The Hardcore Self Help Podcast

So this is interesting. I have my first Anonymous guest on the show. This person offered to come on and talk about their experiences with many different topics such as self-harm, childhood sexual abuse, and learning to take chances with the support of ongoing psychotherapy. She also generously offered to take follow up questions through email at ba04700@gmail.com. Feel free to shoot her a message to say thanks for sharing her story!  Next week will be another Q&A episode, so send me your questions on twitter at http://twitter.com/duffthepsych or through email at duffthepsych@gmail.com

Welcome to another question and answer episode. Some really fantastic questions this time around. Thank you so much for sending them in. I also give a little update about my next audiobook! Here's what is covered in this episode: -How to deal with binge eating as a man -How to reduce panic attacks  -How to "fire" a therapy client As always, you can reach me on twitter at http://twitter.com/duffthepsych or email me at duffthepsych@gmail.com

This week is another fantastic interview. I got the chance to sit and talk with a friend of mine, Andrea Gustafson, about her experiences with self-harm. More specifically, we talk about non-suicidal cutting, which means slicing yourself with a razor while NOT intending to kill yourself. It was super brave of Andrea to put herself out there and be honest in this episode, so please consider dropping her a line over on twitter at http://twitter.com/ajgus83 to say thank you!  Next week will be another Q & A episode, so as always send your questions to me on twitter http://twitter.com/duffthepsych or through email duffthepsych@gmail.com

First off - super sorry about the technical glitches this past week. Had to switch to a new webhost because my old one (rhymes with shmost shmator) was being incredibly unhelpful in getting my site back up. That said, we should be in the clear now! This is a Q&A episode. You all send in some fantastic questions this week and I am super excited to share them. Here's what I cover in this episode: -How can I help my daughter who seems to have anxiety like mine?  -Do I have sexual addiction or is my conservative background blowing things out of proportion? -How do you deal with differing terminology in therapy?    As always, you can reach my on twitter at http://twitter.com/duffthepsych or through email at duffthepsych@gmail.com 

This week I interview the lovely, talented, and down to earth Angel Giuffria. Angel is a congenital amputee who is missing a large portion of her left arm. She has used prosthetics all throughout her life and currently uses a bionic arm, which allows her to grip and rotate her hand. We cover all sorts of interesting topics, so please enjoy our wide-ranging interview.  Currently Angel is keeping quite busy by working as an actress, informing the masses through public speaking, and grinding out the rest of her graduate school program. Find more of Angel on twitter at https://twitter.com/aannggeellll or on her imdb page at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6262260/?ref_=nmmd_md_nm

I really liked the questions in this episode. Quite a variety here. Please forgive my more subdued voice - I had a long day full of talking. Anyway, here are the questions that I cover: 1 - How to overcome the impostor syndrome (feeling like you are a fraud). 2 - How to have good relationships when you have intense, codependent tendencies. 3 - What you can do about upset stomach with anxiety.  As always you can send your questions to http://twitter.com/duffthepsych or email duffthepsych@gmail.com 

This is a super interesting interview! I got a chance to speak to Shannon McFarlin who is a therapist from Talkspace. Talkspace is one of the biggest platforms for internet-based psychotherapy for an affordable price. I do private online therapy, but I was not familiar with larger platforms like Talkspace, so this was totally enlightening for me. I walked away with a very positive impression. If you or a loved one is thinking about trying out online therapy, check out http://talkspace.com and be sure to visit Shannon and say thank you over at http://shannonmcfarlin.com.  

Got another episode full of very thought provoking listener questions for you today. If you would like to add any thoughts to my answers, tweet me @duffthepsych and I will retweet you! The questions in this episode are: 1. Is it okay to hug your therapist? 2. When should I bring up my bumpy relationship history with my new partner? 3. Should I change therapists?    As always you can send me questions on twitter at http://twitter.com/duffthepsych or you can email me at duffthepsych@gmail.com  

In this episode, I interview Lindsay Istace who is the creator or Rage Yoga (http://rageyoga.com). You have probably heard of Rage Yoga already since it blew up on the news and social media. It is an alternative approach to yoga that strips away the BS and encourages you to release your inner tension through the use of a few choice expletives and "fist unicorn" additions to your normal yoga poses. This was a really insightful interview and I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did.  Please take a minute to check out all things rage yoga: http://rageyoga.com http://twitter.com/rageyoga https://www.facebook.com/rageyoga   As a reminder, you can always reach me with feedback or questions at http://twitter.com/duffthepsych or duffthepsych@gmail.com

In this episode, I answer three super awesome questions that all have to do with different aspects of relationships. 1- How to cope with a severely depressed spouse when you are prone to depression and anxiety yourself. 2- How to break down the walls that prevent you from truly connecting with other people. 3- How to "get over" the loss of a relationship.    As always, you can reach my at http://twitter.com/duffthepsych or via email at duffthepsych@gmail.com  

This episode features a great interview with a new friend, Mike Billstrom from http://theartofgrowth.com. Mike talks about how he had to grow up very quickly to overcome an extremely turbulent upbringing. He found himself in the throes of depression, anxiety, and terrible self-esteem. That is until he found inspiration in the most unlikely of places...   

Another awesome episode full of listener questions. Don't forget to send in your questions to me on twitter (http://twitter.com/duffthepsych) or via email (duffthepsych@gmail.com). In this episode, I cover these really interesting questions: 1- What can I do about my social anxiety when I have to interact with important people? 2- Is there hope for me in recovering from my sexual abuse? 3- Should I worry about hallucinations that come along with my migraines?

This is an awesome episode. I welcome my very first guest, Ryan, to the show. He is a buddy of mine from college and we talk about his experiences with depression. I am really happy with this interview because Ryan was so willing to talk candidly and openly about things that just don't seem to be talked about enough in every day life. He has an awesome personal blog and I reference a particular post that he wrote about depression, which you can find here: https://trecenti.wordpress.com/2016/03/18/depression/ As always, you can send me your questions, thoughts, feedback, suggestions etc. via twitter at http://twitter.com/duffthepsych or email them to me at duffthepsych@gmail.com Check out my books at http://hardcoreselfhelp.com and shoot me an email if you can't afford them for any reason (you don't need to tell me why). 

In this episode I ask you for your reviews and take some wonderful listener questions. You can send your questions to http://twitter.com/duffthepsych or email them to duffthepsych@gmail.com. First question: What if I am too aware of my anxiety? Second question: How to deal with panic attacks aside from medication? Third question: Are pets actually beneficial to your mental health? As always, check out my books at http://hardcoreselfhelp.com

In this episode, I make a few short announcements and then take a fewawesome questions from listeners. You can send your questions tohttp://twitter.com/duffthepsych or email them toduffthepsych@gmail.com.First question: How to avoid explosive anger like my dad?Second question: How can I find services without insurance?Third question: Can quitting cigarettes lead to depression?As always, check out my books at http://hardcoreselfhelp.com

In this episode I introduce you to the new podcast and take two Twitter questions and one Reddit question. You can find me on twitter at http://twitter.com/duffthepsych.  First question: Is seven medications for anxiety and depression just crazy? Second question: What's the point of getting extensive testing for dementia? Third question: How to help a family member who has slid back into depression?    As always, check out my books at http://hardcoreselfhelp.com