Hello, friends! I hope that where ever you are, you are not absolutely melting from heat like I am. Even if you are, go chill in the air conditioning and settle in because this episode's a long one.

In this episode, I share the audio from THREE whole lessons of my online course, Kick Anxiety's Ass. These lessons talk all about structural changes to your life that you can make and habits that you can build to further support your anxiety conquest.

Since each lesson is over 20 minutes, this episode clocks in at well over an hour.

If you love what you hear, please check out the online course that it came from at kickanxietycourse.com

This episode is brought to you by Better Help. Visit betterhelp.com/duff for 10% off your first month of online professional counseling.

Hello, all! Thanks for having some patience with the lack of an episode last week. I think it was worth it because this is a packed episode. In this week's episode, I dive deep into my favorite tips and techniques to make you a better communicator and a better listener. In the field, we call these "active listening" techniques and they are the fundamental techniques that all therapists learn to help people open up and trust them.

Here are the tips covered:

• You have more than one shot.
• Pay attention to emotional state.
• Listen before speaking.
• Nonverbal behaviors.
• Open-ended questions.
• Restatements.
• Reflections.
• Silence.

I think you'll get a lot out of this episode!

Please continue sending me your questions and episode ideas to [email protected]

This week's sponsor is Raycon. Check out their awesome wireless earbuds at buyraycon.com/duff

Hello, friends! I hope that you're staying healthy and relatively happy out there. In this episode, I've got the following awesome questions for you:

• My fiance and I are stuck on different continents due to COVID. What can I do to deal with my sadness?
• I get rushes of adrenaline and panic attacks when moving around in bed at night. Why and what can I do?

Don't forget that you can still get the entire Kick Anxiety's Ass course for just $75 instead of $300. Head over and check out some free lessons!

This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market. Go to thrivemarket.com/duff to get a free gift with your risk-free membership.

Hello, friends! This episode is a question and answer show with a couple really great ones:

• How can I remember what brought be joy before depression?
• Should I stay away from me ex who was abusive to me?

As always, please send in your questions for the show to [email protected]

This episode is brought to you by Raycon. I'm loving their new Everyday E25 earbuds. Check out buyraycon.com/duff for 15% off your order.

Hello, friends!

This is a nice little Q&A episode featuring the following two questions:

• What can I do about my severe anxiety reaction when wearing a mask?
• Should I be taking psychiatric medication for my symptoms?

No sponsor this week, but don't forget that my comprehensive anxiety course is still available until this pandemic is done.

If you have questions or topic suggestions, send them over to [email protected]

Hello, everyone! I think you will really enjoy this episode. I sat out in the back yard with some candles, twinkle lights, and a couple glasses of wine with my lovely wife, Joelle and just talked. We really didn't have an agenda, so you are getting a normal raw convo between us.

We ended up talking about a variety of topics including Joelle's new embroidery hobby and my new gardening hobby. We also discuss our poly triad relationship, which didn't end up lasting, Joelle's own identity exploration, and why WE work as a couple. It was such as pleasure to sit down and share these snippets with you all.

This episodes sponsor is Thrive Market. Check out thrivemarket.com/duff for $20 shopping credit!

Hello, friends.

I asked on social media whether you'd prefer a Q&A or a guided meditation and the overwhelming answer was a guided meditation. I get it. We are STILL in uncertain and difficult times. I know that I'm dealing with my fair share of haywire thoughts. So, the purpose of this meditation is to help you get on a little better terms with your thoughts using the visualization of a snowglobe. Enjoy!

Please continue sending me your awesome questions and content suggestions to [email protected]!

Hello, all!

This episode features a re-release of one of my favorite episodes of all time. I go through 10 of the most common thinking traps. Also called cognitive distortions, thinking traps are patterns of unhelpful thinking that we all fall into at times. For those with mental health issues, they can become quite common. If you are interested in getting the free eBook based on this, head over to http://duffthepsych.com/subscribe

Next week will most likely be another Q&A, so keep sending me your awesome questions to [email protected]

Hello, friends. I have a Q&A for you today. Please enjoy and stay well. Here are the questions covered:

• How can I help my (teen) friend at school who seems to have depression?
• I am questioning my gender identity. What should I do?

As always, you can send me questions to [email protected]

Today's episode is brought to you by Thrive Market. Check out thrivemarket.com/duff to get up to $20 in shopping credit toward your first order.

Hello, friends! This is a re-release of episode 74, in which I dive deep into 10 tips that you can use to get the most out of therapy. This is great advice whether you are a therapy newbie, a seasoned veteran, or still thinking about whether therapy is for you. Here are the tips I cover:

1. You don't need to impress your therapist
2. Don't lie to your therapist
3. Don't be afraid to get emotional and let it out
4. Challenge your therapist and correct them
5. If it's not working, say something
6. Find someone you are comfortable with
7. Get therapy sooner
8. Take notes and journal
9. Do the homework and practice the skills
10. Talk about the relationship between you and your therapist during session

As always, you can send me questions to [email protected] and don't forget that the Kick Anxiety's Ass course remains open until the quarantine is over (it isn't).