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Medicine for the Mind: Donald Robertson on Ancient Therapies for Modern Stressors

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There’s something strangely reassuring about knowing people were wrestling with the similar issues we struggle with over 2,000 years ago — even if they wore togas and wrote with a chisel. Donald Robertson is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist, acclaimed author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, and one of the world’s leading voices on Stoicism. He’s also the founder of the Plato’s Academy Centre in Athens, and a founding member of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit. On this pod, we talk about the wisdom literature and how it can help with emotional distress; specifically, the idea of Stoics as ancient psychotherapists. Donald explains how Stoicism wasn’t just a philosophy of life, but also a clear system of psychotherapy in ancient Greek and Roman thought. Some episode highlights:
  • Emotional suffering and over thinking
  • How Stoicism influenced modern therapies like CBT
  • Anxiety and rumination
  • Tools for reframing your perspective
  • The siren song aspect of success
  • Why setbacks are usually personal greater goods
  • Depression, rumination, and how to break the mental loop
  • Complaining as a resistance signal
  • How to build real emotional resilience
This isn’t motivational fluff; it’s a toolkit for anyone who’s ever gotten tangled in their own head.
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Content provided by Larry Weeks. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Larry Weeks or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.
There’s something strangely reassuring about knowing people were wrestling with the similar issues we struggle with over 2,000 years ago — even if they wore togas and wrote with a chisel. Donald Robertson is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist, acclaimed author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, and one of the world’s leading voices on Stoicism. He’s also the founder of the Plato’s Academy Centre in Athens, and a founding member of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit. On this pod, we talk about the wisdom literature and how it can help with emotional distress; specifically, the idea of Stoics as ancient psychotherapists. Donald explains how Stoicism wasn’t just a philosophy of life, but also a clear system of psychotherapy in ancient Greek and Roman thought. Some episode highlights:
  • Emotional suffering and over thinking
  • How Stoicism influenced modern therapies like CBT
  • Anxiety and rumination
  • Tools for reframing your perspective
  • The siren song aspect of success
  • Why setbacks are usually personal greater goods
  • Depression, rumination, and how to break the mental loop
  • Complaining as a resistance signal
  • How to build real emotional resilience
This isn’t motivational fluff; it’s a toolkit for anyone who’s ever gotten tangled in their own head.
  continue reading

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