Book · 1983 · Aspect psychologique
For your own good
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And if you want to read any books you read the swiss psychiatrist the woman um alice miller ellis miller and she she is amazing and the book especially for your own good has to do with hitler having a terrible childhood beaten by his father and and that had agreed you to do that.
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So, the the author like Alice Miller, the um the author of the book for your own good, lays out a pretty she was also a Holocaust survivor. She lays out a pretty strong case for like, you know, early 20th century Germany having this poisonous pedagogy.
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For Your Own Good by Alice Miller is a penetrating psychological examination of how abusive child-rearing practices and corporal punishment sow the seeds of authoritarianism and societal violence. The book has received significant attention on podcasts such as The Daily Stoic and Behind the Bastards. On The Daily Stoic, Dr. Edith Eger recommended the Swiss psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor's work, emphasizing how the book sheds light on Adolf Hitler's terrible childhood and severe beatings by his father as a driving force behind his later actions. Talia Lavin also cited Miller's work multiple times on Behind the Bastards, using the text to construct a strong argument regarding early twentieth-century Germany and what she termed poisonous pedagogy. Lavin integrated Miller's insights to support her broader points about the deep-seated harms of corporal punishment and authoritarian child-rearing methods, demonstrating how repressed childhood trauma and emotional abuse can cultivate broader political and social dangers. Across these conversations, the book is highlighted as a crucial psychological touchstone for examining the tragic cycle of violence passed down from generation to generation.
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Dr. Edith Eger and if you want to read any books you read the swiss psychiatrist the woman um alice miller ellis miller an… 1
“and if you want to read any books you read the swiss psychiatrist the woman um alice miller ellis miller and she she is amazing and the book especially for your own good has to do with hitler having a terrible childhood beaten by his father and and that had agreed you to do that”
Talia Lavin So, the the author like Alice Miller, the um the author of the book for your own good, lays out a pretty sh… 2
“So, the the author like Alice Miller, the um the author of the book for your own good, lays out a pretty she was also a Holocaust survivor. She lays out a pretty strong case for like, you know, early 20th century Germany having this poisonous pedagogy”
“So, the the author like Alice Miller, the um the author of the book for your own good, lays out a pretty she was also a Holocaust survivor. She lays out a pretty strong case”