Tom: Riding big waves of emotion

Other People's Problems

CBC

Society & Culture

4.7 • 820 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Tom connects with Hillary over Zoom during a lunch break at work. He's been working to understand and experience his emotions, connect with his wife and kids, and compassionately factor in his ADHD. Hillary is amazed at how far Tom has come from their first session to where he is today, taking the time to take care of himself, and model for his kids how to express big feelings appropriately when they come up.

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0:38.4	Yeah, I think I was able to spend a little bit of time doing more sort of checking in.
0:45.2	Try to, every time I went to the bathroom, just stop and check and see how I was doing,
0:52.1	which I didn't do every time, but the times that I did it, I think it helped me
0:56.1	sort of regulate and check in a bit more.
0:58.9	Yeah, for sure.
1:00.0	And what did you find when you were checking in?
1:01.9	What was there?
1:03.4	Yeah, I think it just helped to sort of benchmark, come back to sort of a level headspace, check where I'm at versus calm and
1:13.8	thoughtful approach if I was going off on any tangents.
1:21.2	Hi, I'm Hilary McBride, and this is other people's problems.
1:26.4	You're listening to a real life therapy session between me and one of my clients were calling
1:30.6	Tom.
1:32.8	When I think about Tom, what comes to the front of my mind is his honesty with me.
1:39.3	Right from the beginning, he's told me the truth about everything in a way that actually
1:43.7	made me want to be more honest and courageous in a way that actually made me want to be
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