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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 200: A Guided Relaxation for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Episode 200: A Guided Relaxation for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Hello, friends! Well. Things have changed drastically since the last podcast episode. I was thinking about doing something special for episode 200, but since all of our lives have been consumed by th…

00:29:08  |   Wed 18 Mar 2020
Episode 199: Health Anxiety with Dr. Gordon Asmundson

Episode 199: Health Anxiety with Dr. Gordon Asmundson

Well well well... I definitely did not plan to release this podcast on the week that we find out the world is rapidly approaching a global pandemic, but here we are. In this episode, I speak to guest…

00:49:26  |   Thu 12 Mar 2020
Episode 198: Finding the Right Online Therapist, Help with Grief, Family Gathering Anxiety

Episode 198: Finding the Right Online Therapist, Help with Grief, Family Gathering Anxiety

Hello, everyone! Another Q&A episode for you today.

Don't forget that the Kick Anxiety's Ass $75 sale is still going on for a couple weeks before new enrollments close. Check it out if you haven't ye…

00:33:17  |   Thu 05 Mar 2020
Episode 197: Personal Updates from Robert

Episode 197: Personal Updates from Robert

This episode is a little different. Rather than doing a Q&A, interview, or deep dive, I just wanted to sit with you for a while and give you some updates on where I'm at in life. I'm a real person, j…

00:39:39  |   Thu 27 Feb 2020
Episode 196: Switching Therapy Types, Managing Child's Outbursts, Fixing a Relationship

Episode 196: Switching Therapy Types, Managing Child's Outbursts, Fixing a Relationship

Hello, friends! This is a nice Q&A episode with questions covering a variety of topics. Hopefully I do a decent job responding despite my sleep deprivation and loopiness! 

Here are the questions I co…

00:41:24  |   Thu 20 Feb 2020
Episode 195: All About Exposure for Anxiety

Episode 195: All About Exposure for Anxiety

Hello, friends! This is a re-release of episode 98, which is an episode that I refer back to quite often on the show. I talk about the concept of exposure as it relates to anxiety and take you throug…

00:42:10  |   Thu 13 Feb 2020
Episode 194: Postpartum Anxiety, Traumatized by a Thought, Avoiding Activities

Episode 194: Postpartum Anxiety, Traumatized by a Thought, Avoiding Activities

In this episode, I take the following awesome listener questions:

  • What can I do about my postpartum anxiety and emetophobia?
  • Can you be traumatized by a thought?
  • Is it okay to avoid activities somet…
00:39:04  |   Thu 06 Feb 2020
Episode 193: 500 Days of Meditation with Cheryl B Engelhardt

Episode 193: 500 Days of Meditation with Cheryl B Engelhardt

This is a very interesting interview with Cheryl B. Engelhardt, who is a government scuba diver turned pop artist turned film composer turned meditation music maker. We talk about her life, struggles…

00:54:51  |   Thu 30 Jan 2020
Episode 192: Blood Phobia, Chronic Suicidality, Helping a Partner to be More Supportive

Episode 192: Blood Phobia, Chronic Suicidality, Helping a Partner to be More Supportive

Hello, friends! Excited to bring you this new Q&A session with three awesome questions (plus one bonus question for Patreon). 

Here are the questions covered:

  • What can I do about blood, injury, and …
00:50:36  |   Thu 23 Jan 2020
Episode 191: Dr. Mandel on Ketamine Nasal Spray vs Infusions for Depression

Episode 191: Dr. Mandel on Ketamine Nasal Spray vs Infusions for Depression

Super excited to present this episode to you. I had Dr. Steven Mandel on episode 137 of the podcast to talk about the amazing and life-saving treatment of Ketamine infusions, which have been shown to…

00:55:44  |   Thu 16 Jan 2020
Episode 190: Ketamine Risks, Hoarding, ACT Therapy

Episode 190: Ketamine Risks, Hoarding, ACT Therapy

Hello, friends! Super happy to bring you this question and answer episode. You'll have to excuse my congestion. The plague continues in the Duff household. If you'd like to get a 4th bonus question, …

01:00:31  |   Thu 09 Jan 2020
Episode 189: Leaning Into Depression with My Wife, Joelle Duff

Episode 189: Leaning Into Depression with My Wife, Joelle Duff

This episode is an interview with my wife, Joelle Duff. This is technically the first episode of our new Patreon exclusive Duff Family Podcast, which from here on will only be made available to patro…

00:48:36  |   Thu 02 Jan 2020
Episode 188: A Guided Meditation to Let Go of 2019 and Move Forward into 2020

Episode 188: A Guided Meditation to Let Go of 2019 and Move Forward into 2020

It's been a hell of a year and I think a lot of us could use a breather. In this episode, I take you through a guided meditation to help you get through the holidays, drop your baggage from 2019, and…

00:43:03  |   Thu 19 Dec 2019
Episode 187: Making Doctors Take You Seriously, Catching Emotions in the Moment, One-Sided Sexual Relationship

Episode 187: Making Doctors Take You Seriously, Catching Emotions in the Moment, One-Sided Sexual Relationship

You guys seriously have the best questions. In this episode, I answer these three:

  • How can I get my doctors to take me seriously and not blame everything on anxiety?
  • What can I do about my one-sided…
00:45:20  |   Thu 12 Dec 2019
Episode 186: Healing Together with Figs O'Sullivan

Episode 186: Healing Together with Figs O'Sullivan

This episode is a fantastic interview with master couples therapist, Figs O'Sullivan. We spoke together about many topics related to discord in relationships. Figs believes that many of our issues wi…

01:00:54  |   Thu 05 Dec 2019
Episode 185: All About Impostor Syndrome

Episode 185: All About Impostor Syndrome

Hello, friends! Today we are tackling a single subject. Something that has been requested numerous times by you guys. That subject is impostor syndrome. In this episode, I will talk about what it is,…

00:36:23  |   Thu 21 Nov 2019
Episode 184: Daydreaming, Abusive Mother in Law, Scared to Call in Sick

Episode 184: Daydreaming, Abusive Mother in Law, Scared to Call in Sick

We are back again with a new Q&A episode! I'm sure you guys missed these over the past few weeks. A few really great questions in here including:

  • Is my excessive daydreaming bad?
  • What can I do about…
00:48:28  |   Thu 14 Nov 2019
Episode 183: Life Coaches, My History, and Future Directions of Psychology with Mxiety

Episode 183: Life Coaches, My History, and Future Directions of Psychology with Mxiety

Hello! I am back from vacation and wishing I never left! In all seriousness, I had a great time. But now I'm back with another great episode for you.

This episode is a recording of a live stream that…

01:10:14  |   Thu 07 Nov 2019
Episode 182: Spooky Psychology Experiments

Episode 182: Spooky Psychology Experiments

Hello, friends! Happy Halloween! This is a re-release of an episode I did a couple years ago. Humans are amazing creatures, but we also have a dark side. In this episode, I dive into some of the soci…

00:23:39  |   Thu 31 Oct 2019
Episode 181: Multiple Sclerosis and Mental Health with Dr. Meghan Beier

Episode 181: Multiple Sclerosis and Mental Health with Dr. Meghan Beier

This is a great interview with rehabilitation neuropsychologist, Meghan Beier, Ph.D. While she focuses mainly on individuals living with multiple sclerosis (M.S.), we cover a lot of topics that are a…

00:46:13  |   Thu 24 Oct 2019
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