Philosophy For Our Times

Reflections on mental health today | Interview | Susie Orbach

Apr 22, 2025
Ask episode
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
INSIGHT

Psychotherapy replaces lost rituals

  • Psychotherapy fills a gap left by lost ritualistic religious practices and collective cultural conversations.
  • It is especially relevant in individualistic cultures where traditional collective ways of processing distress have faded.
ADVICE

Emotional literacy over therapy scaling

  • Emotional literacy should be part of schooling and early parenting.
  • This would help address social and individual issues more efficiently than therapy alone.
INSIGHT

Philosophy intersects with therapy

  • Increased awareness of mental health is good, but words like trauma are often used without clear understanding.
  • Philosophy intersects with psychotherapy by exploring what it means to be human and subjectivity.
Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode
Get the app