Psychologists Off the Clock

By Dr. Debbie Sorensen, Dr. Diana Hill, Dr. Yael Schonbrun, and Dr. Jill Stoddard

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What's Psychologists Off the Clock about?

Ever wonder what therapists talk about over coffee? We are three clinical psychologists who take a modern and casual look at psychology. In this podcast you will glimpse into the books on our bedside tables, the research we apply in practice, and the behavioral principles we use to thrive in our own lives, "off the clock." Whether you work in the field of psychology or are just curious to learn more, please join us for Psychologists Off The Clock

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09.23.2021 216. Managing Anger and Irritability, Featuring Russell Kolts Anger and irritability are running high, and we're here to help! Learn strategies for managing anger, and listen to Dr. Russell Kolts talk about compassion and anger.
09.15.2021 215. How to Change with Katy Milkman Behavioral Scientist Katy Milkman provides evidence backed strategies for initiating and maintaining behavioral change.
09.08.2021 214. How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Jerks with Melinda Wenner Moyer Worried your kid is an asshole? Or that he or she is well on the road to becoming an asshole? You're not alone. Bad behavior (read: assholery) is no fun to be around, let alone to parent around. In this ...
09.01.2021 213. Back To School! How To Talk With Kids To Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance and A Happy Home with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson Parenting and education experts, Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson, discuss how to talk with kids about anxiety, stress, motivation and technology.
08.25.2021 212. Stuff That’s Loud: OCD and Anxiety with Lisa Coyne and Ben Sedley OCD and Anxiety experts Dr. Lisa Coyne and Dr. Ben Sedley talk about ideas from their book, Stuff That's Loud: A Teen's Guide to Unspiraling When OCD Gets Noisy!
08.18.2021 211. Subtract with Leidy Klotz At the beginning of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, the Once-ler says, “I meant no harm. I most truly did not. But I had to grow bigger. So bigger I got.” Biggering, it turns out, is the default setting for most ...
08.11.2021 210. Strategies for Becoming Safely Embodied with Deirdre Fay In recent years, mindfulness has become a buzzword in Western culture. A recent study by the CDC found that mindfulness was the fastest growing trend in complementary healthcare, and more than merely a buzzword, mindfulness is currently a multibillion dollar ...
08.04.2021 209. The Art of Managing Pressure with Hank Weisinger The Olympic Games provide excellent examples of people under pressure. This pressure has led to some inspiring wins, and one can only imagine the pride parents of Olympic medalists must have when watching their child succeed. However, pressure can also ...
07.28.2021 208. Coping with Illness with Liz Stuntz When it comes to serious illness, we might assume that medical treatment is where it's at. And of course, when it comes to medical illness, medical treatment is central. But research also shows that talk therapy can help improve health, ...
07.21.2021 207. Burnout with Debbie and Jill The World Health Organization includes burnout in its International Classification of Diseases and defines it as work-induced stress leading to exhaustion and cynicism. If you find yourself experiencing symptoms of burnout, you might try many things to get rid of ...
07.17.2021 206. Fair Play Part Two with Eve Rodsky Eve answers listener questions about creating partner equality at home in this follow up Fair Play episode.
07.14.2021 206. Fair Play Follow-Up with Eve Rodsky An interesting trope exists among super-heroines. Their powers often involve invisibility. From the Invisible Woman (Susan Storm) of the Fantastic Four to Invisigirl (Violet Parr) of the Incredibles, the examples are nearly endless. In the real world, women are often ...
07.07.2021 205. Thrivers with Michele Borba Children and their parents have struggled mightily with mental health during the pandemic. Now, in this new phase of the pandemic, we are beginning to rebuild and re-envision our lives with bravery and resilience. Michele Borba, Ed.D. is an internationally ...
06.30.2021 204. Ageless with Andrew Steele In 2020, the global market for anti-aging products was estimated at US$52.5 Billion and is projected to reach US$83.2 Billion by 2027. Some of this market is certainly due to ageism, pseudoscience, and harmful marketing practices. However, ideas around aging ...
06.23.2021 203. The Unbreakable Student with Nic Hooper For many years now, college students have been experiencing a mental health crisis. The events of the past year have only worsened this crisis, and according to experts, it’s not getting better. Transitioning from adolescence into adulthood while simultaneously transitioning ...
06.16.2021 202. The Addiction Inoculation with Jess Lahey A psychology podcast episode about reducing the risk of addiction in kids and teens.
06.09.2021 201. Fierce Compassion with Kristin Neff Kristin Neff is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, teaching us that compassion involves kindness, mindfulness and common humanity. In her new book, Fierce Self-Compassion, Kristin explores the balance between tender self-compassion and action oriented self-compassion. “Sometimes compassion ...
06.02.2021 200. Growing Grit with Angela Duckworth As co-hosts, this podcast has provided many opportunities to interview incredibly high-achieving people. Our line-up has included authors, designers, artists, academics, scientists, doctors, lawyers, CEO’s, and more! We’ve had these individuals on the show to discuss topics such as humans' ...
05.27.2021 199. Belonging From the Inside Out with Meg McKelvie When our innate yearning for belongingness is unmet or mismanaged, we might question or worthiness or act inconsistently with our values. Dr. Meg McKelvie talks to us about how to cultivate a sense of belonging from the inside out, and ...
05.25.2021 Mending Racial Trauma with Carynne Williams and Jennifer Shepard Payne (Special Bonus Episode) On the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, we share a powerful poem by Dr. Jennifer Shepard Payne, and Carynne Williams tells the story of her mission to help clinicians of color access trauma trainings.
05.19.2021 198. Break the Good Girl Myth with Majo Molfino For generations, girls have been taught a certain set of rules. These rules are rooted in harmful, patriarchal ideas about what it means to be feminine. Followers of these rules may be referred to as “Good Girls,” and though following ...
05.11.2021 197. Influence and Adventure with Jon Levy Debbie talks with behavioral scientist Jon Levy about his new book You're Invited: The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence.
05.05.2021 196. The Neuroscience of Marketing with Matt Johnson and Prince Ghuman Today’s world is more digitally-based than ever before, and in this digital world, brands are constantly marketing their products to you. This constant, often covert marketing can negatively impact vulnerable consumers. In fact, this has become such a problem that ...
04.28.2021 195. ACT Daily with Diana Hill and Debbie Sorensen Our mission at Psychologists Off the Clock is to bring evidence-based psychological treatments and practices to the public. One of our favorite treatments is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (or ACT, pronounced as one word). In this episode, ACT experts, authors, ...
04.21.2021 194. How to Be (and raise) an Adult with Julie Lythcott-Haims A psychology podcast about how to be an adult ("adulting") and how parents can help raise an independent adult.
04.14.2021 193. Heal Unhealthy Striving with Diana and Yael Throughout the past year, many of us have redefined what it means to “work hard” or “strive” in our own lives. The pandemic and the accompanying social distancing mandates have challenged us to work and live much differently than ever ...
04.07.2021 192. Happier With Tal Ben-Shahar Happiness is tricky. Poets, philosophers, and musicians have written about this emotion throughout history, yet most of us would struggle to define it if asked. In fact, psychologists and other mental health professionals often abandon the topic for pathology. In ...
03.31.2021 191. Conversations that Connect with AJ Harbinger Meaningful social connection does not always come naturally. And during the pandemic, it has been extra challenging to learn how to connect while at a distance. AJ Harbinger offers strategies to relate in deeper ways, on and off the screen. ...
03.24.2021 190. ACT for Suicide Prevention with Sean Barnes Mental health clinicians want to alleviate human suffering and do what we can to help prevent suicide. And yet, like many stigmatized topics, suicide is often avoided in conversations - including clinical conversations. Basic behavioral science tells us that we ...
03.17.2021 189. Imposter Syndrome with Jill and Debbie Imposter syndrome involves doubting your abilities or skills, and can often leave high-achieving people feeling fraudulent or undeserving of their achievements. In fact, this syndrome has affected some of the most renowned celebrities (e.g., Lady Gaga), CEO’s (e.g., Howard Schultz), ...
03.10.2021 188. Unwinding Anxiety with Judson Brewer Anxiety can be an exhausting cycle. When you worry, you have a false sense of control and a feeling that you are “doing something” about what you fear, but it only leads to more anxiety and stress in the long ...
03.03.2021 187. Raising a Child with ADHD, with Russell Barkley Parenting is challenging. Some of the challenges—like effective disciplining and present moment awareness—are ubiquitous to parenting. No matter who you or your kids are, moments and experiences will test your patience and your wisdom. But while no parent has it ...
02.24.2021 186. Set Boundaries Find Peace with Nedra Tawwab Setting healthy boundaries can be challenging, whether it is with someone you love or someone you dislike. Sticking with your boundaries once you set them, is also difficult. Relationship expert Nedra Tawwab, author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace, has the ...
02.17.2021 185. Good Guys: Allies in the Workplace with Brad Johnson and David Smith Being an ally in the workplace involves a willingness and personal commitment to take action in pursuit of justice and equality for the disenfranchised. Too often, the burden of attaining equality is placed on marginalized individuals. A good ally takes ...
02.10.2021 184. Getting Past Affairs and Other Relationship Betrayals with Kristina Coop Gordon Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love. But this holiday can be challenging for anyone that’s been stung in their relationships. And it's especially difficult for individuals who’ve experienced an affair or other significant relationship betrayal. In this episode ...
02.03.2021 183. Permission to Feel: Emotional Intelligence with Marc Brackett Emotional Intelligence is not really about feeling better but, rather, it’s about getting better at feeling. In this episode of Psychologists Off the Clock, Debbie and Dr. Marc Brackett, founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and author ...
01.27.2021 182. Do More With Less: How to Stretch in Work and Life with Scott Sonenshein There's a common belief that to be more successful we need more resources — that we should earn more money, acquire more resources, accomplish more, spend more time, and expand our network of people. But when we focus on chasing ...
01.20.2021 181. Stop Avoiding Stuff with Matt Boone In today’s world, it’s easy to stay on-the-go. Sometimes, on-the-go behaviors are necessary and functional. But often we engage in these behaviors to avoid discomfort. In this episode of Psychologists Off the Clock, Jill and Matt Boone, co-author of Stop ...
01.13.2021 180. Choosing to Live Your Values with Benji Schoendorff It’s only the second week of the New Year, and many of us have already failed at (or given up on) achieving our New Year’s Resolutions. We often rely on sheer willpower to achieve these types of goals. However, willpower ...
01.06.2021 179. How to Be An Adult in Relationships with Dave Richo Attention, acceptance, appreciation, affection, and allowing. These five words (Richo's "Five A’s") are necessary ingredients to any healthy relationship, but many of us don’t start off with them in our relationship pantry. In this episode of Psychologists Off the Clock, ...
12.30.2020 178. Slowing Down, Timeshifting and Reflecting with Diana, Debbie, and Stephan Rechtschaffen Ending a tumultuous year like 2020 calls for slowing down and reflecting. In this episode, Diana and Debbie take a pause to answer some end of year questions. Then they share their hopes for the New Year. Afterwards, Diana chats ...
12.23.2020 177. Mind-Body Practices for Stress and Overwhelm with Rebekkah LaDyne We humans are pretty good at learning from experience, and it turns out, it’s not all in our heads — it’s in our bodies too! In this week’s episode of Psychologists Off the Clock, Rebekkah LaDyne explains how both our ...
12.16.2020 176. Fair Play with Eve Rodsky For far too long, women have been held responsible for completing an unfair share of work (especially invisible labor) at home. Even if a woman works a full-time job outside of the home, she is often also expected to complete ...
12.09.2020 175. How to Sleep Better with Rafael Pelayo Sleep is a hot topic right now, and many health experts argue your sleep is as important as eating well and exercising for your mental and physical health. Sleep medicine research has advanced a lot, and there is new information ...
12.02.2020 174. How to Work and Parent Mindfully with Lori Mihalich-Levin Working parenthood is hard, and even the most Instagram-perfect parents and professionals have their fair share of tears, overwhelm, guilt, and anxiety. Though there are no simple solutions, learning how to work and parent more mindfully can help you build ...
11.25.2020 173. Confidence, Self-Doubt, and Overcoming Limitations with Michael Herold In his TEDx talk, Michael Herold, public speaker, confidence coach, and podcaster extraordinaire, says, “Things you will achieve in your life, you will achieve because of your disability, not in spite of it.” In this week’s episode of Psychologists Off ...
11.17.2020 172. Performing Under Pressure with Sian Beilock Performance pressure is pushing down on us and Queen was right - that pressure is terrifying! In this Psychologists Off the Clock podcast episode, Yael speaks with Dr. Sian Beilock, an expert on performance and brain science, and author of ...
11.11.2020 171. Compassionate Mind Training with Dennis Tirch and Laura Silberstein-Tirch Compassion is not a passive process, but an active one. It means being aware that someone (including you) is suffering and moving toward that suffering so that you can offer help. Compassion takes courage, wisdom, and strength. And, we can ...
11.05.2020 170. A Gift For You. Soothing Rhythm Breathing (re-release) Join Diana for a short but sweet Soothing Rhythm Breathing break! Soothing Rhythm Breathing is an exercise from Compassion Focused Therapy. It is particularly helpful when you feel anxiety, anger, or other emotional dysregulation. Soothing Rhythm Breathing stimulates the vagus ...
10.28.2020 169. Microaggressions, Mental Health Disparities, and Racial Trauma with Monnica Williams Microaggressions. These small, often unintentional acts of racism are probably affecting you more than you know! In this week’s podcast episode, Dr. Monnica Williams, author of Managing Microaggressions: Addressing Everyday Racism in Therapeutic Spaces and co-author of Eliminating Race-Based Mental ...

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