Podcasts by Its Not Just In Your Head
Two mental health professionals explore how our capitalist economic system impacts our emotional lives. From precarious housing and employment, to unaffordable healthcare, to endless debt -- it's not just in your head!
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#161: The end? from 2023-11-19T14:52:03
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#160: A Nation of Shopkeepers (ft. Dan Evans) from 2023-11-17T12:00
"A Nation of Shopkeepers explores the unstoppable rise of the petite-bourgeoisie, one of the most powerful, but underexplored, classes in modern society."
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#159: What does Trauma Informed Care really mean? from 2023-11-16T12:00
Ikoi and Harriet take a critical look at the false promise of 'Trauma Informed Care' and how the psyche field often fails to understand the material conditions and the context of peoples...
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#158: Iatrogenic harm (ft. Emanuel Sferios & Dr. Asad Khan) from 2023-11-15T19:10
Why is the public discourse around vaccination either 100% good or 100% evil?
Ikoi along with our two guests, both of whom have suffered significant vaccine injuries but remain pro-vacci...
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#157: Negative Philosophy, Utopia and Contradictions (ft. Bill Cashmore) from 2023-11-14T09:00
"We Hear Only Ourselves is a study of utopia and its contradictions. If a future beyond capitalism cannot be imagined, what is the place of utopia today? The answer, Cashmore argues, ...
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#156: Here Be Monsters - How to Fight Capitalism Instead of Each Other (ft. Rhyd Wildemuth) from 2023-10-02T23:00
Is identity based politics a weapon that has been used to 'divide and conquer' the left? We are joined by the author of the rather spicy book 'Here Be Monsters'.
We discu...
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#155: Life Coaching Inc (ft. Ronald Purser) from 2023-09-25T23:00
Famed author of 'McMindfulness' returns to the podcast to discuss his latest article 'How the Life Coaching Industry Sells Pseudo-Solutions to Our Deepest Problems':
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#154: The value of Pessimism (ft. Rachid M'Rabty) from 2023-09-18T18:47:51
"It's time for the Left to consider the pessimist a helpful guide out of the somnolence of capitalist realism."
We dissect ideas and misunderstandings around optimi...
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#153: How Music Can Make Your City Better (ft. Shain Shapiro) from 2023-09-12T11:00
Ikoi and Liam talk with author of 'This Must Be the Place', Shain Shapiro. We discuss re-conceptualizing music through a systemic lens, how it effects quality of life, building codes, wo...
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#152: Liberation through Selfies?! (ft. Matt Colquhoun) from 2023-09-04T23:00
"By returning to the original tale of Narcissus, and the flower from which he takes his name, this book offers an alternative reading of narcissism..."
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#151: Why the indigenous Runa find natural parenting so WEIRD (ft. Francesca Mezzenzana) from 2023-08-29T11:00
“There is more than one way to flourish as humans in this world”
Harriet talks with anthropologist Francesca Mezzenzana about her work and parental experiences with the Runa of t...
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#150: The cult of being confident and why it doesn’t help women (ft Shani Orgad & Rosalind Gill) from 2023-08-21T23:00
"Confidence culture constantly directs the problem & solution onto the self"
We explore how confidence culture has spread into every sector of society, from self-he...
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#149: Nostalgia (ft. Grafton Tanner) from 2023-08-15T11:00
“Nostalgia is an unavoidable reaction to the traumas of the modern world”
We speak to Grafton Tanner the author of The Hours Have Lost Their Clock: The Politics of Nostalgia....
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#148: The one where we get interviewed (ft. Elliot Sang) from 2023-08-14T06:41:09
Popular YouTuber Elliot Sang quizzes Harriet and Ikoi on various topics: a brief history of the podcast, authoritarian family structures and school, the compartmentalization of mental health, pe...
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#147: Fun, Joy, Creativity & Play from 2023-08-01T13:20:22
"Fun is a response to regimented lives"
In response to two recent articles/papers, 'How to start having more fun' and 'A Liberating-engagement ...
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#146: The Joy of Shaming Others Online from 2023-07-25T12:29:41
“...people participate in online shaming because they get an emotional payoff – that is, because it feels good to do it.”
We discuss a recent published paper "Doing good...
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#145: "Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation (The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community)" from 2023-07-18T10:41:18
“In this world each man pisses in the other mans eye”
Harriet and Ikoi discuss the recently released report by the U.S. Surgeon General 'Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Is...
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#144: Everyday Utopia (ft. Kristen R. Ghodsee) from 2023-07-11T11:40
We chat about the excellent book 'Everyday Utopia' with author Kristen R. Ghodsee. We discuss why people are resistant to hearing about alternative ways of life, the role regret & sh...
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#143: What could be in these spaces instead? (ft. Tony Jordan) from 2023-07-05T09:26:16
"Land is expensive for housing and free for parking, and you wonder why we have a problem"
We discuss a surprising and an often overlooked issue around sprawling urban ...
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#142: Going to prison as a teen (ft. Joshua Bryant) from 2023-06-28T13:40:02
"They see something good and they want to destroy it"
Joshua returns to share an in-depth story of his experiences being a minor in an adult prison.
We discuss w...
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(Bonus ep) "Safety regulations are written in blood" from 2023-06-28T13:34:39
Ikoi offers a more nuanced perspective surrounding the OceanGate tragedy.
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#141 [Part 2]: Young people are f***ed? (ft. C. Derek Varn) from 2023-06-21T07:45:38
"Because things are so systemically bad, you actually have to demand more of yourself… everything is systemic but you still gotta be better”
We continue the conversation wit...
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#141: Young people are f***ed? (ft. C. Derek Varn) from 2023-06-14T11:11:19
Public school teacher and host of the CDerickVarnVlog returns to discuss the Mental Health crisis amongst young students.
We explore issues surrounding social media, the breakdown of comm...
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#140: Four Thousand Weeks (ft. Oliver Burkeman) from 2023-06-07T08:58:26
"Assuming you live to be eighty, you have just over four thousand weeks..."
We chat with author and journalist Oliver Burkeman about his latest book 'Four Thousand ...
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#139: Pretty Good House (ft. Dan Kolbert) from 2023-05-31T09:46:20
We chat with building contractor and author Dan Kolbert about the need for - not only housing - but quality housing and the importance of Building Science.
We discuss how cost and quality...
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#138: Red Enlightenment - Socialism, Science & Spirituality (ft. Graham Jones) from 2023-05-24T10:48:07
"A manifesto for belonging"
We chat with author and activist Graham Jones about the significance of religion & spirituality to any successful socialist movement... 'Soci...
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#137 [PART 2]: Revolution Recovery and the power of stories (ft. Meghann Perry) from 2023-05-17T13:26:54
"My self awareness threatens your denial"
We continue the conversation around the importance of self-narrative and play.
Meghann details how shes uses theater performance...
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#137: Revolution Recovery and the power of stories (ft. Meghann Perry) from 2023-05-10T09:28:32
We are joined by Meghann Perry from 'REVOLUTION Recovery' to discuss the the fundamental issue with viewing a patient as a subject / object / recipient / commodity and the victim blamin...
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#136: Conversation with a war trauma therapist and veteran, Mike Kim from 2023-05-03T16:38:32
We speak with psychoanalyst and veteran Mike Kim about his military experiences.
We cover numerous veteran issues and topics including: veterans being used as mascots for capitalism, the ...
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#135: What makes a protest movement successful? (ft. James Ozden) from 2023-04-26T10:33:30
We are joined by the Director of the 'Social Change Lab' to discuss their fascinating report 'What makes a protest movement successful?'.
We dig into all the different fac...
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#134: 'The Myth of Normal' and getting unstuck (ft. Daniel Maté) from 2023-04-19T10:50:18
We are joined by Daniel Maté, co-author of the phenomenal book 'The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture'.
We discuss the process of collaborating with...
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#133: Post-anarchism, Psychoanalysis, Politics and Society (ft. Duane Rousselle) from 2023-04-12T11:40:23
"We’ve stopped dreaming"
What can psychoanalysis reveal to us about ideology, society and politics? Duane Rousselle is a Canadian sociological theorist, Lacanian psychoanalyst a...
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#132: Long Covid (Dr. Asad Khan) from 2023-04-05T08:54:59
"The pandemic within the pandemic"
A pulmonologist (respiratory physician) joins Ikoi and Liam to discuss Long Covid. After catching Covid on the frontline Dr. Asad Khan has end...
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#131: Opioids are legitimate medicine (ft. Bev - The Doctor Patient Forum) from 2023-03-29T08:55:56
Our guest discusses the horror show that current drug policy is having on American lives, how access to vital medication has been removed from people who need it in order to work, or function, o...
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#130 [PART 2]: Masculinity and the revolutionary power of men's groups (ft. William Dawley) from 2023-03-22T10:23:39
The conversation continues covering why men's support groups work, reason vs. persuasion, the power of listening, why organized religion isn't going anywhere anytime soon, Credentialism ...
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#130: Masculinity and the revolutionary power of men's groups (ft. William Dawley) from 2023-03-16T10:26
Returning guest William Dawley (#113: Immortality and Cyborg Anthropology) joins us to discuss his work around issues of Masculinity/Machismo and the positive image of masculinity that's possibl...
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#129: Beyond Rehab & The Twelve Steps (ft. Bob and V) from 2023-03-08T11:32:07
Our guests talk about their experiences outside of mainstream recovery programs. The discussion covers personal stories and topics such as the opioid crisis, pain management, the morality of ple...
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#128: The reality of claiming disability benefits (ft. Michael Stretton) from 2023-03-01T11:59:33
Michael Stretton, a Social Security Disability Claimant Representative, provides a highly detailed description of the labyrinthine process of claiming disability benefits in the USA.
A ge...
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#127: The False Promise of Psychedelic Utopia (ft. Neşe Devenot & Brian Pace) from 2023-02-22T12:27:16
Our guests discuss their fascinating paper 'Right-Wing Psychedelia' and why psychedelic substances have been mistakenly considered a substance that fosters socially progressive politics. Instead...
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#126: The war on the NHS (ft. Dr Dan Goyal) from 2023-02-15T13:09:39
Our guest Dr Dan Goyal outlines what the deliberate under funding of the NHS has done to working conditions, the relentless stress nurses face, the impact of covid and the false economics of pri...
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#125 [PART 2]: Prison and reentry (ft. Joshua Bryant and Jeremy Williams) from 2023-02-08T14:19:29
“Prison walls don’t separate the good people from the bad people”
In this second part of the conversation we cover Covid and the other health issues prisoners face, how long a pr...
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#125: Prison and reentry (ft. Joshua Bryant and Jeremy Williams) from 2023-02-01T11:22:06
We take a deep dive into the world of prison life and the challenging transition back into society, with Joshua Bryant and Jeremy Williams.
We discuss popular misconceptions about crime a...
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#124: Who is more mentally ill, Bundy or Bezos? (ft. Joel Stern) from 2023-01-25T11:03:21
Joel Stern, a well-read acquaintance of Harriet's, brings some perspectives and critiques of the psych field - though by his own admission he has no professional background in Psychiatry, Psycho...
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#123: Catalyst Co-Operative Healing (ft. Marina Rodríguez) from 2023-01-18T17:27:10
Max makes a welcome return to discuss the fine details of running Catalyst Co-Operative Healing, with Marina Kantarovich Rodríguez.
Whilst this episode is aimed more towards other therapi...
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#122: A 2022 recap, 'ChatCBT', loneliness, isolation and being overwhelmed from 2023-01-11T13:52:04
As we approach the end of 2022 we decided to briefly discuss some of the notable episodes & guests we've been lucky enough to talk with, we also chat about the rise of remote mental health t...
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#121: What is school for? (ft. Dr Naomi Fisher) from 2023-01-04T12:42:39
“We are socialized to believe that schooling is synonymous with education, and that if you don't conform the problem is you".
Today we are joined by Dr Naomi Fisher, an independent clinic...
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#120: Scorched Earth - Beyond the digital age to a post capitalist world (ft. Jonathan Crary) from 2022-12-28T10:09:24
"This polemic dismantles the presumption that social media could be an instrument of radical change and contends that the networks and platforms of transnational corporations are intri...
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#119: Fully Automated Corporate Capitalism - why 'cashless' is a trap (ft. Brett Scott) from 2022-12-21T10:36:58
Who benefits from a cashless society and who gets left behind? We talk with economic anthropologist and former financial broker Brett Scott about his excellent book 'Cloudmoney - Cash, Cards, Cr...
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#118: How Cultures Create Emotions (ft. Batja Mesquita) from 2022-12-14T12:13:10
We may think of emotions as universal responses, felt inside, but acclaimed psychologist Batja Mesquita argues that emotions are not innate, but relational acts between people, both one-on-one a...
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#117: 'The Memeing of Mark Fisher' and Creative Resistance (ft. Mike Watson) from 2022-12-07T20:18:46
Ikoi and Liam chat with author Mike Watson about the late great Mark Fisher, the addictive pace of the internet, slow meme movements and the need for reflection, spirituality, mortality, Qanon a...
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#116: Are Cities Bad for Mental Health? (ft. Andrew J. Steir) from 2022-11-30T16:06:03
Psychotherapist Dr Harriet Fraad and Addiction & Substance Use Disorder Counselor, Ikoi Hiroe talk to an Environmental Neuroscientist about how cities make people LESS depressed, urban scali...
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#115: Psychiatric Drugs - The truth about how they work and how to come off them (ft. Dr Joanna Moncrieff) from 2022-11-23T11:34:16
"This book is a wake-up call to the potential damage we are doing to ourselves by relying on chemical cures for human distress. Its clear, concise explanations will enable people to make a f...
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#114: Public Hostage Public Ransom (ft. William Bronston) from 2022-11-15T18:12:18
Psychotherapist Dr. Harriet Fraad is joined by activist physician William Bronston MD to discuss his astonishing book 'Public Hostage Public Ransom: Ending Institutional America':
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#113: Immortality and Cyborg Anthropology (ft. William Dawley and Fartein Nilsen) from 2022-11-09T12:55:31
Anthropologists William Dawley and Fartein Nilsen join us to discuss their work on a fascinating project ‘Technoscientific Immortality: A study of Human Futures’, covering the current technologi...
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#112: Diagnosis as a Weapon from 2022-11-01T18:46:51
“When people rebel you can call them crazy”.
Psychotherapist Dr. Harriet Fraad discusses an article sent to us by a patron entitled: HYSTERIA, WITCHES, AND THE WANDERING UTERUS: A BRIEF H...
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#111: Why Aren't There More Black Socialists? (ft. T1J) from 2022-10-26T21:05:58
YouTuber T1J joins Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe to discuss racism, class, the DSA, Jay-Z, Cornel West, socialist history, 'staying in your lane', organ...
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#110: Is gambling natural? (ft. Rebecca Cassidy) from 2022-10-19T11:34:18
Anthropologist Professor Rebecca Cassidy, author of 'Vicious Games: Capitalism and Gambling', chats with Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe:
“Vicious Games is based on field research w...
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#109: A nation of bootlickers from 2022-10-12T08:09:52
The Queen is dead... and who cares? The Monarchy are a potent symbol of unjust hierarchical power, yet the English (and many across the world) are in tears. What are the psychological mechanism ...
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#108: Therapist Worker Cooperative: Phoenix Mental Health from 2022-10-05T15:32:03
Max is joined by Jeff and Eric, 2 of 7 worker-owners of a therapist worker cooperative in Minneapolis, Minnesota called Phoenix Mental Health. In their collective, everyone keeps 100% of the mon...
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#107: The Manosphere (ft. F.D.Signifier) from 2022-09-28T11:12:58
Does the Manosphere care about men? We chat with F.D.Signifier about his string of popular video essays: 'Dissecting the Manosphere', 'Connecting the Manosphere' and 'Understanding the BIack Man...
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#106: Borderline Personality Disorder (ft. Bethany Morris) from 2022-09-21T13:57:40
Why do women who display the same behaviors as men get diagnosed with BPD at a 3:1 ratio? What behaviors are allowed by which gender?
In this episode Dr. Morris discuss with Psychotherapi...
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#105: Escape Fantasies of Tech Billionaires (ft. Douglas Rushkoff) from 2022-09-14T10:13:56
"The wealthy are plotting to leave us behind". We are joined by the author of the new book 'Survival of the Richest' and host of the Team Human podcast Douglas Rushkoff, who MIT declared as one ...
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#104: The Chemical Imbalance Myth? from 2022-09-07T16:42:28
"The recent publication... reviewed decades of research, the chemical imbalance myth was shown to have no support in scientific evidence. The theory of a chemical imbalance is a myth, and has al...
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#103: Life after a Cult (ft. Alisa Mahjoub) from 2022-09-01T11:20:59
Born into the Unification Church (aka The Moonies), Alisa talks with Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe, about her experiences living in the cult, how she go...
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Donate to the biggest Mental Health strike in history! from 2022-08-30T09:36:56
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#102: [PART 2] The problems with Applied Behavior Analysis from 2022-08-25T19:51:09
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#102: The problems with Applied Behavior Analysis from 2022-08-24T08:56:25
ABA is controversial, with evidence of PTSD symptoms in Autistic children exposed to it. Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe are joined by a practitioner of A...
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#101: [PART 2] Abortions make people happy (ft. Jenny Brown) from 2022-08-18T10:15:04
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#101: Abortions make people happy (ft. Jenny Brown) from 2022-08-17T17:57:59
Author of 'Without Apology - The Abortion Struggle Now' Jenny Brown joins Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe to discuss the fight back for women's reproducti...
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#100: It IS just in your head! It's all your fault! from 2022-08-10T11:16:55
One Hundred Episodes! To celebrate Liam challenges Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe to answer the question: when IS it just in your head? When is it NOT Ca...
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#99: Mental Health and Neoliberal Capitalism (ft. Anna Zeira) from 2022-08-03T13:09:26
Max is back! (Or at least for this one episode, hopefully more in future).
Max talks with Anna Zeira regarding her paper 'Mental Health Challenges Related to Neoliberal Capitalism in the ...
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#98: A Beginner’s Guide to Trauma Responses from 2022-07-27T12:00:34
Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe discuss the healthline article, 'The Beginner’s Guide to Trauma Responses' and how fight, flight, freeze & fawn not on...
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#97: Homelessness in the USA (ft. Jason Myles) from 2022-07-20T10:31:43
Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe talk with host of This is Revolution podcast Jason Myles about his experiences with homelessness and working with the home...
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#96: Transference - what it is, how it works and why from 2022-07-13T09:47:38
"Transference is a phenomenon in which one seems to direct feelings or desires related to an important figure in one’s life—such as a parent—toward someone who is not that pers...
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#95: A psychotherapists analysis of the USA from 2022-07-06T11:54:16
Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe discuss the desperate mental health situation in the USA, personal responsibility, 'bad choices', Nationalism and what bei...
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#94: The state of public education (ft. C. Derek Varn) from 2022-06-29T16:39:50
Public school teacher, poet and host of the CDerickVarnVlog talks to Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe regarding public education in the USA.
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#93: Games and tools for social justice (ft. Brian Van Slyke / TESA Collective) from 2022-06-24T08:41:16
TESA Collective (Toolbox for Education and Social Action) is a worker-owned co-op that designs games and tools for social justice organizations. TESA consciously engages in ethical, social chang...
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#92: Community Land Trust, Dishgamu Humboldt (ft. David Cobb) from 2022-06-08T16:34:14
Returning guest David Cobb chats with Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe about Dishgamu Humboldt, a first-of-its kind community land trust for the Wiyot trib...
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#91: Abortion, Fascism and God from 2022-06-01T10:38:52
Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe discuss the provisional ruling that could lead to abortion being outlawed in more than half of US states, overturning a 19...
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#90: What Low-Wage Work Did to Me and How It Drives America Insane (ft. Emily Guendelsberger) from 2022-05-25T14:31:42
Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad talks with Emily Guendelsberger, author of 'On the Clock'.
"Across three jobs, and in three different parts of the country, Guendelsberger directly took part...
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#89: Troubled Teen Industry (ft. EJ) from 2022-05-18T11:19:22
The Troubled Teen Industry (TTI) is big business in the USA but how do they operate? Do they work? Co-host Ikoi Hiroe offers a broad overview and then talks with EJ about their first hand experi...
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#88: Debunking the myth of progress (ft. Rodrigo Aguilera) from 2022-05-11T08:58:09
"Despite the doom and gloom of financial crises, global terrorism, climate collapse, and the rise of the far-right, a number of leading intellectuals (Steven Pinker, Hans Rosling, Johan Norberg,...
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#87: Hypnotherapy - Does it work? from 2022-05-04T09:14:23
What's the difference between Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy? How does Hypnotherapy work, if at all? Psychotherapist & Hypnotherapist Harriet Fraad answers listeners questions alongside Ikoi Hiro...
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#86: The Gamification of Relationships (ft. Alfie Bown) from 2022-04-27T15:29:17
We chat to returning guest Alfie Bown about his new book 'Dream Lovers: The Gamification of Relationships'. We discuss and uncover how Technology, Culture and Politics shapes our wants, needs an...
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#85: Psychedelic & Relational Therapy (ft. James Barnes) from 2022-04-21T11:05:16
Psychotherapist James Barnes, author of the opinion piece 'Current Psychedelic Therapies Use Flawed Models of the Mind' joins Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hi...
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Relational Therapy vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from 2022-04-19T12:48:41
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#84: Diagnosis, disease and labels - does any of it help? from 2022-04-14T15:29:26
Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad presents various problems with the concept of disease encapsulated by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. However Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe off...
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Does a diagnosis from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual help? from 2022-04-13T09:45:14
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#83: Block, Delete, Move On (ft. lalalaletmeexplain) from 2022-04-06T09:58:50
A qualified social worker and dating & relationships educator, lalalaletmeexplain has spent her career working in the public and voluntary sector helping people to work through, or leave, f*...
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Dating, misogyny and having to change yourself from 2022-04-04T11:02:57
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#82: Academia & Exploitation from 2022-03-30T09:49:58
Ruthless competition, sexual harassment, crushing student debt, parental pressure, loneliness & working class exclusion ... the pursuit of knowledge meets the reality of a Neo-liberal educat...
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Academia: a right of passage or just exploitation? from 2022-03-28T20:08:37
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#81: Addiction and Recovery (ft. Carl Erik Fisher) from 2022-03-23T09:10:59
Substance abuse councilor Ikoi Hiroe talks to Carl Erik Fisher, addiction psychiatrist and author of 'The Urge: Our history of addiction'.
Carl draws on his own experience as a clinician,...
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AA is not the only path to recovery from 2022-03-22T12:03:01
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#80: Being working class in a middle class world (ft. Cynthia Cruz) from 2022-03-16T13:49:21
Cynthia Cruz, author of 'The Melancholia of Class: A Manifesto for the Working Class' joins Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe to discuss the 'invisibility' ...
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Eating Disorders, Capitalism and Class from 2022-03-13T10:30:36
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#79: Can Indigenous thinking save the world? (ft. Tyson Yunkaporta) from 2022-03-07T12:06:56
Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe have a broad ranging discussion with Tyson Yunkaporta, author of 'Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World'.<...
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Indigenous thinking vs Liberalism from 2022-03-04T18:18:51
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#78: Justice For Workers (ft. Susan Rosenthal) from 2022-02-28T11:00:44
We welcome back Susan to discuss her life and work, specifically with Justice For Workers:
'The movement for decent work is growing. Workers in unstable, low-wage and precarious job...
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Capitalism doesn’t meet our needs from 2022-02-24T10:08:54
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#77: Overcoming Paranoid Schizophrenia (ft. Tracey Higgins) from 2022-02-21T11:24:53
We talk to Tracey Higgins about Paranoid Schizophrenia and her book 'The Girl on the Bridge: A Memoir', which chronicles her survival of severe childhood abuse and achieving a complete recovery ...
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Do you need a high IQ to recover from Schizophrenia? from 2022-02-17T11:23:36
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#76: The Disordered States of America from 2022-02-14T09:56:26
Harriet and Ikoi take a look at the social conditions of the USA with a diagnostic angle.
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The self made man & rent control from 2022-02-13T14:31:52
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#75: Power Fantasies, Videogames and Ideology (ft. Jon Bailes) from 2022-02-06T18:36:13
We chat with Jon Bailes author of 'Ideology and the Virtual City', a book exploring modern society and the critical value of popular culture.
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Why power fantasies in videogames are so appealing from 2022-02-02T13:06:09
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#74: Marx at home from 2022-01-31T14:49:46
Harriet examines how and why we might want to use Marxist analysis in our personal lives.
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Seperating the thinker from the thoughts (thanks mom, lol) from 2022-01-27T14:28:53
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#73: Does Capitalism Make Us Crazy? (ft. Susan Rosenthal) from 2022-01-24T08:29:46
We talk with physician and (now retired) trauma-informed psychotherapist Susan Rosenthal about how the label of 'mental illness' is unique to Capitalism and it's pathological need to individuali...
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CBT vs 'therapeutic situations' from 2022-01-20T14:10:05
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#72: A new co-host for INJIYH (ft. Ikoi Hiroe) from 2022-01-17T10:58:25
A broad ranging discussion covering care worker conditions, dying for your boss, profit in healthcare, abusive healthcare professionals, mental health stigmatization, male suicide, why it can su...
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(EXPLICIT) The trap of overwork and pain medication from 2022-01-12T12:09:57
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#71: Does Identity Politics breed Victimhood or Revolution? from 2022-01-10T12:33:40
Harriet takes a dive into the different ideas and history surrounding Identity Politics.
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We can't win without each other from 2022-01-04T10:46:33
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#70: Videogames & programmable desire! (ft. Dr Alfie Bown) from 2021-12-29T15:12:54
We speak to Dr Alfie Bown about the role videogames play in our mental health and our lives. Are they a modern day opiate for the masses or are they something more?
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Videogames, enjoyment and desire! from 2021-12-24T13:28:30
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#69: Waking Up After a Decade of Bad Medicine (ft. Renee A. Schuls-Jacobson) from 2021-12-20T13:55:05
Max & Harriet speak to Renee A. Schuls-Jacobson about her book 'Psychiatrized: Waking Up After a Decade of Bad Medicine'.
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What role should medication play in mental health? from 2021-12-12T13:00
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#68: Psychoanalysis & Revolution (ft. Ian Parker) from 2021-12-11T18:19:23
Max, Harriet and Liam talk with one of two authors about a new book 'Psychoanalysis & Revolution', exploring the different 'psy' disciplines and what makes Psychoanalysis a potentially liber...
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The 'Unconscious' is not just in your head... from 2021-12-08T12:29
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#67: Happiness... USA vs the world from 2021-12-04T11:03:09
Harriet examines 'The World Happiness Report 2021' and why America, one of the richest countries in the world, is ranked 19th. What are the other countries doing right?
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USA is #19th on the World Happiness Index... from 2021-11-29T17:23:33
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#66: Striketober from 2021-11-27T13:42:43
Harriet takes a deep dive into the events of Striketober and the hope it offers. Harriet & Liam also discuss the issues raised in the Medium article 'Why Are Americans and Conservatives So A...
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"We are not taught to question" from 2021-11-22T14:51:27
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#65: Activist Burnout (ft. Max & Max) from 2021-11-21T17:37:59
Do you ever take on so much activist work that you become physically or emotionally sick? Begin to hate everyone around you for not 'throwing down' into the cause as much as you? Not...
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Are you a burned out activist? from 2021-11-16T09:17:58
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#64: Indigenous Mental Health, Suicide & Resistance (ft. Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos) from 2021-11-15T10:37:32
Max and Liam interview Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos, professor of psychology at University of Toronto to talk about indigenous resistance, critical suicidology and more. What are the historical and struc...
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Indigenous suicide from 2021-11-12T23:30:53
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#63: Cooperation Humboldt, Solidarity Economics & Mental Health (ft. David Cobb) from 2021-11-11T10:58:16
David Cobb (he/him) is a "people's lawyer" who has sued corporate polluters, lobbied elected officials, run for political office himself, and been arrested for non-violent civil disobedience. He...
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Revolution needs to be normalized! from 2021-11-01T12:18:01
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#62 Liberation Health Model (w/ Carissa Roberts) from 2021-10-31T17:22:51
Carissa Roberts emailed us and volunteered her own life experiences for a case conceptualization episode using the liberation health model. In this episode we discussed the various problems with...
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The Liberation Health Model from 2021-10-24T21:55:07
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#061: Black Trauma Treatment Planning (w/ Jason Myles & Pascal Robert) from 2021-10-18T14:00
Jason Myles & Pascal Roberts, from the THIS IS REVOLUTION podcast join us to talk about black trauma from a political economy and Marxist perspective. Jason and Pascal had Catherine Liu on t...
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Why are racial disparities shocking? from 2021-10-12T14:00
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#60: Emotional Labor (interview w/ Harriet) from 2021-10-11T15:00
Max interviews Harriet about an article she wrote in 2008 ago called Toiling In The Field Of Emotion, published in Class Struggle on the Home Front. He asks her: what is emotional labor? How doe...
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Children's emotional labor from 2021-10-05T15:00
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#059: Eviction PTSD (Do You Meet Criteria?) from 2021-10-04T14:00
In this ep we talk about evictions and the trauma they cause, with some emphasis near the end on data showing that race better predicts eviction rates than income. Max shares his own eviction st...
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Everyday Landlord Terrorism from 2021-09-28T14:00
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#058: America's wretched history and getting "unstuck" (w/ Bob Hennelly) from 2021-09-27T14:00
We interview award-winning investigative journalist Bob Hennelly about his new book "Stuck Nation: Can the United States Change Course on Our History of Choosing Profits Over People?" Learn more...
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If it doesn't pay it's not worth doing from 2021-09-22T19:31:18
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#057: Domestic violence & intergenerational trauma (Liberation Health Case Conceptualization #1) from 2021-09-20T14:00
Some listeners suggested we do some case conceptualizations so we decided to use the liberation health model to conceptualize two past cases we had. We plan to try doing something like this once...
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Liberation health triangle from 2021-09-14T14:00
(Mistake: personal, cultural, institutional - not personal, cultural, economic. See here: http://www.liberationhealth.org/documents/s12.pdf)
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#056: Violence & Conflict Literacy (ft. Bob Hall) from 2021-09-13T14:00
In this episode we learn from Bob Hall about the concept of "conflict literacy" and how it relates to addressing different forms of interpersonal violence.
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Conflict is good from 2021-09-07T14:00
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#055: Mindfulness = Capitalist Spirituality? (w/ Dr. Ron Purser) from 2021-09-06T14:00
Ron Purser, Ph.D., author of McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, joins us for this episode. We ask him how mindfulness became a multi-billion dollar industry, ...
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#055: Is Mindfulness A Capitalist Spirituality? (w/ Dr. Ron Purser) from 2021-09-06T14:00
Ron Purser, Ph.D., author of McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, joins us for this episode. We ask him how mindfulness became a multi-billion dollar industry, ...
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Mindfulness Reinforces The Ideal Neoliberal Subject from 2021-08-31T16:00
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#054: Why Are Millennials "The Therapy Generation"? (ft. Jennifer Silva) from 2021-08-30T14:00
In this episode we interview Prof. Jennifer Silva, author of Coming Up Short: Working-Class Adulthood in an Age of Uncertainty. Silva interviewed 100 working class young adults for the book (pub...
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Is "rugged individualism" a survival strategy? from 2021-08-24T20:00
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#053: Aging Under Capitalism from 2021-08-23T13:00
Piggybagging off of last week's episode on death, Harriet and Max focus on aging. What's it like to grow older in a capitalist society that devalues anyone who doesn't produce wealth for the 1%?...
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I'm almost 80 from 2021-08-17T19:00
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#052: Death, Marxism & Supernaturalism from 2021-08-16T14:00
Max shares about the recent passing of his estranged father and about some very odd and possibly supernatural experiences surrounding it, as well as some expected political economy commentary (h...
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Death & Family from 2021-08-10T21:00:22
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#051: Cruel Optimism from 2021-08-03T01:00
Harriet explains what is cruel about a form of optimism that people internalize which says everything will be fine if they just work hard and follow the rules within this economic system and soc...
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Cruel optimism from 2021-07-27T13:00
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Cruel optimism (teaser) from 2021-07-27T13:00
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#050: The Power Threat Meaning Framework (w/ Dr. Lucy Johnstone) from 2021-07-26T13:00
Clinical psychologist Dr. Lucy Johnstone, one of the lead authors of the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF), joins this episode to talk about the most ambitious, comprehensive challenge to th...
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1 in 4 are mentally ill, but soon 9 in 10 will be mentally ill, and eventually 100% of us will be mentally ill, at which point nobody will be mentally ill! from 2021-07-20T13:00
This is the voice of Dr. Lucy Johnstone, one of the lead authors of the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) - an alternative to the DSM-5 and ICD-10 frameworks that have come to define not jus...
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#049: Britney Was Made A Slave 4 U (#FreeBritney) from 2021-07-19T14:00
Harriet opens with a deep dive into the #FreeBritney conservatorship abuse phenomenon and how Britney Spears was basically turned into a slave to make her family, as well as legal and medical es...
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#FreeBritney from 2021-07-15T22:20:08
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#FreeBritney (trailer) from 2021-07-15T22:20:08
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#048: Politically Polarized Families from 2021-07-12T13:00
A listener emailed us about how politically polarized their family was, and how painful this was for everyone to experience. Harriet and Max comment on what may have caused this phenomenon histo...
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My alt-right dad, neo-lib mom, and intersectional-anarcho-communist self. Help! from 2021-07-06T13:00
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#047: A Critique Of #TikTokTherapy from 2021-07-05T14:00
In this solocast episode, Max offers some critiques of the depoliticized and McDonaldized way #mentalhealth is discussed on social media. When he saw a recent CIA recruitment video that included...
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#TikTokTherapy (trailer) from 2021-06-29T14:00
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#046: Middle and Upper Class Guilt from 2021-06-28T13:00
Do you ever feel guilty or ashamed for having climbed or been born into a more "middle class" or "upper class" position on the socioeconomic ladder? Harriet and Max call this phenomenon "class g...
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Guilt and shame (about socioeconomic position) from 2021-06-22T14:00
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#045: Identity wrap-up from 2021-06-21T15:00
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The erasure of women of color in union organizing from 2021-06-13T17:22:24
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#044: Does Validation Cause Narcissism? (ft. Angie Speaks) from 2021-06-07T13:00
Youtuber and podcaster Angie Speaks joins us to talk about what inspired her recent video "How Validation Ruined Your Life: Narcissism and Social Justice." In this episode we discuss (and ...
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White people walking on eggshells around Black people from 2021-06-01T13:00
Clip of an upcoming episode with Youtuber Angie Speaks. Check out her work here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUtloyZ_Iu4BJekIqPLc_fQ
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#043: Suicide vs. Fighting For Worlds Worth Living In (w/ Prof. Jennifer White) from 2021-05-31T13:00
This week we talk to Jennifer White, one of the founders of the Critical Suicidology Network. White is a professor in the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria in British ...
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How to rebel (without committing suicide) from 2021-05-25T13:00
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#042: Boss vs. Worker Psychology (ft. Tedwood Strong & Jen Garcia) from 2021-05-24T13:00
Two union organizers from Atlanta, Georgia join us to explore questions about the psychology of bosses versus workers in the context of union organizing. What's a typical reaction of managers an...
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American workers have never experienced solidarity from 2021-05-18T13:00
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#041: What is capitalism and why should you care? (ft. Richard Wolff) from 2021-05-17T13:00
Marxian economist Richard Wolff joins us for this episode to help us define our terms. What do we mean when we use words like capitalism, socialism, and communism? Wolff begins his explanation b...
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The dream of a new system from 2021-05-11T13:00
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#040: Identity Politics & Mental Health (w/ Asad Haider) from 2021-05-10T13:00
For this episode we invited Asad Haider on to talk about identity politics and mental health. Haider wrote a book called Mistaken Identity in 2018, which weaves in a blend of personal narratives...
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"It's not true that people are oppressed by their race" from 2021-05-04T19:30:54
This is the voice of Asad Haider, founding editor of Viewpoint Magazine and author of Mistaken Identity.
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#39: Occupational Therapy vs. Capitalism from 2021-05-03T13:00
Max interviews Occupational Therapist Maria Dong to talk about the many ways our for-profit healthcare system negatively impacts healthcare workers and patient outcomes. Maria can be reached at ...
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Corporate healthcare kills from 2021-04-27T16:00
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#038: Will Biden's "Caring Economy" Infrastructure Plan Empower Women? from 2021-04-18T22:37:37
Harriet reviews Biden's ambitious infrastructure and jobs plan and the inclusion of various aspects of the "caring economy," including investment into childcare, healthcare, eldercare, etc. Such...
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#037: What's Wrong With Mainsteam Psychology? w/ Bethany Morris from 2021-04-17T13:00
Bethany Morris joins us to talk about critical and community psychology, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and borderline personality disorder. Dr. Morris is an assistant professor of psychology at Point...
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Can You Prove You're An Individual? from 2021-04-10T16:28:53
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#036: Childcare 4 All (w/ Sarah R and Mo from DSA) from 2021-04-05T13:00
Sarah and Mo join Max to talk about the many reasons why a universal childcare program in the U.S. would be good for the mental health of children, mothers, parents-generally, families, teachers...
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If you want stable adults, you need universal childcare from 2021-04-01T15:48:43
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#035: The economy is crumbling - how does that make us feel? from 2021-03-29T13:00
In this episode, Harriet gives a broad "macro" zoom out view of what's going on in America right now economically and politically. Next, she zooms in to the "micro" level to look at how our crum...
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Why do we fear organizations and allow algorithms and bosses to dominate us? from 2021-03-23T14:00
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#034: Abolish ICE To Treat Immigrant PTSD? (ft. Randy Capps) from 2021-03-22T15:41:24
We reached out to Migration Policy Institute (MPI) to discuss their research on immigration enforcement and Latino adolescent mental health, resulting in this conversation with their director of...
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Should immigrants trust the US government? from 2021-03-17T16:11:04
Voice of Randy Capps from Migration Policy Institute. In full episode we talk about this:
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#033: We're All Addicts (w/ Kevin Gallagher) from 2021-03-15T16:00
Fellow mental health counselor Kevin Gallagher joins us to talk about the history of addiction in America, its causes, and cures. Kevin shares what he learned first-hand about America's br...
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Where does all our addiction and trauma come from? from 2021-03-09T17:00
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#032: Cultural Anthropologist Roy Grinker On Capitalism, Brain Science vs Supernaturalism, and The Neurodiversity Movement from 2021-03-08T17:00
In this episode we interview Roy Grinker, cultural anthropologist and author of Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness. His book is broken into three sections: capital...
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[Listener response] Clarifying our stance on psych meds from 2021-03-06T18:45:59
A listener shared with us that they felt that in episode #030 it sounded like we were shaming people who take psych meds. We wanted to clarify our stance with this brief response for anyone who ...
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Did the transition from feudalism to capitalism create mental illness? from 2021-03-02T17:00
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#032: Is The PMC Delusional? (w/ Catherine Liu) from 2021-03-01T17:00
Max interviews author of the polemical book Virtue Hoarders, Catherine Liu, about the ways the so-called Professional-Managerial Class (PMC) uses fake empathy, mental health language, and superf...
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[BONUS] Was Sigmund Freud Helpful Or Harmful To Society? from 2021-02-27T20:02:25
This is a teaser clip of a full patrons-only episode we did on Sigmund Freud, the "father of psychotherapy." In our patrons-only discord chatroom, we were asked to answer questions about Freud s...
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"Wellness" as the full commodification of mental health from 2021-02-23T20:03:31
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#031: Do Women Have Better Sex In Socialist & Communist Countries? (ft. Kristen Ghodsee) from 2021-02-22T17:00
Kristen Ghodsee joins us to talk about sex and sexuality across the varied socialist experiments that took place for most of the 20th century in Eastern Europe. She acknowledges the well-known a...
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Sex Feels Better When All Your Basic Needs Are Met from 2021-02-17T05:55:20
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#30: Are DSM-5 Mental Disorders A Construct Of Capitalism? from 2021-02-15T17:57:40
In this episode, we take a deeper dive into the origins and psychological and international implications of the existence and widespread use of the DSM - Diagnostic Statistical Manual - which is...
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Are Mental Disorders Real? from 2021-02-09T20:11:46
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#029: Too Poor To Eat And Losing Your Mind From Hunger (ft. Tati Cosper) from 2021-02-05T17:00
Tati Cosper contacted us to raise awareness about the connections between hunger, poverty and mental health in America - so we did an episode on it with her! Why are people malnourished in the r...
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Hunger, Poverty, and Mental Health from 2021-02-02T20:10:31
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Hunger, Poverty, and Mental Health (trailer) from 2021-02-02T20:10:31
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Marxist Mindfulness 1: Sensing The Scalp And Contemplating Shampoo from 2021-01-29T17:47:10
Max has been wanting to explore this for a while and Harriet gave him permission to do this as a solo episode - but it's not really an episode. It's an actual mindfulness meditation. Max would l...
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#028: Were the Capitol Hill Riots caused by white supremacy, neoliberalism, or digital influence operations? from 2021-01-27T21:56:52
In this episode, Harriet and Max offer different interpretations of the Capitol Hill riots and what caused them from both a personal psychological perspective as well as from a more "zoomed out"...
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Social media as information and psychological warfare from 2021-01-25T18:34:17
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#027: The LGBT Working Class vs. Rainbow Capitalism (w/ Eric Pierce) from 2021-01-20T17:00
We spoke to one of our supporters and comrades, fellow mental health and social worker Eric Piece about the intersections of LGBT issues and capitalism. Eric identifies as a gay man and just as ...
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LGBT Struggle And Unions from 2021-01-17T19:17:04
Sneak peak of our episode with Eric Piece, social worker, union member, DSA member, about the links between LGBT and class struggle. Full episode at patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead
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LGBT Struggle And Unions (teaser) from 2021-01-17T19:17:04
Sneak peak of our episode with Eric Piece, social worker, union member, DSA member, about the links between LGBT and class struggle. Full episode at patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead
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#026: Healing ourselves by fighting gentrification and slumification... and can we abolish rent completely? (ft. tenant organizer Talia Smith) from 2021-01-14T17:00
Millions of tenants are at risk of being thrown out onto the street this year due to the covid-19 eviction moratoria being lifted federally and throughout different states and regions. The menta...
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Can we ever actually "abolish rent"? from 2021-01-10T20:50
This is a snippet of the full episode where we talk with Talia Smith, tenant organizer with Omaha Tenants United and Autonomous Tenants Union Network. Is "rent abolition" actually possible? Emai...
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Can we ever actually "abolish rent"? (Episode teaser) from 2021-01-10T20:50
This is a snippet of the full episode where we talk with Talia Smith, tenant organizer with Omaha Tenants United and Autonomous Tenants Union Network. Is "rent abolition" actually possible? Emai...
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(Crossover Episode) Social Medicine On Air: "Mental Health, Individualism, and the Economy" from 2021-01-04T02:56:21
Here is a crossover episode we did with the hosts of Social Medicine On Air, a podcast very similar to our own but run by two physicians. Listen to the original episode here and be sure to check...
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Social Medicine On Air Crossover Episode: "Mental Health, Individualism, and the Economy" from 2021-01-04T02:56:21
Here is a crossover episode we did with the hosts of Social Medicine On Air, a podcast very similar to our own but run by two physicians. Listen to the original episode here and be sure to check...
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#025: Climate Anxiety (w/ Ecological Engineer Sam Francis) from 2020-12-23T17:00
Ecological Engineering Phd student Sam Francis joins us for this episode to talk about climate anxiety: the very real and "not just in your head" problem of millions of people fearing the onslau...
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Is it safe to talk about climate change with my therapist? from 2020-12-20T19:03:01
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Is it safe to talk about climate change with my therapist? (Teaser) from 2020-12-20T19:03:01
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#024: Decommodify All Parts Of The Economy Related To Human Need from 2020-12-15T17:00
Harriet proposes in this episode that for Americans to have good mental health, we have to decommodify all parts of the economy related to human need so that people don't feel depressed or anxio...
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Money and Marxism Explained in 82 Seconds from 2020-12-13T15:57:14
Trailer for Ep24: Decommodify All Parts Of The Economy Related To Human Need
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#023: Unionized Therapists Fighting For Client Care And Workers Rights from 2020-11-27T16:00
Harriet and Max interview two therapists who also act as "shop stewards" with the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) - Jackie Schalit LMFT and Elizabeth White LCSW. Both talk about what...
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When The Boss Makes You Feel Powerless from 2020-11-26T18:53:44
Teaser for the full episode where we talk to two NUHW members - union therapists fighting for better client care and workers rights.
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#022: Worker Cooperative Led By Mental Health Workers! (Tell Your Therapist To Join The Movement) from 2020-11-24T16:00
"We are a cooperatively-run mental health practice located in Bushwick, Brooklyn" - from the Alliance Psychological Services website which also reads "Seeking Licensed Clinical Social Worker to ...
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Democratizing Mental Health Work? from 2020-11-22T05:52:05
Sneak peek of our conversation with members of one of the only existing mental health provider worker cooperatives in existence -- Alliance Psychological Services, from Bushwick, Brooklyn New Yo...
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Harming Relationships With Your Politics (Patron Q/A) from 2020-11-15T16:00
We try to answer Patron questions as often as we can. In this recording, we answer Jake's question about how to avoid harming relationships with your politics (a summary of his question).
#021: Can Joe Biden Improve Our Mental Health? from 2020-11-13T14:34:53
Will a Joe Biden presidency be better for our collective mental health? Harriet thinks having a neoliberal president is better than a fascist president, Max mostly agrees. Both therapists encour...
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Sigmund Freud Interview (re: Biden's Oepidal Complex) from 2020-11-10T23:44:02
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#020: Will Biden build me 2.6 single family homes? (ft. Justin Roczniak AKA "donoteat01") from 2020-11-03T15:30:32
In this episode we interview leftist civil engineer Justin Roczniak (aka "donoteat01" on YouTube) to better understand the history of single family homes, suburbs, the real estate industry, and ...
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The anti-communist brilliance of the suburban model from 2020-10-31T00:34:29
We got some guy named Justin on the podcast for episode #20, to continue talking about the nuclear family, single family homes, and what owning McMansions does to people psychologically and poli...
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#020: Trailer (w/ Justin Roczniak A.K.A. YouTuber "donoteat01") from 2020-10-31T00:34:29
We got some guy named Justin on the podcast for episode #20, to continue talking about the nuclear family, single family homes, and what owning McMansions does to people psychologically and poli...
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#019: Abolish The Family? (full episode) from 2020-10-21T19:00
Harriet describes the invention of the nuclear family as part of the transition from European feudalism to capitalism, with attention to the function of the patriarch as the familial feuda...
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Abolish The Family? (Skit) from 2020-10-18T16:08:55
Max plays role of client, Harriet plays role of therapist. This is the trailer to our next episode "Abolish The Family?"
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#018: Interviewing Sex Worker Gemma Paradise and Feminist Studies Scholar Dr. Heather Berg from 2020-10-05T17:00
Thanks to helpfully critical feedback we received on our W.A.P. episode, we were lucky to make contact with guests Gemma Paradise and Dr. Heather Berg. Gemma is a full service sex worker (which ...
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When therapists meet prostitutes from 2020-10-02T22:15:25
Episode #018 is all about sex work and mental health, featuring Marxist sex worker and organizer Gemma Paradise and Feminist Studies scholar Dr. Heather Berg.
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#018 Trailer (ft. Gemma Paradise) from 2020-10-02T22:15:25
Episode #018 is all about sex work and mental health, featuring Marxist sex worker and organizer Gemma Paradise and Feminist Studies scholar Dr. Heather Berg.
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#017: Three communist psychotherapists walk into a church (ft. Bruce Rogers-Vaughn) from 2020-09-29T19:00
In this episode we interview Christian minister and anti-capitalist psychotherapist Bruce Rogers-Vaughn, whose deep and calming voice happens to be an FDA approved anti-anxiety medicine. O...
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People are tired of taking responsbility for their own suffering from 2020-09-28T01:18:09
Meet Bruce Rogers-Vaughn, an anti-capitalist psychotherapist and Christian minister. Full episode will be released soon!
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#017 Trailer (ft. Bruce Rogers-Vaughn) from 2020-09-28T01:18:09
Meet Bruce Rogers-Vaughn, an anti-capitalist psychotherapist and Christian minister. Full episode will be released soon!
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Answering Patron Questions from 2020-09-15T16:00
We answer four questions from our Patreon community
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#016: Therapists React To W.A.P. By Cardi B (SHOCKING!) from 2020-09-04T21:24:03
(Note from the future: thanks to helpfully critical feedback we received for this episode, we recorded a follow up one with sex worker Gemma Paradise and feminist studies scholar Dr....
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Capitalism Hits Home! from 2020-08-31T03:32:50
Check out Harriet's program Capitalism Hits Home at https://www.democracyatwork.info/chh_episode_list_s2, or at harrietfraad.com. Also be sure to get to know Democracy At Work better at their we...
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#015: Immigrating from Africa, Black Lives Matter, and Woke Capitalism (a chat with Russel Ndip) from 2020-08-24T16:03:07
Harriet and Max interview one of their listeners for this episode and cover a wide variety of topics from immigration to gender and cross-cultural expectations, to discrimination and colorism an...
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#014: Suicide from 2020-08-17T19:00
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Max does a solo episode on the topic of suicide (Harriet will be back next week!). Topics he explores include the correlation between h...
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#013: How To Form A Tenant's Union from 2020-08-07T14:31:36
In this solo episode, Max explains how to form a tenant's union, from inside his car. He gives an overview of what the benefits are of tenants uniting to collectively bargain with landlords, why...
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#012: Interview with Social Worker co-creator of the Liberation Health Model: Dawn Belkin Martinez from 2020-08-01T17:30:45
Harriet and Max interview Dawn Belkin Martinez about the Liberation Health Model, which she and other social workers developed 20 years ago to move toward a more holistic "mental health" approac...
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#011: Sex, Love, and Intimacy Under Neoliberalism from 2020-07-25T14:57:34
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In this episode, Max and Harriet talk about how neoliberalism paved the way toward our epidemic of mass lon...
#010: Can Labor Organizing Treat Depression? ft. Rachel Mendelson from 2020-07-18T13:39:44
Harriet and Max chat with biomolecular engineering grad student Rachel Mendelson about her experience participating in the historic Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) campaign that started at UC S...
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#009: Mental Health In Rural America ft. Pete Bourgelais from 2020-07-10T02:33:29
Harriet and Max talk with Pete Bourgelais about mental health in rural America, with emphasis on Maine because that's where Pete is from (and is running for office to push for a Green New Deal, ...
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#008: Corona Emotions from 2020-07-07T17:00
In this solo episode, Harriet talks about the many ways people are being impacted emotionally by the current pandemic. Men in particular having a hard time asking for help and being vulnerable, ...
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#007: How The Plantation Class Invented Race To Divide Us, Why MLK Supported Multi-Racial Unionism, and Dr. Luke Wood's Black Minds Matter Project from 2020-06-27T22:01
In this episode we cover both "macro" and "micro" points of discussion about race and racism. Harriet starts off with explaining how capitalism has always required a set of social divisions to p...
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#006: Our backgrounds, BPD, diet and mental health, Gloria Steinem is a cop, and the Liberation Health Model! from 2020-06-21T16:20:10
Sorry for the long gap between episodes! We respond to some fanmail and Anchor messages covering topics such as: how we developed our views based on our backgrounds; thoughts on borderline perso...
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#005: Mental Health Awareness Month & The Nonprofit Industrial Complex from 2020-05-31T18:54:03
Max and Harriet lay out their critique of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth by first speaking on its origins - a big pharma funded nonprofit called Mental Health America, beginning in 1949 - then expl...
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#004: A Tale of Four Depressions from 2020-05-23T21:45:58
In the first half of this episode, Harriet lays out a thesis on four depressions in the United States. 1) Depression of wages and employment in the late 1970s caused by outsourcing and automatio...
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#003: Does meditating, doing yoga, and practicing self-care make the world better? from 2020-05-18T18:07:47
[Disclaimer: Harriet and Max are pro-meditation, pro-yoga, and pro- self-care! And want listeners to think about these practices within a broader sociopolitical context.]
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#002: Covid-19, Mental Health, and The Return Of The Strike! (May Day Edition) from 2020-05-02T06:07:13
Recorded on May 1, International Worker's Day, mental health counselors Harriet and Max talk about the many ways covid-19 is impacting our collective mental health with emphasis on class dispari...
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#001: It's Not Just In Your Head from 2020-04-16T14:50:31
Max and Harriet introduce themselves, how they met and why they're starting the podcast with hopes of reaching other mental health practitioners, consumers of mental health services,...
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