Dr. David Burns

And these words won't allow you to understand what healthy acceptance is, but they're just words that will let you know when you're there and when you're not. But most people, when they think of acceptance of yourself or others or the world, they think about the unhealthy version, so they're afraid of it.

And they pull back from it and keep beating up on themselves and others, hoping that some good will come from it. And that's... That's one of the biggest traps human beings fall into.

And they pull back from it and keep beating up on themselves and others, hoping that some good will come from it. And that's... That's one of the biggest traps human beings fall into.

And it's kind of what we're trying to turn around with our Team CBT and with our Feeling Great app is to give people a path out of the woods, out of the place you're trapped and to get into the sunlight and to get this sense of freedom and joy.

And it's kind of what we're trying to turn around with our Team CBT and with our Feeling Great app is to give people a path out of the woods, out of the place you're trapped and to get into the sunlight and to get this sense of freedom and joy.

Yeah. Say to me, David, I understand you're kind of defective.

Yeah. Say to me, David, I understand you're kind of defective.

I know, and accepting that has been one of the greatest sources of joy in my life. Because, you know, one of the cool things about it? No, what? I found all kinds of other defective people who like to hang out together, like Matt May and Rhonda Borowski and a lot of others, and we have a hell of a good time. That was brilliant. I love that.

I know, and accepting that has been one of the greatest sources of joy in my life. Because, you know, one of the cool things about it? No, what? I found all kinds of other defective people who like to hang out together, like Matt May and Rhonda Borowski and a lot of others, and we have a hell of a good time. That was brilliant. I love that.

Yeah, yeah. All right, shall we dive into our questions for today? Okay.

Yeah, yeah. All right, shall we dive into our questions for today? Okay.

Okay, well, I'll let you, as usual, let you folks have the first shot at it, and then I'll throw in my two cents worth.

Okay, well, I'll let you, as usual, let you folks have the first shot at it, and then I'll throw in my two cents worth.

All right. Are we ready for Ronda? That was great, Matt. I love what you're saying. So much wisdom in it. How about peeling more layers off of this onion and give us your idea, Ronda?

All right. Are we ready for Ronda? That was great, Matt. I love what you're saying. So much wisdom in it. How about peeling more layers off of this onion and give us your idea, Ronda?

Thanks. My thinking, you both have totally awesome answers. I don't treat things like ADHD or OCD or try to figure out what people have because we don't have mental disorders for the most part. But we have a lot of feelings and thoughts and symptoms that can be upsetting. And so I think what you said, Ron, is just so absolutely true. You start out with empathy and then you...

Thanks. My thinking, you both have totally awesome answers. I don't treat things like ADHD or OCD or try to figure out what people have because we don't have mental disorders for the most part. But we have a lot of feelings and thoughts and symptoms that can be upsetting. And so I think what you said, Ron, is just so absolutely true. You start out with empathy and then you...

look at the the the patient's agenda and and the resistance and you melt away the resistance and then you can put together a daily mood log and put a thought in the in the middle of it of a recovery circle and choose 10 or 15 or 20 ways to challenge that thought which might be i shouldn't be having these uh horrible intrusive thoughts i have a slight advantage from you to

look at the the the patient's agenda and and the resistance and you melt away the resistance and then you can put together a daily mood log and put a thought in the in the middle of it of a recovery circle and choose 10 or 15 or 20 ways to challenge that thought which might be i shouldn't be having these uh horrible intrusive thoughts i have a slight advantage from you to

because I exchanged a couple more emails from Rudolfo, and I probably should have included them in the show notes, but I've been really overwhelmed on 10, 11, 12-hour days, so my time has been a little shorter. But what was very interesting that he was saying, and this is some hints for you guys, that he has intrusive thoughts that somebody's murdering his wife or his