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This project began as a way to call out ideological bias in counselor education specifically (and in education more generally) and has expanded to an examination of many aspects of our contemporary culture. The ideology that calls itself "social justice" is an attempt to revolutionize and replace western values with a culture of envy, victimhood, and entitlement. As individuals, we can choose to accept this though we know it's wrong, for the sake of conflict avoidance- or we can take a stand. What kind of person makes each choice? How do we find the strength to resist groupthink?

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    Spiritual Epiphany or Psychosis? Solid Ground #180 with Karen King & Wesley Smith

    https://sensiblepsychedelicsbook.com/Karen King is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and trainer with nearly 20 years of clinical experience, specializing in trauma, Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, and psychedelic integration. Trained in psychedelic-assisted therapy through MAPS, she has spent the last several years helping clients and clinicians approach psychedelic medicine with both clinical rigor and philosophical depth. As co-author of the upcoming book The Conservative Case for Psychedelics, Karen brings a free-thinking and intellectually independent voice to a field often dominated by narrow ideological perspectives, arguing that healing, personal responsibility, tradition, and human dignity deserve a central place in the psychedelic conversation. Through her writing, teaching, and public speaking, she advocates for clinical neutrality, open dialogue, and making space for more politically and philosophically diverse voices in mental health and psychedelic therapy.Wes is a ‘small c’ conservative (pro business, individual liberty, and limited government) psychonaut, and writer focused on bringing the psychedelic renaissance out of the counterculture and into the living rooms of average Americans. After a head injury led him to explore nontraditional paths for healing, he discovered that, in the right set and setting, psychedelics candeepen the very values conservatives hold dear: faith, family, duty, and personal responsibility, while expanding our awareness of our collective consciousness .He’s the co-author, along with therapist Karen King, of the forthcoming book The Case for Conservative Psychedelics: How American Values Can Save the Movement and Strengthen America. The book chronicles veterans, parents, entrepreneurs, and churchgoers who’ve used these tools to reconnect with purpose and the people they love, and lays out conservative principles that support the use of psychedelics.His work sits at the intersection of science and ethos—bridging evidence-based research with a culturally grounded case for humility, gratitude, and moral clarity when approaching altered states that don’t fit nicely into scientific categories. He has engaged with clinicians, veterans’advocates, pastors, and policy voices, and he speaks candidly about guardrails: legality, preparation, integration, and community accountability. Whether addressing the two major orthodoxies inside the psychedelic movement or the broader Left-Right rift in our culture, Wes argues that freedom and order aren’t rivals—they are the necessary elements of any society that wishes to promote human flourishing._____________________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/

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    The Public School Corruption Covid Revealed: Solid Ground #179 with Guest Natalya Murakhver

    Natalya Murakhver is a documentary filmmaker, writer, and co-founder of Restore Childhood, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on children's education, health, and parental rights advocacy. She directs and produces documentary films through Restore Childhood and as a fellow at Palladium Pictures, and writes for the New York Post and her Substack, Restore Childhood.Born in the Soviet Union and raised in America from age six, Natalya came to filmmaking the way many of the best stories begin — from lived urgency. When New York City schools closed during the pandemic, she founded #KeepNYCSchoolsOpen and filed a lawsuit against Mayor de Blasio to reopen them. That fight became 15 DAYS: The Real Story of America's Pandemic School Closures — a forensic documentary investigation into how and why America's children were locked out of their schools, and what it cost them.Natalya was inspired to make the film in the tradition of Steven Spielberg's Shoah project — the conviction that bearing witness to institutional failure is a moral obligation, not just a creative one. As someone who grew up in the Soviet Union and arrived in America as a child, she recognized early what many did not: the warning signs of a society where the state overrides parental authority, where information is controlled, and where children are shaped by ideology rather than family and faith. That recognition — and her deep belief in Judeo-Christian values, in God, and in a parent's sacred agency over their child — drives everything she makes.Her current mission: getting 15 DAYS seen by every parent in America, and inoculating families with the truth so they can push back against indoctrination and reclaim their children's futures.SOCIAL MEDIA:Restore Childhood / Natalya Murakhver: X: https://x.com/Rstorechildhood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restorechildhood/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/restorechildhood YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/restorechildhood Substack: https://restorechildhood.substack.com15 DAYS Film — all links in one place: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/15DAYSFILM TRAILER: YouTube Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/restorechildhood (trailer is pinned)WEBSITES: https://restorechildhood.com https://15daysfilm.com_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    The Spiritual, the Mystical, & the Religious: Solid Ground #178 with Guest Michael Mercier

    Michael Mercier is President of Screen Education, which provides research, seminars and consulting on the impact of information technology on human optimization and well-being.His research and seminars examine the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical consequences ofsmartphone addiction, its impact on academic performance and workplace productivity, safety andconflict, and approaches to mitigating the problem. He also examines the impact of the news media on the public, including its polarizing effect, and the use of AI to maximize self-directed learning.Mr. Mercier has delivered keynotes, webinars, and seminars to schools, corporate audiences, industry associations, colleges and summer camps, and at many conferences.He also has presented his research to members of Congress and to the legislative aids tonumerous senators, and he testified before the Ohio Senate regarding school phone banlegislation. His seminars are rich in deep, wholly original insights, presented using clear, enlightening, thought-crystallizing frameworks, and they convey practical solutions that can beimplemented immediately.Mr. Mercier brings to his research and seminars prior experience in business consulting,market research, software, and as a marketing manager, editor and publisher innewspaper, magazine, and textbook publishing. He holds a BA in Psychology from Vassar College, an MBA in Marketing from University of Michigan, and an MS in MIS from the University of Cincinnati.www.ScreenEducation.org_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Transracialism, Feminism, and the Value of Not Knowing: Solid Ground #177

    Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ _____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comAdditional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    A Religion of Anger and Hate: Sanity Check With Cari, Christine, Leslie

    Sanity Check is a live-streamed collaboration between Cari Bartholomew, Christine Sefein-Wolk, and myself. We typically stream once or twice a month. Thank you for tuning in!Find more from Christine at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she co-hosts.And you can find more from Cari at https://www.youtube.com/@UC9LGYDq130G42FyfCJJLOZA She is also on Twitter at @carobmarcelle_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Government Approved Wisdom- The Counselor as Missionary: Solid Ground with Guest Rob Davis

    About Rob Davis: I graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Redlands with a B.A. in Philosophy (emphasis in Chinese Philosophy) and a minor in Biology. I have worked in immigration law, wilderness therapy, addiction and behavior treatment, and education. I am an author with several self-published books including philosophical works and works of fiction. I have been sharing more of my recent writing on Substack, including an in-depth account of my experience in my Counseling Master's of Science program (titled: Defund the Fun Police). I also have done a few podcast series, including one on my book Purpose in Form: The Necessary Basis of All Ethics, and one on The Art of War by Sun Tzu. I post clips from these and other reflections or responses on my YouTube channel.I worked in wilderness therapy for about 2 years. Then I transitioned to out-patient day treatment for behavioral issues for another almost 2 years. I started working with adults in rehab, then moved to kids with behavioral disorders. From pretty much the beginning, I wanted to become a counselor. At the first wilderness therapy center, I was in a preparation program where I would receive a certification that would help with becoming a counselor (I don't recall what it was exactly at this point). So my entire time working as frontline staff I was intending as preparation for the ultimate goal of becoming a counselor. I got into an online program where I could specialize in addiction treatment, which I was very interested in, and made it one semester. At the end of the semester, there was a mandatory Social Justice portion of all of our courses. The entire pedagogy shifted from "read about these theories and tell us what you like about them or don't like" to "read these and tell us how you will put them into practice." I objected and was forced out shortly into the following semester.Links: Substack: https://robertbdavisii.substack.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC_-vi5sypLBUBpkmpz0wpCA My previous interview with Rob: https://youtu.be/07Q4_Hy_8l8_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    The Case for Conservative Psychedelics, with Karen King and Wesley Smith

    Karen King is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and trainer with nearly 20 years of clinical experience, specializing in trauma, Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, and psychedelic integration. Trained in psychedelic-assisted therapy through MAPS, she has spent the last several years helping clients and clinicians approach psychedelic medicine with both clinical rigor and philosophical depth. As co-author of the upcoming book The Conservative Case for Psychedelics, Karen brings a free-thinking and intellectually independent voice to a field often dominated by narrow ideological perspectives, arguing that healing, personal responsibility, tradition, and human dignity deserve a central place in the psychedelic conversation. Through her writing, teaching, and public speaking, she advocates for clinical neutrality, open dialogue, and making space for more politically and philosophically diverse voices in mental health and psychedelic therapy.Wes is a ‘small c’ conservative (pro business, individual liberty, and limited government) psychonaut, and writer focused on bringing the psychedelic renaissance out of the counterculture and into the living rooms of average Americans. After a head injury led him to explore nontraditional paths for healing, he discovered that, in the right set and setting, psychedelics candeepen the very values conservatives hold dear: faith, family, duty, and personal responsibility, while expanding our awareness of our collective consciousness .He’s the co-author, along with therapist Karen King, of the forthcoming book The Case for Conservative Psychedelics: How American Values Can Save the Movement and Strengthen America. The book chronicles veterans, parents, entrepreneurs, and churchgoers who’ve used these tools to reconnect with purpose and the people they love, and lays out conservative principles that support the use of psychedelics.His work sits at the intersection of science and ethos—bridging evidence-based research with a culturally grounded case for humility, gratitude, and moral clarity when approaching altered states that don’t fit nicely into scientific categories. He has engaged with clinicians, veterans’ advocates, pastors, and policy voices, and he speaks candidly about guardrails: legality, preparation, integration, and community accountability. Whether addressing the two major orthodoxies inside the psychedelic movement or the broader Left-Right rift in our culture, Wes argues that freedom and order aren’t rivals—they are the necessary elements of any society that wishes to promote human flourishing._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Ireland Under Siege, with Jenny Holland, Solid Ground Live #175

    Jenny Holland's substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ On YouTube: https://youtube.com/@savingculturefromitselfand find her on Twitter @SemperFemina21_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Debra Soh on the Sex Recession: Solid Ground #174

    Dr. Debra Soh is a neuroscientist who specializes in human sexuality. She is the author of Sextinction: The Decline of Sex and the Future of Intimacy.As a journalist, she writes about the politicization of science, technology, health, and online subcultures. She is a contributor to The Globe and Mail. Her writing has also appeared in Harper’s Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, The Daily Wire, The Free Press, and many other publications.She has appeared on Bill Maher’s Club Random Podcast, Dr. Phil, The Megyn Kelly Show, Book Club with Michael Smerconish, Culture Apothecary, the Joe Rogan Experience, Calmversations with Benjamin Boyce, and many more.https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Sextinction/Debra-Soh/9781668057391DrDebraSoh.com _____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Should We End Welfare Cold Turkey? Solid Ground #173 with Dr. Erik Lidström

    Dr Lidström's recently published essay: https://iea.org.uk/publications/evolutionary-economics/# Erik Lidström holds an MSc and a PhD in physics from Uppsala University, Sweden, and an MBA from the Open University, UK. After conducting research at the ESRF in Grenoble, France, he entered the software industry in 2000. He has worked in Britain, France, Sweden, and Morocco, and now resides in Northern Sweden. He writes books and articles on political economy, political science, and other societal matters. Apart from an unrelated day job, he also works on renovating and extending his house.In English, he has published two books:Education Unchained – What it takes to restore schools and learning (2015), third edition in 2024. Recommended by Choice in 2016.Evolution and Social Order – How our Stone Age brain understands and misunderstands society (2025)Erik's substack: @purpendicular_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Political Disillusion, Utah Politics, & Therapy in Schools: Solid Ground #172 with Cari Bartholomew!

    From Cari: I’m Cari Bartholomew, known online as Carob Marcelle.For the past four years I’ve been studying what’s happening inside K–12 education and translating it for everyday parents and citizens. This channel is where I break down the ideas shaping our schools, culture, and children — from classroom curriculum to the broader ideological movements influencing education in America.You’ll hear conversations with teachers, whistleblowers, historians, and survivors of totalitarian regimes who recognize troubling patterns many people are only beginning to see.My goal is simple: to make complicated ideas understandable so families can think clearly, ask better questions, and act with courage. If you care about education, freedom, faith, and the future of the next generation, you’re in the right place.New videos weekly.Be not afraid._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    APA Say What?!? Psychology & the Promotion of "Kink:" Solid Ground #170

    Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ _____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comAdditional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Moral Narcissism & Deep Envy: Harnessing Psychology for Revolutionary Ends: Solid Ground with CTA

    Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgMichael Olan, PsyD, is a Doctor of Psychology based in the Chicago area. He is also Co-Director of Critical Therapy Antidote, an international network focused on preserving the core therapeutic ethos of psychotherapy. He trained at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, with clinical experience at McLean OCD Institute, Hartgrove Hospital, and Aspire Indiana. His work focuses on how ideology shapes psychotherapy and its impact on the conditions necessary for psychological healing. He has written for Critical Therapy Antidote and presented at Heterodox Academy on using cognitive-behavioural tools to support viewpoint diversity.Michael is also a co-host of the Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast, where he explores the intersection of culture, ideology, and clinical practice.Jaco van Zyl, MA (Clinical Psychology), is a South Africa-trained clinical psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice, living in Ireland. Jaco has a special interest in both individual and group psychology, and uses a psychoanalytic lens to explore the psychology of ideology, particularly of Critical Social Justice (CSJ). He is a co-director of Critical Therapy Antidote, a co-host of the CTA podcast, and has written articles for Merion West, Critical Therapy Antidote, Genspect and the Journal for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. He is also chapter contributor of Woke - A Critique of Social Justice Ideology, edited by Jon Mills._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Have We Been Divided & Conquered? Solid Ground #168

    Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ _____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comAdditional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Exposing Teachers' Unions: the Conspiracy to Keep Kids Locked Down, with Filmmaker Natalya Murakhver

    Natalya Murakhver is a documentary filmmaker, writer, and co-founder of Restore Childhood, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on children's education, health, and parental rights advocacy. She directs and produces documentary films through Restore Childhood and as a fellow at Palladium Pictures, and writes for the New York Post and her Substack, Restore Childhood.Born in the Soviet Union and raised in America from age six, Natalya came to filmmaking the way many of the best stories begin — from lived urgency. When New York City schools closed during the pandemic, she founded #KeepNYCSchoolsOpen and filed a lawsuit against Mayor de Blasio to reopen them. That fight became 15 DAYS: The Real Story of America's Pandemic School Closures — a forensic documentary investigation into how and why America's children were locked out of their schools, and what it cost them.Natalya was inspired to make the film in the tradition of Steven Spielberg's Shoah project — the conviction that bearing witness to institutional failure is a moral obligation, not just a creative one. As someone who grew up in the Soviet Union and arrived in America as a child, she recognized early what many did not: the warning signs of a society where the state overrides parental authority, where information is controlled, and where children are shaped by ideology rather than family and faith. That recognition — and her deep belief in Judeo-Christian values, in God, and in a parent's sacred agency over their child — drives everything she makes.Her current mission: getting 15 DAYS seen by every parent in America, and inoculating families with the truth so they can push back against indoctrination and reclaim their children's futures.SOCIAL MEDIA:Restore Childhood / Natalya Murakhver: X: https://x.com/Rstorechildhood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restorechildhood/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/restorechildhood YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/restorechildhood Substack: https://restorechildhood.substack.com15 DAYS Film — all links in one place: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/15DAYSFILM TRAILER: YouTube Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/restorechildhood (trailer is pinned)WEBSITES: https://restorechildhood.com https://15daysfilm.com_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    ADHD: Disorder or Learned Behavior Pattern? Solid Ground #167 with Dr. Craig Wiener

    Previous TRC interviews with Dr. Wiener: https://youtu.be/uHWWeRnhNDg?si=pynXPugBnMv-KQKIhttps://youtu.be/iXbyBPauA-I?si=ltp5HhTIF1jUsqsQhttps://youtu.be/DC0P-ffY3r4?si=hx1ZMAPRI6HfldraDr. Craig B. Wiener is a licensed Clinical Psychologist based in Worcester, Massachusetts. He obtained his doctoral degree from Clark University in 1979. In addition to over forty years of private practice, has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. For over two decades, he was the Clinical Director of Mental Health Services at a community health center where he supervised a large staff of clinicians and graduate students. Dr. Wiener is the author of three books on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and he has presented his work at national and state conventions for Psychologists and Social Workers. His current book, Backyard Politics: A Psychological Understanding of Today’s Political and Social Divide is a culmination of his clinical experience, which has helped him gain insight into the way we cope and resolve problems. Dr. Wiener can be contacted through his website: www.craigwiener.com. _____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Parasociality & Personal Authority in the Age of Absurdity: Solid Ground #166 with Amy Sousa

    Amy E. Sousa holds a MA in Depth Psychology. She is a women's rights activist, writer, lecturer, and educator, with an expertise in instincts, safeguarding, and embodiment. As an activist, Sousa has organized multiple rallies, protests, and free speech events on behalf of women/girls sex-based safeguarding provisions and against the unnecessary medicalization of children. Amy’s writing can be found at www.theknownheretic.com, and @KnownHeretic on X, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Public Institutions and the Feminization of Bureaucracy: Dr Erik Lidström, Solid Ground 165

    Erik Lidström holds an MSc and a PhD in physics from Uppsala University, Sweden, and an MBA from the Open University, UK. After conducting research at the ESRF in Grenoble, France, he entered the software industry in 2000. He has worked in Britain, France, Sweden, and Morocco, and now resides in Northern Sweden. He writes books and articles on political economy, political science, and other societal matters. Apart from an unrelated day job, he also works on renovating and extending his house.In English, he has published two books:Education Unchained – What it takes to restore schools and learning (2015), third edition in 2024. Recommended by Choice in 2016.Evolution and Social Order – How our Stone Age brain understands and misunderstands society (2025)Erik's substack: @purpendicular_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Can Public Schools be Saved? Solid Ground #164 with Guest Ed Roos

    My previous interview with Ed: "All White People are Racist:" A Seattle District Fired Principal for the Crime of Being a White Manhttps://youtu.be/5vXqiWgc1_sEd Roos holds a Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) from Antioch University, a principal certification from the University of Washington, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Western Washington University. After serving as a sales manager for a local software company, he made a bold mid-career transition into education. Over the next 17 years, he dedicated himself to Seattle Public Schools as both a teacher and administrator. In 2020, amid the shifting tides of cancel culture, his tenure came to an unexpected end. Today, Ed contributes part-time to the nonprofit sector and offers education consulting services. He is currently writing a book that chronicles his experiences within the Seattle school system._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Is the Mental Health Profession Squashing Individualism? Solid Ground #163 with Jake Wiskerchen

    Jake is licensed as a marriage and family therapist in Nevada and has worn multiple hats and served in many capacities across his 15 years in the profession. He is a lifelong San Francisco Giants fan, avid homebrewer, and below average Mario Kart driver. He lives in Sparks with his wife, two boys, and two dogs. To read his full bio and CV, please visit zephyrwellness.org/the-teamLinks:zephyrwellness.orgWalk The Talk America: https://linktr.ee/walkthetalkamericaGuns and Mental Health podcast: https://wtta.buzzsprout.com/Noggin Notes podcast: https://nogginnotespod.podbean.com/Reno Dads: https://renodadsblog.com/_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcastJenny Holland: substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ and X @SemperFemina21and on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@SavingCultureFromItself

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    Redefining Death: the Ethics of Organ Donation, with Dr. Heidi Klessig

    Dr. Heidi Klessig attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she completed a residency program in anesthesiology. She received the American Board of Anesthesiology’s board certification in anesthesiology and the ABA’s certificate of added qualification in pain management. She was a founding partner of the Pain Clinic of Northwestern Wisconsin and an instructor for the International Spinal Injection Society. She now writes and speaks on the ethics of organ donation and transplantation.My YouTube channel: @HeidiKlessigMDHere's a link to The Brain Death Fallacy on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0byn0iaT_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.org

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    Euthanasia (MAID): When isn't a Life Worth Living? SG #162 with Alex Schadenberg

    Alex Schadenberg is the executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC). And the Chairperson for EPC-International since November 2007. Alex has authored articles published in newspapers world-wide and maintains the world's most widely-read blog on issues related to assisted death: www.epcblog.org. The EPC blog has published more than 5500 articles and has had 9 million viewers.Alex co-produced the Fatal Flaws film, the Euthanasia Deception documentary and the film Turningthe Tide and published the book, Exposing Vulnerable People to Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide.You can reach Alex at [email protected] visit EPC's website at https://epcc.ca/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YeMkLtgItsMy last interview with Alex: Institutional Homicide: Inside the Push for Euthanasia, with Alex Schadenberg https://youtu.be/bDLnmKw-Xd0_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcastJenny Holland: substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ and X @SemperFemina21and on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@SavingCultureFromItself

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    Cosmetic Surgery on Baby Boys: Why is This Normal? Dr Jared Ross on Solid Ground #161

    Dr. Jared L. Ross is a board-certified physician with over 25 years of experience as a paramedic, firefighter, and educator. Jared is clinically active in Emergency Medicine, EMS, Addiction Medicine, and Alternative Psychiatry. Jared has presented at over 100 national and international conferences and is frequently interviewed for media commentary. Dr. Ross is the Founder and President of EMSEC, LLC, which provides medical education and consulting services. Jared advocates for individual rights, bodily autonomy, and ending antisemitism and racism inside and outside of medicine.Social Links:DrJaredRoss.comyoutube.com/@drjaredrosshttps://x.com/DrJaredRosslinkedin.com/in/DrJaredRossResources and recommendations:Intact America (intactamerica.org)Intact Global (intactglobal.org)Your Whole Baby (yourwholebaby.org). NOCIRC (National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers).NOCIRC of Michigan (nocircofmi.org)Intaction (intaction.org)Bloodstained Men (bloodstainedmen.org).Skin in the Game (skininthegame.org).Bruchim (bruchim.online)Doctors Opposing Circumcision (doctorsopposingcircumcision.org)My previous interview with Dr Ross: Dr. Jared Ross on Leaving the Left & Woke Ideology in Medicine and in Judaismhttps://youtu.be/G0OLTQUQQ4g_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcastJenny Holland: substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ and X @SemperFemina21and on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@SavingCultureFromItself

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    The Case Against Male Genital Mutilation, with Dr. Jared Ross

    Dr. Jared L. Ross is a board-certified physician with over 25 years of experience as a paramedic, firefighter, and educator. Jared is clinically active in Emergency Medicine, EMS, Addiction Medicine, and Alternative Psychiatry. Jared has presented at over 100 national and international conferences and is frequently interviewed for media commentary. Dr. Ross is the Founder and President of EMSEC, LLC, which provides medical education and consulting services. Jared advocates for individual rights, bodily autonomy, and ending antisemitism and racism inside and outside of medicine.Social Links:DrJaredRoss.comyoutube.com/@DrJaredRosshttps://x.com/DrJaredRosslinkedin.com/in/DrJaredRossResources and recommendations:Intact America (intactamerica.org)Intact Global (intactglobal.org)Your Whole Baby (yourwholebaby.org). NOCIRC (National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers).NOCIRC of Michigan (nocircofmi.org)Intaction (intaction.org)Bloodstained Men (bloodstainedmen.org).Skin in the Game (skininthegame.org).Bruchim (bruchim.online)Doctors Opposing Circumcision (doctorsopposingcircumcision.org)My previous interview with Dr Ross: Dr. Jared Ross on Leaving the Left & Woke Ideology in Medicine and in Judaismhttps://youtu.be/G0OLTQUQQ4g_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.org

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    Homeless in America: Policing, Charity, Lifestyle- Solid Ground #160 with Amy Farah Weiss

    Amy Farah Weiss is the founder and director of Saint Francis Challenge, a nonprofit launched in San Francisco in 2015 that works to end street homelessness and build a movement of resident stewardship through the co-creation of “BEST Places” — communities of Belonging, Essential Needs, Shared Agreements, and Teamwork.Born and raised in the Bay Area, Amy earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from UC Santa Cruz in the late ’90s and later a master’s degree in Organizational Development from San Francisco State. She now lives in New Mexico, where she leads a Resident Steward Trainee pilot at supported housing and shelter sites working in partnership with the City of Santa Fe.www.saintfrancischallenge.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/company/saint-francis-challengehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/amyfarahweiss/Community First! Village (Austin): https://mlf.org/community-first/Haven for Hope (San Antonio): https://www.havenforhope.org/a-blueprint-for-hope/_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

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    Our Kids are the New Red Guard: Solid Ground #159 with Cari Bartholomew

    You can find more from Parents Rights advocate Cari Bartholomew at https://www.youtube.com/@UC9LGYDq130G42FyfCJJLOZA She is also on Twitter at @carobmarcelle_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcastJenny Holland: substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ and X @SemperFemina21and on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@SavingCultureFromItself

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    Should We End Public Schools to Save Our Kids? with Dr. Erik Lidström

    Erik Lidström holds an MSc and a PhD in physics from Uppsala University, Sweden, and an MBA from the Open University, UK. After conducting research at the ESRF in Grenoble, France, he entered the software industry in 2000. He has worked in Britain, France, Sweden, and Morocco, and now resides in Northern Sweden. He writes books and articles on political economy, political science, and other societal matters. Apart from an unrelated day job, he also works on renovating and extending his house.In English, he has published two books:Education Unchained – What it takes to restore schools and learning (2015), third edition in 2024. Recommended by Choice in 2016.Evolution and Social Order – How our Stone Age brain understands and misunderstands society (2025)_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Developing the Panopticon, with Julie Barrett: Solid Ground #158

    Julie Barrett is the Founder and President of Conservative Ladies of America; a national organization activating citizens to engage in the legislative process and defend American values at the state and local levels. Conservative Ladies has expanded its reach across the country in 2024 and 2025, empowering parents and communities to influence public policy and hold lawmakers accountable. In Washington State, we have been called the “most effective and influential organization in Olympia,” helping defeat several harmful education policies, including an anti-parent K–12 attendance bill in 2025. A mother of four, Julie brings both personal conviction and policy insight into her work, combining grassroots organizing with a passion for restoring constitutional governance. She lives in Sarasota, Florida.Julie BarrettFounder, Conservative Ladies of Americaconservativeladiesofamerica.com_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcastJenny Holland: substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ and X @SemperFemina21and on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@SavingCultureFromItself

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    The State of Education: Woke is A Turbo Cancer, SG with Paul Rossi

    Paul Rossi was a career math teacher until 2021, when he exposed the damaging effects of CRT indoctrination at his high school.He now directs the Terra Firma Teaching Alliance (http://www.tfteach.org), a networking and support organization for K-12 teachers in the U.S. and Canada. Terra Firma works to add viewpoint diversity and sound pedagogy to curriculum in public, private and charter schools.He also writes on X @pauldrossi about politics, culture, and education._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    What Can We Do About the Masculinity Crisis? Solid Ground #156 with Michael Mercier

    Michael Mercier is President of Screen Education, which provides research, seminars and consulting on the impact of information technology on human optimization and well-being.His research and seminars examine the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical consequences of smartphone addiction, its impact on academic performance and workplace productivity, safety and conflict, and approaches to mitigating the problem. He also examines the impact of the news media on the public, including its polarizing effect, and the use of AI to maximize self-directed learning.Mr. Mercier has delivered keynotes, webinars, and seminars to schools, corporate audiences, industry associations, colleges and summer camps, and at many conferences.He also has presented his research to members of Congress and to the legislative aids to numerous senators, and he testified before the Ohio Senate regarding school phone banlegislation. His seminars are rich in deep, wholly original insights, presented using clear, enlightening, thought-crystallizing frameworks, and they convey practical solutions that can be implemented immediately.Mr. Mercier brings to his research and seminars prior experience in business consulting, market research, software, and as a marketing manager, editor and publisher in newspaper, magazine, and textbook publishing. He holds a BA in Psychology from Vassar College, an MBA in Marketing from University of Michigan, and an MS in MIS from the University of Cincinnati.www.ScreenEducation.orgJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Find us on Twitter: @jleslieelliott @dissidentdeliteFind more from Christine Sefein-Wolk at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she co-hosts._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Age-Verification: the Surveillance State Disguised as Child Protection, with Julie Barrett

    Julie Barrett, Founder & President, Conservative Ladies of AmericaJulie Barrett is the Founder and President of Conservative Ladies of America; a national organization activating citizens to engage in the legislative process and defend American values at the state and local levels. Conservative Ladies has expanded its reach across the country in 2024 and 2025, empowering parents and communities to influence public policy and hold lawmakers accountable. In Washington State, we have been called the “most effective and influential organization in Olympia,” helping defeat several harmful education policies, including an anti-parent K–12 attendance bill in 2025. A mother of four, Julie brings both personal conviction and policy insight into her work, combining grassroots organizing with a passion for restoring constitutional governance. She lives in Sarasota, Florida.http://conservativeladiesofamerica.com/_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Etsy Stole My Earnings! How Big Investment Firms Use Etsy as a Trojan Horse for Digital ID

    Notes and Links:https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comEtsy took money intended for me from buyers who purchased my work. I created the items by hand, paid for the materials, skills, and studio & kiln fees, paid for shipping, and followed all of the rules and polices required by Etsy to do so. Their request for biometric data came after my items sold, and constitutes a material change in the contract between myself and the platform.The people who purchased my ceramics thought they were paying me, but instead they gave money to a company that is controlled by huge investment firms and can afford to hassle small business owners, who often give up in frustration and either supply personal information despite their reservations or walk away from their earnings. My sales were $392, and after Etsy’s fees I was due $318. How many other people are in this position? And how many people shop Etsy in order to avoid big tech companies like Amazon, without realizing that Etsy is operating as a trojan horse for digital ID?Please share your own thoughts and experiences with me in the comments. And if you would like to support my work, check out my ceramics, or send me a private message, you can find me at https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.com_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Immigration, Islam, and Political Corruption: Solid Ground #155 with Cari Bartholomew

    Link to the song I mentioned (video was banned by YouTube): https://open.spotify.com/album/38WvD0Omx6dMfo0NcaurKw?si=K9vG2s46TUee3fRyR-clWwFind more from Cari at https://www.youtube.com/@UC9LGYDq130G42FyfCJJLOZA She is also on Twitter at @carobmarcelleJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Find us on Twitter: @jleslieelliott @dissidentdeliteJenny Holland's substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ and find her on Twitter @SemperFemina21https://open.substack.com/pub/jennyeholland/p/fathers-come-save-your-sons?r=1dwvdj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=falseJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Find us on Twitter: @jleslieelliott @dissidentdelite_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Post-Woke Therapy: Embracing Humility & Uncertainty: Solid Ground #154 with Dr. Michael Olan

    Michael Olan, Psy.D., is a doctor of psychology in clinical psychology currently working as a postdoctoral clinical associate. Michael works to understand ideological intrusions in psychotherapy and their impact on core psychological sensibilities essential to healing. He is chiefly concerned with the influence of issues related to politicization in therapy and co-hosts the Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl and Christine Sefein.Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Find us on Twitter: @jleslieelliott @dissidentdeliteFind more from Christine Sefein-Wolk at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she co-hosts._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Between the Redpill & the Radfems, with Dr. Dean Abbott

    Dr. Dean Abbott is a Coach, Mentor, Writer and Poet. He holds degrees in Philosophy, Psychology, Theology and Communication. He is a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor who works with clients both locally and around the world online. He is the author of two books, and the creator of the "Know Thyself" 90 session guided journal. He lives in Indiana, and loves music, cats, and baseball.https://www.deanabbott.com/p/serviceshttps://x.com/DeanAbbott_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Parents of Trans Kids: What Makes Families Vulnerable? SG #153 with Pamela Garfield-Jaeger

    Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, LCSW is known as "The Truthful Therapist" because after she lost her job for choosing not to take the c*vid v*cc*ne, she decided to step up and publicly tell the truth about how corroded the mental health system is. With her 20+ years of experience, Pamela has built an online program to help parents find non-ideologically driven therapy.She also does online consultations for parents who don't know where to begin, or to help them figure out if their child's therapist is ethically sound. She encourages parents to question authority and to trust their instincts. You can find her on her website www.thetruthfultherapist.orgHer YouTube is @thetruthfultherapistIG is @the.truthfultherapisttwitter @truththerapistSubstack is https://substack.com/@pamthetruthfultherapistYou can see her in two major documentaries:www.gendertransformation.com (by the Epoch Times)And https://www.amazon.com/Dysconnected-Daisy-Strongin/dp/B0CHPMN42KJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Find us on Twitter: @jleslieelliott @dissidentdeliteJenny Holland's substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ and find her on Twitter @SemperFemina21Find more from Christine Sefein-Wolk at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she co-hosts._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    The Madness of Modern Therapy: Solid Ground #152 with Ryan Rogers

    Ryan Rogers holds a graduate degree in clinical mental health counseling. He also hosts the Reality Therapy podcast and is author of The Woke Mind. Reality Therapy Podcast: ⁨@RealityTherapyRyan⁩  Ryan on X: @ryanMcRogersJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Find us on Twitter: @jleslieelliott @dissidentdeliteJenny Holland's substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ and find her on Twitter @SemperFemina21Find more from Christine Sefein-Wolk at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she co-hosts._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Sexual Purity: Do Men Want the Madonna or the Whore? Solid Ground #151 with Dr. Dean Abbott

    Dr. Dean Abbott is a Coach, Mentor, Writer and Poet. He holds degrees in Philosophy, Psychology, Theology and Communication. He is a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor who works with clients both locally and around the world online. He is the author of two books, and the creator of the "Know Thyself" 90 session guided journal. He lives in Indiana, and loves music, cats, and baseball.https://www.deanabbott.com/p/serviceshttps://x.com/DeanAbbottJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Find us on Twitter: @jleslieelliott @dissidentdeliteFind more from Christine Sefein-Wolk at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she co-hosts._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Why Are You Gay? A Chat with Josh Slocum

    A conversation with Josh Slocum of the Disaffected Podcast about the "born this way" theory of homosexuality and the cult of lgbtq. The Disaffected podcast is a weekly show that looks at culture and political issues through a psychological lens, focusing on the narcissistic abuse dynamics that characterize current progressive and leftist issues. The show's thesis is that the same narcissistic abuse found in 'domestic abuse' and the family has become a public norm.Links to Disaffected online:https://disaffectedpod.substack.com/Twitter: @disaffectedpod_____________________________________________________________________ If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

  40. 316

    I Hope My Kids Won't Be Gay: In Defense of "Heteronormativity"

    A reading of an essay I wrote last year. I ask that you please listen or read the whole thing before commenting.Here's a link to the written version: https://open.substack.com/pub/theradicalcenter/p/i-hope-my-kids-wont-be-gay?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    How Media Shapes Our Beliefs & Our Conflicts: Solid Ground #149 with Michael Mercier

    Michael Mercier is President of Screen Education, which provides research, seminars and consulting on the impact of information technology on human optimization and well-being.His research and seminars examine the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical consequences of smartphone addiction, its impact on academic performance and workplace productivity, safety and conflict, and approaches to mitigating the problem. He also examines the impact of the news media on the public, including its polarizing effect, and the use of AI to maximize self-directed learning.Mr. Mercier has delivered keynotes, webinars, and seminars to schools, corporate audiences, industry associations, colleges and summer camps, and at many conferences.He also has presented his research to members of Congress and to the legislative aids to numerous senators, and he testified before the Ohio Senate regarding school phone banlegislation. His seminars are rich in deep, wholly original insights, presented using clear, enlightening, thought-crystallizing frameworks, and they convey practical solutions that can be implemented immediately.Mr. Mercier brings to his research and seminars prior experience in business consulting, market research, software, and as a marketing manager, editor and publisher in newspaper, magazine, and textbook publishing. He holds a BA in Psychology from Vassar College, an MBA in Marketing from University of Michigan, and an MS in MIS from the University of Cincinnati.www.ScreenEducation.orgJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Find us on Twitter: @jleslieelliott @dissidentdeliteFind more from Christine Sefein-Wolk at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she co-hosts._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    We've All Been Groomed! Amy Sousa on Protecting Women's Boundaries: Solid Ground #148

    Amy E. Sousa holds a MA in Depth Psychology. She is a women's rights activist, writer, lecturer, and educator, with an expertise in instincts, safeguarding, and embodiment. As an activist, Sousa has organized multiple rallies, protests, and free speech events on behalf of women/girls sex-based safeguarding provisions and against the unnecessary medicalization of children. Amy’s writing can be found at www.theknownheretic.com, and @KnownHeretic on X, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTokhttps://www.amyesousa.com/Join us for the Solid Ground Live stream every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Find us on Twitter: @jleslieelliott @dissidentdeliteFind more from Christine Sefein-Wolk at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she co-hosts._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterMy ceramics: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.com

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    Crappy People Come in All Colors: Sanity Check with Cari, Christine, & Leslie

    Sanity Check is a collaboration between Cari Bartholomew, Christine Sefein-Wolk, and myself. Thank you for tuning in!Find more from Christine at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she hosts along with Jaco Van ZylAnd you can also find more from Carob at https://www.youtube.com/@UC9LGYDq130G42FyfCJJLOZA She is also on Twitter at @carobmarcelle_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Is Your Doctor a DEI Hire? Canceled Surgeon Exposes Truth about "Diversity" Bias in Medicine

    Rick Bosshardt has been a plastic surgeon in Tavares, FL for 35 years. A graduate of the University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine, he trained as a general surgeon in the US Navy in Oakland, CA and was board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. He completed his residency in plastic surgery at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital program under world-reknown plastic surgeon, D. Ralph Millard and began his own practice in 1989. He is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons for over thirty years. For 25 years he wrote a weekly medical column for the Orlando Sentinel. In April 2022, he was banned for life from access to the ACS discussion forums by the leadership for refusing to back down in objecting to its adoption of DEI. His fight took a new turn when the ACS leadership closed the discussion forums for good. (optional) His writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, National Review, City Journal, and other publications. https://richardtbosshardtmd.substack.com/p/an-open-letter-to-the-american-collegePrevious conversations with Dr. Bosshardt on this channel: https://youtu.be/o93nuXBMdwYhttps://youtu.be/VQXNMOnwl4Y_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

  45. 311

    Individuation & Group Belonging in Modern Youth Culture with Anthony Rispo: Solid Ground #147

    Anthony Rispo is a writer, independent scholar, and co-host of The Discourse Lab podcast. A Columbia University psychology graduate, his work focuses on social cognition, sociopolitical behavior, and the developmental forces that shape how we think and connect. He has contributed to research on narrative, perspective-taking, and autism, and founded Columbia’s Heterodox Academy Campus Community to champion viewpoint diversity and open inquiry. Anthony has also established a presence on Instagram, where he creates reels and short videos that explore political behavior, political theory, social cognition, and identity.IG @anthonyrispoSubstack is the same— anthonyrispo https://substack.com/@anthonyrispo?r=21q5ln&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profileDiscourse Lab (my podcast) On all streaming platforms IG @ the_discourselabJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Find us on Twitter: @jleslieelliott @dissidentdeliteFind more from Christine Sefein-Wolk at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she co-hosts.My Etsy shop if you are interested in my ceramics: https://yayrainart.etsy.com_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    "All White People are Racist:" A Seattle District Fired Principal for the Crime of Being a White Man

    Ed Roos holds a Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) from Antioch University, a principal certification from the University of Washington, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Western Washington University. After serving as a sales manager for a local software company, he made a bold mid-career transition into education. Over the next 17 years, he dedicated himself to Seattle Public Schools as both a teacher and administrator. In 2020, amid the shifting tides of cancel culture, his tenure came to an unexpected end. Today, Ed contributes part-time to the nonprofit sector and offers education consulting services. He is currently writing a book that chronicles his experiences within the Seattle school system.Ed's Links:The FAIR article:How a False Accusation Destroyed My Career and My LifeReed Newton’s Article:Ed Roos trusted FAIR with his story—now he’s speaking outBrandi Kruse:SWS: Coping with cancel culture (11.9.25) | PatreonunDivided with Brandi Kruse / Campaign of fear (11.10.25)https://www.patreon.com/posts/watch-campaign-143287904?utm_campaign=patron_engagement&utm_source=post_link&post_id=143287904&utm_id=952b6e79-6b66-432b-9abe-33eb6d153615&utm_medium=emailJohn CurleyVideo | FacebookX (twitter) - Webinarhttps://x.com/fairforall_org/status/1990571079178637626Youtube - Webinarhttps://www.youtube.com/live/gHRk6w_kkmw___________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Digital Compulsion: Are Your Kids Powerless Against their Phones? SG 144 with Guest Michael Mercier

    Michael Mercier is President of Screen Education, which provides research, seminars and consulting on the impact of information technology on human optimization and well-being.His research and seminars examine the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical consequences of smartphone addiction, its impact on academic performance and workplace productivity, safety and conflict, and approaches to mitigating the problem. He also examines the impact of the news media on the public, including its polarizing effect, and the use of AI to maximize self-directed learning.Mr. Mercier has delivered keynotes, webinars, and seminars to schools, corporate audiences, industry associations, colleges and summer camps, and at many conferences. He also has presented his research to members of Congress and to the legislative aids to numerous senators, and he testified before the Ohio Senate regarding school phone ban legislation. His seminars are rich in deep, wholly original insights, presented using clear, enlightening, thought-crystallizing frameworks, and they convey practical solutions that can beimplemented immediately.Mr. Mercier brings to his research and seminars prior experience in business consulting, market research, software, and as a marketing manager, editor and publisher in newspaper, magazine, and textbook publishing. He holds a BA in Psychology from Vassar College, an MBA in Marketing from University of Michigan, and an MS in MIS from the University of Cincinnati.www.ScreenEducation.orgJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Find us on Twitter: @jleslieelliott @dissidentdeliteFind more from Christine Sefein-Wolk at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she co-hosts._______________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Ordinary Narcissism, Human Sexuality, and Reasons for Optimism, with Dr. Patrick Lockwood

    Dr. Patrick Lockwood has been serving as a consultant in non-profits, marketing companies, and clinical treatment settings for almost 20 years. In addition, he brings 15 years of experience working in the mental health and addiction treatment space. Dr. Lockwood has been a thought leader regarding personnel management, mentorship, and systems improvement in the Southern California clinical community.Using a unique combination of both clinical and consulting skills and knowledge, Dr. Lockwood has helped high performers thrive in companies like Fidelity Investments, GoodWill Industries, and many private treatment centers. He offers a spectrum of collaborative experiences, ranging from identifying personality-role goodness of fit, to strategic consulting sessions to improve performance in highly complex and dynamic work environments, to comprehensive evaluations and long term strategic performance improvement plans.Dr. Lockwood also has a decade of leadership experience in the Mental Health/Addiction treatment world, overseeing programs, improving their performance, helping them attain and maintain professional accreditation, and much more. Among his favorite experiences is supervision and professional development of interns. Dr. Lockwood has mentored many new clinicians as they develop their professional identities on their path through licensure and into thriving clinical careers. Finally, has spent over 8 years of his life mentoring and educating future MFTs and PsyDs at California Lutheran University.Links: @AlobhaPatrick on Xhttps://www.lockwoodconsultingsolutions.com/_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Homelessness in America: What are We Doing Wrong and What Can We Do Differently? with Amy Farah Weiss

    Amy Farah Weiss is the founder and director of Saint Francis Challenge, a nonprofit launched in San Francisco in 2015 that works to end street homelessness and build a movement of resident stewardship through the co-creation of “BEST Places” — communities of Belonging, Essential Needs, Shared Agreements, and Teamwork.Born and raised in the Bay Area, Amy earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from UC Santa Cruz in the late ’90s and later a master’s degree in Organizational Development from San Francisco State. She now lives in New Mexico, where she leads a Resident Steward Trainee pilot at supported housing and shelter sites working in partnership with the City of Santa Fe.Links: Saintfrancischallenge.org _____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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    Women's Role in Social Downfall: an Evo-Psych Perspective with Dr Dani Sulikowski and Dr Dean Abbott

    Dr Dani Sulikowski studied at the University of New England, before completing her PhD at Macquarie University investigating how cognitive mechanisms support foraging efficiency. She commenced as a lecturer at Charles Sturt University’s School of Psychology in 2011, where she remains, currently as Associate Head of School. Dani’s research has spanned comparative cognition, visual attention, human mating and attractiveness, dark personalities and the signalling value of human facial morphology (especially patterns of asymmetry). Currently, her primary area of research focus is in female intrasexual competition and its socio-political implications. Find her on X at @DrDaniSDr. Dean Abbott is a Coach, Mentor, Writer and Poet. He holds degrees in Philosophy, Psychology, Theology and Communication. He is a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor who works with clients both locally and around the world online. He is the author of two books, and the creator of the "Know Thyself" 90 session guided journal. He lives in Indiana, and loves music, cats, and baseball.https://www.deanabbott.com/p/servicesFind him on X at @DeanAbbottJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Find us on Twitter: @jleslieelliott @dissidentdelite___________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenter

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This project began as a way to call out ideological bias in counselor education specifically (and in education more generally) and has expanded to an examination of many aspects of our contemporary culture. The ideology that calls itself "social justice" is an attempt to revolutionize and replace western values with a culture of envy, victimhood, and entitlement. As individuals, we can choose to accept this though we know it's wrong, for the sake of conflict avoidance- or we can take a stand. What kind of person makes each choice? How do we find the strength to resist groupthink?

HOSTED BY

Leslie Elliott Boyce

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How many episodes does the radical center have?

the radical center currently has 50 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is the radical center about?

This project began as a way to call out ideological bias in counselor education specifically (and in education more generally) and has expanded to an examination of many aspects of our contemporary culture. The ideology that calls itself "social justice" is an attempt to revolutionize and replace...

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the radical center is created and hosted by Leslie Elliott Boyce.
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