Dr. Russell Kennedy
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That's kind of like the Joe Dispenza thing. It's like, there's no past. We just change the future, right? I think like everything, there's a combination of both. I think it's coming to terms with the self-reproach that we hold for that child who was abused, abandoned, neglected, whatever, because There is this sense in us that it was our fault.
That's kind of like the Joe Dispenza thing. It's like, there's no past. We just change the future, right? I think like everything, there's a combination of both. I think it's coming to terms with the self-reproach that we hold for that child who was abused, abandoned, neglected, whatever, because There is this sense in us that it was our fault.
And if that child's at fault, we're going to blame that child. We're going to separate from that child. And how do you think that child, if that child is in charge of the alarm, how do you think they're going to react? They're going to get more alarmed. So it's really treating the younger version of you. And then once you show the younger version of you, that you, adult you, is there to help them.
And if that child's at fault, we're going to blame that child. We're going to separate from that child. And how do you think that child, if that child is in charge of the alarm, how do you think they're going to react? They're going to get more alarmed. So it's really treating the younger version of you. And then once you show the younger version of you, that you, adult you, is there to help them.
And if that child's at fault, we're going to blame that child. We're going to separate from that child. And how do you think that child, if that child is in charge of the alarm, how do you think they're going to react? They're going to get more alarmed. So it's really treating the younger version of you. And then once you show the younger version of you, that you, adult you, is there to help them.
And you start seeing some progress in that and some connection in that because all anxiety is separation anxiety. So if we have that connection within ourselves and we start feeling like, oh, I may not be perfect right now. I still go through anxious periods, but I'm on the right track.
And you start seeing some progress in that and some connection in that because all anxiety is separation anxiety. So if we have that connection within ourselves and we start feeling like, oh, I may not be perfect right now. I still go through anxious periods, but I'm on the right track.
And you start seeing some progress in that and some connection in that because all anxiety is separation anxiety. So if we have that connection within ourselves and we start feeling like, oh, I may not be perfect right now. I still go through anxious periods, but I'm on the right track.
Like I know I'm not just sort of going to therapy for an hour a week and trying to, I used to have this joke when I did stand up about, you know, if you had a leak in your house. And you had a plumber come by every week. And five years later, that leak was still going. Would you still keep paying that guy? So it's really about doing the right type of therapy. I'm not against cognitive therapy.
Like I know I'm not just sort of going to therapy for an hour a week and trying to, I used to have this joke when I did stand up about, you know, if you had a leak in your house. And you had a plumber come by every week. And five years later, that leak was still going. Would you still keep paying that guy? So it's really about doing the right type of therapy. I'm not against cognitive therapy.
Like I know I'm not just sort of going to therapy for an hour a week and trying to, I used to have this joke when I did stand up about, you know, if you had a leak in your house. And you had a plumber come by every week. And five years later, that leak was still going. Would you still keep paying that guy? So it's really about doing the right type of therapy. I'm not against cognitive therapy.
We need it. We have these huge prefrontal cortices. But unless we come at it from bottom up as well, which isn't rewarded in academia, which really isn't understood by science, we're not actually helping people heal. We're helping them cope. But again, helping them cope sometimes is dangling over the gates of hell because you're not really showing them how you actually get out of this.
We need it. We have these huge prefrontal cortices. But unless we come at it from bottom up as well, which isn't rewarded in academia, which really isn't understood by science, we're not actually helping people heal. We're helping them cope. But again, helping them cope sometimes is dangling over the gates of hell because you're not really showing them how you actually get out of this.
We need it. We have these huge prefrontal cortices. But unless we come at it from bottom up as well, which isn't rewarded in academia, which really isn't understood by science, we're not actually helping people heal. We're helping them cope. But again, helping them cope sometimes is dangling over the gates of hell because you're not really showing them how you actually get out of this.
You're just showing you how to deal with it while you're in it.
You're just showing you how to deal with it while you're in it.
You're just showing you how to deal with it while you're in it.
Men, as I said earlier, often it will show up as irritability. In women, it's usually rumination. Women usually get into this real rumination. They really have this negative self-view. They echo their, if they had a parent who criticized them in some way, that goes on loop over and over. Women are notorious for replaying conversations over and over and over from 20 years ago.
Men, as I said earlier, often it will show up as irritability. In women, it's usually rumination. Women usually get into this real rumination. They really have this negative self-view. They echo their, if they had a parent who criticized them in some way, that goes on loop over and over. Women are notorious for replaying conversations over and over and over from 20 years ago.
Men, as I said earlier, often it will show up as irritability. In women, it's usually rumination. Women usually get into this real rumination. They really have this negative self-view. They echo their, if they had a parent who criticized them in some way, that goes on loop over and over. Women are notorious for replaying conversations over and over and over from 20 years ago.