The Shadow Side of Shadow Work

Ash & Rachel discuss the hot new Tiktok trend: #shadowwork. What is the shadow and why are all these Austin influencers suddenly preoccupied with it?   SOURCES: - How a Self-Published Book Broke ‘All the Rules’ and Became a Best Seller - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/books/booksupdate/keila-shaheen-shadow-work-journal-tiktok.html - Keila Shaheen’s Shadow Work Journal - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Shadow-Work-Journal/Keila-Shaheen/9781668069189 - Julian Himself -  https://www.tiktok.com/@julienhimself - Julian’s CNN “apology” for his manosphere behavior - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPT5dFHK3wo&t=85s - Shaheen, K. (2020). *Shadow Work Journal: A Guide to Integrate and Transcend Your Shadows.* (1st ed.). Independently published.   - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julien_Blanc     - Johnson, R. A. (1991). *Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche.* HarperOne.     - Zweig, C., & Abrams, J. (Eds.). (1991). *Meeting the Shadow: The Hidden Power of the Dark Side of Human Nature.* TarcherPerigee.    Produced by Zoe Kurland. Music by Flock of Dimes.    ᐧ    

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At a moment when therapy speak has made it into the mainstream and trauma is a national preoccupation, it’s high time to examine the shadow side of mental health. Bad Therapist Podcast takes an amused, informed look at the bad actors mucking around in the world of psychology. Cads, opportunists, and charlatans have been a part of this field since the beginning; some of them have even made lasting contributions to the field. Co-hosted by psychotherapist Ash Compton and journalist Rachel Monroe, both big fans of therapy and big critics of those who abuse its insights, Bad Therapist delves into two centuries of sketchy behavior, spanning everything from questionable nineteenth-century hypnotists to the TikTok-famous therapy hustlers.