Dr. Rhonda Barofsky

Yeah.

Yeah.

Some children were born, were raised to believe that anyone Christian or Jewish is bad and needs to be killed. Right? Right.

Some children were born, were raised to believe that anyone Christian or Jewish is bad and needs to be killed. Right? Right.

Well, anyway, I think we've given this one its due, and thanks for putting us on the hot seat. I don't think you gave us your name, but whoever you are, you can put us on the hot seat any time you like because that stirs up a lot of really good thinking, and we appreciate the chance.

Well, anyway, I think we've given this one its due, and thanks for putting us on the hot seat. I don't think you gave us your name, but whoever you are, you can put us on the hot seat any time you like because that stirs up a lot of really good thinking, and we appreciate the chance.

sometimes to be in a defensive posture rather than, you know, we love the praise, so much praise that you all send to us as well. But we want to take the yin with the yang, I guess. We do. And I don't have no idea what yin and yang mean, but it sounded so good. Okay.

sometimes to be in a defensive posture rather than, you know, we love the praise, so much praise that you all send to us as well. But we want to take the yin with the yang, I guess. We do. And I don't have no idea what yin and yang mean, but it sounded so good. Okay.

We'll let you guys go first again, but I'll set you up with a bit of a hint. It's probably not necessary, but this fellow is asking us to help him with his procrastination. Right? Right. He's asking us to be wise experts who are going to tell him the answer of how to make a commitment. So I'll let you guys go first.

We'll let you guys go first again, but I'll set you up with a bit of a hint. It's probably not necessary, but this fellow is asking us to help him with his procrastination. Right? Right. He's asking us to be wise experts who are going to tell him the answer of how to make a commitment. So I'll let you guys go first.

Well, right. I mean, he's someone who's asking for help. Do you have any advice on how I can overcome my procrastination? Do you have any advice on how to prioritize doing homework and being more disciplined? He's asking us to help him with this. So we'll let you guys have first shot at it, and then I'll give you my answer. Or I'll go first if you prefer.

Well, right. I mean, he's someone who's asking for help. Do you have any advice on how I can overcome my procrastination? Do you have any advice on how to prioritize doing homework and being more disciplined? He's asking us to help him with this. So we'll let you guys have first shot at it, and then I'll give you my answer. Or I'll go first if you prefer.

Oh, it's very important to me, Doctor. Just show me how to do it, because I can't seem to make myself accountable. And I know you have the secret for that, because I've read your Yelp ratings. I just know you're going to help me with this. I asked my mother, and she couldn't explain to me how I could make myself accountable.

Oh, it's very important to me, Doctor. Just show me how to do it, because I can't seem to make myself accountable. And I know you have the secret for that, because I've read your Yelp ratings. I just know you're going to help me with this. I asked my mother, and she couldn't explain to me how I could make myself accountable.

But I told her, don't worry, Mom, I'm going to see Matt, and he's going to give me the answer. And if he doesn't, Rhonda will.

But I told her, don't worry, Mom, I'm going to see Matt, and he's going to give me the answer. And if he doesn't, Rhonda will.

Sure.

Sure.

Or you could just decide not to do the written exercises. That's the true paradox. But I love what you both said. And it's just so easy for shrinks to get sucked into helping and rescuing people. And there's going to be an article coming out in the next New England Journal of Medicine. And it's such an important article. They're also going to headline it in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Or you could just decide not to do the written exercises. That's the true paradox. But I love what you both said. And it's just so easy for shrinks to get sucked into helping and rescuing people. And there's going to be an article coming out in the next New England Journal of Medicine. And it's such an important article. They're also going to headline it in the Archives of General Psychiatry.