the radical center

Carob Marcelle of the Be Not Afraid podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@UC9LGYDq130G42FyfCJJLOZA and Christine Sefein of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@UCjIaIptzhXcz_e54XBYy7Ow joined me for a conversation about the supreme court's affirmative action decision, and the expansions of Title IX. You can find both these ladies on Twitter as well: @ChristineS53550 and @carobmarcelle _______...

Today I spoke with Gigi Larue about Our Duty, an organization that provides support to parents of trans-identified kids. For more information you can find them at ourduty.group/usa About Gigi and Our Duty: "In December of 2020, Our Duty USA staged the first gender clinic protest at CHLA in Los Angeles. From 5 people standing in the rain to over a hundred in Anaheim at the AAP, last October, o...

Conspiracy theories, what about them? We had some fun and also some serious discussions. Drop us a line below in the comments to tell us what your thoughts are! Find us at Solidgroundsupport.com Twitter @jleslieelliott @dissidentdelite @deborahknox

Jen, Jenny, and I decided to have a conversation prompted by an article in Psychology Today advocating for the abolition of marriage. What is the value of marriage? What is going on with the psychology profession and its relentless attempts to remake culture? The article, for reference: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-single/202306/a-world-without-marriage Jenny Holland's substa...

Bonnie Snyder and Christine Sefein have co-authored an article series about deprogramming ideologically captured kids. This is an important and informative conversation for parents concerned with their children's engagement in "Social Justice" or gender ideology. Resources: Compassionate Recovery from Indoctrination article series: https://ethicaleducator.substack.com/p/compassionate...

A parent wrote in to ask for help addressing pride flags at his children's school. We discussed the question, and put on our tin-foil hats for a bit. Please comment with your advice to the parent- what would you do? Find us at Solidgroundsupport.com Twitter @jleslieelliott @dissidentdelite @deborahknox

Note: we had some connection issues and there are some glitches in the audio and video. Nevertheless, this was a fantastic and informative conversation, and despite a few little hiccups, it is easy to follow. Thank you for your patience with the tech! Jaco van Zyl is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland, and is registered with the Health Professions Council o...

Boundaries, Pride month, circular logic, and militancy. What do you think? Great conversation with Jen, David, and Deborah! Find us, connect, and get more info about Solid Ground at: https://solidgroundsupport.com/ https://jodishaw.locals.com/ _____________________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcent...

Christine Sefein of Critical Therapy Antidote and Carob Marcell of Be Not Afraid join me for a conversation about demoralization, where all this is coming from, and post-wokeness. _____________________________________________________________________________________ I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott If you wish to contribute to my legal fund, thank you! The fund is at: https://www.givesendgo.com/ther...

Karen joined me for a follow up conversation to our "Queering Psychedelics" Solid Ground Live Stream. Karen King, LMHC has been a psychotherapist for almost two decades, and has loved every minute of it. Her background in dance and meditation informs all that she does in work with clients and clinicians every day. Karen started a Counseling and Psychiatry group practice in 2015 and it ha...

"Pen" is a parent of elementary school-aged children who attend a private (secular) school that has adopted a sexuality-education curriculum based on activism and queer theory. Pen sent me some of the materials (which are being taught to children aged 5-12) and took some time today to go over some points of particular concern. Take a look/listen with us and tell me what you think. Here i...

Christine on her practice: "I have been trained and worked as a clinical psychotherapist for nearly 18 years and was a professor of clinical psychology in a master’s degree program for 5 years. Due to requirements that the state of California has imposed on mental health professionals to engage in social justice activist therapy, I have chosen to offer coaching services instead at this time....

This week we were inspired by James Lindsay's recent podcast entitled "How to Fight a Tyrannical Movement" and his delineation of the archetypes at play within that dynamic. We had a good discussion about motivation and roles, and we all agreed that it's time to rewatch Monty Python's "Life of Brian." Link to James Lindsay's episode discussed in the stream: http...

James L. Counsellor, MA, LPC is a licensed professional counselor with a specialization in integrated behavioral health. He lives and works in Northern Michigan. _____________________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ and I am on twitter @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this o...

Check out Lisa Selin Davis's article here: https://www.thefp.com/p/how-therapists-became-social-justice-warriors Christine Sefein, former Antioch University professor, joins me to discuss social justice in therapy, and also whether kids should see therapists- at all. Great discussion as always. I am grateful to Christine for her insight and always enjoy speaking with her. For more from Christi...

Catherine Kronas, a former school board trustee candidate, established the Lighthouse Network in 2021. Her mission: to unite Canadians alarmed by the infiltration of Woke ideologies in the K-12 education system. Through her leadership, Catherine fosters connections and drives dialogue for change. Twitter @CatherineKronaswww.lighthouseforum.ca Catherine and I talked about the importance of finding...

Today Solid Ground Facilitators Jodi, Jen, Leslie, and David were joined by writer Jenny Holland to discuss how gender ideology holds critical theory together. If gender ideology falls, does it all fall? Check out her substack article for context: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/p/a-very-important-tweet-that-you-all Find us, connect, and get more info about Solid Ground at: https://solidgrounds...

What happens when activist therapists are handed the keys to your mind via psychedelics? Thank you to Jodi, Benjamin, and Deborah who joined me for a lively conversation about the regulation and "queering" of psychedelics. Benjamin's fabulous youtube channel: @benjaminaboyce   You can find Deoborah on Twitter: @DeborahKnox Find us, connect, and get more info about Solid Ground at: ht...

For an essay I wrote on this topic see: https://criticaltherapyantidote.org/2022/03/19/preferred-pronouns-neo-etiquette-or-radical-self-rejection/ Pronouns NO - give your own Maybe - respect others (support a lie) 1st person - I, me, us, we 2nd person - you, y'all, yours 3rd person - he, she, them, it 3rd person pronouns are how people talk about one person to others. Reputation building. Not...

Today we discussed the "anti-whiteness" of CRT and CSJ. What is being taught, and what are its effects on culture? Where is this dehumanization of "white" people leading? Here's a link to the video Jennifer referenced in the stream: https://youtu.be/DNFllGGODfo Find us, connect, and get more info about Solid Ground at: https://solidgroundsupport.com/ https://jodishaw.locals...

It is almost six months to the day from when I posted my first video on this channel. Project is still going. Share, Subscribe, Like, etc and if you would like to support the project financially you can donate at the links below. Thank you to all who are working to restore sanity and push out the CSJ mind-virus. ____________________________________________________________________________________ I...

It was a pleasure to speak with Dr. Carole Sherwood. Among other things, we discussed the Critical Social Justice aversion to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and the push to "decolonize" education. Dr Carole Sherwood is a clinical psychologist. She worked for the National Health Service in the UK, specialising in sexual health, chronic pain, cancer, palliative care, and trauma. Dr Sherwood...

Today Jennifer and I were joined by Deborah Knox and Benjamin Boyce for a conversation about how to communicate with ideologically closed people. As usual the discussion evolved and went in some interesting directions. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to speak with these lovely humans, and thank you all for joining us. Benjamin's fabulous youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BenjaminABoyce Yo...

Schools are increasingly pushing radical social-engineering ideologies on our children and stifling parental concerns. What can we do as parents? Christine Sefein and Cari Bartholomew join me to discuss. Cari's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UC9LGYDq130G42FyfCJJLOZA Christine's CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast _____________________________________________________...

"Oh dear, we're all becoming idiots" - Jen Friend Today we discussed transhumanism and technology addiction, and finding balance in our lives. We were joined again by Deborah Knox, a New York-based Solid Ground community member who closely tracks what has been happening in education, business, psychotherapy, medicine, and the arts with respect to Critical Social Justice- and is eager...