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WORD with Dr. Michael David Clay

WORD with Dr. Michael David Clay

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S1 Ep 118Owning YOU in a Socially Mediated Age!

Being FLUID, identity has always required some tending. Taking who you are and holding on as FAST as you can while the CURRENT of CHANGE requires we ADAPT! Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; on FB & YouTube @TheWORDHouse; or call 304,523.WORD (9673).

Sep 24, 202331 min

S1 Ep 117The Intimate Connection of Psychotherapy.

Can PSYCHOTHERAPY be both INITIMATE and PERSONAL? It SHOULD be, and if it isn't then it's not being done to it's HIGHEST possible benefit. CONTACT US: 304.523.WORD (9673); [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; on FB and YouTube @TheWORDHouse.

Sep 17, 202327 min

S1 Ep 116Paranoia and Hypervigilance.

Validation unlocks the truth underlying even the psychotic. Psychotherapy assists to correcting misperceptions and the truths built of such misreads. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or call 304.523.9673 (WORD); or catch us @TheWORDHouse on FB and YouTube.

Sep 10, 202338 min

S1 Ep 115The Psychology of Preference!

Having an OPINION is not altogether BAD. Actually, having preferences only add extra value and clarity to relationships. On the other hand, simply saying NO out of defiance and control is immeasurably SELF defeating. CONTACT Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).

Sep 3, 202330 min

S1 Ep 114Alcohol does not make One an Alcoholic, and other Social Media Truths!

Alcoholism occurs the result of a multitude of factors, only one of which is alcohol. In the same manner Social Media is not causative of the Mind Health concerns we are seeing at such the high levels that they are. It will take TRUTH in science to determine the best approach to remediation; but maybe that is the TRUE problem. Contact Us; [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or call 304,523,WORD (9673).

Aug 27, 202330 min

S1 Ep 113The NEW Dysmorphia: Glamour Filtering!

And yet, another way to look in the MIRROR and not like what you SEE! Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or Phone: 304.523.WORD (9673).

Aug 20, 202326 min

S1 Ep 112TIC TOK and Psychological Counseling.

What does TIC TOK know about the diagnosis and care of Mind Health? Just be careful who offers the ADVICE before following. Professional help should be left to professionals. Contact Us; TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or call 304,523,WORD (9673).

Aug 13, 202332 min

S1 Ep 111The PSYCHOLOGY of Auras and Premonitions: COMMON Sense can GO a Long WAY to good MINDHEALTH!!

You don't have to be a SUPERHERO or posses Extra-Sensory Perception; INSIGHT with good COMMON SENSE goes far in supporting ACUITY of both MIND and BODY. Psychological Counseling HELPS many reclaim the proverbial ROAD to HEALTH and WELLNESS. Contact Us; [email protected]; @WORDHouse on FB and YouTube; or call 304.523-WORD (9673).

Aug 6, 202338 min

S1 Ep 110Cybertracking, CreepIng, Stalking, Oh MY!

What's the one common element to ALL Creepers, Cybertrackers, and Stalkers? A lack of CONSCIENCE, as well general personality trend to PSYCHOPATHY! Control and Dominance, even Sadism, taken full into account, many would consider the PSYCHOPATH the most difficult to address, if only for lack of CONSCIENCE, or prosocial motive, best exampled in genuine EMPATHY and PERSPECTIVE TAKING. Contact Us; [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or call 304,523,WORD (9673).

Jul 30, 202331 min

S1 Ep 109Waggle Dancing Bees and Socialization!

Waggle Dancing is not only for BEES! To rightly adapt is to adaptively adjust one's live to properly compliment the place to which they find themselves. As innate, the skill set to hold rapport is as much learned as inherited. Contact Us; [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or call 304.523.WORD (9673)

Jul 23, 202326 min

S1 Ep 108Bad Dogs and Other Parenting Considerations.

As much parenting and dog ownership may have anything in common; both involve socialization. Parents/care takers hold primary responsibility for what is done with childhood psychological growth and development. When receiving psychological counseling for childhood difficulties, the parent as well child needs to be active participants. Contact Us; [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).

Jul 16, 202326 min

S1 Ep 107FREE Advice AIN'T FREE!

What is good advice worth? As much, you still would be willing to take it! The only thing FREE advice costs is your willingness to try it; especially if it really is GOOD. Contact Us: [email protected]; 304-523-WORD (9673); or TheWORDHouse.com.

Jul 9, 202331 min

S1 Ep 106Validation: The Search for Significance!

What is it to experience VALIDATION? Knowing you exist and your life has MEANING and Purpose; measured SUCCESS! Built into awareness, we not only come to know WHO we are, but also WHAT we want to be. You CHOOSE what measure of LIFE you have; PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING can help. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or Call 304.523.WORD (9673).

Jun 25, 202331 min

S1 Ep 105No HOPE is FALSE!

For PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING, No HOPE is FALSE, everything else is left for the TESTING. HOPE comes from an ASPIRATION to something BETTER, the WHAT of it is YET TO BE DETERMINED. That's WHY people seek out HELP in the first place. Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; 304.523.WORD (9673)

Jun 18, 202328 min

S1 Ep 104Anticipatory Joy!

Good News: It's in YOU to succeed in life. Adapting comes naturally, we just have to understand the true terms, and be willing participants. Anything less, to the yes or no, will ultimately also lessen the chances of making the most of what has been given. Contact Us; [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or Call 304.523.WORD (9673).

Jun 11, 202328 min

S1 Ep 103The Developmental Milestone of WISDOM!

WISDOM is the acquisition of true VIRTUE and CHARACTER. More than facts, WISDOM is the SOURCE of TRUTH. Learning how to operate within WISDOM is critical to ADAPTABILITY and what Psychological Counseling should as much anything be about. Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or Call 304.523.WORD (9673)

Jun 4, 202343 min

S1 Ep 102To BOLDLY Go where no Man has gone BEFORE: The PSYCHOLOGICAL Frontier of the MIND!

The infinite may not be any further than what is involved in exiting yourself. As with most everything in life, PERSPECTIVE matters. Explore the realm of the OBJECTIVE and see what you've been MISSING. Contact US; [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or call 304,523.WORD (9673).

May 28, 202336 min

S1 Ep 101Postpartum Depression and the Rhythm of Life!

Not the rhythm, but the syncopation that matters most when considering Postpartum Depression. Natural and normal, restoration follows a recovery of love for self and others. Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).

May 21, 202331 min

S1 Ep 100HEARTBREAK; The Shame of it ALL!

What's there to be SHAMED of? A lot if it's ALL about you and it's FAILED. And when is it not about YOU? When love fails, the only thing we can do is LEARN from the experience and grow to LOVE better and hopefully so MORE. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).

May 14, 202327 min

S1 Ep 99When it Comes to Psychological Counseling, WARM and FRIENDLY is BEST!

Which is better, Capability or Compassion? Seems both afford humanity a tremendous EVOLUTIONARY advantage. But if you don't get along, whatever the SUM individual or aggregate capability, there will never be an EVOLUTIONARY advantage to destroying each another. Contact Us; [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; 304-523-WORD (9673).

May 7, 202334 min

S1 Ep 98OBJECTIVITY: The Often ELUSIVE Psychological NEED for the UNFAMILIAR.

Too MUCH familiarity may not breed contempt, but certainly challenges OBJECTIVTY. Psychological Counseling requires one to MEET and ENTERTAIN objectivity, no matter how much a STRANGER it seems. Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; 304.523,WORD (9673).

Apr 30, 202328 min

S1 Ep 97The HEARTBEAT of PSYCHOLOGICAL Security!

Whatever the MEASURE, psychological security BEST comes to the SECURE! Always a matter of what we can do, than acknowledgement of what we can't. Just be sure, YOU are not missing so much the OBVIOUS. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or call 304,523.WOD (9673).

Apr 23, 202326 min

S1 Ep 96Vive la (un)Resistance; LESS is MORE when Applied to Psychological Counseling!

Maybe for WAR, but otherwise, when applied to Psychological Counseling, LESS resistance and defense is certainly MORE. Compassion and rapport provides the SAFETY needed to turn off fear and defensiveness. Contact Us; [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or call 304-523-WORD (9673)

Apr 16, 202333 min

S1 Ep 95Quelling the Psychological Storm.

Who's is it to bring order and reasoning to emotional chaos? Certainly, Psychological Counseling can HELP. Nonetheless, each of us would be responsible to LEARN the very HIGHEST ORDER o f individual CONTENMENT. Contact Us: 304-523-WORD (9673); TheWORDHouse.com; or TheWORDHouse@frontier,com.

Apr 9, 202338 min

S1 Ep 94WORDLE Cheats and TRUE Religion!

No one likes a CHEATER; especially in the GAME of life! The only way to TRUE winning is to be REAL with yourself and others. Psychological Counseling is as much about YOU learning to TRUY accept your SELF, as it is then others. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; 304-523-WORD (9673).

Apr 2, 202336 min

S1 Ep 93The INFIDELITY Contagion!

What happens when we demoralize EVERYTHING? We get ANYTHING and EVERYTHING. Not that ANYTHING of EVERYTHING will be maladaptively bad; but takes some time before we know. And what is wrong with taking what is good and adding to it? INFIDELITY is as much attitude as it is action, and eventually lead to lying, cheating, and stealing as a way of life, and in the end may destroy ANYTHING and EVERYTHING along the way! CONTACT US: [email protected]; WORDHouse.com; 304-523-WORD (9673).

Mar 26, 202340 min

S1 Ep 92FINE-TUNING your Marriage!

Whether is deciding where to eat, or whether to start a family, ALL begins with two INDIVIDUALS working together as a TEAM, regardless the CHALLENGE. Marriage is NEVER to the LOSS of the INDIVIDUAL, but the ADDITION of ANOTHER. Contact Us; TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or call 304-523.WORD (9673).

Mar 19, 202328 min

S1 Ep 91The UN-Meaning!

Maybe it is, maybe it isn't that LIFE requires meaning and purpose. Too much us, and LIFE becomes a chore! Let go, and ENJOY the MOMENT you are in, as MUCH you CAN. Contact Us; 304-523-WORD (9673); [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com.

Mar 12, 202331 min

S1 Ep 90Hunger Pains!

Hunger lets you know you need to eat. If it were only that SIMPLE! So much besides hunger drives EATING DISORDER. Figuring out what ONE needs is important to get the RIGHT need met, or risk further complication. Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or call 304-523-WORD (9673).

Mar 5, 202335 min

S1 Ep 89JUST a Little RELIEF!

Loving one's self is most DIFFICULT without FIRST learning to love others. Good thing other's don't JUDGE our life as harshly as we do. The BLAME game begins immediate to when things don't turn out the way we think or believe they should. Nothing amplifies this EFFECT worse than the CONSTANT REMINDER of chronic illness and pain. DIFFERENCE between COMPASSION and PITY, comes down to escaping our own NEGATIVITY. Contact Us; [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).

Feb 26, 202330 min

S1 Ep 88Motivation in ACTION: Changing the "HAVE TO" into "WANT TO!"

Motivation is everything. But there are still times when it's DIFFICULT to find the WANT in the otherwise HAVE TO. When it becomes obvious there are only so many ways to FIND motive to do the TOUGH JOBS, stop already with ALL the emotion. Simply DO IT! Contact Us: 304-523-WORD (9673); [email protected]; or TheWORDHouse.com.

Feb 19, 202331 min

S1 Ep 87The PERILS of Neutrality.

What's wrong with staying NEUTRAL? Clearly, if not done with INTEGRITY, then a lot! Neutrality isn't the problem, as much FULL DISCLOSURE. Sound empiricism dictates complete and open dialogue, even is this means potential discourse. Likewise, empirically-based Psychological Counseling is not without potential for disagreement. Otherwise, it runs the risk of being only an exercise in persuasion. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or call 304-523-WORD (9673).

Feb 12, 202327 min

S1 Ep 86Return to the EGG: Psychoanalysis and Psychedelics!

What is it about PSYCHOANALYSIS, you can't SHAKE? Maybe Freud had it right, too much ID or Superego risk profound COMPROMISE of the EGO. Can PSYCHODELICS assist us in RECAPTURING the full experience in life? Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; or call 304-523-WORD (9673).

Feb 5, 202351 min

S1 Ep 85Psychological Flexibility

Warming up is as important to both physical and psychological fitness. Psychological Flexibility requires elements of skill, preparation, and maintenance when adaptively addressing ALL that life has to offer, Contact Us; [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; 304-523-WORD (9673).

Jan 29, 202345 min

S1 Ep 84Psychological Counseling and Driver Assist!

Psychological Counseling is much like DRIVER ASSIST, only there when YOU require IT! When AUTONOMY, AGENCY, and INDIVIDUALITY predominate, INNER-DIRECTION is a much more PALATABLE and EFFICACIOUS means to DIRECTION and COURSE throughout life.

Jan 22, 202330 min

S1 Ep 83Psychedelics and The IRON GWAZI.

What do PSYCHEDELICS and ROLLER COASTERS have in common? Much, to many a great SURPRISE! Nonetheless, it's the DIFFERENCES that MATTER even MORE. Psychedelics have a place in BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; we just need to FIND OUT what that may indeed turn out to be. Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com: or 304-523-WORD (9673).

Jan 15, 202342 min

S1 Ep 82POWER of a PARTNER: I'm Here to HELP!

Never underestimate the POWER of a PARTNER to either make or break. Better even than psychotherapy, your PARTNER holds the essential KEY to being the very BEST you can become. You may just need a bit of HELP to rightly calibrate. CONTACT Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.com; 304-523-WORD (9673).

Jan 8, 202353 min

S1 Ep 81Psychology of Aging: More than Simply a Number!

What does AGE have to do with anything? It's ALL up to you. Worse than someone else's PREJUDICE, don't PREJUDICE you! PERSPECTIVE is EVERYTHING to most THINGS in LIFE and AGE is no different. Contact Us; TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; 0r call at 304-523-WORD (9673).

Jan 2, 202340 min

S1 Ep 80Under PSYCHOLOGICAL Review: CHALLENGE on the FIELD!

Pull out the RED FLAG, there's a CHALLENGE on the field. Denial gets in the way of the essential coping skill set of ADAPTATION, and to get it RIGHT and MOVE ON, we need to get past it. Psychological Counseling helps. Yet you CAN also do this at HOME! Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.Com; or call, 304-523-WORD (9673).

Dec 25, 202239 min

S1 Ep 79DISFLUENCY is not necessarily BAD!

Disfluency can be a symptom of sickness, disorder, and even pathogenesis, but it doesn't have to be. Like much in life, the final edit reflects much in the way of curation. Extracting what doesn't fit, is entirely up to us, and reflects healthy self-image. Just as long as we also OWN what otherwise is essential to growth and development; recognize our mistakes and correct for them. Otherwise, in AVOIDING our failures, by simply rewriting history, we instead INVALIDATE essentially our very being. Contact Us: [email protected]; TheWORDHouse.Com; or 304-523-WORD (9673).

Dec 18, 202236 min

S1 Ep 78Microbial Psychology

It ALL is a matter of CONNECTION. Whether GUT or neighbor, DISCONNECT greatly risks DISORDER. Sociality is a reflection of our NEED to remain closely tied to both our intrapersonal and interpersonal worlds, or risk the potential results of too much isolation. Contact Us: 304.523.9673 (WORD); TheWORDHouse.com; or [email protected].

Dec 11, 202247 min

S1 Ep 77The HUMAN Archetype.

"Gen-exer;" "Millennials;" and "Boomers" are ALL labels, but is there anything ARCHETYPICAL to be said for such? Likely not! As much PERSONALITY is descriptive, it's not IMMUTABLE. What is IMMUTABLE comes down to what makes us ALL human; OUR HUMANITY!

Dec 4, 202243 min

S1 Ep 75Epiphany: Complementary Cognition!

Divergency of thought, as well processing is indeed the IDEAL. Complementary Cognition is elementally adaptive and captures the way the EXPLORATIVE and EXPLOITATIVE may live in true harmony. Reach out to Us; 304-523-WOD (9673); [email protected]; or TheWORDHouse.Com.

Nov 27, 202238 min

S1 Ep 74Will the REAL Narcissist Please Stand Up!

Reflection Pools are great, except when YOU don't like what you see. Narcissism is a human trait. Those who learn to adjust self-perception with REALITY succeed at the highest state of existence, SELF-LOVE. Don't RUN from yourself, LEARN to overcome it! Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or call @ 304-523-WORD (9673).

Nov 20, 202235 min

S1 Ep 73It's you that you really want to KILL!

"I would do anything for LOVE, but I won't do that . . . ." So goes the lyrics to the song of the same name. But would we? When you fail to realize loving others requires you to love yourself, you also fail at LOVE. The greatest sacrifice is recognizing you that you REALLY want to KILL, and then stop killing others. CONTACT US: [email protected]; 304-523-WORD (9673); TheWORDHouse.com.

Nov 13, 202251 min

S1 Ep 72Big "I" and the Big "EYE!"

What's wrong with OWNING it? Nothing! Just make sure WHAT you possess is WHAT it truly is. Subjectivity, although factual, is IMCOMPLETE. Getting the BIG PICTURE, requires one move into the territory of the "Fourth Dimension," or risk not only lesser, but ultimately SICKER. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or call 304-523-WORD (9673).

Nov 6, 202238 min

S1 Ep 71What Parents of Transkids Want to Know: Questions #5 to 10.

Continuing with the podcast series, Psychology Today asks and answers (we offer commentary) such parental concerns as: "What does this mean for my child's mental health?; Does this mean my child will need surgery?; Do we have to start hormones right away?; What if my child changes their mind or has regrets?; Is it OK if I feel sad or confused?; When Should I tell my child's school or our family and friends?; and, What is the best way to help my child right now?" Most importantly, we ask the very serious question, "Where is SCIENCE in all of this?" Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; or call 304-523-WORD (9673).

Oct 30, 20221h 33m

S1 Ep 70What Parents of Transkids Want to Know: Questions #2 to 4.

What Causes This? Is It Just a Phase? Why Now? Questions "Parents of Transkids Want to Know," as culled by Psychology Today (October 2022). As much, the ANSWERS are indeed complex, if at all immediately available, there is also the question of what ALL of this would mean for the future. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; 304-523-WORD (9673).

Oct 23, 20221h 3m

S1 Ep 69What Parents of Transkids Want to Know: Question #1.

"What did I do?" As much there's no single answer, there is always a part to play. Rather than uniformly blaming SELF or others, let's at least try to address the presenting concern soundly and scientifically, lest we end up hurting EVERYONE! Contact Us: [email protected]; 304-523-WORD (9673); andTheWORDHouse.com.

Oct 16, 20221h 15m

S1 Ep 68Being "TRANS" (How to Rightly Participate)!

Flexibility is to ADAPT. CREATIVITY demands change. Being TRANS is to accept that the only ABSOLUTE in LIFE is appreciating how to RIGHTLY participate. Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; [email protected]; 304-523-WORD (9673).

Oct 9, 202250 min