Reposted by Professor William Sharpgabrielaamartinezm.bsky.social @gabrielaamartinezm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I thought Shelder's conclusion in his article published in 2016 was very interesting. It made me want to check his citations, as he said to not trust anyone, even himself. Spoiler... All of them exist and were correctly cited! @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social #Psyc4666 011
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Torture statistics enough, and they’ll admit to anything-MT 001
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Not 'just wrote', but caught the crux of the issue. Being moderate these days is really tough, but necessary. 010
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Is Dr Sharp more likely a reader or an avid lifter? Based on being a professor, more likely a reader. But, as often can happen in personality assessments, some questions create false binaries. Why not both? youtube.com/shorts/naUxd...youtube.comYouTubeShare your videos with friends, family, and the world 020
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Hey! Tap on my referral link to claim x1 Free Barista Handcrafted Drink voucher after you make your first purchase at Caffè Nero using the Caffè Nero app: nero.app.link/yLpjrbYTb6b You have until 31/12/2026 to claim your reward!nero.app.linkThe App - Caffè Nero: United KingdomThe Caffè Nero app is the fastest way to get your morning coffee and means you’ll never lose your loyalty card again. 020
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Interested in child development? Are you a parent? Are you thinking about being a parent? This looks like an amazing series coming up.  bgsp.edu/event/the-fi... 010
Reposted by Professor William Sharp🐂 Zeeroh Bovine 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈⛺🌳🌲🐂👨🌾 @zeerohbovine.bsky.social · 30/08/2026youtube.com/watch?v=gYq4...youtube.comDolly Parton - Peace Train fea. Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1996)YouTube video by Col. Lonnie Fain 011
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Join me at this 6-series talk on Lacan as Dr McCormick breaks down Lecture 24… It’s the first person I’ve found talking about Lacan who makes it accessible (dare I say fun!) LecturesOnLacan lecturesonlacan.substack.com/p/join-our-n...lecturesonlacan.substack.comJoin our New Series on Seminar XXIV!Join us this fall as we venture into one of Jacques Lacan’s most structurally complex and theoretically daring seminars, wonderfully titled Love Is the Failure of the Unbewoops (Seminar XXIV). 000
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 16/08/2026“The physicist Max Planck claimed that science progresses at the speed with which the old guard dies off. The fall of the psychoanalytic empire seemed a little quicker than that.” 000
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 16/08/2026“In the 196os, more than half of all American psychiatrists were psychoanalysts; today the percentage has dwindled to single figures…1/2 110
Reposted by Professor William SharpRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Agree ✔️ #BookSky 1372983478
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Therapy Needs to Get Help www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/o... Have to use this in class #Psyc4666 @northeasternu.bsky.social Great clear break down. From issues with the DSM to looking for a gold standard. I have Solms new book and will start soon!nytimes.comOpinion | Therapy Needs Therapy. Neuroscience Can Help.The good news is that the neuroscience of perception can pave the way out. 110
Reposted by Professor William SharpNortheastern College of Science @northeasterncos.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Could physical fitness affect kids’ impulse control? Northeastern researcher Charles Hillman found that greater aerobic fitness was linked to better inhibitory control in children. 🧪 Read more: bit.ly/4wKVNDD #COSConnects #Psychologybit.lyAerobic fitness may be a teller of some brain health, study suggestsAerobic fitness levels, more than body fat, have a greater impact on self-control in kids, Northeastern researchers find. 011
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Throw back Thursday. #TBT For those unfamiliar- I am holding a “phone” that was attached to a wall and the piece of it in my hand was attached to that with a cord. Best upgrade was when the cord reached all the way to the living room and you could be mobile with it. 000
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Had an good time at my first machine massage- I liked the preheat the AI arms did before working an area, was really impressed with the pressure and control I had over that, and its ability to find muscle insertion points and knots! @aescape 100
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Throw back Thursday … on summer vacation so not posting as much, but here ya go! 000
Reposted by Professor William SharpAaron Balick 🍉 @aaronbalick.com · 05/07/2026“Who could remain unmoved when Freud seemed suddenly to plunge towards the origins? 1/4 ”Suddenly he stepped out of the conscious into the unconscious, out of the everywhere into the nowhere, like some supreme explorer. 2/4 101
Reposted by Professor William SharpAaron Balick 🍉 @aaronbalick.com · 05/07/2026Boy, D.H. Lawrence has a way of putting into words how exciting it can be to read Freud! 021
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Finished Richard Gadd’s #HalfMan … ***Spoilers*** Yikes. Great analysis here: “This brings us back full circle to the most shocking scene from the first episode, when the young Niall creeping out from under Ruben’s arms and discovers, to his horror, cum in his pants.” 220
Reposted by Professor William SharpJesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Hello everyone, Jesse here. Please tell someone in Boston to come to our show because Eugene Mirman is going to be there and overall it will kick ass. 1508
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Handsome at Any Cost www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/s...nytimes.comHandsome at Any Cost 110
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 13/05/2026A nice break from #psychoanalytic reading #DCC 2 books still to buy. 2 more to get published. 020
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Psychotherapy stands at a crossroads. It can continue to operate as a collection of competing tribes, or it can finally organize around the processes that make change possible. The emergence of AI has not created this dilemma—it has simply made it unavoidable. - @AllenFrancis x.com/allenfrances...x.com 130
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Proud to be the 29,316th crawler 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG + Unstoppable! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...backerkit.comDungeon Crawler Carl RPG + UnstoppableGet ready to enter your very own World Dungeon! Play as a familiar face, such as 🧨 Carl, 👑🐈 Donut, 🐊 Florin, 🐐 Prepotente, or build your own unique crawler, complete with a customizable class and race... 000
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Always impressed with our students @northeasterncos.bsky.social Thanks for representing the Psychology department at the admissions Welcome Day! 030
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Thanks Zac for joining me at the table today @northeasternu.bsky.social to represent #Psychology at the explore program event. @northeasterncos.bsky.social 010
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 01/04/2026It’s very cool to see how these things can be connected in the #unconscious! #Jung and his ideas about #complexes resonated for me here- something like a feeling can tap into ‘soma’ / physical health 010
Reposted by Professor William Sharpliz-woo.bsky.social @liz-woo.bsky.social · 29/03/2026I asked Claude to create a CBT framework for someone struggling with anxious thoughts. It did some thinking and spit out a 13 page fill in/worksheet exercises which was cool. I think AI can help with certain tasks related to therapy but in my opinion, it is not a substitute for a human therapist. 111
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 23/03/2026I love when I agree with the other therapists in an article where I am cited... news.northeastern.edu/2026/02/17/s.... @northeasterncos.bsky.social @nuglobalnews.bsky.socialnews.northeastern.eduWith 'Shrinking,' therapy is mainstream. Is that a good thing?Once taboo, therapy has become fashionable thanks to social media and shows like “Shrinking.” Therapists say that comes with tradeoffs. 030
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 15/03/2026www.instagram.com/reel/DVoqIYc... All along I thought AI would be able to do #CBT… yikes.instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 121
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 07/03/2026"...our childhoods leave in us stories... stories we never found a way to voice...When we cannot find a way of telling our story, our story tells us-we dream these stories, we develop symptoms, or we find outselves acting in ways we don't undersand" p10 Grosz (2013) 000
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 03/03/2026A Psychoanalyst Lets Us Eavesdrop www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/m...nytimes.comA Psychoanalyst Lets Us Eavesdrop 110
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Hey. You get 50% off 1 Lyft ride in Boston if you sign up using my referral link. Terms apply, www.lyft.com/i/WILLIAM814...lyft.comRide with LyftLet’s start with your number and we'll text you a link to download the Lyft app. 000
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Finally got to reading this … interesting to see the trends, gossip, etc. One take away? Good training will help keep clients coming your way… thanks BGSP … bgsp.edu/academics/de... clearhealthcosts.com/blog/2026/01...clearhealthcosts.comTherapist forums buzzing over drop in Psychology Today referrals - ClearHealthCostsMore therapists said they have noticed that their referrals from Psychology Today directory listings, a primary source of clients, have dropped. 100
Reposted by Professor William SharpGeek at Arms @geekatarms.bsky.social · 15/02/2026PAX East is right around the corner, and I couldn't be more excited. It's an amazing time to plays some games and be with your people. I have a first-timer's guide to PAX East so you can get the most out of the show. geekatarms.com/2019/03/18/g... #PAX #PAXEast #PAXEast2026geekatarms.comGuide to Your First PAX East - Geek@ArmsYou’ve just scored tickets to your first PAX East. Congrats! So, now what? You’re going to find over 500,000 square feet of the Disney World of gaming cons. A lot of first-time PAX goers want a little... 031
Reposted by Professor William Sharpyu-care.bsky.social @yu-care.bsky.social · 28/01/2026I didn't realize these so-called evidence-based therapies (ie, manualised) were actually based on studies that didn't even have statistically significant results. What's the point of these methods if they don't ultimately help people in the long-term? @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social #TalkingHelps 101
Reposted by Professor William Sharplukepando.bsky.social @lukepando.bsky.social · 28/01/2026In “Where is the Evidence for Evidence-Based' Therapy“, Shedler is careful to note that the term ‘statistically significant’ is more of a marketing technicality than a clinically meaningful result. It can be used to bolster an otherwise underwhelming “benefit”. @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social #psyc4666 001
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 26/01/2026A must read jonathanshedler.com/wp-content/u... 110
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Discussing what evidence based therapy really means youtu.be/IQBx5TONHacyoutu.beThe Case for Psychoanalysis , Version 4YouTube video by John Thor Cornelius 000
Reposted by Professor William Sharplibbybourque.bsky.social @libbybourque.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Would you read what your therapist has to say about you? Therapists are now allowing patients to see their therapists' notes, in an attempt to improve therapeutic trust, communication, and self-confidence. #MentalHealthAwareness @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social 031
Reposted by Professor William SharpConnor Lyons @connorlyons.bsky.social · 14/01/2026After reading Dr. Laquercia’s blog on patients having access to their therapists’ notes, I agree with his apprehension. Discussing a patient’s progress can be an important part of the analytic process that I fear may be lost through the sharing of therapists’ notes. @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social 031
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Doom- or hope-scrolling? Either way- it’s important to know about why we are doing it, avoid the repetition compulsion (& understand negative reinforcement)… “We are upset about the state of the world bc we care about it… that is something precious to hold on to.” open.substack.com/pub/appliedp...open.substack.comWhy Doomscrolling is Secretly a Search for HopeAfter finding myself in a doomscroll-spiral, I realised I wasn’t chasing disaster but reassurance – I was hopescrolling. 020
Reposted by Professor William SharpAaron Balick 🍉 @aaronbalick.com · 09/01/2026People often believe the lies they are told, despite actually knowing they are lies, because the story of the lie is more preferable than the truth. They are pretending (to themselves) not to know. 1/2 162
Reposted by Professor William SharpAaron Balick 🍉 @aaronbalick.com · 24/12/2025It is a truth universally acknowledged amongst psychotherapists that however much progress a client has made through December, they will invariably return a hot mess come January. www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/why-...gq-magazine.co.ukWhy you regress into a stroppy teen at Christmas (and what you can do about it)'Tis the season for regression – even if you're older, wiser and have done a heap load of therapy. Here Dr. Aaron Balick breaks down why going home for the holidays is so challenging, and how you can ... 0112
Reposted by Professor William SharpBoston Parks Department @parks.boston.gov · 05/12/2025The Boston Common is lit for the season! Thank you to everyone who braved the cold last night to join us in celebrating the 85th annual Boston Common Tree Lighting! 🌟 13410
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Wrapped up journals for Fall 2025 Personality course! Honorable Mentions (1/2) Darsh Bhalala Svetlana Bogdanova Magaret Canavan Adora Chen Ella Chen Sarah Del Prado Andrew Ding 130
Professor William Sharp @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social · 11/11/2025“…[antisemitism] had hardly been noticed by either learned or public opinion because [it] belonged to a subterranean stream of European history where, hidden from the light of the public & the attention of the enlightened, [it] had been able to gather an entirely unexpected violence.“p7 Arendt 100