Scott Cluthe's Love Cafe

Scott Cluthe has 2 great guests Thursday night. First is Guy Winch, Ph.D., licensed psychologist and author of The Squeaky Wheel: Complaining the Right Way to Get Results, Improve Your Relationships and Enhance Self-Esteem ( Walker & Company). Scott then has a best of repeat, Russell Bishop, author of Workarounds That Work: How to Conquer Anything That Stands in Your Way at Work. In the days of the horse and carriage, we complained much less and when we did, our complaints were more likely to get results. Today we complain about everything—yet most of us grumble, vent, and kvetch, neither expecting nor getting meaningful resolutions. Wasting prodigious amounts of time and energy on unproductive complaints also can take an emotional and psychological toll on our moods and well-being. We desperately need to relearn the art of complaining effectively. Psychotherapist Guy Winch offers practical and psychologically grounded advice on how to determine what to complain about and what to let slide. He demonstr