{"product_id":"therapy-nation-how-america-got-hooked-on-therapy-and-why-its-left-us-more-anxious-and-divided-hardcover","title":"Therapy Nation: How America Got Hooked on Therapy and Why It's Left Us More Anxious and Divided - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Alpert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs featured in \u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFox \u0026amp; Friends\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Hill\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Wire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*A Next Big Ideas Club pick*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA provocative look at how therapy culture has reshaped the way we live, speak, and relate to one another, and how it's changing the fabric of American life, by acclaimed psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn America today, seeing a therapist is no longer taboo, and mental-health resources are more accessible than ever. Yet despite this progress, anxiety and depression among Americans are now at record highs, and the country feels even more divided.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter twenty years as a practicing therapist and go-to media expert on mental health, Jonathan Alpert has come to an unsettling conclusion: his own profession is part of the problem. In \u003cem\u003eTherapy Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, Alpert\u003cem\u003e: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - considers the possibility that we've become over-therapized, and examine how this practice, intended to heal, may be making us weaker instead of stronger;\u003cbr\u003e- explores how concepts and buzzwords once confined to therapy sessions have infiltrated public discourse, where their meaning becomes distorted, sometimes intentionally;\u003cbr\u003e- unpacks how feeling good has replaced getting better and accountability has been traded out for affirmation;\u003cbr\u003e- the ways in which too much therapy, or the wrong kind, can have painful effects on individuals, families, communities and the nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from case studies and widening the lens to consider the social forces beyond the therapist's office, Alpert makes the urgent case for his profession to heal itself so it can get back to healing us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9.25 x 6.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45576077836332,"sku":"9781335000651","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/kr2QZ08-me9781335000651.webp?v=1779916003","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/therapy-nation-how-america-got-hooked-on-therapy-and-why-its-left-us-more-anxious-and-divided-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}