The One You Feed Why We Need to Rethink Mental Health with Eric Maisel
Nov 25, 2022
In a thought-provoking discussion, Eric Maisel, a leading voice in rethinking mental health and author of over 40 books, challenges conventional views on mental well-being. He delves into the complexities of family dynamics and shares vital anxiety management techniques like the 'calmness switch.' Maisel criticizes reliance on psychiatric medication, advocating for a holistic approach to mental health. He emphasizes the importance of identifying personal values and living purposefully, highlighting the need for humane alternatives to traditional mental health care.
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Calmness Switch
- Learn an anxiety management tool, there's one for every style.
- Visualize a "calmness switch" to instantly become calmer.
Many Tools
- Explore various anxiety management tools until finding the right fit.
- Don't settle for "this is just the way I am" if one strategy fails.
One of Many
- Remember the phrase "one of many" when facing challenges.
- Don't be paralyzed by possibilities; try different approaches.
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Intro
00:00 • 4min
Balancing Inner Wolves and Family Dynamics
03:32 • 8min
Exploring the Infinite Possibilities in Mental Health Management
11:24 • 2min
Rethinking Mental Health Solutions
13:21 • 7min
Documenting Memories and Celebrating Soccer Culture
19:58 • 2min
Finding Purpose Amid Depression
21:58 • 8min
Rethinking Mental Health: Beyond Medication
30:11 • 9min
Exploring Diverse Avenues of Support
38:51 • 8min
Enhancing Family Communication Skills
47:13 • 2min
Anatomy of an Epidemic
Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
Robert Whitaker
Robert Whitaker's "Anatomy of an Epidemic" challenges the prevailing psychiatric model for treating mental illness. The book argues that the widespread use of psychiatric drugs has contributed to the rise in mental health problems, rather than alleviating them. Whitaker presents a historical analysis of mental health treatment, highlighting the shift from psychosocial approaches to a primarily biological focus. He emphasizes the complexity of the brain and the limitations of a purely biological approach to mental health. The book advocates for a more holistic and patient-centered approach to mental health care.
Rethinking depression
Eric Maisel
In 'Rethinking Depression', Eric Maisel presents an existential program to help individuals manage profound sadness by focusing on personal meaning and intentional living. The book critiques the conventional mental health approach to depression, advocating for a more empowering and self-directed path to well-being.
Creativity for Life
practical advice on the artist's personality and career from America's foremost creativity coach
Eric Maisel
Life Purpose Boot Camp
Eric Maisel
In 'Life Purpose Boot Camp', Eric Maisel offers a structured eight-week program designed to help individuals break through barriers and live each day with purpose. The book provides insights into how meaning operates and how to take concrete steps toward fulfilling one's life purpose, promoting self-awareness and self-confidence.
The Van Gogh Blues
the creative person's path through depression
Eric Maisel
In 'The Van Gogh Blues', Eric Maisel explores the link between creativity and depression, focusing on existential challenges that creative people face. He offers practical strategies for managing these challenges by restoring meaning and purpose through creative pursuits. The book emphasizes the importance of self-reflection and developing personal philosophies to navigate the complexities of creative life.
Overcoming Your Difficult Family
Eric Maisel
In 'Overcoming Your Difficult Family', Eric Maisel provides a comprehensive approach to dealing with difficult family dynamics. The book outlines eight vital skills to help individuals cope with problematic relationships and offers a field guide to understanding different types of difficult families. It emphasizes a non-pathological approach, focusing on personal strength and resilience rather than diagnostic labels.
Humane Helping
Eric Maisel
Humane Helping is a practical guide that helps clinicians move away from the traditional mental disorder-and-chemical fix models. It offers a more humane approach, focusing on helping clients meet life's challenges and reduce emotional distress. The book includes case studies, reflection questions, and actionable steps for a more compassionate and effective practice.
The Future of Mental Health
Eric Maisel
In *The Future of Mental Health*, Eric Maisel critiques the existing mental health system by deconstructing the 'mental disorder' paradigm. He advocates for a 'human experience' paradigm, emphasizing the need for more personalized and human-centered therapeutic approaches. The book outlines potential reforms in mental health services, suggesting alternatives like communities of care and the role of 'human experience specialists' in the future.
Natural Psychology: The New Psychology of Meaning
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Eric Maisel
Eric Maisel is a prolific author with a focus on creativity, mental health, and personal growth. His books often explore themes of meaning-making and living a purposeful life.
Mastering creative anxiety
Eric Maisel
Mastering Creative Anxiety offers 24 lessons to help artists manage the anxiety that often accompanies the creative process. Eric Maisel provides practical insights and techniques to overcome fears and challenges, enabling creators to express themselves freely. The book includes teaching tales and exercises to help artists deal with anxiety effectively.
Why Smart People Hurt
Eric Maisel
In 'Why Smart People Hurt,' Dr. Eric Maisel explores the challenges faced by smart and creative individuals, including anxiety, overthinking, and struggles with meaning. He offers solutions based on natural psychology, providing strategies to cope with these issues and create a more meaningful life. The book is particularly recommended for gifted individuals and their parents seeking to understand and address these challenges.
Making Your Creative Mark
Eric Maisel
In 'Making Your Creative Mark', Eric Maisel provides a comprehensive guide for artists to succeed by focusing on nine key elements, including passion, confidence, and empathy. The book helps creatives manage their mindset, overcome self-doubt, and maintain a productive relationship with their art and the marketplace.
Eric Maisel, PhD, is the author of more than 40 books, including Why Smart People Hurt, Making Your Creating Mark, The Future of Mental Health, The VanGogh Blues, Mastering Creative Anxiety, and Creativity for Life. Dr. Maisel is at the forefront of the movement to rethink mental health. He writes the Rethinking Psychology blog for Psychology Today.
Eric and Dr. Maisel discuss his books Overcoming Your Difficult Family: 8 Skills for Thriving in Any Family Situation and The Future of Mental Health
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Eric Maisel and I Discuss Why We Need to Rethink Mental Health and …
- His books, Overcoming Your Difficult Family: 8 Skills for Thriving in Any Family Situation and The Future of Mental Health
- Defining the skills needed to understand and deal with family dynamics
- Learning the best anxiety management tool for you, such as deep breathing or visualization
- The powerful device of visualizing the “calmness switch” within you
- Understanding that there is one of many possibilities to deal with challenges
- His book, Mastering Creative Anxiety
- Depression
- The importance of identifying what’s important to us and living our life purposefully
- Stigmatization of mental health and how it promotes pharmaceutical
- Understanding there is more help to treat depression than just medication and psychiatry
- His models of personality: Original Personality, Formed Personality, Available Personality
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