Personal Power - Coping With Change

March 6, 2013

Interview with David Bedrick, author of the book Talking Back to Dr. Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology

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Mike Carruthers:
Making a major change in your life can be difficult and a lot of the psychological advice you hear may not help.

David Bedrick:
Mainstream psychology points of view say this, “What are you thinking, why don’t you do the different thing that you ought to do?” And those kind of messages usually don’t work and often make people feel ashamed and worse about themselves than better.

David Bedrick

September 18, 2012

Interview with Dr. Steven Southwick, author of the book Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges

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Mike Carruthers:
Bouncing back from adversity we call it resilience and it seems easier for some than others. So what factors influence how resilient you are?

Dr. Steven Southwick:
Maybe the strongest factor is having the type of social network that really supports you in high stress situations.
 

September 17, 2012

Interview with Dr. Steven Southwick, author of the book Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges

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Mike Carruthers:
Just how resilient a person would you say you are?

Dr. Steven Southwick:
Resilience is the ability to bend but not break and to bounce back from adversity and often to continue to grow.
 

June 15, 2012

Interview with Ariane de Bonvoisin, author of the book The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Any Change (and Loving Your Life More)

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Mike Carruthers:
No matter how much you resist it, big changes are coming in your life - good ones and bad ones. Change is inevitable.

Ariane de Bonvoisin:
Going through change, we're always asked whether we want to be the victim or whether we actually want to stand back up and get strong in our power. And that is a choice that we all get given.
 

March 21, 2012

Interview with Charles Duhigg, author of the book The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

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Mike Carruthers:
Much of your daily life is habit.

Charles Duhigg:
Habit is a decision that all of us make at some point and then stop making but continue acting on.
 

February 14, 2012

Interview with Tamar Chansky, PhD, author of the book Freeing Yourself from Anxiety: The 4-Step Plan to Overcome Worry and Create the Life You Want

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Mike Carruthers:
All of us worry sometimes way too much about things that will likely never happen.

Tamar Chansky, PhD:
What happens is worry makes us dysfunctional, it makes us think about all of the “what ifs” instead of really helping us focus on what’s going to help solve the problem.
 

December 27, 2011

Interview with Pat Pearson, author of the book Stop Self-Sabotage: Get Out of Your Own Way to Earn More Money, Improve Your Relationships, and Find the Success You Deserve

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Mike Carruthers:
Do you ever sabotage your own success?

Pat Pearson:
The issue is that you set a goal, and then you shoot yourself in the foot and you make sure you don't achieve it and it all has to do, Mike, with deserve level.
 

December 23, 2011

Interview with Daniel Amen, M.D., author of the book Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness

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Mike Carruthers:
It appears that you actually have more control over your brain than you may have thought. For example…

Daniel Amen, M.D.:
How you think (moment-by-moment thoughts) have a huge impact on how your brain works.
 

May 23, 2011

Interview with Dr. Michael Pantalon, author of the book Instant Influence: How to Get Anyone to Do Anything--Fast

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Mike Carruthers:
If you want someone else to change a negative behavior…

Dr. Michael Pantalon:
You have to tell resistant people that they don’t absolutely have to change that it’s up to them. And the second thing is ask them questions about they might want to change.
 

April 12, 2011

Interview with Kerry Patterson, author of the book Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success

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Mike Carruthers:
Change is hard. But some people do it, how? Well it turns out it’s not just about willpower.

Kerry Patterson:
People believe that if they just have enough willpower they can overcome their eating habits. And they can start exercising and whatever it might be – and they’re mostly wrong, willpower is never enough.