Norm Shock: When the Rules We Live By Fall Apart
From The Last Show with David Cooper by David Cooper
June 11, 2026 · 21 min · Season 3 · Episode 1174
About this episode
Komal Bhasin discusses the concept of norm shock and its implications on societal rules.
Speaker, consultant, therapist, and coach Komal Bhasin discusses norm shock – a term she coined to describe the uneasy feeling when the shared rules that you thought everyone agree on start to unravel around you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: David Cooper
Guest: Komal Bhasin
Topics covered
- norm shock
- shared rules
- society
- relationships
- psychology
Keywords
- norm shock
- shared rules
- societal norms
- psychological impact
- relationships
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