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

Hello and welcome or welcome back to self-work.

I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford.

I'm a clinical psychologist out of Fayetteville, Arkansas,

and I've been in private practice now over 25 years.

I started this podcast about three years ago it'll be three years actually in October

because I wanted to extend the walls of my practice to those of you who might already

be well acquainted with psychological issues maybe you're even

in therapy to those of you who might have been recently diagnosed with depression or

anxiety or you've run up against a relationship problem that you're

struggling with and to those of you who might think you would never darken the door

of a therapist but you're just curious enough to listen in to self-work. One listener wrote to me the other day

and said there should be a fourth group that you add those of us who can't afford

therapy. So I guess I should I want to say however there's a caveat there that this is not therapy

There are other therapy podcasts that make sure they announce that from the very beginning. I'm not quite that worried about it,

but it is important to understand that therapy happens in relationship with a therapist and so

if this is therapeutic therapeutic that's great.

Some of you have also told me however that it feels like we have a personal relationship

and especially with those of you who've emailed me at ask Dr. Margaret at

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