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Dec 27, 2021

The Sara Session—Total Blow Away!

(Part 2 of 2)

Last week, you heard the first part of the session with Sara, a woman haunted by feelings of anxiety and inferiority from the time she grew up in a village in Mexico. Because she received a great deal of mean-spirited put-downs, she same to see herself as an "outsider"...


Dec 20, 2021

The Sara Session—Total Blow Away!

(Part 1 of 2)

In one of my recent Tuesday psychotherapy training groups at Stanford, we reviewed the Interpersonal Downward Arrow Technique. This is a high-speed technique I created that allows you to rapidly identify the roles that you play in your relationships with others so you...


Dec 13, 2021

272 Ask David, with Special Guest, Dr. Matthew May: Shoulds, Free Treatment, Blame, and More!

Here are the questions for today’s Ask David, featuring special guest, Dr. Matt May, and, of course, Dr. Rhonda Barovsky!

  1. How can I turn off my Shoulds!?
  2. Is there a downside to treating people for free?
  3. What’s the...


Dec 6, 2021

Today’s podcast features Dr. Peter Spurrier, a British physician who has founded TEAM-UK. Peter describes how he spent most of his career as a physician in general practice, but was forced to see patients for only ten minutes due to the British health system. He didn’t like the “quick fix” approach to patients...


Nov 29, 2021

Today’s podcast features an esteemed colleague and beloved friend, Dr. Angela Krumm, who will describe her personal victory over a recent weight gain. We will illuminate the TEAM-CBT techniques she used so that you can use them yourself if you’d like to lose some weight.

But I have to warn you that you have to do...