With 'Shrinking,' therapy is mainstream. Is that a good thing?

Medical Xpress
February 18, 2026
On Apple TV's "Shrinking," the running joke is that therapists are often in need of therapy just as much as their patients. As much as the sitcom mines the lives of its therapist characters for laughs, it also commits to portraying therapy as honestly as possible. It's not alone.
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 2/18/2026