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

Welcome or welcome back to self-work.

I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford.

I'm a clinical psychologist, and I've been practicing in Fable, Arkansas since 1993, so you can

count up the years yourself.

I started a podcast almost three years ago now in order to reach

out perhaps to those of you who already are in therapy are interested in

psychological and emotional issues or to those of you who may have just been diagnosed with depression or anxiety or bipolar disorder or something that you need to have more information about.

But I'm also reaching out a hand to those of you. need to have more information about.

But I'm also reaching out a hand to those of you who might really not consider going

to a therapist but are just curious enough about what a psychologist might have to say that you're going to listen in.

So welcome.

Today's podcast is going to feature you, your emails, and the topics are incredibly diverse,

everything from whether or not a therapist can be bad,

to recognizing a depression pattern,

to loneliness, to loving someone with borderline personality disorder. I've got a few of them lined up. You're

asking really great questions and I thank you for that. And I have a big announcement

today. We're in the process of setting up a webpage for you to use to

actually pre-order my new book that's coming out November the 1st, entitled

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