Dr. Rhonda Barofsky

Well, you know, there are worksheets that you can copy from your book or make a tool on your own computer copying those. But, you know, even if you don't want to do that, you can just get a piece of paper and write positive reframe on the top and then. On the left side of the paper, write the feeling like sad, depressed, down, unhappy, whatever that feeling is.

Well, you know, there are worksheets that you can copy from your book or make a tool on your own computer copying those. But, you know, even if you don't want to do that, you can just get a piece of paper and write positive reframe on the top and then. On the left side of the paper, write the feeling like sad, depressed, down, unhappy, whatever that feeling is.

And then to the left of that, write down the responses.

And then to the left of that, write down the responses.

Right. So I just visualized it all completely wrong. Yeah, you just write down the feeling and then you write down the responses. Is there some truth? Is it appropriate? What are the values? You know, what's the beauty in them? What are the consequences of not believing them and not feeling them any longer? So you don't actually need anything fancy.

Right. So I just visualized it all completely wrong. Yeah, you just write down the feeling and then you write down the responses. Is there some truth? Is it appropriate? What are the values? You know, what's the beauty in them? What are the consequences of not believing them and not feeling them any longer? So you don't actually need anything fancy.

Okay. So among the many incredible tools that have been created under team, it seems the agenda setting piece, which is where a positive reframing is included, is probably the most powerful and innovative. I have listened to many of your live sessions intensely, and it seems that your gift and that of Jill Levitt is convincing the patient of the beauty of their depression anxiety.

Okay. So among the many incredible tools that have been created under team, it seems the agenda setting piece, which is where a positive reframing is included, is probably the most powerful and innovative. I have listened to many of your live sessions intensely, and it seems that your gift and that of Jill Levitt is convincing the patient of the beauty of their depression anxiety.

It feels that they're almost recovered or very nearly once you go through this step.

It feels that they're almost recovered or very nearly once you go through this step.

Well, and one point I wanted to make, David, that we were talking about before is that you and Jill are not trying to convince the patient of anything. That would be like you talked about before, that would be cheerleading. What you're doing is you want the patient to do the work for themselves. So just like I talked about before with

Well, and one point I wanted to make, David, that we were talking about before is that you and Jill are not trying to convince the patient of anything. That would be like you talked about before, that would be cheerleading. What you're doing is you want the patient to do the work for themselves. So just like I talked about before with

Jill, she asked me some poignant questions because she is really brilliant. And that led me to have my own insight. And that's a lot more powerful than her telling me.

Jill, she asked me some poignant questions because she is really brilliant. And that led me to have my own insight. And that's a lot more powerful than her telling me.

Well, I think she wanted me to acknowledge that I was feeling that I valued being humble. Oh, yeah. So she asked me the opposite and she said, well, do you think you're a conceited person? Yeah. And I said, no. And she said, well, what do you think about conceited people? I said, oh, yeah, I don't really like conceited people. She said, well, how would you describe yourself then?

Well, I think she wanted me to acknowledge that I was feeling that I valued being humble. Oh, yeah. So she asked me the opposite and she said, well, do you think you're a conceited person? Yeah. And I said, no. And she said, well, what do you think about conceited people? I said, oh, yeah, I don't really like conceited people. She said, well, how would you describe yourself then?

I guess I'm kind of humble. Yeah, you're right. And so that was helpful.

I guess I'm kind of humble. Yeah, you're right. And so that was helpful.

But I wonder if she had said, Rhonda, do you think this thought or this feeling says that you're a humble person? I probably would have said, yeah, but I wouldn't really felt it as much as in the dialogue with her.

But I wonder if she had said, Rhonda, do you think this thought or this feeling says that you're a humble person? I probably would have said, yeah, but I wouldn't really felt it as much as in the dialogue with her.