Dr. Alok Kanojia
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Yeah, it's weird. Like if you're a dude, it's so confusing.
Yeah, it's weird. Like if you're a dude, it's so confusing.
Yeah, it's weird. Like if you're a dude, it's so confusing.
Mufasa dying is the most heartbreaking. Like it affects me every time. Like it's wild.
Mufasa dying is the most heartbreaking. Like it affects me every time. Like it's wild.
Mufasa dying is the most heartbreaking. Like it affects me every time. Like it's wild.
There's literally a biological component to our ability to express our emotions. And so somewhere along the way, we started with therapy. And I think therapy is great. I love being a therapist. I think it's really good.
There's literally a biological component to our ability to express our emotions. And so somewhere along the way, we started with therapy. And I think therapy is great. I love being a therapist. I think it's really good.
There's literally a biological component to our ability to express our emotions. And so somewhere along the way, we started with therapy. And I think therapy is great. I love being a therapist. I think it's really good.
And also, especially with a lot of the men that I work with, there are other kinds of work we'll do more body focused, emotion focused, physical focused, because emotions absolutely don't just exist in the mind. In our words, they exist in our physiology.
And also, especially with a lot of the men that I work with, there are other kinds of work we'll do more body focused, emotion focused, physical focused, because emotions absolutely don't just exist in the mind. In our words, they exist in our physiology.
And also, especially with a lot of the men that I work with, there are other kinds of work we'll do more body focused, emotion focused, physical focused, because emotions absolutely don't just exist in the mind. In our words, they exist in our physiology.
We even have some really interesting meta-analyses that show that things like the emotional freedom technique, which I thought was pure BS, in some meta-analyses has been shown effective for trauma. So this is like where they tap on certain parts of your body and they release stored emotions.
We even have some really interesting meta-analyses that show that things like the emotional freedom technique, which I thought was pure BS, in some meta-analyses has been shown effective for trauma. So this is like where they tap on certain parts of your body and they release stored emotions.
We even have some really interesting meta-analyses that show that things like the emotional freedom technique, which I thought was pure BS, in some meta-analyses has been shown effective for trauma. So this is like where they tap on certain parts of your body and they release stored emotions.
But in clinical trials, like even though we have no idea how biologically it works, in clinical trials, people improve. I don't think it's all about talk therapy. I think talk therapy is great. I think there are a lot of other methodologies that work for people that are not talk therapy. So there are even studies that show that, you know, exercise.
But in clinical trials, like even though we have no idea how biologically it works, in clinical trials, people improve. I don't think it's all about talk therapy. I think talk therapy is great. I think there are a lot of other methodologies that work for people that are not talk therapy. So there are even studies that show that, you know, exercise.
But in clinical trials, like even though we have no idea how biologically it works, in clinical trials, people improve. I don't think it's all about talk therapy. I think talk therapy is great. I think there are a lot of other methodologies that work for people that are not talk therapy. So there are even studies that show that, you know, exercise.
There's a recent big study that came out that showed that exercise is just as effective as talk therapy for improving some aspects of mental health. So I think a big part of it is that talk therapy doesn't work for everyone. And then an even bigger part is that we have a very poor system for improvement as therapists.
There's a recent big study that came out that showed that exercise is just as effective as talk therapy for improving some aspects of mental health. So I think a big part of it is that talk therapy doesn't work for everyone. And then an even bigger part is that we have a very poor system for improvement as therapists.