How to Find a Therapist Who Can Help You

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Study after study shows that the most important factor in the success of your therapy is the relationship you have with your therapist. And so, and so I think it's really important that if you don't know anybody who has a good therapist who can recommend one, look on,. You know, look online, and usually have something about how they work or who they are or what their background is.

In Lori Gottlieb's new book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, she opens with a quote from James Baldwin that reads, "Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch."

In this episode, we talk about therapy, how it works, the misconceptions around it, and how people go from resisting change to embracing the behaviors required to alter their own thoughts and feelings when stuck in destructive, unhealthy loops. You'll also learn the difference between idiot compassion and wise compassion.

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