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Seems to me that there is a toxic intersection between "for profit medicine" (and mental health) and the growing "magic pill approach" (and expectation) to healing.
Life is hard and we don't get to be happy all the time! And pretending that all our trauma and inner demons can somehow be addressed by quick external fixes... that's pretty much amounts to delusion from where I'm sitting.
Whereas I am not a big fan of Jordan Peterson, he is a very good clinician so I'm going to have a look at this particular interview.
RE: Does everyone need therapy?