About this episode
To see my Top 3 Reasons why you should try online therapy visit betterhelp.com/jaystop3 You deserve to invest in yourself, and BetterHelp is a great way to do that. Go to betterhelp.com/jaystop3 and to get 10% off your first month of online therapy when you sign up. For this special series, in partnership with Betterhelp, Jay Shetty sits down with Haesue Jo, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist & Head of Clinical Operations at BetterHelp and Ashley Carr. Ashley talks about her journey throughout therapy and how it has helped her become a better person that she is now. What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro 04:12 How Ashley got into therapy and stigma around it 07:37 Therapy is not just for the weak-minded 08:58 Waking up everyday and feeling that you’re not enough 10:39 Skills she learned in therapy 14:07 Self-sabotage in return for love 15:44 How we’re acting in the present stems from our childhood experiences 17:14 Learning and understanding that we don’t need to accept the bad things that happens in our lives 19:33 What her life would be like if she didn’t go to therapy 21:05 Self-awareness is the first step 24:09 Accepting yourself 25:36 When did therapy become a choice 27:04 Every question during therapy has intention 29:33 Sometimes advice from our family or friends might not be the one we need 36:06 Advice to others on why they should try therapy 40:08 Depression symptoms 41:36 How parents can handle their kid’s emotions 46:49 Therapy is life-changing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.