Ep 20- Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry with Jonathan Stea

The mental health and wellness industry has grown tremendously over the past few decades but is it truly helping people improve their lives?In this episode of Books in 5, the author of "Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry" joins us to showcase why so many are falling prey to pseudoscience, who is peddling these bullshit cures, the warning signs that should caution those in need from proceeding with a treatment and the critical importance of improving science literacy.So many people are being hurt because they are not receiving the proper care and the book demonstrates the necessity of debunking the myths surrounding mental healthDr. Jonathan N. Stea is a full-time practicing clinical psychologist and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary. He's a two-time winner of the University of Calgary's Award for Excellence in Clinical Supervision and co-editor of the book Investigating Clinical Psychology: Pseudoscience, Fringe Science, and Controversies . Dr. Stea has published extensively, with regular contributions to Scientific American and Psychology Today , among other outlets, and has appeared on numerous mainstream television and radio shows, as well as podcasts. He was the 2022 recipient of the John G. Paterson Award from the Psychologists' Association of Alberta, an annual award presented for the exceptional contribution to portraying psychological knowledge to the public.https://global.oup.com/academic/product/mind-the-science-9780197748817?cc=ca&lang=en&https://www.jonathanstea.com/https://x.com/jonathanstea