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Healing The Anxious Guy Inside of You

With Ralph B. · 16 lessons · 6:20:00

If there's one thing that we have learned at Dad Starting Over, it's the A LOT of men struggle with anxiety. If you're seeing this, you can probably relate. Let's dig into the topic and what you can do to turn things around.

The lessons

1. Intro: Healing The Anxious Guy Inside of You 3:00 In this video, Ralph (DSO) talks about his childhood background, how it has affected him as a man and his relationships, what he has learned about anxious guys over the years of working with Dad Starting Over clients, and why we so badly need this course.
2. Anxiety 16:00 Let's talk about anxiety, what exactly it is, when it goes too far, and how it can negatively affect you
3. Neuroticism 20:00 What the heck is neuroticism? It's a personality trait... one of the “Big Five”, to be exact. You may very well be high in neuroticism, and that is probably having a tremendous negative effect on your relationships and your outlook on life.
4. Attachment Styles 21:00 This is a popular topic on the internet at the moment, and one that you need to have a firm grasp of. Let's talk about the different attachment styles, where they come from, what attachment style you probably have, and how it affects you.
5. Codependency 16:00 If you're like many guys that I talk to, you're probably codependent to some degree. It's an unfortunately common dynamic within relationships. You, the codependent, need to be needed. Not a good thing. Let's look in detail at the topic.
6. Boundaries 6:00 MANY of you need to work on your boundaries. You also need to pick partners with good boundaries. So... what are boundaries exactly? Let's dig into the subject.
7. Dealing with anxiety 37:00 Now that we have a firm grasp on what anxiety is and how it affects us, what can we do to help minimize unhealthy levels of anxiety within us?
8. Overcoming Neuroticism 7:30 “Okay,” you say to yourself. “I'm a neurotic person. Now what?” Being an overly negative and ruminating creature isn't healthy and yes, there are things you can do to train yourself out of this mindset.
9. Dealing With Attachment 15:00 Now that you've probably identified which attachment style you most relate to, let's dig into what you can do about it.
10. Learning Boundaries 9:00 It's one thing to say “You need to have boundaries”, it's another thing to actually put them into practice. Let's look at the fine art of “having boundaries and using them”.
11. Overcoming Codependency 12:00 If you've identified yourself as the typical “nice guy” codependent, let's talk about how you can shift your mindset away from that toxic way of thinking.
12. BONUS #1: Interview With Dr. Samantha Rodman Whiten - About Men and Anxiety 34:00 Dr. Samantha Rodman Whiten (psychologist and founder of DrPsychMom.com) and Ralph (DSO) chat about the topic of anxiety and men.
13. BONUS #2: Overcoming Social Anxiety - Using TEAM-CBT Techniques 37:30 Joe Scanlan, DSO Fraternity member and certified TEAM-CBT therapist, talks about how men can use TEAM-CBT techniques to overcome social anxiety.
14. BONUS #3: Member Meeting - Scott G. and Vance Talk About The Physical Manifestations of Anxiety 1:25:00 In this recording of a live DSO Fraternity meeting, Coach Scott G. and Coach Vance discuss the topic of Anxiety and how it manifests itself physically in men.
15. BONUS #4: Interview with Dr. Robert Glover - Author of "No More Mr. Nice Guy" 1:09:00 Dr. Robert Glover is the author of “No More Mr. Nice Guy”, the number one book on codependency for men. This interview is from the Dad Starting Over podcast and is also available to view on YouTube.
16. Bonus #5: Start At The End. Stopping Anxious Behavior. 7:37 What if we focus on the nervous/anxious behavior instead of the root cause?