Flippin' Freud!

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This episode concludes the podcasts of FLIPPIN' FREUD.

Dr. Erickson gives a review of some of his cases which illustrate key concepts in his approach in counseling.  This is useful to individuals and even to clinical psychologists.  (pp.  93-102)

She had reason to be afraid of her husband.  Marlowe did, too!  The story puts Marlowe Erickson's skills as a clinical psychologist to the test.  What would you have done in this situation?  (pp.  87-93)

Joe Smoke began smoking as a teenager.  His wife also smoked.  Marlowe plays out his entertaining ideas for them about smoking.  (pp.  81-87 )

How to find a surrogate worrier, someone to do the worrying for you!  (pp.  78-81)

The husband who had had an affair asked "what he could do to make peace with Ann [his wife]."  (pp.  76-78)

Nell had been raped one night and called Marlowe the next morning.  He asked if she wanted to come in later but "she said no because she had been up all night between police and a trip to the hospital and needed some sleep now, so we made an appointment for the next day."  (pp.  74-76)

(pp.  70-74).  Sue Waters serves her sentence, then puts herself and her daughter on parole.  Marlowe then explains the difference between "video, audio, and feelio!"

Taking care of yourself "with no cost to others."  (pp.  67-70)

Marlowe gives another illustration of how a grown woman found how to interrupt a pattern established in childhood.  When she finds herself becoming wary of a relationship which might lead to another abandonment, she simply looks at her shoes and realizes that since they are polished and she can hang loose and be more fun to be with.  (pp. 58-60)

It would be difficult to find a more severe test of driving your own car through such a challenging journey.   (pp. 55-57)

When a two year old daughter of one of Marlowe's students drowned, the father considered dropping the class to grieve.  Instead, he found enough value in Marlowe's approach to make use of it and shared it with his wife.  (pp. 54-55)

Procrastination can be used two ways.  You can put off stopping smoking or you can put off lighting up!  (pp 53-54)

He blamed her for his anger and she blamed him for making her cry.  Dr. Erickson's advice will floor you!  (pp. 51-52)

Dr. Erickson understands the choices we make with impressive clarity.  He refers to this description in future episodes of Flippin' Freud.  (pp.  46-50)

Ralph Holder learns to defuse his relationship with his ten year old son.  Can you use your "remote" to change your  "TV" channels?  (pp. 41-46)

As a graduate student in psychology, Marlowe spent three years on the couch "looking for clues to my difficulties and analyzed my dreams...I finally quit...since J did not seem to be making much progress."  He learned to approach his clients in a very different way.  (pp. 37-41)

Be careful about the sentence, "I can never really find what I truly want."  (pp. 36-37)

Have you ever said, "I couldn't help myself?"  Marlowe describes a 180 degree change which happens as we shift from childhood to adulthood and suggests a way to change gears.  (pp. 33-36)