How to get control of your own thoughts with Daniel Fryer, author The Four Thoughts That F*ck You Up #53
Release Date: 03/18/2020
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Daniel Fryer is author of the book The 4 thoughts that F*ck you up and how to fix them: Rewire how you think in 6 weeks with REBT.
Daniel is a psychotherapist who’s been helping people change the way they think for over 15 years.
I was keen to ask Daniel about how we get a grip on our internal dialogue and the things we think about ourselves, other people, and the situations we’re in.
It seems like no better time to tackle this topic than right now, as we are starting to get very concerned about the coronavirus pandemic.
For full show notes and links please go to: https://theideaslab.org/danielfryer
Music provided by Argofox:
TheDiabolicalWaffle – My Wish
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