PLAYING-IT-SAFE
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- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 93
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
73. Stress management tips for high-achievers
Stress is nearly unavoidable in our daily lives. Unexpected things can happen to all of us, and often, we may choose to play-it-safe by working harder and harder, doing more and more.
I am sharing tod…
72. How to develop emotional attunement
Have you ever been struggling emotionally and a partner, colleague or caregiver overlooked you or made you feel worse? “I would have never let that happen,” is uttered or implied. Or an important oth…
71. How to keep stress from taking over your life
Have you ever gone to the emergency room?
Have you ever thought of how emergency doctors face stress?
Have you ever considered how an emergency doctor manages anxiety as part of their work life?
Today, …
70. How to overcome chronic indecision
Can’t make up your mind about marrying your girlfriend or not? Can’t make up your mind about the TV you need to buy? Can’t make up your mind about staying or quitting your job?
If the prospect of maki…
69. Dealing with the stress of anticipating disasters around every corner
How often do you assume the worst-case-scenario when facing a difficult situation?
When was the last time someone invited you to a party, and you started worrying about it months in advance?
Do you str…
68. Key skills to manage interpersonal conflict
This is part 2 of my interview with Todd Kashdan, Ph.D.
Key Takeaways
- How to persuade others skillfully
- How intolerance and speed of uncertainty feed into rigid thinking
- The connection between persuasion…
67. Skills to steer clear of group thinking and cope with social rejection
- Have you ever played-it-safe by keeping your opinions to yourself?
- When was the last time you felt afraid of social rejection that you did not say what you really thought about a topic in fear of rock…
66. How to boost your self-esteem
Have you ever been caught in a spiral of self-criticism? When was the last time your inner critic took over your day?
We all have stories we’ve created about ourselves - some of them positive and som…
65. How to build resilience in stressful times
Resilience is usually understood as the process and the outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences (American Psychological Association (APA)).
In the information era…
64. Process-based therapy for anxiety
60% of people dealing with depression are likely to be dealing with anxiety. If you're anxious, you are also likely to be depressed.
In the case of fear-based struggles, it is much more common to stru…
63. How to handle self-criticism
Self-criticism is a classic playing-it-safe move. We criticize ourselves as a way to think that we're going to be able to control the situation, control ourselves, and control circumstances in order …
62. How to handle unhelpful perfectionism
Are you an overachiever?
Some perfectionistic traits - e.g., being hardworking or paying attention to details - can be extremely handy. But what happens when you don’t do things in moderation and feel…
61. How to handle high-stressful situations
To be human is to experience worry, fear, anxiety, and stress. To be human is to play-it-safe.
But how do you handle those internal reactions when encountering life-threatening situations?
What if bein…
60. Two crucial tips to distinguish effective safety behaviors - playing-it-safe moves - from ineffective ones
This is a super special interview with one of my favorite colleagues and author, Jonathan Kaplan, author of “Urban Mindfulness.”
In this conversation we discussed:
- One of Jonathan’s favorite mindfulnes…
59. Specific skills to cope with body sensations
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- Have you ever felt anxious when driving?
- Have you ever had a panic attack?
- Have you ever felt an un…
58. Actionable ACT tips to navigate your day
In today’s episode of the Playing-It-Safe podcast, Dr. Z. and Lou Lasprugrato, MFT, discuss the various Acceptance and Commitment Skills (ACT) and how they apply to our day-to-day life.
ACT skills are…
57. The difference between healthy and unhealthy perfectionism
Michael P. Twohig, Ph.D. is the co-director of the ACT Research Group, a licensed psychologist in the state of Utah, and a Professor of Psychology at Utah State University.
In this episode, I chat wit…
56. What is the purpose of self-criticism and what to do about it
Self-criticism is a classic playing-it-safe move. What are the harsh criticisms that your mind come up with? How do you handle them? Do you try to replace them with positive thoughts? Do you do more …
55. Three micro-skills in managing anxiety
Dealing effectively with anxiety and the discomfort that comes with it is a fundamental skill. It allows you to do what you care about and excel in life, especially when facing unfamiliar situations …
54. Are perfectionistic actions working for you or against you?
- Do you deeply care about what you do that you don't measure what it takes you to accomplish a goal?
- Are you a very conscientious person that struggles to do things that are not-good-enough?
- Are you sup…