The Hardcore Self-Help Podcast with Duff the Psych

Thanks for your patience with my little break last week. I needed to allow myself to be human for a bit. Hopefully you enjoyed and made good use of the guided relaxation. This week it's back to the questions. I take some tough but important questions in this episode. Here's what we cover: Is it possible for a relationship to survive emotional abuse? Should I be worried about my word finding difficulties? How do I feel better about cutting ties with my family? As always you can send me your questions at duffthepsych@gmail.com or on twitter at http://twitter.com/duffthepsych

Things have been weird over here in the states. I need a break from podcasting this week and I think we could all use a little relaxation. Whether this relaxation is to help you cope or to rejuvenate you to get back out there and keep at it... you deserve a few deep breaths. What I uploaded for you this week is a guided muscle relaxation. There is no intro or anything like that. I just dive straight into a walkthrough of how you can use your breath and muscle tension to put yourself into a deep state of relaxation. Enjoy and take good care of yourselves.

Thanks so much to those of you who recently left iTunes reviews. I really appreciate it. These are the three episodes that I took on this episode: What can I do to help my brother with OCD? What if social anxiety gets in the way of therapy? How can I cope with my extremely stressful job? I also mentioned some links in this episode... Sorting Therapy: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sorting-therapy-sort-colors/id1123877452?mt=8 Teen Vogue Article: http://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-to-expect-at-first-therapy-session-counseling Dissertation: http://duffthepsych.com/internettherapy TalkSpace Episode: http://duffthepsych.com/episode10 As always you can send me your questions at duffthepsych@gmail.com or http://twitter.com/duffthepsych

Hello! A nice wide ranging set of questions this time. Don't be afraid to send in any questions that you have. There are no bad questions (within reason...)! Here's what we cover in this episode: How do you find a therapist who meets certain demographic specifications? Is pain a necessary part of changing behavior? Should you have firm boundaries with a parent? As always you can send your questions to duffthepsych@gmail.com or hit me up on twitter at http://twitter.com/duffthepsych

Another great episode full of your questions. We start off pretty heavy and then move to some lighter questions. I did record this in the middle of the day and my son started having a meltdown upstairs, so if you listen close you can hear some of him crying toward the end of the episode. Oops! I would really appreciate it if you shared the show with your friends and/or wrote a review of the show on iTunes. THANKS!! Here are the questions in this episode: How can I care for myself and start to feel alive again with an alcoholic partner and an overwhelming life? What should I do about a therapist that talks about himself too much? How can I focus on self-improvement when I'm overwhelmed with school and work? As always you can send me your questions big or small to duffthepsych@gmail.com http://twitter.com/duffthepsych or http://facebook.com/duffthepsych

You asked for it! Here's a deep dive episode all about Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. I briefly mention this, but I didn't give nearly enough emphasis to the fact that you can have the primarily inattentive type, the hyperactive/impulsive type, or the combined type. Oops! In the episode, I mention my interview on the MyCoda podcast, which you can find here: http://www.mycoda.net/session-020/ You should also be checking me out on facebook http://facebook.com/duffthepsych Next week is a Q&A, so send me your questions!! duffthepsych@gmail.com

I'm back from a quick little vacation and ready to get back into the grind! This episode, I took three questions from the same person. Thought it would be an interesting thing to do and they sent in a nice variety of questions. Here's what is covered: -Would group therapy or individual therapy be better for me? -How can parents create an emotionally open environment for their kids? -What do I do if I feel comfortable in my depression? As always you can reach me through email at duffthepsych@gmail.com or on twitter at http://twitter.com/duffthepsych

I know I saw this every week, but we have some awesome questions today. I get the opportunity to give into some tough questions and hopefully provide a little insight into some of the more difficult mental health issues. Don't forget to check out http://audibletrial.com/duff if you want a free audiobook. Keep the awesome questions coming. Shoot me an email to duffthepsych@gmail.com or find me at http://twitter.com/duffthepsych or http://facebook.com/duffthepsych

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Hello, friends! As always thank you for continuing to supply me with a wealth of super awesome, honest, and candid questions. Today is no exception. I cover three really great listener questions in depth. I need your feedback! What topics would you like me to cover in my future "deep dive" episodes? Here are the questions for this episode: Should I be worried about the critical voice in my head and what can I do about my crippling anxiety? How can I get over a break up when there is money involved? Does this count as emotional abuse? What should I do about it? As always you can send me your questions to duffthepsych@gmail.com or on twitter at http://twitter.com/duffthepsych