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The Hardcore Self Help Podcast with Duff the Psych

This is a podcast dedicated to answering your questions about mental health, anxiety, depression, relationships, sex, and life WITHOUT psychobabble BS. I am Dr. Robert Duff, a psychologist from Southern California, but I'm also a regular dude who legitimately wants to help out. I wrote the best selling books Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression and Hardcore Self Help: F**K Anxiety. Those are available at http://hardcoreselfhelp.com

Mental Health Psychology Advice Health & Fitness Education
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
40 minutes
Episodes
441
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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Episode 239: Collective PTSD, No-Showing Therapy, Caregiving with Anxiety, Depression Options

Episode 239: Collective PTSD, No-Showing Therapy, Caregiving with Anxiety, Depression Options

Hello, friends! This week, I have another rapid-fire Q&A for you. I took some questions from the private Hardcore Self Help Facebook group and tackled them one by one without any planning or outlinin…

00:52:07  |   Fri 12 Feb 2021
Episode 238: Support Group Problems & Grad School Doubts

Episode 238: Support Group Problems & Grad School Doubts

Hello, everyone! Hope you're treating yourselves well this week. I have a great Q&A for you with the following questions:

  • I have had trouble with support groups. The competition to be the "sickest" …
00:52:06  |   Fri 05 Feb 2021
Episode 237: 20 Tips to Help You Focus

Episode 237: 20 Tips to Help You Focus

Whether you are diagnosed with an attentional disorder like ADHD or you are just having a hard time focusing right now, I have 20 real tips that will help you focus more and stress less. 

This episod…

00:58:58  |   Fri 29 Jan 2021
Episode 236: Mental Health within Couples & Coping with the Winter Blues

Episode 236: Mental Health within Couples & Coping with the Winter Blues

Hello, friends! In this Q&A, I tackle two interesting listener questions relating to couples who both go through dips in their mental wellness at the same time, and coping with the winter blues and w…

00:33:44  |   Fri 22 Jan 2021
Episode 235: My Wife Gets Real about Psychiatry Frustrations

Episode 235: My Wife Gets Real about Psychiatry Frustrations

I have to be honest with you all that this is not the most inspiring episode of the podcast. There is a lot of venting of frustration and fears. We also talk about suicidality, so please be aware of …

00:57:51  |   Fri 15 Jan 2021
Episode 234: Getting Through a Breakup

Episode 234: Getting Through a Breakup

Hello, friends! Happy New Year - welcome to the first episode of 2021! This is an episode inspired by a single question relating to breakups! Talking from recent experience, I offer my best advice to…

00:35:55  |   Fri 08 Jan 2021
Episode 233: Rapid Fire Part 2 - Pandemic Alcoholism, All or Nothing Thinking, Bad Pharmacies, and More

Episode 233: Rapid Fire Part 2 - Pandemic Alcoholism, All or Nothing Thinking, Bad Pharmacies, and More

Hello, friends! Today I am doing a continuation of the last episode. I'm not at the part today, but I am at home cracking away at the Facebook questions in rapid fire fashion. Hope you enjoy! Here ar…

00:46:21  |   Thu 17 Dec 2020
Episode 232: Rapid Fire Q&A - Sleep Apnea, Dating After Abuse, and More

Episode 232: Rapid Fire Q&A - Sleep Apnea, Dating After Abuse, and More

Hello, everyone! Today's episode is a less prepared version of Q&A than I usually do. The house was a little chaotic, so I took a microphone and recorder to a local park, had a seat, and spontaneousl…

00:49:58  |   Thu 10 Dec 2020
Episode 231: A guided meditation to get you through 2020

Episode 231: A guided meditation to get you through 2020

Hello, friends. In this episode, I walk you through a calming meditation to help you get through the rest of the year. It has been designed to help you reconnect to the things that keep you going! We…

00:30:04  |   Thu 03 Dec 2020
Episode 230: Distancing Yourself from Family & Grieving for a Much Loved Pet

Episode 230: Distancing Yourself from Family & Grieving for a Much Loved Pet

Hello, friends! This is a Q&A episode with two super important and interesting listener questions relating to coping with grief after losing a much-loved support dog, and being able to successfully d…

00:31:49  |   Thu 26 Nov 2020
Episode 229: Never Setting Boundaries & How Much Better is Enough?

Episode 229: Never Setting Boundaries & How Much Better is Enough?

Hello, friends. This is a super interesting Q&A which answers two important listener questions. The first relates to never setting personal boundaries, putting everyone first before yourself, and the…

00:31:06  |   Thu 19 Nov 2020
Bonus Episode: Top Mental Health Tools with Himalaya

Bonus Episode: Top Mental Health Tools with Himalaya

Hello, all! Bringing you a little bonus episode today. I recently teamed up with Himalaya to create a full audio course all about top mental health tools that you can use to improve your life. Check …

00:24:30  |   Sun 15 Nov 2020
Episode 228: Roommate with BPD and Connecting to Others Again

Episode 228: Roommate with BPD and Connecting to Others Again

Hello, everyone! This is a Q&A episode for you with two similarly themed questions having to do with relationships with other people. Here are the particular questions asked:

  • I feel bad about moving…
00:40:17  |   Thu 12 Nov 2020
Episode 227: Reaching Out for Help with Depression & Coping with Suicidal Thoughts

Episode 227: Reaching Out for Help with Depression & Coping with Suicidal Thoughts

Hello, friends! A Q&A episode for you this week with some really vulnerable questions. Here are the questions asked:

  • I think I have depression, but don't know how to reach out. What can I do?
  • I don'…
00:44:25  |   Thu 05 Nov 2020
Episode 226: 32 Things in 32 Years

Episode 226: 32 Things in 32 Years

I just had a birthday and I decided to do something a bit silly. In this episode, I am running down 32 things I've done in my 32 years on this earth. It's not all bragging! You'll learn a few interes…

01:17:50  |   Thu 29 Oct 2020
Episode 225: Auditory Hallucinations & Hitting a Roadblock with Depression and Anxiety

Episode 225: Auditory Hallucinations & Hitting a Roadblock with Depression and Anxiety

Hello, friends! This is a fascinating Q&A that answers a question relating to something we call non-clinical auditory hallucinations. In other words, hearing something that isn't actually there. I al…

00:28:50  |   Thu 22 Oct 2020
Episode 224: What's Working for Me Right Now

Episode 224: What's Working for Me Right Now

Hello, friends! Today I have a looser episode structure for you. Simply me sitting and talking to you about a few things that are working for me right now. They are super random, but all represent th…

00:40:35  |   Thu 15 Oct 2020
Episode 223: Episode 223: Is Hypnotherapy Valid? & Family Drama During the Holidays

Episode 223: Episode 223: Is Hypnotherapy Valid? & Family Drama During the Holidays

Hello, friends! Bit of a short episode today, but great questions nonetheless! I also mention that I've been putting out more great content on Youtube and for my mailing list. Make sure you check tho…

00:26:33  |   Thu 01 Oct 2020
Episode 222: Moving Through Crisis w/ My Wife Joelle

Episode 222: Moving Through Crisis w/ My Wife Joelle

Hello, friends. A lot of you have been asking to an update from my wife, Joelle. Today, I have her on the show to talk about what led up to her recent mental health crisis and how things have progres…

00:54:47  |   Thu 24 Sep 2020
Episode 221: Priced Out of Therapy & Living with a Traumatic Past

Episode 221: Priced Out of Therapy & Living with a Traumatic Past

Hey, all!

In this episode, I answer some awesome listener questions after rambling at your in a semi-lucid loopy tired state for a while. Here are the questions covered this episode:

  • What concrete w…
00:42:00  |   Thu 17 Sep 2020
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