What is a military historian doing in this fight? Matt's answer takes us from a pivotal conversation with a tenured professor about sex difference and primitive warfare, to his realization that gender ideology and the ideologies that drive war are operating from the same playbook — what he calls "activist mysticism," the belief that saying the right magical words can bend reality to your will.

From there we cover an enormous amount of ground: how transgender ideology hollows out a nation's ability to defend itself, why pacifism makes you less safe rather than more, Ibn Khaldun's cycle of hard times and soft men, the role of ideology in giving people permission to commit violence, and why Hollywood's "girl boss" era has gutted franchise after franchise by erasing sex difference. We talk about Audrey Hale, Pol Pot, World War II rifleman training, Brazilian jujitsu, Project Hail Mary, Outlander vs. Bridgerton, and Thucydides' three causes of war — fear, honor, and interest.

We close on what gives Matt hope: kids who are voluntarily turning back toward analog things, tabletop games, paper books, and the old idea that you go outside until dinner. The questions this conversation aims to explore: What happens to a civilization that can no longer defend itself? Why does ideology — any ideology — eventually end in violence? And is it possible to win this fight without losing what makes us human in the process?

Matt Osborne is a US Army veteran and a former Democrat. He was featured in a 2020 documentary by Andrew Rossi called “After Truth”. The documentary is about his outsider campaign in the 2017 Alabama special senate election that sent Doug Jones to Washington. Matt left the party over gender identity politics in 2018. Since then, he has earned a master’s degree in military history and become an outspoken critic of gender identity politics. He is a book reviewer for Genspect and he has three websites. He covers transgender issues at The Distance Magazine.

-The Distance Magazine — gender critical writing
-Polemology — the study of war 
-Osborne Ink — politics, culture, and everything outside gender and war

Follow Matt on X @OsborneInk, @PolemologyFix, and @DistMag.

[00:00:00] Start
[00:08:28] Marx As Mystic And The Roots Of Ideology
[00:10:25] How Gender Ideology Hollows Out The Military
[00:17:24] Is Vs. Ought And The Inevitability Of War
[00:21:48] Ibn Khaldun's Cycle Of Hard Times
[00:28:23] Why Learning To Fight Makes You Peaceful
[00:36:15] Gender Ideology As Psychological Warfare
[00:40:39] Sex Differences In Conflict And Hierarchy
[00:50:35] The Girl Boss And Hollywood's Decline
[00:59:09] Why Historical Fiction Tells The Truth
[01:06:30] Documenting An Ideological War
[01:09:05] Permission, Riflemen, And Violence
[01:21:17] Thucydides: Fear, Honor, And Interest
[01:25:37] Restoring Sports And A Positive Future
[01:32:06] The Kids Are Going Analog

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If your child is living inside a trans identity, most of the time she shows you nothing — composed, contained, deliberately blank. And then one day, out of nowhere, a seam shows. A flash of urgency. A disproportionate demand. A flicker of alarm about who will be at a party. These are what I call fractal windows: ordinary-looking moments where the entire architecture of the anxiety organizing her life becomes briefly visible. In this episode I unpack what those moments actually are, why they matter, and how to handle them without slamming the door shut.

The core tool I want to put in your hands is the empathic guess — a tentative, careful statement that names what your child might be feeling, without diagnosing, arguing, or correcting. I walk through what to say, what not to say, and why the 30 seconds after she finally says something real just might be the most dangerous point in the entire process. That's where almost every parent's instincts pull them in exactly the wrong direction — toward defending themselves, correcting the factual or ideological distortions, or winning the point. I'll explain why staying in the emotional register (instead of the logical one) is the whole game, why "permission to buy time" is one of the most underused parenting tools, and what you are actually building over many such conversations: a pattern in your child's nervous system that says: I opened up to my parent, something okay happened, I could do that again.

[00:00:00] Start
[00:00:25] When Your Child Finally Opens Up
[00:01:33] Fractal Windows And The Cost Of A Trans Identity
[00:03:24] The Outermost Knot: Why You Can't Say It All At Once
[00:04:13] Introducing The Empathic Guess
[00:05:05] Stay In The Emotional Register, Not The Logical One
[00:06:33] When The Empathic Guess Lands: The Walls Come Down
[00:07:50] The Pull To Correct Ideological Distortions
[00:08:47] Why You Are Not Endorsing By Not Arguing
[00:09:36] Listen, Reflect, Don't Defend
[00:10:24] Permission To Buy Time
[00:11:10] What You're Really Building: A Nervous System Pattern
[00:11:40] About ROGD Repair And Today's Experiment
[00:14:44] Closing Thoughts

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We trace the Dutch origins of medical transition in the 1970s, the moment psychiatry "gave up" on these patients, and how WPATH's 2010 de-psychopathologization statement re-engineered a mental illness into a celebrated identity — triggering, in Mia's view, the social contagion that followed. I bring my clinical lens to the conversation, exploring transference and countertransference, neuroplasticity, the hijacking of dopamine through "gender euphoria," and why so many therapists get this wrong in both directions. We close on Mia's anorexia parallel and what it teaches us about loosening the grip of a pathological belief — gently, indirectly, and without the parent in the line of fire.

Mia Hughes specializes in researching pediatric gender medicine, psychiatric epidemics, social contagion and the intersection of trans rights and women’s rights. She is the author of The WPATH Files, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and director of Genspect Canada. She co-hosts the Beyond Gender podcast with Stella O'Malley and Bret Alderman, available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. Follow her on X @_CryMiaRiver. Follow her Substack @CryMiaRiver.
Mia first appeared on this podcast in episode 107. Exposing Gender Malpractice: Mia Hughes on the WPATH Files, Medical Ethics, & Informed Consent.

Books mentioned in this episode:
• The Extreme Overvalued Belief by Tahir Rahman
• Good Girls: A Study and Story of Anorexia by Hadley Freeman

[00:00:00] Start
[00:02:13] Trans as an Extreme Overvalued Belief
[00:07:13] From 9/11 to Anders Breivik
[00:11:13] Neuroplasticity and Adolescent Meaning-Making
[00:18:52] Defining the Trans Overvalued Belief
[00:22:52] The Dutch 1970s: When Psychiatry Gave Up
[00:31:00] Countertransference and the Therapist's Role
[00:38:35] WPATH's Fortress and the True Believer
[00:43:20] Re-Psychopathologization Campaign
[00:45:45] How HBIGDA Became WPATH
[00:50:13] DSM-5, ICD-11 and the Sleight of Hand
[01:02:08] Hacking Dopamine and Gender Euphoria
[01:06:27] The Anorexia Parallel
[01:13:13] What Therapists Get Wrong
[01:28:45] Putting Cracks in the Belief
[01:35:26] Helping the Part That Wants Out

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The study followed 2,083 adolescents and young adults who sought gender identity assessments at Finland's two centralized gender clinics between 1996 and 2019, compared against 16,643 age-matched controls. What the data show is sobering: nearly half of gender-referred youth had already required specialist psychiatric care before they ever walked through the clinic doors, and that number climbed to 61.7% two or more years after referral — whether or not they underwent medical transition. I walk through what "medical gender reassignment" actually captures (and doesn't), why Finland's gatekeeping model fundamentally changes how these numbers should be read, and what this means for the American informed-consent pipeline.

The heart of this episode is a concept I've been trying to articulate for months: the untested hypothesis. It's the psychological trap in which a distressed young person becomes convinced that medicalization is the only path to wellbeing — and in doing so, builds an external locus of control so total that no outcome, approved or denied, actually improves their inner life. I close with a metaphor about a hotel room, an apartment, and why gender ideology actively disincentivizes the one thing these kids need most: getting comfortable in the body they already have.

Visit my Substack for the full essay, which is read aloud with additional commentary in this video.

[00:00:00] Start
[00:03:15] Summary Of Key Findings
[00:17:15] High Preexisting Psychiatric Burden
[00:20:30] Finland's Gatekeeping Vs. Informed Consent
[00:25:30] The Untested Hypothesis
[00:32:45] What This Means For American Practice
[00:38:15] Recap And Author's Conclusions
[00:43:00] The Hotel Room Metaphor

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Picking up where we left off with Laura Powell in episode 207, Dean begins with a detailed breakdown of the Mirabelli v. Bonta case, which started in Escondido, California, when two Catholic teachers refused to comply with “gender secrets” policies requiring them to conceal a child’s gender identity from parents. Dean walks us through Judge Bonita’s landmark ruling, which found that California’s parental exclusion policies create a “trifecta of harm” to children, parents, and teachers alike — and the March 2nd Supreme Court decision reinstating the statewide injunction squarely on the side of parental rights.

We go deep on what these rulings mean in practice: the secret “shadow records” schools have been keeping on students’ gender identities, the religious accommodation rights teachers can assert against California’s coercive PRISM training, and the student free speech protections guaranteed by Tinker v. Des Moines. Dean explains the difference between a parent’s right to be informed and a teacher’s legal obligation — and where the courts are headed on whether parents can block social transition at school entirely.

We also address the growing wave of detransition malpractice cases, including the Varian v. Einhorn verdict, and what a pending Supreme Court case could mean for therapists’ freedom of speech in counseling. This is essential listening for parents, teachers, and mental health professionals navigating what Dean calls an Orwellian environment in today’s public schools.

Dean Broyles is a constitutional attorney who serves as the president of the National Center for Law & Policy. He is a free speech, religious freedom, and parental rights advocate with extensive experience involving sexual identity issues in the courts, culture, and public schools. Dean regularly files amicus briefs at the U.S. Supreme Court in landmark cases, provides legislative testimony, and advises mental health professionals. He lives in southern California and has been married to his wife, Shona, a public-school teacher, for 36 years. Dean is the father of four adopted children and two grandchildren. Follow him on X: DeanBroyles. His blog can be found here.

[00:00:00] Start
[00:02:08] Mirabelli v. Bonta: Background and Origins
[00:05:55] Judge Bonita's Ruling: Trifecta of Harm
[00:09:25] Supreme Court Reinstates Statewide Injunction
[00:13:52] Teachers' Rights vs. Obligation to Inform
[00:15:45] Shadow Records in California Schools
[00:24:33] First and 14th Amendment Parental Rights Explained
[00:38:35] Students' Free Speech Rights: Tinker v. Des Moines
[00:44:50] Orwellian Coercion of Religious Students and Teachers
[00:51:20] AB 5 and California's PRISM Teacher Training
[00:58:40] Teachers Win Exemptions After Supreme Court Ruling
[01:00:50] The Spiral of Silence — and How to Reverse It
[01:07:15] Can Parents Block Social Transition at School?
[01:12:36] Desistance Rates and the Danger of Medicalization
[01:18:20] Detransition Malpractice Cases: Who's Liable?
[01:23:46] Pending Supreme Court Case on Therapist Free Speech

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We walk through the architecture of how sissy hypnosis pornography works: how it enters through mainstream platforms using innocuous images, then systematically eroticizes male insecurity using professional-grade hypnosis techniques, binaural beats, and repeated mantras designed to take young viewers into deeply suggestible trance states. This is not content a boy can simply "turn off" — and we make the case for why that framing fundamentally misunderstands the neuroscience involved.

We also get into territory I think the gender-critical community need to be taking far more seriously: the role of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the environment and how they may be contributing to skyrocketing rates of gender dysphoria. I share my perspective — tinfoil hat and all — on why normalizing trans identity as an "identity to be affirmed" may function as a convenient cover for the very industries that are poisoning us. And I make the case that parental guilt and ideological defensiveness are getting in the way of an honest reckoning with this data.

From there, Shane lays out a compelling and deeply personal vision of his alternative path, including semen retention, Qigong, meditation, breathwork, and a sense of masculine purpose directed outward toward the world. We contrast the easy-now-hard-later escape of estrogen and porn with the hard-now-easy-later path of character, and Shane speaks directly to the young men who are standing at that crossroads right now.

Shane Cole is a trauma-informed breathwork facilitator and founder of Inspiratus Breathwork. After studying psychology at the University of Southern California and completing a nine-month, trauma-informed breathwork facilitator training program, he travels the country to musical festivals and retreats teaching breathwork. With Inspiratus, he creates sacred spaces for humans to cultivate purpose, positivity, and presence through his research-backed approach to breathwork. Throughout his life, he struggled with gender dysphoria and an addiction to sissy hypnosis pornography. After traditional talk therapy did not assist or even want to address the issues he faced, he turned to alternative solutions. Using breathwork, meditation, IFS therapy, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and men's work, he was able to free himself from his addiction, come back to his masculinity, and reclaim his innocence. He is now on a mission to bring breathwork practices to clients struggling with gender dysphoria and pornography addiction.

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Follow him on Instagram @breathingwithshane and @edmbreathwork

Books Mentioned in This Episode:
-Countdown by Dr. Shanna Swan
-Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

[00:00:00] Start
[00:03:00] Why Sweet, Sensitive Boys Are Vulnerable to Porn Addiction
[00:06:34] What Is Sissy Hypnosis Pornography
[00:14:40] How the Content Escalates into Full Hypnosis Videos
[00:19:25] Why "Just Turn It Off" Fundamentally Misses the Point
[00:26:47] Breathwork and Reclaiming Your Dopamine System
[00:28:44] Male Sexual Energy: A Powerful Force
[00:33:23] Testosterone Decline and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
[00:40:57] Semen Retention, Qigong, and Channeling Purpose
[00:50:55] Why Estrogen Feels Like a Solution to Young Men
[00:54:10] Reclaiming Anger as Vital Energy
[00:56:26] Alexithymia and the Allure of Synthetic Emotions
[01:04:53] The Anima, Autogynephilia, and Real Relationship
[01:13:00] Hard Now, Easy Later: The Path of Character
[01:17:24] A Message to Young Men Standing at the Crossroads

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Laura walks me through the legal history in California, from a 2014 state law that said nothing about parental secrecy to a decade of school districts acting as though it did. We discuss the December 2024 federal injunction, the Ninth Circuit's stay, and the landmark March 2025 Supreme Court opinion in which six justices made strong, unambiguous statements affirming that parents have a constitutional right to know how their children are being raised and educated.

We also pull apart the arguments used to justify these secrecy policies — the abuse narrative, the suicide risk claim, and the "children's rights to privacy" framing — and show why none of them hold up to scrutiny. From a psychological standpoint, I weigh in on adolescent development, the dangers of idealization transfer, the secondary gain of trans identification, and why social transition is not a neutral intervention but the beginning of a pathway toward medicalization. We also talk practically about what parents can and should do — including why parents whose kids are already caught up in this ideology may want to be more strategic than parents who are still in a preventative position.

Laura Powell is a mother, attorney, investigator, and founder of Californians for Good Governance, a nonpartisan group advocating for civil liberties and government accountability in California. Her work has gained national media coverage, been cited in federal investigations, and led to the repeal of an unconstitutional state law. A former leftist and registered Democrat, she left the party due to its shift away from classical liberal values and basic common sense.

Links

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𝕏 @CA4Governance

[00:00:00] Start
[00:01:35] California's Gender Secrecy Policies: The Origin Story
[00:06:08] Mirabelli v. Bonta: The Federal Lawsuit Explained
[00:11:06] The Supreme Court's March 2025 Opinion
[00:13:08] Mahmud v. Taylor and the Parents' Rights Precedent
[00:17:40] Debunking the Abuse Narrative Behind Secrecy Policies
[00:28:14] The Suicide Argument: Emotional Blackmail and Irresponsible Messaging
[00:33:00] Children's Rights vs. Parents' Rights: Clarifying the Conflict
[00:39:41] How Secrecy Policies Leave Kids Vulnerable to Exploitation
[00:44:28] Teacher Overreach, Extended Adolescence, and Idealization Transfer
[00:51:01] Social-Emotional Learning and Teachers Playing Therapist
[00:56:06] Is Social Transition a Form of Medical Treatment?
[00:59:21] How Social Transition Leads to Medicalization
[01:04:47] The Toddler at the Steering Wheel: Why Kids Need Parental Authority
[01:06:10] FERPA Violations and Schools Hiding Records from Parents
[01:13:53] What Parents Can Do: Practical Advice and Strategic Cautions
[01:23:48] Optimism for the Legal Landscape Ahead

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Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order. Follow us on X @2022affirmation or Instagram at @affirmationgeneration.

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We dig deep into intersex activism: what it actually is, who's behind it, and why it matters for parents navigating the gender craze with their children. Róisín explains the crucial distinction between people with genuine disorders of sexual development (DSDs) — rare, named medical conditions like congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), Turner syndrome, and complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) — and the largely queer-theory-driven "intersex identity" movement that has very little to do with medicine and everything to do with dismantling the sex binary.

We also explore the history of brain sex research, how trans activists strategically abandoned the science when it stopped serving them, and how self-ID legislation spread from Argentina to across Europe through incremental legal maneuvers. I close with an important note for parents: understanding the politics of intersex activism is valuable, but knowing how to actually talk to your child about these issues is a different skill altogether — one I teach in ROGD Repair.

Róisín Michaux is an Irish writer based in Brussels, Belgium. She writes about women's rights and free speech in the context of the transgender movement. She is specifically interested in LGBTIQ activism, activists' relationship to EU/European bureaucracies, the funding they receive, and how it has all led to deep and anti-democratic policy capture. She has 2 kids and a cocker spaniel. Follow her on X @RoisinMichaux or on Substack at Peaked.

[00:00:00] Start
[00:02:00] What Is Intersex Activism and Why It Matters
[00:07:00] DSDs vs. Intersex Identity: Two Separate Worlds
[00:16:00] The Top Line Demand: Stop All Infant Surgeries
[00:17:00] Origins of Intersex Activism and John Money's Legacy
[00:28:00] Activists vs. Doctors: The Surgery Moratorium Debate
[00:36:00] The Real Agenda: Queering the Sex Binary
[00:47:00] The Brain Sex Hypothesis and Why Activists Abandoned It
[00:54:00] The 1993 Amsterdam Meeting and the Pivot to Self-ID
[01:01:00] How Self-ID Laws Crept Through European Courts
[01:08:00] Government Funding and How Fringe Ideology Goes Mainstream
[01:16:00] Creating Iatrogenic Intersex with Cross-Sex Hormones
[01:19:00] DSD Families, the UK Supreme Court, and CAIS
[01:24:00] The "Consent at 12" Framework and the Trans Agenda
[01:29:00] Medical Necessity vs. Trans Activist Demands
[01:36:00] Infighting, Identity, and the Mess of Merging Medicine with Politics
[01:39:00] PCOS, Testosterone, and a Word for Parents

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Those three forces are: gender identity ideology, woke social justice narratives, and Cluster B personality traits. I explain how these elements work together like a perfectly engineered mind virus, exploiting the unique vulnerabilities of today's youth — their insecurities, rigidity, and need for identity — and how this creates a near-impossible situation for parents trying to help their kids. I also address the manufactured consensus inside the medical and psychiatric professions, and why so many therapists who could help are simply staying away from this issue.

We also get into the practical side of my coaching work — what the ROGD Repair program is, how I work with families, and some of the most common mistakes parents make, including why showing your child detransitioner videos usually backfires. I share how porn, particularly hypnosis-style content, is deeply connected to the rise in gender confusion in teenage boys, and why early intervention matters more than most parents realize.

FYI: this interview was recorded a few months prior to the release of RepairBot. All new ROGD Repair memberships now come with unlimited access to RepairBot, the AI companion tool designed to help with homework and strategizing.

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Trans by Helen Joyce

Dennison Joyce hosts Through the Looking Glass on WIOX Radio. Big thanks to Dennison for this wonderful interview, and for sharing the recording with me with permissions to republish.

[00:00:00] Start
[00:01:40] Stephanie's Background as a Gender-Affirming Therapist
[00:03:55] The Trifecta of Social Contagion Explained
[00:08:07] Cluster B Personality Traits Unpacked
[00:10:28] Social Justice Narratives and Intellectual Families
[00:12:12] Gender Identity Ideology and Its Roots
[00:13:23] Why Good Therapists Are Avoiding This Issue
[00:14:53] The Manufactured Consensus in Medicine
[00:17:29] How Parents Find Stephanie and ROGD Repair
[00:20:40] The Coaching Process: Working with Families
[00:22:14] Harm Reduction When Medicalization Has Already Begun
[00:23:49] Common Parental Mistakes: Detransitioner Videos Backfire
[00:27:42] When Parents Aren't on the Same Page
[00:30:14] Shift in Demographics: Boys Now Following Girls
[00:31:10] Pornography's Role in Male Gender Confusion
[00:34:35] Why Parents Should Seek Help Sooner

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Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order. Follow us on X @2022affirmation or Instagram at @affirmationgeneration.

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We dive into how boys communicate through behavior and aggression, and why the instinct to shut those impulses down often backfires. Ryan shares his own experience of internalizing societal messages that told him his natural masculine traits — his drive, his assertiveness, his sexuality — were problems to be managed rather than understood. We explore the red pill pipeline and "looksmaxxing" culture, and why young men are turning to these communities when therapy and education fail to speak to their actual needs.

We also discuss the crisis of purpose facing men in modern society, why schools are not boy-friendly, the vital role of physical play and risk-taking in healthy development, and how parents — especially single moms — can learn to step back and let their sons work through conflict. We close with a conversation about differentiation: that psychological maturity that allows us to have feelings without being controlled by them, and how adults modeling that capacity gives children the room to develop it themselves.

Ryan Malphrus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland and Connecticut providing individual psychotherapy to adolescents and adults. With over 10 years of experience, Ryan specializes in working with men and boys, offering a space to explore identity without judgment. His primary orientation is psychodynamic, and he is a board-certified clinical supervisor. Learn more at ryanmalphrus.com or follow him on X @VirgilMSW.

[00:00:00] Start
[00:05:25] Interpreting Kids' Behavior as Communication
[00:09:35] Natural, Logical, and Punitive Consequences
[00:12:35] Boys Hiding From Masculinity
[00:17:10] Red Pill Culture and Looks Maxing
[00:23:25] Societal Shame Around Male Nature
[00:28:25] Online Identity and Social Media's Impact
[00:33:55] The Crisis of Male Purpose
[00:39:15] Trades and Alternative Paths to Manhood
[00:47:20] Are Schools Boy Friendly?
[00:51:35] Physical Play and Male Bonding
[00:56:50] Thoughts vs. Actions With Angry Kids
[01:05:15] Giving Adolescents Progressive Freedom
[01:13:05] Differentiation and Emotional Maturity

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Special thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our theme song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude and permission.

Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order. Follow us on X @2022affirmation or Instagram at @affirmationgeneration.

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Together we explore what makes self-examination productive versus destructive, and Dean introduces a framework rooted in the Christian tradition that contrasts nihilistic rumination — where a person endlessly rehearses their pain with no resolution — with a more structured self-examination oriented toward growth, virtue, and wisdom. I get personal and share my own recent struggles with loneliness and the tension between being a generous host and not getting that energy back when I need it most. Dean walks me through what healthy self-examination would look like in that situation, pointing to the importance of recognizing our legitimate needs and having the courage and honesty to express them.

We also dive into the lost concept of human formation, the role of moral education in therapy, why thousands of years of wisdom literature shouldn't be abandoned in the counseling room, and the difference between development and formation. This is a rich, honest, and deeply human conversation.

Dean Abbott is a coach, chaplain and author living in the Midwest. He loves animals, music and baseball. His can be found at www.deanabbott.com. His X account which has been hacked is @deanabbott but he doesn't recommend following him until the situation is resolved.

[00:00:00] Start

[00:00:49] Stephanie Introduces Dean Abbott

[00:02:07] Healthy Versus Unhealthy Introspection

[00:03:47] Why the "Stop Ruminating" Argument Falls Short

[00:05:09] People Don't Ruminate for Fun

[00:07:13] The Missing Half: Why Culture Fails the Ruminative Mind

[00:08:16] Nihilistic Rumination Versus Christian Self-Examination

[00:10:20] Stephanie Gets Personal About Loneliness

[00:13:00] Walking Through Healthy Self-Examination

[00:15:40] Tension Between Generosity and Personal Needs

[00:17:33] Wisdom Over Rule-Following in the Christian Life

[00:19:20] What Leads to Wisdom Versus What Leads to Nihilism

[00:21:45] Healthy Introspection Leads to Hope

[00:24:01] Coaching Men Who Don't Know What They Want

[00:27:35] Emotional Intelligence and Decoding Our Needs

[00:29:22] The Lost Concept of Human Formation

[00:32:15] Formation Versus Development

[00:36:07] Virtue and the Difference It Makes in Self-Examination

[00:38:25] What's Wrong With a Liberal Approach to Psychotherapy

[00:41:43] Seeing Yourself in the Larger Human Narrative

[00:43:26] Moral Education in Therapy: A Practical Example

[00:44:32] The Sports Betting Example: Virtue and Deep Self-Examination

[00:48:21] Why Reality Is Inescapably Moral

[00:50:26] Stephanie Asks for a Personal Tip on Virtue

[00:53:00] What Dean Does: Coaching, Chaplaincy, and Writing

[00:56:38] Closing

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Special thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our theme song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude and permission.

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We dig into some truly provocative territory in this conversation. Will challenges the prevailing narrative that phones and social media are the root of the youth mental health crisis, drawing on historical moral panics — from kaleidoscopes to pinball machines — to argue that blanket bans rarely work. Instead, he advocates for digital integration through boundaries and parental involvement.

We explore why more diagnoses, more medication, and more therapy haven't improved outcomes, and how the explosion of mental health labeling — especially around neurodivergence — may actually be doing more harm than good. Will shares his concerns about "label mania," the misuse of accommodations, and how identity politics have hijacked what was originally a movement toward inclusion. We also talk about the shortage of real-world experience for kids, the importance of rough-and-tumble play, and what parents can do to build connection instead of defaulting to control. This episode asks the hard questions: Are we crushing the spirit of youth with our own adult anxiety? And what would happen if we just gave kids something worth participating in?

Dr. Will Dobud is a social worker, researcher, and educator who has worked with adolescents and families in the United States, Australia, and Norway. Will is from Washington, D.C., and divides his time between the United States and Australia each year. He is the author and editor of three books, including Kids These Days: Understanding and Supporting Youth Mental Health. Will is an award-winning researcher and educator who has received recognition for excellence in research, teaching, and crime prevention. Dr. Dobud is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Charles Sturt University, Australia's largest social work school. Will is an invited international speaker who conducts workshops for therapists and families worldwide. Will's research focuses on improving therapy outcomes for teenagers and promoting safe, ethical practices. He has investigated and written about America's Troubled Teen Industry, especially wilderness therapy. He has worked alongside advocates, survivors, researchers, and clinicians to protect youth from institutionalization and harm.

WillDobud.com

www.kidsthesedaysbook.com

Facebook: @WillDobudPhD

X: @WillDobud

Instagram: @WillDobud @Kids_These_Days_Book

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-dobud-5209ab74/

Substack: https://substack.com/@willdobud

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Kids These Days: Understanding and Supporting Youth Mental Health by Will Dobud and Nevin Harper
• The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
• i-Minds by Mari Swingle
• The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets (1909) by Jane Addams

[00:00:00] Start
[00:02:46] Why Adults Get Trapped Trying to Fix Kids
[00:06:06] What's Actually Going Right With Youth Today
[00:10:17] Environmental Toxins and the Hard Questions
[00:11:48] Digital Interference vs. Digital Integration
[00:17:54] Can Kids Self-Regulate With Screens?
[00:25:57] Phone-Free Schools: Solution or Distraction?
[00:34:43] The Anxious Generation's Four Norms Problem
[00:37:10] Putting Yourself in a Kid's Shoes
[00:40:11] Experiential Learning and the Crowded Curriculum
[00:48:07] Autism, Neurodivergence, and Label Mania
[00:56:35] Identity Politics and Secondary Gain
[01:04:04] Living Well With ADHD Without Hiding Behind It
[01:12:11] Accommodations as Institutional Traps
[01:16:22] Breaking Free From Therapeutic Dogma
[01:18:46] Normies, Psychos, and Schizos
[01:21:25] Institutional Exploitation in Mental Health
[01:28:12] The Shortage of Experience and Risky Play
[01:32:33] DC Punk Rock as Youth Participation Model
[01:37:45] What Don't You Want to Change About Your Child?

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Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order.

We dig into the disturbing reality of what's being taught in K-12 public schools under the banner of "comprehensive sexuality education" — from second-grade anatomy lessons designed around queer theory to explicitly sexual library books being promoted to middle schoolers. Anita reads excerpts from books like "All Boys Aren't Blue," "Beyond Magenta," and "Gender Queer" that are sitting on school library shelves, and we explore how this curriculum systematically breaks down children's natural psychological boundaries.

We also examine the mainstream media's role in propping up the gender ideology narrative, looking at how outlets like the New York Times dismissed the Cass Report and continue to misrepresent reality. I share my perspective as a psychotherapist on how premature exposure to sexual content can confuse children's developing sense of sexuality and identity. We discuss what parents can do to protect their kids, why pressuring media for accurate reporting may be the most powerful long-term strategy, and why Anita believes the evidence overwhelmingly shows that there is no such thing as a "trans kid." Follow her on X @AnitaBart.
Anita Bartholomew's Substack
Anitabartholomew.com

[00:00:00] Start
[00:04:17] Why Anita Wrote Sacrificial Lambs
[00:06:22] What K-12 Schools Are Teaching Children
[00:12:15] Queer Theory Origins and Gayle Rubin
[00:14:44] Pornographic Books in School Libraries
[00:21:39] Academics Calling Children Sexual Beings
[00:24:53] Psychological Harm of Premature Sexual Content
[00:32:26] Comprehensive Sex Ed as Indoctrination
[00:35:04] How Media Indoctrinated Adults First
[00:37:46] NYT, Vox, and AP Headlines Exposed
[00:44:33] Sunk Cost, Money, and Who Pulls the Strings
[00:54:16] Advice for Parents in Captured Schools
[00:59:15] A Letter Writing Campaign for Change
[01:05:15] What Else Is in the Book
[01:12:00] Families Torn Apart by Gender Ideology

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Show notes & transcript provided with the help of SwellAI.

Special thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our theme song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude and permission.

Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order. Follow us on X @2022affirmation or Instagram at @affirmationgeneration.

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We dive into the case of Fox Varian, a young woman diagnosed with autism who underwent a double mastectomy at age 16 after her psychologist, Kenneth Einhorn, wrote a referral letter riddled with errors and omissions — including listing body dysmorphic disorder instead of gender dysphoria. We discuss how the jury found Einhorn 70% responsible and plastic surgeon Dr. Chin 30% responsible for a $2 million award, the devastating testimony from Fox's mother about being coerced with suicide threats, and the critical communication failures between the psychologist and surgeon. We also explore what this verdict means for the nearly 30 other detransition lawsuits currently pending, why WPATH's standards of care were largely sidelined in the trial, and the broader implications for the field of pediatric gender medicine. I also share my own perspective as a therapist who worked for a group practice later acquired by the same company that employed Einhorn.

Benjamin Ryan is an independent reporter who has been covering pediatric gender medicine for the past three years, including on his Substack: benryan.substack.com. He writes for publications such as The New York Times, NBC News and The New York Sun and covered the detransitioner trial for The Free Press. Follow him @BenRyanWriter on X or BlueSky.
BenRyan.net
Benjamin's article in the Free Press, A Legal First That Could Change Gender Medicine

[00:00:00] Start
[00:00:54] Introducing Reporter Benjamin Ryan
[00:09:38] Fox Varian's Background and Rapid Transition
[00:18:35] Were WPATH Guidelines Actually on Trial?
[00:25:30] Disturbing Revelations From Einhorn's Treatment
[00:35:15] Changing the Body to Treat the Mind
[00:46:41] The Joanna Olson-Kennedy Lawsuit
[00:55:32] The Jury Verdict Question by Question
[01:06:41] Einhorn's Visible Devastation in Court
[01:13:04] Q&A: Technicality or Broader Indictment?
[01:31:31] What If WPATH Were Followed Perfectly?

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To support this show, please leave a rating & review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe, like, comment & share via my YouTube channel. Or recommend this to a friend!

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Show notes & transcript provided with the help of SwellAI.

Special thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our theme song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude and permission.

Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order. Follow us on X @2022affirmation or Instagram at @affirmationgeneration.

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We begin by discussing the alarming advice that made headlines—a Yale psychiatrist suggesting people should avoid family members who voted differently than them. Dr. Ziffra and I unpack why avoidance is the exact opposite of what we'd normally recommend for anxiety, and how vilifying language creates a vicious cycle that intensifies fear and paranoia. He offers practical wisdom on how softening our language can open doors to genuine dialogue.

From there, we dive deep into the world of psychiatric medication. Dr. Ziffra helps demystify the "chemical imbalance" theory, explaining why "dysfunction" is a better term than "imbalance" since we can't actually measure neurotransmitter levels the way we can check vitamin D. We explore fascinating territory including opioid receptors and depression, how low-dose naltrexone works, the dangers of chronic benzodiazepine use, and why tapering off medications requires far more patience than most people realize. We also discuss the overlooked impacts of birth control on young women's mental health, sleep disorders that masquerade as psychiatric conditions, and the emerging questions around weight loss drugs and ketamine for treatment-resistant depression.

Dr. Michael Ziffra is a psychiatrist and Associate Professor at Northwestern University, specializing in anxiety and mood disorders. Dr. Ziffra also is the author of “Wise Mind in Anxious Times”, a series on Substack exploring the interface between mental health and our sociopolitical climate. Its aim is to provide analysis and commentary from a mental health specialist with insight into why we experience anxiety about particular issues and happenings, and how to better manage that anxiety. Follow him on Substack, X, or Instagram.

[00:00:00] Start
[00:00:40] Guest Introduction: Dr. Michael Ziffra
[00:02:28] Yale Psychiatrist's Bad Advice on Family
[00:09:39] What Does a Psychiatrist Actually Do?
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[00:18:02] Low-Dose Naltrexone and Opioid Receptors
[00:23:27] Benzodiazepines: Dangers and Dependence
[00:31:00] Safe Medication Tapering Strategies
[00:38:29] Nicotine Addiction and Smoking Cessation
[00:43:15] Psychiatry Beyond Just Medication
[00:47:30] Birth Control and Mental Health
[00:51:47] Sleep Disorders That Mimic Depression
[00:55:01] Weight Loss Drugs: Psychological Effects
[01:00:52] Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression
[01:12:06] Where to Find Dr. Ziffra

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I've gathered four fascinating voices for this conversation, each bringing unique expertise and perspectives. Louie Locke, a pastor of 26 years from Reno, Nevada, rates himself a one out of ten—firmly opposed to psychedelic use from a Christian perspective. He explains his concerns about entering the "second heaven" or spirit realm through means other than Jesus, warning of spiritual doors that may be opened through such substances.

Cameron English, a science journalist and director of biosciences at the American Council on Science and Health, brings skepticism from both scientific and theological angles, noting the poor quality of research and drawing parallels to problematic harm reduction movements.

Daniel Elliot, an Air Force veteran and counselor who has conducted research on psilocybin and spiritual wellbeing, offers a cautious middle ground as a five, distinguishing between natural substances like psilocybin and synthetic ones like MDMA.

Dr. Liza Lockwood, an emergency medicine physician and medical toxicologist, presents the highest rating at seven, explaining her interest in the therapeutic potential for treating refractory depression while sharing the fascinating history of ergot poisoning from the Salem Witch Trials to the discovery of LSD.

Together we explore the Greek concept of pharmakeia, whether psychedelics might be connected to the tree of knowledge of good and evil, what harm reduction really means in practice, and whether Christians should be involved in psychedelic-assisted therapy settings. This is just the first in a series exploring these questions—questions that don't have easy answers but deserve thoughtful Christian engagement.

Books mentioned:

-Imagine Heaven and Imagine The God of Heaven by John Burke

-The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

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WHERE TO FIND THE GUESTS

Louie D Locke is the Lead Pastor of Hillside Church in Reno, Nevada, where he has served for 26 years, and also oversees eight churches across Northern Nevada and Eastern California as an Area Pastor. Married to Joni for 36 years with three adult children and eight grandchildren, Louie's life mission is to help people understand and follow God's plan, guiding them toward spiritual wholeness and mature discipleship grounded in biblical integrity. A lifelong learner with passion for history, theology, and thoughtful discussion, he enjoys exploring complex biblical topics and applying Christian principles to everyday life.

- X/Twitter: @scoeyd

- Church website: hillside4.org

Cameron English is a writer, editor and co-host of the Science Facts and Fallacies Podcast. Before joining ACSH, he was managing editor at the Genetic Literacy Project, a nonprofit committed to aiding the public, media, and policymakers by promoting science literacy.

- X/Twitter: @CamJEnglish

- Website: acsh.org (American Council on Science and Health)

- Podcast: Science Facts and Fallacies (with Dr. Liza Lockwood)

Daniel Mark Elliott Jr., LMHCA, is a Protestant psychoanalytic counselor specializing in psychosis, dissociation, and cultural fragmentation. An Air Force veteran, psychedelic researcher, and founded Mad River Counseling. He is currently writing a book titled My Psychosis while developing a framework on how minds form reality, coherence, and meaning in fragmented societies.

- X/Twitter: @Olaf_The_Third

- Website: mad-river.org

Dr. S. Eliza Lockwood is an emergency medicine physician and medical toxicologist who completed her fellowship at NYU in 2006 and went on to establish an ACGME-accredited program at Washington University in St. Louis. Driven by a passion for sustainable global health solutions, she has organized humanitarian relief efforts, founded a global health scholar track, and now serves as Medical Affairs Lead for Bayer, focusing on innovative approaches to malnutrition and disease prevention in developing countries. She lectures nationally and internationally on medical toxicology, tropical medicine, and global health.

- X/Twitter: @DrLizaMD

- LinkedIn: Liza Lockwood
- Podcast: Science Facts and Fallacies (with Cameron English)

- Weekly X Space: Thursdays 4-6 PM Central (with Cam and John Entine) discussing science and faith topics

[00:00:00] Start
[00:00:47] Introduction to Psychedelics and Christianity Roundtable
[00:02:30] Rating Scale Explained: One to Ten
[00:03:25] Louie Locke Introduction: Pastor, Rating One
[00:05:23] Cameron English Introduction: Science Journalist, Rating Two
[00:07:13] Daniel Elliot Introduction: Veteran and Counselor, Rating Five
[00:08:14] Dr. Liza Lockwood Introduction: Toxicologist, Rating Seven
[00:09:16] Why This Topic Matters to Stephanie
[00:11:30] Louie Explains His Opposition to Psychedelics
[00:19:22] Defining Pharmakeia and Biblical Sorcery
[00:25:26] Cam's Journey Through Depression to Faith
[00:38:17] Daniel on Natural vs Synthetic Substances
[00:55:50] Dr. Liza's Scientific Perspective as a Seven
[00:57:22] Salem Witch Trials to LSD: A History
[01:10:32] Mid-Episode Break
[01:19:45] Defining Harm Reduction and Its Failures
[01:35:01] Psychedelics and the Tree of Knowledge
[01:47:30] Brian Johnson's Psilocybin and Transhumanism
[02:01:06] Seeking God in Mistaken Ways
[02:05:20] Final Thoughts from the Panel
[02:12:45] Where to Find the Guests

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Today we were going to air the first “Psychedelics and Christianity” panel, but then a crisis hit our family: my husband fell and broke both bones in his left forearm, while rock climbing with our kids.

When I got his call from the ER, I was 2500 miles away, working remotely on ROGD Repair from a peaceful Airbnb in Holualoa, Hawaii, where I was recharging on a solo trip. Needless to say, the news hit hard; it felt like the ground dropped out from under me.

There was a crisis whirlwind: catching up to speed on the situation; coordinating with my husband, doctors and nurses, friends and family; and figuring out how to get home quickly, despite his insistence I stay in Hawaii and somehow “enjoy” my birthday there despite knowing the love of my life was suffering without me.

When I got home, I was thankful to our amazing friends who had risen to the occasion and cared for him in my absence, but it was clear that the severity of the situation had been downplayed. My first full day back was spent handling the chaos of our home in disarray, coordinating overworked and saintly friends, and quickly catching up to speed on his pain, medications, mobility issues, caregiving needs, and surgery plan. Not to mention the psychological adjustment to finding the man who'd spent so much time taking care of me suddenly being the helpless patient in need of tending. That day also happened to be my birthday, which I'd originally planned to spend boogie boarding and whale watching. Bless my husband’s heart — he still made sure a friend picked up a dessert for me. But I chose to save most of the presents he’d prepared well in advance for a day with a more celebratory mood. What mattered was that he be able to have surgery as quickly as possible, that we be adequately prepared, and that he not further injure himself while his bones were loose.

Thankfully, the orthopedic surgeon was able to get my husband in the very next day, and despite the sickening level of anxiety I felt in the waiting room, the procedure went as well as it could have: he had great bones, a clean fracture, excellent range of motion and an ideal recovery prognosis.

My husband now has plates and screws in his arm; a bandage/splint/sling situation; and a schedule of pain relief, ice, and elevation. He’s encouraged to move gently, and will begin occupational therapy in two weeks when the sutures are removed. Meanwhile, I'm adjusting to my new role as my responsibilities have drastically increased to include both nursing him, and taking over all the chores and errands he used to handle. I'm in one of those chapters where all you can do is focus on the next thing you must do.

Although my husband should be resting, we are also dealing with a completely separate issue, a private family situation causing loads of stress and costing even greater loads of money. So while he's on the couch with his arm elevated and iced, he's still working remotely on what he can to ameliorate the other thing.

We were prepared for a rainy day, even a stormy one. We just weren't prepared to be pelted with hail the size of golf balls.

This feels like a sneak preview into the reality of aging.

With his one good hand, my poor sweet husband was going to try to make sure to get you this week’s episode as usual. But I see no reason not to save that for next week with all we’re going through. Especially not when I have this amazing recording we can use. This took him minutes to assemble, not hours.

See, before the accident, one morning in Holualoa, HI, I woke up before dawn. The chorus of birds, frogs, and insects there is normally amazing, especially at that time of day, but it was even more incredible that morning with the rain. There is something so magical about being in a place teeming with life all around you. So I opened my voice memos app and started a new recording; sat my phone down carefully on the ledge of the lanai; and sipped coffee as quietly as possible while listening to the chorus, hoping my phone’s mic would hear it as keenly as my ears did. I am pretty pleased with how the recording turned out, and I wanted to turn it into a track that could be looped, if only for myself. But I decided to share it with you too. It's pretty perfect if you ask me, aside from the occasional vehicle motor humming in the background.

So today, in honor of my husband’s healing, I bring you ten minutes of a glorious chorus of tropical birds, insects, frogs, and rain. It feels like bringing home a little piece of my time on the island, making up for the trip being cut short. Studies show 20 minutes of birdsong a day improves mental health. I hope this brings you peace.

I’m explaining everything in the notes here, and not including any speech in the podcast, both because that’s easier, and because it allows you to loop this track for sound therapy. You can listen to it over and over. I recommend playing it in the morning while waking up.

If you want to help us out while my husband is unable to work, you can send money via Venmo or Paypal. Better yet, refer every parent of a gender-confused kid you know to my course, ROGD Repair, which now comes with unlimited access to AI assistant, RepairBot. The income from the course helps us stay stable during these tough times. Thanks as always for your support.

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We dive deep into the phenomenon of scapegoating: why groups unconsciously select certain members to carry their collective anxiety, how the scapegoat often cooperates with this unspoken contract, and what happens when that person leaves. Brant shares compelling examples from Tavistock group relations conferences and primate research to illustrate how these dynamics play out across species.

I also share my own experience of being scapegoated in a T-group during grad school, and we explore how our childhood wounds create "Velcro" for these projections to stick. We discuss the role of humor as a potential escape route, what healthy leadership looks like, and why some organizations become addicted to crisis. The conversation takes a meaningful turn toward Nathaniel Brandon's work on self-esteem—what it truly means beyond the smarmy 90s version—and how a leader's unintegrated material gets amplified throughout an organization. This episode offers valuable insights for anyone navigating workplace dynamics or seeking to understand group psychology.

Brant Elwood has a MA in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University. He has held consulting roles and leadership positions within several therapeutic treatment organizations. During the pandemic, he directed a non-profit that utilized myth and archetypal theory to conduct rites of passage work with young men in the southeast US. Brant draws from the mythopoetic lineage of Robert Bly, Robert Johnson, and others in an attempt to establish a novel style of thinking about groups in communities and organizations. He first attended a Tavistock-style group relations conference in 2015. Follow him on X @thegrouplens. Find his book on Amazon: Gods, Heroes, and Groups: Relational Dynamics Through Mythic Archetypes.

[00:00:00] Start
[00:00:38] Introduction to Brant Elwood
[00:01:40] Background in Wilderness Therapy
[00:04:01] Tavistock Group Relations Conferences
[00:15:59] The Psychology of Scapegoating
[00:28:19] Projective Identification and Personal Wounds
[00:40:47] Qualities of Healthy Organizations
[00:45:30] Toxic Workplace Dynamics Case Study
[00:54:21] Nathaniel Brandon's Self-Esteem Framework
[01:09:00] Christian Perspective on Self-Worth
[01:15:45] Crisis of Faith in Therapy Field
[01:17:29] Where to Find Brant and His Book

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We explore how the AMA maintains its power despite only 15% of American doctors being members. The answer lies in a government-mandated monopoly: the AMA holds the copyright on CPT codes—the procedural codes every healthcare provider in the country must use to bill insurance and Medicare. This generates hundreds of millions in revenue annually, which the AMA then uses to lobby politicians, influence other medical organizations, and train activists within specialty societies to align with their positions.

Travis explains how this money flows into shadow organizations like Race Forward to push diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that ultimately tie back to gender ideology in medicine. We discuss the physical harms of cross-sex hormones on women—including vaginal atrophy, pelvic floor dysfunction, and incontinence affecting over 95% of female patients on testosterone—and why Travis compares these effects to female genital mutilation. We also discuss what everyday people and physicians can do to push back against this institutional capture, and why speaking up—even privately—is a moral duty.

Travis Morrell, MD, MPH, is a dad, husband, and physician. A lifelong learner to a fault, his postgraduate medical training in five specialty departments and medical leadership gives him a broad perspective of his profession. He is published in the top journals of multiple fields and in popular media. Dr. Morrell is a Senior Fellow at Do No Harm Medicine. He is Chair of Colorado Principled Physicians, a grassroots organization of physicians promoting evidence-based medicine and classical liberal values.
The X thread mentioned
X: @MorrellMDmph
Protect Kids Colorado
Colorado Principled Physicians
Stop the Harm Database

[00:00:00] Start
[00:00:46] Introducing Dr. Travis Morrell
[00:09:30] The AMA's $450 Million Empire and CPT Code Monopoly
[00:17:34] How the AMA Controls Other Medical Organizations
[00:30:53] Who's Driving the Gender Ideology Agenda
[00:44:35] Cross-Sex Hormones as Female Genital Mutilation
[00:49:06] Physical Harms of Testosterone on Women
[01:07:01] What Doctors and Patients Can Do
[01:10:51] Why Doctors Alone Won't Save the Day
[01:17:43] Compassion for Affected Kids and Families
[01:18:47] Where to Find Dr. Travis Morrell

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Tammy describes how her workplace at Seattle's Fred Hutch Cancer Center transformed after 2017, when self-described "social justice warriors" entered her department. She was called a "white kike" by a colleague, harassed for her friendship with someone in the Trump administration, and subjected to mandatory DEI sessions that dismissed her own experiences with antisemitism. When she pushed back against an email encouraging therapists to bring political conversations into patient care, she received a three-page complaint accusing her of "white privilege"—and was terminated ten days later for "lack of ethnic sensitivity."

We explore what it means when institutions prioritize ideology over their core mission, how the female-dominated helping professions have become breeding grounds for social aggression masked as compassion, and what it takes to rebuild after your career and character have been destroyed. Tammy shares how she filed a lawsuit that settled quickly, relocated across the country, and rebuilt her practice from the ground up—all while becoming a source of support for others experiencing similar persecution.

A licensed clinical social worker for 25 years, Tammy Weitzman has presented her work around the world. Born and raised in Toronto, she completed her graduate degree in New York. Tammy spent most of her career caring for cancer patients and their families, particularly those undergoing treatment of hematologic malignancies such as leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and stem cell transplantation. Although gifted at her job, her career took a downturn when “woke” colleagues created a hostile working atmosphere, harassing her with antisemitic slurs. After she objected to a colleague sending a biased political article to social workers over company email, Tammy was abruptly terminated from her job in Seattle. Tammy now counsels in private practice as an LCSW in North Carolina.
Tammy's counseling website

Email: tammyw@wefixbrains.com

Books mentioned in this episode:

- Imagine Heaven by John Burke

- Imagine the God of Heaven by John Burke

[00:00:00] Start
[00:07:22] Why Oncology: Father's Death from Cancer
[00:11:57] Wisdom from a Dying Patient
[00:20:41] 2017: Social Justice Warriors Arrive
[00:34:28] Called a "White Kike" by Colleague
[00:44:00] Friend in Trump Administration Exposed
[00:54:19] Terminated for "Lack of Ethnic Sensitivity"
[00:56:01] Decision to Fight Back
[01:09:52] Filing Lawsuit and Rebuilding Life

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We explore the intersection of faith and psychology, discussing how secular therapy approaches to self-esteem fall short without a spiritual foundation. Chris challenges the contemporary affirmation-based therapy model, arguing that true humility comes from an accurate understanding of who we are in light of who God says we are. We discuss the persistent human tendency toward self-deception, examining why building identity solely on ourselves is fundamentally delusional—and what happens when we recognize ourselves as treasure through God's eyes instead.

Our conversation ventures into controversial territory, including the relationship between Christianity and psychedelics, where Chris explains his measured "five out of ten" stance. He shares clinical examples of clients whose severe addictions were transformed through professional psychedelic-assisted treatment, while also emphasizing the need for Christian voices to remain engaged in this conversation rather than retreating into reflexive rejection. 

We discuss the theology of the Father, father wounds, and how childhood experiences shape our intuition of God. We examine prayer through the lens of the persistent widow and the friend at midnight, exploring what it means to approach God boldly as his children rather than with practiced piety. Chris shares insights on marriage, sacrifice, and how his son co-authored their book "Sex and Marriage" after witnessing the congruence between his father's theology and his treatment of his mother. Finally, we touch on near-death experiences, spiritual integration, and the beautiful, ongoing process of faith deconstruction and reconstruction that characterizes a lifetime of spiritual growth.

Pastor Chris Legg, LPCs, and his wife Ginger have been living out the parable of God’s love for His people since 1993 and have been blessed with five great kids. He is the Lead Pastor at South Spring Baptist Church in Tyler, TX and is also the founding owner and clinical director of Alethia Family Counseling Center, which offers training, counseling, speaking and business consulting in several locations in Texas. He and his son, Mark, are the authors of the book Sex and Marriage, which is intended to restore to marriages the power God intended. He also writes on Substack and hosts the Reconstructed Faith podcast.

Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
• Abba's Child by Brennan Manning
• Lion and Lamb by Brennan Manning
• Imagine Heaven by John Burke
• Imagine the God of Heaven by John Burke
• The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
• Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis
• Sex and Marriage by Chris Legg and Mark Legg
• Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza

[00:00:00] Start
[00:01:09] Meet Chris Legg: Pastor and Therapist
[00:11:54] The Father Wound and Our Intuition of God
[00:18:45] Bold Prayer: Keep Hounding God
[00:32:35] The Problem with Self-Esteem
[00:40:00] Affirmation-Only Therapy Will Be Replaced by AI
[00:43:15] Psychedelics and Christianity
[01:05:00] Paul on Intention and What's Truly Forbidden
[01:16:10] Chris's Vulnerability on Lifelong Addiction
[01:32:30] Chris's Book: Sex and Marriage

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Special thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our theme song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude and permission.

Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order. Follow us on X @2022affirmation or Instagram at @a...

We dive deep into the technical and ethical decisions Peter made while building Detrans.ai, including his choice to use a Chinese AI model (Kimi K2) to avoid the pro-gender ideology bias baked into Western AI systems like ChatGPT. Peter walks us through the site's powerful data visualizations, which reveal striking patterns: the peak ages for transition and detransition, the gender differences in why people transition (with autogynephilia prominent for males and internalized misogyny for females), and perhaps most importantly—that proper psychotherapy is the number one factor leading to detransition for females.

We explore how parents and questioning individuals can use this tool, the social backlash Peter has faced for creating it, and why dismantling the "born this way" narrative is essential for protecting young people experiencing gender distress. This conversation offers hope that ethical therapists are beginning to step forward and that tools like Detrans.ai can help bridge the gap between concerned parents and the truth about what's really driving the gender crisis.

Peter James Steven is a developer and designer from Wellington, New Zealand. He recently developed a sited called detrans.ai to promote the experiences and perspectives of detransitioners. Detrans.ai is primarily a chatbot that deconstructs gender concepts and to promotes holistic, non-medical approaches to healing gender distress. It integrates knowledge from the /r/detrans subreddit, which is the largest open collection of detrans experiences on the internet. Follow him on X @pjamessteven.

[00:00:00] Start
[00:03:45] Why the "Born This Way" Narrative Is Toxic
[00:09:30] Building AI Without Gender Ideology Bias
[00:17:45] The 5000% Increase in Gender Dysphoria Referrals
[00:27:30] Analyzing 2,700 Detransitioner Stories
[00:35:00] Male vs Female Transition Reasons Compared
[00:42:32] What Actually Causes People to Detransition
[00:49:27] Tour of the Detrans.ai Platform
[00:57:45] Debunking Common Gender Ideology Myths
[01:02:35] Message to Detransitioners and Closing Thoughts

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MUSIC: Thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude & permission.

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Show notes & transcript provided with the help of SwellAI.

Special thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our theme song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude and permission.

Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order. Follow us on X @2022affirmation or Instagram at @affirmationgeneration.

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Today, we dive deep into the insurance fraud that enables gender clinics to operate—a layer of scandal beneath the already discredited evidence base for these interventions. Dr. Haim explains how medical billing codes work and reveals that clinics are routinely using false diagnosis codes to get insurance companies to cover hormones, blockers, and surgeries. We discuss the 95% rate of fraudulent "endocrine disorder unspecified" diagnoses found at one university gender clinic, how patients' sex is being falsified in medical records, and how the American Medical Association—with its government-mandated monopoly on medical coding—may be facilitating this fraud.

What are the consequences of this scheme? Why would the AMA recommend coding mastectomies as "breast reductions"? How is this affecting insurance premiums for ordinary Americans? And where does Dr. Haim see all of this heading? This conversation will change how you understand the machinery behind gender medicine.

Dr. Eithan Haim is a general and trauma surgeon in Greenville, Texas. In 2023, he served as the anonymous whistleblower who exposed Texas Children's Hospital for secretly continuing its pediatric gender program after publicly claiming it had shut down. Within 24 hours of the story's publication, the Texas Senate passed bipartisan legislation banning these interventions on minors.

The Biden Department of Justice responded by charging Dr. Haim with four federal felonies, sending armed U.S. Marshals to his home on the morning of his surgical residency graduation. Facing up to 10 years in prison, he and his wife—an attorney—drained their savings to fight the charges. He was ultimately successful, with the case resolved in his favor.

Dr. Haim now continues his work as a surgeon while raising awareness about fraud and ethical violations in pediatric gender medicine. He and his wife Andrea live outside Dallas with their young child.
Follow him on X @EithanHaim
Donate to his GiveSendGo

[00:00:00] Start

[00:01:29] Introduction to Dr. Eithan Haim

[00:05:30] How medical billing codes work: CPT and ICD codes

[00:09:30] 95% of gender clinic patients had fraudulent "endocrine disorder" diagnosis

[00:14:45] Iatrogenic harm: treatment creates the condition listed in the diagnosis

[00:19:45] The AMA's government-mandated monopoly on medical coding

[00:24:15] AMA recommends coding mastectomies as breast reductions

[00:34:00] The "alternative diagnosis codes" guide removed after exposure

[00:39:00] Falsifying patient sex in medical records

[00:49:00] Wildest case: male diagnosed with "agenesis of the cervix"

[00:58:00] How this fraud affects healthcare costs for everyone

[01:04:15] The disturbing romanticization of surgery among trans-identified youth

[01:10:30] Why "adults can do what they want" doesn't apply to doctors

[01:16:00] Where this is heading: criminal prosecutions

[01:25:15] Dr. Haim's family and current work

[01:28:15] Where to find Dr. Eithan Haim

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TALK TO ME: book a meeting.

PRODUCTION: Looking for your own podcast producer? Visit PodsByNick.com and mention my podcast for 20% off your initial services.

SUPPORT THE SHOW: subscribe, like, comment, & share or donate.

Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order.

MUSIC: Thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude & permission.

ALL OTHER LINKS HERE.

To support this show, please leave a rating & review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe, like, comment & share via my YouTube channel. Or recommend this to a friend!

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Take $200 off your EightSleep Pod Pro Cover with code SOMETHERAPIST at EightSleep.com.

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Check out my shop for book recommendations + wellness products.

Show notes & transcript provided with the help of SwellAI.

Special thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our theme song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude and permission.

Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order. Follow us on X @2022affirmation or Instagram at @affirmationgeneration.

Have a question for me? Looking to go deeper and discuss these ideas with other listeners? Join my Locals community! Members get to ask questions I will respond to in exclusive, members-only livestreams, post questions for upcoming guests to answer, plus other perks TBD.

We explore how documentaries like "An Inconvenient Truth" and her work at NowThis News shaped her initial worldview, and what specific moments during the COVID pandemic made her question the climate movement's demands. Lucy reveals how becoming a mother changed her perspective on the future and why she now advocates for climate realism over alarmism. We discuss the psychological appeal of climate catastrophism, the actual data on extreme weather and climate-related deaths, and how young people are being affected by environmental anxiety.

This conversation examines the intersection of environmental concerns with mental health, exploring how catastrophic thinking about climate can impact life decisions about family, career, and personal wellbeing. Lucy offers a refreshing perspective on why humanity's future might be brighter than many believe, and why gratitude for human progress is essential for mental health.

Lucy Biggers makes content to calm climate anxiety on her social media and is the Head of Social Media at The Free Press. She was a climate activist in her 20s and a video producer at NowThis News.

• Instagram: @lucybiggers
• Twitter/X: @llbiggers
• Substack: Lucy Biggers
• The Free Press: thefp.com

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Apocalypse Never by Michael Shellenberger
• Unsettled by Steven Koonin
• False Alarm by Bjorn Lomborg
• Fossil Future by Alex Epstein

 [00:00:00] Start
 [00:01:00] Lucy’s Background And Early Climate Fears
 [00:03:00] Entering Activism And Media Influence
 [00:07:00] Pregnancy, Values, And Climate Reassessment
 [00:14:57] Choosing Motherhood Despite Anxiety
 [00:17:45] Mental Health Impacts Of Climate Alarmism
 [00:22:45] Media Narratives And The “Fallen Humanity” Story
 [00:27:58] Abundance, Development, And Global Energy Needs
 [00:30:04] Fossil Fuels And Human Progress
 [00:34:03] Weighing Tradeoffs And Energy Realities
 [00:41:47] Innovation, Ingenuity, And Future Solutions
 [00:42:15] Key Climate Data That Shifted Her Thinking
 [01:23:20] Gratitude, Perspective, And Helping Young People
 [01:29:15] Where To Find Lucy / Closing

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TALK TO ME: book a meeting.

PRODUCTION: Looking for your own podcast producer? Visit PodsByNick.com and mention my podcast for 20% off your initial services.

SUPPORT THE SHOW: subscribe, like, comment, & share or donate.

Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order.

MUSIC: Thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude & permission.

ALL OTHER LINKS HERE.

To support this show, please leave a rating & review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe, like, comment & share via my YouTube channel. Or recommend this to a friend!

Learn more about Do No Harm.

Take $200 off your EightSleep Pod Pro Cover with code SOMETHERAPIST at EightSleep.com.

Take 20% off all superfood beverages with code SOMETHERAPIST at Organifi.

Check out my shop for book recommendations + wellness products.

Show notes & transcript provided with the help of SwellAI.

Special thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our theme song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude and permission.

Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order. Follow us on X @2022affirmation or Instagram at @affirmationgeneration.

Have a question for me? Looking to go deeper and discuss these ideas with other listeners? Join my Locals community! Members get to ask questions I will respond to in exclusive, members-only livestreams, post questions for upcoming guests to answer, plus other perks TBD.

Kathleen shares her journey from running a successful group practice for over 30 years to founding AMHP as a response to what she sees as the profession's failure to truly heal people. We dive deep into the mind-body-spirit approach to healing that challenges the traditional "neck-up" therapy model, discussing why medication isn't the answer and how the counseling profession has lost the trust of the public.

This episode explores critical questions about professional integrity, the impact of woke ideology on therapy, and the rise of coaching as an alternative to traditional counseling. Kathleen doesn't hold back in her critique of how our field created the "gender affirming care nightmare" and social justice warrior mentality that's dividing rather than healing families. Whether you're a mental health professional questioning the status quo or someone seeking genuine healing, this conversation offers hope for a new paradigm in mental health care.

Kathleen Mills, LPC-S, CEAP, CIMHP, is a seasoned therapist and mental health professional with over 30 years of experience. Founding LifeTree Counseling in 1992, she employs a holistic "Six Pillars" therapeutic approach that addresses comprehensive life wellness. As a spiritually-motivated counselor, Kathleen guides clients toward restoration and purpose with grace.

Beyond clinical practice, Kathleen is passionate about supporting mental health professionals through PracticeMentors.us, where she conducts workshops and provides continuing education on business development, office operations, and ethical considerations for practitioners.

In 2022, Kathleen co-founded the Association for Mental Health Professionals (AMHP) with Phillip Crum. AMHP emerged as an alternative professional organization for mental health practitioners seeking a platform that aligns with traditional professional and spiritual values, offering a new professional home for those who feel marginalized by mainstream medical organizational policies.

A graduate of the University of North Texas with a Master of Education in Counselor Education, Kathleen continues to mentor associates and advocate for principled mental health practice. Kathleen co-hosts the podcast Therapy Disruptors, available on all platforms. Save the date for AMHP Conference 2026 - October 1st through 3rd in Dallas/DFW area.

[00:00:00] Start
[00:03:00] AMHP Origins And Purpose
[00:04:35] Mind-Body-Spirit Framework Shift
[00:08:43] Scope Of Practice And Limits
[00:12:15] Nutrition, Medication, And Holistic Care
[00:15:15] Framing Problems Versus Solving Them
[00:19:35] Transference, Boundaries, And Role Clarity
[00:23:53] Six Pillars Holistic Model
[00:34:33] Profession Direction And Identity Crisis
[00:54:15] Faith, Conversion Therapy, And Misconceptions
[01:12:00] Christianity, Grace, And Counseling Integration

ROGD REPAIR Course + Community gives concerned parents instant access to over 120 lessons providing the psychological insights and communication tools you need to get through to your kid. Now featuring 24/7 personalized AI support implementing the tools with RepairBot! Use code SOMETHERAPIST2025 to take 50% off your first month.

PODCOURSES: use code SOMETHERAPIST at LisaMustard.com/PodCourses

TALK TO ME: book a meeting.

PRODUCTION: Looking for your own podcast producer? Visit PodsByNick.com and mention my podcast for 20% off your initial services.

SUPPORT THE SHOW: subscribe, like, comment, & share or donate.

Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order.

MUSIC: Thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude & permission.

 ALL OTHER LINKS HERE.

To support this show, please leave a rating & review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe, like, comment & share via my YouTube channel. Or recommend this to a friend!

Learn more about Do No Harm.

Take $200 off your EightSleep Pod Pro Cover with code SOMETHERAPIST at EightSleep.com.

Take 20% off all superfood beverages with code SOMETHERAPIST at Organifi.

Check out my shop for book recommendations + wellness products.

Show notes & transcript provided with the help of SwellAI.

Special thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our theme song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude and permission.

Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order. Follow us on X @2022affirmation or Instagram at @affirmationgeneration.

Have a question for me? Looking to go deeper and discuss these ideas with other listeners? Join my Locals community! Members get to ask questions I will respond to in exclusive, members-only livestreams, post questions for upcoming guests to answer, plus other perks TBD.

Will shares his journey from being what Carl Teichrib calls "Perennial Man" - traveling the world, exploring transformational festivals, and seeking through psychedelics - to finding true peace in scripture. We discuss the challenges of navigating relationships with those still in New Age circles, the importance of genuine repentance versus simple regret, and how Christianity offers complete freedom from the burdens that no amount of therapy or spiritual practice could lift. 

Will's story of concrete blocks at the bottom of his psyche that dissolved through sanctification beautifully illustrates the peace that surpasses understanding, available to all who come to faith.

Will Spencer is an evangelist and adventurer who journeyed from Stanford University and the Dotcom Boom through 30 countries. He's explored spiritual traditions worldwide: from meditation in the Himalayas to ayahuasca retreats in the Amazon. The Lord found him at the Burning Man festival in Nevada. Now he hosts The Will Spencer Podcast and helps rescue men from destructive thinking and find their way to Christ. Follow him on X @renofmen, on YouTube @willspencerpod or via his Linktree.

Will Spencer originally appeared on episode 181 of my podcast, From Ayahuasca to Christ: Will Spencer on Escaping the Serpent's Deception. That conversation was one of three (along with 182 and 184) that were censored on Spotify for several weeks due to inane AI copyright flagging issues detailed in episode 187. Fortunately, after extensive advocacy, those episodes have been re-released and are available on Spotify once again; they have remained consistently available on all other audio platforms and YouTube. At this time, I can only hope that the root cause of the issue has been addressed and Spotify will not wrongfully remove any more of my episodes. However, should any appear missing, you can find them on any other platform of your choice starting here. 

Nick Mulvey links mentioned:

• Testimony, "My Ancient Friend"
• Song, Fever to the Form
• Album about coming to the faith: Dark Harvest Part 1, Dark Harvest Part 2

Books mentioned:

• Game of Gods by Carl Teichrib
• Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

[00:00:00] Start

[00:01:06] Introduction To Guest Will Spencer

[00:04:14] Stephanie’s Public Declaration Of Faith

[00:07:42] How Music Opened The Door To God

[00:13:05] Leaving The New Age Behind

[00:19:20] Finding Truth Through Scripture

[00:25:48] Lessons From Ecclesiastes And Solomon

[00:33:12] CS Lewis And The Reality Of Choice

[00:42:07] Will’s Baptism And Early Faith Journey

[00:53:44] Recognizing God’s Guidance Through Crisis

[01:04:30] The Battle Between Ego And Surrender

[01:16:18] From Therapy To Faith-Based Coaching

[01:29:47] Spiritual Leadership And Masculine Purpose

[01:41:55] Women, Compassion, And Biblical Strength

[01:55:12] Peace Beyond Understanding And Closing Reflections

ROGD REPAIR Course + Community gives concerned parents instant access to over 120 lessons providing the psychological insights and communication tools you need to get through to your kid. Now featuring 24/7 personalized AI support implementing the tools with RepairBot! Use code SOMETHERAPIST2025 to take 50% off your first month.

PODCOURSES: use code SOMETHERAPIST at LisaMustard.com/PodCourses

TALK TO ME: book a meeting.

PRODUCTION: Looking for your own podcast producer? Visit PodsByNick.com and mention my podcast for 20% off your initial services.

SUPPORT THE SHOW: subscribe, like, comment, & share or donate.

Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order.

MUSIC: Thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude & permission.

ALL OTHER LINKS HERE.

To support this show, please leave a rating & review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe, like, comment & share via my YouTube channel. Or recommend this to a friend!

Learn more about Do No Harm.

Take $200 off your EightSleep Pod Pro Cover with code SOMETHERAPIST at EightSleep.com.

Take 20% off all superfood beverages with code SOMETHERAPIST at Organifi.

Check out my shop for book recommendations + wellness products.

Show notes & transcript provided with the help of SwellAI.

Special thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our theme song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude and permission.

Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order. Follow us on X @2022affirmation or Instagram at @affirmationgeneration.

Have a question for me? Looking to go deeper and discuss these ideas with other listeners? Join my Locals community! Members get to ask questions I will respond to in exclusive, members-only livestreams, post questions for upcoming guests to answer, plu...

ORIGINAL:

In this special public service announcement episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on a frustrating battle with Spotify that's threatening the very soul of my podcast - its theme song. After three years and 180+ episodes of using "Half Awake" by Joey Pecoraro (which I legally licensed back in 2021), Spotify's AI suddenly started flagging my episodes for copyright infringement. 

The story of how this song became part of my podcast is deeply personal - it came to me through creative inspiration while planning the show, and Joey graciously agreed to let me use it. Now Spotify wants to force me to manually appeal every single episode going forward, despite my valid license. And there’s no guarantee of prompt resolution; in fact, I’m still waiting on replies more than a week after submitting appeals.

Their customer service essentially told me to accept this new weekly homework or lose my Spotify audience. I explore why this matters for the entire podcasting ecosystem, especially as Spotify pushes to become a major hosting platform while simultaneously failing to support creators who legally use music. 

This isn't just about my inconvenience - it's about a platform that profits from our content refusing to implement basic systems to verify licensing agreements, potentially silencing smaller voices who can't fight back.

Since this episode was recorded, Spotify has still yet to reinstate episodes 181, 182, or 184. It reinstated episode 180 after successful completion of the appeals process, but has ignored my appeals on these other 3 episodes. Episodes 183, 185, and 186 appear unaffected, while the future for episodes after this (187) remains uncertain. 

The censorship of episodes 181, 182, and 184 is especially disappointing considering their content. I mean, get a look at these titles!

181. From Ayahuasca to Christ: Will Spencer on Escaping the Serpent's Deception: listen on Transistor or watch on YouTube

182. From Estrangement to Advocacy: Lynn Chadwick on Parental Identity After Your Child Transitions: listen on Transistor or watch on YouTube

184. The Best ROGD Parenting Advice a Robot Can Give: Meet RepairBot, a Groundbreaking AI Tool: listen on Transistor or watch on YouTube

Click on the links above to find each of these episodes on Transistor or YouTube; or, go here to find my podcast on your platform of choice; any platform listed besides Spotify should work just fine. I’m truly incredibly proud of each of these episodes, and all for very different reasons. It would mean the world to me if you would make sure to give one a listen and share it with a friend.

Back to the problem-solving saga: I’ve reached out to Transistor.fm, the platform that hosts my podcast, and they’ve graciously agreed to reach out to Spotify with a copy of my licensing agreement in the hopes of getting this issue permanently resolved. 

I’m keeping my fingers crossed for that hopeful outcome. But I won’t rescind my message in this episode until Spotify resolves this issue across the board. It’s affecting many other podcasters, not just me. As Justin Brady explains in this video on X, the net result of this will not only silence many voices, but also discourage and silence musicians as well.