What roles do you play in your life? Which of these roles are voluntary vs. involuntary? How do the roles that you play impact your level of burnout? Tune in to this episode of the Therapy For Real Life Podcast to learn about role strain, role conflict, and role loss to better understand your own burnout prevention needs. Think about ways that you can buffer and support the roles you play, while also protecting the roles that matter most in your life. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com [This episode was originally broadcast in October of 2019).

Did you know that there are specific behaviors that reliably predict relationship success or failure? Host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW explains research from the Gottman Method to help us understand key differences between relationship “masters and disasters.” Learn practical skills that you can use to buffer your relationship against unhealthy habits. Practice the relationship skills that you will need to outlast any crisis—including quarantine with a loved one during a global health pandemic! This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com

Our own reactions to stress can often make a crisis situation feel even worse. Host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW adapts the Dialectical Behavior Therapy skill — “Improve The Moment” — to explain how small acts of self-care can help you get through life’s hardest moments. Listen in as Anna lists off 50 examples of tiny mood enhancers that you can use even in the midst of a global health pandemic! This is not therapy. This is Real Life. Learn more: TherapyForRealLife.com (This episode was originally broadcast in April 2019).

Coping with uncertainty is hard— really, really, hard! Host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW shares simple self-care strategies that you can use to cope with stress of the unknown. Learn what you can do to manage difficult feelings, such as anxiety, overwhelm, and despair, during times of crisis or uncertainty. Learn about self-care and relationship skills that you can use to boost a sense of security, even when you are facing legitimate fear or danger. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com

Therapy only works if you apply what you are learning in real life, which is why therapists often assign practice exercises between sessions. Host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW shares her list of favorite books to share in therapy to extend learning beyond the session. Anna highlights authors who translate mindfulness and relationship research into practical strategies that anyone can use. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com . Follow @therapyforreallife on Instagram for a full list of the books mentioned in this episode.

Therapy For Real Life Podcast aims to adapt burnout prevention concepts into everyday self-care ideas. Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW highlights the power of mindfulness in this episode as we all cope with a rising health crisis and accompanying health anxiety. Anna explains how mindfulness skills can be used to cope with the realities of pain, as well as the anxieties of fear. Pause your routine briefly to experience the effects of ‘paradoxical relaxation’ as Anna leads you through a mini meditation practice. Observe the natural effects of noticing physical sensations mindfully, without judgement. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com

Would you like to take charge of your life in the way that master sports players take charge of the game? This episode teaches you principles of sports psychology to help you personalize success in your own life. Learn how visualization skills help high performers boost their game — and what this means for changing your own habits. Podcast host and burnout prevention psychotherapist Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW explains how to adapt Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills into self-care strategies to counter everyday stress. This is not therapy. This is Real Life . Learn more about burnout prevention resources, self-care ideas, and different therapy styles at: TherapyForRealLife.com

Have you ever felt truly motivated to break an unhealthy habit, and yet struggled to actually make a lasting change? The Therapy For Real Life Podcast helps you make sense of problem behaviors in this episode by breaking unhealthy patterns into their component parts. Show host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW explains concepts from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help you adapt these ideas into strategic self-care. Learn from your own patterns of behavior to create an alternative coping plan. You will also hear how a DBT therapist can help you go beyond self-care into a deeper understanding of unconscious drivers of behavior. Learn how DBT concepts can help you personalize incentives and reward healthy behavior change. Follow along with Marsha Linehan's DBT Handouts and Worksheets (2nd Ed. from Guilford Press)... Or, simply listen along to hear what DBT can teach you about taking control of your time, your decisions, and your life. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com

The Therapy For Real Life Podcast deconstructs Problem-Solving Therapy in this episode as host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW helps you get organized in your approach to self-care. Anna explains why stress is so disorienting and how building competence with problem solving can have a tremendous impact on your mood. Learn from concepts drawn and adapted from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help you improve your own self-care routine. Finish the episode by practicing mini mindfulness skills to help you make up your mind in spite of stress. Make self-care part of something radically better in your life. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com

The Therapy For Real Life Podcast continues it’s explainer series of adapting Dialectical Behavior Therapy into self-care skills for everyday life. This episode outlines the biggest obstacles you will face as you regulate your mood in stressful situations. Learn how to protect your self-care routine by buffering against these moody triggers. Plan small ways to practice self-care and avoid burnout. Follow along in the DBT Skills Training Manual of Handouts and Worksheets 2nd Ed. by Marsha Linehan, PhD from the Guilford Press. Show host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW translates therapy-speak into actionable ideas that anyone can use in real time. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForReaLife.com