On today’s show, we look at the human experience through the eyes of a child.

Dr. Fred describes almost-eleven-year-old Isabella Levesque as “perhaps the finest human being I have ever met.”

Dr. Fred’s conversation with Laurence Gonzales centers around a key question regarding our humanity. Why do smart people do stupid things? Moreover, once we’ve done something stupid, how can we recover, survive...and ultimately thrive?

Author and journalist Robert Whitaker’s groundbreaking research on psychiatry powerfully exposed the errors, deceptions, and harm caused by the mental health industry. Robert’s popular books Mad in America and Anatomy of an Epidemic had a profound influence on Dr. Fred’s own growing concerns and suspicions about the harmful roles of diagnosis and medications.

The trajectory of Sara Safari’s life changed the day a seminar leader challenged her to take on a project so huge that it would be beyond her reach—something seemingly impossible. Sara chose to take on the quintessential impossible goal of climbing Mt. Everest. Standing at 5’4”, Sara didn’t own a pair of hiking boots, and had never even been camping. After failure upon failure in training, Sara eventually gave up and quit pursuing her impossible goal.

A chance encounter with a Professor reversed that; Sara declared “game on” with a whole new level of commitment and purpose.

The Welcome To Humanity podcast is coming soon to your favorite podcast player!