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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 140: Making New Year Goals That Make Sense

Episode 140: Making New Year Goals That Make Sense

This is a short and sweet episode that I recorded before leaving for an end-of-year vacation with my family. We talk about making goals for the new year. 

At the end of the year, many people start th…

00:22:26  |   Thu 03 Jan 2019
Episode 139: Neurofeedback, Low Motivation, Knowing if Therapy Works

Episode 139: Neurofeedback, Low Motivation, Knowing if Therapy Works

The last episode of 2018! Wowwwww. It's been an awesome year and I thank you so much for all of the support, attention, and of course questions. I thought that I would end things strong with a nice Q…

00:47:23  |   Thu 20 Dec 2018
Episode 138: Jamie Shares Her Personal Experience with Ketamine Treatments

Episode 138: Jamie Shares Her Personal Experience with Ketamine Treatments

This is part 2/2 for my series of interviews about Ketamine treatments. In this episode, I interview Jamie AKA "The Gloomy Optimist" about her personal experiences with the treatments that she says s…

00:52:37  |   Thu 13 Dec 2018
Episode 137: All About Ketamine Treatments with Dr. Steven Mandel

Episode 137: All About Ketamine Treatments with Dr. Steven Mandel

Friends. If there is one interview of mine that you listen to, let it be this one. In this interview, I talk to Dr. Steven Mandel, the founder of the Ketamine Clinics of Los Angeles. Ketamine is one …

00:44:44  |   Thu 06 Dec 2018
Episode 136: Overcoming Self-Sabotage in Relationships, Fear of Wrists, Decision Paralysis

Episode 136: Overcoming Self-Sabotage in Relationships, Fear of Wrists, Decision Paralysis

Hello, everyone! Great to be back recording a normal Q&A episode this week. Between the unexpected non-episode a couple weeks back and the re-run episode last week, I haven't actually sat down and ad…

00:44:56  |   Thu 29 Nov 2018
Episode 135: How to Survive the Holidays

Episode 135: How to Survive the Holidays

Hey, everyone! This is a re-release of an episode that I did last year. I am busy this week with holiday stuff, so I didn't want to record something new, but I thought it would be a good opportunity …

00:29:48  |   Wed 21 Nov 2018
Episode 134: Kati Morton - Youtuber, Author, and Therapist

Episode 134: Kati Morton - Youtuber, Author, and Therapist

Super excited to have the awesome Kati Morton on the show with me today. I'm sure you already know who she is, but if you need a refresher, she is most well known for her Youtube channel where she an…

00:38:47  |   Thu 15 Nov 2018
Too Close to Home

Too Close to Home

The regularly scheduled podcast interview is postponed this week. There was a tragic shooting at my alma mater's college night at the Borderline bar in Thousand Oaks, CA. In this short message, I tal…

00:06:31  |   Thu 08 Nov 2018
Episode 133: Spooky Mental Health Treatments From History

Episode 133: Spooky Mental Health Treatments From History

I did an episode last year around Halloween time about spooky social psychology experiments and what they say about humanity. I figured I'd keep the trend going and do an episode all about creepy tre…

00:42:22  |   Thu 01 Nov 2018
Episode 132: When to Stop Taking Meds for Anxiety

Episode 132: When to Stop Taking Meds for Anxiety

Fantastic episode for you today. We go deep into the different types of medication for anxiety, how to know when it's time to stop taking them, and ways to cope with anxiety that you can use with or …
00:39:17  |   Thu 25 Oct 2018
Episode 131: Supporting a Reluctant Partner

Episode 131: Supporting a Reluctant Partner

In this episode, I take a question from someone about how they can help their romantic partner who is great most of the time but gets suicidal or violent every so often. How can she get him to go to …

00:28:05  |   Thu 18 Oct 2018
Episode 130: Complex PTSD

Episode 130: Complex PTSD

In this episode, I'm trying something slightly different. Rather than taking three questions, I'm taking one and using it as a jumping off point to go in-dept into topics related to the question. Sor…

00:34:30  |   Thu 11 Oct 2018
Episode 129: All About Dementia

Episode 129: All About Dementia

In this episode, I do a deep dive talking about a requested topic: dementia. It can be hard to find good information and advice about dementia online, so I hope that this episode can serve that funct…

01:02:17  |   Thu 04 Oct 2018
Episode 128: Making Friends, Avoiding Stress After Concussion, Advice for Future Therapists

Episode 128: Making Friends, Avoiding Stress After Concussion, Advice for Future Therapists

Back to the Q&A this week. Before I answer the questions, I talk about a recent psychiatric hospitalization that I had to do with the hope of helping you understand that it's not a purely black and w…

00:38:12  |   Thu 27 Sep 2018
Episode 127: Duff the Wife Back Again!

Episode 127: Duff the Wife Back Again!

Hello! I thought it would be nice to have my wife, Joelle, back on the podcast today. She's usually a listener favorite guest and I always love talking with her, so I hope you enjoy our conversation!

00:47:58  |   Thu 20 Sep 2018
Episode 126: Anxiety Exhaustion, Explosive Anger, Mending a Relationship

Episode 126: Anxiety Exhaustion, Explosive Anger, Mending a Relationship

Another round of awesome questions from you, the listeners. Here's what we cover this week:

  • What can I do about the exhaustion that comes from fighting anxiety?
  • How can I deal with my explosive ange…
00:36:56  |   Thu 13 Sep 2018
Episode 125: Too Broke for Therapy, Anxiety Meds Don't Work, Pressure to Have Kids

Episode 125: Too Broke for Therapy, Anxiety Meds Don't Work, Pressure to Have Kids

Hello, friends! Sorry for anyone that missed last week's episode. I messed up a little with the technical side of things. We should be all back track this week. If you don't already, please subscribe…

00:34:25  |   Fri 07 Sep 2018
Episode 124: Gender Dysphoria and Sex, Increasing Klonopin Dose, Options to Keep Living

Episode 124: Gender Dysphoria and Sex, Increasing Klonopin Dose, Options to Keep Living

Three totally different questions today ranging from relatively basic to quite intense. I hope you enjoy. Did a little something different with the format of this, please feel free to send me feedbac…

00:33:45  |   Thu 30 Aug 2018
Episode 123: Porn and Depression, Panic Disorder, Fleeting Suicidal Thoughts

Episode 123: Porn and Depression, Panic Disorder, Fleeting Suicidal Thoughts

Hello! Fantastic questions on today's Q&A episode. I am always amazed by your honesty and vulnerability when sending these in. Here's what we cover today:

  • Could porn be causing my depression and lac…
00:35:25  |   Thu 23 Aug 2018
Episode 122: Anxiety Procrastination, Supporting Suicidal Friends, Loving with Borderline

Episode 122: Anxiety Procrastination, Supporting Suicidal Friends, Loving with Borderline

Another full question and answer episode this week. Awesome questions, as always. I wanted to quickly say thank you for everyone who enrolled in the course. It was a very successful launch and I'm so…

00:36:06  |   Thu 16 Aug 2018
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