David Bedrick

David Bedrick is a counselor, teacher, attorney, and organizational consultant associated with process-oriented psychology. Talking Back to Dr. Phil, published by Belly Song Press in 2013, carries the subtitle Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology and includes a foreword by Arnold Mindell. The book challenges quick fixes and shame-based judgments in popular psychology, then proposes a love-based approach that treats difficult feelings and behavior as meaningful rather than merely defective. Its chapters address body image, relationships, addiction, anger, gender roles, and other subjects through critiques of televised advice. Bedrick holds a law degree and a diploma from the Process Work Institute, and his professional background includes teaching for organizations such as the United States Navy and 3M. His later books continue his attention to social context, inner criticism, and the ways conventional standards can obscure individual experience. Talking Back to Dr. Phil remains the clearest introduction to that critical framework.