Psychologists Off the Clock

By Debbie Sorensen, Jill Stoddard, Yael Schonbrun, Michael Herold & Emily EdlynnScience Social Sciences Health & Fitness Mental Health Education Self-Improvement

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May 01, 2019 88. Perfectionism with Sharon Martin
Do you set unrealistically high expectations for yourself and others? Are you goal-driven, always busy, and have a hard time relaxing? Do you avoid making mistakes? And when you do, do you dwell on them? If so, you may be a perfectionist. Underneath perfectionism is a desire for approval and to connect. Yet, perfectionists often find themselves disconnected from their values and fearing other’s judgment. In this episode, Diana interviews Sharon Martin, LCSW, an expert on perfectionism, about the underpinnings of perfectionism and CBT strategies to let go of your self-critic and find more balance.
Listen and Learn:
the key signs of perfectionismhow and why perfectionism developsthe dark side of perfectionismstrategies to unhook from and challenge perfectionism thinkingCBT techniques to change perfectionistic patterns
Resources:
CBT Workbook For Perfectionism by Sharon Martin, LCSWSharon Martin’s blogThe Gift of Imperfection by Brene BrownBrene Brown’s Ted Talk on Vulnerability and Imperfection
About Sharon Martin, LCSW:
Sharon Martin, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist and codependency expert practicing in San Jose, CA. She specializes in helping perfectionists and people-pleasers embrace their imperfections and overcome self-doubt and shame. Her own struggle to feel “good enough”, inspired her passion for helping others learn to accept and love themselves. Sharon writes for PsychCentral.com and is the author of the book The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism.
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May 01, 2019 Perfectionism with Sharon Martin

Do you set unrealistically high expectations for yourself and others? Are you goal-driven, always busy, and have a hard time relaxing? Do you avoid making mistakes? And when you do, do you dwell on them? If so, you may be a perfectionist. Underneath perfectionism is a desire for approval and to connect. Yet, perfectionists often find themselves disconnected from their values and fearing other’s judgment. In this episode, Diana interviews Sharon Martin, LCSW, an expert on perfectionism, about the underpinnings of perfectionism and CBT strategies to let go of your self-critic and find more balance.

Listen and Learn:

* the key signs of perfectionism* how and why perfectionism develops* the dark side of perfectionism* strategies to unhook from and challenge perfectionism thinking* CBT techniques to change perfectionistic patterns

Resources:

* CBT Workbook For Perfectionism by Sharon Martin, LCSW* Sharon Martin’s blog: Happily Imperfect* The Gift of Imperfection by Brene Brown* Brene Brown’s Ted Talk on Vulnerability and Imperfection

About Sharon Martin, LCSW:

Sharon Martin, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist and codependency expert practicing in San Jose, CA. She specializes in helping perfectionists and people-pleasers embrace their imperfections and overcome self-doubt and shame. Her own struggle to feel “good enough”, inspired her passion for helping others learn to accept and love themselves. Sharon writes the popular blog Happily Imperfect for PsychCentral.com and is the author of the book The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism.

1 hr
April 23, 2019 87. Cribsheet with Emily Oster
Dr. Emily Oster joins Yael to discuss her new book, a-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool. Emily discusses how data and decision-making strategies can guide better and more relaxed parenting during the early years of parenthood. Join us to discover reassuring ideas and practices to address the biggest and most anxiety-provoking questions you have about parenting.
Listen to hear more about:
A two-step approach to making good parenting choices (hint—scientific findings and your personal preferences both matter!)Whether breast is really best (or whether we should give it a rest)What science (versus your judgy neighbor) says about sleep training, location, and positionDoes working outside the home negatively impact your children?How to make good choices for childcare without losing your mindThe best parenting advice Emily ever received
Dr. Emily Oster
About Dr. Emily Oster:
Emily is an award-winning economist, professor at Brown University, Ted speaker, author, and mother of two. Emily’s just-released book, Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool is a follow-up to her bestselling book, Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong—and What You Really Need to Know).
Cribsheet provides the hard science behind so many parenting questions we all have using both research data and decision-making strategies drawn from economics. In our interview, Emily walks us through some of the biggest minefields in parenting, including sleep training, breast-feeding, and working versus stay-at-home parenting. Her humor and warmth in bringing the data to parents will provide helpful direction and reassurance as you travel the journey of the early years of parenting.
Resources:
Cribsheet: A data-driven guide to better, more relaxed parenting, from birth to preschool, by Emily OsterExpecting Better: Why the conventional wisdom is wrong—and what you really need to know, by Emily OsterEmily’s New York Times excerpt from Cribsheet.Emily’s interview with AP News, covering several of the topics from Cribsheet.
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1 hr 3 min
April 16, 2019 86. Mom Brain with Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco
Dr. Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco joins Yael for a conversation about how evidence-based psychology can help moms deal more effectively with stress. If you, too, have complicated feelings about being #grateful and/or wanting to sell your child to the highest bidder, join us for a conversation about managing the emotional challenges of parenthood.
Listen to discover:
The normal range of maternal emotionsHow to recruit helpful supportHow to clarify your values as a parentStrategies for better self-care
About Dr. Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco
Ilyse is a clinical psychologist, Diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and writer who specializes in treating stressed out moms using evidence-based approaches (when she isn’t busy being a stressed-out mom to her own two young boys). Ilyse’s writing has been featured in ScaryMommy, Motherwell, Motherly, PopSugar, and she hosts her own blog, drcbtmom.com. Ilyse is currently working on a book that explores mom stress and offers helpful guidance from the world of cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Resources:
Mom Brain: Proven Strategies to Fight the Anxiety, Guilt, and Overwhelming Emotions of Motherhood―and Relax into Your New Self Ilyse’s blog, Dr. CBT MomBeing a Toddler-Mom Can Cause Anxiety—But Here’s What You Can Do, by Ilyse Dobrow DiMarcoTurns Out There Are Some Things We Can Control As Parents, by Ilyse Dobrow DiMarcoSometimes it Makes Sense Not to Give a F*ck, So I’m Learning to Chill Out, by Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco
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59 min
April 10, 2019 85. Emotion Efficacy with Aprilia West
Having emotions is part of being human. At times we may find emotions overwhelming or act ways that are out of alignment with our values when we are emotionally triggered. In this episode, Diana interviews Dr. Aprilia West about how to increase our emotion efficacy and why it matters.
Listen and learn:
Why we are so different in how we experience emotionsSkills needed for emotion efficacyHow to surf an emotion waveWhat Diana is overwhelmed by this week and how to use emotion efficacy skills to helpThe components of Emotion Efficacy Training
About Aprilia West, Psy.D.
Dr. Aprilia West is a Los Angeles-based licensed clinical psychologist, trainer, executive coach and founding partner of coevolve, an organizational consulting firm. She has also served as an advisor, organizational consultant, mediator and executive coach for Fortune 500 companies, entertainment industry executives, U.S. Members of Congress and national and international non-profit advocacy groups and campaigns.
Dr. West is recognized as an expert in emotion efficacy and authored Emotion Efficacy Therapy (EET), which helps people excel under intense stress and distress. She has extensive experience in performance training, working with executives, creatives, and leaders to help them access their full potential and to cultivate resilience in the face of difficulty and challenge.
Resources:
Learn More About Emotion Efficacy Therapy hereClinicians can purchase clinician's guide to Emotion Efficacy Therapy HereRegister for Emotion Efficacy Therapy training in Oakland Here
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53 min
April 04, 2019 84. Courageous Conversations to Prevent Childhood Sexual Abuse with Feather Berkower
April is Child Abuse Prevention month. Therefore, we thought it would be a good idea to bring back Feather Berkower, a leading expert in childhood sexual abuse prevention. During Feather's first visit to our podcast, she spoke to us about ways for Keeping Children Safe from Sexual Abuse. Today Debbie and Feather dive deeper into how to have uncomfortable conversations, with both adults and children, to promote sexual assault prevention. Listen and learn: How to talk to children about sex and body parts in an open, developmentally-appropriate way. What to say to an adult whose behavior with your child makes you uncomfortable. A leading expert’s opinion about sleepovers, play dates, and online safety. The difference between normal sexual play between children and sexual abuse. Ways to encouraging children to tell if sexual abuse occurs, and how to talk to children after a disclosure of abuse. Feather Berkower About Feather Berkower: Feather Berkower, Founder of Parenting Safe Children, is a licensed clinical social worker and one of the nation’s leading experts in child sexual assault prevention. She has dedicated her career — which now spans over three decades — to educating parents and youth professionals on how to make their communities “off limits” to childhood sexual assault. Using her community-based approach, she has trained over 100,000 school children, parents, and youth professionals across the United States. Resources: The Parenting Safe Children webpageBehaviors to watch out for when adults are with children.Feather’s book Off Limits: A Parent’s Guide to Keeping Kids Safe from Sexual AbuseThe Parenting Safe Children workshop calendar and registrationOnline workshop, for those outside the Denver Metro Blog post Feather mentioned about sleepovers Books for Children: Some Parts are Not for Sharing by Julie K. Federico I Said No! A Kid-to-kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private by Kimberly & Zack KingAmazing You by Gail Saltz and Lynne Cravath It’s Not the Stork (ages 4+) by Robbie H. Harris It’s So Amazing (ages 7+) by Robbie H. HarrisSome Secrets Should Never Be Kept by Jayneen Sanders What Makes A Baby by Cory SilverbergSex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU by Cory Silverberg and Fiona SmythAdditional book recommendations on the Parenting Safe Children webpage 19. Keeping Children Safe from Sexual Abuse with Feather Berkower Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1 hr 7 min
March 26, 2019 83. The Tao of Work and Family Balance with Tod Perry and Carl Totton
In this episode, Yael is joined for a discussion of Taoism by What’s This Tao All About podcast hosts, Tod Perry and Dr. Carl Totton. Join us for a lively discussion about how ancient wisdom of Tao can help us find greater balance between work and family roles.
Listen and learn:
New ways to think about the conflict between work and family rolesHow Taoists define yin and yang and how the balance of these forces support greater balanceHow to find moments of quiet in the busyness of modern working parent lifeHow Taoist principles can help us find greater happiness
About Tod Perry and Dr. Carl Totton
Tod Perry is head writer at Upworthy and has a history of doing podcasting, producing shows for Howard Stern and Adam Corolla. Tod became interested in Taoism after reading The Tao of Pooh (by Benjamin Hoff) in his 20’s. Several years later, Tod sought out podcast resources to revitalize his spirituality, but was unable to find something that spoke to his needs. So, he decided to start his own podcast, and What’s This Tao All About was born.
Dr. Carl Totton is a clinical psychologist and founder of the Taoist Institute in Los Angeles, where he offers Chinese internal health and martial arts instruction. Dr. Totton has studied Chinese healing and martial arts for over 45 years and is certified as a qigong and martial arts grandmaster. He has worked in diverse clinical settings including private practice, hospitals, community mental health clinics, and schools. Dr. Totton is listed in the US Martial Arts Hall of Fame and has taught Taoism to many members of the film, music, and entertainment industries.
On What’s This Tao All About, Tod and Dr. Carl Totton offer a lighthearted and fun look at the ancient wisdom of Taoism. They explore the meaning of ancient texts and wisdom and apply these ideas to problems of modern living. Most importantly, they keep it real and really funny.
Resources from Tod Perry and Dr. Carl Totton:
What’s This Tao All About PodcastA Few Particularly Relevant Episodes:What’s This Tao All About, Episode #7 on Balance and MeditationWhat’s This Tao All About, Episode #31 on The Tao of PoohWhat’s This Tao All About, Episode #40 on Balance The Taoist Institute, Los Angeles
A Few Books to Introduce You to Taoism:
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin HoofThe Tao te Ching, Lao TzuThe Book of Chuang TzuThe Tao of Daily Life, by Derek Lin
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1 hr 4 min
March 19, 2019 82. Therapist Self Doubt with Jim Lucas
As therapists, we may sometimes self doubt whether our skills are good enough to help our clients. Surprisingly, self-doubt may actually be useful, when used courageously as a tool for improvement. In this episode, Debbie speaks with Jim Lucas, a therapist in the UK who specializes in training and supporting mental health therapists.
Listen and Learn:
The upside of self-doubt for therapists The surprising relationship between therapist self-doubt and client outcomes Balancing how to find self-compassion with the courage to improve your work A brief self-enquiry exercise that can be used to foster healthy therapist self-doubt
About Jim Lucas:
Jim Lucas is an ACT Therapist based in UK who works in private practice and higher education. He is an accredited Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapist with British Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Psychotherapies and a Teaching Fellow in the School of Psychology at University of Birmingham.
Jim lives and works in Birmingham, UK’s 2nd largest city and ‘city of 1000 trades.’ He runs a psychology business called Openforwards, which specialises in supporting people who work in healthcare, education and other helping professions. As well as offering individual therapy, Jim takes an interest in delivering training to teams of practitioners on Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and wellbeing. He is an ACBS peer-reviewed ACT Trainer and runs his own monthly podcast called Self-Help-Sat-Nav.
Resources:
Jim Lucas’s Guidance On How To Do Self-Enquiry in a JournalJim Lucas’s webpageSelf-Help-Sat-Nav (Jim’s Podcast)Developing Openness to Feedback through Cultivating Healthy Self-Doubt (Article by Jason Luoma on www.ActwithCompassion.com)Article “Love yourself as a person, doubt yourself as a therapist.”Radically Open DBT WebsiteThe Resilient Practitioner by Thomas M. Skovholt and Michelle Trotter-Mathison.
Related POTC Episode:
46. Altruism And The Flow Of Compassion With Dr. Yotam Heineberg
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57 min
March 13, 2019 81. A Gift For You: 10 Min Breathing Meditation
Join Diana in a short breathing meditation. Take 10 minutes to savor the present moment and your breath!
A Gift For You: Pranayama Breathing Meditation89. A Gift For You. Soothing Rhythm Breathing122. Taking in the Good with Dr. Rick Hanson70. A Gift For You: Loving-Kindness Meditation
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11 min
March 06, 2019 80. Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics with Jeff Warren
In this episode, author and meditation expert Jeff Warren reveals the art, science, and fun of meditation for the fidgety skeptics among us. If your interest has been piqued by the buzz around meditation but you haven’t been able (or willing) to develop a meditation practice, then check out Yael’s conversation with Jeff Warren. Jeff is the co-author of the recent best seller, Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book.
Listen and Learn
What “counts” as meditation (hint: satin cushions, an empty mind, and major life changes are not required).Why equanimity is the “super juice” of meditation.The benefits (and drawbacks) of incorporating technology into a meditation practice.How Jeff deals with intense emotions and fidgety-ness in his own meditation practice.
About Jeff Warren
Jeff Warren
Jeff is a meditation teacher, writer, founder of the Consciousness Explorers Club, and co-author of the recent best seller, Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics. In this book, authors Jeff Warren, Dan Harris (ABC News correspondent and Good Morning America co-anchor), and Carlye Adler offer an irreverent exploration of the how’s and why’s of meditation. Jeff and his co-authors translate the science and practice of meditation with wisdom, wit, and by revealing their own personal challenges.
Using his humor and personal touch, Jeff has successfully taught meditation concepts and practices to audiences ranging from the Canadian Royal Mounted Police to squirmy six-year-olds to suspicious journalists. Jeff’s ongoing work includes his Consciousness Explorer’s Club, his weekly YouTube “Do Nothing Project,” and his traveling workshop and book aiming to teach individuals how to start their own local meditation groups using his Community Activation Kit. In addition to Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, Jeff is also the author of The Head Trip: Adventures on the Wheel of Consciousness. He offers guided meditations on the 10% Happier app and is a semi-regular guest on the 10% Happier Podcast.
Resources
Jeff Warren Web site (guided meditations, upcoming events, and media)The Consciousness Explorers Club’s (CEC) “Community Practice Activation Kit”Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics retreat (Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY, May 10-12, 2019)How to Guide Meditation: A Training for Everyone (Toronto, April 5-7, 2019)The 10% Happier AppMeditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book, by Dan Harris, Jeff Warren, & Carlye AdlerThe Head Trip: Adventures on the Wheel of Consciousness, by Jeff Warren10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in my Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing my Edge, and Found Self-Help that Actually Works—a True Story, by Dan HarrisThe Wisdom of No Escape by Pema Chodron
81. A Gift For You: 10 Minute Breathing Meditation
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1 hr 8 min