#720 Magical Thinking
Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes
Scott Benner
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2022
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Erika is a licensed marriage and family therapist who herself has had Type 1 diabetes for over 30 years and who specializes in working with people with diabetes and their families and caregivers—from those newly diagnosed to those experiencing it for decades. She and Scott discuss Magical Thinking, Cognitive Dissonance and the Other Choice Myth.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello friends, and welcome to episode 720 of the Juice Box podcast. |
| 0:17.8 | Erica foresight this back today. You know Erica, she is the licensed, |
| 0:22.3 | marriage and family therapist who also has type 1 diabetes. |
| 0:25.9 | Today, Erica and I are going to be discussing a few ideas ranging from, |
| 0:32.0 | I don't want to tell you, if I tell you you're going to think they're boring, |
| 0:34.2 | you're not going to listen, but it's a great, I'll tell you anyway, I trust you, you'll listen. |
| 0:39.2 | We're going to go over magical thinking, cognitive dissonance, and choice myth. |
| 0:44.5 | There are ways that your brain works that you might not be aware of, |
| 0:47.5 | and it impacts how you think about things, like diabetes or anything really. |
| 0:52.6 | While you're listening, please remember that nothing you hear on the Juice Box podcast |
| 0:56.5 | should be considered advice, medical or otherwise, always consult a physician, |
| 1:01.1 | before making any changes to your healthcare plan, or becoming bold with insulin. |
| 1:06.4 | If you have type 1 diabetes and you're a US resident, or are the caregiver of someone with type 1, |
| 1:11.7 | I would like to ask you to go to t1dxchange.org forward slash juice box, join the registry, |
| 1:18.0 | fill out the survey. When you're done, you will benefit people living with type 1 diabetes |
| 1:22.6 | and support the Juice Box podcast, t1dxchange.org forward slash juice box. |
| 1:32.3 | Today's episode of the Juice Box podcast is sponsored by US Med. |
| 1:37.5 | Go now to usmed.com forward slash juice box, or call 888-721-1514. |
| 1:45.6 | When you do that, you'll be getting a free benefits check to see if you can get started with US Med. |
| 1:52.0 | This show is sponsored today by the glucagon that my daughter carries, |
| 1:56.3 | GVO Kipo Pen. Find out more at gvokeglucagon.com forward slash juice box. |
| 2:04.0 | If you're in California and in search of a therapist, check out ericaforcife.com. |
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