Abigail Shrier's "Bad Therapy" delves into the increasing trend of pathologizing normal childhood behaviors. The book examines how the therapeutic landscape has shifted, leading to the overdiagnosis and treatment of children for conditions that may simply be part of typical development. Shrier critiques certain therapeutic approaches and their potential negative consequences, sparking debate about the appropriate use of therapy for children. The book challenges readers to reconsider the boundaries between normal childhood experiences and diagnosable conditions, prompting a critical examination of current therapeutic practices. It encourages a more nuanced understanding of child development and the potential pitfalls of overmedicalization.
In 'Clear Thinking', Shane Parrish provides a comprehensive manual for improving decision-making and personal growth. The book highlights how most people operate on autopilot, driven by behavioral defaults shaped by biology, evolution, and culture. Parrish offers strategies to recognize and capitalize on pivotal moments between stimulus and response, using stories, mental models, and a 4-stage decision process (define, explore, evaluate, execute). The book aims to help readers build self-knowledge, self-control, and self-confidence, and to make better decisions by balancing emotions with rational thinking and gathering high-quality information.
Investigative journalist Abigail Shrier reveals an uncomfortable truth: our culture's overwhelming embrace of therapy might be harming the next generation. In this thought-provoking conversation, she challenges conventional wisdom about mental health, drawing from extensive research and disturbing patterns among lifelong therapy patients.
Learn when therapy helps, when it hurts, and how successful parents navigate emotional resilience in their children.
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(00:00) Intro
(05:44) Inverse: How do we raise mentally unstable kids?
(08:29) How we got to now
(11:45) Bad therapy...or just social trends?
(13:21) Being your kids' friend: good or bad?
(15:55) The parenting type that raises the BEST kids
(21:35) Is this all the parents' fault?
(29:53) Is "Bad Therapy" a world-wide problem?
(32:57) Talk to your kids' therapist about these things
(42:09) The importance of facing adversity in childhood
(47:06) Can we blame grad schools for all of this?
(49:14) On technology and social media
(51:03) Schools should "never" have gotten involved in mental health
(54:43) Did COVID accelerate "bad therapy?"
(56:07) How to return to normalcy
(58:21) Why Shane shares negative YouTube comments with his kids
(01:01:23) Shrier's experience being "cancelled"
(01:04:13) On prestige media
(01:07:47) Small steps parents can take to return to normal
(01:11:02) Dealing with schools saying one thing and parents saying another
(01:13:32) Why is the silent majority...silent?
(01:16:32) If this continues, what happens?
(01:18:19) What makes someone a successful parent?
The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish 
