tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38866458438748137192024-03-17T13:16:34.105-07:00PsychologySalonPsychology and therapy inside and out, with Randy Paterson, PhDRandy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-83410188382332624192021-08-31T10:28:00.004-07:002021-08-31T10:33:21.550-07:00Why Can't I Finish Things? The Project Resistance Curve<p> <span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 14px;">So you start a major project - a book, a paper, a renovation, a garden, a website, a fitness routine - and at first you're quite charged up about it. You make good progress and sense that you're "getting there." Then about halfway through you start losing steam. Alternative projects suddenly seem far more attractive, and the one you have chosen seems misguided. Should you switch? Should you keep going? Is this about you and your flaky lack of perseverance, or is it normal? Welcome to the project resistance curve: An introduction for both mental health professionals - and their clients.
</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="314" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OxbAvX5xS0Y" width="485" youtube-src-id="OxbAvX5xS0Y"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-52255153006440493312021-07-20T13:16:00.003-07:002021-07-20T13:25:42.681-07:0030 Steps to Better Sleep: A 3-Part Video SeriesFor many people struggling with the difficulties of life, sleep disruption is one of the most troubling effects. It is also one of the biggest causes of feed-forward spirals. Poor sleep can cause lower energy during the day, poor concentration, flattened mood, increased proneness to stress, and much more. These in turn can make other problems worse: we avoid exercise, overuse caffeine to heighten daytime alertness (which itself can contribute to sleep problems that evening), make more errors at work, become less efficient, and engage in fewer of the activities that sustain us. <div><br /></div><div>Consequently, getting the sleep/wake cycle on track is often one of the most important targets of therapy. Speaking as a clinician, if a client and I do great work with every other aspect of their life but the sleep is still lousy, this can impose a significant brake on the benefits. Here are three videos on the subject of getting a good night's sleep, each offering 10 strategies that can really help. <div><br /></div><div>In the first video, we consider 10 things you might already be doing that could be contributing to the problem.</div><div><br /></div><div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qKLSZjIZ5iM" width="560"></iframe> </div><div><br /></div><div> In the second video, we consider 10 aspects of your bedroom that can help you get better sleep.</div><div><br /></div><div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cYme8Bi7ygQ" width="560"></iframe> </div><div><br /></div><div> The third video provides 10 effective habits that promote better sleep.</div><div><br /></div><div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0LS0LE7LX8U" width="560"></iframe></div></div>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-10284535428828863422021-05-25T10:52:00.000-07:002021-05-25T10:52:03.463-07:00How to be Miserable: Define Yourself By Your Aspirations, Not Your AchievementsAnother in a series of lessons How to be Miserable, over at the HOW TO BE MISERABLE YouTube Channel: Define yourself by your aspirations, not your achievements. Our culture encourages people to identify their great interests or ambitions, and then identify themselves with these as though they are accomplishments rather than aspirational ideas. Doing so is a classic way to build a "false self" that begins to work against the person's well-being. Here's how. <iframe class="BLOG_video_class" allowfullscreen="" youtube-src-id="u3YhtZKh_os" width="320" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u3YhtZKh_os"></iframe>
Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-78701002538376799882020-11-04T13:28:00.001-08:002020-11-04T13:28:00.134-08:00The Assertiveness Workbook: Barriers to Assertiveness - Your Personal HistoryPart of a series based on The Assertiveness Workbook. SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel to get new videos as they are posted.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6xy_JOlCcLM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-30521910779062798022020-11-03T13:29:00.001-08:002020-11-03T13:29:00.133-08:00The Assertiveness Workbook: The Barriers to AssertivenessPart of a series based on The Assertiveness Workbook. SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel to get new videos as they are posted.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/adii-z-OSWQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-89805347097034917022020-11-02T13:27:00.001-08:002020-11-02T13:27:02.542-08:00The Assertiveness Workbook: The Assertive StyleFourth in a series based on The Assertiveness Workbook. SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel to get new videos as they are posted.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kmlADZNHQuE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-40880860776840888602020-11-01T13:24:00.001-08:002020-11-01T13:24:00.617-08:00The Assertiveness Workbook: The Passive-Aggressive StyleThird in a series based on The Assertiveness Workbook. SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel to get new videos as they are posted.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HvfD1337WEU" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-14817434774588574942020-10-31T13:23:00.001-07:002020-10-31T13:23:00.285-07:00The Assertiveness Workbook: The Aggressive StyleSecond of a new series of videos on effective communication based on The Assertiveness Workbook. SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel to get the newer videos as they are posted!
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8_6Jjka5Sic" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-68018285167504182592020-10-30T13:23:00.000-07:002020-10-30T13:23:12.801-07:00The Assertiveness Workbook: Passive CommunicationFirst of a new series of videos on effective communication based on The Assertiveness Workbook. SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel to get the newer videos as they are posted!
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jSyishgDyG8" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-76146896214668845012020-10-26T11:49:00.001-07:002020-10-26T11:49:01.029-07:00Getting Your Head Around Masks, and a Mask Around Your HeadOkay, I've heard enough nonsense and can't stand it any more. If you can't get oxygen through your mask, you need to take it out of its plastic wrapper and try again. Let's look at just how big oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules are compared to the virus and to the water droplets we are trying to screen out.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VSrUPAFitMs" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-61919724378237918862020-10-25T11:44:00.001-07:002020-10-25T11:44:03.366-07:00New Online CE Course for Mental Health Professionals: Goal Setting That WorksGoal setting is a part of almost every psychotherapy, but it's often done in an unstructured way that makes it unlikely to be as effective as it can be. In this 5-hour course you will learn how to make the most of this therapy fundamental. Take a look at the preview below, then consider taking the course at <a href="https://psychologysalon.teachable.com/">psychologysalon.teachable.com</a> (where you can see all the details of this and other CE courses).
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bc72EdHjYJ8" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-79015891672005465862020-10-24T11:37:00.001-07:002020-10-24T11:37:00.651-07:00Adulting 101: There is no right to vote, just a responsibility.This election season we keep hearing about the right to vote, as if it's an optional activity you could engage in, like gardening or getting a nose job. In a democracy, though, maybe voting isn't really a right. It's more of a responsibility. And maybe we should be talking about it that way.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dTWZS8gS6zg" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-89157254781651040312020-10-23T11:36:00.002-07:002020-10-23T11:36:44.604-07:00How to be Miserable: Make Distress a VirtueWe live in difficult times. Amongst all the good in the world there is a great deal of injustice, pain, and crisis. In such a situation, is it morally defensible to be happy? In this video we consider one of the paths to misery: Holding the belief that unhappiness produces change, and that misery is virtuous. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NmUvUVyRmo0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-84017204366911147652020-10-20T11:37:00.001-07:002020-10-20T11:37:39.169-07:00What if you wanted to be miserable, not happy? One strategy is to forget all about "be where you are." Instead, dwell on where you aren't: Fear Of Missing Out.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IGSXMrFf318" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-42557858780305752822020-10-17T17:26:00.001-07:002020-10-17T17:26:02.912-07:00The Symptoms of Depression: Thoughts of Death or Self-Harm<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4Tn2augq9Z4" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-61083205552445873252020-10-16T17:25:00.001-07:002020-10-16T17:25:00.412-07:00The Symptoms of Depression: Guilt and Self-Worth<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IxESvZEua7A" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-4980418510066052332020-10-15T17:24:00.001-07:002020-10-15T17:24:00.836-07:00The Symptoms of Depression: Poor Concentration and Decision Making<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tS2qYkCbku8" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-9269050806237087082020-10-14T17:23:00.001-07:002020-10-14T17:23:00.171-07:00The Symptoms of Depression: Fatigue and Changes in Movement<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1OSPOLoeHmQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-92028805906890060492020-10-13T17:22:00.001-07:002020-10-13T17:22:03.506-07:00The Symptoms of Depression: Appetite and Weight<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y63rMB7HMik" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-52917028476487921192020-10-12T17:20:00.001-07:002020-10-12T17:20:01.966-07:00The Symptoms of Depression: Difficulty Sleeping<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q0taIhcD0A0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-67102573192324074382020-10-11T17:19:00.001-07:002020-10-11T17:19:00.190-07:00The Symptoms of Depression: Anhedonia<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F3KsWzu0nuo" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-22494858043415772982020-10-10T17:17:00.001-07:002020-10-10T17:17:00.927-07:00The Symptoms of Depression: Low Mood<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KoDNERrvIaE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-26184814110818107592020-10-08T17:14:00.001-07:002020-10-08T17:14:14.789-07:00Vancouver Day Trips: Bowen Island BC<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o7rYq96DZo0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-73168717384812066332020-10-07T17:13:00.001-07:002020-10-07T17:13:00.313-07:00Walk Across England: Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NliDFTJCzk8" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-51271943908177370662020-10-06T17:11:00.002-07:002020-10-06T17:11:56.269-07:00Coping With Anhedonia, Parts One and Two<p> </p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QSYtqlPpL0M" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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