Jonathan Shedler astutely wrote, “Guilt is self-referential. It’s one part of the personality attacking another. The hurt person is secondary.” Moral perfectionism is founded on shame, which results from the sense of one’s tainted essence. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perf...
Moral Perfectionism and the Selfishness of Shame
Moral perfectionism is associated with excessive pride, which often blinds us from others' needs while making us falsely believe that we're good and thoughtful people.
www.psychologytoday.com
October 2, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Jonathan Shedler astutely wrote, “Guilt is self-referential. It’s one part of the personality attacking another. The hurt person is secondary.” Moral perfectionism is founded on shame, which results from the sense of one’s tainted essence. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perf...
Shedler pointed out how 2/3 of patients are excluded from clinical trials due to multiple diagnoses, suicidality, etc. Research leaves out the exact people that clinicians would regularly see. It’s not very representative of the clinical population they want to study @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social
September 30, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Shedler pointed out how 2/3 of patients are excluded from clinical trials due to multiple diagnoses, suicidality, etc. Research leaves out the exact people that clinicians would regularly see. It’s not very representative of the clinical population they want to study @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social
Shedler puts into perspective how research is monetarily driven just like any other field, and it too centers the optics. Positive results are sought after because they can be portrayed as having a wow factor, despite negative results being just as important. @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social #Psyc4666
September 30, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Shedler puts into perspective how research is monetarily driven just like any other field, and it too centers the optics. Positive results are sought after because they can be portrayed as having a wow factor, despite negative results being just as important. @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social #Psyc4666
Shedler also highlights how the word "research" is associated with a level of transparency that does not always exist, facilitating the spread of misinformation. In media, I often see the assumption of causality just from a "statistically significant" finding. @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social #Psyc4666
September 30, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Shedler also highlights how the word "research" is associated with a level of transparency that does not always exist, facilitating the spread of misinformation. In media, I often see the assumption of causality just from a "statistically significant" finding. @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social #Psyc4666
I couldn't agree more with what Shedler said at the end about good practices for seeing if someones claims about the benefit of a treatment are actually true. Crazy that the study could not even exist! @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social
September 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I couldn't agree more with what Shedler said at the end about good practices for seeing if someones claims about the benefit of a treatment are actually true. Crazy that the study could not even exist! @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social
Shedler (2016) rose the question for me: "Do we believe what we seek out to find?" He sought to find the ineffectiveness of CBT and succeeded. Obviously, other researchers do the same. Do we all resort to findings that match our biases or is there a clear "right/wrong"? @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social
September 29, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Shedler (2016) rose the question for me: "Do we believe what we seek out to find?" He sought to find the ineffectiveness of CBT and succeeded. Obviously, other researchers do the same. Do we all resort to findings that match our biases or is there a clear "right/wrong"? @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social
4/4) As Shedler suggests: read the studies yourself. Don't be fooled by researchers who exclude participants to skew results, under-train "control" therapists, advertise vague statistics to sound impressive, or omit data that undercuts the "evidence-based" narrative. Question the hype, always.
September 28, 2026 at 10:52 PM
4/4) As Shedler suggests: read the studies yourself. Don't be fooled by researchers who exclude participants to skew results, under-train "control" therapists, advertise vague statistics to sound impressive, or omit data that undercuts the "evidence-based" narrative. Question the hype, always.
@drwilliamsharp.bsky.social 1/4)The term "evidence-based therapy" often gets thrown around, but looking at the data, significant doesn't mean meaningful. Shedler(2015) highlights flagship NIMH data on a depression trial that found just a 1.2 difference between CBT and placebo on a 54-pt scale.
September 28, 2026 at 10:51 PM
@drwilliamsharp.bsky.social 1/4)The term "evidence-based therapy" often gets thrown around, but looking at the data, significant doesn't mean meaningful. Shedler(2015) highlights flagship NIMH data on a depression trial that found just a 1.2 difference between CBT and placebo on a 54-pt scale.
4/4) As Shedler suggests: read the studies yourself. Don't be fooled by researchers who exclude participants to skew results, under-train "control" therapists, advertise vague statistics to sound impressive, or omit data that undercuts the "evidence-based" narrative. Question the hype, always.
September 28, 2026 at 10:50 PM
4/4) As Shedler suggests: read the studies yourself. Don't be fooled by researchers who exclude participants to skew results, under-train "control" therapists, advertise vague statistics to sound impressive, or omit data that undercuts the "evidence-based" narrative. Question the hype, always.
Ridgewood Village Council is taking bold steps by consolidating $18 million in bonds to enhance community infrastructure and secure funding for vital environmental projects!
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#RidgewoodBergenCounty #NJ #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalRemediation #FiscalStewardship #WaterInfrastructure
Learn more here
#RidgewoodBergenCounty #NJ #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalRemediation #FiscalStewardship #WaterInfrastructure
Ridgewood council consolidates roughly $18 million in bonds, approves grant-prep contract for Shedler remediation
At a special public meeting the council voted unanimously to combine previously authorized general-improvement and water bonds into two issues totaling about $18 million and to award $9,560 to Matrix New World Environmental Engineering to prepare a NJDEP/NJEDA remediation grant application for the ShopMer parcel.
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September 28, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Ridgewood Village Council is taking bold steps by consolidating $18 million in bonds to enhance community infrastructure and secure funding for vital environmental projects!
Learn more here
#RidgewoodBergenCounty #NJ #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalRemediation #FiscalStewardship #WaterInfrastructure
Learn more here
#RidgewoodBergenCounty #NJ #CitizenPortal #EnvironmentalRemediation #FiscalStewardship #WaterInfrastructure
Shedler (2015) states how published research has fed into the idea that traditional therapy is labeled as "inadequate" because it does not follow a manualised approach. Why is there a need to follow a scripted approach when treating humans? One size does not fit all.
@drwilliamsharp.bsky.social
@drwilliamsharp.bsky.social
September 27, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Shedler (2015) states how published research has fed into the idea that traditional therapy is labeled as "inadequate" because it does not follow a manualised approach. Why is there a need to follow a scripted approach when treating humans? One size does not fit all.
@drwilliamsharp.bsky.social
@drwilliamsharp.bsky.social
Ridgewood residents and tribal leaders are rallying to protect 200 mature trees and their ancestral lands from a controversial artificial turf plan, sparking a passionate debate about community health and heritage.
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#RidgewoodBergenCounty #NJ #CitizenPortal #IndigenousRights
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Residents and tribal chief urge Ridgewood council to pause Shedler turf plan, protect trees
At a packed Sept. 23 public workshop, residents and Chief Vincent Man urged the Ridgewood council to halt plans for artificial turf and tree removal at the Shedler property, citing indigenous heritage, contamination history and risks to private wells.
citizenportal.ai
September 27, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Ridgewood residents and tribal leaders are rallying to protect 200 mature trees and their ancestral lands from a controversial artificial turf plan, sparking a passionate debate about community health and heritage.
Read the full story
#RidgewoodBergenCounty #NJ #CitizenPortal #IndigenousRights
Read the full story
#RidgewoodBergenCounty #NJ #CitizenPortal #IndigenousRights
Jonathan Shedler astutely wrote, “Guilt is self-referential. It’s one part of the personality attacking another. The hurt person is secondary.” Moral perfectionism is founded on guilt or, better yet, shame, resulting from the sense of one’s tainted essence. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perf...
Moral Perfectionism and the Selfishness of Shame
Moral perfectionism is associated with excessive pride, which often blinds us from others' needs while making us falsely believe that we're good and thoughtful people.
www.psychologytoday.com
September 24, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Jonathan Shedler astutely wrote, “Guilt is self-referential. It’s one part of the personality attacking another. The hurt person is secondary.” Moral perfectionism is founded on guilt or, better yet, shame, resulting from the sense of one’s tainted essence. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perf...
Working with Transference: Timing, Technique, and the Here-and-Now with Jonathan Shedler
Working with Transference: Timing, Technique, and the Here-and-Now with Jonathan Shedler
In this practical Q&A episode with Dr. Jonathan Shedler, the psychodynamic psychotherapy cohort explores working with transference in real time, focusing on timing, technique, and the here-and-now. Shedler addresses how to recognize meaningful transference patterns, decide when an interpretation will open growth versus overwhelm the patient, and adapt the work across levels of personality organization (neurotic versus borderline). The discussion covers handling negative and erotic transference, protecting the therapeutic frame, triangulation, idealization and splitting, devaluation, projection, and projective identification. Clinicians will also learn to use their own countertransference as essential clinical data, the ongoing value of consultation and supervision, and how to respond to chronic reassurance-seeking without colluding.
Link to Blog: https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/psychiatry-psychotherapy-podcast/episode-275-working-with-transference-timing-technique-and-the-here-and-now-with-jonathan-shedler
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September 21, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Working with Transference: Timing, Technique, and the Here-and-Now with Jonathan Shedler
I feel like a fool because Shedler pointed this out probably 3 years ago on Twitter and I scoffed at the idea.
September 6, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I feel like a fool because Shedler pointed this out probably 3 years ago on Twitter and I scoffed at the idea.
Jonathan Shedler wrote, “Guilt is self-referential. It’s one part of the personality attacking another. The hurt person is secondary.” Moral perfectionism is founded on guilt or, better yet, shame, which results from the sense of one’s tainted essence. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perf...
Moral Perfectionism and the Selfishness of Shame
Moral perfectionism is associated with excessive pride, which often blinds us from others' needs while making us falsely believe that we're good and thoughtful people.
www.psychologytoday.com
August 29, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Jonathan Shedler wrote, “Guilt is self-referential. It’s one part of the personality attacking another. The hurt person is secondary.” Moral perfectionism is founded on guilt or, better yet, shame, which results from the sense of one’s tainted essence. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perf...
Working with Transference: Timing, Technique, and the Here-and-Now with Jonathan Shedler
Working with Transference: Timing, Technique, and the Here-and-Now with Jonathan Shedler
In this practical Q&A episode with Dr. Jonathan Shedler, the psychodynamic psychotherapy cohort explores working with transference in real time, focusing on timing, technique, and the here-and-now. Shedler addresses how to recognize meaningful transference patterns, decide when an interpretation will open growth versus overwhelm the patient, and adapt the work across levels of personality organization (neurotic versus borderline). The discussion covers handling negative and erotic transference, protecting the therapeutic frame, triangulation, idealization and splitting, devaluation, projection, and projective identification. Clinicians will also learn to use their own countertransference as essential clinical data, the ongoing value of consultation and supervision, and how to respond to chronic reassurance-seeking without colluding.
Link to Blog: https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/psychiatry-psychotherapy-podcast/episode-275-working-with-transference-timing-technique-and-the-here-and-now-with-jonathan-shedler
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August 28, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Working with Transference: Timing, Technique, and the Here-and-Now with Jonathan Shedler
Jonathan Shedler wrote, “Guilt is self-referential. It’s one part of the personality attacking another. The hurt person is secondary.” Moral perfectionism is founded on guilt or, better yet, shame, which results from the sense of one’s tainted essence. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perf...
Moral Perfectionism and the Selfishness of Shame
Moral perfectionism is associated with excessive pride, which often blinds us from others' needs while making us falsely believe that we're good and thoughtful people.
www.psychologytoday.com
August 20, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Jonathan Shedler wrote, “Guilt is self-referential. It’s one part of the personality attacking another. The hurt person is secondary.” Moral perfectionism is founded on guilt or, better yet, shame, which results from the sense of one’s tainted essence. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perf...
Excellent discussion of transference and countertransference in clinical practice with Jonathan Shedler
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwOY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwOY...
Working with Transference: Timing, Technique, and the Here-and-Now with Jonathan Shedler
YouTube video by Psychiatry & Psychotherapy
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August 16, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Excellent discussion of transference and countertransference in clinical practice with Jonathan Shedler
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwOY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwOY...
Working with Transference: Timing, Technique, and the Here-and-Now with Jonathan Shedler
Working with Transference: Timing, Technique, and the Here-and-Now with Jonathan Shedler
In this practical Q&A episode with Dr. Jonathan Shedler, the psychodynamic psychotherapy cohort explores working with transference in real time, focusing on timing, technique, and the here-and-now. Shedler addresses how to recognize meaningful transference patterns, decide when an interpretation will open growth versus overwhelm the patient, and adapt the work across levels of personality organization (neurotic versus borderline). The discussion covers handling negative and erotic transference, protecting the therapeutic frame, triangulation, idealization and splitting, devaluation, projection, and projective identification. Clinicians will also learn to use their own countertransference as essential clinical data, the ongoing value of consultation and supervision, and how to respond to chronic reassurance-seeking without colluding.
Link to Blog: https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/psychiatry-psychotherapy-podcast/episode-275-working-with-transference-timing-technique-and-the-here-and-now-with-jonathan-shedler
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August 16, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Working with Transference: Timing, Technique, and the Here-and-Now with Jonathan Shedler
A quality and thought-provoking piece from Jonathan Shedler:
When Compromised Care Becomes “Best Practice”
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
When Compromised Care Becomes “Best Practice”
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
When Compromised Care Becomes “Best Practice”
How institutional pressures turn compromised care into the standard of care.
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July 28, 2026 at 9:31 PM
A quality and thought-provoking piece from Jonathan Shedler:
When Compromised Care Becomes “Best Practice”
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
When Compromised Care Becomes “Best Practice”
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
Ironically the intro psych prof who sparked my interest in psych was exactly the anti-Freud guy Shedler describes, but nothing could convince me there wasn’t a profound truth behind the defense mechanisms!
June 30, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Ironically the intro psych prof who sparked my interest in psych was exactly the anti-Freud guy Shedler describes, but nothing could convince me there wasn’t a profound truth behind the defense mechanisms!
Biernat & Manis (1994) Shifting standards & stereotype-based judgments. JPSP.
Shedler Mayman & Manis (1993) The illusion of mental health. AP
Ybarra, Burnstein, Winkielman, Keller, Manis, Chan & Rodriguez (2008) Simple socializing: Social interaction promotes general cognitive functioning. PSPB.
Shedler Mayman & Manis (1993) The illusion of mental health. AP
Ybarra, Burnstein, Winkielman, Keller, Manis, Chan & Rodriguez (2008) Simple socializing: Social interaction promotes general cognitive functioning. PSPB.
June 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Biernat & Manis (1994) Shifting standards & stereotype-based judgments. JPSP.
Shedler Mayman & Manis (1993) The illusion of mental health. AP
Ybarra, Burnstein, Winkielman, Keller, Manis, Chan & Rodriguez (2008) Simple socializing: Social interaction promotes general cognitive functioning. PSPB.
Shedler Mayman & Manis (1993) The illusion of mental health. AP
Ybarra, Burnstein, Winkielman, Keller, Manis, Chan & Rodriguez (2008) Simple socializing: Social interaction promotes general cognitive functioning. PSPB.
A colleague sent me a link to a podcast Shedler has which goes towards popular clarity. I admit to not being a podcast listener, but worth a listen. I'd love to write about this approach, but between my practice and writing fiction, there's so little time. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
Meaningful Psychotherapy: Psychoanalytic Principles in Modern Psychotherapy with Dr. Jonathan Shedler
Podcast Episode · Psychiatry Boot Camp · June 1 · 1h 8m
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June 7, 2026 at 7:24 PM
A colleague sent me a link to a podcast Shedler has which goes towards popular clarity. I admit to not being a podcast listener, but worth a listen. I'd love to write about this approach, but between my practice and writing fiction, there's so little time. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...