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
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.
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Do you have a sticky mind? Like the floor of a movie theatre? Like your sourdough ball before it has time to rise? In this episode of the Anxiety Book Club, we have a conversation with Dr. Sally Winston, where we dive deeply into issues of reassurance seeking and compulsive checking, both difficult symptoms of an anxious or obsessive mind.
Specifically, we talk about the treatment of OCD — specifically in those who seek reassurance in unproductive ways, and who suffer as a result of not being certain about life’s challenges and opportunities.
Dr. Winston has been working with sticky minds for over 40 years, and REALLY knows what she is talking about. The book is great, and so was our conversation. Enjoy!
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-sticky-mind
https://adaa.org/webinar/consumer/overcoming-intrusive-thoughts
https://www.anxietyandstress.com/
Episode 8 is here! And it’s about sleeping. So if you’ve been having trouble in the old bed, give it a listen. We’ve got a great interview with a smart and empathic physician out of Colorado, Dr. Colleen Ehrnstrom, using evidence based practices to help you develop a healthier relationship with being unconscious!
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This is the project — record a roughly 45 minute long interview with an author about some book on mental health every month. Why do it? I like podcasts I always wanted to make a…
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