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Published: Sept. 3, 2021, 5 a.m.

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This episode is my response to a review that was left on SelfWork this week. They write, \u201cThank you for taking the time to make this podcast. I\u2019ve tried therapy at least five times in the last ten years for anxiety, depression and grief. I could never stick with therapy. But since discovering your podcast and binging on the episodes that resonate, I feel much more confident about taking on therapy and more modern treatments, and much more informed. \u201c

So, on this episode of SelfWork sponsored by Athletic Greens, \xa0we'll focus on why you might tend to quit therapy \u2013 or at least the reasons you give. \xa0And my recommendation is to think through the "why" of your desire to leave the relationship. This issue may be more complicated than first thought.

Tied in with that, what are the roles therapists can play? Or what are the different structures for therapy? If you know these roles, you\u2019ll walk into the relationship realizing all it could be \u2013 and make sure you and your therapist are headed in the direction that you understand and believe could be helpful.

The listener email is short and sweet.. and has to do with getting over \u201chard feelings.\u201d I appreciated this question in its simplicity. Hard feelings are something that can stick around for a. long time and cause the feeler of them much more harm that whoever they\u2019re toward. Or whatever they\u2019re about. So, I can\u2019t wait to dig into that one.

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A wonderful article by Ms. Griffith and Good Therapy on five reasons for quitting therapy.\xa0I used this article as part of the scaffolding for my own comments and it's a great article.

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