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Debating Therapy Culture & Gen Z - Abigail Shrier

Abigail Shrier is a journalist, a writer for The Wall Street Journal, and an author. Therapy use is becoming more prevalent while mental health is getting worse. Are these two things causing each other? Or just happening at the same time? It's a lively one today as I try to get to the bottom of this. Expect to learn what is happening with modern mental health, the typical timeline of mental health for young people, what the current statistics are around therapy, which kinds of people see therapists the most, if there are any dangers to psychotherapy, why there might be an over-diagnosis and pathologisation of normal human emotions, why Abigail thinks there is such an increase in mental health disorders and much more... - 00:00 The Modern Mental Health Crisis 05:21 Are Therapists the Problem? 08:53 Do We Just Need to Connect to Our Feelings More? 14:39 Does Therapy Make Mental Health Worse? 22:17 Gen-Z Are Learning to Be Avoidant 27:31 Finding a Sweet Spot With Therapy 33:27 The Paradox in Depression Treatment 37:47 Therapy Culture Vs Bad Therapy 43:19 Are Smartphones & Climate Change to Blame? 51:23 The Impact of Single-Parent Households 55:04 Schools Making Parents Into Enemies 1:01:28 Overuse of the Word ‘Trauma’ 1:05:57 Is Mindfulness a Better Way? 1:14:34 Kids Are Too Over-Medicated 1:19:31 A Better Way Forward 1:23:35 Where to Find Abigail - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Apr 20, 20241h 24mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 5:21

    The Modern Mental Health Crisis

  2. 5:21 – 8:53

    Are Therapists the Problem?

  3. 8:53 – 14:39

    Do We Just Need to Connect to Our Feelings More?

  4. 14:39 – 22:17

    Does Therapy Make Mental Health Worse?

  5. 22:17 – 27:31

    Gen-Z Are Learning to Be Avoidant

  6. 27:31 – 33:27

    Finding a Sweet Spot With Therapy

  7. 33:27 – 37:47

    The Paradox in Depression Treatment

  8. 37:47 – 43:19

    Therapy Culture Vs Bad Therapy

  9. 43:19 – 51:23

    Are Smartphones & Climate Change to Blame?

  10. 51:23 – 55:04

    The Impact of Single-Parent Households

  11. 55:04 – 1:01:28

    Schools Making Parents Into Enemies

  12. 1:01:28 – 1:05:57

    Overuse of the Word ‘Trauma’

  13. 1:05:57 – 1:14:34

    Is Mindfulness a Better Way?

  14. 1:14:34 – 1:19:31

    Kids Are Too Over-Medicated

  15. 1:19:31 – 1:23:35

    A Better Way Forward

  16. 1:23:35 – 1:24:02

    Where to Find Abigail

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