Therapy For Real Life Podcast

What roles do you play in your life? Which of these roles are voluntary vs. involuntary? How do the roles that you play impact your level of burnout? Tune in to this episode of the Therapy For Real Life Podcast to learn about role strain, role conflict, and role loss to better understand your own burnout prevention needs. Think about ways that you can buffer and support the roles you play, while also protecting the roles that matter most in your life. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com [This episode was originally broadcast in October of 2019).

Did you know that there are specific behaviors that reliably predict relationship success or failure? Host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW explains research from the Gottman Method to help us understand key differences between relationship “masters and disasters.” Learn practical skills that you can use to buffer your relationship against unhealthy habits. Practice the relationship skills that you will need to outlast any crisis—including quarantine with a loved one during a global health pandemic! This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com

Our own reactions to stress can often make a crisis situation feel even worse. Host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW adapts the Dialectical Behavior Therapy skill — “Improve The Moment” — to explain how small acts of self-care can help you get through life’s hardest moments. Listen in as Anna lists off 50 examples of tiny mood enhancers that you can use even in the midst of a global health pandemic! This is not therapy. This is Real Life. Learn more: TherapyForRealLife.com (This episode was originally broadcast in April 2019).

Coping with uncertainty is hard— really, really, hard! Host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW shares simple self-care strategies that you can use to cope with stress of the unknown. Learn what you can do to manage difficult feelings, such as anxiety, overwhelm, and despair, during times of crisis or uncertainty. Learn about self-care and relationship skills that you can use to boost a sense of security, even when you are facing legitimate fear or danger. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com

Therapy only works if you apply what you are learning in real life, which is why therapists often assign practice exercises between sessions. Host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW shares her list of favorite books to share in therapy to extend learning beyond the session. Anna highlights authors who translate mindfulness and relationship research into practical strategies that anyone can use. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com . Follow @therapyforreallife on Instagram for a full list of the books mentioned in this episode.

Therapy For Real Life Podcast aims to adapt burnout prevention concepts into everyday self-care ideas. Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW highlights the power of mindfulness in this episode as we all cope with a rising health crisis and accompanying health anxiety. Anna explains how mindfulness skills can be used to cope with the realities of pain, as well as the anxieties of fear. Pause your routine briefly to experience the effects of ‘paradoxical relaxation’ as Anna leads you through a mini meditation practice. Observe the natural effects of noticing physical sensations mindfully, without judgement. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com

Would you like to take charge of your life in the way that master sports players take charge of the game? This episode teaches you principles of sports psychology to help you personalize success in your own life. Learn how visualization skills help high performers boost their game — and what this means for changing your own habits. Podcast host and burnout prevention psychotherapist Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW explains how to adapt Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills into self-care strategies to counter everyday stress. This is not therapy. This is Real Life . Learn more about burnout prevention resources, self-care ideas, and different therapy styles at: TherapyForRealLife.com

Have you ever felt truly motivated to break an unhealthy habit, and yet struggled to actually make a lasting change? The Therapy For Real Life Podcast helps you make sense of problem behaviors in this episode by breaking unhealthy patterns into their component parts. Show host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW explains concepts from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help you adapt these ideas into strategic self-care. Learn from your own patterns of behavior to create an alternative coping plan. You will also hear how a DBT therapist can help you go beyond self-care into a deeper understanding of unconscious drivers of behavior. Learn how DBT concepts can help you personalize incentives and reward healthy behavior change. Follow along with Marsha Linehan's DBT Handouts and Worksheets (2nd Ed. from Guilford Press)... Or, simply listen along to hear what DBT can teach you about taking control of your time, your decisions, and your life. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com

The Therapy For Real Life Podcast deconstructs Problem-Solving Therapy in this episode as host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW helps you get organized in your approach to self-care. Anna explains why stress is so disorienting and how building competence with problem solving can have a tremendous impact on your mood. Learn from concepts drawn and adapted from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help you improve your own self-care routine. Finish the episode by practicing mini mindfulness skills to help you make up your mind in spite of stress. Make self-care part of something radically better in your life. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForRealLife.com

The Therapy For Real Life Podcast continues it’s explainer series of adapting Dialectical Behavior Therapy into self-care skills for everyday life. This episode outlines the biggest obstacles you will face as you regulate your mood in stressful situations. Learn how to protect your self-care routine by buffering against these moody triggers. Plan small ways to practice self-care and avoid burnout. Follow along in the DBT Skills Training Manual of Handouts and Worksheets 2nd Ed. by Marsha Linehan, PhD from the Guilford Press. Show host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW translates therapy-speak into actionable ideas that anyone can use in real time. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForReaLife.com

New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb joins the Therapy For Real Life podcast to demystify the therapy process with host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW. Anna talks with Lori about her latest book — Maybe You Should Talk to Someone — and the stories we tell in therapy. Lori’s book follows the lives of four individuals in therapy, as well the tumultuous break-up that sends Lori to therapy herself. Anna and Lori discuss the roles that shame, secrets, and privacy play in and out of session. Lori gets personal about what happens when the therapist takes their turn on the therapy couch. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. Learn more: TherapyForRealLife.com . (This episode was originally released in April of 2019).

The Therapy For Real Life Podcast is celebrating a full year of podcasting by releasing a compilation of 8 guided meditations from the show's year in review. Make yourself comfortable as you listen to show host Anna Lindberg Cedar MPA LCSW adapt Dialectical Behavior Therapy and other mindfulness practices into self-care practices that you can take with you anywhere. Listen in to this episode as we skip all of the chit-chat, interviews, and self-care explainers in order to dive right into your relaxation practice. Listen to this episode in small doses as you practice one mindfulness meditation at a time... Or, settle in for all 8 meditations to give yourself more time for relaxation and respite. DBT teaches us that mindfulness mediation has been shown to reduce stress, increase pleasurable experiences, and help you make contact with the present moment. The Therapy For Real Life Podcast will return in the new year with brand new content, expert interviews, and more self-care suggestions for everyday life. This

The Therapy For Real Life Podcast is celebrating a full year of self-care episodes by releasing 8 daily mini meditations selected from the year in review. This episode continues the series with a brief guided practice in progressive muscle relaxation, a skill that the podcast previously discussed in its review of bio-mood hacks from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Therapy For Real Life host Anna Lindberg Cedar adapts concepts drawn from DBT and other mindfulness practices to show how self-care can be incorporated into small moments of everyday life. DBT teaches us that mindfulness meditation has been found to alleviate stress, increase pleasurable experiences, and help you make contact with the present moment. Today's episode is the last mini meditation in the 8 day series before Therapy For Real Life Podcast releases a compilation all 8 mini meditations in a year-end finale episode. Stay tuned! This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForReaLife.com

The Therapy For Real Life Podcast is celebrating a year in review by releasing 8 daily guided meditations chosen from the show's best of the year. This mini meditation series will culminate with a final compilation episode of all 8 mindfulness meditations. Today's Therapy For Real Life episode features Anna Lindberg Cedar's adaptation of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy mindfulness exercise, Turning The Mind, a practice in radical acceptance. DBT teaches us that mindfulness meditation has been found to alleviate stress, increase pleasurable experiences, and help you make contact with the present moment. Stay tuned to hear all 8 mini meditations as we celebrate one year of self-care podcasting. This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForReaLife.com

The Therapy For Real Life Podcast is celebrating a full year of self-care episodes by releasing 8 daily guided meditations from the year in review. Today’s episode features a special guest as we listen back to Angela Madonia guide us through a mindful yoga practice. Therapy For Real Life Host Anna Lindberg Cedar interviewed Angela earlier this year to talk about the self-care benefits of gratitude practice. Listen in to this week's series of daily guided meditation practices to skip all of the interview content and dive right into relaxation. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches us that mindfulness meditation has been found to alleviate stress, increase pleasurable experiences, and help you make contact with the present moment. The Therapy For Real Life Podcast will release a self-care package of all 8 mini meditations in a year-end finale episode. Stay tuned! This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForReaLife.com

The Therapy For Real Life Podcast continues its series of 8 daily guided meditations to celebrate a year in review of self-care episodes. This episode continues with the miniest of guided meditations for a two minute practice. Therapy For Real Life Host Anna Lindberg Cedar adapts Dialectical Behavior Therapy’s mindfulness exercise, Willing Hands, as a practice in how small and gentle self-care ideas can make a big difference in everyday life. DBT teaches us that mindfulness meditation has been found to alleviate stress, increase pleasurable experiences, and help you make contact with the present moment. The Therapy For Real Life Podcast will release a self-care package of all 8 mini meditations in a year-end finale episode. Stay tuned! This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForReaLife.com

The Therapy For Real Life Podcast is celebrating a full year of self-care episodes by releasing 8 daily mini meditations selected from the year in review. This episode continues the series with a mini explainer on the benefits paced breathing and a brief guided practice. Therapy For Real Life Host Anna Lindberg Cedar adapts concepts drawn from Dialectical Behavior Therapy with gentle self-care ideas for everyday life. DBT teaches us that mindfulness meditation has been found to alleviate stress, increase pleasurable experiences, and help you make contact with the present moment. The Therapy For Real Life Podcast will release a self-care package of all 8 mini meditations in a year-end finale episode. Stay tuned! This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForReaLife.com

The Therapy For Real Life Podcast is celebrating a full year of self-care episodes by releasing 8 mini meditations selected from the year in review. Continue this series by settling in for a Loving Kindness guided meditation. Therapy For Real Life Host Anna Lindberg Cedar guides you through a series of gentle mindfulness exercises throughout this 8 day release period. Mindfulness meditation has been found to alleviate stress, increase pleasurable experiences, and help you make contact with the present moment. Listen in to hear mindfulness exercises adapted from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness meditation practices. Some practices, such as the Loving Kindness meditation, have been in use for thousands of years. The Therapy For Real Life Podcast will release a self-care package of all 8 mini meditations in one episode by year end. Stay tuned! This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForReaLife.com

The Therapy For Real Life Podcast is celebrating a full year of self-care episodes by releasing 8 mini meditations selected from the year in review. Continue this series by making yourself comfortable and settling in for a guided meditation of your favorite place. Therapy For Real Life Host Anna Lindberg Cedar will guide you through a series of gentle mindfulness exercises throughout this 8 day release period. Mindfulness meditation has been found to alleviate stress, increase pleasurable experiences, and help you make contact with the present moment. Listen in to hear examples of mindfulness exercises adapted from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness meditation practices. The Therapy For Real Life Podcast will release a self-care package of all 8 mini meditations in one episode by year end. Stay tuned! This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForReaLife.com

The Therapy For Real Life Podcast is celebrating a full year of self-care episodes by releasing 8 mini meditations selected from the year in review. Enjoy the first in this series by making yourself comfortable and settling in for a mindful body scan. Therapy For Real Life Host Anna Lindberg Cedar guides you through a gentle mindfulness exercise of sensory awareness. Mindfulness meditation has been found to alleviate stress, increase pleasurable experiences, and help you make contact with the present moment. Listen in to hear examples of mindfulness exercises adapted from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness meditation practices. The Therapy For Real Life Podcast will release mini meditations every day until all 8 are released in a self-care package at the end of the series. Stay tuned! This is not therapy. This is Real Life. TherapyForReaLife.com