The SelfWork Podcast podcast

The SelfWork Podcast

I'm Dr. Margaret, a psychologist for over 30 years, TEDx speaker, and the author of Perfectly Hidden Depression. I created The SelfWork Podcast in 2016 to explain mental health treatment and to give you the chance to consider therapy without thinking it's weird or that it somehow suggests you can't fix your own problems. My team is very honored that nine years later, SelfWork has earned nearly 5 million downloads! Each episode features the popular listener question as well as interviews with outstanding guests, authors, and experts, adding to the wide diversity of topics listeners so appreciate. Regularly rated as one of the top mental health/depression podcasts out there (ranked as a top .5% internationally) I keep it short, casual, and focused on "what you can do about it." I'd love to hear from you. Please join me.

I'm Dr. Margaret, a psychologist for over 30 years, TEDx speaker, and the author of Perfectly Hidden Depression. I created The SelfWork Podcast in 2016 to explain mental health treatment and to give you the chance to consider therapy without thinking it's weird or that it somehow suggests you can't fix your own problems. My team is very honored that nine years later, SelfWork has earned nearly 5 million downloads! Each episode features the popular listener question as well as interviews with outstanding guests, authors, and experts, adding to the wide diversity of topics listeners so appreciate. Regularly rated as one of the top mental health/depression podcasts out there (ranked as a top .5% internationally) I keep it short, casual, and focused on "what you can do about it." I'd love to hear from you. Please join me.

 

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476 SelfWork: Is There A Right Way to Grieve?

Grief is never easy. And it can be made harder by the many things that happen with grief t... more

Yesterday

22 MINS

22:41

Yesterday


#525

Introducing the Jordan Harbinger Show

Today, I'm excited to introduce SelfWork listeners to The Jordan Harbinger Show, which... more

Yesterday

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02:56

Yesterday


#524

475 SelfWork: Nine Ways to Challenge Low Self-Esteem

“Low self-esteem” is one of the symptoms or reflections of classic depression. Of course, ... more

05 Dec 2025

23 MINS

23:21

05 Dec 2025


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474 SelfWork: Healing Through Intuition: A Conversation with Author Laura Day

Have you ever thought that intuition could be used for healing crisis? [Laura Day] (https:... more

28 Nov 2025

40 MINS

40:45

28 Nov 2025


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473 SelfWork: Blame, Perfectly Hidden Depression, and Bipolar Disorder

Today we have a grab bag of questions and comments, with the topics being blame, perfectly... more

21 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:46

21 Nov 2025


#521

472 SelfWork: What To Do After You've Lost Your Shit

Anger has a place. It’s an important emotion to feel and know how to handle. It lets you k... more

14 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:33

14 Nov 2025


#520

471 SelfWork: When Sexual Abuse Tears A Family Apart

We’re talking about sexual abuse on SelfWork today – so please, if you have sexual abuse i... more

07 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:01

07 Nov 2025


#519

470 SelfWork: How to Find Meaning In The Moment with Author Pam Roy

One of the most difficult things we all face is how to find meaning in the moments or expe... more

31 Oct 2025

37 MINS

37:09

31 Oct 2025


#518

469 SelfWork: Understanding the Fears and Faces of Borderline Moms

Today we’re focusing on what are termed borderline traits as well as different types of bo... more

24 Oct 2025

23 MINS

23:06

24 Oct 2025


#517

468 SelfWork: Stop Going Down The High-Functioning Rabbit Hole with Dr. Whitney Casares

Are you going down the high-functioning nervous breakdown rabbit hole? When I read these w... more

17 Oct 2025

49 MINS

49:10

17 Oct 2025


#516

467 SelfWork: Healing Narcissism's Wounds

Today on SelfWork I’m answering questions about narcissism as well as frustration and even... more

10 Oct 2025

26 MINS

26:56

10 Oct 2025


#515

466 SelfWork: How Shame Lies to You and How to Stop It

Shame may be one of the most, if not the most, devastating feeling about yourself that you... more

03 Oct 2025

23 MINS

23:25

03 Oct 2025


#514

465 SelfWork: Families and Other Calamities: A Conversation with Leslie Gray Streeter

My guest for this episode of SelfWork is Leslie Gray Streeter, a woman I’ve “known” (or as... more

26 Sep 2025

32 MINS

32:47

26 Sep 2025


#513

464 SelfWork (Second Time Around): Attachment and Intimacy

Today we'll cover the four different types of attachment styles, and how they're c... more

19 Sep 2025

25 MINS

25:17

19 Sep 2025


#512

463 SelfWork (Second Time Around): The Quartet of Self-Sabotage

Today on SelfWork, in this "second time around" episode, let's focus on a quar... more

12 Sep 2025

23 MINS

23:58

12 Sep 2025


#511

462 SelfWork: So You Wanna Be Your Own Brand?

The goal of personal branding is being touted as the best way to ensure success in 2025. H... more

05 Sep 2025

22 MINS

22:29

05 Sep 2025


#510

461 SelfWork: Should AI Be Used For Therapy?

Today we’re going to focus on AI (Artificial Intelligence) and how it might be used as in ... more

29 Aug 2025

22 MINS

22:33

29 Aug 2025


#509

460 SelfWork: Marci Hopkins on How To Find Hope and Stop Drinking

If you've ever wondered if you had it in you to stop drinking or change any destructiv... more

22 Aug 2025

37 MINS

37:13

22 Aug 2025


#508

459 SelfWork: Kyle Kittleson On Being Gay, Managing Depression, and Learning Empathy

Meeting Kyle Kittleson was an incredibly refreshing experience. Why? Because he lives and ... more

15 Aug 2025

45 MINS

45:29

15 Aug 2025


#507

458 SelfWork: When Anxiety Imprisons You

Today we're focusing on the anxiety of being rejected, scorned, or judged. And how it’... more

08 Aug 2025

21 MINS

21:53

08 Aug 2025


#506

457 SelfWork: How To Be Enough: A Conversation with Ellen Hendriksen

[How To Be Enough] (https://www.amazon.com/How-Enough-Self-Acceptance-Self-Critics-Perfect... more

01 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:20

01 Aug 2025


#505

456 SelfWork: When You Hate Your Body... Body Dysmorphia

What is body dysmorphia? If you've irrationally felt, "I hate the way ....... look... more

25 Jul 2025

24 MINS

24:28

25 Jul 2025


#504

455 SelfWork: Is Depression Getting Easier to Talk About

Given the wave of mental health awareness that has occurred over the last decade or more, ... more

18 Jul 2025

25 MINS

25:25

18 Jul 2025


#503

454 SelfWork: Redefining Success for Men: Talking with Evryman's Lucas Krump

What's success for men? Lucas Krump would say that what's missing for many men is ... more

11 Jul 2025

47 MINS

47:45

11 Jul 2025


#502

453 SelfWork: A Shrink Talks About Shrinking

I'm a shrink. And today, I want to talk about the hit show Shrinking. Most of the time... more

04 Jul 2025

21 MINS

21:11

04 Jul 2025


#501

452 SelfWork: Parenting: Letting Go of Your Grown Kids

Parenting is hard. It may be the most ambiguous job you’ll ever have. Not only do you have... more

27 Jun 2025

21 MINS

21:11

27 Jun 2025