Episode 123: Randy Nesse - The Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry

Randy Nesse is a psychiatrist, a professor, and the author of "Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry."------------Book Dan to do an interview or a meeting------------Keep Talking SubstackSpotifyApple PodcastsSocial media and all episodes------------Support via VenmoSupport on SubstackSupport on Patreon------------(00:00) Intro(00:40) Why low mood exists(04:23) Giving up goals can improve your mental health(06:48) When is it appropriate to give up goals?(11:50) "In what situations was this emotion useful across our evolutionary history?"(21:51) How Randy developed an evolutionary framework(28:25) Examples of working with depression from Randy's career(36:40) Freud, Jung, and mental illness(49:23) Exposure therapy(54:11) Quotes from "Good Reasons for Bad Feelings"(59:55) Partner choice and selfish genes