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Abigail Shrier: How therapy culture creates victims

UnHerd with Freddie Sayers

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Therapy Culture's Impact Across Socioeconomic Levels

This chapter explores how therapy culture and counseling services affect individuals from all social backgrounds, shedding light on the implications of focusing on social-emotional skills and trauma for lower-income families. It challenges the idea of therapy being exclusive to the wealthy by discussing the damaging consequences, especially for vulnerable children. The conversation delves into the normalization of mental health issues, bias introduction, and the communicability of anxiety within families.

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