The Power of Uncertainty

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A lot of us come to therapy feeling trapped by something. You remind me of this cartoon of a prisoner shaking the bars desperately trying to get out. But on the right and the left, the bars are open. And it was such a revelation because all we have to do is walk around those bars most of the time. Most of us don't because we want the freedom. We want to get out of jail but with freedom comes responsibility.

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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