You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist
You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist intimately explores the human experience while critiquing the state of the counseling profession as it yields to cultural madness. Your host, Stephanie Winn, distills years of wisdom gained from her practice as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist as she pivots away from treating patients, and toward the question of how to apply psychology to the novel dilemmas of the 21st century. What does ethical mental health care look like in a normless age, as our moral compasses spin in search of true north? How can therapists treat patients under pressure to affirm everything from the notion of gender identity to assisted suicide? Stephanie invites heretical, free-thinking guests from many walks of life, including current and former therapists, medical professionals, writers, researchers, and people with unique lived experience, such as detransitioners. Curious about many things, Stephanie’s interdisciplinary psychological lens investigates challenging social issues and inspires transformation in the self, relationships, and society. Pick up a torch to illuminate the dark night and join us on this journey through the inner wilderness.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 87 minutes
- Episodes
- 178
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
58. Remembering Death with Josh Slocum
What happens when we die? Do we go to a great beyond somewhere? Are we punished for what we’ve done wrong? Many religions have tried to tackle this problem for as long as humans have recognized the s…
57. The Antidote to Critical Therapy with Dr. Carole Sherwood
Has Critical Social Justice completely captured clinical psychology? So many people seek out therapy in hopes of improving their lives and the lives of those around them through traditional therapeut…
56. Meghan Murphy on A New Way of Being
How does life transform after questioning everything you thought you knew about the world? As we grow into adulthood and consider the axioms we live by, we are sometimes left to adjust to a world we …
55. Modern Culture Discounts the Therapeutic Process with Tessa Jacques, LMFT
How does discomfort drive the therapeutic process? Is it required to successfully navigate our uniquely difficult stations of life? This week, I am joined by Tessa Jacques, LMFT to discuss how therap…
54. Simon Esler on Cut: Daughters of the West
I’ve spoken with many guests about the harms of marketing invasive, experimental, life-altering procedures to children in the name of so-called “gender affirmation.” But the cosmetic surgery market’s…
53. Awakening Beyond Transition with Laura Becker
What is the overarching perspective of a detransitioner as they move through their awakening journey? This week I am joined by Laura Becker, a detransitioner turned influencer who is featured on the …
52. Surrogacy: Liberation or Exploitation? with Jennifer Lahl
In recent years, surrogacy has become a staple in the medical field with little regard or thought of the impact surrogacy has on the human reproductive and evolutionary process. This week, I am joine…
51. Wokeness Versus the Counseling Profession with Christine Sefein
Does woke ideology in psychotherapy education damage the field of professional counseling? Therapists are being evaluated more and more on the fundamental axioms that underlay critical social justice…
50. The Battle Against Discrimination in Psychotherapy with Amy Gallagher
Is Christianity responsible for racism? According to Amy Gallagher in her fight against the UK’s NHS, the answer is no. Two years ago, Amy Gallagher was told she was unfit to engage with her patients…
49. Medically Necessary Suicide? Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) with Darshan Maharaja
Canada is front and center of the growing controversy around its expansion of the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) policy as heated debates on the euthanization of children, trans identifying peopl…
48. ROGD Parents: Save Your Sanity with StoicMom
In their desperation to protect their children from lifelong medicalization, parents of trans-identifying youth are often at risk of losing sleep, jobs, and even marriages. In this episode, I talk wi…
47. The Scapegoated Body: Transition Regret in Psychotherapy with Bob Withers
If you appreciate conversations about detransition, you’re not going to want to miss this episode. Today we are graced by an elder psychotherapist who has been helping people with transition regret, …
46. Empowered Humanity Theory with Jason Littlefield
Once upon a time, Jason loved his job facilitating social and emotional learning in public schools. Then, in 2017, a new ideological framework began to take root in school SEL programs that eroded th…
45. Real Talk with The Truthful Therapist: Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, LCSW
Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, aka The Truthful Therapist, empowers parents with the knowledge necessary to navigate the world of therapy infected by the deceptively-named so-called “social justice” lens. W…
44. Understanding Autism in Today’s Culture War with Teva Johnstone, MSW
What impact does an identity-focused culture have on children with autism? Teva Johnstone is a licensed clinical social worker in California who works as a parenting coach for the respectful care of …
43. Why Men Fear Women, with Avrum Weiss, PhD
Conflict in intimate relationships is a problem as old as time. While men are often perceived as the more privileged of the sexes, their lifespans are actually getting shorter. When it comes to intim…
42. Cancelled: Life After Social Death, with Sasha White
Many listeners in their 30’s and beyond fear losing their well-established careers, reputations, or livelihoods should they risk speaking out over controversial issues. But what’s it like for the odd…
41. Parental Rights with Alvin Lui from Courage is a Habit
Parents are the ultimate authority in their child's emotional and mental well-being. Sexuality and identity are delicate, personal matters fraught with social and cultural baggage, best discussed in …
40. Early Childhood Development, Trauma, and Attachment, with Laura Wiley Haynes
Early childhood relational experiences play a vital role in laying the foundation for health, happiness, love, security, and emotion regulation. Laura is an expert in this, as a CASA (court appointed…
39. The Myth of the Magical Child, with Matt Osborne
When Matt was 15 years old, he was told that he was an “Indigo Child” with a special “aura.” Today, he is an atheist who attributes his most mystical experiences to rock’n’roll. In this episode, we c…