Reality Therapy

Conservative Therapist Panel #5

25 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, a panel of conservative therapists discuss what it is like operating in a field that has gone totally woke.

Conservative Therapist Panel #4

24 Dec 2025

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This episode of Reality Therapy features a panel of conservative therapists discussing what it is like to work in a very progressive field.

Conservative Therapist Panel #3

23 Dec 2025

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This episode of Reality Therapy features a panel of conservative therapists talking about what it is like to work in a ver left-leaning field.

Conservative Therapist Panel #2

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a panel of conservative therapists on the Reality Therapy podcast discussing political bias in the field of mental health.

Conservative therapist panel #1

20 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A panel of conservative therapists, including Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, Sarah Nielsen, Becky Shaulis, Mickey Heller.

Why don't men go to therapy?

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a compilation of different interviews from mental health professionals talking about why men don't go to therapy and how therapy could better ...

Melody McKibbin on BPD and Wokeness

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Reality Therapy podcast, I sat down with licensed therapist Melody McKibbin to discuss the overlap between borderline personali...

Dr. Chloe Carmichael on Freedom of Speech

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, clinical psychologist Dr. Chloe Carmichael discusses the mental health benefits of a free speech culture.

Rebecca Smith on Fighting the Woke Agenda

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Rebecca Smith, LPC, describes how she has been working in the state of Texas to ban the cruel and unscientific practices of gender me...

Mickey Heller on Losing a Child to Woke Ideology

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, Mickey Heller, LPC, describes losing her child to woke and transgender ideologies.

What is wokeness?

13 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is wokeness? Defining the term properly is our key to understanding it.

Why is it hard to talk about wokeness?

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The main reason it is hard to talk about wokeness is because its adherents often deny that it even exists. 

Lisa Mustard on Improving Therapy

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, I sat down with licensed therapist Lisa Mustard to discuss what can be done to improve the therapy profession.

Dr. Dani Sulikowski on Feminized Institutions

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, evolutionary psychologist Dr. Dani Sulikowski discusses assortative mating and the impact of feminization on Weste...

Dr. Omar Haque on Faith and Freedom of Speech

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, psychiatrist and philosopher Dr. Omar Sultan Haque recounts the 23 years attending and teaching at Harvard Univers...

Trump Derangement Syndrome

22 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests from the Reality Therapy podcast discuss the backlash against Donald Trump as though it were a psychological diagnosis.

Solutions to the Trans Issues

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, guests from the Reality Therapy podcast discuss how to solve issues facing trans identified people... without chemical castration or ...

Perspective Shift on Transgender Issues

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Many people started off going along with transgender ideology, but this video shows how some people changed their minds.

Trans Misogyny

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests from the Reality Therapy podcast discuss how hatred of actual women is rampant under the surface in the transgender movement.

Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests from the Reality Therapy podcast discuss the transgender social contagion known as Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria.

Have we passed peak woke?

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests from the Reality Therapy podcast discuss whether the worst days of wokeness are behind us or still to come.

Nonbinary

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some people claim to be neither man nor woman, or nonbinary. What does that mean? What are the consequences? Guests from the Reality Therapy podcast d...

LGB...?

15 Nov 2025

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Guests from the Reality Therapy podcast discuss the break up in the LGBTQ coalition, and why these groups are not all headed in the same direction.

Is evolutionary psychology political?

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests from the Reality Therapy podcast discuss why postmodernists and social justice activists reject evolutionary psychology.

Gender Affirming Care

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests from the Reality Therapy podcast discuss gender affirming care, whether it is evidence based, and whether it is a compassionate treatment for m...

Complex PTSD

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is Complex PTSD a real disorder or is it simply a way to rebrand borderline personality disorder? I discussed this question with Dr. Edward Perin and ...

What should we talk about more? Part 8

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests of the Reality Therapy podcast discuss what we should be talking about more in society.

What should we talk about more? Part 7

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests of the Reality Therapy podcast discuss what we should be talking about more in society.

What should we talk about more? Part 6

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests from the Reality Therapy podcast discuss what we should be talking about more in society.

What should we talk about more? Part 5

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests of the Reality Therapy podcast discuss what we should be talking about more in society.

What should we talk about more? Part 4

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests from the Reality Therapy Podcast discuss what we should be talking about more in society.

What should we talk about more? Part 3

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests from the Reality Therapy podcast discuss what we should be discussing more in society.

What should we talk about more? Part 2

09 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guests from the Reality Therapy podcast answer the question: what should we be talking about more?

What should we talk about more? Part 1

09 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a compilation of guests from Reality Therapy answering the question: what should we be talking about more in soicety?

Men's Mental Health Panel #3 - Lift Laugh Love

08 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This men's mental health panel discusses the definition of addiction and whether sex and pornography can be addictive.

AMHP Conference Reunion Panel

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of Reality Therapy is a reunion for people who went to the AMHP conference, including Phillip Crum, Adam Luke, Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, Mi...

Adam Luke in Fitting in as a Conservative Therapist

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, the academically weaponized redneck, Adam Luke LMFT, discusses his journey to become a therapist, including facing...

Suzannah Alexander and Arnold Cantu on Bad Research in Social Work

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, researcher Suzannah Alexander and social worker Arnold Cantu break down a piece of research that was submitted to ...

Marriage and Family Therapy with Jake Wiskerchen and Jonathan Cogburn

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, Jake Wiskerchen and Jonathan Cogburn discuss proposed changes to Marriage and Family Therapy and why they would be...

Dr. Kevin Sabet on the Dangers of Marijuana

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, drug policy expert Dr. Kevin Sabet explains the harms of legal marijuana and other drugs that can be acquired at g...

George of the Tinmen on the forgotten issues facing men

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, George of the Tinmen describes men's issues, including mental and physical health issues, that don't get enough at...

Dr. DB Palmer on the Decay of Values in Therapy

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, Dr. DB Palmer discusses growing up as an environmental young man into a conservative adult. He talks about his exp...

Brant Elwood on Countering the Leftist Narratives

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, Brant Elwood discusses how group dynamics contribute to social and psychological issues that plague our society. W...

Julian Adorney on Challenging Bad Narratives

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, Julian Adorney talks about the work he does writing for Reality's Last Stand and why it is important to challenge ...

Mary Grabar on Debunking Progressive Ideology

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, Dr. Mary Grabar explains her writings that have debunked historical arguments from progressives, such as Howard Zi...

Sandy Peterson on Designing Video Games

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, game designer Sandy Peterson explains his role in designing games such as Age of Empires, Doom, and Call of Cthulh...

Eric Kaufmann on Wokeness as a Symptom of Liberalism

11 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, political science professor Eric Kaufmann traces the ideology, psychology, and demographics of wokeness, concluding that it is a warp...

Christine Sefein on the Corruption of Counselor Education

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, therapist and counselor educator Christine Sefein of Critical Therapy Antidote describes how the academic portion ...

Mark L. Ruffalo on Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and BPD

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, therapist and social worker Mark L. Ruffalo describes his approach to psychodynamic therapy, especially dealing with borderline perso...

AMHP with Kathleen and Phillip

04 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, Kathleen Mills and Phillip Crum discuss their organization, the Association for Mental Health Professionals, and t...

Social Emotional Learning

04 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, Katie Kernodle and Jonathan Cogburn explain and wrestle with the presence of social emotional learning in schools ...

Pamela Garfield Jaeger Responds to the Charlie Kirk Assassination

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, The Truthful Therapist Pamela Garfield Jaeger responds to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, including her role as...

Charlie Kirk Therapist Response Panel #3

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, mental health professionals join together to discuss the Charlie Kirk tragedy, including Dr. Chelsea Smith, Brant ...

Charlie Kirk Tragedy Response Panel #2

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of Reality Therapy, a panel of mental health professionals respond to the recent murder of Charlie Kirk. Participants include:...

Charlie Kirk Tragedy Response Panel #1

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of Reality Therapy, a panel of mental health professionals respond to the recent murder of Charlie Kirk. Commentors include: S...

James Lindsay: Woke Left, Woke Right

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, scholar, public intellectual, and master swordsman James Lindsay explains his role in the conservative movement to...

Wilfred Reilly on Debunking Bad Social Science

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, social scientist Wilfred Reilly pulls no punches, exposing the bad ideas coming from the political left and the po...

Katie Kernodle on Humanistic Psychology as a Trojan Horse

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, therapist Katie Kernodle discusses the fraught history of humanistic psychology and therapy, noting how many of th...

Adam B. Coleman on the America First vision

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, author Adam B. Coleman discusses why and how he decided to take a courageous stand against the progressive regime....

Professor Edward Dutton on Woke Eugenics

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, Professor Edward Dutton joins me from Finland to discuss IQ, the heritability of conservatism, and how wokeness is...

Mia Hughes on Debunking the Transgender Narrative

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Reality Therapy, Mia Hughes discusses her work on the WPATH Files and explains how this document leak debunked many mainstream narr...

Sara Stockton on Bringing Sanity to a Woke World

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Sara Stockton, LMFT, discusses how she lost her job as a professor due to calling out transgender medicine, why the discussion around...

Amy Sousa on Trans Ideology vs. Psychology

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, depth psychologist Amy Sousa examines transgender ideology to see if it lives up to the hype or if it is causing more harm than good....

Dr. Dina McMillan on Smart Social Psychology

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, social psychologist Dr. Dina McMillan discusses her work on domestic violence, including how that impacts relationships. She also dis...

Trump Derangement Syndrome

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Several mental health professionals discuss Trump Derangement Syndrome, or the emotionally unstable responses caused by President Trump.

Have we passed peak woke?

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have we passed peak woke? Several mental health professionals debate whether we have turned a corner or if wokeness will be with us for generations to...

Pamela Garfield-Jaeger on Froggy Girl

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, licensed social worker Pamela Garfield-Jaeger talks about her new book, Froggy Girl, which is about kids living as their authentic se...

Giff Lasta on The Way of Men with Maids

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, author Giff Lasta talks about his new book, The Way of Men with Maids, in which he describes how confident masculinity is both in lin...

Sam Lacrosse on Spectrum of Lies

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, author and podcaster Sam Lacrosse discusses his new book, Spectrum of Lies, which details how the explosion of new autism diagnoses i...

James Esses on Gender Affirming Insanity

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, UK-based psychotherapist James Esses describes his whistleblowing efforts against gender medicine, why the practice is so barbaric, a...

Multicultural Training for Therapists

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Does multicultural training help therapists better serve their clients? Does political bias hamper multicultural effectiveness?

Why I returned to Christianity after 15 Years

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I walked away from my faith and pursued a life of drugs and alcohol... until I had a spiritual experience.

Tammy Weitzmann on Bias and Bigotry in Social Work

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, social worker Tammy Weitzmann describes bias she faced as an oncology social worker and how she was pushed out of the field for being...

Dr. Lee Jussim on Exposing Bogus Research

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, psychologist Dr. Lee Jussim exposes bogus research, such as stereotype threat, the implicit bias test, and also shows the validity of...

Is the customer always right in therapy?

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, several mental health professionals dig into the concept of affirming therapy, and suggest that good therapy often pushes back agains...

Continuing Indoctrination for Therapists

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are CEU's meant to prepare counselors to be more skilled at handling mental health issues, or are they meant for indoctrination? We dig into this ques...

Laura Becker on Attachment Styles and Contemporary Dating

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, artist and intellectual Laura Becker applies her understanding of evolutionary psychology and attachment styles to understand and dia...

Dr. Patrick Lockwood on Skepticism in Therapy

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, clinical psychologist Dr. Patrick Lockwood examines many aspects of contemporary mental health, including therapy culture and what mo...

Is CBT good therapy?

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, several mental health professionals comment on CBT, deciding if it is evidence-based, shallow, or gaslighting.

Samantha Green on Therapy and Perinatal Health

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, therapist Samantha Green discusses the corruption of the therapy field, the importance of perinatal health, and how the mental health...

Dr. Dani Sulikowski on the Evolutionary Psychology of Dating and Mating

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, evolutionary psychologist Dr. Dani Sulikowski breaks down the science of dating, including how our norms have shifted from how our an...

Jazz Cabbage: the truth about marijuana

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Pamela Garfield-Jaeger and myself went over some facts about marijuana, including causing psychosis and addiction potential.

David P. Robbins on Data and Dating in 2025

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I spoke with therapist David P. Robbins about what the data shows about modern dating, and how best to approach it for success.

Dr. Nathanial Bork on the Red Pill and Dating Psychology

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I spoke with social scientist Dr. Nathanial Bork about the science and psychology behind dating, including the philosophy of the Red ...

Jen Howk on Grad School and Psychotherapy

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I spoke with Harvard graduate Jen Howk about her experience in grad school, psychotherapy, and her shifting political philosophy.

Dr. Chelsea Smith on the Corruption of Social Work

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dr. Chelsea Smith describes her journey through the world of higher education for social work and how much of it has become political...

Dr. Jessica Stone on Christian Healing and Mental Health

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dr. Jessica Stone describes her journey through the world of professional mental health and how she has sculpted her practice around ...

Cori Cohn on Fighting against Trans Insanity

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, detransitioner and activist Cori Cohn speaks on his journey through the world of transgender medicine, how the ideology shaped his wo...

Dr. Dani Sulikowski on the Evolutionary Psychology of Female Intrasexual Competition

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Australian evolutionary psychologist Dr. Dani Sulikowski discusses her research on female intrasexual competition, including the famo...

Josh Slocum on the Cluster B Society

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, podcaster Josh Slocum discusses how America has fallen under the spell of Cluster B personality disorders that have been pushed by wo...

Pamela Garfield-Jaeger on Exposing Gender Medicine

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, licensed social worker Pamela Garfield-Jaeger describes the changes she saw in her field as wokeness took over and how that has harme...

Benjamin Ryan on the Science Behind Gender Medicine

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, science writer Benjamin Ryan uncovers the bad science propping up gender medicine, explores his work in Monkey Pox, and criticizes th...

Dr. George Yancey on Better Conversations about Race

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Baylor University sociologist Dr. George Yancey discusses his new book and explains how we can have better conversations around race ...

Mikale Olson on Christian Nationalism

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, writer Mikale Olson discusses why Christian Nationalism is neither conservative nor Christian, and why it is a threat to America and ...

Katie Kernodle on Liberation Theology

05 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I spoke with therapist Katie Kernodle about how liberation theology is "Marxism in Catholic drag." We dug into decolonial psychology a...

Rebecca Smith on Protecting Kids from Bad Therapy

05 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I spoke with therapist Rebecca Smith about how children are being harmed by social media, gender affirming care, and bad therapy. 

Marios Georgiou on Political Bias in Counseling Psychology Graduate Programs

05 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I spoke with Marios Georgiou from the UK about political bias in counseling psychology graduate programs and how that impacts researc...

Dr. Christian Conte, Strong Mind Strong Man

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Dr. Christian Conte, author of Strong Mind Strong Man, describes how he developed yield theory, his work with prison inmates, and the...

Dr. Aaron Kindsvatter on the Corruption of Counselor Education

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, former graduate level counselor educator Dr. Aaron Kindsvatter describes what he has seen in the politicization of the educating new ...

Stella O'Malley on the Gender Affirming Nightmare

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Irish psychotherapist Stella O'Malley describes the horrors of gender affirming care, how the practice developed without an evidence ...