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)

His temper had gotten him into a lot of trouble: fighting, a broken jaw, getting arrested, two divorces, getting fired, and his kids wouldn't speak to him. Could Marlowe "fix" him? (pp. 29-33)

It is easier to drive your car if you take hold of the wheel from the front seat. You can start by imagining that you are in the driver’s seat. See what Professor Doodle says! Think about it. (pp. 21-23) https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

Is it easier to break a habit or change a pattern? Take a closer look at how you have internalized your answer. Let’s talk about it! (pp. 20-21) https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

No more blood letting. You can change by doing nothing! (pp. 19-20) https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

Bill Jr. has a habit of getting angry with his father. Now, his father can no longer "drive him up the wall." (pp. 18-19) https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

Are you chained or free? Americans often use the passive voice. Marlowe invites you to look, instead, at his cafeteria of ideas for ones that interest you. (pp. 14-18) You can read the printed version at https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

In addressing managers who think that they are in charge of managing others, Marlowe suggests a very different approach of "managing." He has developed a cadre of followers who have found his approach useful. (pp. 12-14) You can read the printed version at https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

Marlowe describes his approach to Master of Business Administration students by asking them, "Are you a manager?" When he gets the right answer, he says, "Bingo, twenty-four seven!" (pp. 8-11) You can read the printed version at https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

Are our thoughts colored by our words? If we change our words, can we change our thoughts? Dr. Erickson says, "The cultural norm is that we are pawns of our environment. Instead, I am suggesting that we provide the meaning." (pp. 8-11) You can read the printed version at https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

Do you think Homeless Dave is a fool or a hero? Test your perceptions and see how each and every one of us create our own realities. (pp. 4-7) You can read the printed version at https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/

pp. 1-4. This is the first in a series of audio episodes reading from Marlowe O. Erickson's self-help psychological book titled Thoughts From A Psychologist. In this episode Dr. Erickson lines out, as he says, "lessons I have learned from my own life with the hope that you may create some value in the way you run your life." In the episodes that follow he gives many examples of people who have "used some of these ideas to create breakthrough experiences and transform their lives quickly and easily." You can find the printed version of Thoughts From A Psychologist at https://marlowe.home.blog/2018/12/31/a-lifetime-of-thoughts-from-a-psychologist/?bclid=IwAR3g3DsqsJ9s5m-RJmN9VYvmks8LpWSQDFcT8fX-ebm0rbynhy2S1NEZRZE

Marlowe O. Erickson, PhD. concludes his two part podcast on how he was able to stop smoking and invites you to laugh about it without doing anything else!

Marlowe O. Erickson, PhD, had to flip Freud on his head before he learned how to stop smoking "easily and simply." How about you? In the next two podcasts he tells you how he did it!