by Dr. Burns | Jan 5, 2017 | Ask Dr. David
Hi Website visitors, I got an interesting email from a brilliant colleague, Rabbi Joel Zeff, who joined one of the Sunday hikes a year or so ago. He asked about the ethical implications of one of the ten cognitive distortions: Should Statements. This is a cool topic,...
by Dr. Burns | Jan 2, 2017 | Feeling Good™ Podcasts
In this podcast, David answers a challenging question posed by a listener: Dear Dr. David: In your Feeling Good Handbook, you suggest that the reader just allows himself or herself to be an ordinary person instead of trying to be perfect. Contrary to your opinion in...
by Dr. Burns | Dec 28, 2016 | Feeling Good™ Podcasts
In this Podcast, David and Fabrice are joined by Lisa Kelley, a certified TEAM-CBT therapist and former journalist from Littleton, Colorado. Lisa interviews David about an interview / blog David has just published on this website. For the full PDF of the article,...
by Dr. Burns | Dec 26, 2016 | Feeling Good™ Podcasts
In this episode, David and Fabrice bring the Five Secrets of Effective Communication to life, based on a question submitted by two listeners: How can you help a depressed friend or family member? You may be surprised to discover that the attempt to “help” is rarely...
by Dr. Burns | Dec 19, 2016 | Feeling Good™ Podcasts
In Podcast #14, David and Fabrice discussed the Five Secrets of Effective Communication. You can remember them with the acronym, EAR: E = Empathy A = Assertiveness R = Respect If used skillfully, the Five Secrets can resolve nearly any relationship conflict and...
by Dr. Burns | Dec 12, 2016 | Feeling Good™ Podcasts
Practically all of us have a friend, colleague, client, customer or family member we aren’t getting along with very well. Perhaps the difficult person in your life is excessively critical of you, complains constantly, won’t express his or her feelings, always has to...
by Dr. Burns | Dec 10, 2016 | Feeling Good™ Blog
Hi, I hope you will find my latest blog interesting! It is based on an interview with Lisa Kelley, a TEAM-CBT therapist and former journalist, and is intended for therapists and for the general public alike, although a few sections may seem somewhat technical....
by Dr. Burns | Dec 5, 2016 | Feeling Good™ Podcasts
A fan points out that many of the examples in David’s book, When Panic Attacks, are high functioning individuals with lots of education and good jobs. She asks Dr. Burns if depression and anxiety are inevitable among people who are poorly educated and without many...
by Dr. Burns | Nov 28, 2016 | Feeling Good™ Podcasts
In this final podcast on the ten cognitive distortions, David and Fabrice discuss Should Statements, Labeling, and Blame. He brings these distortions to life with a case of a severely depressed woman who felt profoundly guilty and devastated after her brother’s tragic...
by Dr. Burns | Nov 21, 2016 | Feeling Good™ Podcasts
In this podcast, David and Fabrice discuss the three common distortions: Jumping to Conclusions (including Mind-Reading and Fortune-Telling), Magnification and Minimization (also called the Binocular Trick), and Emotional Reasoning. David explains how the negative...
