The SelfWork Podcast
Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD
I'm Dr. Margaret, a psychologist for over 30 years, TEDx speaker, and the author of Perfectly Hidden Depression. I created The SelfWork Podcast in 2016 to explain mental health treatment and to give you the chance to consider therapy without thinking it's weird or that it somehow suggests you can't fix your own problems. My team is very honored that nine years later, SelfWork has earned nearly 5 million downloads! Each episode features the popular listener question as well as interviews with outstanding guests, authors, and experts, adding to the wide diversity of topics listeners so appreciate. Regularly rated as one of the top mental health/depression podcasts out there (ranked as a top .5% internationally) I keep it short, casual, and focused on "what you can do about it." I'd love to hear from you. Please join me.
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Mar 15, 2019 • 20min
120 SelfWork: The Role of Disappointment in Relationships: How Much Is Too Much?
Disappointment is hard to hear, and sometimes hard to reveal, but it’s also inevitable in a relationship. Whether it’s a one-time event or there’s a pattern that’s been established, there’s a way to work them out. But it takes emotional maturity and realizing that each time you work through a disappointment together, you build trust. […] The post 120 SelfWork: The Role of Disappointment in Relationships: How Much Is Too Much? appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Mar 8, 2019 • 19min
119 SelfWork: Why Risk Telling Your Truth? Why Risk Vulnerability?
Vulnerability is a topic near and dear to my heart because I believe it’s so important to true change and growth. As prominent researcher and author Dr. Brené Brown says, “You can’t get to change without vulnerability.. period.” Vulnerability requires opening up, letting others in and telling your truth. Most of my most obvious vulnerability […] The post 119 SelfWork: Why Risk Telling Your Truth? Why Risk Vulnerability? appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Mar 1, 2019 • 20min
118 SelfWork: The Incredible Power of Journaling
I was caught off guard the other day when in my FaceBook group, I asked them to journal about a specific topic, and someone wrote that they didn’t know what journaling was. So let’s talk about journaling. What is it? How is it helpful? Are there specific problems where journaling is particularly helpful? What might make […] The post 118 SelfWork: The Incredible Power of Journaling appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Feb 22, 2019 • 22min
117 SelfWork: A Three Step Guide to Making Decisions You Won’t (Likely) Regret
Have you made choices you terribly regret? How do you evaluate the decisions you make? Most of us might say that a choice was “right” if in five days, or five months or five years. we still feel that it was. If it stands up to the test of time, we can reassure ourselves that […] The post 117 SelfWork: A Three Step Guide to Making Decisions You Won’t (Likely) Regret appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Feb 15, 2019 • 21min
116 SelfWork: Do You Have Perfectly Hidden or High Functioning Depression? And Why Does It Matter?
Dive into the nuances between Perfectly Hidden Depression and high-functioning depression. Discover how these conditions can manifest, often leaving emotional pain concealed beneath a confident facade. The discussion touches on the importance of acknowledging one's feelings for healing. Listener stories highlight the profound impacts of mental health awareness on personal journeys and the essential need for emotional support. This engaging conversation advocates for self-advocacy in navigating mental health challenges.
Feb 8, 2019 • 22min
115 SelfWork: The Awesome, Frustrating, Complicated Job of Step-Parenting and How to Avoid Common Mistakes
Step-parenting may be one of the hardest jobs on earth, second only to parenting. It’s complicated, awesome, frustrating and sometimes downright irritating. Blending families successfully takes much more time than people want to think. There can be lots of personalities involved, old wounds and new hurts. So much depends on time and in what context […] The post 115 SelfWork: The Awesome, Frustrating, Complicated Job of Step-Parenting and How to Avoid Common Mistakes appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Feb 1, 2019 • 26min
114 SelfWork: How to Find and Interview A Potential Therapist
How do you find a therapist? What are the pros and cons if you get a referral from a friend? What questions is it okay to ask before you start working with them? All of these questions will be answered today. Finding a therapist that you believe understands and tunes into you is a vital […] The post 114 SelfWork: How to Find and Interview A Potential Therapist appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Jan 25, 2019 • 22min
113 SelfWork: When You Feel Like A Fake: Ten Ways to Challenge Imposter Syndrome
If you’re successful but you walk around feeling like a fake, you could be experiencing what’s called imposter syndrome – the fear that you aren’t what you appear to be. That you haven’t truly earned your place. That any day now, someone is going to discover that you’re a phony or a fraud. We’ll be featuring the […] The post 113 SelfWork: When You Feel Like A Fake: Ten Ways to Challenge Imposter Syndrome appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Jan 18, 2019 • 21min
112 SelfWork: One Way to Confront Your Fear of Aging — No Matter How Old You Are
Let’s face it. With each new birthday, with every new decade, you can become more afraid of the future. No matter what your age, you can worry and dread aging. How do you keep on growing a sense of purpose and positivity in the face of these inevitable changes? You can tuck, and plank, and devour […] The post 112 SelfWork: One Way to Confront Your Fear of Aging — No Matter How Old You Are appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Jan 11, 2019 • 23min
111 SelfWork: How to Stay Out of Texting Trouble
Today texting is the topic and I’m talking about how to keep texting safe and healthy in both a relationship and in families. We’ll reference an article by Christine Schoenwald featured in Psych Central who talks about the six ways it can cause problems. But I’m going to stress how those problems can be avoided […] The post 111 SelfWork: How to Stay Out of Texting Trouble appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
