the radical center

Arnoldo Cantú, LCSW is a clinical social worker and psychotherapist with experience in school social work, private practice, and currently working in community mental health seeing children, adolescents, families, and adults. Cantú was born in Mexico and considers Texas home having grown up in the Rio Grande Valley, though currently resides in the beautiful city of Fort Collins located in northern...

Michael Olan, Psy. D., is a doctor of psychology in clinical psychology currently working as a postdoctoral clinical associate. Michael works to understand ideological intrusions in psychotherapy and their impact on core psychological sensibilities essential to healing. He is chiefly concerned with the influence of issues related to politicization in therapy and co-hosts the Critical Therapy Antid...

Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Twitter:@jleslieelliott@dissidentdelite@deborahknox Find more from Christine at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she co-hosts. I you wish to contact him, Dr. Kindsvatter can be reached at kindsvatter.aaron@gmail.com_____________________________________________________________________If you would like...

Here’s the link if you would like to check out my previous interview with Darleen Lev: https://youtu.be/lKDTBIXQoBs?si=WtMQ3sSgHz0AlrVJBorn in 1961 at the tail end of the baby boom, Darleen Lev experienced firsthand the seismic shifts from the so-called “patriarchy” as a child in the 60s, to the sanctioned hedonism encouraged by the sexual revolution as a teenager in the 70s, to the sexual panic w...

In the 25th installment of the Open Therapy Podcast series, Andrew and I talk with former professor Dr. Erec Smith about his work in clarifying DEI and promoting civil discourse. Erec Smith is a former Associate Professor of Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania and a research fellow at the Cato Institute, where he does research in “Politics and Society.” He is also the co-founder of Free Black...

In the 24th installment of the Open Therapy Podcast series, Andrew and I talk about image-based objectification of the self, and how soc med harms relationships and mental health. Andrew Hartz, Ph. D., is the founder of the Open Therapy Institute. To find a therapist, become a member, or learn about workshops through the Open Therapy Institute, go to: https://www.opentherapyinstitute.org__________...

Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Find us at Solidgroundsupport.comTwitter:@jleslieelliott@dissidentdelite@deborahknoxFind more from Christine at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she co-hosts. Dr Aaron Kindsvatter is a former professor of counselor education. Not long ago he left his tenured position to start a private practice in Bur...

John Paulson is an Associate Professor of Social Work at a regional midwestern university and has taught for the past 10 years in both the undergraduate and graduate social work programs. John began teaching as an adjunct at a community college in 2004 and transitioned to teaching full time at that college in 2011 and did so for 4 years before accepting his current position. His twenty plus years...

Dr. Dina McMillan is an internationally recognized social psychologist, educated at Stanford University. She has over 20 years of expertise in both community and professional program development, policy improvement and all levels of training. She specializes in domestic abuse and violence prevention and improved response, bias reduction, and gambling harm. Dr. McMillan excels at simplifying comple...

In the 22nd installment of the Open Therapy Podcast series, Andrew and I talk about a therapeutic tone that is more helpful for working with men, and how the feminisation of the mental health field can alienate men. Andrew Hartz, Ph. D., is the founder of the Open Therapy Institute. To find a therapist, become a member, or learn about workshops through the Open Therapy Institute, go to: https://ww...

Doug Novotny is a practicing Clinical Psychologist, with 25 years clinical experience and 14 years teaching and supervising therapists at all levels. He completed an interdisciplinary psychology PhD at the University of Chicago, and Internship at Harvard’s Cambridge Hospital. Specialty interests include family work with young children, and the interactions between clinical psychology and Culture....

Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Find us at Solidgroundsupport.comTwitter:@jleslieelliott@dissidentdelite@deborahknoxJenny Holland's substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ and find her on Twitter @SemperFemina21Find more from Christine at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she co-hosts. Dr Aaron Kindsvatter is a former profe...

John Cleese on Extremism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLNhPMQnWu4Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Find us at Solidgroundsupport.comTwitter:@jleslieelliott@dissidentdelite@deborahknoxJenny Holland's substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ and find her on Twitter @SemperFemina21Find more from Christine at https://www.youtube.com/@...

Born in 1961 at the tail end of the baby boom, Darleen Lev experienced firsthand the seismic shifts from the so-called “patriarchy” as a child in the 60s, to the sanctioned hedonism encouraged by the sexual revolution as a teenager in the 70s, to the sexual panic wrought by the AIDS epidemic in the 80s and early 90s. After completing an MFA in fiction writing at the University of Iowa Writers’ Wor...

Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Find us at Solidgroundsupport.comTwitter:@jleslieelliott@dissidentdelite@deborahknoxJenny Holland's substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ and find her on Twitter @SemperFemina21Find more from Christine at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she hosts along with Jaco Van ZylDr Aaron Kindsvatte...

Gabrielle and I met again to talk about how sex and sexuality were taught in her graduate program, and to get into some analysis of one of the most commonly used textbooks for "multicultural counseling" that is taught as a requirement in mainstream counseling programs. Gabrielle Turner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in the A...

We were joined again by Robin Atkins and Amy Sousa today to talk about the way aggression can be used appropriately in response to social threats. We got off to a glitchy start today, so thanks for bearing with us! This video is a reupload of our livestream. Amy E. Sousa holds a MA in Depth Psychology. She is a women's rights activist, writer, lecturer, and educator, with an expertise in insti...

Gabrielle and I met again to talk about how sex and sexuality were taught in her graduate program, and to get into some analysis of one of the most commonly used textbooks for "multicultural counseling" that is taught as a requirement in mainstream counseling programs. Gabrielle Turner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in the A...

Suzannah Alexander returned to grad school to pursue a Clinical Mental Health Counseling master’s degree at the University of Tennessee. What she encountered, however, was a program deeply entrenched in Critical Theories ideology. During her time there, she experienced significant resistance, particularly for her Buddhist practice, which was labeled as invalidating to other identities. After caref...

“No one is obliged to take part in the spiritual crisis of a society; on the contrary, everyone is obliged to avoid this folly and live his life in order.”— Eric VoegelinSanity Check is a collaboration between Cari Bartholomew, Christine Sefein-Wolk, and myself. We typically stream once or twice a month. Thank you for tuning in! Find more from Christine at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which...

Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Find us at Solidgroundsupport.com Twitter: @jleslieelliott @dissidentdelite @deborahknox Jenny Holland's substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ and find her on Twitter @SemperFemina21 Find more from Christine at https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast which she hosts along with Jaco Van ZylDr Aaron Kindsvat...

In the 21th installment of the Open Therapy Podcast series, Andrew and I talk about the difficulties of discussing "men's issues" and "women's issues" and why they have become so politically charged. Andrew Hartz, Ph. D., is the founder of the Open Therapy Institute. To find a therapist, become a member, or learn about workshops through the Open Therapy Institute, go to...

Michael currently works in the music industry as an audio engineer. He has worked for Grammy-nominated artists & experimental artists alike, all around the world. He loved his work but noticed something didn't "feel right" several years ago, specifically in regard to the treatment of those with a differing opinion from those on the left. As an extremely liberal, perhaps even anar...

Great chat today with guests Amy Sousa & Robin Atkins. Amy E. Sousa holds a MA in Depth Psychology. She is a women's rights activist, writer, lecturer, and educator, with an expertise in instincts, safeguarding, and embodiment. As an activist, Sousa has organized multiple rallies, protests, and free speech events on behalf of women/girls sex-based safeguarding provisions and against the un...

Dr. Craig B. Wiener is a licensed Clinical Psychologist based in Worcester,Massachusetts. He obtained his doctoral degree from Clark University in 1979. In addition to over forty years of private practice, has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. For over two decades, he was the Clinical Director of...