The Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Podcast

In this video, I discuss why a person can achieve intellectual insight into an emotional problem but not feel fundamental emotional change. I also outline five different ways to cultivate fundamental emotional change using REBT. To read the blog post that goes beyond this video, go here: https://rebtdoctor.com/going-from-int... To request the link to attend my free weekly demonstrations held on Sa...

In this video, I discuss motivating yourself to make the best long-term decisions and follow through on them with action, even when you lack motivation. Read more on this topic here: https://rebtdoctor.com/cant-vs-wont-and-self-motivation-with-rebt/ Free Educational Resources on REBT: 1. Dr. Ellis: https://rebtdoctor.com/dr-ellis-explains-rebt-theory/ 2. My anger management video: https://rebtdoct...

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In this video, I walk you through how to do the latest version of my REBTDoctor.com Self-Help Worksheet. To download this worksheet, click here: https://rebtdoctor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/17.-4-QUESTION-REBTDoctor-Worksheet-v08.19.24-2.docx To download other free REBT resources, go here: https://rebtdoctor.com/rebt-worksheets-handouts/

In this episode, I use a quote from Elon Musk to teach the REBT premise that emotional disturbance is associated with confusing empirically supported laws with recommendations, preferences, and good ideas.

In this episode, I discuss the self-defeating aspects of political intolerance. I articulate the dogmatic attitudes that lead to it and the attitudes that will facilitate tolerance while motivating political activism.

In this episode of the REBT podcast, I discuss how parents can cope with an adult child who refuses to have a relationship with them. Parents often suffer greatly when rejected by their adult children, and REBT can help you survive this painful loss. To read the extended piece that goes beyond this video, go to my website blog at: https://rebtdoctor.com/how-to-survive-when-your-adult-child-cuts-yo...

We all know someone who has emotional problems and self-defeating behaviors. In this podcast, I discuss some ways to help your friends, family, and business associates to help themselves using the powerful ideas of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).

In this podcast, I show you how to cultivate healthy attitudes toward the challenges of aging so that you can live your life to the fullest despite the inevitable changes brought on by aging. You can get over getting older with REBT!

In this episode, I explain logical thinking that facilitates acceptance of unfortunate events. In REBT, accepting things that are unfortunate and that have occurred allows for emotional health. After listening, you will be in a better position to understand why bad things should have happened once they have occurred and how this point of view will benefit you in life.

In this episode, I discuss distinguishing between flexible, healthy attitudes toward adversity and rigid, unhealthy attitudes towards adversity. The characteristics and benefits of flexible and non-extreme thinking are delineated. I discuss how to transform your rigid, self-defeating attitudes into healthier ones that will lead to self-helping behavioral responses.

In this episode, I show you how to adopt flexible and non-extreme attitudes that will help you cultivate unconditional life acceptance. Visit my REBTDoctor.com website to access other freely available educational resources on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy.

In this podcast, I discuss how REBT can assist you in opening your mind to constructive criticism. I discuss the attitudes that lead to ego defensiveness and healthy alternative attitudes consistent with REBT theory. I argue that growing as a person depends on being capable of listening to constructive criticism and acting upon it.

In this episode, I talk about integrating a few of the core concepts of REBT and how they interact to produce a synergistic effect. I use calculated risk-taking as an example of this integration. If you would like to read the email I distributed that goes beyond this video, click on this link to go to my website: https://rebtdoctor.com/29-blog-self-help-posts-on-rebt/calculated-risk-taking-and-cor...

In this episode, I discuss the realistic idea that humans disturb themselves and must work on undisturbing themselves and restoring a state of emotional well-being daily.

I discuss breaking free of the ego cage in today's podcast. In REBT, we encourage you to abolish your ego and limit your evaluations to what you do and the parts of you without summating these evaluations and issuing yourself a global score linked to your self-worth. If you adopt the philosophy of unconditional self-acceptance, you can rate your performances and learn without fearing failure and e...

In this podcast, I discuss the importance of doing psychological pushups with the flexible and non-extreme attitudes of REBT to have them ready for when adversity strikes. Daily psychological pushups will strengthen your conviction in these powerful ideas so that you can readily implement them and respond optimally. Like an athlete, prepare and strengthen your rational attitudes so that you can ch...

In this podcast, I reveal the healthy philosophical attitudes of REBT which facilitate unconditional life acceptance which is necessary to cope with medical illness, the process of dying, and death. 

In this episode, I discuss how overgeneralizations are created by our rigid attitudes. I discuss how they prevent us from dealing with reality as it is. Generalizing is good, but overgeneralizations lead to ineffective behavior and emotional upset. I discuss how to catch your overgeneralizations and modify them, so you are in sync with what you are actually facing. For more information on Rational...

In this episode, I discuss a well-known Zen koan and use it to show how REBT ideas overlap with Zen philosophy. I hope you enjoy the episode and visit my website REBTDoctor.com where you will find many free educational resources to understand better what REBT is all about.

In this podcast, I discuss the twenty elements that are foundational to a healthy philosophy of life and the core ideas of REBT. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is more than a pioneering form of cognitive behavior therapy. In my view, REBT is also a philosophy of life. These elements can be used diagnostically to assess your own philosophy of life and you can use this list to target areas...

In this episode, I discuss how you can learn REBT by watching my Saturday Rational Emotive Conversation Hour . Still, you can also do worksheets on my website REBTDoctor.com and teach REBT philosophical ideas to your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues. Note: Attendance is free to attend my conversation hour. Please write to me at REBTDoctor@gmail.com to request a Zoom invitation to attend...

In this episode, I discuss how people can effectively cope with the negative changes of aging by adopting REBT-based philosophical attitudes. A written transcript of this episode is found here: https://rebtdoctor.com/29-blog-self-help-posts-on-rebt/accepting-the-changes-and-adaptations-of-aging I would also encourage you to visit my website, REBTDoctor.com, to access many other free audio and vide...

In this podcast I show how Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy can help you give up your over seriousness which is based on an ego rating. Rating your personhood, essence or ego lies at the core of narcissism, shame, ego based depression, and ego based performance anxiety. REBT offers the solution of unconditional self-acceptance to replace the self-esteem which is responsible for taking yourself to...

In this podcast, I discuss how you can avoid taking responsibility for other people's feelings and live an assertive life. This is not to say you will intentionally aim to make insensitive remarks to others, but it does mean that you are able to assert yourself in matters that are important without fear of hurting another person's feelings. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy is a philosophy and psy...