Sanity and Society

Highlights from my conversation with Dr. Joshua Coleman on estrangement, recovered memory, and the validation vendor. Dr. Coleman has a saying: when an adult child cuts contact, “dads get mad and moms get sad.” The anger and grief are the same emotional pain routed through different defenses: externalization in one, rumination in the other. He pairs it with the reminder that, “you can be right, or...

Stephen Seidel is a PR/media agency founder who believes in prioritizing connection, in a world that says “say it in a sentence or move on.” This healthy authenticity is a balm for modern masculinity, which is adrift in awful platitudes and misunderstandings. Please take a listen to our interview, in which Stephen addresses his “Reconnect, Rebuild, Reclaim” model for forging strength out of grief,...

The Sentence Every CBT Therapist Repeats Without Knowing It I recorded a podcas tinterview with Donald Robertson (see above), the cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist who has spent two decades arguing that Stoicism is the unacknowledged parent of modern CBT. Robertson (2019) opened the case with a clinical detail most therapists have never heard . Albert Ellis, in the 1950s, used to hand patients...

How men can develop confidence, competence, and quests to serve them well for a lifetime. A quote-driven compilation from my conversation with Brian on what the male nervous system actually needs Jeremy Fox, LPC Brian and I have been bouncing observations off each other on X for a while. When we finally sat down on his Sanity and Society podcast, the conversation moved faster than I expected. What...

Where Male Ambition Goes When Nobody Wants It A conversation with Lisa Britton on undirected male energy, male-friendly therapy, and how men can survive and thrive in today’s world. NOTE: for timestamps of specific mic-drops and imprtant points, go to the botton of this article Lisa Britton came to the men’s mental health question from inside feminism. She volunteered abroad in Tanzania, the Middl...

The Manosphere Isn’t the Problem. The Empty Center Is. What a conversation with Dr. Nathalie Martinek clarified about why young men keep wearing identities like loaner cars. I sat down with Dr. Nathalie Martinek to talk about the Netflix Manosphere documentary. We discussed gender relations and algorithms, eventually reaching the topic of postmodern absence of identity. Nathalie said something tha...

It’s Star Wars Day as i’m writing this, and I’ve been thinking about why this saga keeps rewarding clinical re-reading. The sci-fi is the trimming. Lightsabers are amazing. The story underneath is one we have to help patients understand, because it is the same story we are running with them in session: a young man with great talent meets a calm voice offering solutions to the problems that voice s...

This was a return to podcast form for my colleague Owen Scott Muir, M.D, DFAACAP and me. Since our earlier days of collaborating in the 2020s, awareness of “the manosphere,” a loose conglomeration of sometimes controversial, extremely online male-centric influencers, has skyrocketed, leaving us mental health professionals with the sacred task of educating ourselves on just what the men of the 2020...

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Most people think technology is changing their habits. They underestimate how much it is changing their psychology . In this episode, Dr. Paul and I traveled through embodiment, AI romance, transhumanism, dating apps, mirror neurons, the Zeigarnik loop, evolutionary psychology, and why your nervous system still thinks it is living in a tribe, and not an algorithmic casino. Below is a full walkthro...

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Katherine Dee ’s journalistic work in internet history and cultural analysis have spanned a variety of outlets and subjects, and I’ve long enjoyed bringing a clinical psychological lens to her illuminating social observations. Check out our first interview here , where we explore the origins of her name and her passion for internet history. Her recent focus has been directed to the phenomena of “...

In the latest Substack Live, I had the privilege of speaking with Barri Grant, a grief educator, writer, and group facilitator, about a theme that is as widespread as it is under-discussed: ambiguous loss . From friendship breakdowns to divorce and estrangement, Barri and I explored how grief manifests outside the realm of death, yet remains largely unrecognized, misdiagnosed, or pathologized in o...

A Therapeutic Take on Marvel’s Thunderbolts Note: This is a summary of the attached podcast . I recently went live to share why I think Marvel’s Thunderbolts is one of the most powerful entries in the MCU. Unlike the Avengers, this film focuses on imperfect people coming together for a purpose greater than themselves. In this deep dive, I’ll break down how Thunderbolts explores identity, trauma, a...

Summary In this conversation, Barri and Jeremy explore the complexities of grief, trauma, and resilience, particularly in relation to significant dates like Mother's Day. They discuss the importance of creating personal rituals to honor lost loved ones and the role of community support in navigating difficult emotions. The dialogue emphasizes the need for flexibility in understanding resilience, m...

Listen to the podcast or read the transcript for my thoughts on the urgency with which the mental health/psychotherapy worlds must evolve to meet current client needs. “How does that make you feel?” is not enough. Thanks for reading Next Level Psychology. Your support lets me continue my mission for sharing the truths and approaches that take readers into the next level of success in their lives,...

I like to think my articles and video are not boring. If you agree, please hit that subscribe button like you’re hitting a negative thought. Psychotherapy is a great asset to mental health recovery and the formation of reslience, but it doesn’t land, it is often worse than NO counseling. Let’s dive into why this is, and how we can combat cringe culture of counseling. Check out show notes, the auth...

Have you ever wondered if all grief is trauma? If so, this podcast will be extremely relevant to you. This conversation delves into the complexities of grief, exploring its emotional landscape, the importance of support, and the transformative power of writing. The speakers discuss the differences between typical grief and complicated grief, the significance of communication in supporting those wh...

Dr. Nathalie Martinek and I have a history of engaging in lively conversation, first starting in 2021 on the Clubhouse app. Her wellspring of knowledge regarding the trajectories and manifestations of narcissistic behavior matched my own passion for mapping the dynamics of human emotion, thoughts, and behavior, and for unmasking harmful myths about various mental illnesses and conditions. We quick...

Keywords luxury items, healthcare, psychotherapy, insurance, therapy quality, evidence-based practices, mental health, disparities, consumer rights, therapy approaches Summary In this conversation, Jeremy explores the complex relationship between luxury spending and healthcare, particularly focusing on psychotherapy. He discusses the disparities in therapy quality that insurance can create, emphas...

NOTE: This is a short podcast about the disparities in quality of psychotherapy. You’ll find a summary below, some key quotes, and timestamps, for ease of listening. Below all of that, you’ll find a GPT-simplified article that serves as a written “cheat sheet” of my perspective. Keywords luxury items, healthcare, psychotherapy, insurance, therapy quality, evidence-based practices, mental health, d...