#056 - Why Psychotherapy is Bullsh*t (Dr. William Epstein) - a podcast by Danny Whittaker
from 2018-06-03T17:01:20
In today's episode Dr. William Epstein joins us to explain why he believes psychotherapy is not only ineffective and possibly even harmful, but why it is little more than a civil religion reflecting the principles of radical self-invention and self-reliance deeply embedded in the modern psyche.
*** BOOKS MENTIONED ***
"The Illusion of Psychotherapy" by William Epstein https://amzn.to/2xvDxVu
"Psychotherapy as Religion" by William Epstein https://amzn.to/2LKvbMT
"The Denial of Death" by Ernest Becker https://amzn.to/2JqOOLq
"On Bullshit" by Harry G. Frankfurt https://amzn.to/2sqM6w6
"Power, Interest and Psychology" by David Smail https://amzn.to/2Hhdwc2
"Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov https://amzn.to/2JgnaNS
"The Discovery of the Asylum" by David Rothman https://amzn.to/2HfDNb0
"The Shrinking of America" by Bernie Zilbergeld https://amzn.to/2Jk8u3V
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