You know that book your friend recommended? The one that rigorously describes the science of trauma, de-stigmatizes abuse and promotes effective treatments? Well here’s the thing: It doesn't actually do that.

Thanks to Emi Nietfield, Keith Cox, Lisa Starr, Kevin McGuire and everyone else who helped us research and fact-check this episode!

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• What the Most Famous Book About Trauma Gets Wrong
• Trauma: A Genealogy
• Remembering Trauma
• Advocates of Research-Supported Treatments for PTSD are Losing
• Tell Me Why It Hurts
• ‘The Body Keeps the Score’ offers uncertain science
• Your Brain Is Not an Onion With a Tiny Reptile Inside
• PTSD and complex PTSD: a review of reviews
• What Does It Mean When 38% Forget?
• Multiple Identity Enactments and Multiple Personality Disorder: A Sociocognitive Perspective
• The Brain Is Adaptive Not Triune

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Peter and Michael discuss "Think And Grow Rich," the 1937 classic written by a lifelong fraudster who finds his final mark: You.

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• The Untold Story of Napoleon Hill, the Greatest Self-Help Scammer of All Time
• A Lifetime of Riches
• How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
• How a Different America Responded to the Great Depression
• The Psychic Scandal
• How Trump Turned The Power of Positive Thinking Into Delusion

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In 2013, education reformers tried to help poor students the using the best tool at their disposal: The 16th most popular Ted Talk.

Special thanks to Marcus Credé!

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• Much Ado About Grit
• What Shall We Do About Grit?
• Grit under attack
• Teaching “Grit”
• The Problem With Grit
• The Limits of “Grit”
• Grit: The power of passion and perseverance
• Is 'Grit' Doomed To Be The New Self-Esteem?
• Measurement Matters
• Using Psychological Science to Help Children Thrive
• Self-Control and Academic Achievement
• Cognitive and noncognitive predictors of success
• Should non-cognitive skills be included in school accountability systems?
• Measuring Students’ Non-Cognitive Skills and the Impact of Schooling
• Grit: A Short History of a Useful Concept
• Teaching Kids 'Grit' is All the Rage.
• "Grit" Revisited
• Character Education: A Cautionary Note
• What if the Secret to Success Is Failure?
• The Effects of the EITC on Child Achievement
• Academic Performance And Food Stamps

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