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Think Act Be Podcast241 - Seth & Joel - Behavioral Activation: The Antidepressant You Already HaveFellow psychologist Joel Minden and I talk about behavioral activation, one of the most effective treatments for depression. Get full access to Think Act Be with Seth Gillihan at thinkactbe.substack.com/subscribe
2025-08-1340 min
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 220: Dr. Joel Minden — Therapy 4. How Men Can Get the Most Out of PsychotherapyMy guest this week is Dr. Joel Minden, a clinical psychologist, therapist, author of Show Your Anxiety Who’s Boss (affiliate link), and frequent guest on the podcast. This conversation focused on men in therapy. Topics we discussed included: The extent to which men tend to be interested in and open to psychotherapy Fears that men might bring to therapy The significant overlap in the issues men and women deal with and what brings them to therapy The challenge of dealing effectively with anger More frequent externalizing disorders among men, e.g., substance use, aggression Gender diffe...
2024-02-1441 min
Seth J. Gillihan, PhD – Think Act BeEp. 220: Dr. Joel Minden — Therapy 4. How Men Can Get the Most out of Psychotherapy
2024-02-1441 min
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 205: Seth & Joel — The Best and Worst Therapists in Popular MediaThis week I'm continuing my series with Dr. Joel Minden, and we discussed a fun and interesting topic: psychotherapists in popular media, including film, TV, and comic strips. We explored what these depictions get right, the challenges of presenting therapy accurately, and why therapists so often are portrayed as buffoons. Specific topics we touched on included: Common therapist tropes in movies and TV shows The movie Mumford Richard Dreyfuss as Leo Marvin in the 1991 film What About Bob? The accelerated pace of change in dramatized versions of therapy Therapists pushing their patients to “go deeper” and expl...
2023-10-0452 min
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 204: Seth & Joel — How to Worry Less So You Can Live MoreThis week I'm continuing my series with Dr. Joel Minden, and there's no one I'd rather talk with about how to handle worry. Joel is a true expert on this topic. He offers a compassionate, realistic, and effective set of tools for worrying less so you can redirect your energy toward living well. Specific topics we touched on included: Anxiety vs. worry The implicit goal of anxiety The similarities between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) Intolerance of uncertainty Worry as a learned behavior that is reinforced (rewarded), making it more likely to continue...
2023-09-2758 min
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 203: Seth & Joel — How Much Can Be Accomplished in One Therapy Session? This week I’m continuing my series with Dr. Joel Minden. This time we discussed how much can be accomplished in a single psychotherapy session. Joel and I explored single-session interventions, one-session treatments for phobias, and sudden gains. Topics we touched on included: Goals for the first therapy session The hope that often follows a first session One as the modal number of therapy sessions Shorter treatment protocols, including single session interventions (SSIs) The work of Dr. Jessica Schleider and her colleagues 2017 meta-analysis 2017 review 2022 randomized clinical trial The value of helping clients develop flexible responses to emotions and str...
2023-09-2046 min
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 202: Seth & Joel — What Gives Psychotherapy the Power to Make Life Better?My guest once again this week is Dr. Joel Minden. This time we discussed psychotherapy, drawing on the years that each of us has been a therapist. Good therapy has the power to improve thinking patterns, relationships, habits, and even personality, so we explored the unique aspects of the therapy relationship that facilitate these changes. This conversation is the second in a series of several episodes with Joel, with more to come. Topics we touched on included: A Washington Post piece that inspired our discussion, “Why I Fired My Therapists” by Foster Kamer Whether it’s produc...
2023-09-1349 min
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 201: Seth & Joel — What If You Don't Need to Fix Yourself?My guest this week is Dr. Joel Minden, a regular on the Think Act Be podcast. This time we switched roles and Joel interviewed me, mostly about my approach to therapy that I describe in my latest book, Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (affiliate link). This conversation is the first in a series of several episodes with Joel, so stay tuned for more to come. Topics we touched on included: The traditional approach in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) The medical model of therapy My background in mindfulness The book Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior (affiliate link...
2023-09-061h 18
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 185: Dr. Joel Minden 8 — How to Stop Taking Things PersonallyMy guest this week is Dr. Joel Minden, a regular on the Think Act Be podcast. This time we focused on taking things less personally, whether we’re assuming people are upset with us when they’re not, or we’re blaming ourselves when things don’t work out, or anything else. We also talked about thinking errors, or cognitive distortions, that lead us to take things too personally. Toward the end we explored why we don’t have to see our own faults and limitations as personal failings. I think you’ll take a lot from this conversation. G...
2023-02-1538 minSeth J. Gillihan, PhD – Think Act BeEp. 185: Dr. Joel Minden 8 — How to Stop Taking Things Personally
2023-02-1538 min
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 169: Dr. Joel Minden — 4. How to Apply Powerful Techniques for Reducing AnxietyMy guest this week is Dr. Joel Minden. He’s back for our series finale in this 4-part series on effective ways to manage anxiety. This time we applied his 3-step program from his book Show Your Anxiety Who’s Boss (affiliate link) to managing fear and anxiety in OCD, panic, and worry, including examples from my own life in these areas. As I try to make clear in our discussion, many people experience more severe versions of what I describe, and there’s no quick and easy fix for overwhelming anxiety. At the same time, the same typ...
2022-05-1147 minSeth J. Gillihan, PhD – Think Act BeEp. 169: Dr. Joel Minden — 4. How to Apply Powerful Techniques for Reducing Anxiety
2022-05-1147 min
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 168: Dr. Joel Minden — 3. How to Accept and Redirect When Anxiety Runs HighMy guest this week is Dr. Joel Minden. He’s back for the third part of our four-part series on effective ways to manage anxiety, based on his book, Show Your Anxiety Who’s Boss (affiliate link). So if you’re dealing with a lot of anxiety, and are even feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, you’ll find a lot of guidance in this discussion for how you can find relief. We even talk some about how we can use humor to diffuse anxiety, and how Joel does that in his own life. As always I had a great talk with my fr...
2022-05-0437 minSeth J. Gillihan, PhD – Think Act BeEp. 168: Dr. Joel Minden — 3. How to Accept and Redirect When Anxiety Runs High
2022-05-0437 min
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 167: Dr. Joel Minden — 2. How to Overcome Anxiety and Avoidance by Moving Through Our FearsMy guest this week is Dr. Joel Minden. He’s back for part 2 of our 4-part series on finding peace when we’re overwhelmed by anxiety. We’re talking again about the approach he describes in his excellent book, Show Your Anxiety Who’s Boss. This time we focus on effective ways to face our fears to move through anxiety and conquer the anxious avoidance that can really shrink our lives. As always, Joel offers super helpful insights for conquering your anxiety. I’m especially a fan of his “do it anyway” mantra that we talk about in the second half. I...
2022-04-2740 minSeth J. Gillihan, PhD – Think Act BeEp. 167: Dr. Joel Minden — 2. How to Overcome Anxiety and Avoidance by Moving Through Our Fears
2022-04-2740 min
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 166: Dr. Joel Minden — 1. How to Deal More Effectively with Anxious ThoughtsMy guest this week is Dr. Joel Minden, back for his fourth time on the podcast and the first of a four-part series on anxiety. All the techniques we discuss are drawn from Joel’s fantastic book, Show Your Anxiety Who’s Boss (affiliate link). In this conversation we focus on effective ways to deal with anxious thoughts. As you’ll hear, Joel has some really helpful ways to get out of the anxious mental ruts we often find ourselves in. If you enjoy this conversation, be sure to check out the other three episodes in this series.
2022-04-2037 minSeth J. Gillihan, PhD – Think Act BeEp. 166: Dr. Joel Minden — 1. How to Deal More Effectively with Anxious Thoughts
2022-04-2037 min
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 120: Dr. Joel Minden — The Best Tools for Managing Anxiety & DepressionMy guest this week is Dr. Joel Minden, who’s been on the podcast twice before (check out episode 21 and epidose 87). I always enjoy talking with Joel, who has such a wealth of knowledge about treating anxiety and depression. We thought together again about the most effective way to approach these conditions, especially the question of how much we try to change our emotions versus making peace with them, and focusing on doing what’s important to us. As always, Joel does a really nice job at striking a compassionate balance between understanding the difficulty in doing thin...
2021-01-1347 minSeth J. Gillihan, PhD – Think Act BeEp. 120: Dr. Joel Minden — The Best Tools for Managing Anxiety & Depression
2021-01-1347 min
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 87: Dr. Joel Minden — How to Move Through Anxiety and Live Your Best LifeMy guest this week is Dr. Joel Minden, a psychologist who specializes in the treatment of anxiety. We focused on the ideas from his excellent new book, Show Your Anxiety Who's Boss (affiliate link). Joel's emphasis is on finding effective long-term strategies that can change our relationship with anxiety in a big way, rather than on trying to find tricks to use in the moment to just get through spells of high anxiety. He stresses the importance of letting our values decide what’s important and how we live our lives, rather than letting anxiety play that role. Joel’s re...
2020-04-2952 min
Think Act Be PodcastEp. 21: Dr. Joel Minden — How to Stop Anxiety from Controlling Your LifeAnxiety can be extremely debilitating when it dominates a person's life. My guest this week is Dr. Joel Minden, who specializes in the treatment of all kinds of anxiety and related conditions, from panic and generalized anxiety to social phobia, PTSD, and OCD. Hear from Joel how three powerful approaches can help to loosen the grip of overwhelming emotion. Get full access to Think Act Be with Seth Gillihan at thinkactbe.substack.com/subscribe
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