Coming up on today's episode of the virtual couch, we are talking about a term called reactance.

And actually, the more I think about it, you can skip this one. I don't know if this one

would really be applicable to you. Actually, I would. If I were you, I would just skip it.

Okay, I'm the world's worst actor, but I am kidding. Please listen to this episode.

Psychological reactance is, it's going to be a little bit of a game changer for you.

Why do we naturally push back against things that even at times we know are good for us?

We're going to cover that topic and much more.

Coming up on today's episode of the Virtual Couch.

Okay, more email feedback before we get to the show.

And this one is so good.

This one is my favorite.

I know we're not supposed to have favorites.

Each and every email is very important to me, just like all of my kids.

But you're going to like this one a lot.

It says Tony, and I did get permission from the author of this email.

Tony, therapy is like a bathroom in the middle of a long run.

They already have me right there.

I've got plenty of stories about bathrooms in the middle of a long run.

But the person goes on to say, just wait to let you know you're making a difference in my life.

My wife first introduced me to your podcast a year or so during a rough period of time for both of us. Discussing your episodes is broken the ice for so much needed conversations between us,

which I'm so grateful for. I really am. Back to the email. That alone has been amazing. I'm using

BetterHelp, thanks to you. I live in a small town. Let me just say that would be betterhelp.com

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