These White Folk Are Crazy

As a person of color, how many times have you said to yourself... These White people are crazy? Psychologist Dr. Jonathan Matthias Lassiter knows this feeling so well that he writes about these experiences in his new book, "How I Know White People Are Crazy and Other Stories: Notes from a Frustrated Black Psychologist." Dr. Lassiter pulls back the curtain on the mental health system and reveals the hurdles that Black psychologists and students are forced to endure in the field. He tackles how white ideology has harmed Black patients and how it dominates America’s mental health practices. We discuss the need for more Black Doctors, solutions on how to survive residency AKA "Hazing", and how Black folk have also fallen into the mire of White ideology. Purchase his book here: https://a.co/d/fNQBzGC

An episode of the Ask The Good Doctor podcast, hosted by Mean Ole Lion Media, titled "These White Folk Are Crazy" was published on October 15, 2025 and runs 34 minutes.

October 15, 2025 ·34m · Ask The Good Doctor

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As a person of color, how many times have you said to yourself... These White people are crazy? Psychologist Dr. Jonathan Matthias Lassiter knows this feeling so well that he writes about these experiences in his new book, "How I Know White People Are Crazy and Other Stories: Notes from a Frustrated Black Psychologist." Dr. Lassiter pulls back the curtain on the mental health system and reveals the hurdles that Black psychologists and students are forced to endure in the field. He tackles how white ideology has harmed Black patients and how it dominates America’s mental health practices. We discuss the need for more Black Doctors, solutions on how to survive residency AKA "Hazing", and how Black folk have also fallen into the mire of White ideology. Purchase his book here: https://a.co/d/fNQBzGC

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