The disease model of mental health disorders vs. the coronavirus and a reflection on how the virus shows our human impulse for purity and cleansing rituals

The introduction to the new Habits of Mind series. Curing chaos starts by seeing the problem in our own lives. Modern cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), classic philosophy, and the ancient therapeutic Christian tradition share similarities in diagnosing and treating thoughts that result in unhelpful life patterns. Join Justin in the introduction to this important and practical topic. Subscribe to the podcast today and don't miss an episode in the series! 

This installment in the Habits of Mind series looks at the cognitive distortion called Personalization, its cousin the logical fallacy of false cause, and the ultimate therapeutic intervention called metanoia to cure this little bit of chaos. Stay tuned for the next installment covering all-or-nothing thinking! Stay tuned also for upcoming special episodes on Fundamentalism with guest cohosts!

Find out about my personal story and why I'm doing this podcast. I cover my educational, vocational, and religious background and the common themes of my experience that bring me to share lessons learned through the podcast.

Introducing the concept and scope of cognitive entropy and how to cure it. Ignore the crash in the background three-quarters of the way through (this is a podcast on entropy, after all). 

Preview soundbites and sample topics as we introduce Cognitive Entropy. Comes with a limited lifetime warranty against boringness. 

What is Cognitive Entropy? We're discovering that it means solving the worlds problems by returning order to the system through discussions of philosophy, theology, culture, business, and a myriad of other topics in a mashup of energy and conversation tuned to virtue and tradition.