the radical center

Leslie Elliott Boyce

This project began as a way to call out ideological bias in counselor education specifically (and in education more generally) and has expanded to an examination of many aspects of our contemporary culture. The ideology that calls itself "social justice" is an attempt to revolutionize and replace western values with a culture of envy, victimhood, and entitlement. As individuals, we can choose to accept this though we know it's wrong, for the sake of conflict avoidance- or we can take a stand. What kind of person makes each choice? How do we find the strength to resist groupthink?

  1. Moral Narcissism & Deep Envy: Harnessing Psychology for Revolutionary Ends: Solid Ground with CTA

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    Moral Narcissism & Deep Envy: Harnessing Psychology for Revolutionary Ends: Solid Ground with CTA

    Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgMichael Olan, PsyD, is a Doctor of Psychology based in the Chicago area. He is also Co-Director of Critical Therapy Antidote, an international network focused on preserving the core therapeutic ethos of psychotherapy. He trained at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, with clinical experience at McLean OCD Institute, Hartgrove Hospital, and Aspire Indiana. His work focuses on how ideology shapes psychotherapy and its impact on the conditions necessary for psychological healing. He has written for Critical Therapy Antidote and presented at Heterodox Academy on using cognitive-behavioural tools to support viewpoint diversity.Michael is also a co-host of the Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast, where he explores the intersection of culture, ideology, and clinical practice.Jaco van Zyl, MA (Clinical Psychology), is a South Africa-trained clinical psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice, living in Ireland. Jaco has a special interest in both individual and group psychology, and uses a psychoanalytic lens to explore the psychology of ideology, particularly of Critical Social Justice (CSJ). He is a co-director of Critical Therapy Antidote, a co-host of the CTA podcast, and has written articles for Merion West, Critical Therapy Antidote, Genspect and the Journal for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. He is also chapter contributor of Woke - A Critique of Social Justice Ideology, edited by Jon Mills._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

    1 h 5 min

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    Have We Been Divided & Conquered? Solid Ground #168

    Join us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ _____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comAdditional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

    1 h 1 min

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    Exposing Teachers' Unions: the Conspiracy to Keep Kids Locked Down, with Filmmaker Natalya Murakhver

    Natalya Murakhver is a documentary filmmaker, writer, and co-founder of Restore Childhood, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on children's education, health, and parental rights advocacy. She directs and produces documentary films through Restore Childhood and as a fellow at Palladium Pictures, and writes for the New York Post and her Substack, Restore Childhood.Born in the Soviet Union and raised in America from age six, Natalya came to filmmaking the way many of the best stories begin — from lived urgency. When New York City schools closed during the pandemic, she founded #KeepNYCSchoolsOpen and filed a lawsuit against Mayor de Blasio to reopen them. That fight became 15 DAYS: The Real Story of America's Pandemic School Closures — a forensic documentary investigation into how and why America's children were locked out of their schools, and what it cost them.Natalya was inspired to make the film in the tradition of Steven Spielberg's Shoah project — the conviction that bearing witness to institutional failure is a moral obligation, not just a creative one. As someone who grew up in the Soviet Union and arrived in America as a child, she recognized early what many did not: the warning signs of a society where the state overrides parental authority, where information is controlled, and where children are shaped by ideology rather than family and faith. That recognition — and her deep belief in Judeo-Christian values, in God, and in a parent's sacred agency over their child — drives everything she makes.Her current mission: getting 15 DAYS seen by every parent in America, and inoculating families with the truth so they can push back against indoctrination and reclaim their children's futures.SOCIAL MEDIA:Restore Childhood / Natalya Murakhver: X: https://x.com/Rstorechildhood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restorechildhood/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/restorechildhood YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/restorechildhood Substack: https://restorechildhood.substack.com15 DAYS Film — all links in one place: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/15DAYSFILM TRAILER: YouTube Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/restorechildhood (trailer is pinned)WEBSITES: https://restorechildhood.com https://15daysfilm.com_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

    57 min

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    ADHD: Disorder or Learned Behavior Pattern? Solid Ground #167 with Dr. Craig Wiener

    Previous TRC interviews with Dr. Wiener: https://youtu.be/uHWWeRnhNDg?si=pynXPugBnMv-KQKIhttps://youtu.be/iXbyBPauA-I?si=ltp5HhTIF1jUsqsQhttps://youtu.be/DC0P-ffY3r4?si=hx1ZMAPRI6HfldraDr. Craig B. Wiener is a licensed Clinical Psychologist based in Worcester, Massachusetts. He obtained his doctoral degree from Clark University in 1979. In addition to over forty years of private practice, has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. For over two decades, he was the Clinical Director of Mental Health Services at a community health center where he supervised a large staff of clinicians and graduate students. Dr. Wiener is the author of three books on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and he has presented his work at national and state conventions for Psychologists and Social Workers. His current book, Backyard Politics: A Psychological Understanding of Today’s Political and Social Divide is a culmination of his clinical experience, which has helped him gain insight into the way we cope and resolve problems. Dr. Wiener can be contacted through his website: www.craigwiener.com. _____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

    1 h 2 min
  5. Parasociality & Personal Authority in the Age of Absurdity: Solid Ground #166 with Amy Sousa

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    Parasociality & Personal Authority in the Age of Absurdity: Solid Ground #166 with Amy Sousa

    Amy E. Sousa holds a MA in Depth Psychology. She is a women's rights activist, writer, lecturer, and educator, with an expertise in instincts, safeguarding, and embodiment. As an activist, Sousa has organized multiple rallies, protests, and free speech events on behalf of women/girls sex-based safeguarding provisions and against the unnecessary medicalization of children. Amy’s writing can be found at www.theknownheretic.com, and @KnownHeretic on X, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

    1 h 1 min
  6. Public Institutions and the Feminization of Bureaucracy: Dr Erik Lidström, Solid Ground 165

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    Public Institutions and the Feminization of Bureaucracy: Dr Erik Lidström, Solid Ground 165

    Erik Lidström holds an MSc and a PhD in physics from Uppsala University, Sweden, and an MBA from the Open University, UK. After conducting research at the ESRF in Grenoble, France, he entered the software industry in 2000. He has worked in Britain, France, Sweden, and Morocco, and now resides in Northern Sweden. He writes books and articles on political economy, political science, and other societal matters. Apart from an unrelated day job, he also works on renovating and extending his house.In English, he has published two books:Education Unchained – What it takes to restore schools and learning (2015), third edition in 2024. Recommended by Choice in 2016.Evolution and Social Order – How our Stone Age brain understands and misunderstands society (2025)Erik's substack: @purpendicular_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

    1 h 2 min
  7. Can Public Schools be Saved? Solid Ground #164 with Guest Ed Roos

    31 MARS

    Can Public Schools be Saved? Solid Ground #164 with Guest Ed Roos

    My previous interview with Ed: "All White People are Racist:" A Seattle District Fired Principal for the Crime of Being a White Manhttps://youtu.be/5vXqiWgc1_sEd Roos holds a Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) from Antioch University, a principal certification from the University of Washington, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Western Washington University. After serving as a sales manager for a local software company, he made a bold mid-career transition into education. Over the next 17 years, he dedicated himself to Seattle Public Schools as both a teacher and administrator. In 2020, amid the shifting tides of cancel culture, his tenure came to an unexpected end. Today, Ed contributes part-time to the nonprofit sector and offers education consulting services. He is currently writing a book that chronicles his experiences within the Seattle school system._____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcast

    1 h 1 min
  8. Is the Mental Health Profession Squashing Individualism? Solid Ground #163 with Jake Wiskerchen

    23 MARS

    Is the Mental Health Profession Squashing Individualism? Solid Ground #163 with Jake Wiskerchen

    Jake is licensed as a marriage and family therapist in Nevada and has worn multiple hats and served in many capacities across his 15 years in the profession. He is a lifelong San Francisco Giants fan, avid homebrewer, and below average Mario Kart driver. He lives in Sparks with his wife, two boys, and two dogs. To read his full bio and CV, please visit zephyrwellness.org/the-teamLinks:zephyrwellness.orgWalk The Talk America: https://linktr.ee/walkthetalkamericaGuns and Mental Health podcast: https://wtta.buzzsprout.com/Noggin Notes podcast: https://nogginnotespod.podbean.com/Reno Dads: https://renodadsblog.com/_____________________________________________________________________If you would like to contact me, my website is: https://theradicalcenterconsulting.com/ I am also on X @JLeslieElliott And if you appreciate this ongoing project and would like to support my continued work in this area you can chip in at any of the following (thank you very much!): https://www.paypal.me/jleslieelliott https://www.buymeacoffee.com/radicalcenterhttps://www.patreon.com/theradicalcenterAnother great way to support my work (and get something nice for yourself!) is to shop my handmade ceramics online at: https://ceramics.wherethealdersgrow.comJoin us every Monday at 10:00am Pacific/1:00pm Eastern for the Solid Ground Live stream. Come join our Solid Ground peer support and discussion groups at https://sground.substack.com/ And you can join our locals community at https://solidground.locals.com/ Additional resources and affiliates: Critical Therapy Antidote: https://criticaltherapyantidote.orgChristine Sefein Wolk: cohost of the CTA podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ctapodcastJenny Holland: substack: https://jennyeholland.substack.com/ and X @SemperFemina21and on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@SavingCultureFromItself

    1 h 2 min
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This project began as a way to call out ideological bias in counselor education specifically (and in education more generally) and has expanded to an examination of many aspects of our contemporary culture. The ideology that calls itself "social justice" is an attempt to revolutionize and replace western values with a culture of envy, victimhood, and entitlement. As individuals, we can choose to accept this though we know it's wrong, for the sake of conflict avoidance- or we can take a stand. What kind of person makes each choice? How do we find the strength to resist groupthink?

Informations

  • Création
    Leslie Elliott Boyce
  • Années d’activité
    2023 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    351
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
  • Copyright
    © Leslie Elliott Boyce
  • Site web de l’émission
    the radical center

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