John Gray attempts to give an account of the foolishness of various flavors of atheism throughout the ages.
Seven Types of Atheism
Author: Aaron
I write books, a blog, and produce a podcast about entrepreneurship, health, fitness, nutrition, philosophy, stoicism, existentialism, and self-improvement.
My Madness Saved Me: The Madness and Marriage of Virginia Woolf
A retrospective psychoanalysis of the life and death of Virginia Woolf by the iconoclast psychiatrist Thomas Szasz.
Recollections of a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: The Case of “Prisoner K”
In a rare psychoanalytic case history, Thomas Szasz presents Recollections of a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: The Case of "Prisoner 'K'". In it, Szasz gives us an opportunity to see how he actually practiced psychotherapy. Szasz mentions in the first pages that his practice has since changed, but that he views the case as an adequate case … Continue reading Recollections of a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: The Case of “Prisoner K”
Out of the Box – Book Review
I read the book, Out of the Box, Ron Leifer's autobiography, to learn more about Leifer’s association with Thomas Szasz. I wanted to find out, what if anything, Leifer learned while studying under Szasz during medical school. I found out that while Leifer accepted Szasz’s assertion that mental illness is a metaphor for problems in … Continue reading Out of the Box – Book Review
The Happiness Project – Book Review
The book, The Happiness Project, is written by a student of Thomas Szasz, Ron Leifer. I was disappointed in this book. I was interested in the work of Ron Leifer because he studied under Thomas Szasz. I thought that perhaps Ron could offer some insights into the human condition. What I found were some poorly … Continue reading The Happiness Project – Book Review
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Short Guide to REBT Audiobook
https://youtu.be/x6i-mf1zIEw My book, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Short Guide to REBT was just released on Audiobook. Listen to the above sample. You can also find it on Kindle or paperback. Excerpt from the book: According to Albert Ellis, founder of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), we make an error when interpreting our emotions. When … Continue reading Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Short Guide to REBT Audiobook
What Do You Do with a Problem? An Existential Approach to Problems in Living
When dealing with the vicissitudes of life, we can ignore our problems, medicalized them, or hope they go away; or we can take a different approach.
Aaron Olson 