Thank you to all of you who contacted me these past two or three weeks! This week’s episode is a conversation – not literally  - but I’ve heard from so many of you about the last couple of SelfWork podcasts, I wanted to respond. You sent me your stories of your own struggles with a therapist, especially about termination and boundaries; I was very moved to address the core issues of what went wrong and discuss them in more detail.

The listener email is actually two other responses I received about people pleasing - and how that trait had affected therapy. I was reminded that there was even more to it than Episode 212 had covered!

Important Links:

SelfWork Episode 210 on Leaving or Staying In Therapy

SelfWork Episode 212 on People Pleasing

Article by Dr. Clifford Lazarus in Psychology Today on common mistakes

WebMD Link to serotonin syndrome

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