Normal in Training

In this podcast I talk about the just world hypothesis, which is the belief that bad things happen to people who deserve it. The original post was written on March 20, 2014. If you’d like to read it, click here.

In this podcast I talk about how, although we mean well, we say things that are invalidating and unhelpful when other people are in pain. The original post Good Intentions was published in the blog Normal in Training on March 17, 2014. If you’d like to read it, click here.

So I have pneumonia. I thought maybe it was my allergies or asthma. But no. Walking pneumonia. Rest assured, I don’t feel that bad. In fact, people have to tell me not to do things like play pickleball. Or record podcasts and write blog posts. Before I knew I had pneumonia, I had recorded a podcast–even though it was a little hard to breathe. The irony is that the podcast is about how my drill…

In this podcast I discuss the perils of productivity, because of the underlying belief that we must constantly prove that our lives are worthwhile. The original blog post was written on March 12, 2014. If you’d like to read it, click here.

In this podcast I describe my on again, off again relationship with medication. The original post was published on March 10, 2014. If you would like to read it, click here.

A case example Today I saw a client who is experiencing rejection because friend is avoiding her and she doesn’t know why. In describing the situation, she made a passing comment about her friend going through a bad breakup. Later in the session, I asked her if she thought that perhaps her friend was having a hard time with her engagement status. After exploring this possibility in detail, she…

In this podcast I talk about what it’s like to disclose my weaknesses in writing this blog, and whether or not I want to tell my clients about it. This post was published on March 6, 2014. If you’d like to read it, click here.

In this post I explain why we don’t need to have a good reason to feel depressed because feelings aren’t always rational. The original post was published on March 5, 2014. If you’d like to read it, click here.

In this podcast, I talk about how scary it is to feel sad after you’ve been depressed because you’re afraid you might be relapsing. The original post was published on March 4, 2014. If you’d like to read it, click here.

In my post on self-care I left an important step out: setting boundaries. Because masking, A.K.A. faking or fawning, is a neurospicy characteristic, and masking leads to meltdowns and crashing and burning, it’s important to learn how to say no. Even though it will be agonizingly painful and against your nature to do so. It is important that you save your psychological energy. Here are some…

In this podcast I describe instances in which people were desperately seeking help without directly saying so. Sometimes you think you are sort of helping when really you’re saving someone’s life. The original post was published on February 28, 2014. If you’d like to read it, click here.