Accept this Sh__? Hell No!
Rhonda and David are joined in today’s podcast by two dear friends, Dr. Matt May, a popular regular on our show, and Matt Pierce, a co-founder of the soon-to-be-released Feeling Great App
You’ve probably heard about acceptance. It’s a popular buzzword in the mental health space these days. In fact, some experts claim that it’s THE key to happiness and enlightenment.
It’s NOT, but it can be incredibly helpful.
I wanted to learn more about Acceptance and put some numbers on it’s effectiveness, or lack of effectiveness, so I recently sent an invitation to the 45,000 people on my mailing lists to complete a new survey on acceptance and resistance. More than 1,000 quickly responded, which was great. I hoped the data could provide some answers questions like these:
- What is acceptance?
- How interested are we in accepting themselves, other people, and the world?
- Many people, and perhaps most of us, strenuously resist acceptance. Why?
- What are the things that we have the most trouble accepting about ourselves and others?
- Is all the hype about acceptance justified? Does it actually have meaningful effects on how we feel?
- Can money buy happiness? And if so, how much, exactly, does it cost?
- Why are single people more depressed and unhappy than people with partners? And if so, is it because of the lack of a loving partner? Or was there some other reason?
Thanks for listening! David, Rhonda & Matt
Contact Information
To learn more about the soon-to-be released Feeling Great App, please sign up at www. FeelingGood.com/app
Dr. Matthew May practices in Menlo Park, California. You can visit his website at https://www.matthewmaymd.com. David and Rhonda describe him as a “world-class therapist. . . the best of the best!”
Dr. Rhonda Barovsky is a Level 5 Certified TEAM-CBT therapist and trainer and specializes in the treatment of trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. You can reach her at: rhonda@feelinggreattherapycenter.com.
You can reach Dr. Burns at david@feelinggood.com.
This is the cover of my most recent book, Feeling Great.
It’s on sale at right now on Amazon and is ridiculously cheap!
The kindle, audio and paperback versions are now available too! 
