The Podcast Show Podcast - "Waking up with Sam Harris" ep. "Hidden Motives"

This is my attempt at podcasting and hosting it through google products. I hope it's user friendly for you. You can find this episode below.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dpeomGoP-QF1svFXqSFSc8UmYh_jQw9V

This is the first episode of the Podcast Show Podcast. In today's episode I sit down with my nephew Seth and discuss topics from the live episode "Hidden Motives" of Sam Harris' podcast "Waking Up". In the episode Sam has a discussion with economist and author Robin Hansen about the hidden motives as to why we do what we do. In my discussion with Seth we reflect on the behaviour of Junior High students and how Hansen's theories are evident with teenagers.

A few quick notes to those that listen. I am a provisional psychologist but any discussion heard on this episode or any other should not be seen as a replacement for counselling or psychological consultation. There is particularly a moment at the beginning of the discussion in which we touch on the controversial topic of "crying wolf" with mental illnesses. I want to make it clear that it serves us to err on the side of caution when other's present themselves as unwell and that we should  not judge others who are vulnerable enough to come forward with their struggles. The discussion in this episode has more to do with the phenomenon of junior high students using mental illness labels as a joke or excuse for their behaviour without any sort of diagnosis from a trained professional. These are just observations.

Here's a link to podcast episode that we listened to in preparation for our discussion.
https://wakingup.libsyn.com/119-hidden-motives

It's fascinating and deserves a listen. Ours though... well.. you be the judge.

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