Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2023-05-23
Books mentioned on The Teen Mental Health Crisis, Part 2
Ezra Klein discussed The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Lisa Damour and others and Under Pressure by Lisa K. Damour. Lisa Damour recommended Psychoanalytic diagnosis by Nancy McWilliams, Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi, and A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Lisa Damour is a psychological guide that helps parents understand and navigate the intense emotional experiences of adolescents with empathy and practical strategies.
Discussed“and you wrote a book about the emotional lives of teenagers”
Where to get it
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Under Pressure
Under Pressure by Lisa K.
Discussed“so a couple years back you wrote this book under pressure and I want to read a quote from it”
Where to get it
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Psychoanalytic diagnosis
Psychoanalytic diagnosis by Nancy McWilliams is a comprehensive professional guide that explores personality structures and psychoanalytic clinical assessment.
Recommended“a book I go back to again and again was written by another psychologist Nancy McWilliams it's called psychoanalytic diagnosis”
Where to get it
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Transcendent Kingdom
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi is a poignant contemporary novel following a brilliant neuroscience PhD candidate grappling with her brother's tragic death from an overdose and her mother's severe depression while striving to reconcile faith and science.
Recommended“personally I actually just finished a book called Transcendent Kingdom by yeah Jesse a novel beautiful but a neuroscientist”
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders is a critically acclaimed book in which the celebrated author and teacher analyzes classic Russian short stories by writers like Chekhov and Tolstoy to explore both the craft of writing and the nature of human thought.
Recommended“and then um my favorite graduation gift so I'm giving it a lot right now is a swim in a pond in the rain by George Saunders which is kind of about Russian literature”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“she's the author of the emotional lives of teenagers and the book Under Pressure”
“she's the author of the emotional lives of teenagers and the book Under Pressure”