“Depression is not your friend…or your enemy.” Responding To Vegan Hate (with love) In the first part of our episode on the Finding My Psych Podcast, I respond to a series of comments left for our production team. A listener had spent some time looking around our site and discovered that we promote plant-based living […]
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The Therapeutic Value of Keeping a Journal (Digital Vs. Analogue)
“Daily journaling gives a voice to your spirit.” Positive Psychology and Therapeutic Journaling The field of Positive Psychology promotes proactive therapeutic approaches supporting adaptive self-care. This is an extensive process accomplished through self-exploration and effective goal setting. Clinicians working from a Positive Psychology lens, attempt to create an atmosphere that promotes self-efficacy and client driven […]
25 Easy to Follow Tips for Battling Clinical Depression (Comprehensive)
“Depression is not sadness – It’s the constant feeling of being numb.” What Exactly Is Clinical Depression? Major Depressive Disorder, or, “Clinical Depression,” is a common illness causing significant distress in an individual’s social, occupational, and/or physical wellbeing. It is more common among men, and is the leading contributor to suicide (Mayo Clinic, 2000). Signs […]
Smash Anxiety With Progressive Muscle Relaxation – (Audio Session)
“Use your own physiology to trick your anxiety into oblivion.” Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a tool used in the filed of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), designed to interrupt the physiological consequences on persistent anxiety. It is a sustainable approach with wide ranging effects on mood, anxiety, and perceived wellbeing. Today, we provide a context and walk-through (audio) […]
Psychology and Human Sexuality – Why Your Sexual Health Matters
“Sexuality affects every aspect of our identity, and everything affects our sexuality.” Definition: Sexual health, from the perspective of the Health Psychologist, encompasses a range of social-cultural and personal health concerns. According to the World Health Organization (2010), sexual health includes family planning, sexually acquired infections (formally called STD – or, sexually transmitted disease), female […]
Recent Podcast Episodes
FMP 009 • Reversing Clinical Depression with the CHANGES Model (Part One)
“Get started by mapping your depressive symptoms using a holistic approach.” Today’s CHANGES Deep Dive In a previous article reviewing 25 tips for improving depression, we provided a brief overview of our go-to holistic approach to care using the CHANGES model. We heard from many of our readers wanting a drill-down into the specifics nuances […]
FMP 008 • Effective SMART Goals – Smash Your Anxiety (CBT Masters Series #3)
“What you consume, you become.” In Today’s Episode We dive deep with a short discussion on how to manage the flow of negative information throughout our daily lives. In the current political environment, it is easy to trick ourselves into believing that what we consume, no matter now outrageous, only has entertainment value. In fact, […]
FMP 007 • Triple Column Technique (CBT Masters Series #2)
“Master your thinking – Master your life.” CBT Masters #2 – Triple Column Technique In the second instalment of our, “CBT Masters Series,” we dive deep into the Triple Column Technique as designed by Dr. David Burns. This is a follow-up to our previous episode dedicated to defining common cognitive distortions. Real World Application Cognitive […]
FMP 006 • Defining Cognitive Distortions (CBT Masters Series #1)
“Stop Automatic Thoughts: Awareness is the first step in developing rational thinking” Defining CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) was created out of reaction to both psychodynamic thought and the field of Behavioural Psychology. Early researchers acknowledged the connection between thoughts and emotions. However, unlike their predecessors, early CBT adopters (Aaron T. Beck, M.D.) asserted that thoughts, […]