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Published: Aug. 21, 2020, 5 a.m.

I had a patient say to me the other day, not in a complaining way, but sort of in a \u201ccan\u2019t believe it\u201d kind of way \u2013 \u201cI\u2019ve been in therapy with you now for a year. I thought I\u2019d be here for maybe a couple of months.\u201d I want to share a bit of his story as well as others who\u2019ve used therapy not to simply make immediate changes in the direction they\u2019ve wanted or needed - but to make lasting change. Change that sticks.

There are certainly problems like eating disorders, complex trauma and chronic conditions that take patience and time. And you may need to stay in therapy for quite a while in order to risk very difficult changes. But often, therapy is more solution-focused. So today, in this episode of SelfWork sponsored by BetterHelp, we\u2019re going to focus in on what makes change stick.

Our listener email for today is from someone who says both he and his partner identify with PHD.. So what should they do? I have some ideas...

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Article by Dr. Sean Young in Psychology Today on Neurohacking

An article in Good Therapy on brain spotting and EMDR

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