Busting Viral Mental Health Myths w/Joe Nucci

This week, Scott speaks with psychotherapist and writer Joe Nucci, whose work tackles the intersection of mental health, misinformation, and pop psychology. Joe has built a large following by debunking viral myths and bringing nuance to conversations that are too often oversimplified online. Together, they dive into his new book, Psychobabble: Viral Mental Health Myths and the Truths to Set You Free . From the overuse of labels like “narcissist” to the assumption that mindfulness is good for everyone, Joe challenges widely accepted but misleading ideas. They also take on bigger cultural narratives—like whether everyone has trauma or whether everyone should be in therapy. This conversation sheds light on how misinformation spreads, why it matters, and what we can do to ground our understanding of mental health in science and compassion. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

You can listen to Busting Viral Mental Health Myths w/Joe Nucci online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Busting Viral Mental Health Myths w/Joe Nucci is an episode from The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman by iHeartPodcasts.

This episode is 01:08:42 long.

This episode was published on Sep 25, 2025.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.