Mentalizing and Existence
A podcast about Mentalizing, Attachment, Existentialism, and Psychotherapy. Harvard trained psychiatrist, and psychiatric educator Dr. Daniel Price discusses Mentalizing. This skill--the ability to be mindful of our mind and the minds of others--is the basis of thought, language, culture, society, and most importantly-- meaning. Mentalizing is literally the most important thing, or more precisely process. Period. However, while almost all humans can do it to some degree, it often falters when we need it most. Fortunately, it is a skill we can cultivate, and strengthen--and when we do we can more fully connect with ourselves, and thereby recognize and remain mindful of the meaning of our existence.
Mentalizing and Existence
S1 E3--The Slap--A Mentalizing look at the 2022 Oscars incident
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Daniel Price, MD
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Season 1
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Episode 3
In Episode 1 and 2 we made the case that Mentalizing is the way we, as humans, make sense of our world--especially making sense of our behaviors and the behaviors of others. To do so optimally we need to maintain the Mentalizing Stance by being Curious, "Not-Knowing" and generous in our first interpretation of behaviors. In this episode, we use the example of the infamous Slap of Chris Rock by Will Smith at the 2022 Academy Awards, and its aftermath as an example of bad and good mentalizing.