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 highlighting some criticisms of Matthew Walker's bestselling book, Why We Sleep.
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.
In this edition of Community Center Shanghai's Counseling Corner, Jon responds to a question about what to do when feeling depressed.
Watch (and read about) Jon’s speech, 'The Rise and Fall of Psychiatry', delivered at the 2018 International Family Therapy Association World Therapy Congress.