On episode 84, we welcome back Martha Lawton to discuss the how the pandemic worsened social mobility and exacerbated unstable … More
Author: Leon Garber, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist, based in Brooklyn and New York, NY, with specialties in Existential Psychotherapy, Trauma Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Envy Addiction: How Using Social Media to Make Others Jealous Makes Everyone Miserable
It seems like you can now be anyone you want to be. In the past decade, people you wouldn’t have … More
Teaching Philosophy Through Science Fiction With Helen De Cruz — HipHop XXIV
On episode 83, we welcome back philosopher Helen De Cruz to discuss how to teach philosophy through science fiction. Philosophy … More
The Paradox of Football: How Sports Reveal Our Contradictory Nature
It’s finally Super Bowl day, and my Tampa Bay Buccaneers are one game away from a moment I thought I’d … More
Idealizing Romance: How Our Beliefs about Being Single, Being in Love, and Being Married Contribute to Codependency and Desperation
Interpretations are everything. Being single doesn’t simply mean that you aren’t in a romantic relationship; it often connotes much more. … More
Punishing Myself: Why We’re So Hard on Ourselves and How We Can Stop
Can you recall a time in your life when you let down someone whom you admired? When you did, what … More
The Hindsight Bias and Personalization: Why Our Minds Naturally Prefer Misery to Fear
The Hindsight Bias, according to Kendra Cherry, is “the tendency people have to view events as more predictable than they … More
The Desire for More: Why Most Things Aren’t As Good or As Bad As They Appear and Why It Matters
We idealize success and demonize failure. People, sometimes, ask me how to stop obsessing over both, entering treatment distraught because … More
Coping with Rejection: Why Our Minds Weave Plausible, But Hurtful, Narratives
All of us have a natural tendency to personalize. We see the dyad and interpret it through a causal lens. … More
Understanding Narcissism: How You Can Paralyze a Bully by Knowing His Cognitive Framework
In the Guy Ritche film Revolver, the protagonist, Jake, goes on a journey of self-discovery, learning about the complex facets … More
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