Joy Gerhard here. I’m not a therapist but I have done a LOT of therapy. Each episode, I use a skill (or collection of skills) to cope with anxiety, depression, PTSD, intrusive thoughts, urges, you name it. I give you a snapshot of my experience as I use the skills, describing in detail what I'm doing, why, and what the impact is.
This podcast is messy, it’s vulnerable, it has some very grim humor. My hope is that, when you listen to me applying using skills on myself, they'll feel less theoretical & more accessible to you! So join me & let’s therapize that shit together!
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Joy Gerhard here. I’m not a therapist but I have done a LOT of therapy. Each episode, I use a skill (or collection of skills) to cope with anxiety, depression, PTSD, intrusive thoughts, urges, you name it. I give you a snapshot of my experience as I use the skills, describing in detail what I'm doing, why, and what the impact is.
This podcast is messy, it’s vulnerable, it has some very grim humor. My hope is that, when you listen to me applying using skills on myself, they'll feel less theoretical & more accessible to you! So join me & let’s therapize that shit together!
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Resources available at https://therapize.joygerhard.com
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Wanna hear what intellectualizing emotions sounds like? The recording featured in the middle of this episode has a bunch of that. As part of my exposure therapy homework, I'm doing exposure to job hunting and intellectualizing the shit out of my feelings of hopelessness and despair. It's not effective. However, I do end the episode by trying out a new skill: Mindfulness of Current Emotions, specifically riding the wave. And whoda thunk, it's ACTUALLY effective!
A couple episodes ago, I was dealing with anger about my autism diagnosis. This episode, it’s time for sadness! I’m hopping right on the “it’s hopeless” thought train, heading for a cliff, so I reign myself in with the Distract skill, specifically using comparisons. I also talk about using diary cards and competency tiers to remind me of where I’m skillful.
One of the skills that helps build a life that's worth living in the long-term is identifying one's values. And I hate doing it. Ergo why it's this week's exposure therapy assignment. I go through a couple questions designed to help me imagine what my life might look like when I'm acting from my values. I grumble about it, but I do it anyway.
We dive into another therapy session with my therapist during my 6th week of doing exposure to traumatic invalidation. I process a lot of feelings including sadness, rage, and isolation. And my therapist points out how I use non-judgment to invalidate myself.
Joy Gerhard here. I’m not a therapist but I have done a LOT of therapy. Each episode, I use a skill (or collection of skills) to cope with anxiety, depression, PTSD, intrusive thoughts, urges, you name it. I give you a snapshot of my experience as I use the skills, describing in detail what I'm doing, why, and what the impact is.
This podcast is messy, it’s vulnerable, it has some very grim humor. My hope is that, when you listen to me applying using skills on myself, they'll feel less theoretical & more accessible to you! So join me & let’s therapize that shit together!
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Resources available at https://therapize.joygerhard.com
Please rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast wherever you listen.
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