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Feb 2024
30m 15s

Maybe You Should Quit Therapy

THE ATLANTIC
About this episode
Dr. Richard Friedman has been teaching and seeing patients for more than 35 years. Recently, he wrote about the idea that, if therapy has become less of a targeted intervention and more of a weekly upkeep, it might be time to quit. In this episode, Friedman discusses the benefits of quitting therapy, and why it might be hard for some people to contemplate do ... Show More
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