David D. Burns is an adjunct professor emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the author of the best-selling books Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy and The Feeling Good Handbook. Burns popularized Aaron T. Beck’s cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) when his book became a best seller during the 1980s.
This talk was given at a local TEDx event. Why do we sometimes fall into black holes of depression, anxiety and self-doubt? And can we change the way we feel? To view this Ted Talk, click here.