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423 SelfWork: The Gifts of Saying No

What are the gifts of saying no?

The word that���s often used to talk about this is ���boundary.��� Do you have trouble saying no? Or can you identify the how, when, where, and why to say no?��Or put another way, when to say yes? We���ll focus on how much of your decision-making is affected by depression or anxiety, or even personality disorders that have a huge bearing on how you decide to say no.

Our voicemail today is from a young woman whose mother is highly volatile at home ��� but who can be quite loving and wonderful at other times. She���d read my article on borderline mothers, and it strongly resonated with her ��� I���m sure some of you can also relate. It���s a very confusing family dynamic but one that���s more common perhaps than you might think. I���ll have the article in the show notes.

Vital Links:

My YouTube Channel! Click here.

SelfWork episode on people pleasing

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My book entitled Perfectly Hidden Depression��is available��here!��Its message is specifically for those with a struggle with strong perfectionism which acts to mask underlying emotional pain. But the many self-help techniques described can be used by everyone who chooses to begin to address emotions long hidden away that are clouding and sabotaging your current life.

And there���s another way to send me a message! You can record by clicking below and ask your question or make a comment. You���ll have 90 seconds to do so and that time goes quickly. By recording, you���re giving SelfWork (and me) permission to use your voice on the podcast. I���ll look forward to hearing from you!

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422 SelfWork: Acknowledging Emotional Abuse

Acknowledging emotional abuse can be difficult but it's just as much "abuse" as its physical and sexual counterparts.

I received an email recently that again brought to life the emotional cruelty that can be the reality of some children. In fact, his story reminded me of many others I���ve heard ��� of how someone in authority can be not just manipulative but emotionally abusive. The harm is intentional. The power exerted over that child is meant to demean ��� to assert complete dominance.

One of the hardest things about being a therapist is hearing the stories of what parents do to their children. Their stories stay in your mind and your heart, with images popping into your awareness when triggered by something you see on social media or in a movie. Because you know this stuff is real ��� what can go on ���behind closed doors��� as they say can be horrific.

So today on SelfWork, we���re talking about emotional abuse and the damage it causes. I���m going to ask that if you have severe trauma in your background, that you listen to this episode carefully. It may bring your own memories back into focus ��� and you might not be ready for that. I���ve included international help line numbers for you to use if needed.

Vital Links:

International Crisis Help Lines

Dr. Margaret's YouTube Channel

Link for self sabotage article in Psychology Today

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You can hear more about this and many other topics by listening to my podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford.��Subscribe��to��my website��and receive my weekly newsletter including a blog post and podcast! If you���d like to join my FaceBook closed group, then click��here��and answer the membership questions! Welcome!

My book entitled Perfectly Hidden Depression��is available��here!��Its message is specifically for those with a struggle with strong perfectionism which acts to mask underlying emotional pain. But the many self-help techniques described can be used by everyone who chooses to begin to address emotions long hidden away that are clouding and sabotaging your current life.

There���s another way to send me a message! You can record by clicking below and ask your question or make a comment. You���ll have 90 seconds to do so and that time goes quickly. By recording, you���re giving SelfWork (and me) permission to use your voice on the podcast. I���ll look forward to hearing from you!

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421 SelfWork: How Couples Therapy Began: A Conversation with Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt

In this episode we learn exactly how couples therapy began.

When you���re called ���the couple from hell��� by your own therapist, that���s something to think about. But Harville Hendrix and his wife of several decades, Helen Hunt, took that all in stride. They're the authors of the book ���Getting the Love You Want��� which sold millions of copies and put them, when it was published in 1988, on the top of the world of relational or couples therapy.

In this intriguing interview, they talk about how working through their own conflict led them to defining the stages that they���re now famous for identifying. And what���s even more refreshing ��� Harville especially gives credit to his own couples for coming up with the language to ask for what you want. Then Harville took their words and transformed them into concepts like mirroring, validation, and showing empathy, which were new to the field, as most clinicians had only been trained in individual psychotherapy. And at the time, couples work was mostly parallel psychotherapy. They were instrumental in couples finally facing each other in therapy ��� and listening to each other in a totally new way.

Their new book, ���How to Talk About Anything with Anyone��� is their new passion. They teach how to build safety into conversations between all kinds of people, even those that vehemently disagree with one another. They both hope to guide people in how to actually listen and literally, talk with anyone about anything.

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You can hear more about this and many other topics by listening to my podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford.��Subscribe��to��my website��and receive my weekly newsletter including a blog post and podcast! If you���d like to join my FaceBook closed group, then click��here��and answer the membership questions! Welcome!

My book entitled Perfectly Hidden Depression��is available��here!��Its message is specifically for those with a struggle with strong perfectionism which acts to mask underlying emotional pain. But the many self-help techniques described can be used by everyone who chooses to begin to address emotions long hidden away that are clouding and sabotaging your current life.

And there���s another way to send me a message! You can record by clicking below and ask your question or make a comment. You���ll have 90 seconds to do so and that time goes quickly. By recording, you���re giving SelfWork (and me) permission to use your voice on the podcast. I���ll look forward to hearing from you!

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420 SelfWork: How to Manage Your Emotions

Today we���re going to talk about how to manage your emotions. Sometimes you might feel as though you can���t feel anything, other times that you feel too much and your emotions are leading you to the choices you���re making. Or you can feel that you���re stuck in a feeling ��� or you���re portraying an emotion to others that perhaps you don���t recognize or mean to (usually a case of ���how��� you���re saying something than ���what��� you���re saying). I found the work of Eric Barker,��a best-selling author (his last book ���Plays Well with Others,��� released by HarperCollins in May of 2022), who writes about how to manage your emotions. He offers four steps: Realize, Recognize, Refine, and Reframe to Regulate.��

Our listener voicemail is from young woman, 20, who says she lives in an ethnic household, and after reading an article I wrote about borderline personality disorder ��� that she sees her mother as suffering with BPD.��I���ll include the article in the show notes so that you can read it as well ��� and you might find yourself in the same boat as this young woman.

Vital Links:

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The article on Eric Barker's work: The 4 R's rule for Emotional intelligence

My own post on borderline mothers: There are others if you search for borderline personality disorder in the search.

Psychology Today's free test on emotional intelligence

Other positive psychology ideas on emotional management

GoodReads suggestions for books on borderline personality disorder

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You can hear more about this and many other topics by listening to my podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford.��Subscribe��to��my website��and receive my weekly newsletter including a blog post and podcast! If you���d like to join my FaceBook closed group, then click��here��and answer the membership questions! Welcome!

My book entitled Perfectly Hidden Depression��is available��here!��Its message is specifically for those with a struggle with strong perfectionism which acts to mask underlying emotional pain. But the many self-help techniques described can be used by everyone who chooses to begin to address emotions long hidden away that are clouding and sabotaging your current life.

And there���s another way to send me a message! You can record by clicking below and ask your question or make a comment. You���ll have 90 seconds to do so and that time goes quickly. By recording, you���re giving SelfWork (and me) permission to use your voice on the podcast. I���ll look forward to hearing from you!

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419 SelfWork: Questions About Depression, Therapy, and Manipulative Moms

Today I'm answering your questions about depression, therapy, and manipulative moms.

So, it's a grab bag of topics! Whether you're a SelfWork listener or you've read something I've written... somehow my work has reached you. And I love getting your questions!

More specifically, we'll discuss what's called anhedonia in depression, or losing the enjoyment or meaning in activities that you've always enjoyed. We'll also touch on entering therapy for the first time or with a second therapist, how parents can manipulate and the impact it has on their adult children's lives, and the difference between guilt and shame.

Vital Links:

The SelfWork Episode with Terry McGuire

The SelfWork Episode About Enmeshment Between Moms and Children

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You can hear more about this and many other topics by listening to my podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford.��Subscribe��to��my website��and receive my weekly newsletter including a blog post and podcast! If you���d like to join my FaceBook closed group, then click��here��and answer the membership questions! Welcome!

My book entitled Perfectly Hidden Depression��is available��here!��Its message is specifically for those with a struggle with strong perfectionism which acts to mask underlying emotional pain. But the many self-help techniques described can be used by everyone who chooses to begin to address emotions long hidden away that are clouding and sabotaging your current life.

And there���s another way to send me a message! You can record by clicking below and ask your question or make a comment. You���ll have 90 seconds to do so and that time goes quickly. By recording, you���re giving SelfWork (and me) permission to use your voice on the podcast. I���ll look forward to hearing from you!

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418 SelfWork: Step Into Your Inner Power: A Conversation with Jessica Zweig

This special episode of SelfWork will guide you to step into your inner power as we talk with author and personal branding expert... Jessica Zweig.

I usually don���t have spiritual authors or leaders on SelfWork ��� not because I don���t believe in the importance of spirituality ��� but I���ve always kept my own spiritual beliefs more private from my work.

This time, Ashley Stahl��- who not only has been on SelfWork as a guest, but has hosted for me ��� introduced me to our guest today. So I got very interested! And I���m delighted I read this book and met this woman.

Her name? Jessica Zweig. And her new book is The Light Work: Reclaim Your Feminine Power, Live Your Cosmic Truth and Illuminate the World.

How Jessica stepped into her inner power:��

"I���ve spent the last 9+ years helping industry giants (hello Google and Pinterest!) discover their superpowers and harness magnetic personal brands at my award-winning agency SimplyBe.

But I���ll let you in on a secret ��� behind the scenes, I was broken.

Completely and utterly burned out. I had built my business on a relentless cycle of toxic masculine energy and in 2022 I hit rock bottom ��� an insurmountable depression and physical depletion.

My path to ���burning bright��� began with a transformative journey to Egypt and a profound spiritual experience that changed who I am and my entire purpose in life.

It is this enlightenment, combined with my personal branding expertise, that enables me to�� guide you in stepping into the next, fully-lit, brightly shining version of yourself."

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You can hear more about this and many other topics by listening to my podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford.��Subscribe��to��my website��and receive my weekly newsletter including a blog post and podcast! If you���d like to join my FaceBook closed group, then click��here��and answer the membership questions! Welcome!

My book entitled Perfectly Hidden Depression��is available��here!��Its message is specifically for those with a struggle with strong perfectionism which acts to mask underlying emotional pain. But the many self-help techniques described can be used by everyone who chooses to begin to address emotions long hidden away that are clouding and sabotaging your current life.

There���s another way to send me a message! You can record by clicking below and ask your question or make a comment. You���ll have 90 seconds to do so and that time goes quickly. By recording, you���re giving SelfWork (and me) permission to use your voice on the podcast. I���ll look forward to hearing from you!

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417 SelfWork: Hormonal Replacement Therapy: A Conversation with Donna White

Do you know what hormonal replacement therapy is?

Today's SelfWork guest is Donna White, an expert in bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. She's the recent author of "Hormone Makeover" and has also built an academy, The Bio-Identical Replacement Therapy Academy, that trains medical practitioners from all over the world about effective hormone replacement. Whether you're man or woman, in perimenopause, menopause, or post-menopause, she's got information that will help you out!

Menopause can often bring depressive symptoms with it. Getting your hormones checked by a reliable practitioner or pharmacy is vital!

I very much enjoyed Donna's drive and her wide range of knowledge. I've found myself quoting her and her book in the last few weeks since I interviewed her.

Vital Links:��

Dr. Margaret's YouTube videos on perfectly hidden depression!

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You can hear more about this and many other topics by listening to my podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford.��Subscribe��to��my website��and receive my weekly newsletter including a blog post and podcast! If you���d like to join my FaceBook closed group, then click��here��and answer the membership questions! Welcome!

My book entitled Perfectly Hidden Depression��is available��here!��Its message is specifically for those with a struggle with strong perfectionism which acts to mask underlying emotional pain. But the many self-help techniques described can be used by everyone who chooses to begin to address emotions long hidden away that are clouding and sabotaging your current life.

And there���s another way to send me a message! You can record by clicking below and ask your question or make a comment. You���ll have 90 seconds to do so and that time goes quickly. By recording, you���re giving SelfWork (and me) permission to use your voice on the podcast. I���ll look forward to hearing from you!

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416 SelfWork: All About Blame

Today we���re going to talk all about blame.

If you're one of the people who blame easily, if you find fault with everyone but yourself, then that's a huge problem. Or if you're in a relationship with someone who rarely if ever takes responsibility, they could be suffering with one of the Cluster B personality disorders, such as borderline or narcissism.

Sadly, finding blame leads you to view life as if you���re a victim of injustice, or you're not appreciated.��And justifying being angry - and staying angry - because of it.

Today, we'll focus on how blame can protect you, how it can reduce you, and what you can do about it.

Our listener email for today is from someone who listened to the recent podcast on grieving a parent, telling us how it affected her ��� so much so that she���s acting on the ideas within the episode.

Vital Links:��

The Harley Therapy article about blame

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You can hear more about this and many other topics by listening to my podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford.��Subscribe��to��my website��and receive my weekly newsletter including a blog post and podcast! If you���d like to join my FaceBook closed group, then click��here��and answer the membership questions! Welcome!

My book entitled Perfectly Hidden Depression��is available��here!��Its message is specifically for those with a struggle with strong perfectionism which acts to mask underlying emotional pain. But the many self-help techniques described can be used by everyone who chooses to begin to address emotions long hidden away that are clouding and sabotaging your current life.

And there���s another way to send me a message! You can record by clicking below and ask your question or make a comment. You���ll have 90 seconds to do so and that time goes quickly. By recording, you���re giving SelfWork (and me) permission to use your voice on the podcast. I���ll look forward to hearing from you!

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415 SelfWork: The Safe Use of Psychedelic Ketamine: A Conversation with Dr. Steven Radowitz

Today our focus is all about the safe psychedelic use of ketamine. And Dr. Steven Radowitz will be answering my questions.

Sadly, the news of Matthew Perry���s autopsy report broke recently and revealed the absolute unethical behavior of the doctors responsible for prescribing ketamine for him. As the story evolves, in case it���s helpful, we wanted to share this content below for your consideration about the difference between at-home vs. in-person ketamine treatment.

As people look for the safe psychedelic use of ketamine, Nushama Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Steven Radowitz has become the nation���s leading ketamine therapy doctor, having administered more than 8,000 journeys to 1,500 members over the past two years. Prior, Dr. Radowitz worked at St. Vincent���s NYC Midtown Medical Center, where he was Medical Director of the inpatient alcohol and opiate detox and treatment unit. He has been a DEA-licensed provider for buprenorphine maintenance treatment for opiate dependence for over a decade.

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You can hear more about this and many other topics by listening to my podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford.��Subscribe��to��my website��and receive my weekly newsletter including a blog post and podcast! If you���d like to join my FaceBook closed group, then click��here��and answer the membership questions! Welcome!

My book entitled Perfectly Hidden Depression��is available��here!��Its message is specifically for those with a struggle with strong perfectionism which acts to mask underlying emotional pain. But the many self-help techniques described can be used by everyone who chooses to begin to address emotions long hidden away that are clouding and sabotaging your current life.

And there���s another way to send me a message! You can record by clicking below and ask your question or make a comment. You���ll have 90 seconds to do so and that time goes quickly. By recording, you���re giving SelfWork (and me) permission to use your voice on the podcast. I���ll look forward to hearing from you!

Photo by Jess Bailey Designs.

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414 SelfWork: How to Find Your Purpose

Today I want to talk about how to find your purpose.

One of the things I���ve been most grateful for in my life has been the sense of purpose that my work and my family have given me. And yet I know that many people don���t know what their sense of purpose is.

I���m going to hope this episode helps you begin to find your purpose. The mantra of SelfWork is ���what you can do about it��� ��� and so I���ll offer specific steps for you to explore.

Our listener email is from a woman from France and her comments to me about finding my TEDx on how to recognize perfectly hidden depression.

Vital Links:��

The Harvard Research study on finding your purpose

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You can hear more about this and many other topics by listening to my podcast, SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford.��Subscribe��to��my website��and receive my weekly newsletter including a blog post and podcast! If you���d like to join my FaceBook closed group, then click��here��and answer the membership questions! Welcome!

My book entitled Perfectly Hidden Depression��is available��here!��Its message is specifically for those with a struggle with strong perfectionism which acts to mask underlying emotional pain. But the many self-help techniques described can be used by everyone who chooses to begin to address emotions long hidden away that are clouding and sabotaging your current life.

And there���s another way to send me a message! You can record by clicking below and ask your question or make a comment. You���ll have 90 seconds to do so and that time goes quickly. By recording, you���re giving SelfWork (and me) permission to use your voice on the podcast. I���ll look forward to hearing from you!

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