{"product_id":"how-i-know-white-people-are-crazy-and-other-stories-notes-from-a-frustrated-black-psychologist-hardcover","title":"How I Know White People Are Crazy and Other Stories: Notes from a Frustrated Black Psychologist - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Lassiter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis psychologist is frustrated. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the final stretch of his doctoral internship, Dr. Jonathan Mathias Lassiter had just one more milestone to complete--the diversity project--where candidates insert themselves into a situation in which they'd experience what it's like to be a minority. Surprisingly, the all-white training committee failed him! They concluded that the program's only Black intern did not understand diversity. Frustrated and panicked, he thought, These white people are crazy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHow I Know White People Are Crazy and Other Stories, \u003c\/i\u003eDr. Lassiter pulls back the curtain on the mental health system and reveals the hurdles that Black psychologists and students are forced to endure in the field. He tackles how white ideology has harmed Black patients and how it dominates America's mental health practices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a Black gay man working as a psychologist under culturally insensitive supervisors and colleagues in America, he grows frustrated with the exclusive talk of Sigmund Freud and the overall narrowness of psychological studies. All this takes a mental and physical toll on him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using his expertise in research, his own therapy, and keeping a healthy dose of hip-hop and R\u0026amp;B in his ears, Dr. Lassiter discovered how we can center culture in our healing. Through a series of essays, he demands that the lived and cultural experiences of people of color, LGBTQ+, and disabled communities are properly represented within psychology practices so that we can better understand, live in, and navigate this frustrating world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this thought-provoking, funny, and searing indictment of the mental health system for patients, students, and professionals alike, \u003ci\u003eHow I Know White People Are Crazy and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e will leave you thinking differently about the psychologists in your life. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Mathias Lassiter, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e is a polymath whose mission is to help others heal and thrive. He is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and educator. Dr. Lassiter has been featured in NBC, PBS, Sirius XM, Forbes, and more. His psychotherapy practice is based in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987376111917,"sku":"9780306833052","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/5A-j2WQ0BZ9780306833052.webp?v=1776178348","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/how-i-know-white-people-are-crazy-and-other-stories-notes-from-a-frustrated-black-psychologist-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}