Dr. David Burns

And you know what the Buddha said recently?

He said you can either study Buddhism or weightlifting, and it's the exact same thing.

Yeah, right. Is there anything else we can hit you with? Oh, you're different.

Joshua, you're different. So the treatment didn't work and, you know, you're screwed for life. Face it, there's some terrible defect.

Who won?

Big or small?

Big or huge?

Yeah. Great. Wonderful. Is there anything left? Anything we can hit you with?

Thank you. It's always so great talking to you and working with you. I had a question that I promised myself to ask you. When you're coaching people who are probably, let's say, I guess the majority of them on some level are trying to get into weightlifting and improving their bodies and improving their strength, and they need coaching, a lot of the coaching you do is you're

immense amount of technical knowledge involving methods frequency which techniques for which muscles nutritional health general kind of issues how much of what you do has to do with emotional issues and struggles that the people are are going through i've so it's kind of it's it's really um

Well, we'll look forward to learning more from you as you learn more about the team techniques and how to use the five secrets of effective communication for empathy and positive reframing and then using externalization of voices. They'll say, man, I've got this kick-ass weightlifting coach and he uses empathy and externalization of voices. What techniques are those? I haven't heard of those yet.

Oh, those are the most important if you really want to achieve greatness. I love it. It'll be fun to see how your philosophy and methodology evolve. And it's just been a joy to get to know you a little bit and to work with you and to see your inner self and to admire your work. Your enthusiasm, your energy, your warmth, your openness. It's just been a tremendous pleasure and an honor and a treat.

Thank you so much.

Yeah, it's got to see some people in athletics make a huge impact. And certainly it's nice to have that athletic ability as kind of a platform, but how many use it as a boomerang to get up to a higher level and touch people who aren't weightlifting, but they will still love you and learn from you and and appreciate you and benefit from your struggles and your warmth and your openness.

And that stuff is just, you can't replace.

Yeah. And ladies, by the way, if you're looking for an awesome hunk, Move past because the offer won't be there indefinitely.

Hello, Rhonda.

Hello, and welcome to the Feeling Good Podcast, where you can learn powerful techniques to change the way you feel. I am your host, Dr. Rhonda Barofsky, and joining me here in the Murrieta studio is Dr. David Burns. Dr. Burns is a pioneer in the development of cognitive behavioral therapy and the creator of the new Team Therapy.

Hello, and welcome to the Feeling Good Podcast, where you can learn powerful techniques to change the way you feel. I am your host, Dr. Rhonda Barofsky, and joining me here in the Murrieta studio is Dr. David Burns. Dr. Burns is a pioneer in the development of cognitive behavioral therapy and the creator of the new Team Therapy.

He's the author of Feeling Good, which has sold over 5 million copies in the United States and has been translated into over 30 languages. His latest book, Feeling Great, contains powerful new techniques that make rapid recovery possible for many people struggling with depression and anxiety.