Shrink Tank Podcast

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Man Up: The Psychology of Masculinity Under Siege

September 07, 2018

How do you define 'being a man'?
Today's podcast is inspired by psychologist Jordan Peterson who has had considerable traction with his book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. Peterson has made the argument that masculinity equates with order and feminity equates with chaos, causing a lot of controversial response in the public forum.
In this episode, our Shrinks discuss their thoughts about masculinity under siege in today's cultural climate:
Listen here:

  "We're in a period where we're trying to create a new paradigm of masculinity."

– Jonathan Hetterly, LPC


Being Human
In our Being Human segment, the Shrink Tank Podcast panelists discuss some of the latest findings on psychology in the news.
Can money actually buy you happiness? Today's Being Human segment discusses the correlation between higher incomes and higher levels of life satisfaction. While earlier studies just documented a correlation, new research supports that higher income is actually causing higher levels of life satisfaction.

Our panel of Shrinks discuss these remarkable and durable findings. Read the article that inspired the discussion here. 
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