Thinking8 min
The thought record
Put one anxious thought on trial and write the verdict you actually believe.
A podcast by Claire Myung
I'm Fine, Thanks
We all typically answer "I'm fine, thanks" when we're asked "How are you?", even during the times when we are not fine. This show challenges that by breaking down mental health therapies into simple, useful conversations anyone can easily follow. It's here to help you understand your mind, build resilience, and find the courage to actually feel okay.
80
episodes
42
book reviews
8
interviews
12+
hours
Newest episode
Episode 79: Why does rejection hurt so much?
Social pain runs on the same circuitry as physical pain. For a species that survived in groups, being left out once meant danger, and the brain has not updated.
Listen and reflectSeven series, one show
Pick a lane, or start at the beginning.
Every episode
Each one opens to a page with the big idea, takeaways, a practice to try tonight, and a journal prompt.
Thirteen approaches to therapy, one at a time, in plain language.
TherapiesEp 13
Animal-assisted therapy
Animals offer presence without judgment. That combination calms the body faster than most words can.
7 minJan 25, 2026
TherapiesEp 12
Creative therapy
Some feelings do not have words yet. Art, music, and movement give them a way out before language catches up.
6 minJan 18, 2026
TherapiesEp 11
Supportive therapy
Being genuinely heard is not the warm-up to therapy. Sometimes it is the therapy.
7 minJan 11, 2026
TherapiesEp 10
Family therapy
A family is a system. Change one person's move and the whole pattern shifts.
7 minJan 4, 2026
TherapiesEp 9
Group therapy
Hearing someone else say the thing you thought only you felt is its own kind of medicine.
7 minDec 28, 2025
TherapiesEp 8
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
Low mood is not the problem. The rumination that piles on top of it is. Noticing the thought as a thought interrupts the pile-on.
7 minDec 21, 2025
TherapiesEp 7
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
A memory that was never fully processed stays live in the body. EMDR helps the brain file it as past rather than present.
7 minDec 14, 2025
TherapiesEp 6
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
You do not have to win the argument with your mind. You can let the thought be there and still move toward what matters.
7 minNov 30, 2025
TherapiesEp 5
Interpersonal therapy (IPT)
Mood and relationships move together. IPT treats low mood by working directly on the relationships around it.
6 minNov 23, 2025
TherapiesEp 4
Psychodynamic therapy
Patterns formed in early relationships tend to repeat in later ones. Seeing the pattern is what gives you the freedom to choose differently.
7 minNov 7, 2025
TherapiesEp 3
Exposure therapy
Avoidance keeps fear alive. Facing a feared thing in small, planned steps teaches the nervous system that the alarm is louder than the danger.
6 minNov 5, 2025
TherapiesEp 2
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)
Acceptance and change are not opposites. DBT teaches you to hold both at once: this is how I feel, and I can still act skillfully.
7 minOct 21, 2025
TherapiesEp 1
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are a loop. Change the thought you are running and the feeling that follows changes too.
7 minOct 12, 2025
Pulled from the show
The frameworks worth keeping
The techniques Claire returns to, written as steps with the episode and the therapist who uses each one.
Emotions5 min
Wise mind
Find the overlap between what you feel and what you know.
Emotions15 min
The fear ladder
Break a fear into rungs and climb one at a time.
The days you answered "fine" on autopilot3 min
"I'm fine, actually"
- 1.Write the question: how am I, actually?
- 2.Answer in three sentences. The first one is allowed to be "fine."
- 3.The second and third are not.
If I answered "how are you?" completely honestly right now, I would say...
The podcast's founding questionEp 0
A worry that will not stop repeating8 min
Thought record
- 1.Situation, in one neutral line.
- 2.The exact thought and how strongly you believe it.
- 3.Evidence for. Evidence against.
- 4.A balanced sentence you believe more.
The thought that keeps showing up today is...
Cognitive behavioral therapyEp 1
Listening to doing
Take an episode into a session
Every episode links to the therapist whose approach fits. Sign in, and the prompt at the end of each page opens straight into your journal.
New episodes appear here as they are released.