The Unexpected Origins of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Ash (INTP) & Rachel (ENFP) explore the very strange origin story of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator  — a journey that ventures into erotic Carl Jung fanfiction, an intense mother-daughter dynamic, and the most upsetting hot chocolate recipe you’ll ever hear about.   SOURCES:   -Emre, M. (2018). The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing. Doubleday. -Briggs, K. C. (1947). The Personality Paintbox. Published privately. -Cook Briggs, K. E. (n.d.). The Man from Zurich. Unpublished manuscript. Katharine E. Cook Papers. -Hirsh, S. K., & Kummerow, J. M. (1998). Introduction to Myers-Briggs Type in Organizations (4th ed.). The Myers-Briggs Company. -Psychology In Seattle. (2021). The History of Myers-Briggs Personality Test. [YouTube video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN7Fmt1i5TI -Thompson, H., & Richmond, S. (1987). Jungian Type Indicator Manual. CAPT Publishing.   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.