Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch
Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch
I’m Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone. And I’m Guy Winch, author of Emotional First Aid. We’re both advice columnists, TED speakers, and of course therapists in clinical practice who want to bring the lessons of the therapy room outside the therapy room… to all of you. Each week on DEAR THERAPISTS, we invite you to be a fly-on-the-wall in these personal, raw, transformative…Social links:
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Encore: S02 Ep 15 - Melissa’s Stifled Emotions
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Melissa, who has trouble identifying her emotions until they all pour out at once, leaving her kids and husband scared and confused. We help Melissa to get in touch with her feelings and use them to form stronger, healthier relationships with h…
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Encore: S02 Ep 14 - Paul’s Inappropriate Boss
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Paul whose boss texts him at all hours and doesn’t seem to respond to his attempts to set boundaries with her. We help him to see that this pattern has come up in his life before, and offer him a way to take back his agency. If you have a d…
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Encore: S02 Ep 13 - Audrey’s Narcissistic Ex-Husband
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Audrey, who seven years after divorcing a man she believes is narcissistic, has not yet moved on with her life. Her ex-husband is now getting remarried and she wonders why she has been unable to find a new relationship herself and why she might…
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Encore: How to Emotionally Free Yourself
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re checking in with Elena, Libby, Liam, and Haley for an update since their sessions with us last year. All of them were grappling with how to free themselves--from a person, situation, or their own problematic beliefs--and we think you’ll be inspired by hearing …
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Encore: S02 Ep 11 - Lauren’s Sexual Shame
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Lauren, a woman in her 50s who feels shame and embarrassment about her limited sexual and romantic experience. We help her recognize the real reasons she felt unable to have sex for so many years and how those same dynamics are still holding he…
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Encore: S02 Ep 10 - Mark’s Romantic Dilemma
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Mark, who is dealing with a lot of regret after losing the woman he loves. He wonders if he might be able to get her back now that he is working on the issues that caused her to leave, and we help him navigate a path forward. If you have a …
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Encore: S02 Ep 9 - Wendy’s Ruptured Friendship
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Wendy, who wonders whether a childhood friendship is worth saving after some conflict. We help her to move out of her comfort zone and tendency toward avoidance by opening up some difficult conversations she’s never had before--not just with he…
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Encore: Family Struggles: How We Move Through Them
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week our theme is family struggles and we’re catching up with Molly, Lenny, Christine, and Shannon from Season 1. We’ll hear how they’ve moved forward in their challenging family dynamics since our original sessions--and how you can apply their experiences to your own fa…
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Encore: S02 Ep 7 - Emma’s Unavailable Men
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in session with Emma, who wants to break her pattern of being drawn to older, unavailable men. We help her to see how her fear of rejection and loss after her father’s death serves to keep her safe but actually leaves her quite lonely. If you have a dilemm…
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Encore: S02 Ep 6 - Carol and Michelle’s Mother-Daughter Conflict
Hey, Fellow Travelers. This week we’re in a mother-daughter couples session with Carol and Michelle, who have a long history of tension in their relationship. We help them explore the deeper issues underlying Carol’s sense of having done her best for her daughter despite suffering from depression, …
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