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64. Tonic Herbalism and Holistic Health with DJ and Jenny Ankenbrandt
My old friends forage for medicinal mushrooms and mineral resins, and concoct customized herbal tinctures for their clients. Today, I had the delight of interviewing t...
63. Rewiring Your Brain Through the Break Method with Bizzie Gold
Is therapy dead? Can it be revived? How can we move forward? What are the virtues and pitfalls of alternatives to therapy, like coaching or wellness related practices?...
62. To Suffer Well: Detransition, Psychedelics, and Faith, with Torren Danowski
As we discuss often on this podcast, “gender affirming care” can appeal to trauma survivors as an enticing way out of pain. Some of these people go through the entire ...
61. A Gender-Critical Meet-Cute: Zach and Cynthia of the Paradox Institute
Is it possible to fall in love over the internet? Today I welcome two very special guests about to welcome their first baby, whose love story began on Twitter. This wa...
60. Informed Consent & Maternity Care with Kallie Fell
In a recent past episode of this podcast, we discussed issues related to fertility care. But what about maternity care? In this week’s episode, Kallie Fell and I discu...
59. Cat Cattinson on Reclaiming Her Voice After Detransition
Cat Cattinson is a detransitioned woman who was featured in our documentary, Affirmation Generation. Cat shares her experience in reclaiming her singing voice after re...
58. Remembering Death with Josh Slocum
What happens when we die? Do we go to a great beyond somewhere? Are we punished for what we’ve done wrong? Many religions have tried to tackle this problem for as long...
57. The Antidote to Critical Therapy with Dr. Carole Sherwood
Has Critical Social Justice completely captured clinical psychology? So many people seek out therapy in hopes of improving their lives and the lives of those around th...
56. Meghan Murphy on A New Way of Being
How does life transform after questioning everything you thought you knew about the world? As we grow into adulthood and consider the axioms we live by, we are sometim...
55. Modern Culture Discounts the Therapeutic Process with Tessa Jacques, LMFT
How does discomfort drive the therapeutic process? Is it required to successfully navigate our uniquely difficult stations of life? This week, I am joined by Tessa Jac...
54. Simon Esler on Cut: Daughters of the West
I’ve spoken with many guests about the harms of marketing invasive, experimental, life-altering procedures to children in the name of so-called “gender affirmation.” B...
53. Awakening Beyond Transition with Laura Becker
What is the overarching perspective of a detransitioner as they move through their awakening journey? This week I am joined by Laura Becker, a detransitioner turned in...
52. Surrogacy: Liberation or Exploitation? with Jennifer Lahl
In recent years, surrogacy has become a staple in the medical field with little regard or thought of the impact surrogacy has on the human reproductive and evolutionar...
51. Wokeness Versus the Counseling Profession with Christine Sefein
Does woke ideology in psychotherapy education damage the field of professional counseling? Therapists are being evaluated more and more on the fundamental axioms that ...
50. The Battle Against Discrimination in Psychotherapy with Amy Gallagher
Is Christianity responsible for racism? According to Amy Gallagher in her fight against the UK’s NHS, the answer is no. Two years ago, Amy Gallagher was told she was u...
49. Medically Necessary Suicide? Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) with Darshan Maharaja
Canada is front and center of the growing controversy around its expansion of the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) policy as heated debates on the euthanization of c...
48. ROGD Parents: Save Your Sanity with StoicMom
In their desperation to protect their children from lifelong medicalization, parents of trans-identifying youth are often at risk of losing sleep, jobs, and even marri...
47. The Scapegoated Body: Transition Regret in Psychotherapy with Bob Withers
If you appreciate conversations about detransition, you’re not going to want to miss this episode. Today we are graced by an elder psychotherapist who has been helping...
46. Empowered Humanity Theory with Jason Littlefield
Once upon a time, Jason loved his job facilitating social and emotional learning in public schools. Then, in 2017, a new ideological framework began to take root in sc...
45. Real Talk with The Truthful Therapist: Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, LCSW
Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, aka The Truthful Therapist, empowers parents with the knowledge necessary to navigate the world of therapy infected by the deceptively-named so...
44. Understanding Autism in Today’s Culture War with Teva Johnstone, MSW
What impact does an identity-focused culture have on children with autism? Teva Johnstone is a licensed clinical social worker in California who works as a parenting c...
43. Why Men Fear Women, with Avrum Weiss, PhD
Conflict in intimate relationships is a problem as old as time. While men are often perceived as the more privileged of the sexes, their lifespans are actually getting...
42. Cancelled: Life After Social Death, with Sasha White
Many listeners in their 30’s and beyond fear losing their well-established careers, reputations, or livelihoods should they risk speaking out over controversial issues...
41. Parental Rights with Alvin Lui from Courage is a Habit
Parents are the ultimate authority in their child's emotional and mental well-being. Sexuality and identity are delicate, personal matters fraught with social and cult...
40. Early Childhood Development, Trauma, and Attachment, with Laura Wiley Haynes
Early childhood relational experiences play a vital role in laying the foundation for health, happiness, love, security, and emotion regulation. Laura is an expert in ...
39. The Myth of the Magical Child, with Matt Osborne
When Matt was 15 years old, he was told that he was an “Indigo Child” with a special “aura.” Today, he is an atheist who attributes his most mystical experiences to ro...
38. Trans Mental Health with Zander Keig, LCSW
Long-time listeners of this show have heard from numerous voices in the post-trans community, all of whom feel that the beliefs and medical practices surrounding trans...
37. Reclaiming Your Mind: Recovering from Religious Abuse, with David Teachout, LMHC
David Teachout is a licensed therapist specializing in religious abuse, as well as the host of Humanity’s Values podcast and author of Journeys of a Spiritual Atheist....
36. Is American Education Broken? with Deb Fillman
Education expert Deb Fillman fills us in on what’s broken in the American education system today. We examine the vital role of promoting embodied, experiential, natura...
35. Acting on Algorithms: Mental Shortcuts & the Absence of Deep Thought, with Xavier Bonilla
In today’s modern world, we are constantly fed mental shortcuts that can influence our thoughts and ideas. We aren’t required to do a lot of deep thinking into what we...