Reality Therapy

Ryan Rogers
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Jun 20, 2025 • 1h 17min

Dr. Oren Amitay on What Makes Good Therapy

In this episode, Dr. Oren Amitay discusses how the world of clinical psychology has been taken over by activists. We discussed how gender affirming care harms kids and why so many professionals are afraid to speak out. We discussed CBT and explored what modalities work best for mental health counseling.
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May 29, 2025 • 1h 19min

Political Bias in Counseling Grad School

In this episode, Leslie Elliott Boyce, Suzannah Alexander, Katie Kernodle, and Gabrielle Turner break down how grad schools for counseling have been corrupted by political bias and overtaken by the social justice agenda. This leaves many students feeling alienated and prevents people seeking therapy from getting the help they need.
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May 27, 2025 • 55min

Kat Woods on Effective Altruism and the Existential Risk of Artificial Intelligence

In this episode, Kat Woods discusses effective altruism, specifically how we can reduce the suffering of animals. She also delves into the existential risk that humanity would face if AI became super intelligent and became hostile to all of us.
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May 25, 2025 • 1h 19min

Five Male Therapists Comment on Masculinity and Men's Mental Health

In this episode, therapists Juda Alcabes, Tony Ziolko, Jake Wiskerchen, Jake Freeman, and Jonathan Cogburn comment on what makes healthy masculinity, why men don't want to come to therapy, and how men can improve their mental health.
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May 20, 2025 • 1h 18min

Dr. Michael Olan on Bias in Clinical Psychology

In this episode, clinical psychologist Dr. Michael Olan discusses political bias in his field and in graduate school due to social justice ideology. He also discusses the mindset behind those who adopt these views.
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May 19, 2025 • 1h 24min

Sasha Ayad on Confronting Gender Affirming Care

In this episode, psychotherapist Sasha Ayad describes her efforts to push back against the harmful and unscientific practices known as gender affirming care for minors.
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May 19, 2025 • 1h 3min

Dr. Dawn Irons on Bias in Counseling Education

In this episode, Dr. Dawn Irons describes her confrontation with wokeness in graduate school when a biased dissertation panel blocked her ability to graduate. She tells of how the field has been corrupted and how we can get back on track.
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May 18, 2025 • 55min

Aaron Machbitz on Life Lessons from Pro Wrestling

In this episode, I spoke with former professional wrestler Aaron Machbitz on how sports and wrestling can teach us about life, about why men are struggling right now, and the rise of antisemitism.
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May 18, 2025 • 55min

Darren Magee on Preserving Good Therapy

In this episode, I spoke with UK based psychotherapist Darren Magee about what makes for good therapy, bias in the mental health field, and the connection between science fiction and ancient mythology.
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May 16, 2025 • 1h 5min

Dr. Andrew Hartz on Bias in Mental Healthcare

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Hartz describes bias in mental healthcare due to critical social justice ideology and how he formed the Open Therapy Institute to fight back.

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