Understanding Counseling: An Analogy
If you’re confused about how counseling works, the following analogy might help to clarify a few things.
Alex Honnold: The Anxious Avoider Who Triumphed
In a previous article, I described how the habit of avoiding anxiety-provoking situations can not only prevent growth, it can exacerbate weaknesses. Honnold’s story is fascinating, in part, because unlike the typical ‘anxious avoider’, his aversion to strangers actually facilitated his climbing mastery.
A Note on Why We Sleep
A note highlighting some criticisms of Matthew Walker's bestselling book, Why We Sleep.
Response to a Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist made a series of tweets in response to my article, 12 Essential Facts About Psychiatry. He said that the article ‘shows a deep ignorance’ of the overarching subject matter, but went on to demonstrate his own ignorance in subsequent tweets.
Counseling Corner (Dec 2019 – Mar 2020)
In this edition of Community Center Shanghai's Counseling Corner, Jon responds to a question about what to do when feeling depressed.
2018 IFTA World Therapy Congress
Watch (and read about) Jon’s speech, 'The Rise and Fall of Psychiatry', delivered at the 2018 International Family Therapy Association World Therapy Congress.