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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Jun 14, 2018 • 18min
080 SelfWork: Kate Spade. Anthony Bourdain. Are We Asking The Right Questions?
Today’s podcast is in response to what has been a more than difficult week for many who looked up to and followed these two celebrities, Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. If you are one of them, or certainly someone who knew them personally, then our hearts are with you. It may be however you’re one […] The post 080 SelfWork: Kate Spade. Anthony Bourdain. Are We Asking The Right Questions? appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Jun 8, 2018 • 27min
079 SelfWork: Perfectly Hidden. An Interview with Stuart Walker
Stuart Walker is a friend to all, the owner of two successful gyms in Arkansas, and a dad and father of three children, two of whom have autism and one with other disabilities and significant physical problems. And he was suicidal for months before he finally broke down and sought help. Stuart is the exact […] The post 079 SelfWork: Perfectly Hidden. An Interview with Stuart Walker appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Jun 1, 2018 • 22min
078 SelfWork: Five Not-So-Simple Steps Toward Self-Forgiveness
“How can I forgive myself?” is a question I hear often as a therapist. We all can do things that we find more than difficult to forgive ourselves for, hurting people we care about or making a mistake that now carries guilt or shame. The opposite of this process is how people with narcissism view […] The post 078 SelfWork: Five Not-So-Simple Steps Toward Self-Forgiveness appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
May 25, 2018 • 21min
077 SelfWork: Confronting Negativity And “Feeling Stuck” In Depression
When you’re trying to move out of depression, negativity and “feeling stuck” — feeling hopeless about change — can be your worst enemies. How do you get your energy going outward instead of imploding inward? It’s often not easy. Here’s a simple exercise that can help you do just that. Even if you’re not depressed, […] The post 077 SelfWork: Confronting Negativity And “Feeling Stuck” In Depression appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
May 18, 2018 • 25min
076 SelfWork: 10 Ways To Survive Infertility Treatment
Infertility treatment can be an exhausting and lonely journey. I went through it myself, and was blessed to conceive a son through in vitro fertilization. In today’s podcast, I’ll offer ten things that can help keep you sane and emotionally stable, even in the midst of feeling so out of control. These tips could be […] The post 076 SelfWork: 10 Ways To Survive Infertility Treatment appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
May 11, 2018 • 30min
075 SelfWork: Interview with StigmaFighter’s Founder Sarah Fader
Sarah Fader, author, blogger and staunch warrior in the fight for education and openness about mental illness, is my first guest on SelfWork. Her work was featured in a powerful piece on The Washington Post as she speaks candidly about her own diagnoses — Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder — (which can be confusing […] The post 075 SelfWork: Interview with StigmaFighter’s Founder Sarah Fader appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
May 4, 2018 • 22min
074 SelfWork: Depression and The Unpredictability of Suicide
Today on SelfWork, we’re going to be looking at research asking the question is suicide predictable. There is also controversy about whether or not it’s preventable – I recently had a mom whose daughter had accidentally overdosed tell me with tears in her eyes. “I can’t go there. I can’t believe that I could’ve predicted […] The post 074 SelfWork: Depression and The Unpredictability of Suicide appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Apr 27, 2018 • 25min
073 SelfWork: Three Steps To Emotionally Get Control Of Yourself
Welcome to SelfWork! I’m talking about self-control today… especially emotional self-control. We won’t touch on addictions, although they obviously have to do with emotional self-control. We’re talking about in the realm of communication how to maintain self-control when you’re angry, or taken aback, afraid or surprised. There’s a simple mantra that can be helpful — […] The post 073 SelfWork: Three Steps To Emotionally Get Control Of Yourself appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Apr 20, 2018 • 20min
072 SelfWork: The One Question To Ask Yourself If You Take Things Too Personally
Today’s podcast identifies the one question that you can ask yourself before you take things too personally. I’ve heard lots of couples bicker and fight over the twenty-five years I’ve been a therapist, and this question will save you from so many assumptions and misunderstandings. I’ll use an example when I actually followed my own […] The post 072 SelfWork: The One Question To Ask Yourself If You Take Things Too Personally appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Apr 13, 2018 • 23min
071 SelfWork: The Disease of Perfectionism
Today’s topic is perfectionism. I call it a disease in the title because it can cause not only emotional and psychological problems when it’s out of control, but the stress of perfectionism can lead to illness and even suicide. I talked with a phenomenal expert on perfectionism last week, Dr. Gordon Flett, and I’ll have some […] The post 071 SelfWork: The Disease of Perfectionism appeared first on Dr. Margaret Rutherford. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
