Ep 41: Daniel Duane, Psychotherapist and Writer
What actually makes therapy work?
Writer and therapist Daniel Duane joins me to discuss his recent New York Times opinion piece, “Therapy Needs to Get Help,” which questions the ever-expanding world of therapeutic modalities, acronyms, and certifications—and asks what decades of research can tell us about what really helps people change.
We explore predictive processing, the importance of trust and the therapist-client relationship, how early experiences shape our expectations of the world, and the surprising overlap between psychotherapy, nervous system science, and mindbody approaches to healing.
Ultimately, the conversation returns to what Dan calls “the beautiful fundamentals” of therapy—and a bigger question: How do human beings actually change?
This is the unedited Zoom version of our conversation. To hear the podcast, subscribe to the Beautiful Voyager podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.
