#4 - The Fear of Doing Nothing

Carli and Laura discuss Dr. Valery Hazanov's book, "The Fear of Doing Nothing: Notes of a Young Therapist." They also share their own fears of "doing nothing" and talk about the potential benefits of sitting in silence, "doing nothing," and "getting out of the way" in therapy. 

On "The Fear of Doing Nothing:"

"Through ten linked stories, we follow Hazanov as he navigates the maze of psychological theories he’s been taught, facing the alarming dissonance between them and the tragic reality of his patients’ lives. "How does psychotherapy work? And why do people not get any better?" Frustrated by fancy jargon and unrealistic depictions, Hazanov is on a quest to dispel the myths of psychotherapy and discover its essence. In The Fear of Doing Nothing he illuminates the intimacy, vulnerability and messiness of the therapeutic encounter, providing his answer to the question of what psychotherapy is."

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