Dr. David Burns - Stanford Psychiatrist, 10M Books Sold | The Stanford Study That Changed Everything

Success Story with Scott D. Clary

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How To, Business, Education, Self-improvement

4.6 • 326 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Dr. David D. Burns is an American psychiatrist, bestselling author, and pioneer in the field of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). He is best known for his groundbreaking books Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy and The Feeling Good Handbook, which have helped millions overcome depression and anxiety through evidence-based self-help techniques. A graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Burns has devoted his career to developing innovative, practical methods for emotional healing, including TEAM-CBT, a powerful, results-driven approach to psychotherapy that emphasizes empathy, cognitive reframing, and rapid symptom relief. ➡️ Show Links https://www.youtube.com/@daviddbmd/ https://www.facebook.com/DavidBurnsMD/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-burns-86178657/ ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/ ShipStation - https://www.shipstation.com/ (Code: SuccessStory) Square - https://square.com/go/success SurveyMonkey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/scott Monarch Money - https://www.monarchmoney.com (Code: Success) Claude - https://claude.ai/success Incogni - https://incogni.com/success (Code: Success) Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) Think Big, Buy Small Podcast - https://link.chtbl.com/B2cH36AX?sid=SuccessStory NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:25 – Redefining Therapy 13:29 – Misunderstanding Depression 15:46 – Hormones and Mood 23:51 – Sponsor Break 28:15 – Breaking Worthlessness 35:05 – The Power of Feeling Good 39:19 – From Depression to Joy 48:52 – Sponsor Break 51:44 – When Therapy Fails 58:31 – Lasting Change 1:01:19 – Dangerous Self Talk 1:06:58 – A Lesson for His Children

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0:01.8	Now, here's your tech hiring tip of the week from Indeed.
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0:08.8	So if your job posting doesn't mention flexible hours or remote options,
0:12.8	you're basically invisible to three out of four candidates.
0:16.1	Keep that in mind.
0:17.0	Look, hiring tech talent right now, it's tough.
0:19.6	You are competing for people with super specific skills.
0:22.3	Everyone wants hybrid work and the salary expectations are through the roof. It's a lot.
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0:30.9	apply for jobs. We're talking three million tech professionals in the U.S. and 86% of them
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0:43.7	that uses AI to connect you with people who actually have the skills that you need. Companies using
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0:55.6	Whenever I've needed tech talent in the past, Indeed is the only platform I choose. And if I needed
1:00.0	to hire top tier tech talent today, I'd still go with Indeed. Post your first job and get $75
1:05.2	off at Indeed.com slash tech talent. That's indeed.com slash tech talent to claim this offer indeed built for
1:13.6	what's now and what's next in tech hiring when i was a psychiatric resident people come in and talk
1:19.6	and then we would give them pills i can't remember anyone ever recovering i always had the dream
1:24.3	aren't we supposed to be able to cure people or bring them out of depression?
1:28.0	That's what I finally learned how to do after 40 years of treating people.
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