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EPISODE #133: THE FOUR "HORSEMEN" OF COUPLES RELATIONSHIPS

EPISODE #132: THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES

EPISODE #131: THE LOST ART OF WRITING HANDWRITTEN LETTERS TO YOUR PARTNER

EPISODE #130: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXPLAINING YOURSELF AND BEING DEFENSIVE IN A CONVERSATION

EPISODE #129: WHY TO AVOID THE WORDS "ALWAYS" AND "NEVER" IN A HEATED DISCUSSION (OR ARGUMENT)

EPISODE #128: THE COUPLES "EMOTIONAL BANK"

EPISODE #127: WHY TONE MATTERS AS MUCH AS WORDS IN A CONVERSATION

EPISODE #126: "I" STATEMENTS VS "YOU" STATEMENTS

EPISODE #125: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOUNDARIES, THREATS AND CONTROL IN A RELATIONSHIP

EPISODE #124: SELF-ESTEEM TIPS FOR KIDS

EPISODE #123: GMAIL WANTS TO BE ABLE TO READ & DELETE ALL OF MY EMAILS!! WHAT THE!!!

EPISODE #122: SEVEN IMPORTANT WORDS TO ALWAYS ASK YOURSELF

EPISODE #121: THE FAMILY SYSTEMS MINI-SERIES - SOME CLINICAL ISSUES BEHIND THE FAMILY ROLES

EPISODE #120: FAMILY SYSTEMS MINI-SERIES - FAMILY "ROLES" AND "PERSONAS"

EPISODE #119: FAMILY SYSTEMS MINI-SERIES - THE "EMOTIONAL CUTOFF"

EPISODE #118: FAMILY SYSTEMS MINI-SERIES - THE CONCEPT OF TRIANGULATION

EPISODE #117: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE LAST 2.5 YEARS - ESPECIALLY THE LAST SIX MONTHS

EPISODE #116: THE NEED FOR A "CLEAR AND OBVIOUS" STAMP ON THE BOTTOM OF ALL AI CREATIONS

EPISODE #115: FAMILY SYSTEMS SERIES - DIFFERENTIATION OF THE SELF

EPISODE #114: ONLY 2% OF PEOPLE SEEING THIS VIDEO WILL UNDERSTAND IT - FEEL FREE TO JUST CLOSE IT IF YOU DON'T

EPISODE #113: BEGINNING A MINI-SERIES ON FAMILY SYSTEMS PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY

EPISODE #112: ON NOT FEEDING THE "FEAR MONSTER"....

EPISODE #111: PHOBIAS AND SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION

EPISODE #110: CORRECTION TO IG HANDLE

EPISODE #109: MY CONTACT INFO & WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME

EPISODE #108: IF SOMEONE IS "COMMITTED TO MISUNDERSTANDING YOU"...

EPISODE #107 - POSITIVE RESILIENCE FACTORS FOR TRAUMA

EPISODE #106- HOW STRESS AFFECTS PHYSICAL HEALTH - THE KAISER ACE STUDY

EPISODE #105- THE 2026 TESLA ROADSTER

EPISODE #104: THE BEAUTY OF TECHNOLOGY VS OUR RIGHTS

EPISODE #103: THE BEAUTY OF AI AND NECESSARY GUARDRAILS

EPISODE #102: DEATH THREATS - PART 2

EPISODE #101: DEATH THREATS I HAVE RECEIVED ONLINE

EPISODE #100: THE 5-4-3-2-1 GROUNDING TECHNIQUE

EPISODE #99: CS LEWIS QUOTE ON JUDGING OTHERS

EPISODE #98: ON HOUSELESSNESS

EPISODE #97: ON JUDGING OTHERS - RANDOM PERSONAL THOUGHTS (& HOW I FAIL)

EPISODE #96: FUN THINGS TO DO ON A ROAD TRIP!!!! (RETAKE WITH BETTER WIFI)

Episode #94: The Beauty of the Oregon Coast!!

EPISODE #93- RECURRING THEMES IN YOUR LIFE AND SOME IDEAS FOR JOURNAL PROMPTS

EPISODE #92: SUBSTANCES - TREATMENT AND INTERVENTIONS

EPISODE #91: PART 2 - OTHER ROOT CAUSES OF ADDICTION, SUCH AS GENES, PHYSIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, ETC.

EPISODE #90: PART 1 - SOME EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE ROOT CAUSES OF ADDICTION

EPISODE #89: CANNABIS

EPISODE #88- OPIOIDS

EPISODE #87 - DEPRESSANTS / RELAXANTS

EPISODE #86 - STIMULANTS

EPISODE #85 - SUBSTANCES SERIES #1- OVERVIEW - ADDICTION, TREATMENT, ETC.

EPISODE #84 - RETAKE OF #83 - PERFECTIONISM SERIES - SOME INTERVENTIONS

EPISODE #83: PERFECTIONISM SERIES - SOME TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS

EPISODE #82: PERFECTIONISM SERIES - SOME ROOT CAUSES & ETIOLOGY

EPISODE #81: PERFECTIONISM SERIES - SYMPTOMS AND CHARACTERISTICS

EPISODE #80: SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

EPISODE #79: DREAM INTERPRETATION

EPISODE #78: INTELLECTUALIZATION AS A COPING SKILL

EPISODE #77: THANK YOU TRUCK DRIVERS!!!!

EPISODE #76: GHB AND ADVOCATING FOR HOME TESTS

EPISODE #75: HOW ALCOHOL CAN EXACERBATE COUPLES' ARGUMENTS

EPISODE #74: THE "FLOODING" RESPONSE AND IT HOW IT CAN RELATE TO STONEWALLING

EPISODE #73: THE POWER OF A GRATEFULNESS LIST

EPISODE #72: A RANDOM PSA

EPISODE #71: SOME CUTE WAYS TO CELEBRATE YOUR CHILD'S BIRTHDAY

EPISODE #70: A GREAT SELF-ESTEEM EXERCISE FOR ADULTS OR KIDS

EPISODE #69: THE "BODY LIMP" EXERCISE

EPISODE #68: PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION

EPISODE #67: GROUPS IDEAS FOR CLINICIANS - THE FEELINGS HEART

EPISODE #66: MORE INEXPENSIVE COUPLES DATE IDEAS

EPISODE #65: MORE INEXPENSIVE DATE IDEAS - HUMANITARIAN EDITION

EPISODE #64: MORE INEXPENSIVE DATE IDEAS

Episode #63: Dating - Personality vs. Character

EPISODE #62: THE OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY OF TRUTH

EPISODE #61: MORE INEXPENSIVE DATE IDEAS

EPISODE #60: MORE INEXPENSIVE DATE IDEAS FOR COUPLES

EPISODE #59: MORE INEXPENSIVE DATE IDEAS FOR COUPLES

EPISODE #58: INEXPENSIVE DATE IDEAS FOR COUPLES

Episode #57: Group Ideas for Clinicians - Feelings Check-Ins

One-up vs One-down vs Equals Dynamics

Group Therapy Ideas (for Clinicians)- Word in a Cup

“Active Listening” - Skills for Couples Communication

Your 100 Pennies of Self-Worth

Carl Jung’s “Anima” and “Animus”

“Sex” vs “Gender”…

Five important words: “It is not OK to…”

3 Steps to Change

Trauma, Hypervigilance and Relationships

Manipulation Tactics - Part 11 - Withdrawal

Manipulation Tactics- Part 10 - Making You Compete to be a Priority

Manipulation Tactics - Part 9 - Inconsistency / Unreliability

Manipulation Tactics - Part 8 - Gaslighting

Manipulation Tactics - Part 7 - The Silent Treatment

Manipulation Tactics - Part 6 - Passive-Aggressiveness

Manipulation Tactics - Part 5 - Withdrawal

Manipulation Tactics - Part 4 - Triangulation

Manipulation Tactics - Part 3 - Vague Answers

Manipulation Tactics - Part 2 - Changing the Subject

Manipulation Tactics - Part 1 - “Shifting the Blame”

"Defensive Hope"

A Few Thoughts on "Negging"...

Cognitive Distortions - Part 3

Cognitive Distortions - Part 2