Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT - The New Mood Therapy
This podcast features David D. Burns MD, author of "Feeling Good, The New Mood Therapy," describing powerful new techniques to overcome depression and anxiety and develop greater joy and self-esteem. For therapists and the general public alike!
Episodes
Procrastination: Be Gone!
And "Physician, Heal Thyself!"
Really? Why?
The answers to today’s questions are brief and were written prior to the show. Listen to the podcast for a more in-depth discussion of each question.
This will be podcast #470 on 10/6/2025
Procrastination: Be Gone!
And Physician, Heal Thyself! Really? Wh...
#469 Ask David--
What if AI steals my job?
I'm freaking out!
Recently, I got a cool question from Megan Morrone, a technology and science editor at Axios. She asked about job anxiety due to fears of AI taking over our work. Initially, I declined to speculate, since I’ve never treated anxiety due to AI stealing someone's jo...
The 2025 Feeling Good Podcast Survey
Featuring Sevde Kalidiroglu,
Director of Marketing, Feeling Great app
This is the third survey of our podcast fans since the first podcast was broadcast on October 27, 2016, and the most recent was roughly five years ago. Our awesome Director Marketing at the Feeling Great app conducted the s...
#467 Ask David--
How can I help my elderly, demanding grandma?
How can I empathize with hostile political figures?
The answers to today’s questions are brief and were written prior to the show. Listen to the podcast for a more in-depth discussion of each question.
Today’s questions.
- Brittany says that her elderly gran...
Ask David: Is friendship a basic human need?
Lost and alone--What should I do?
#466 Ask David: Is friendship a basic human need? Lost and alone—what should I do?
The answers to today’s questions are brief and were written prior to the show. Listen to the podcast for a more in-depth discussion of each question.
Today’s questions.
- Zainab asks: Is friendshi...
The Music of TEAM--
A Little Different from the Music of REBT!
There are many paradoxes in TEAM! That's part of what makes TEAM challenging, but also exciting. Do you know what the plural of paradox is?
Paradise!
Sometimes, music allows us to "see" or "get" something that pure thinking struggles with.
Years ago, followers of the renowned but controversial Dr....
Hopelessness: A New Approach
Featuring Mike Christensen
Often, therapists are drawn to become specialists in the very area where they once suffered and felt most vulnerable. In Mike’s case, he describes his own feelings of failure, betrayal, bitterness and hopelessness in his early career, and how he found his way to become a star in the TEAM therapy firmamen...
Defeat Perfectionism
and Discover the Art of Self-Acceptance
Part 2 of 2
Last week, we published Part 1 of the two-hour webinar on techniques to defeat perfectionism. This week, in Part 2 you’ll learn many powerful methods to crush the distorted thoughts ...
Defeat Perfectionism
and Discover the Art of Self-Acceptance
Part 1 of 2
This Is for Everyone--Shrinks AND the General Public!
On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, Dr. Jill Levitt and I did a FREE, two-hour webinar on one of the most common causes of stress and fee...
Ask David: How to Stop Giving a Crap
Motivating a Procrastinator . . . and More
The answers to today’s questions are brief and were written prior to the show. Listen to the podcast for a more in-depth discussion of each question.
Today’s questions.
1. Chris has a question about Positive Reframing and the Magic Dial.
2. Joe asks:...
Ask David--
The Fear of Happiness!
Although we had five questions for today’s Ask David episode, we spend the entire podcast on the first question from a man with an intense fear of happiness.
He wrote: How can I use exposure to overcome my fear of happiness?
Hi David,
How would you do exposure for the fear of happiness? Whenever I feel happy I immediately fe...
Part 2 of Our Personal Work with Rhonda
The Surprising Conclusion
of Rhonda's Session with Matt and David
Last week, you heard Part 1 of our personal work--a single two hour therapy session--with Rhonda, focusing on her recent shocking diagnosis of a cancerous and potentially fatal lymphatic tumor in her neck. We did initial T = ...
Part 1 of Our Personal Work with Rhonda
The doctor said I have cancer!
Are feelings of depression, fear, anger, hopelessness, and more inevitable if you have experienced a severely traumatic event? Nearly all human beings would say it IS inevitable.
But are they right? If your doctor just tol...
Ask David: Chasing, Commitment Problems
Sadness as Celebration
Is Autism Increasing?
The answers to today’s questions are brief and were written prior to the show. Listen to the live discussion for a more in-depth discussion of each question. Today’s live podcast discussion with Rhonda, Matt, and David was very energe...
Ask David: The Fear of Being Abandoned
Living with Someone Who's Depressed
Can Someone Else's Depression Depress You!
The answers to today’s questions are brief and were written prior to the show. Listen to the live discussion for a more in-depth discussion of each question.
Today’s questions.
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N...
Dating, Part 3
Flirting Secrets, Safety, and More!
Today we feature, Dr. Leigh Harrington and Dr. Angela Krumm, who will tell us how to flirt and date skillfully. Both Leigh and Angela are highly advanced TEAM CBT therapists and beloved friends and long-time members of our TEAM Community.
Bio sketches for both go here. Include the idea that Leigh...
Dating, Part 2
Do you need some love?
Expert dating advice today!
Today we feature two of our favorite people, Dr. Kyle Jones and Dr. Carly Zankman, who will discuss many aspects of dating. Both Kyle and Carly are advanced and highly effective TEAM CBT therapists with tons of experience in dating, and of course, in tre...
Dating, Part 1
Navigating the Dreaded
(But Sometimes Needed) Dating Apps!
Today we started a series on one of my favorite topics: dating. When I was in clinical practice in Philadelphia, a large proportion of my patients self-identified as single, without partner, so this was one of my favorite problems to help people with, and why I wrote the book, Intim...
What's the Latest on The Feeling Great App?
Featuring Jason Meno and Adam Holman
Adam Holman and his loving cat! The feature...
Teen Troubles? Don’t Freak Out!
Featuring Dr. Taylor Chesney
Today, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Taylor Chesney to our podcast on troubled teens—what actually works! Taylor has been on a number of previous podcasts, and has been a beloved member of the TEAM community for many years! We were lucky to have her here in person as a member of our weekly TEAM...
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