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I know practically nothing about him, he's not taken seriously by people who take the concept of mind seriously. But if he likes Jung, then I'm afraid he's lost me.

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They can, but there is a lot of work being done to make sure they don't know there is a contrary opinion. Students and trainees in psychiatry are never exposed to critical views.

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I hadn't, but if the demand is there, it can probably be done via Substack. Will check.

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I wish every medical student and junior doctor in Australia could learn from you, Dr McLaren.

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Your thoughts on anxiety linked to bipolar are curious. Have you written directly on this? On the surface the two ways of feeling/existing/experiencing the world seem very different.

Any reading recommendation or link to further reading would be appreciated.

Cheer

S

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💖💌👏🥁🔥🥂Dr McLaren have you thought about starting a podcast? Thanks once more.. Orli

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On the ideas of philosophers not having any models (100% agree having spoken to a couple recently) do you think Mr Peterson says anything useful? Unlike Chomsky and Dennett, as far as I know, he has spoken to a lot of people as a "clinical psychologist" and although he has not articulated any kind of model (although he likes to talk about Carl Jung a lot) he seems to offer deeper philosophical insights into mental health and personality.

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