Book & Movie Recommendations
Books, films, podcasts, and apps can all offer psychotherapists valuable tools for professional development and personal growth. These media provide opportunities to explore therapeutic themes, spark meaningful conversations, and offer a place for clients to see their struggles reflected in compelling narratives. Whether you're seeking resources for your own growth or looking for recommendations to share with clients, the articles in this collection offer recommendations for book, movies, podcasts, TV shows, and even memes that can deepen understanding and inspire change. Discover what therapy's thought leaders are reading, watching, and recommending.
An Anxiety Expert's Take on "The Anxiety Club" Documentary
What Comedians in Therapy Can Teach Us
4 Top Therapist-Recommended Movies (Part II)
From Sexual Healing to Facing Our Collective Shadow
In an age of cynicism, a refreshing look at “the social cure.” Read more
Nearly 50 years after its publication, a look at the shortcomings and enduring power of one of the most influential books of our time. Read more
While many therapists like to trust their intuition, research shows how often "gut instinct" can lead us astray. Read more
When TV finally came, in the early '50s, the world it brought into our living rooms was black and white, and dumbed way down. Newsmen now had faces, and, as... Read more
While lions and sharks go into frenzy at the smell of blood, at the sight of blood, moviegoers seem to experience a heightening of all emotions, sometimes... Read more
Two hugely successful films, released on the same weekend this summer, revealed the flip side of the Hollywood experience. Read more
A book by a respected researcher argues that telepathy and clairvoyance may be on a continuum with more common traits of intuition and empathy. Read more
A book review of Destructive Emotions: How Can We Overcome Them? A Scientific Collaboration with the Dalai Lama Read more
A book review of Mad in America by Robert Whitaker Read more
Book reviews of The Soul of Recovery; Trauma Practice in the Wake of September 11, 2001; and Love at Goon Park Read more
A book review of Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex by Judith Levine Read more
Book reviews of The Noonday Demon; Short-Term Therapy for Long-Term Change; Whispers from the East; and The Shattered Self. Read more
From the May/June 1994 issue NOW THAT THE EXPIRATION DATES HAVE PASSED ON OUR familiar fables and fairy tales about gender, it is time to create some new... Read more
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