This is self-work and I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford.

At self-work we'll discuss psychological and emotional issues common in today's world

and what to do about them.

I'm Dr. Margaret and self-work is a podcast dedicated to you taking just a few minutes today for your own self-work

Hi and thanks for tuning in to self-work.

I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford.

I'm a clinical psychologist out of Fayyville, Arkansas.

I've been in practice for over 25 years.

And I started podcasting a couple of years ago

because I wanted to extend the walls of my practice to

those of you who might already be interested in psychology or be in therapy even, but also

to those who might be initially diagnosed with anxiety or depression

or maybe you're just running into a really rough spot in your life and might be open

to hearing what someone like me would have to say. But then there's that third group

that I'm interested in who never perhaps would even consider darkening a therapist

door but might listen to a podcast. I'm really fatigued with the stigma

around the treatment of mental health or mental illness. And so it delights me to hear from

some of you that you've gone into therapy because of listening

to this podcast.

I'm absolutely thrilled about that.

I also invite anyone to write me at ask Dr Margaret at Dr Margaret Rutherford.com and I will

answer your personal questions. But today we're going to be talking about journaling.

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