
The Psychology Podcast
Busting Viral Mental Health Myths w/Joe Nucci
September 25, 20251h 8m · 12,970 words
Show notes
This week, Scott speaks with psychotherapist and writer Joe Nucci, whose work tackles the intersection of mental health, misinformation, and pop psychology. Joe has built a large following by debunking viral myths and bringing nuance to conversations that are too often oversimplified online. Together, they dive into his new book, Psychobabble: Viral Mental Health Myths and the Truths to Set You Free.
Highlighted moments
engaging somebody in analysis when it's not clinically indicated can lead to a disintegration of their personality structure.
“they found that going into workplaces and doing psychoeducation, explaining the kind of biological bases for mental illness or dysfunction actually increased stigma and punishing behaviors in between colleagues.”
“I don't know a single therapist out there, myself included, who would call a trauma getting severely triggered, you know, a trauma response getting severely triggered decades later, a gift, you know,”
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