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· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2019-05-0713 minDOG TALES00. PREFACEAn introduction to DOG TALES. Following the PREFACE there are 57 more episodes. Each episode contains one tale.2019-03-2402 min
DOG TALES57. All in One BreathNotes: ALL IN ONE BREATH was collected from Bill Hartsock, a Berea College student who got it from his girlfriend’s grandmother, Margy Riddell of Flat Gap, Virginia in 1982. Mrs. Riddell, born Bolling, was about age ninety when this verbal test was presented to her granddaughter.
THAT IS THE LAST TALE!
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DOG TALES56. TailipoNotes: TAILIPO was collected from my wife, Risse Faye Layne Ramsay who heard it from her mother, Rilda Chandler Layne. Rilda was raised in Broadhead, Kentucky back in the late 1930’s. The Chandlers had moved to Kentucky from Madison County, North Carolina.2019-03-1904 min
DOG TALES55. The Feuding DogsNotes: THE FEUDING DOGS was collected from Kris Slank, a Berea College student who got the tale from his grandfather, K. G. McDaniel. The story has come down in the family.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES54. The Runaway HorsesNotes: RUNAWAY HORSES was collected from A. D. Harrell of Tipton Hill, North Carolina. A. D. told me this tale in 1956 when I was spending an evening after testing his cows’ butterfat percentage. He corroborated the tale in August 1986 and identified Edward Whitson as the lad who tried to rein in the horses.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES53. The Dead DogNotes: THE DEAD DOG was collected from Joan Randall, a Berea College student who got the tale from Don Sauders of North Carolina who remembered it from about 1930.2019-03-1901 min
DOG TALES52. The Dog TaxNotes: THE DOG TAX —by permission. See Humor of a Country Lawyer, by Sam J. Erwin, Jr. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1983, p 132.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES51. The Dog LicenseNotes: THE DOG LICENSE was collected from Loyal Jones of Berea College in 1982. The event took place in 1960 or 1961 and was by telephone. (see also RIFLE TOTING MONKEY and WALKING ON WATER)2019-03-1901 min
DOG TALES50. Banjo DogNotes: BANJO DOG was collected from David Morris of West Virginia. David shared this tale during the “World’s Fair,” i.e. Expo-84 at the Stokely Van Camp Folklife Center in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1984 where he was performing during a week featuring Berea College’s interest in Appalachian folk arts.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES49. A British Train RideNotes: A BRITISH TRAIN RIDE was collected from Henry Besuden, Vinewood Farm, Winchester, Kentucky in June 1975. March 2019, Alan Branson sent me this, “It was sent to me by my good friend, Don in Pompano Beach, Florida.”2019-03-1904 min
DOG TALES48. An Unwelcome GuestNotes: AN UNWELCOME GUEST was collected from Beatrice McLain at Berea College Christmas Country Dance School, 1979. Mrs. McLain claimed that Readers Digest picked up the story and published it but I have not been able to find it.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES47. The Split DogNotes: THE SPLIT DOG by permission from Richard Chase. See Chase, American Folk Tales and Songs, Signet Key, 1956, pp 97-98. Chase heard the tale somewhere in eastern Kentucky. It appeared in Fisher’s River (North Carolina) Scenes and Characters , by “Skitt” published in New York, Harper & Brothers, 1859. See also Botkin, A Treasury og American Folklore, Bonanza Books, New York, 1954, pp 593-594.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES46. Drummer Joins the BandNotes: DRUMMER JOINS THE BAND was collected from Linda Brewer of Jackson County, Kentucky in 1978 during a Berea College Extension Course in Folk Arts. See also Sourwood Tales by Billy C. Clark, Putnam, New York, 1968, pp 218-224.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES45. Doggone BootsNotes: DOGGONE BOOTS was collected from Doc McConnel of Rogersville, Tennessee in 1984.2019-03-1900 min
DOG TALES44. Doghide ShoestringsNotes: DOGHIDE SHOESTRINGS was collected from Margorie Mallicoat of White Oak, Tennessee in 1979. Frank Profitt, North Carolina musician used to tell a tale about his uncle using the hide from his wife’s “bitchy” dog to cover his banjo.2019-03-1901 min
DOG TALES43. Larapin Rarapin Skoonkin Huntin'Notes: LARIPIN, RARIPIN,SKOONKIN HUNTING was collected orally from a tenth grade student in my class in Micaville, North Carolina in 1956. Printed sources are: Roberts, South From Hell-fer-Sartin, tale number 78a; and Chase, Grandfather Tales, tale number 15, page 137. Roberts source was Charles Holcomb on Big Leatherwood who said he had heard this tale on a talking machine record when he was a boy. Chase cites an Alabama source in his compilation of Uncle Remus.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES42. RiddleNotes: RIDDLE was collected from Loyal Jones, a native of Clay County, North Carolina. He knew the riddle ‘all of his life.’ (see also WALKING ON WATER and RIFLE TOTING MONKEY)2019-03-1900 min
DOG TALES41. Mysterious TwinsNotes: MYSTERIOUS TWINS was collected from Anna Hobbs, native of Madison County, Kentucky. Told by her grandmother, Maggie Odell of Possum Kingdom in the 1970’s. I checked the story out with Anna’s mother, Geneva Jennings.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES40. Rifle Toting MonkeyNotes: RIFLE TOTING MONKEY was collected from Loyal Jones and Michael Doane Moore in 1978. Jerry Clower’s humor and stories have had widespread audiences and much of his material, like this tale, has entered the folk process. Clower’s first recording, “Jerry Clower from Yazoo City, Mississippi Talkin,” a Decca recording, was number 11 on national country album charts (see article, Knock ‘im out Jay-ree! In Sports Illustrated 38:17.pp 75-84, April 30, 1973. Clower heard the rifle toting monkey tale while in high school, perhaps from his cousin Johnny. Used by permission.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES39. Walking on WaterNotes: WALKING ON WATER was collected from Loyal Jones, Director of Berea College Appalachian Center, 1975. This is one of the most widespread dog stories. (see also RIDDLE and RIFLE TOTING MONKEY)2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES38. The Pickup TruckNotes: THE PICKUP TRUCK was composed by Ruby Altizer, a Berea College student in 1977.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES37. Useless's Old DogNotes: USELESS’S OLD DOG was aired on Kentucky Educational Television in a program of a video tape interview with Ulysses (pronounced useless) Vanover of McCreary County, Kentucky and aired on January 5, 1977.2019-03-1901 min
DOG TALES36. No TrespassingNotes: NO TRESPASSING was collected from Bert Killian, Murphy, North Carolina in 1969. (see also FASTEST DOG IN THE WORLD)2019-03-1901 min
DOG TALES35. Old Hound DogNotes: OLD HOUND DOG was collected from Mona Coleman, a Berea College student in 1976.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES33. Flea BitNotes: FLEA BIT was collected from Lewis Lamb of Paint Lick, Kentucky in 1980. I transcribed the tale from a recording of Lewis’s telling of a true story. (see also COUNTING DOG, RABIES SHOTS and SS-FF)2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES34. Honest SamNotes: HONEST SAM was told by Samuel Clemens in his autobiography. Twain concludes Chapter 30 with these words, “Now then, that is the tale. Some of it is true.”
And I add: that is Sam’s tale, more-or-less. You can read the tale in his own words in The Autobiography of Mark Twain, edited by Charles Neider, Harper and Row, New York, 1959, pp 155-159.2019-03-1903 min
DOG TALES32. Sound Shooting BackfiresNotes: SOUND SHOOTING BACKFIRES was collected from a Berea College student.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES31. Zig Zag LipsNotes: ZIG ZAG LIPS—see Johnson, F. Roy, How and Why, Johnson Publishing Company, Murfreesboro, North Carolina, 1971; source T. K. Warren of Hereford County, North Carolina in 1966. Used by permission of author.2019-03-1902 min
DOG TALES30. The VentriloquistNotes: THE VENTRILOQUIST I failed to note where I heard this tale but it is fairly well spread.2019-03-1601 min
DOG TALES29. AnnieNotes: ANNIE was collected from Marshall Roberts, a Berea College student in 1981. He heard the story from Alan Tench of Banks County, Georgia who had it from his grandfather, Hamilton Tench.2019-03-1502 min
DOG TALES28. QuislingNotes: QUISLING was collected from Gwen McVicker in 1980 who has it from Andy McMahan of Louisville, Kentucky. David Macemon of Woodford County, Kentucky says he has heard a Science Fiction story about Thomas A. Edison inventing an intelligence test which he tries on a dog who scores “way off the top.” The dog then admits that he can talk and is killed by other dogs for giving out their secret.2019-03-1402 min
Flippin' Freud!Episode 25. Recapitulation(pp. 67-68)2019-03-1311 min
DOG TALES27. In the Lead by a Tail.Notes: IN THE LEAD BY A TAIL —see A Treasury of Southern Folklore, ed. by Botkin, New York, Crown Publishers, 1949, pp 128-129. Also in The Old Time Tennessee Orator by John Randall, pp 359-360.2019-03-1301 min
DOG TALES26. Hot Rod HoundNotes: HOT ROD HOUND was collected from SANDY COPLEN SMITH who got it from her roommate, Susan Adams who got it from her father in Coal City, West Virginia. I have heard the same tale several other times but the subject was a cat who was frozen in a refrigerator and revived with gasoline. This is a favorite of my grandson whose mother’s father, Red Harrison of LaFollette, Tennessee, tells the tale.2019-03-1102 min
DOG TALES25. SS-FFNotes: SS-FF was collected from Lewis Lamb of Paint Lick, Kentucky in 1975. Lewis learned this story from a co-worker on a construction project in Cincinnati, Ohio back in the 1940’s but, in retelling the tale he changed it from a horse to a dog. (see also COUNTING DOG, FLEA BIT, and RABIES SHOTS)2019-03-1103 min
DOG TALES24. Rabies ShotsNotes: RABIES SHOTS was collected from Lewis Lamb of Paint Lick, Kentucky in 1980. I transcribed the tale from a recording of Lewis’s telling of a true story. (see also COUNTING DOG, FLEA BIT, and SS-FF)2019-03-0603 min
DOG TALES23. Training Young Fox HoundsNotes: TRAINING YOUNG FOX HOUNDS was collected from Mark Rector of Madison County, North Carolina in 1981. This is a true event according to Mark.2019-03-0502 min
DOG TALES22. The Billy RoughNotes: THE BILLY ROUGH was collected from Dear Rathbone, a Berea College student from Haywood County, North Carolina in 1980. Dean learned this from his uncle Miles Rathbone, also of Fines Creek. A subsequent letter from Dean says that this incident really happened in the Jerry rough. Dean has written many stories from his home on Fines Creek. (see https://www.facebook.com/groups/1039030522847750/)2019-03-0404 minFlippin' Freud!34. Concluding remarks and summary of insights.This episode concludes the podcasts of FLIPPIN' FREUD.2019-03-0422 minFlippin' Freud!33. Everyone has the potential to be joyful!Dr. Erickson gives a review of some of his cases which illustrate key concepts in his approach in counseling. This is useful to individuals and even to clinical psychologists. (pp. 93-102)2019-03-0322 minFlippin' Freud!32. The story of a case of domestic violence.She had reason to be afraid of her husband. Marlowe did, too! The story puts Marlowe Erickson's skills as a clinical psychologist to the test. What would you have done in this situation? (pp. 87-93)2019-03-0316 minFlippin' Freud!31. Don't do anything about smoking!Joe Smoke began smoking as a teenager. His wife also smoked. Marlowe plays out his entertaining ideas for them about smoking. (pp. 81-87 )2019-03-0317 min
DOG TALES21. Counting DogNotes: COUNTING DOG was collected from Lewis Lamb of Paint Lick, Kentucky in 1980. This tales is widely known and is one most likely to be told when one asks for a dog tale. Lewis’s setting in the mountains is unusual and is probably his own addition to the tale. He is a first rate yarn spinner as well as a champion fiddler. (see RABIES SHOTS andSS-FF).2019-03-0303 min
DOG TALES20. Rabbit in the WellNotes: RABBIT IN THE WELL was collected from VELNA KEY, a Berea College student in 1980. Velna heard the story from the father, John Key in central North Carolina and he got it from June Peele. Velna says she “grew up hearing such tales.”2019-03-0201 min
DOG TALES19. Mail DogNotes: MAIL DOG was collected from Coreen Brewer of Jackson County, Kentucky in 1979. Coreen learned this from her mother, Eulalia Foutch in about 1960 who learned it from her father, William Keith of Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky in about 1925. She said the dog’s name was Bounce.2019-03-0202 minFlippin' Freud!30. I am worried that I worry.How to find a surrogate worrier, someone to do the worrying for you! (pp. 78-81)2019-03-0206 minFlippin' Freud!29. Infidelity on the burner.The husband who had had an affair asked "what he could do to make peace with Ann [his wife]." (pp. 76-78)2019-02-2805 minFlippin' Freud!28. After being raped in her home.Nell had been raped one night and called Marlowe the next morning. He asked if she wanted to come in later but "she said no because she had been up all night between police and a trip to the hospital and needed some sleep now, so we made an appointment for the next day." (pp. 74-76)2019-02-2704 min
DOG TALES18. The Fastest Dog in the WorldNotes: THE FASTEST DOG IN THE WORLD was collected from Bert Killian of Cherokee County, North Carolina in 1969. I swapped some dog stories with Bert while at a shape note singing at the home of Donald Ledford. Bert told this tale and NO TRESPASSING. I have not heard them from any other sources. 2019-02-2702 min
DOG TALES17. The Deer HoundNotes: THE DEER HOUND was collected from Jimmy Elrod, Berea College student from Washington County, Virginia in 1969. Jimmy says of this tale, “I met such a diverse number of characters while I was growing up that I cannot pin this tale to one of them.”2019-02-2602 minFlippin' Freud!27. Video, audio, and feelio.(pp. 70-74). Sue Waters serves her sentence, then puts herself and her daughter on parole. Marlowe then explains the difference between "video, audio, and feelio!"2019-02-2610 min
DOG TALES16. City Slicker and Bird DogNotes: CITY SLICKER AND BIRD DOG was collected from Judy Hamilton in 1979. Judy, a student in my Folk Arts Class at Berea College, heard this tale from Willie Baxter of Casey County, Kentucky. I have heard the same tale from Anita Waldridge, a 1989 Folk Arts student who got it from Lisa Keoku about 1971. Both girls gave this ending, “I’m going to throw him up one more time and if he don’t fly, I’m going to kill him.” I felt that “I want a refund” made a better ending and decided to tell the story from the dog’s point of2019-02-2504 minFlippin' Freud!26. Taking Care of YourselfTaking care of yourself "with no cost to others." (pp. 67-70)2019-02-2508 min
DOG TALES15. A Fresh Turned TrailNotes: A FRESH TURNED TRAIL see Botkin, Treasury of Western Folklore, p 512, rev.ed., New York, Crown Publishers, 1975, “The Smart Coon Dog,” ed. By B. A. From Idaho, A Guide in Word and Picture,WPA Federal Writers’ Project, 1937.2019-02-2401 min
DOG TALES14. Ring and PepperNotes: RING AND PEPPER was collected from Coreen Brewer of McKee, Kentucky in 1979. Coreen learned it from her husband, Eugene Green, also of Jackson County, Kentucky, somewhere about 1960.2019-02-2401 minFlippin' Freud!24. Ellen sees how to interrupt a pattern established in childhood.Marlowe gives another illustration of how a grown woman found how to interrupt a pattern established in childhood. When she finds herself becoming wary of a relationship which might lead to another abandonment, she simply looks at her shoes and realizes that since they are polished and she can hang loose and be more fun to be with. (pp. 58-60)2019-02-2307 min
DOG TALES13. A Tale from Egon MountainNotes: A TALE FROM EGON MOUNTAIN was collected from Etta (Bolton) Gulley of Clairfield, Tennessee in 1979. Etta heard this story from George Mallicot of Egon, Tennessee about 1960.2019-02-2202 minFlippin' Freud!23. Marlowe shares his own personal tragedy and how he and his wife, Mary, dealt with it.It would be difficult to find a more severe test of driving your own car through such a challenging journey. (pp. 55-57)2019-02-2207 minFlippin' Freud!22. Dealing with tragedy.When a two year old daughter of one of Marlowe's students drowned, the father considered dropping the class to grieve. Instead, he found enough value in Marlowe's approach to make use of it and shared it with his wife. (pp. 54-55)2019-02-2202 minFlippin' Freud!21. Use procrastination to your advantage!Procrastination can be used two ways. You can put off stopping smoking or you can put off lighting up! (pp 53-54)2019-02-2102 min
DOG TALES12. Old Cold NoseNotes: OLD COLD NOSE was collected from Genevee Marlow of White Oak, Tennessee in 1979. Mrs. Marlow learned this from Lou Mallicoat of Duff, Tennessee in the 1970’s. The motif is widely known in differing variants (see Snake Bit)2019-02-2101 min
DOG TALES11. Snake-bit!Notes: SNAKE BIT was taken from Bob Terrell, columnist for the Asheville Citizen, daily newspaper of Asheville, North Carolina. This particular telling was by Loyal Jones, Director of Appalachian Center at Berea College in Kentucky.2019-02-2002 minFlippin' Freud!20. Marriage CounselingHe blamed her for his anger and she blamed him for making her cry. Dr. Erickson's advice will floor you! (pp. 51-52)2019-02-2004 min
DOG TALES10. Rover in the Nantahala GorgeNotes: ROVER IN THE NANTAHALA GORGE was collected from Karen Solesbee Boll of Franklin, North Carolina in 1977. Karen composed the tale as an assignment for the Folk Arts class at Berea College. It demonstrated how ‘creative’ works draw from a base of cultural substratum. He grandparents are from Nantahala.2019-02-1902 minFlippin' Freud!19. Hand on the burner or on velour—burnt or content?Dr. Erickson understands the choices we make with impressive clarity. He refers to this description in future episodes of Flippin' Freud. (pp. 46-50)2019-02-1908 minFlippin' Freud!18. One episode about parenting.Ralph Holder learns to defuse his relationship with his ten year old son. Can you use your "remote" to change your "TV" channels? (pp. 41-46)2019-02-1811 min
DOG TALES9. The Dog and the BuzzardNotes: THE DOG AND THE BUZZARD was adapted from Foxfire Book, ed. By Eliot Wigginton, 1972, pp 228-229, Garden City, New York, Doubleday, 1972 as told by Bill Lamb.2019-02-1803 min
DOG TALES8. A Cold TrailNotes: A COLD TRAIL was collected from J. P. Fraley of Boyd County, Kentucky in 1979. I met Mr. Fraley at a May Day festival at Hindman Settlement Schjool on the banks of the Troublesome Creek where Mr. Fraley was a guest fiddler. He was a well travelled mining consultant but grew up in eastern Kentucky which has a strong folk culture.
Also heard from Marcella Morgan of Leslie County, Kentucky who was told the tale by her father, James Baker.2019-02-1703 minFlippin' Freud!17. Marlowe's personal experience "on the couch."As a graduate student in psychology, Marlowe spent three years on the couch "looking for clues to my difficulties and analyzed my dreams...I finally quit...since J did not seem to be making much progress." He learned to approach his clients in a very different way. (pp. 37-41)2019-02-1709 minFlippin' Freud!16. You are on trial and you are the judge. What sort of a sentence will you give yourself?Be careful about the sentence, "I can never really find what I truly want." (pp. 36-37)2019-02-1701 minFlippin' Freud!15. Auto PilotHave you ever said, "I couldn't help myself?" Marlowe describes a 180 degree change which happens as we shift from childhood to adulthood and suggests a way to change gears. (pp. 33-36)2019-02-1607 min
DOG TALES7. A Shocking Tale!Notes: WHEELCHAIR CASE was collected from Karla Thomas of Ashland, Kentucky in 1980. She learned the tale from Albert York who learned it from his father, George York.2019-02-1601 min
DOG TALES6. Wheelchair CaseNotes: WHEELCHAIR CASE was collected from Brenda Russell of Lexington, Kentucky in 1979. Brenda got the story from her father, Clayton Russell who got it from his uncle Clarence Lakes in 1976. Her story identified the boy as a “colored boy.”
Curt Begley, a Berea College bus driver and native of Berea, gave another version: A dog would tree coons and climb the tree to fetch them down. He had gotten three coons and was packing the fourth off the limb when he fell off a limb out over a cliff and broke his back. The man took him out...2019-02-1502 minFlippin' Freud!14. Burt McTemperHis temper had gotten him into a lot of trouble: fighting, a broken jaw, getting arrested, two divorces, getting fired, and his kids wouldn't speak to him. Could Marlowe "fix" him? (pp. 29-33)2019-02-1510 min
DOG TALES5. The Accordion DogNotes: THE ACCORDION DOG was collected from a Berea College student in 1976 and has since been heard in Strasburg, Virginia and a couple of other places. My source did not liken the dog to an accordion—that is my invention. Two friends told me a “dirty” version, one from his childhood in Cherokee County, North Carolina in which the dog is in a car which wrecks and both dog and its owner end up in the hospital. The owner, when he comes to, sees the dog on the rug next to his bed and asks the doctor if that is his...2019-02-1404 min
DOG TALES4. The Spiral ChaseNotes: THE SPIRAL CHASE source is unidentified. However, H. K. (Bud) Rayfield, my wife’s cousin’s husband of St. Charles Missouri, told me this same tale but without the spiral portion. He probably heard it from Chester Cooper on the electrical crew in Lincoln County, Missouri.2019-02-1402 min
DOG TALES3. CookieNotes: COOKIE was collected from Bobby Fields of Hyden, Kentucky. This is a true story.
The use of the word trotline is available on Wikipedia. Some dictionaries suggest a French origin. Could there have been a connection with French trappers in pioneer times? Or is trotline related to a trot-rope used to exercise horses in which each end of the line is tied to a tree and the bridle is attached to a ring?2019-02-1401 min
DOG TALES2. On a Saturday One Spring.Notes: ON A SATURDAY ONE SPRING was collected from Tommy Anderson of Brasstown, NC in 1967 (see also episode 1. THE SKINBOARD). I have not heard this tale from other sources.2019-02-1401 min
DOG TALES1. The Skinboard.Notes: THE SKINBOARD was collected from Tommy Anderson of Brasstown, NC in 1967. It was The Skinboard and On a Saturday One Spring of this collection which started this compiler on a search for additional dog tales. Tommy was raised in Green Cove not far from Dog Branch where the local saying is “There are more Greens on Dog Branch than dogs in Green Cove.”
I have subsequently heard The Skinboard tale many times in North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, and West Virginia. The epilogue about finding the dog in Kentucky was made up on the spot by Bill...2019-02-1305 minFlippin' Freud!12. Are you a backseat driver?It is easier to drive your car if you take hold of the wheel from the front seat. You can start by imagining that you are in the driver’s seat. See what Professor Doodle says! Think about it. (pp. 21-23)
https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/ 2019-02-1304 minFlippin' Freud!11. How much do you weigh?Is it easier to break a habit or change a pattern? Take a closer look at how you have internalized your answer. Let’s talk about it! (pp. 20-21)
https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/2019-02-1302 minFlippin' Freud!10. A nail-biter!No more blood letting. You can change by doing nothing! (pp. 19-20)
https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/2019-02-1202 minFlippin' Freud!9. Dad keeps telling me what to do.Bill Jr. has a habit of getting angry with his father. Now, his father can no longer "drive him up the wall." (pp. 18-19)
https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/2019-02-1201 minFlippin' Freud!8. Are you statistically normal?Are you chained or free? Americans often use the passive voice. Marlowe invites you to look, instead, at his cafeteria of ideas for ones that interest you. (pp. 14-18)
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https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/2019-02-1210 minFlippin' Freud!7. Who do you manage?In addressing managers who think that they are in charge of managing others, Marlowe suggests a very different approach of "managing." He has developed a cadre of followers who have found his approach useful. (pp. 12-14)
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https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/2019-02-1204 minFlippin' Freud!6. My "touchy-feely" MBA class.Marlowe describes his approach to Master of Business Administration students by asking them, "Are you a manager?" When he gets the right answer, he says, "Bingo, twenty-four seven!" (pp. 8-11)
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https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/2019-02-0702 minFlippin' Freud!5. Doing versus making.
Are our thoughts colored by our words? If we change our words, can we change our thoughts? Dr. Erickson says, "The cultural norm is that we are pawns of our environment. Instead, I am suggesting that we provide the meaning." (pp. 8-11)
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https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/2019-02-0706 minFlippin' Freud!4. Homeless DaveDo you think Homeless Dave is a fool or a hero? Test your perceptions and see how each and every one of us create our own realities. (pp. 4-7)
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https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/2019-02-0706 minFlippin' Freud!3. Basis for Flippin' Freudpp. 1-4. This is the first in a series of audio episodes reading from Marlowe O. Erickson's self-help psychological book titled Thoughts From A Psychologist. In this episode Dr. Erickson lines out, as he says, "lessons I have learned from my own life with the hope that you may create some value in the way you run your life." In the episodes that follow he gives many examples of people who have "used some of these ideas to create breakthrough experiences and transform their lives quickly and easily."
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