Thom Rutledge

Thom Rutledge, a psychotherapist, author and speaker, has experienced both sides of the therapeutic relationship— as clinician and as client. He blends his personal recovery from depression, addiction and excessive self-criticism with 20 years of professional experience to guide his clients, readers, and audiences from self-judgement and perfectionism toward genuine self-compassion. Thom’s trademark sense of humor, a down-to-earth practicality, and his own compassion are the common threads that run throughout his unique brand of self-help psychology.

Thom also writes for self-help/recovery newspapers around the country, including Recovery Today (Texas), and Steps for Recovery (Los Angeles). He is a frequent guest on talk radio shows from coast to coast, and has been featured on NBC’s Today Show.

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Relationships/Life Coaching

Embracing Fear

How to Turn What Scares Us Into Our Greatest Gift

Talking Points

Thom Rutledge, a psychotherapist, author and speaker, has experienced both sides of the therapeutic relationship— as clinician and as client. He blends his personal recovery from depression, addiction and excessive self-criticism with 20 years of professional experience to guide his clients, readers, and audiences from self-judgement and perfectionism toward genuine self-compassion. Thom’s trademark sense of humor, a down-to-earth practicality, and his own compassion are the common threads that run throughout his unique brand of self-help psychology.

Thom also writes for self-help/recovery newspapers around the country, including Recovery Today (Texas), and Steps for Recovery (Los Angeles). He is a frequent guest on talk radio shows from coast to coast, and has been featured on NBC’s Today Show.

Description

Fear takes many forms—dread, worry, panic, anxiety, self-consciousness, superstition, negativity— and manifests itself in many ways— avoidance, procrastination, judgment, control, agitation, and perfectionism, to name a few. Fear is our constant companion. It haunts us day and night and prevents us from living to our potential. Whether we are afraid of the dark or of being alone, failure or commitment, public speaking or flying, fear dominates our lives, affecting nearly every decision we make.

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