Hello everybody. Today's episode is a little bit different. This is episode 400, so I'm doing a few different things in this episode, including going through some rapid-fire questions from the Facebook group for Hardcore Self Help,

also talking about some of my goals

and just celebrating a little bit with you.

So sit back and enjoy. This is the hardcore self-help podcast. I'm your host Dr. Robert Deaf. I'm a clinical psychologist and a self-help

author from Southern California. My goal is to make mental health content for

real people just like you. And in this show I answer your questions or dive deep into topics related to life,

psychology, mental health relationships, and more. Please be aware that sometimes I use some

spicy language and I also don't shy away from sensitive topics but I will try to give you a

content warning whenever it's relevant. So if all this sounds good to you let's get

started.

All right hello friends of all varieties. This is episode 400. Thank you very much for joining me today.

I can't believe it. 400 episodes.

Sometimes I forget just how long I've been doing this.

I started the show back in 2016.

At the time I was living in a different place and I was in a whole

different situation I was thinking about it and if I looked back at pictures from

when I started the podcast I probably don't even look like the same person anymore, honestly.

I've changed a lot, even in terms of just physical appearance and such, the Grays certainly are part of that, as well as other physical attributes.

I didn't have all these tattoos that I have now, which you obviously can't see if you're listening to the podcast but it's been a long time and

some of you have been listening since the very first episode and I just want to

give as always a really special shout out to you guys for that. I greatly appreciate you. You are amazing and I

honestly can't believe that some of you have been here for all of these years as well

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