#21 You Can’t Fail at Therapy - Real Therapy Session Part 2 of 4 w/ "Jim"

Tell Me What You're Proud Of with Dr. Maggie Perry

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How can you succeed at therapy? What’s the difference between doing your homework and committing to the healing process? What happens when you allow yourself to accurately label the full range of your feelings? And when does simply honoring your commitments become an act of courage? Dr. Maggie and patient “Jim” answer all of these questions and more in part two of our four-part real therapy session series.

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0:40 - All feelings are valid (no matter what your family told you)

2:00 - How to develop a rich emotional vocabulary

9:00 - The real usefulness of therapy

14:00 - One main reason people drop out of therapy

19:20 - Homework vs. commitments

26:20 - Overcoming presentation anxiety

29:45 - What stress feels like in the body

33:20 - Reframing emotional struggle as an act of courage

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