The Resilient Father
The resilient father is a podcast by a dad, for dads. Your host Cavan Edwards uses his background in psychology to discuss building mental health resilience and the experience of parenting through the lens of fatherhood. Toolbox episodes share tangible, practical, and actionable strategies that fathers can use to improve their tolerance for the many stresses of life and parenting. The podcast also takes deeper dives into important topics and struggles that fathers experience, with a focus on relevant experts and scientific research.
The Resilient Father
Making Practical and Effective Changes to Your Mind: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy With Myles Chisholm
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Myles Chisholm
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Episode 24
In this episode we discuss the powerful therapeutic modality of CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy). A research based form of counselling that focuses breaking down our ways thinking and behaving in order to make conscious changes to improve mental health. This form of counselling is highly practical, focusing on taking effective action to change how the internal structures of your mind and the resulting and choices you make impact wellbeing. CBT is highly recommended for any dad who is interested in trying therapy but unsure where to start.