Dr. Linda Olson | Yes And Practice™

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Dr. Linda Olson, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist, speaker, and creator of Dangerous Hope™ and the YES AND Practice™. Known for teaching self-trust as a life-saving skill, she has spent more than 30 years helping individuals and couples navigate trauma, unhealthy relationship patterns, coercive control, major life transitions, and the difficult decisions that shape the course of a life.

As the oldest of six children, Dr. Olson became fascinated by why people see things, know things, and still do not act on what they know. That question deepened after the murder of her sister, Ann, in 1996, and through her own experiences with coercive control.

Her work is built on the insight that seeing danger and believing danger are two different things. She developed Dangerous Hope™ and the YES AND Practice™ to help people rebuild self-trust, stop dismissing important information, and make better decisions. Through speaking, writing, training, and education, she hopes to make self-trust as widely understood as mindfulness because it can change—and sometimes save—a life.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN:

  • Why intelligent, capable people often dismiss warning signs they already recognize, even when the risks are real.
  • How the difference between seeing danger and believing danger shapes the decisions that can change a life.
  • Why self-trust—not more information—is often the missing ingredient behind confident, reality-based decision-making.
  • How Dangerous Hope™ causes people to underestimate risk and remain in unhealthy relationships or harmful situations.
  • Why self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-trust are different—and why self-trust matters most when making difficult decisions.
  • How the YES AND Practice™ helps people hold two truths at once and make wiser, more balanced decisions.
  • That rebuilding self-trust after trauma, betrayal, coercive control, divorce, or major setbacks is both possible and practical.
  • How recognizing early warning signs can help prevent life-changing consequences before they become far more difficult to overcome.
  • Why taking your own thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and experiences seriously is a powerful form of self-protection.
  • That strengthening self-trust is a learnable skill that reduces unnecessary suffering and improves every area of life.

about the show

Love Experts is a television series exploring the science, psychology, and real-world experience behind modern relationships.

Each episode features respected professionals from the world of dating, relationship coaching, psychology, matchmaking, and human connection. Through candid conversations and expert insight, the series examines what truly drives attraction, communication, compatibility, and long-term partnership.

From navigating the challenges of modern dating to understanding the deeper dynamics that shape lasting relationships, Love Experts reveals the strategies, philosophies, and personal journeys behind those who dedicate their careers to helping others build stronger connections.

Across the series, viewers gain a rare look inside the thinking of the experts guiding people through one of life’s most complex and meaningful areas, love, partnership, and human connection.

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