E304. The Self-Sabotage Paradox - David Puder

E304. The Self-Sabotage Paradox - David Puder

Author: Conversations with people from all walks of life. September 26, 2024 Duration: 1:33:38
Bridget sits down with psychiatrist Dr. David Puder, for a wide ranging discussion about about the challenges of working with severely ill patients, the importance of empathy in therapy, and the societal impact of social media on mental health, the difficulties of motivating patients to exercise, and the complexities of medication in psychiatric treatment. They cover PTSD in veterans, the value of finding meaning in life, the role of comedy in society, the lasting effects the pandemic on ment...

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E388. What the Internet Did to Girls | Freya India - Walk-Ins Welcome [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Bridget Phetasy sits down with Freya India, British writer and author of Girls: Generation Z and the Commodification of Everything, to dig into why Gen Z women are struggling in ways previous generations didn't. They dis…