This is the introduction to the podcast series about the Provocative Therapy. Your host, Federico Sarink, will introduce you the 7 basic provocative assumptions that form a theoretical fundament. In the episodes he will explain several provocative techniques and will illustrate them with examples form his clinical work with clients. Investigating the role of humor in psychotherapy, Federico will add recent research findings in his podcast as well. Not to forget that het will invite guests to discuss the provocative style. if you have any comments, questions or request you can post them underneath the podcast episode or you can contact Federico via his website https://terapiaprovocativa.es or via his email: info@terapiaprovocativa.es. In a future episode he will attend to your reactions. If you would like to read the book about the Provocative Therapy you can find it on amazon. To give you a glimpse of what we will be talking about in the next 7 episodes, here's a summary of the basic provocative assumptions: 1. If you want the donkey to move forward, you've got to pull it's tail. 2. Challenge creates a relationship. 3. The most personal is the most universal. 4. People are more flexible than it seems. 5. People laugh sooner than we think. 6. Clients always have an inner conflict. 7. If the therapist loses the structure during the session, the client will bring it back and will get to the core by himself.