Podcasts by The Hardcore Self Help Podcast with Duff the Psych

Episode 345: Bipolar Meds for Life&CBT Is Not Working from 2023-04-07T17:00

Hello, friends! I hope that you are taking good care of yourselves. We are back to the Q&A format this week with the following amazing listener questions:

• I am stable on bipolar med...
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Episode 344: My Self-Therapy Protocol from 2023-03-31T17:00

Hey, friends! This episode is a little different. Rather than taking listener questions, I decided to share something that is working really well for me. I take you through a five-step process f...

Episode 343: Communicating While Dissociated&Masturbation Causing Bad Things from 2023-03-24T17:00

Hello, friends! Huge apologies - the website is currently down. I hope that it is up again soon! In this episode, I answer the following questions:

• I dissociate whenever I try to ta...
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Episode 342: Alternatives to Hospitalization&Thyroid and Mental Health from 2023-03-17T17:00

Hello, everyone. I hope you are treating yourselves well. Q&A episode this week featuring the following great listener questions:

• I have had severe depression and suicidal ideation ...
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Episode 341: Reporting Abuse of Teen&Raising Therapy Rates from 2023-03-10T18:00

Hello, friends! Short and sweet Q&A episode here. Before jumping into the questions, I share a couple strategies that are working well for me right now. Then, I cover the following questions: Listen

Episode 340: OCD vs Psychosis&Finding a GOOD Therapist from 2023-03-03T18:00

Hello, friends! I hope you enjoy this awesome Q&A episode featuring the following listener questions:

• Why do my intrusive thoughts from OCD seem to impact the environment, such as t...
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Episode 339: Can’t Find a Job With My Degree&Emotions Stuck in Therapy from 2023-02-25T18:00

Hello, everyone! I hope that you are staying safe out there if you are in an area with wild weather conditions. I am having a very cozy weekend. This week, we have a Q&A episoed with the followi...

Episode 338: Postpartum Mental Illness and Postpartum Psychosis from 2023-02-17T18:00

Hi, friends!

In this episode, I do a deep dive into postpartum mental illness including baby blues, postpartum depression, and postpartum psychosis. This was requested by a number of list...

Episode 337: Losing a Friend&Father with Brain Injury from 2023-02-10T18:00

Hello, everyone. Short and sweet Q&A episode here featuring the following:

• I made a mistake and lost my friend of 20 years. What can I do about the loneliness and hopelessness I fee...
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Episode 336: Ghosted by Children&Grieving in Secret from 2023-02-04T18:00

Hey, friends! I hope that you are doing well. For this episode, we are back to the usual Q&A format with a ltitle less intensity than last episode. Here is what I cover:

• What can I ...
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Episode 335: I Hope This Reaches You... from 2023-01-27T18:00

Hello, friends. Something a little different today. No intro or sponsors. Just a frank response from me to someone that feels that their best option is to stop living. Someone wrote in who is im...

Episode 334: Letting Go of Control&Drinking on Meds from 2023-01-20T18:00

Hey, everyone! Another Q&A episode for you here featuring the following questions:

• How can I let go of control when I don't like the way other people do things?
• Is it dange...
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Episode 333: Finding Better Partners&Eating Disorder Recovery from 2023-01-13T18:00

aHello, everyone! I hope you are staying safe and dry(ish) out there. In this episode, I address the following:

• How can I find better partners when I tend to find people with the sa...
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Episode 332: My Word for the Year! from 2023-01-06T18:00

Hello, everyone! Happy new year! In this episode, I review my personal progress and challenges over the past year, reveal my word for the year of 2023, and talk about my approach/focus for the u...

Episode 331: Recovering From Brain Injury&How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others from 2022-12-16T18:00

Hello, all! In this episode, I answer the following questions from awesome listeners like yourself:

• How can I recover my memory following a trumatic brain injury?
• How can I...
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Episode 330: Agoraphobia Exposure&Fixing a Dead Bedroom from 2022-12-09T18:00

Hello, friends! Hope you are well. Back with another Q&A episode this week featuring the following questions submitted by listeners like you:

• What steps can I add to my exposure lad...
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Episode 329: Turned On by Therapy&Accelerating the Therapeutic Relationship from 2022-12-02T18:00

Hello, everyone! Exciting news. My new book, 500 Questions for Dating, Relationships, Romance, and More is out! I talk more about it at the be...

Episode 328: Antidepressants Causing Self-Harm&Rock Bottom in 50s from 2022-11-25T18:00

Hello, friends! Hope you are enjoying some time off with loved ones or some quiet time on your own. Here are the question I cover in this episode:

• I think antidepressants are causin...
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Episode 327: How to Stop Cheating&Feeling Bad About Weight Comments from 2022-11-18T18:00

Hello, everyone! In this episode, I tack the following listener questions:

• How can I stop myself from cheating like I have in my past two marriages?
• What can I do about fee...
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Episode 326: Reducing Alcohol Use&Clutching to a Dying Relationship from 2022-11-11T18:00

Hello, beautiful people. This is another Q&A episode of the podcast featuring the following questions:

• How do I know when I enjoy alcohol too much?
• Why did I push so hard t...
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Episode 325: Abuser in the Hospital&Crying During Arguments from 2022-11-04T17:00

Hello, friends! This is a short and sweet episode. Just over 20 minutes. No sponsors. Just some Q&A goodness featuring the following questions:

• Why don't I feel sad that my abusive ...
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Episode 324: Answering PERSONAL Questions About Me from 2022-10-27T17:00

Hello, all! This week, since it's my birthday week, I am taking it easy and having some fun with the show. As a lot of you know, I've been working on a collection of questions and prompts for da...

Episode 323: Generational Trauma&Motivation to Find Work from 2022-10-22T17:00

Hey, everyone! Thanks for your patience in waiting an extra day for the show this week. Seems like everyone is having a weird week, myself included. Mercury must be in reverse cowgirl again or s...

Episode 322: Stopping Self-Injurious Behavior&Trichotillomania from 2022-10-14T17:00

Hello, all! This is a really interesting episode, in my opinion. That's due to your awesome questions! Here's what I cover:

• When I get angry, I headbutt things, which has given me b...
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Episode 321: Asking My Wife to Get Help&Codependency With My Kids from 2022-10-07T17:00

Hello, friends! After being a Stuffy Duffy last week, I am back with a new Q&A episode. Here are the questions I cover:

• My wife is struggling with depression and asking for a divorc...
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Episode 320: Caregiver Pressure&Antidepressants for Concussion from 2022-09-23T17:00:50

Hello, all! Short but sweet episode this time covering the following:

• What can I do about my fear of dying and leaving behind my paralyzed husband?
• Is it normal to use anti...
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Episode 319: Medical Clearance for Job&Exposure for Medication Phobia from 2022-09-16T17:00:11

Hello, all! In this episode I tackle the following topics from listeners like you:

• My friend is a pilot and is worried about getting therapy because of medical clearance issues. Wha...
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Episode 318: Feelings for Someone Outside of Marriage from 2022-09-09T17:00:59

Hello, all! This is a short and sweet episode. It's been busy week and it is positively hot as BAWLS right now. So, I take one question. I also ramble a bit about some of my frustrations with ne...

Episode 317: Oversharing in Therapy&Losing Friends in Relationship from 2022-09-02T17:00:49

Hello, all! Short and sweet episode this week featuring the following questions:

• Is it possible to overshare about your trauma in therapy?
• How can I stop losing friends whe...
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Episode 316: Frustrated Therapist&Codependency from 2022-08-26T17:00:57

Hello, friends! Great episode for you today featuring questions that are follow-ups on previous questions. Here's what I cover:

• My therapist seems to get frustrated and angry when I...
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Episode 315: How to Feel Less Numb&Letting Go of Old Therapist from 2022-08-19T17:00:45

Hello, friends. I hope you're taking good care of yourselves. Here are the questions that I cover in this episode:

• I can't feel emotions. How can I start feeling things?
• I ...
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Episode 314: Communicating with Autistic Partner&ADHD Shame from 2022-08-12T19:00:35

Hello, friends! What a week. I'm alive and well, but unfortunately things have been a bit heavy over here. I start off with a little personal update and then into the following great questions:<...

Episode 313: How My Year is Going So Far from 2022-08-06T17:00:09

Hello, friends! This is a simpler check-in episode. I update you on what has been going on in my life - particularly this wild week. I also revisit my goals that I outlined for the year and refl...

Episode 312: Co-Parenting with Abuser&Therapeutic Alliance from 2022-07-29T17:00:06

Hello, everyone! I hope you've had a great week. Back at you with an awesome Q&A featuring the following questions:

• My ex-wife was emotionally abusive and controlling to me. We shar...
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Episode 311: Overcoming Procrastination&Love Languages from 2022-07-22T17:00:26

Hello, friends! I hope you are staying cool and hydrated if you are in one of the major heatwave areas! In this episode, I answer the following awesome listener questions:

• How can I...
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Episode 310: Genetic Testing for Antidepressants&Hating Sex in Marriage from 2022-07-15T17:00:58

Hello, all! This is a really interesting mix of questions. So stick around until the second one to hear me dish out some tough love.

Here are the questions covered:

• Are we ab...
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Episode 309: Abusive Marriage&Cutting Off Mother from 2022-07-08T17:00:10

Hello, friends. In this episode, I answer two questions that encompass difficulties within family relationships. Here are the questions:

• My wife belittles me and makes me feel terri...
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Episode 308: Anger After Suicide&Restarting Medication from 2022-06-24T17:00:12

Hello, all. A big content warning for this episode, the first question deals with suicide and has a bit more detail than other questions I've answered on the show. It's a very worthwhile questio...

Episode 307: How to Set Boundaries&Overcoming Sexual Abuse from 2022-06-17T17:00:51

Hello, all! In this episode, I take on two really good listener questions. The second one mentions sexual abuse of a child, but there are no details shared. Here are the questions covered:

Episode 306: Getting Partner Back&Bipolar in College from 2022-06-10T17:00:39

Hello, all! This is a great Q&A episode featuring the following questions from awesome listeners like yourself:

• My partner left due to me not pursuing her enough. Does it make sense...
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Episode 305: Overthinking&Embarrassment from 2022-06-03T17:00:41

Hello, friends! I hope you have had a great week. We are back to the Q&A format this week with the following questions:

• How can I overcome my tendency to overthink constantly?
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Episode 304: Duff the Wife Returns! from 2022-05-27T17:00:03

Hello, everyone! In this epidode, my beautiful wife, Joelle, comes back on the show for a quick chat about life. We sat on the couch and had a cozy talk about all sorts of topics. I hope you enj...

Episode 303: Decreased Sexual Performance&Trouble with Exposure Work from 2022-05-20T17:00:55

Hello, all! Straight forward Q&A this week with the following awesome listener questions:

• I used to be able to have sex numerous times consecutively, but ever since a panic attack, ...
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Episode 302: No Intimacy in Marriage&Lost in Life from 2022-05-13T17:00:43

Hello, friends! I hope you're doing well. After a very gross story at the top of the episode, I get into the following questions:

• What can I do about decreased intimacy in my marria...
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Episode 301: Car Crash Amnesia&Husband Suddenly Wants Divorce from 2022-05-06T17:00:39

Hello, everyone! I hope you're having a great week. Just a nice straightfoward Q&A for you today featuring the following questions:

• After 12 years of a great marriage, my husband ha...
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Episode 300: How to Ask for Help&Emotional Literacy for Men from 2022-04-29T17:00:21

Hello, everyone! 

Episode 300!! Holy moly. Thank you so much for sticking with me on this ride. I appreciate your trust and attention so very much. This episode is much like any other. A ...

Episode 299: Overcoming Victim Mentality&Cognitive vs Physical Anxiety from 2022-04-22T17:00:29

Hello, friends! I hope you've had a really good week. My week here has been pretty good. As I mention in the episode, I didn't really plan anything good for the 300th episode of the show, BUT I ...

Episode 298: Emotional Burnout as a Therapist&Seven Years of Loss from 2022-04-15T17:00:56

Hello, friends! I hope you have had a wonderful week. For today's episode, I answer the following awesome listener questions:

• I am thinking of going into clinical psychology, but as...
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Episode 297: Quarterlife Crisis&Being the Family Therapist from 2022-04-10T17:00:51

Hello, everyone! Thank you for your patience on this one. Had to take a couple extra days so that I didn't lose my mind with work. This episode features the following questions:

• Aft...
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Episode 296: Constant Paranoid Thoughts&Dealing with a Toxic Workplace from 2022-04-01T17:00:54

Hello, all! This before I get into the questions this week, I talk a bit about my personal situation. Unfortunately, I had a breakup with a partner of mine and I share some of the realizations that...

Episode 295: Dating After Abuse&Healing from Cheating from 2022-03-25T17:00:48

Hello, friends! I hope that you are caring well for your hearts this week. It's wild out there. Here are the questions I cover in this week's episode:

• My history of sexual abuse mak...
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Episode 294: Spouse Doesn't Want Help&Depressed About the World from 2022-03-19T17:00:32

Hey, everyone. I hope you're taking great care of yourselves. In this episode, I start with a moment of vulnerability about my life lately. That is followed by these two great questions sent in ...

Episode 293: Therapist on Dating App&Cannabis Use Disorders from 2022-03-11T18:00:20

Hey, friends! I hope you're having a great week. This is a very interesting episode with the following questions:

• I am attracted to my therapist and saw her on a non-traditional dat...
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Episode 292: Reacting to My Partner's Sexual Past from 2022-03-04T18:00:23

Hello, friends! This is a short and sweet episode where I answer the following question:

• I recently learned of my partner's previous threesome. I can't stop feeling disgust and anxi...
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Episode 291: Teen Suicide Contagion&Trauma Dissociation from 2022-02-25T18:00:21

Hello, everyone! Pretty heavy episode this time. Nothing graphic, as usual, but I decided to tackle some tricky questions. Before hopping into the questions, I share a quick tip about managing t...

Episode 290: Intrusive Thoughts of Harming Family&Ruminating About Therapy from 2022-02-18T18:00

Hello, friends! I hope you are all doing well. In this episode, I start off with a quick update about my experience so far on Lexapro (escitalopram), an SSRI medication for anxiety. After that, ...

Episode 289: Self-Disclosure in Therapy and Suicidality vs Intrusive Thoughts from 2022-02-11T21:37:47

Hey, all! Nice Q&A episode for you here. The second questions talks a bit about suicidality, but nothing too graphic. Very interesting stuff. Here's what I cover:

• How do you feel about the...
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Episode 288: Confidentiality for Minors&Physical vs Mental Issues from 2022-02-04T18:00:28

Hey, everyone. Short and sweet episode today featuring the following questions:

• I am a minor in therapy. What can my therapist share with my parents about self-harm?
• How can I tel...
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Episode 287: Doubting Your Own Trauma&ADHD Misdiagnosis from 2022-01-28T18:00:38

Hello, friends! This episode features two questions related to trauma. There is nothing violent or explicit described, but both questions do involve childhood abuse. Just be aware. Here is what ...

Episode 286: Anxiety About Time Off&Erectile Dysfunction from 2022-01-21T18:00:10

Hey, friends! I hope that your week has been great. I want to give you a big thanks for listening to the show. I really appreciate you. This is a question and answer episode where I tackle the foll...

Episode 285: Grief and New Relationships&Secondhand Trauma from 2022-01-14T18:00

Hello, all! I hope that you are having a fantastic week. Unfortunately, omicron has found its way into the Duff household, but alas... the show must go on!

I have a great Q&A episode with...

Episode 284: How I am Approaching This Year from 2022-01-07T18:00

Hello, friends! Haven't talked in a little while. I hope you have been enjoying yourself. I am back this week with a new episode. This time instead of a Q&A, I am going to be talking about how I...

Episode 283: Meth Addiction Guilt&Depression When Everything is "Fine" from 2021-12-17T18:00

Hello, all! Great episode here for you today thanks to a couple awesome listener questions. If you haven't yet gotten a copy of my 500 Journal Prompts book, it makes a perfect little stocking st...

Episode 282: Getting Over Ghosting&Exercise Induced Anxiety from 2021-12-10T18:00

Hello, all! Hope your week has been phenomenal. I appreciate you all! In this episode, I tackle the following questions:

• I was recently ghosted after talking to someone I met on a d...
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Episode 281: Passing on Trauma&Caregiver Burnout from 2021-12-03T18:00

Hello, friends! Thank you to all of you that have been sharing the podcast as part of your Spotify Wrapped posts. Amazing to think that I've been a significant part of your year. I appreciate yo...

Episode 280: Low Libido&Relationships Cause Sadness from 2021-11-27T18:00

Hello, all! If you spent some time off from work and/or with loved ones over the "holiday", I hope you have really enjoyed yourself. I'm incredibly grateful for you all. In this episode, I tackl...

Episode 279: I Don't Deserve to Get Better&Fixing Relationship During a Break from 2021-11-19T18:00

Hello, all! Apologies in advance for my croaky voice. My voice is totally shot from the week, but I do my best to give you responses to the following awesome questions:

• I have broug...
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Episode 278: Sexual Advances From Therapist&Depression That Doesn’t Go Away from 2021-11-12T18:00

Hello, friends! After a quick update about the whole Thanksgiving situation at my kid's school, I dive into the following amazing questions:

• My previous therapist was sexually inapp...
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Episode 277: Co-parenting Problems&Disappearing Depressed Partner from 2021-11-05T17:00

Hello, friends! In this episode, I start with some concerns from my personal life that tie into some social psychology concepts before jumping into the following questions:

• Co-paren...
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Episode 276: Wife Doesn't Care Anymore&Healing Hurts Too Much from 2021-10-29T17:00

Hello, friends! Super happy to bring you this Q&A episode today. I take the following questions:

• What can I do when it feels like my wife doesn't care about me anymore?
• Is ...
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Episode 275: Suck at Meditating? Listen to This! from 2021-10-22T17:00

Hello, friends! I have a really cool episode for you today. Meditation is a tool that I use often and is one of the most important things in my personal mental health toolkit. But for a lot of p...

Episode 274: Can't Talk About Feelings&Feeling Like a Bad Person from 2021-10-15T17:00

Hello, all! I hope that you are having a great week. I got a great episode for you here with the following questions:

• How can I get help for my depression when I can't talk about my...
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Episode 273: Recovering from a Disaster&Overcoming Codependency from 2021-10-08T17:00

Hello, friends! Got a nice Q&A for you today with a little rambling at the top. Here's what I answer:

• My son went through a horrific tragedy. How can he move forward?
• How c...
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Episode 272: Explaining Mental Health to Your Partner&Getting Out of a COVID Rut from 2021-10-01T17:00

Hello, all! So... I'm an idiot and had to record this episode twice. Oops. BUT I'm super glad to be releasing this. I answered the following awesome questions in this episode:

• I hav...
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Episode 271: When to Take Suicidality Seriously&Scared of Losing Dream Job from 2021-09-24T17:00

Hello, friends! This episode is a nice Q&A with some great listener-submitted questions. The first one involves some discussion about suicide. Although nothing graphic, just be aware of that. He...

Episode 270: The Problem with Mental Healthcare&Overlapping Diagnoses from 2021-09-17T17:00

Hello, friends! In this episode, I answer a couple listener questions that are less about direct advice and more about general questions in the field of mental health and psychology. Here's what...

Episode 269: Repressed Childhood Trauma and Long-Distance Relationship from 2021-09-10T17:00

Hello, friends! In this episode, I have a Q&A featuring the following questions:

• How can I continue to work on my longtime childhood trauma when I don't remember a lot of my past? Listen

Episode 268: My Lovely Wife Returns from 2021-09-03T17:00

Hello, friends! On this episode, I had my wife back on the show. We just chilled on the couch and had a nice wide-ranging conversation about our lives right now, where our relationship is at, an...

Episode 267: Moving Forward From Trauma&Relationship Boundaries and Expectations from 2021-08-27T20:08:39

Alright, everyone! Another great Q&A for you featuring the following questions:

• How can I move past my traumatic history of bullying and parental violence?
• What is the diff...
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Episode 266: Developing Social Skills&Alternatives to Therapy from 2021-08-20T17:00

Hello, friends! This is a straightforward Q&A with the following questions:

• How can I work on my social skills as a socially anxious introvert?
• What can I do about my depre...
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Episode 265: Why Am I Attracted to My Doctor&Dealing with Jealousy in Relationships from 2021-08-13T17:00

Hello, friends! Looks like I have a bit of a cold, so bear with my voice and breathing in this one. Got a great Q&A with the following thought-provoking questions:

• I don't have many...
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Episode 264: Addressing Self-Harm as an Adult&Depression Tips from 2021-08-06T17:00

Hello, friends! Hope you are well. Cruising along over here. Super ready for a relaxing weekend. In this episode, I tackle the following questions:

• I self-harmed (cut) when I was yo...
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Episode 263: Treating Family Members&Sibling Mental Health Fears from 2021-07-30T17:00

Hello, everyone! At the start of this episode, I give a quick little ramble about a case that I'm working on to talk about some of the nuances with conservatorship and trying to help someone tha...

Episode 262: Feeling Bad for Wanting Attention&Diagnosis as a Crutch from 2021-07-23T17:00

Hello, all! So just a little heads up. I'm super annoyed because in this episode, there were a couple undesirable sounds including a loud as cricket that wanted to ruin my life and also a rattli...

Episode 261: Relationship Separation Anxiety&Anger at your Therapist's Diagnosis from 2021-07-16T17:00

Hello, friends! Another Q&A Episode for you today featuring the following questions:

• What can I do about my separation anxiety every time my partner leaves?
• Why am I so mad...
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Episode 260: Loss of Appetite with Anxiety&Battling with a Negative Body Image from 2021-07-09T17:00

Hello, all! I hope you're taking great care of yourselves. Been a busy busy week over here in DuffLand. In this episode, I cover the following awesome listener questions:

• How can I ...
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Episode 259: Supporting a Grieving Parent&Returning to Work After a Mental Health Break from 2021-07-02T17:00

Hello, friends! I hope you are taking great care of yourselves this week. To be honest, I've seen a lot of people having a bit of a hard time. If you are in this camp, I see you! This episode fe...

Episode 258: Rapid Fire Q&A Part 2 - Coping with Emotional Content, Relationship Expectations, and more! from 2021-06-25T17:00

Hello, friends! Back with part 2 of the rapid fire Q&A. There were so many awesome questions on my original post that I couldn't stop with one episode. Here are the questions I cover:

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Episode 257: Rapid Fire Q&A - Making New Friends, Seeking Good Advice, Panic or Heart Attack, and More! from 2021-06-18T17:00

Hello, all! In this episode, I am doing some rapid fire question and answer from a prompt that I threw up on Instagram. Please enjoy! 

If you have a question for the podcast that you'd li...

Episode 256: Trauma Misconceptions and Posttraumatic Growth with Dr. Laura Copley from 2021-06-11T17:00

Hello, friends! This episode is a re-post of an interview I did a couple years ago with the amazing Dr. Laura Copley. Dr. Copley is a trauma specialist and talks all about PTSD, trauma misconcep...

Episode 255: St. John's Wort for Depression&Sleep Anxiety After Flu from 2021-06-04T17:00

Hello, friends! I hope you're having a really good week. Enjoyed making this episode for you. The questions here have somewhat of a theme. Here are the questions I take:

• I don't hav...
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Episode 254: Reliving Trauma Through Avoidant Personality Disorder&Desperation, Parenting and Life with Major Depressive Disorder from 2021-05-28T17:00

Hello, all! Hopefully you are doing well and sleeping better than I have been recently. Yikes. This episode is another Q&A with some awesome and vulnerable listener-submitted questions. Here's w...

Episode 253: The Impact of Misdiagnosis&Recognizing Depression from 2021-05-21T17:00

Hello, friends! After a little (big) ramble about the hardest part in my job as a neuropsychologist, I answer the following questions:

• Can bipolar misdiagnosis make symptoms worse? ...
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Episode 252: Divorcing Someone Who is Depressed&Going Back to College After 30 from 2021-05-14T17:00

Hello, friends! After a long ramble about some terribly nerdy stuff, I get into two really good listener questions today. Here's what I cover:

• My spouse claims that I am the cause o...
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Episode 251: Work Burnout Trauma&Adult Autism Suspicions from 2021-05-07T17:00

Hello, all! In this episode, I answer two questions submitted by awesome listeners like yourself. I hope you enjoy and that you're taking great care of yourself.

Here are the questions: Listen

Episode 250: The Ethics of Placebo&Coping with Career Grief from 2021-04-30T17:00

Hello, friends! Straightforward Q&A for you today. Here's what I cover:

• My grandma is taking a supplement that is clearly just placebo. Is this okay?
• Is it normal to feel g...
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Episode 249: Feeling Bad About Feeling Good&Suicide Jealousy from 2021-04-23T17:00

Hello, all! Please excuse my mistake with the episode number. Bah! I also was perhaps a little delirious, but that just adds to the flavor... right?? 

In this Q&A, I answer the following:...

Episode 248: Getting Personal Responding to My Own Journal Prompts from 2021-04-16T17:00

Hello, everyone! In this episode, I sit down and have a go at my own journal prompts from the 100 Free Journal Prompts on my website. Some of my responses are entertaining and straight forward.....

Episode 247: Health Anxiety During a Pandemic&Suicidality in Children from 2021-04-09T17:00

Hello, friends! Got another Q&A episode for you. The 2nd question in here could be potentially triggering to some, so please be aware of that. It doesn't go into anything explicit, but the topic...

Episode 246: Are Trauma Details Necessary in Therapy&Supporting Someone with BPD from 2021-04-02T17:00

Hello, you beautiful people! Today I have a question and answer episode with two great questions sent in by listeners like you. Quick update before that.

I'm current working on a Hardcore...

Episode 245: Working Through a Complicated Break Up Alone&Confidentiality in Therapy from 2021-03-26T17:00

Hello, friends! Got a Q&A for you today that is actually just one two-part question. Stay tuned next week for a freebie update!

Here's two-part question:

• I'm going through a ...
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Episode 244: "Accidental" Overdose&Becoming a Psychologist with Bipolar from 2021-03-19T17:00

Hello, friends! I hope you're having a really good week. This is a Q&A episode with two really important questions. The first one talks about a suicide attempt in a non-graphic way. I wanted to ...

Episode 243: Exploring Bisexuality in Marriage&Postpartum Anxiety During COVID from 2021-03-12T18:00

Hello, friends! Sorry in advance that the audio is a tiny bit blown out in this one. Hopefully you don't notice, but something weird was going on with my audio interface. 

ANYWAYS... got ...

Episode 242: Not Getting Better Fast Enough, COVID Financial Worries, Working on Yourself During Breakup from 2021-03-05T18:00

Hello, friends! In this episode, I take a few shorter questions covering some amazing topics such as:

• Will my psychiatrist or therapist drop me for not getting better fast enough? Listen

Episode 241: Coping with Loneliness&Negative Self Perceptions and Insecurities from 2021-02-26T18:00

Hello, all! Hope you're happyish and safeish out there. This is a two-question Q&A episode featuring the following:

• I've tried just about everything to help myself but the pandemic ...
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Episode 240: What I've Been Up To Lately from 2021-02-19T18:00

Hey, friends! This is just a casual episode of me sharing about what I've been up to lately. It's a big ol' ramble about many topics including:

• My experience with the COVID vaccine<...
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Episode 239: Collective PTSD, No-Showing Therapy, Caregiving with Anxiety, Depression Options from 2021-02-12T18:00

Hello, friends! This week, I have another rapid-fire Q&A for you. I took some questions from the private Hardcore Self Help Facebook group<...

Episode 238: Support Group Problems&Grad School Doubts from 2021-02-05T18:00

Hello, everyone! Hope you're treating yourselves well this week. I have a great Q&A for you with the following questions:

• I have had trouble with support groups. The competition to ...
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Episode 141: You Might Die Tomorrow - Kate Manser on Mortality Awareness and Living Better Today from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Hello, all! 

This was an episode that was supposed to air a while back. I postponed it due to a shooting at my alma mater's college night at the Borderline night club in Thousand Oaks. I ...

Episode 140: Making New Year Goals That Make Sense from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This is a short and sweet episode that I recorded before leaving for an end-of-year vacation with my family. We talk about making goals for the new year. 

At the end of the year, many peo...

Episode 139: Neurofeedback, Low Motivation, Knowing if Therapy Works from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The last episode of 2018! Wowwwww. It's been an awesome year and I thank you so much for all of the support, attention, and of course questions. I thought that I would end things strong with a n...

Episode 138: Jamie Shares Her Personal Experience with Ketamine Treatments from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This is part 2/2 for my series of interviews about Ketamine treatments. In this episode, I interview Jamie AKA "The Gloomy Optimist" about her personal experiences with the treatments that she s...

Episode 137: All About Ketamine Treatments with Dr. Steven Mandel from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Friends. If there is one interview of mine that you listen to, let it be this one. In this interview, I talk to Dr. Steven Mandel, the founder of the Ketamine Clinics of Los Angeles. Ketamine is...

Episode 136: Overcoming Self-Sabotage in Relationships, Fear of Wrists, Decision Paralysis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Hello, everyone! Great to be back recording a normal Q&A episode this week. Between the unexpected non-episode a couple weeks back and the re-run episode last week, I haven't actually sat down a...

Episode 135: How to Survive the Holidays from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Hey, everyone! This is a re-release of an episode that I did last year. I am busy this week with holiday stuff, so I didn't want to record something new, but I thought it would be a good opportu...

Episode 134: Kati Morton - Youtuber, Author, and Therapist from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Super excited to have the awesome Kati Morton on the show with me today. I'm sure you already know who she is, but if you need a refresher, she is most well known for her Youtube channel where s...

Too Close to Home from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The regularly scheduled podcast interview is postponed this week. There was a tragic shooting at my alma mater's college night at the Borderline bar in Thousand Oaks, CA. In this short message, ...

Episode 133: Spooky Mental Health Treatments From History from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

I did an episode last year around Halloween time about spooky social psychology experiments and what they say about humanity. I figured I'd keep ...

Episode 132: When to Stop Taking Meds for Anxiety from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393