031: Live Session (Mark) — Agenda Setting Phase (Part 3)
Part 3—A = Paradoxical Agenda Setting (PAS), Initial Segment In the early days of my career, I (Dr. Burns) would have assumed that Mark definitely wanted to change–after all, he’d been in a lot of pain for a long time, and he came to the session...025: Ask David — How do you handle a patient you don’t like (or who bores you)?
In this Podcast, David answers two intriguing questions posed by listeners, and one question posed by his host and colleague Dr. Fabrice Nye. How do you deal with a patient (or friend) who is boring? David describes a technique he learned from a mentor, Dr. Myles...016: Ask David — How can I cope with a complainer? How can I help a loved one who is depressed?
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...009: Should I Try to Be Happy All the Time? Healthy vs. Unhealthy Emotions
In previous podcasts David and Fabrice have discussed how negative feelings are created and how to change them. In this podcast, they address another question—when we’re feeling depressed, anxious, or angry, should we accept our feelings or try to change them? Dr....