Episodes
Sunday May 01, 2022
Episode 32 - Talking About Perfectionism with Dr. Z
Sunday May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
Join me for another fun and informative conversation with Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona to talk about her latest book, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for High Achieving Behaviors. We talk about ACT, mentorship, anger, shame, when emotions fuse with identity, fear of failure, the scope of perfectionism, how perfectionists see their self worth, how perfectionism can be socially acceptable
Book link: https://www.amazon.com/Acceptance-Commitment-Perfectionism-High-Achieving-Behaviors/dp/0367369222
Other books mentioned:
https://www.amazon.com/When-Anger-Hurts-Quieting-Within/dp/1572243449
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Episode 31 - Internal Family Systems with Dick Schwartz
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Buckle your seatbelts! In this incredible interview with Dr. Richard Schwartz, creator of the now popular therapeutic method Internal Family Systems (IFS), we talk about the world he has discovered inside his and his patients' minds, whether to understand these descriptions as useful metaphors for deep work or as bona fide depictions of the characters that live in our minds! To boot, Dr. Schwartz helps me find an exile of my own. This episode is unlike anyone ever recorded on the podcast before -- I hope you enjoy!
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Episode 30 - How to Cultivate Compassion
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
People talk a lot about compassion these days. But how do you cultivate it? And why would you want to? On this episode, I sit down with Sara Owens Woodard, PhD, psychologist, consultant and teacher of Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT). CCT is a Stanford developed, 8 week course on how to cultivate more compassionate in your own life -- toward yourself, your loved ones, and even the guy on the street. Enjoy!
https://www.compassioninstitute.com/
https://saraowenswoodard.com/
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Episode 29 - Group Therapy with Christie Tate
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Please enjoy my conversation with best selling author and memoirist Christie Tate as we discuss her book, Group: How One Therapist and Circle of Strangers Saved My Life. We discuss shame, secrecy, therapy, sex, and more. Books and other links from our conversation:
Her reccomendations:
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Episode 28 - Chatting about Anxiety with Dr. Z
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
In Episode 28, me and Dr. Z (aka Patricia Zurita Ona) discuss all things anxiety, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), the limits of positive psychology, how to get unstuck with a nifty grounding exercise, and her own origins and relationship to anxious thoughts. Also, we recorded a video!
https://contextualscience.org/
https://www.thisisdoctorz.com/
https://twitter.com/DrZ_behaviorist
https://amzn.to/32G7Skj
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Episode 27 - Poetry and Mindfulness with Eowyn Ahlstrom
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
In Episode 27 of the Anxiety Book Club, we chat once again with the very wise, and very fun to talk to -- Eowyn Ahlstrom -- mindfulness instructor and author of a recently published book of poetry, Mindscapes: Practice Poems.
We discuss her poetry, the histrionics of the mind, the mental peace that can be cultivated through dedicated practice, the paradoxes encountered while sharing our lives with others, compassion, kindness, and so much more.
I hope you enjoy the episode, and if you want to read all of Eowyn’s poems, you can find the book for sale on her website here, or in Kindle version here.
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Episode 25 - Talking Mental Heath Tech with Adam Chekroud
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
In episode 25, I talk with Adam Chekroud about the mental health tech company he co-founded in 2016, Spring Health. They offer behavioral health treatment to clients through their employers. Spring Health is harnessing the power of data science and statistics to give mental health providers more information about how to treat incoming clients to maximize a successful outcome. We talk about the state of mental health in the US, what companies like Adam's are doing to improve it, and what the future holds. It's an optimistic picture, so please tune in!
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Episode 24 - Peace From Anxiety
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Is managing our anxiety all about meditating on a cushion? Exercising? Sleeping well? Having our needs met? Hanging out with loved ones? Being supported by our community? Living a life of purpose and meaning? According to this month's author, Hala Khouri, it involves bits and pieces of all those things. Listen here for a discussion about the many elements that can help us heal from anxiety and emotional disregulation, and about the mythology of trying to heal all on our own.
Resources mentioned in the show:
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Episode 23 - Say What You Mean
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
In Episode 23, we explore the practice of non violent communication -- a way of speaking that can help foster understanding, reduce confusion and help us get our needs met. Plus, mindfulness. Our guest, Oren Jay Sofer, is a veteran meditator and instructor, author and creator of mindfulness content for popular apps such as 10% Happier.
https://www.amazon.com/Say-What-You-Mean-Communication/dp/161180583X
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Episode 22 - Bringing Compassion to Our Anxiety
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Dennis Tirch, a compassion focused clinical therapist and all around mensch, who has managed to bring an enormous amount of kindness and caring attention to the world of anxiety treatment and exposure and response prevention. Through years of clinical practice, he manages to marry eastern and western psychology to treat patients in a way that focuses on helping them activate their in-born compassion systems. This episode is an absolute gem; please listen and share!
Song at the end, "Mushroom Princess Dance Master", credit to Dr. Tirch.