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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 21: Anxiety vs Normal Teens, Dad with Body Issues, Feeling Guilty for Mental Health

Episode 21: Anxiety vs Normal Teens, Dad with Body Issues, Feeling Guilty for Mental Health

Another FANTASTIC grouping of questions today. This one is a little on the longer side, but I think there is a lot of valuable content to be had here. Above all I think that these questions were very…

00:40:17  |   Wed 03 Aug 2016
Episode 20: Pokemon Go and Mental Health

Episode 20: Pokemon Go and Mental Health

This was a fun one for me. In this episode, I do a "deep dive" into Pokemon Go and mental health. I talk about why the game is so effective and addicting as well as how that can be used in a very rea…

00:32:46  |   Wed 27 Jul 2016
Episode 19: Do My Friends Care?, PTSD from Medical Treatment, and Is it Worth it to Try?

Episode 19: Do My Friends Care?, PTSD from Medical Treatment, and Is it Worth it to Try?

This episode fought back! My computer crashed when I recorded it the first time and I lost everything. Oh well. No biggie. Re-recorded it for you here and I don't mind at all because the questions we…

00:28:40  |   Wed 20 Jul 2016
Episode 18: Avoiding Panic, Resilience, and Repressed Memories

Episode 18: Avoiding Panic, Resilience, and Repressed Memories

I'm not sick anymore! Yayyyy! This is another Q&A episode with some of my favorite questions yet. Don't forget to check the new merch at: http://duffthepsych.com

Here are the questions covered:

-Is i…

00:27:29  |   Wed 13 Jul 2016
Episode 17: Audiobook Chapter from F**k Depression

Episode 17: Audiobook Chapter from F**k Depression

I'm sick! Therefore I am going to save my voice and skip the Q & A this week. Instead, I have a treat for you. This is a full chapter from my upcoming audiobook for Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depressio…

00:29:07  |   Wed 06 Jul 2016
Episode 16: Anonymous on Overcoming Childhood Sexual Abuse and Self-Harm

Episode 16: Anonymous on Overcoming Childhood Sexual Abuse and Self-Harm

So this is interesting. I have my first Anonymous guest on the show. This person offered to come on and talk about their experiences with many different topics such as self-harm, childhood sexual abu…

00:49:13  |   Wed 29 Jun 2016
Episode 15: Binge Eating, Panic Attacks, and Firing Therapy Clients

Episode 15: Binge Eating, Panic Attacks, and Firing Therapy Clients

Welcome to another question and answer episode. Some really fantastic questions this time around. Thank you so much for sending them in. I also give a little update about my next audiobook! Here's wh…

00:31:02  |   Wed 22 Jun 2016
Episode 14: Andrea on Overcoming Self-Harm

Episode 14: Andrea on Overcoming Self-Harm

This week is another fantastic interview. I got the chance to sit and talk with a friend of mine, Andrea Gustafson, about her experiences with self-harm. More specifically, we talk about non-suicidal…

00:50:05  |   Wed 15 Jun 2016
Episode 13: Daughter with Anxiety, Sex Addiction, and Therapy Terminology

Episode 13: Daughter with Anxiety, Sex Addiction, and Therapy Terminology

First off - super sorry about the technical glitches this past week. Had to switch to a new webhost because my old one (rhymes with shmost shmator) was being incredibly unhelpful in getting my site b…

00:32:19  |   Wed 08 Jun 2016
Episode 12: Angel Giuffria - Amputee, Actress, Bionic Badass

Episode 12: Angel Giuffria - Amputee, Actress, Bionic Badass

This week I interview the lovely, talented, and down to earth Angel Giuffria. Angel is a congenital amputee who is missing a large portion of her left arm. She has used prosthetics all throughout her…

01:00:07  |   Wed 01 Jun 2016
Episode 11: Impostor Syndrome, Codependency, and Upset Stomach

Episode 11: Impostor Syndrome, Codependency, and Upset Stomach

I really liked the questions in this episode. Quite a variety here. Please forgive my more subdued voice - I had a long day full of talking. Anyway, here are the questions that I cover:

1 - How to ov…

00:33:41  |   Wed 25 May 2016
Episode 10: Shannon McFarlin on Talkspace and Internet Therapy

Episode 10: Shannon McFarlin on Talkspace and Internet Therapy

This is a super interesting interview! I got a chance to speak to Shannon McFarlin who is a therapist from Talkspace. Talkspace is one of the biggest platforms for internet-based psychotherapy for an…

00:34:48  |   Wed 18 May 2016
Episode 9: Touch in Therapy, Bringing up Baggage, and Changing Therapists

Episode 9: Touch in Therapy, Bringing up Baggage, and Changing Therapists

Got another episode full of very thought provoking listener questions for you today. If you would like to add any thoughts to my answers, tweet me @duffthepsych and I will retweet you! The questions …

00:32:08  |   Wed 11 May 2016
Episode 8: Lindsay Istace on Rage Yoga and Being Zen as F**k

Episode 8: Lindsay Istace on Rage Yoga and Being Zen as F**k

In this episode, I interview Lindsay Istace who is the creator or Rage Yoga (http://rageyoga.com). You have probably heard of Rage Yoga already since it blew up on the news and social media. It is an…

00:32:05  |   Wed 04 May 2016
Episode 7: Spouse with Depression, Breaking Down Walls, and Getting Over a Breakup

Episode 7: Spouse with Depression, Breaking Down Walls, and Getting Over a Breakup

In this episode, I answer three super awesome questions that all have to do with different aspects of relationships.

1- How to cope with a severely depressed spouse when you are prone to depression a…

00:39:01  |   Wed 27 Apr 2016
Episode 6: Mike Billstrom on Unexpected Mentors, Overcoming Adversity, and Becoming Obsessed with Self-Improvement

Episode 6: Mike Billstrom on Unexpected Mentors, Overcoming Adversity, and Becoming Obsessed with Self-Improvement

This episode features a great interview with a new friend, Mike Billstrom from http://theartofgrowth.com. Mike talks about how he had to grow up very quickly to overcome an extremely turbulent upbrin…

00:53:11  |   Wed 20 Apr 2016
Episode 5: Social Anxiety, Recovering from Sexual Abuse, and Migraine Hallucinations

Episode 5: Social Anxiety, Recovering from Sexual Abuse, and Migraine Hallucinations

Another awesome episode full of listener questions. Don't forget to send in your questions to me on twitter (http://twitter.com/duffthepsych) or via email ([email protected]). In this episode, I…

00:29:04  |   Wed 13 Apr 2016
Episode 4: Ryan on Male Depression, Body Image, and Gaming

Episode 4: Ryan on Male Depression, Body Image, and Gaming

This is an awesome episode. I welcome my very first guest, Ryan, to the show. He is a buddy of mine from college and we talk about his experiences with depression. I am really happy with this intervi…

00:53:21  |   Wed 06 Apr 2016
Episode 3: Anxiety Awareness, Panic Attacks, and Pets

Episode 3: Anxiety Awareness, Panic Attacks, and Pets

In this episode I ask you for your reviews and take some wonderful listener questions. You can send your questions to http://twitter.com/duffthepsych or email them to [email protected].

First qu…

00:27:09  |   Wed 30 Mar 2016
Episode 2: Anger, Low Cost Resources, and Cigarettes

Episode 2: Anger, Low Cost Resources, and Cigarettes

In this episode, I make a few short announcements and then take a fewawesome questions from listeners. You can send your questions tohttp://twitter.com/duffthepsych or email them toduffthepsych@gmail…

00:29:42  |   Wed 23 Mar 2016
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