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You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist — 228 episodes
229. When Psychedelic Therapy Imprints Politics Onto Vulnerable Patients | Karen King & Wesley Smith
228. Prisons, Schools, Sports & Therapy: the Gender Turf Wars with Judge Elspeth Cypher
227. Cognitive Warfare, Moral Inversion, and the War on Children with Simon Esler
226. Clever Parenting: Faith in Your Teen's Soul, with Kim O
225. Teens and Screens, Part 2: The Case Against Moral Panic with Dr. Will Dobud
224. Teens and Screens, Part 1: The Case Against Teen Smartphones with Dr. Johann D'Souza
223. The HIV Money Trail Behind Global Transgender Health Policy | Róisín Michaux Returns
222. Unprofessional Conduct: The Vague Phrase That Can End Your License | Diana Lutfi
221. Ryan Rogers: Gas Station Opioids, Faith-Based Recovery, and Honest Therapy
220. The Corporate Vibe Shift: Tanya de Grunwald on Why This Isn't Working
219. Why ROGD Teens Tune Out Parents' Warnings — and the Alter-Casting Fix
218. Why Your Teen Thinks in Extremes — And What You Can Do About It
217. "Gender Identity" as a Shell: What the Alter Ego Does for Your Child & How to Help Them Desist
216. Creating Conditions for Desistance: A Parent's Guide to ROGD Recovery
215. Disenfranchised Dad, ROGD Kid: When Fathers Get Sidelined in Their Own Family
214. Too Buddhist, Not Self-Hating Enough: Counseling Whistleblower Suzannah Alexander
213. History Unfolding: Gender Ideology as Civilizational Warfare with Matt Osborne
212. The Most Dangerous Moment: The 30 Seconds That Determine Whether Your Child Opens Up Again
211. Mia Hughes: Trans as an Extreme Overvalued Belief — Cracking the Code
210. Why Gender-Referred Youth Went From Bad to Worse: A Psychological Lens on the Finnish Study
209. When Schools Keep Secrets: Parental Rights, Teachers & the Supreme Court | Dean Broyles
208. How Sweet, Sensitive Boys Enter the Porn-Addiction-to-Transgender Pipeline | Shane Cole
207. Parents' Rights vs. School Secrecy: Laura Powell on Mirabelli v. Bonta at the Supreme Court
206. The Intersex Lie: Róisín Michaux on How Queer Theory Hijacked a Rare Medical Condition
205. The Trifecta of Social Contagion: What Every Parent Needs to Know | my conversation with Dennison Joyce
204. Why Young Men Are Struggling and What Therapists Are Getting Wrong with Ryan Malphrus
203. Rumination vs. Healthy Introspection: The Case for Moral Formation in Therapy with Dean Abbott
202. Label Mania: How Diagnosing Every Kid Is Backfiring on a Generation with Will Dobud
201. Sacrificial Lambs: How Queer Theory Infiltrated K-12 Public Schools with Anita Bartholomew
200. First Detransition Lawsuit Victory: Inside the Varian v. Einhorn Trial with Benjamin Ryan
199. A Psychiatrist's Guide to Political Anxiety and Medication Myths with Dr. Michael Ziffra
198. Should Christians Use Psychedelics? Four Perspectives | Christianity & Psychedelics Roundtable
197. Interlude: My husband broke his arm. Enjoy beautiful nature sounds from Hawaii. (See notes)
196. Unconscious Group Dynamics and the Psychology of Scapegoating with Brant Elwood
195. The Medical Mafia: How the AMA Manufactures Consensus on Gender Care with Dr. Travis Morrell
194. Cancelled From Cancer Care: Social Worker Tammy Weitzman Fired Over DEI
193. Father God Gives Good Gifts: Healing Through Faith with Pastor and Therapist, Chris Legg
192. Inside Detrans.AI: The Tool Revealing Why People Leave Trans Identity | Peter James Steven
191. Insurance Fraud Enables Medical Abuse of “Trans” Kids: Dr. Eithan Haim Blows the Whistle Again
190. Overcoming Climate Anxiety: A Former Activist's Perspective with Lucy Biggers
189. Healing a Profession in Crisis: Kathleen Mills on Breaking Free from Psychology's Woke Matrix
188. Coming to Jesus: Spiritual Revival and the End of Seeking with Will Spencer
187. Why Spotify Is Failing Independent Podcasters Like Me: a Public Service Announcement
186. Preventing School Shootings: Jonathan Cogburn on the Conservative Case for School Counseling
185. Why Autistic Teens Fall for “Trans” and What They Need Instead with Simon Amaya Price
184. The Best ROGD Parenting Advice a Robot Can Give: Meet RepairBot, a Groundbreaking AI Tool
183. Men Out of Women’s Prisons: Retired Judge Elspeth Cypher Fights to Protect Female Interests
182. From Estrangement to Advocacy: Lynn Chadwick on Parental Identity After Your Child Transitions
181. From Ayahuasca to Christ: Will Spencer on Escaping the Serpent's Deception
180. After Charlie Kirk: Embracing Moral Courage and Healthy Conflict with Jonathan Cogburn, LMFT
179. Hounded: Jenny Lindsay Speaks Out About the Women Who Have Been Harmed in the Gender Wars
178. Understanding Interpersonal Narcissism and Envy in the Workplace with Dr. Nathalie Martinek
177. Emotional Maturity and Masculine Mentorship | Dr. Christian Conte and Jake Wiskerchen, LMFT
176. Making Amends: Formerly “Trans” Lesbian Mother Jessi Harris on Survival, Family, & Forgiveness
175. Practical Strategies for Supporting Parents in Gender Distress Cases | The Therapy Show with Lisa Mustard
174. Trans: When Coping Mechanism Becomes Identity, by Maia Poet
173. Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: How Parents Can Repair ROGD | Stephanie Winn on Inciteful Sisters
172. Resistance Radio with Derrick Jensen
171. When Affirmation Goes Too Far | Navigating the Blended Family Experience | Jeremiah Wallace
170. Critical Therapy Antidote | The Harms of Gender Affirming Care | Jaco Van Zyl, Christine Sefein
169. Virtuous Leaders with Dr. Johann D'Souza: Stephanie Winn, Protecting Children from Trans Activists
168. Family Therapy in the Age of Estrangement with Lisa Mustard, LMFT
167. Reality Therapy with Ryan Rogers: ROGD Repair and How Therapy is Failing Us
166. Adult Human Female: Maya Forstater on the Recent UK Supreme Court Ruling
165. The Dark Side of School Mental Health Services: What Parents Need to Know with Deb Fillman
164. Courageously Confronting Autogynephilic Compulsions, with Steve Palmer
163. The Hidden Costs of Reproductive Technology: Samantha DeLoach on Egg Donation, Surrogacy & IVF
162. Compassion and Consequences: Dr. Christian Conte on Parenting, Masculinity, & Emotional Mastery
161. The HHS Review: Gender Medicine Under Scrutiny | Legal Expert Glenna Goldis Explains
160. A Family Court Nightmare: Jeff Younger’s Harrowing Crusade to Save His Son
159. Detrans Grandma: Identity Crisis and Self Discovery After Postmenopausal Testosterone Use
158. Illness Identity and the Capture of Psychiatry with Dr. Kristopher Kaliebe
157. Anti-Feminist Therapy? Dr. Hannah Spier on How Ideals of Independence Fail Women in Practice
156. Not Man Enough to Be a Woman: How William Allen Detransitioned After 30 Years
155. The Wrong Kind of Student: Arnold Cantu on Academic Freedom and the Capture of Social Work
154. Uncomfortable Truths About “Trans”: A Conversation with Filmmaker Travis Brown
153. Understanding Identity and Personhood Through a Catholic Lens with Dr. Greg Bottaro
152. The Catholic Blueprint of the Human Psyche with Dr. Gregory Bottaro
151. Revisiting Race Relations: Letters in Black and White with Winkfield Twyman & Jennifer Richmond
150. When Treatment Worsens Trauma: Detransitioner Levi Hayes on Filing a Board Complaint
149. Sissy Hypnosis Pornography: What Parents of Boys Need to Know with Shane Cole
148. Executive Orders Decoded: Attorney Glenna Goldis Explains Impacts on American Families
147. Supporting Wives and Girlfriends of Autogynephilic Men: Is Healthy Relating Possible?
146. Raising Young Renaissance Men: Maxim Smith on The Preparation, an Alternative to College
145. Putting Children’s Needs Before Adults’ Desires with Katy Faust
144. Scapegoat or Sacrifice? Nina Paley Reframes Group Dynamics & Cancel Culture
143. How Harrison Tinsley Saved His Son: A Harrowing Battle with Gender Lunacy
142. Year in Review: 2024 Reflections and 2025 Aspirations
141. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
140. Gender Dysphoria as a Mind-Body Problem: A Psychoanalytic Perspective with Jaco van Zyl
139. The ROGD Repair Scholarship Program: Supporting Parents of Trans-Identified Youth
138. United States v. Skrmetti: Detransitioners Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case with Diana Lutfi
137. The Crisis in Pediatric Care: Dr. Nikki Johnson on Medical Ethics & Patient Advocacy
136. The Future of Free Speech in the Counseling Profession with James Esses
135. Even Worse Than We Thought: The Woke Takeover of Counseling Psych Grad School | Ryan Rogers
134. Antisemitism and Mental Health with Malka Shaw, LCSW
133. How to Find a Good Doctor: Dr. Andrew Zywiec on the Capture of the Medical Profession
132. Colluding with Madness? Dr. Jillian Spencer on the Psychology of Gender-Affirming Clinicians
131. “Is JK Rowling Transphobic?” Critical Thinking and its Consequences, with Warren Smith
130. Queers for Palestine? The Paradoxes of Woke Sadomasochism with Maral Salmassi
129. Behind the Looking Glass: Vaishnavi Sundar on Trans Widows + Women's Issues in India and Beyond
128. The Trifecta of Social Contagion: ROGD, Cluster B & Wokeness with Josh Slocum | Disaffected
127. Indoctrination in Education: Anita Bartholomew Exposes Shocking K-12 Curriculum
126. The Kids Aren’t Alright: Parenting, Failure to Launch & Gender Distress with Laura Wiley Haynes
125. The Antidepressant & Hormonal Contraceptive to Gender Dysphoria Pipeline with Taylor Murphy
124. ROGD Repair: a New, Game-Changing Resource for Concerned Parents of Trans-Identified Youth
123. Identity-Based OCD: Dr. Elliot Kaminetzky on Trans & the Fear of Living Inauthentically
122. Understanding the Criminal Mind: Audra Worlow on Predators, Psychopaths, & Child Protection
121. Helping Parents of ROGD Kids: Emotional Support + Practical Tools with Jane Wise
120. Our Boobies, Our Selves: Amy Sousa on Breast Cancer, Mastectomies, & Sex Trait Modification
119. Is it a Fetish? MaryCate Delvey Listens to Trans People in Their Own Words to Find Out
118. “Gender Affirming” Therapy: Unpacking the Lies, with Whistleblower Tamara Pietzke, LCSW
117. Detransition, Marriage, Psychedelics and Spirituality with Valerie and LaRell Herbert
116. Independence Therapy: Dr. Camilo Ortiz Treats Kids’ Anxiety Through Freedom + Responsibility
115. Black Fatherhood in America Today with Adam B Coleman, Michael DC Bowen & Jeremiah Wallace
114. Breast-Binding in a Bomb Shelter? Maia Poet on Surviving War in the Middle East and Within
113. Mental Fitness & Emotional Resilience with Jake Wiskerchen, Zander Keig & Jason Littlefield
112. How to Communicate Concerns About Gender Clinics: Sidewalk Steve on Skills Activists Need
111. Healing Detransition & Dissociation: Can Therapy Help? Bob Withers, Nicolas Blooms, & Layton
110. The Nature of the Beast of Gender Ideology + Grace as the Antidote in a World of Pain
109. ROGD Survival Guide: Strategic Advice for Concerned Parents of Trans-Identified Youth
108. #Babygate 2024: The Heretical Notion That Mothers Matter | Amy Sousa, Laura Haynes, & Robin Atkins
107. Exposing Gender Malpractice: Mia Hughes on the WPATH Files, Medical Ethics, & Informed Consent
106. Earth Day with Derrick Jensen: on Ecological Grief and Reconnecting with Our Wild Nature
105. Young Men Crying for Help: Dr. Joseph Burgo on Shame, Narcissism, Autism & Autogynephilia
104. Why I Stopped Doing Therapy and Switched to Consulting (For Now) - a Solo Interlude
103. Truth, Hope, & Mental Health | Michael DC Bowen, Pamela Garfield-Jaeger & Soad Tabrizi
102. Propaganda Myths of the Gender Cult; Resources for Parents & Educators, with Justine Deterling
101. Making Meaning, Finding Wisdom: Kim O, Matt Osborne, & Benjamin the Dream Wizard
100. How to Rescue Your Child From the Gender Cult: Gabrielle Clark on Desistance Coaching
99. Is Therapeutic Neutrality a Thing of the Past? with Christine Sefein and David Teachout
98. Trans to Detrans: A Graphic Novel Journey from Self-Hate to Self-Compassion, with Nicolas Blooms
97. Healthcare Ethics & Philosophy with Jennifer Lahl, Karen King, & Jake Wiskerchen
96. From Cult to Gender Clinic: Misdiagnosis, Detransition & Healing — Layton, part 2
95. Transing the Gay Away? Cults, Actual Conversion Therapy, & Dissociation: part 1 with Layton
94. Conquering OCD & Behavioral Addiction: the Power of Mindset, with Dr. Johann D’Souza
93. "I Was a Drug Pusher": Sara Stockton Exposes Therapists’ Roles in the Gender Industry
92. A Male Detransitioner Rediscovers His Faith: Austin Unbridled on Transformation and Spirituality
91. Helen Joyce Returns: Why Sex Matters in Life and Law
90. New Year’s Reflections: Lessons From A Year and a Half of Podcasting, and What’s Ahead for 2024
89. A Christmas Song for Weary Hearts: Snow by Sleeping at Last
88. Puberty is a Human Right: Disorders of Sexual Development vs Puberty Blockers with James Linehan
87. Heather Heying on What Makes Us Human: Culture, Consciousness, Campfire, and Chesterton’s Fences
86. Gender Clinics, Journalism, and “Conversion Therapy” Bans Around the World, with Bernard Lane
85. Mass Delusional Psychosis: Dr. Mark McDonald on How Fear is Destroying America
84. Leonard Sax, MD: How Sex Differences Impact Brains, Behaviors, and Child Development
83. Autogynephilia: an Overlooked Source of Transgender Identification? With Phil Illy
82. Jamie Reed Confronts Gender Malpractice: on Courage, Whistleblowing, and Detrans Medical Records
81. The State of Psychedelic Therapy in 2023: Karen King on Ketamine, MDMA, & Institutional Capture
80. From Shame to Resilience: Healing the Inner Child, with Kim O
79. Unmasking the Hidden Struggles of Motherhood: Samantha Green, LMHC on Perinatal Mental Health
78. Surviving the Sex Trade: Andrea Heinz on Healing, Hope, and the Fight Against Exploitation
77. Peter Boghossian on Civil Discourse, ROGD Hostage Negotiation and Other Impossible Conversations
76. ADHD: Nature or Nurture? Under-Diagnosed or Over? Gender-Specific or Not? With Ryan Wexelblatt
75. Navigating the Blended Family Experience: Jeremiah Wallace on Step-Parenting
74. Bioethics & Faith: Samantha Stephenson on Reclaiming Sanctity in a Hypermodern World
73. Psychiatry and its Discontents: Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring on Reclaiming Mental Health from Meds
72. ROGD Parenting, Cult Recovery, Psychedelic Therapy, & Mindfulness with Alan Michael
70. Navy Veteran and Med Student Tells All: How Far Has Institutional Capture Gone in 2023? with Sarah
69. Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans: Gigi & Josie
68. How Jessica Pin Fought to Protect Women From Medical Ignorance
67. Dating After Abuse: Rediscovering Inner Trust with Dina McMillan
66. James Lindsay on Psychological Warfare
65. Conservative Patients in Therapy with Soad Tabrizi
64. Tonic Herbalism and Holistic Health with DJ and Jenny Ankenbrandt
63. Rewiring Your Brain Through the Break Method with Bizzie Gold
62. To Suffer Well: Detransition, Psychedelics, and Faith, with Torren Danowski
61. A Gender-Critical Meet-Cute: Zach and Cynthia of the Paradox Institute
60. Informed Consent & Maternity Care with Kallie Fell
59. Cat Cattinson on Reclaiming Her Voice After Detransition
58. Remembering Death with Josh Slocum
57. The Antidote to Critical Therapy with Dr. Carole Sherwood
56. Meghan Murphy on A New Way of Being
55. Modern Culture Discounts the Therapeutic Process with Tessa Jacques, LMFT
54. Simon Esler on Cut: Daughters of the West
53. Awakening Beyond Transition with Laura Becker
52. Surrogacy: Liberation or Exploitation? with Jennifer Lahl
51. Wokeness Versus the Counseling Profession with Christine Sefein
50. The Battle Against Discrimination in Psychotherapy with Amy Gallagher
49. Medically Necessary Suicide? Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) with Darshan Maharaja
48. ROGD Parents: Save Your Sanity with StoicMom
47. The Scapegoated Body: Transition Regret in Psychotherapy with Bob Withers
46. Empowered Humanity Theory with Jason Littlefield
45. Real Talk with The Truthful Therapist: Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, LCSW
44. Understanding Autism in Today’s Culture War with Teva Johnstone, MSW
43. Why Men Fear Women, with Avrum Weiss, PhD
42. Cancelled: Life After Social Death, with Sasha White
41. Parental Rights with Alvin Lui from Courage is a Habit
40. Early Childhood Development, Trauma, and Attachment, with Laura Wiley Haynes
39. The Myth of the Magical Child, with Matt Osborne
38. Trans Mental Health with Zander Keig, LCSW
37. Reclaiming Your Mind: Recovering from Religious Abuse, with David Teachout, LMHC
36. Is American Education Broken? with Deb Fillman
35. Acting on Algorithms: Mental Shortcuts & the Absence of Deep Thought, with Xavier Bonilla
34. Paved with Good Intentions: How Human Rights Got Hijacked, with Leor Sapir
33. Therapists or Activists? The Ideological Capture of Counseling Education, with Leslie Elliott
32. Building Great Marriages with Dovid Feldman, LPC
31. Corinna Cohn: Post-Trans No Man's Land
30. Surviving Gender Malpractice: Brian’s Detransition Story
29. Corey Drayton: "Cancer Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"
28. Gay, Disabled, & Gender Dysphoric: Jayme’s Story
27. Robin Atkins, LMHC: Two Therapists Debate Abortion
26. Mike Belcher: Is Marxism the New Opiate of the Masses?
25. Ada Akpala: Challenging the Narrative
24. Andrew Hartz, PhD: Counseling in a Cluster B Culture
23. James Esses: Gender Updates Across the Pond
22. Oliver Davies: Healing Through Detransition
21. Marcus Evans: the Gender Crisis: a Psychodynamic Approach
20. Dr. Roger McFillin: Mental Health in the Age of Misinformation
19. Adam B. Coleman: Black Victim to Black Victor
18. Gurwinder Bhogal: Hubris, Heuristics, and Human Error
17. Lisa Swallow: Crossing Party Lines
16. Michael DC Bowen: The Wisdom in World-bridging
15. Benjamin the Dream Wizard: Dreamwork and the Edges of the Known
14. Michelle Alleva: The Long Way Home - a detrans journey
13. Jessie Mannisto: Brains & Bravery: Turning Breakdowns into Breakthroughs
12. Jonas Rosen: Psychedelics and the Psyche
11. Helen Joyce: Debunking the Myth of Conversion Therapy
10. Jane Peterson, PhD: Soma, Systems, and the Social Brain
9. Amy Sousa: Emotional Empowerment Through Embodied Awareness
8. Helena Kerschner: Peaking Trans
7. Cindy Ngar: Baking the Impossible
6. Dirk Van Leeuwen: When Intelligence Becomes Taboo, What Wisdom Do We Lose?
5. Dr. Rhoberta Shaler: Dealing with Difficult People
4. Colin Wright: the Struggle Between Science and Society
3. How Jennifer Helped Her Daughter Desist
2. Jake Wiskerchen, LMFT: Demystifying Firearms and Other Taboo Topics in Mental Health
1. Sarah Peyton: Consciousness, Compassion, and the Courage to Feel It All