Is Gen Z Over-Therapised? - Dr Andrew Hartz | #33

It was fascinating - and a bit mind-blowing - to sit down with clinical psychologist Dr Andrew Hartz. We talked about how therapy is currently being misused, the techniques that bring about actual change, as well as some deep and weird stuff; do we have souls? What is thought? Is there evidence for psychic powers? The answers may surprise you…

Andrew’s website: https://hartzpsychology.com/

CHAPTERS:

00:00 We’re not over-therapised, we’re poorly therapised

01:53 “My spouse is a narcissist”

03:02 Misuse of ‘trauma’

03:43 Social media self-diagnosis

05:18 What counts as depression?

10:47 Our method of diagnosis is flawed

13:12 Gut instinct is crucial

14:24 The three channels therapists use

17:02 The problem with online therapy

19:57 Right brain / left brain

21:37 Body language is vital

24:25 Using your body to deescalate patients

27:44 How to deal with negative thoughts

32:10 How to find real meaning

36:38 The power of narrative

40:04 Metaphors frame our self-perception

42:27 The danger of conceptualising humans as machines

45:15 Concerns about BetterHelp

50:14 All therapy is at risk of being written off as scammy

52:55 A diagnosis is something to overcome not become

54:12 Why we need ‘negative’ emotions

55:47 Scientific proof for psychic powers

1:02:33 Criticism of the results

1:03:42 We don’t know what consciousness is

1:06:25 Does this mean we have a soul?

1:08:25 Sensing when a loved one’s in danger

1:09:39 There’s so much we don’t understand

1:11:34 Wrapping up

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