Just saw this segment on “The Beat with Ari Melber,” today on @MSNBC. While I feel that @MSNBC has overwhelmingly failed at addressing mental health issues adequately on any of their respective shows by having actual clinical psychologists interviewed, today with @AriMelber was no exception. In discussing some people’s reactions to seeing others walking around not wearing masks, not social distancing and addressing the constructive use of shame, he interviewed an NYU professor who wrote a book on shame, but who is neither a sociologist or a psychologist, in addition to interviewing an internal medicine doctor. Over 10,000 mental health professionals in New York volunteered to offer their services at the behest of Governor Cuomo - I guess MSNBC doesn’t know that, if you throw a rock in New York City, you’re bound to hit a shrink, most of whom include the issue of SHAME in their clinical domain.
I started watching the interview and had to stop because what the NYU professor was saying was so ridiculous and utterly off point. However, I am including the link to the clip below. I will be posting a Podcast in the coming days about the issue that I believe was meant to be discussed on Mr. Melber’s show today.