{"product_id":"therapy-nation-how-america-got-hooked-on-therapy-and-why-its-left-us-more-anxious-and-divided","title":"Therapy Nation: How America Got Hooked On Therapy And Why ItS Left Us More Anxious And Divided","description":"\u003cp\u003eComing Soon! Therapy Nation By Jonathan Alpert Will Be Available May 19, 2026.Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert Delivers A Provocative Look At How Therapy Culture Has Reshaped The Way We Live, Speak, And Relate To One Another, And How ItS Changing The Fabric Of American Life.In TodayS America, Therapy Is Everywhere. Seeing A Therapist Is No Longer Taboo, And MentalHealth Resources Are More Accessible Than Ever. Yet Despite This Positive Progress, Anxiety And Depression Among Americans Are Now At Record Highs, And The Country Feels More Divided Than Ever. ItS Time To Consider The Possibility That WeVe Become OverTherapized, And Examine How This Practice, Intended To Heal, May Be Making Us Weaker Instead Of Stronger.After Twenty Years As A Practicing Therapist And Frequent Commentator On Mental Health In National Media, Alpert Has Come To An Unsettling Conclusion: His Own Profession Is Part Of The Problem. Concepts And Buzzwords Once Confined To Therapy Sessions Have Infiltrated Public Discourse, Where Their Meaning And Purpose Becomes Distorted And Weaponized  Sometimes Intentionally.TherapySpeak Terms Like Toxic And Narcissist Are Now A Feature Of Daily Conversations, And Feeling Good Has Replaced Getting Better. A Subtle But Dangerous Shift Among Therapy Professionals In Recent Years Has Led Many To Trade Accountability For Affirmation, Leaving Patients Stuck In Cycles Of SelfFocus And Avoidance. In Many Cases, Too Much Therapy, Or The Wrong Kind, Can Have Painful Effects On Individuals, Families, Communities And Our Nation.Drawing From Case Studies And Broadening The Lens To Consider Larger Social Forces Beyond The TherapistS Office, Alpert Examines How Therapy Culture Helps Drive The Anxieties Dividing America Today. He Makes The Urgent Case For His Profession To Heal Itself  So They Can Get Back To Healing Us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hanover Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47958399516917,"sku":"DADAX1335000658","price":43.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71IT3XxBUrL.jpg?v=1775573023","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/therapy-nation-how-america-got-hooked-on-therapy-and-why-its-left-us-more-anxious-and-divided","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}