Bad Therapy: How Mental Health Experts Are Destroying America

Hard Men Podcast

The majority of Americans have been catechized to believe that psychologists are the experts when it comes to happiness and human flourishing. But as Abigail Shrier says in her new book, "Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up," it's probably true that psychologists are the last people on earth to consult about how to raise healthy kids. Why is that?

In this episode, I talk with pastor Dan Berkholder about why psychotherapeutic methodologies are so anti-Christian and do more harm than good. We talk about iatrogenesis, the concept that healers—in this case therapists—actually do more harm than good.

Additional Resource: Check out Dale Johnson and Samuel Stephens' episode on Bad Therapy, on Dale's podcast, Truth in Love.
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Chapters

1. Mental Health Impact on Children (00:00:01)

2. The Impact of Bad Therapy (00:12:24)

3. Challenge of Psychotherapy and Personal Responsibility (00:25:14)

4. Meat, Depression, and Biblical Counseling (00:38:08)

5. The Dark Side of Psychotherapy (00:47:07)

6. Managing Emotions to Improve Mental Health (00:57:41)

7. Navigate Trials With Action Orientation (01:04:57)

8. Parenting and Mental Health Tips (01:14:40)

9. Parenting Challenges (01:22:04)

10. The Controversy of Family Therapy (01:36:21)

11. The Importance of Family and Generations (01:42:59)

12. Identity and Self-Destructive Behaviors (01:51:47)

13. Promoting Support and Reading Bad Therapy (02:00:26)