The CBT Dive

In this bonus Shorts episode of The CBT Dive, we’ve taken the highlights from a previous season for you to dip into. Host and psychotherapist Rahim Thawer talks with Adnan about his experience with hesitating to indicate he’s a “bottom” on dating app due to femmephobia and bottom-shaming in the gay community. ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

In this conversation, psychotherapist and host Rahim Thawer is joined by José, a psychologist and poet who lives with their partner. José shares their experience as the anchor partner in a polyamorous relationship and they explore the feelings and behaviors that arise in certain situations, such as when their partner shows affection to another partner but not them. Rahim guides Jose through examining the automatic thoughts and consequences that result from these experiences, including feelings of being replaced or inadequate. The conversation highlights the importance of open communication and understanding in navigating polyamorous relationships. In this conversation, Rahim helps José identify and analyze their hot thoughts related to feeling forgotten and unappreciated in their polyamorous relationship. They explore past relationship patterns and evaluate evidence to challenge these thoughts. José generates alternative thoughts and reassurances to provide a more balanced perspective. Rahim also suggests asking for affection or attention as a way to address José needs. ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

In this bonus CBT Shorts episode, we’ve taken the highlights from a previous season for you to dip into. Host and psychotherapist Rahim Thawer talks with Farrah about her experience with a dishonest and disappointing father. ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

Host and therapist Rahim Thawer talks to Vance, a sex and intimacy coach, who discusses his behaviors and thoughts when he feels excluded, and his desire for a group of friends. Vance shares his experiences with friendships and the fear of being too much for others. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the isolation that can come with personal growth and the importance of being understood by a small group of people. ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

Psychotherapist and host Rahim Thawer and Riz discuss Riz’s travel adventures and how they have led to unique stressors and insights into his relationship with money. Riz shares situations that have brought up difficult feelings, such as feeling cheated and disappointed when spending money on experiences that don't meet his expectations. Rahim helps Riz identify his automatic thoughts and behaviors that arise in these situations, including self-criticism and questioning his choices. Overall, this conversation explores the complex emotions and rumination surrounding money and personal experiences. ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

In this episode, host Rahim Thawer talks to Kae about the recurring feelings of stress around when rent is due. The conversation explores Kae's thoughts and emotions related to financial struggles, self-criticism, and worries about falling back into unhealthy habits. Rahim and Kae also cover topics such as maintaining psychological safety, rationalizing thoughts, and the fear of not being able to escape past trauma and financial difficulties. With the use of the “Thought Record,” Rahim talks Kae through identifying the feelings, behaviours, and automatic thoughts that come up for Kae on the morning she has to pay her bills. Together they hone in on a hot thought, which is an automatic thought that occurs in combination with a change in emotion or mood. Since our hot thoughts can be clouded by our emotional state, they are not always the most factual. To determine if Kae’s hot thought is an accurate representation of the moment, Rahim and Kae try to find evidence to support and contradict her hot thought. Since there was evidence to contradict Kae’s hot thought, they identify a more balanced thought that could be supported by the evidence. Takeaways Maintaining psychological safety is important in therapy to ensure a feeling of connection and safety.Identifying and evaluating difficult thoughts can help in understanding and managing challenging emotions.Financial struggles can trigger feelings of defeat, self-criticism, and worry.The fear of regressing into unhealthy habits and past trauma can impact one's mental and emotional well-being.Recognizing and addressing the underlying beliefs and thoughts related to financial struggles can be helpful in developing healthier coping strategies.ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

When you’re ghosted by someone after a couple of dates, it’s legitimately infuriating. It’s okay to feel frustrated and even deceived. But, what else comes up for you in those moments? In this episode, we explore the underlying fears that get reawakened after a ghosting experience. These include fears of being unworthy or unattractive and also an overarching fear of never finding happiness. Through the therapeutic process, this guest unexpectedly challenges beliefs about the formulas and frameworks of relationship-seeking. - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca My socials: ladyativan.com ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

In this interview, Dr. Farooq Naeem shares his longstanding research interest in CBT and culture. He discusses how CBT concepts can conflict with the beliefs of people in non-Western cultures and then delves into the various ways people can understand and approach depression and schizophrenia from their own worldviews. He also discusses his research on using CBT for psychosis and delivering CBT interventions by e-mail. GUEST BIO: Farooq Naeem is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and a psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health. Dr. Naeem pioneered techniques for culturally adapting CBT. These techniques have been used to adapt CBT in South Asia, North Africa, Middle East, Kenya and China. His research areas include CBT, psychosis and culture, with an overall aim to improve access to CBT. He has also published on issues related to health services and quality improvement. He works with a team of IT experts and has developed a CBT-based therapy program called eGuru that can be delivered through web-based and smartphone apps. - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca My socials: ladyativan.com ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

In this interview, Dr. Trevor Hart discusses the need for CBT interventions that target sexual and gender minorities (SGM) and explains how they differ from standard psychotherapy. He addresses some of the critiques that are often shared about the CBT approach and shares his perspectives on the utility of goal-oriented models. Finally, he tells listeners what resources they can avail themselves of to learn more about SGM-affirming CBT. GUEST BIO: Dr. Trevor Hart is the Director of the HIV Prevention Lab at the Toronto Metropolitan University, Department of Psychology. He is also a Research Chair in Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health with the Ontario HIV Treatment Network.Trevor Hart works to develop and test sex-positive, anti-oppressive HIV prevention interventions and psychotherapies for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. His work is both community-based and clinical and relies on a health promotion framework. - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca My socials: ladyativan.com ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

When community organizations create roles for people with lived experience, how does this get experienced on the employee side? In this episode, we talk to a harm reduction activist, drug user, and community worker committed to gay men's health. He explores the imposter syndrome and feelings of self-doubt when working next to academics and other credentialed folks. - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca My socials: ladyativan.com ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

You have a work assignment but you avoid getting started, worry about failure, catastrophize, and then negate positive feedback when it's been submitted and reviewed. Sound familiar? In this episode, we explore a common but frustrating pattern. We query the possibility of Adult ADHD and locate its roots in childhood family dynamics. Sebastien leaves the session more insightful about how he came to believe that self-criticism was a good motivator. - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca My socials: ladyativan.com ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

If you were called out publicly (or worse, cancelled altogether), would your closest friends stick by your side and be there for you? In this episode, we examine the impact of being betrayed by close friends on social media for their own self-preservation. We also explore how the loss, grief, and trauma can permeate all future relationships and leave you with self-doubt anytime you decide to trust someone. - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca My socials: ladyativan.com ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

We’re all on our individual journeys. That’s what this guest strongly believes. Still, there’s legitimate resentment that comes up when you feel judged by people on dating apps who appear to be well sorted with their nice job titles and cushy bank accounts. In this episode, we conjure up Beyonce to help reframe the feelings of inadequacy that arise when capitalism and grind culture don’t fit for people who are working through trauma and managing symptoms of Adult ADHD–which, of course, are overlooked experiences of responsible adulting. - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca My socials: ladyativan.com ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

Friendships come easily to some of us while others struggle to be seen, understood, and affirmed. In this episode, we explore the story of someone who felt outcast by a group of peers who saw him as inconsistent around his values and behaviour. And, the skills to mend the ruptures were hard to conjure up on both sides of the divide. BrownGayRealness examines his subsequent fears about the possibility of maintaining long-term relationships with people. - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca My socials: ladyativan.com ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

While gay men often toss out their straight-world rule book and start anew, queer women don't always have the same luxury. Women are socialized, encouraged, and pressured to be so many things, including maternal. In this episode, Telsa considers what it means to be with a partner who doesn't want children. As a queer woman in her mid-thirties, she's torn between choosing love and the finality of closing the door on having her own children, especially when all her peers are talking about diapers and strollers. - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca My socials: ladyativan.com ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

What do your friends expect from you when you make plans together? Sometimes we might feel like we have to bring only positive energy or always be helpful in some way. In this episode, we gently shift away from assumptions about toxic friendships and begin to consider how low self-worth might contribute to our relationships going downhill. - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca My socials: ladyativan.com ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

Do you ever have to avoid some of your colleagues at work because you're certain a short exchange will end up being something bigger, something unnecessarily draining? What does this mean if you're the boss and anticipating the drain from your employees? In this episode, we talk to Lori-the-manager who begins to anticipate staff anger and hostility any time she attempts to introduce new policies to keep pace with the needs of an environment that regularly endures client crises. We explore the dynamics of a workplace where a woman of colour is in the driver's seat and collective experiences of trauma can collide to knock everyone off their feet at times. - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca My socials: ladyativan.com

Do you ever scold yourself for small mistakes? What's underneath that tendency to self-punish? In this episode, Dawn examines the time she cursed at herself for merely leaving a water bottle in her car. We did a deep dive to unearth a core belief around (in)competence and fears of future failures. - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca My socials: ladyativan.com ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

Sometimes self-doubt increases with age. And, we look back at the bold decisions of our twenties and thirties and wonder if we made the right choices. In this episode, Phil examines his grief, regret, and anxiety about changing careers in his mid-40s and wonders if he really should have left his post-secondary studies for a partner over a decade ago. - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - Join my mailing list: affectiveconsult.ca My socials: ladyativan.com ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan

What keeps you up at night? And how does a thought-restructuring tool help with sleep? In this special episode, I interview two sleep medicine specialists based in Australia. We discuss what drives sleep disturbance and insomnia and behavioural approaches to support people who struggle with getting good sleep. Have a look at the D-BAS 16 questionnaire below to see if you have dysfunctional beliefs that drive your insomnia. -RESOURCES- SCALE: Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes About Sleep: http://www.cets.ulaval.ca/sites/cets.ulaval.ca/files/dysfunctional_beliefs_and_attitudes_about_sleep_16_items.pdf ARTICLE: Trauer JM, Qian MY, Doyle JS, Rajaratnam SM, Cunnington D. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Aug 4;163(3):191-204. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26054060/ PODCAST: https://sleephub.com.au/podcast/ -GUEST BIOs- Dr. David Cunnington is a sleep physician and director of Melbourne Sleep Disorders Centre, and co-founder and contributor to the SleepHub podcast. David trained in sleep medicine both in Australia and in the United States, at Harvard Medical School, and is an International Sleep Medicine Specialist, Diplomate Behavioral Sleep Medicine and Registered Polysomnographic Technologist. David’s clinical practice covers all areas of sleep medicine and he is actively involved in training health professionals in sleep. Twitter: @DavidCunnington Instagram: @drdavidcunnington More: https://drdavidcunnington.com.au/ Associate Professor James Trauer is a respiratory, sleep, general and public health physician, and head of Epidemiological Modelling at Monash University's School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. He undertook regular practice in sleep medicine from 2013 to 2017 at Melbourne Sleep Disorders Centre with Dr. Cunnington, before focusing increasingly on research. His main research interests are the epidemiology and transmission of respiratory infections, which focused primarily on TB until 2019 when he shifted to predominantly COVID-19 research. Twitter: @JamesTrauer More: https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/james-trauer - WATCH at thecbtdive.ca LISTEN wherever you get podcasts! - REVIEW copies of completed thought records from each show at http://affectiveconsult.ca/the-cbt-dive.php - Join my mailing list: http://tinyurl.com/followrahim Follow Rahim at ladyativan.com Follow this vodcast on IG @thecbtdive - Feel free to leave comments, questions, and feedback on YT or IG! ABOUT THE CBT DIVE PODCAST The CBT Dive is a video podcast that brings therapy skills to the real world. Each episode welcomes a new guest who wants to explore a challenging situation using the most common cognitive behavioural therapy tool: the thought record. ABOUT HOST Rahim Thawer is a queer, racialized social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto. He's created The CBT Dive podcast to support folks who want to learn how to use a thought record and to demystify what therapy can look like. THE CBT DIVE 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/thecbtdive 🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thecbtdive Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecbtdive RAHIM THAWER 📸 Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyAtivan 𝕏 / Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladyativan 📋 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/ 🧵 Threads: threads.net/ladyativan Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555661132516&mibextid=PtKPJ9 🔗AllMyLinks: https://allmylinks.com/ladyativan