The Therapy-Industrial Complex

The Therapy-Industrial Complex
Many people struggle to find happiness in their lives through various forms of therapy. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
Loretta Breuning
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The therapy-industrial complex has imposed a Marxist view of mental health on our major institutions. Education, human resources, law enforcement, the media, and, of course, health care have all embraced the “disease model” of mental health. It asserts that good feelings come effortlessly to “normal” people, so bad feelings are evidence of a disease.

Loretta Breuning
Loretta Breuning
Author
Loretta G. Breuning, Ph.D., is founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay. She is the author of many personal development books, including “Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels” and “How I Escaped Political Correctness, And You Can Too.” Dr. Breuning’s work has been translated into eight languages and is cited in major media. Before teaching, she worked for the United Nations in Africa. She is a graduate of Cornell University and Tufts. Her website is InnerMammalInstitute.org.
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