Abigail Shrier: Bad therapy is hurting our kids

Abigail Shrier joined Brendan O’Neill on the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show to talk about her new book, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up. Abigail and Brendan discuss the rampant overdiagnosis of mental-health disorders, how therapists are harming kids and undermining parents, and why human beings are far more resilient than we think.

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