Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy

098: Live Session (Lee) — Methods, Five Secrets (Part 3)

23 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David and Jill do M = Methods, and show Lee how to respond to his wife more skillfully, using the Five Secrets of Effective Communication (link). Like...

097: Live Session (Lee) — Agenda Setting (Part 2)

16 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David and Jill do A = (Paradoxical) Agenda Setting with Lee, starting with the Invitation: Jill asks Lee if he wants help with the relationship confli...

096: Live Session (Lee) — Testing, Empathy (Part 1)

09 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For the past couple months, Fabrice has asked me to set up a live therapy session to illustrate how to treat troubled relationships using TEAM-CBT. I ...

095: The Recovery Circle

02 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How to select the techniques that will be most helpful for various kinds of problems, and how to individualize the treatment for each patient.

094: 50 Methods in 50 Minutes (Part 2)

25 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For a long time, Fabrice has wanted to do a show on my list of "Fifty Ways to Untwist Your Thinking" called "Fifty Ways in Fifty Minutes." So we final...

093: 50 Methods in 50 Minutes (Part 1)

18 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For a long time, Fabrice has wanted to do a show on my list of "Fifty Ways to Untwist Your Thinking" called "Fifty Ways in Fifty Minutes." So we final...

092: Stephanie James Interview (Part 1) — Feeling Good Now

11 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I recently did the first of three interviews with Stephanie James on her superb radio show and podcast, The Spark.  Here's how Stephanie described t...

091: The Celebration of Failure

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I had a magical fantasies of what would happen once I was an "author." The reality was quite the opposite and quite painful, with almost endless rejec...

090: Roy Germano Interview — How David Became an Anti-Antidepressant Crusader and a Bestselling Author

28 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I was recently interviewed by author, professor, and documentary filmmaker Roy Germano for his outstanding Other Side Podcast. Fabrice and I thought ...

089: Ask David — Anxiety Triggers, Weaning off Anti-Depressants

21 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David and Fabrice answer five intriguing questions submitted by listeners: Joshua: How can I cope with panic attacks during job interviews? Dan: I fe...

088: Role-Play Techniques (Part 6) — Feared Fantasy, Expanded

14 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

087: Role-Play Techniques (Part 5) — Devil's Advocate

07 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Devil's Advocate Technique is another one of the role-playing techniques in TEAM-CBT. You can use this technique for any habit or addiction, such ...

086: Role-Play Techniques (Part 4) — Feared Fantasy

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

085: Role-Play Techniques (Part 3) — Forced Empathy

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

084: Role-Play Techniques (Part 2) — Paradoxical Double-Standard

16 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David describes watching Dr. Maxy Maultsby do a demonstration of the Double Standard Technique when he was a psychiatric resident in the 1970s at the ...

083: Role-Play Techniques (Part 1) — Externalization of Voices

09 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David's explains that he began developing role-playing techniques in the early days of cognitive therapy because many of the Beckian techniques, such ...

082: Neil Sattin Interview — Cognitive Distortions and Relationships

02 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This interview was first published on Neil Sattin's highly regarded Relationship Alive Podcast. Although some of the material may be familiar, there'...

081: Ask David — What's the Best Smoking Cessation Treatment? Is there a Dark Side to Human Nature?

26 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, David and Fabrice answer five challenging questions submitted by listeners: Galina asks whether we always have to face our fears? Is...

080: Ask David — Where Do Negative Thoughts Come From?

19 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, David and Fabrice answer several fascinating questions submitted by listeners: Jackie asks where our distorted thoughts come from, s...

079: Live Session (Daisy) — The Secret of a "Meaningful" Life

12 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm a failure. . . I'm not good enough. . . My life will be empty and meaningless without . . . " Sound familiar? Sometimes, the messages we get from...

078: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 5) — Overcome Shame & Boost Self-Esteem

05 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Let's face it--nearly all of us fall into the black hole of depression, anxiety, shame, and self-doubt at times. Then it's time to ask yourself what y...

077: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 4) — Resolve Conflicts

26 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

076: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 3) — Confront a Fear

19 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

075: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 2) — The Anti-Procrastination Sheet

12 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Procrastination is one of the most common causes of unhappiness, and this bad habit is almost universal. We all put off the tasks we dread because the...

074: Five Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness (Part 1) — The Pleasure Predicting Sheet

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David begins with a brief discussion of the philosophy of happiness, including the ancient Buddhist idea that everything in the universe is transitory...

073: Ask David — Implementing the Five Secrets

29 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We address five questions submitted by listeners who listened to the recent series of podcasts on the Five Secrets of Effective Communication.

072: Secrets of Weight Loss — Make Good on Your New Year's Resolutions!

22 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You definitely do NOT want to lose weight. You probably DO want to be thin and attractive, and in great physical condition, but you DON'T want to lose...

071: Ask David — Expressing Anger, Narcissistic Bosses, Social Media Bullying

15 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What do I do if I am using the Five Secrets and I feel angry? If I use the Disarming Technique, isn't there a danger that I might not express my own ...

070: The Five Secrets (Part 6) — Stroking

08 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

069: The Five Secrets (Part 5) — "I Feel..." Technique

01 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

068: The Five Secrets (Part 4) — Inquiry

25 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David and Fabrice discuss Inquiry, the third of the Five Secrets of Effective Communication. Inquiry means asking gentle, probing questions to learn ...

067: The Five Secrets (Part 3) — Thought and Feeling Empathy

18 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David addresses a question submitted by a listener after he heard the introductory podcasts on the Five Secrets of Effective Communication. He questio...

066: The Five Secrets (Part 2) — Disarming Technique

11 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David, Helen and Fabrice focus on the Disarming Technique, which is the first of the Five Secrets of Effective Communication. The definition of the D...

065: The Five Secrets (Part 1) — Overview

04 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Is there someone in your life who just  won't listen? won't open up? always has to be right? always has to get his or her way? doesn't seem to under...

064: Ask David — Quick Cure for Excessive Worrying!

27 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

How would you treat excessive worrying? a listener asks. David describes a new patient who had struggled with 53 years of failed therapy for excessiv...

063: Ask David — What's Good About Hopelessness or Addiction? What Is it to Be a Worthwhile Human Being?

20 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Is there anything positive about hopelessness or an addiction ? What does it take to be a "worthwhile" human being, or to have a valuable life? In tod...

062: Ask David — The Five Secrets of Effective Communication & Psychotherapy Homework

13 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Will people manipulate you if they catch on to the fact that you're using the Five Secrets of Effective Communication? Is it fair to ask depressed pa...

061: Ask David — Test Validity, Uncovering the Negative Thoughts, Benefits of Laziness, and More...

06 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We address a number of excellent questions submitted by listeners: Are the scales on your Brief Mood Survey reliable and valid? How can I identify m...

060: Self-Monitoring

30 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David describes one of the more obscure methods called "Self-Monitoring". He thinks of it as "Meditation in Daily Life." The whole idea is to note a n...

059: Live Session (Marilyn) — 8-Week Tune-up

26 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast was recorded eight weeks after the initial session with Marilyn. As you may recall, Marilyn became severely depressed when she discovered...

058: Ask David — Third-Wave Therapies & Exposure for OCD

23 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David and Fabrice begin by reading several incredibly touching reader comments on the live therapy with Marilyn. Marilyn experienced a severe depressi...

057: Interpersonal Model (Part 4) — "And It's All Your Fault!" The Relationship Journal

16 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David emphasizes that the goal of the RJ is not simply to learn how to transform troubled, adversarial relationships into loving ones, but also how to...

056: Interpersonal Model (Part 3) — "And It's All Your Fault!" Interpersonal Decision-Making and Blame Cost-Benefit Analysis

09 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Bob, a psychiatric resident named was treating a divorced woman who complained bitterly about her ex, and constantly argued with him whenever he came ...

055: Interpersonal Model (Part 2) — "And It's All Your Fault!" Three Basic Assumptions

02 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David describes the three assumptions of the Interpersonal TEAM Therapy: We cause the very relationship problems we are complaining about, but don't ...

054: Interpersonal Model (Part 1) — "And It's All Your Fault!" Healing Troubled Relationships

25 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

First in a series of podcasts on how to transform troubled relationships into loving ones—if that's what you want to do! David begins with the story...

053: Ask David — "I don't feel like doing it!" Quick Cure for Procrastinators

11 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A listener named Benjamin asks about procrastination. He wrote: "The live therapy with Marilyn was very interesting - like other listeners, I was impr...

052: Your Responses to the Live Work with Marilyn — Are People Honest in Their Ratings, and Do the Improvements Stick?

04 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The responses to the Marilyn session were extremely positive. At the start of the podcast, Fabrice reads a response from a listener who was moved and ...

051: Live Session (Marilyn) — Methods, Relapse Prevention (Part 3)

28 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Crushing Negative Thoughts In this third and final podcast featuring live therapy with Marilyn, David and Matt move on to the M = Methods phase of the...

050: Live Session (Marilyn) — Agenda Setting (Part 2)

21 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Hidden Side of Depression, Anxiety, Defectiveness, Hopelessness and Rage We nearly always think about negative feelings, such as moderate or sever...

049: Live Session (Marilyn) — Testing, Empathy (Part 1)

14 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Dark Night of the Soul (Part 1) The first live therapy podcasts with Mark (the man who felt like a failure as a father: podcasts 29 – 35) were e...

048: Relapse Prevention Training

07 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A reader ask how to handle relapses following recovery from depression. David emphasizes the importance of this question, since there is a 100% probab...

047: Tools... not Schools of Therapy

31 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The title of David's TEAM-CBT eBook for therapists is Tools, Not Schools, of Therapy. David explains that the field of psychotherapy is dominated by ...

046: All You Need Is Love... or Do You?

24 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Beatles tell us that all we need really need is love, and in her famous song, "People," Barbara Streisand proclaims that "People who need people a...

045: More on OCD — Cognitive Flooding

17 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Fabrice begins with another question on OCD—if you successfully extinguish the symptoms with Exposure and Response prevention, would they just resur...

044: Can OCD Be Cured?

10 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David describes his treatment of a physician with OCD who was tortured by the fear that he would impulsively throw his newborn baby over the railing o...

043: Ask David — The Hidden Emotion Technique for OCD

03 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Listeners submitted questions on OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder): Is it an organic illness? Are drugs necessary in the treatment? What's the best ...

042: Shame-Attacking Exercises

26 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The late Dr. Albert Ellis developed a technique to help individuals struggling with shyness. It's called Shame-Attacking Exercises. Essentially, you d...

041: Uncovering Techniques (Part 3) — The What-If Technique

19 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The third uncovering technique is called the "What-If" Technique, developed by the late Dr. Albert Ellis. The What-If Technique can will help you iden...

040: Uncovering Techniques (Part 2) — The Interpersonal Downward Arrow

12 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Roles and the Rules—Psychoanalysis at Warp Speed! Most of us run into conflicts with other people from time to time, or even frequently. In this...

039: Uncovering Techniques (Part 1) — The Individual Downward Arrow

05 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What are the root causes of depression? Anxiety? Relationship problems? In this, and the next two podcasts, you will discover the answer! Cognitive Th...

038: Ask David — Negative Messages from Society

29 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A listener named Daisy describes her despair at being unable to have a baby, despite intensive efforts at a fertility clinic. She gets well-meaning m...

037: Ask David — "My negative thoughts aren't distorted!"

22 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

"My problems are real! The world really IS screwed up! And that's not a distortion. So what can I do about my severe depression and anxiety?" David an...

036: Ask David — Empowering the Victim With the Five Secrets

15 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A blog reader made a fairly strong and impassioned comment that sometimes asking the patient to examine ways she or he may be contributing to the prob...

035: Live Session (Mark) — Final Testing, Wrap Up (Part 7)

08 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This is the last live therapy podcast with Mark, the physician who was convinced he was a failure as a father because of his difficulties forming a cl...

034: Live Session (Mark) — Methods Phase, cont'd. (Part 6)

01 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Using the Externalization of Voices, which is arguably the most powerful Cognitive Therapy technique ever created, David & Jill continue encouraging m...

033: Live Session (Mark) — Methods Phase (Part 5)

24 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David and Jill begin using M = Methods to challenge the Negative Thought Mark wants to work on first: "There must be something defective in my brain t...

032: Live Session (Mark) — Agenda Setting Phase (Part 4)

17 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jill and David encourage Mark to develop his list of positives. Mark draws a blank at first. This is very common among patients and therapists alike. ...

031: Live Session (Mark) — Agenda Setting Phase (Part 3)

10 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In the early days of my career, I (Dr. Burns) would have assumed that Mark definitely wanted to change--after all, he'd been in a lot of pain for a lo...

030: Live Session (Mark) — Empathy Phase (Part 2)

03 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

After reviewing Mark's scores on the Brief Mood Survey, the Empathy phase of the session unfolds. During this phase of the session, David and Jill wil...

029: Live Session (Mark) — Introduction & Testing Phase (Part 1)

27 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first in a series of podcasts that will feature live therapy. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to peak behind closed doors to se...

028: Scared Stiff — The Motivational Model (Part 6)

20 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The key is bringing the patient's subconscious resistance to conscious awareness, and melting it away with paradoxical techniques. This is absolutely ...

027: Scared Stiff — The Hidden Emotion Model (Part 5)

13 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David reminds us about the differences between healthy fear and unhealthy, neurotic anxiety, or an anxiety "disorder" like a phobia, or OCD, and so fo...

026: Scared Stiff — The Exposure Model (Part 4)

06 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We begin by describing the three different deaths of the ego that are required for recovery from depression, anxiety, or a relationship conflict, resp...

025: Ask David — How do you handle a patient you don't like (or who bores you)?

27 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David answers these questions: How do you deal with a patient (or friend) who is boring? How do you deal with a patient (or friend) you don't like? H...

024: Scared Stiff — The Cognitive Model (Part 3)

20 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The cognitive model of anxiety is based on three powerful ideas: Anxiety always results from negative thought (NTs) that involve the prediction of da...

023: Scared Stiff — What Causes Anxiety? What's the Cure? (Part 2)

13 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There are 4 powerful treatment models for anxiety, including The Cognitive Model The Exposure Model The Motivational Model The Hidden Emotion Model ...

022: Scared Stiff — What Is Anxiety? (Part 1)

06 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David and Fabrice answer these questions: What is anxiety? How does it differ from depression? Do anxiety and depression always go hand in hand? How ...

021: Ask David — Shameful Sexual Fantasies

30 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A listener with OCD is plagued with intrusive and shameful sexual fantasies. David discusses his treatment strategies for a young man from Argentina w...

020: The Truth About Antidepressants?

23 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Discussion of recent startling and disturbing research studies by Dr. Irving Kirsch and others that suggest that the chemicals called "antidepressants...

019: Ask David — The Defiant Child: A Secret All Parents Should Know

16 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Can the EAR techniques help a listener deal more effectively with a defiant, oppositional child. Dr. Burns reveals a fantastically helpful secret that...

018: Ask David — Overcoming the Fear of Death

09 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David and Fabrice address this question submitted by a listener: Dear Dr. Burns, I read Feeling Good twenty years ago. It was a wonderful relief and h...

017: Ask David — Dare to be "average"—The perfectionist's script for self-defeat

02 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David answers a challenging question posed by a listener: Dear Dr. David: In your Feeling Good Handbook, you suggest that the reader just allows himse...

016a: Special Interview: Can Depression and Anxiety Be Treated in a Two-Hour Therapy Session? with Lisa Kelley

28 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

David and Fabrice are joined by Lisa Kelley, a certified TEAM-CBT therapist and former journalist from Littleton, Colorado. Lisa interviews David abou...

016: Ask David — How can I cope with a complainer? How can I help a loved one who is depressed?

26 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

How can you help a depressed friend or family member? You may be surprised to discover that the attempt to "help" is rarely effective, and may even ma...

015: The Five Secrets of Effective Communication (Part 2)

19 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

If used skillfully, the Five Secrets can resolve nearly any relationship conflict and transform hostility, resentment and mistrust into intimacy and w...

014: The Five Secrets of Effective Communication (Part 1)

12 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Practically all of us have a friend, colleague, client, customer or family member we aren't getting along with very well. Perhaps the difficult person...

013: Ask David — Is Anxiety Inevitable?

05 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

A fan points out that many of the examples in David's book, When Panic Attacks, are high functioning individuals with lots of education and good jobs....

012: Negative and Positive Distortions (Part 3)

28 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Discuss of "Should" Statements, Labeling, and Blame. Dr. Burns brings these distortions to life with a case of a severely depressed woman who felt pro...

011: Negative and Positive Distortions (Part 2)

21 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Three common distortions: Jumping to Conclusions (including Mind-Reading and Fortune-Telling), Magnification and Minimization (also called the Binocul...

010: Negative and Positive Distortions (Part 1)

18 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Common thought distortions that trigger negative feelings: All-or-Nothing Thinking, Overgeneralization, Mental Filter, and Discounting the Positive.

009: Should I Try to Be Happy All the Time? Healthy vs. Unhealthy Emotions

15 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

When we're feeling depressed, anxious, or angry, should we accept our feelings or try to change them?

008: M = Methods (Part 2) — You Can CHANGE the Way You FEEL

12 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

A session with a severely depressed, suicidal, hospitalized woman with rapidly cycling bipolar illness, who'd had 15 years of failed treatment with d...

007: M = Methods (Part 1) — You FEEL the Way You THINK

09 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The three basic principles of CBT: Negative feelings, like depression, anxiety, and anger, do not result from what happens to us, but rather from our...

006: Ask David — Identity Crisis; Finding a CBT Therapist; Love Me the Way I Am

06 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Responses to questions submitted by listeners: What causes an "identity crisis?" And how do you treat it? Why is it so hard to find a therapist train...

005: A = Agenda Setting (Part 2) — How to Overcome Therapeutic Resistance: "Dr. Burns, I think I need help with my low self-esteem!"

03 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Burns suddenly abandons the role of healer and instead assumes the role of the patient's angry, paranoid and defiant resistance.

004: A = Agenda Setting (Part 1) —The Eight Most Common Forms of Therapeutic Resistance

31 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

What is therapeutic resistance? You will find out that therapeutic resistance is NOT what you were taught in graduate school or read about in the writ...

003: E = Empathy — Does It Really Make a Difference?

29 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

How an encounter with a patient with paranoid schizophrenia dramatically changed the course of his career The 5 Secrets of Effective Communication ...

002: T = Testing — A Boring Topic with Exciting Implications

28 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Dr. David Burns describes the "Testing" part of the T.E.A.M. model. Topics include: The shocking results of a study of therapist acc...

001: Introduction to the TEAM Model

27 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Drs. Fabrice Nye and David Burns discuss an exciting breakthrough in psychotherapy. Leave your questions and comments below. Also, le...