing and online shopping, and Drunk Tank Pink (2013), which investigates how hidden forces in the world around us shape our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. His latest book, Anatomy of Breakthrough, explores how people get stuck in life and ways to free themselves to thrive. Adam has also written for places like the New York Times, New Yorker, Washington Post, and The Atlantic.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- Adamβs background and how it led to his research interests
- How vulnerability creates shared bonds
- The different types of βstucknessβ and their ubiquitous nature
- The heart, head, and habit levels of getting unstuck
- The concept of βlifequakesβ
- Stuckness in our professional lives
- The value in holding things lightly and making space for silence
- And the trap of βmore is betterββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Adamβs website: https://adamalterauthor.com/
Anatomy of a Breakthrough: https://a.co/d/0e0yJYXt
Irresistible: https://a.co/d/07Yf02Q6
Drunk Tank Pink: https://a.co/d/05zQPeok
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Thank you all for checking out the episode! Here are some ways to help support Mentally Flexible:
You can help cover some of the costs of running the podcast by donating a cup of coffee! www.buymeacoffee.com/mentallyflexible
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My guest today is Dr. Frank Anderson, MD. Frank is a Harvard Medical School school trained psychiatrist, therapist, speaker, author, and trauma specialist. He has spent the past three decades studying neuroscience and trauma treatment, serving as a leader within the Internal Family Systems therapy model. His latest book is an incredible memoir called, To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma, and Transformation.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- How truth and authenticity guided the writing of Frankβs memoir
- How shame can be an indicator of our level of healing
- How working on ourselves enriches our ability to support others
- The need to unite and integrate the different models of therapy and healing
- The transition from being mentored to mentoring others
- Frankβs thoughts on the use of social media for teaching and healing
- What it means to truly heal a wound
- The Three Rβs: repeating, repressing, or repairingβββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Dr. Andersonβs website: https://www.frankandersonmd.com/
To Be Loved: https://a.co/d/7jWLggv
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Thank you all for checking out the episode! Here are some ways to help support Mentally Flexible:
You can help cover some of the costs of running the podcast by donating a cup of coffee! www.buymeacoffee.com/mentallyflexible
Please subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It only takes 30 seconds and plays an important role in being able to get new guests.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mentally-flexible/id1539933988
Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentallyflexible/
Check out my song βGlimpse at Truthβ that you hear in the intro/outro of every episode: https://tomparkes.bandcamp.com/track/glimpse-at-truth
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