E287. The Biggest Mistake People Make When Seeking Therapy - Jonathan Shedler

Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

Bridget sits down with clinical psychologist Jonathan Shedler and they discuss the challenges of finding qualified therapists, the division between practicioners and researchers in the field and the effects of that division, the lack of public understanding about legitimate therapy credentials, and the danger of the trend towards brief, "evidence-based" therapies that ignore the time and relationship required for true psychological change. They cover therapy as a collaborative process of deep self-discovery, the importance of nuance over black-and-white thinking, Freud's lasting contributions to the field, the impact of online culture, the overuse of therapeutic language, why therapy should not be a place to seek validation and empathy, how we need a a renaissance of insight-oriented psychotherapy, what to look for when interviewing potential therapists and the most important question you should ask them.

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Bridget Phetasy admires grit and authenticity. On Walk-Ins Welcome, she talks about the beautiful failures and frightening successes of her own life and the lives of her guests. She doesn’t conduct interviews—she has conversations. Conversations with real people about the real struggle and will remind you that we can laugh in pain and cry in joy but there’s no greater mistake than hiding from it all. By embracing it all, and celebrating it with the stories she’ll bring listeners, she believes that our lowest moments can be the building blocks for our eventual fulfillment.

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