437: Overcoming Your Porn Addiction
Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy
Release Date: 02/24/2025
451: Teen Troubles? Don't Freak Out! Featuring Dr. Taylor Chesney
Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy
Teen Troubles? Don’t Freak Out! Featuring Dr. Taylor Chesney Today, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Taylor Chesney to our podcast on troubled teens—what actually works! Taylor has been on a number of previous podcasts, and has been a beloved member of the TEAM community for many years! We were lucky to have her here in person as a member of our weekly TEAM CBT training group for several years until she and her husband finally returned home to New York in 2014 where she established her booming clinical practice working with kids and teens. She and her husband, Gregg, have four children of...
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450: Resentment ever Rational? What causes Anger? How to Deal with Criticism
Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy
450: ASK DAVID, Featuring Dr. Matthew May "All About Anger" Is resentment ever rational or logical? Are perceptions of injustice always present when people feel angry? What’s the best way to respond to an angry criticism? The following answers were written prior to the show. Tune in for the in-depth, live discussions of these cool questions. 1. Mark asks: Is RESENTMENT ever RATIONAL? Is there any rational, logical reason to hold a grudge? Hey David: I often have interesting thoughts at night – especially after consuming gummies or cannabis cookies before bed! Of course, it’s...
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449: Stories from My Hippy Days, Part 2
Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy
Stories from My Hippy Days, Part 2 Featuring David and Rhonda A year or more ago we did a Part 1 podcast on stories from my days as a Stanford Medical student in the late 1960s. This was the Hippy Era and the famous “Summer of Love.” A young man, Clyde, recently asked if we’d do Part 2, since we didn’t get to all the stories the first time around. As an aside, there are more stories, so if you like them, we’d be happy to do a Part 3 as well. 1. Husain Chung and the crazy teen from LA: When a stallion wants to run, you run with the stallion!” 2. A frightening encounter with Vic...
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448: Ask David, featuring Adam Holman
Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy
448: Ask David, featuring Adam Hollman Relationship woes--what should I do? How can animals have feelings if they can't think? How often should I fill out the Daily Mood Log? Why can't husbands express their feelings? Today we are joined by Adam Holman, LCSW. Adam has recently left his full time clinical practice in Arizona to join our Feeling Great app team here in San Francisco. I think you’ll be delighted by his warmth and wisdom. Although he works with us full-time, he still practices one day per week and specializes in X depression, anxiety, and screen addiction(e.g. video game...
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447: Perfectionism Update, Featuring Adam Holman
Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy
Perfectionism Update Featuring Adam Holman Today we are joined by Adam Holman, LCSW. Adam has recently left his full time clinical practice in Arizona to join our Feeling Great app team here in San Francisco. I think you’ll be delighted by his warmth and wisdom. Although he works with us full-time, he still practices one day per week and specializes in X depression, anxiety, and screen addiction(e.g. video game addiction and more.) He has appeared on two previous Feeling Good Podcasts, # X and # Y. We are delighted to have Adam as the honored guest on today’s Ask David podcast! Today’s...
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446 Gender-Affirming, Life-Saving Medical Care, featuring Stanford's Dr. Rachel Sewell
Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy
446 Who am I? Medical Help that Saves Children’s Lives Featuring Dr. Rachel Sewall: “I want to shout from the mountain tops!” Today we hear from Rachel Sewell, M.D., a Stanford pediatric endocrinologist who provides medically necessary care for transgender and gender diverse young people. She shares how in a time when there is a lot of inaccurate information being spread about this vulnerable population she will continue to advocate for them by providing education and accurate information, including by being a guest on this podcast. She says:...
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#445 Awesome Interviewing Secrets featuring Dr. Kyle Jones
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Secrets of Superb Interviewing-- How to Be Everyone's Number 1 Choice! Today we feature our beloved Kyle Jones, Ph.D, a clinical psychologist who suggested we might do a really cool podcast on the interviewing skills featured in Chapter 16 of my Feeling Good Handbook. Rhonda and I are absolutely delighted to welcome Kyle for his third appearance on to the Feeling Good Podcast. (Rhonda had to excuse herself after introducing this episode because she was not feeling well) In that chapter on interviewing skills, I listed the five basic principles of successfully interviewing for a job,...
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444: I'm angry! Live Work with Sunny, Part 2
Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy
I’m angry! A Once-UndocumentedImmigrant Speaks from the Heart-- Live Work with Sunny, Part 2 Last week you heard Part 1 of the Live work with Sunny, who’s struggling with radically conflicting emotions. On the one hand, he has finally achieved his dream of an incredibly happy and fulfilling life, but he is frequently plunged into profound despair, fear, and anger because of the increasingly adverse political climate for people who are “different”—in gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, political beliefs, skin color, and more. And he is shocked, fearful, and angered by...
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443: I'm angry! Live Work with Sunny, Part 1
Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy
I’m angry! A Once-UndocumentedImmigrant Speaks from the Heart-- Live Work with Sunny, Part 1 Sunny Choi is a beloved member of the TEAM community. He grew up in Hong Kong before emigrating with his family to the United States when he was 11 years old. He graduated from UCLA with a major in engineering, completed a master’s degree in Engineering Management at Stanford, and developed a successful career in high tech Silicon Valley companies. However, he left his work to pursue additional graduate training in clinical social work because he discovered that his strongest call was to help...
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442: Eliminate Anxiety Fast: The Awesome Hidden Emotion Technique
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Ask David: The Awesome Hidden Emotion Technique Featuring Matthew May, MD with Rhonda and David The following answers to Ask David questions were written prior to the live podcast where Matt, David, Rhonda, and others discuss the questions in real time. Their answers may differ from Dr. Burns responses listed below. 1. Michael asks: How did you invent the Hidden Emotion Technique? It’s been incredibly helpful to me! Hello, Dr. Burns, Your lifelong work continues to be invaluable to me and so many others, and I apologize if this question was answered on a previous podcast. To my knowledge, it...
info_outlineOvercoming Your Porn Addiction
Featuring the Awesome Thai-An Truong!
🎙️ Hosts:
- Dr. David Burns, Creator of TEAM-CBT and author of Feeling Good
- Rhonda Barovsky, Co-Host and Therapist at the Feeling Great Therapy Center
🎉 Special Guest:
- Thai-Ann Truong. Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a Superb TEAM-CBT Teacher, Trainer, and Super-Shrink who specializes in the treatment of Trauma, OCD, and marital / relationship dysfunction, including the impact of a porn addiction on couples
In this jam-packed episode, of the Feeling Good podcast, David and Rhonda welcome Thai-An Troung, Level 5 TEAM therapist and trainer, licensed professional counselor,  licensed alcohol and drug counselor and expert in addictions, to discuss the complex issue of pornography addiction. Thai-An shares her insights on the rising prevalence of porn use, its impact on relationships, and the psychological and physiological effects of addiction. The conversation delves into the symptoms of porn addiction, the importance of psychoeducation, and the application of TEAM therapy methods to help individuals and couples recover from the negative consequences of porn use.
Thai-An emphasizes the need for awareness and understanding of how porn can affect brain chemistry and relationship dynamics, ultimately offering hope for recovery and healing. This conversation delves into the complexities of addiction, particularly focusing on porn addiction and its impact on
pleasure and motivation. We discuss the importance of understanding the psychological aspects of addiction, including the loss of pleasure and the role of motivation in recovery. We explore various TEAM tools, such as the triple paradox, to address motivation and cravings, and emphasize the significance of social support in the recovery process. The discussion also touches on the nuances of sexual identity and the importance of abstinence when overcoming porn addiction. Finally, we highlight the need for specialized training for therapists working with couples facing these challenges.
Key Topics Covered:
* Porn addiction is a growing concern in modern society.
* There is no moral judgment on porn use; it can be healthy for some.
* Statistics show a significant rise in porn use among young people.
* Abstinence from porn can improve relationship satisfaction.
* Porn addiction can lead to sexual dysfunction and intimacy issues.
* Sexual conditioning can alter attraction to real-life partners.
* Psychoeducation is crucial for understanding porn addiction.
* Brain chemistry is significantly affected by porn use.
* Withdrawal symptoms from porn can include flatlining and social paralysis.
* Porn addiction can lead to a depletion of pleasure and joy in life.
* Understanding motivation is crucial for overcoming addiction.
* The Triple Paradox can effectively address motivation in therapy.
* Social support plays a vital role in recovery from addiction.
* Abstinence is often necessary for healing from porn addiction.
* Therapists should explore the benefits of addiction with clients.
* Clients may find deeper connections through shared experiences in
therapy.
*Therapists need to be aware of the complexities of sexual identity.
*Training and resources for therapists are essential for effective
treatment.
* Therapists can help clients find sustainable satisfaction beyond
addiction.
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Thai-An, Rhonda and David