Warm Take Wednesdays with Dr Alex Iantaffi

In this episode, we unpack the pervasive ideology of sanism. This ideology frames people struggling with mental health issues as "lacking", “abnormal”, or "less than”, ultimately justifying the application of carceral logic within mental health. We explore what sanism looks like in practice: from everyday language (e.g., the use of "crazy") and media portrayals (like repre...

In this episode, Dr. Alex Iantaffi explores how social media can blur the lines between popularity and expertise, and even influence our perceptions and decision-making. They discuss epistemic injustice, innate biases, who is viewed as credible (and who isn't), and how to critically evaluate information by engaging media literacy principles. Key topics include: Social media's impact on p...

Psychotherapy is everywhere: on tv shows, in movies, reality TV, and on social media. However, we don't really talk about what therapy actually is. In this episode, Dr. Alex Iantaffi explores the diversity of therapeutic approaches, clarifies distinctions between related fields, and emphasizes the importance of informed choices in therapy for both clients and practitioners. Key  topics Divers...

Thanks for joining the first live broadcast of Warm Take Wednesdays!  Dr Alex Iantaffi explores the binaries and systemic issues in the documentary "Inside the Manosphere", critically examining masculinity, gender ideology, and cultural influences. Key takeaways - The documentary presents several unhelpful binaries between alpha males and softer masculinities, as well as between men and...

Gender ideology is a phrase we have seen appear in media, political debates, and maybe it even got to be a topic of conversation at your dinner table. In this episode, Dr. Alex tackles the question of whether there is a gender ideology at play currently and, if so, how do we define it, and how does it impact our day-to-day lives?   *Spoiler: this episode is about cisgenderism as the dominant gende...

In this episode Dr Alex Iantaffi discusses why white supremacy culture is detrimental to everyone, including white people! They encourage us to dismantle white supremacy and pick 5 elements of white supremacy culture to illustrate how these are obstacles to our wellbeing and collective liberation. Here are the websites and books mentioned in the episode: Click here for the WHITE SUPREMACY CULTURE...

Announcing my new podcast series “Warm Take Wednesdays with Dr Alex Iantaffi”!  Here’s the trailer explaining what the new series is about and telling you a little bit about me, your host.  All links mentioned in the trailer can be found at: https://linktr.ee/xtaffi Feedback? Topics you would like me to discuss? Contact me through my website here ! Thank you! Don't want to miss a thing? Subsc...

Welcome to the first episode of Warm Take Wednesdays with Dr Alex Iantaffi, where I speak candidly about whatever has been on my mind!  This one is a reflection on awareness around issues that are often still ignored or stigmatized within dominant culture, and an invitation to consider expanding our framework beyond awareness and towards action for collective liberation. Feedback? Topics you would...