Sometimes words can become your worst enemy. Clinical psychologist and cognitive behavioural therapist Dr Jane Gregory tells how to defuse their power.
The main part of this episode is a rerun of episode 14; visit theallusionist.org/behave to see the full show notes. There's a new piece of word history this time round, though: the etymology of 'control'. Strap in for a wild ride down to the 13th century accounts department!
I had forgotten I had quite a rough throat when I recorded this episode originally; it sounds like I'm whispering reverently, whereas I'm just trying not to wake the hacking cough. Bit of insight into The Process for you there.
The transcript is at theallusionist.org/transcripts/behave-rerun.
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TODAY'S RANDOMLY SELECTED WORD FROM THE DICTIONARY:
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CREDITS:
Dr Jane Gregory is a clinical psychologist working in the NHS and her own private practice. She blogs at cognitivebehaveyourself.com and tweets @CBYourself. Visit thisiscbt.com to learn more about CBT and different types of therapy.
This episode was produced by me, Helen Zaltzman. All the music is by Martin Austwick. Hear and/or download more at thesoundoftheladies.bandcamp.com.
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