David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

Clinical psychologist. Director at Psych Lab. Past President of the Society of Psychological Hypnosis (APA Division 30). CEO of the unconscious. davidgodot.com Long Beach, CA Joined May 2007

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David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

3 weeks ago

When we listen for transference, we listen for the poetry in the patient’s words. - Jon Frederickson, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Learning to listen from multiple perspectives

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David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

4 weeks ago

The new neurotransmitter is called “ambient delight.”

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David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

2 months ago

Letting go of thoughts, Letting go of self, Letting go of place and time — Ooo... open awareness

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David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

3 months ago

Before any technique, there is a choice: to understand or to act. The most common failures in therapy happen when we choose to act without first understanding. open.substack.com/pub/thedepthps… #psychology #psychotherapy #psychodynamic #attachment #mentalizing

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David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

3 months ago

"We avoid recording our sessions because the recordings contain truths about us that we are afraid to face. The more we face the truth of our own experience, the more we gain the ability to help our patients do the same." thedepthpsychologist.substack.com/p/why-recordin… #psychotherapy #psychology

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David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

4 months ago

"Creative drive is move toward integration — unification of opposing currents into a coherent pattern." open.substack.com/pub/thedepthps… #creativity #philosophy #psychology #productivity #motivation

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4 months ago

thedepthpsychologist.substack.com/p/on-thinking-…

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David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

4 months ago

I started a substack where I'll be exploring connections between depth psychology, hypnosis, philosophy, and spirituality. Please subscribe and share! thedepthpsychologist.substack.com

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David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

6 months ago

In my most recent interview on Dr. Ran Anbar’s “Center Point Radio” show, we discussed Buddhist Psychology, the mysteries of consciousness and self, meditative practices, hypnosis, and language. open.spotify.com/episode/0tr2eM…

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David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

6 months ago

@Michael91701642 I also fast 2-3 days a week. People who don’t fast would never believe how nourishing the practice can be. In a culture of unmitigated growth and consumption, people find it inconceivable that the body is not meant to constantly be processing food.

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Forth ❤️‍🔥 @forthrighter

3 years ago

Religions are like swimming pools. All the noise comes from the shallow end

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David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

6 months ago

@A_VeryFunnyGirl It’s a slight of hand by the “EBP” team when they talk about coping skills, because there is a certain face validity to the idea, even though the “skills” they teach (and the teaching of them) actually lead to poor outcomes because they are merely tactics to *avoid* discomfort…

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David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

8 months ago

Dr. Ran Anbar and I discussed parallels between large language models and the human unconscious, societal trends causing increasing loneliness and polarization, and the intersections between childhood creativity, spirituality, and life after death. spoti.fi/4jlj7Bp

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David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

a year ago

If there’s something missing in your life, it’s probably you. - Andy Cope & Paul McGee, The Happiness Revolution

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a year ago

The most pernicious idea in all of psychotherapy is the idea that psychological growth only happens or mostly happens by being given “tools.” In reality, psychological growth and personality development occur in a psychotherapy relationship over time. It’s a developmental process

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David Godot, Psy.D. @davidgodot

a year ago

Interpersonal boundaries are not something that can be imposed on others. They can only be upheld for oneself. The only power I have over anyone else is their access to me.