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In this episode of Psychobabble, I’m joined by Dr. Carrie Gress, author of The End of Woman: How Smashing the Patriarchy Has Destroyed Us. We begin by exploring the pathologies of early feminists and how their personal struggles shaped the movement’s ideology, before delving into feminism’s surprising Marxist roots. Dr. Gress reveals how feminist leaders adopted communist tactics like emotional manipulation and class warfare, reframing gender roles into a narrative of victimhood and oppression. Together, we discuss how these ideologies have damaged families, femininity, and mental health, leaving a lasting impact on society.Get your nails done to perfection and get in shape at this luxury gym while ordering your stunning new custom made art piece for your home with a discount using the promocode “psychobabble podcast” - Check it out by clicking below: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hannahspier.substack.com🎧 The full audio remains freely accessible to all subscribers — simply press play above.🎥 To enjoy the complete video episode, please consider upgrading your subscription.If you find value in the preview, becoming a paid subscriber not only grants you full access to this and future episodes, but also directly supports the time and care I invest in this work. Your support enables me to continue creating meaningful content, and I’m deeply grateful for every reader who chooses to be part of that!Feminism was never about equality—it began with resentment and moral superiority, not rights. From Elizabeth Cady Stanton to modern activists, the movement pathologized masculinity and tore down femininity, not to uplift women, but to unseat men. While feminists parade around with slogans, they stay silent on real female suffering. Meanwhile, women drowning in career ambition come to therapy not with disorders, but with lives built on lies. The truth is, many don’t need healing—they need to hear what no one dared to tell them.This episode is an interview I did with the dutch outlet Nieuw Rechts (New Right), and since I found it was such a good conversation—with questions we so often encounter regarding feminism—I thought it was worth sharing as an episode of Psychobabble. To all my Catholic listeners, our heartfelt condolences for your loss with the passing of the Pope; may resolution be close at hand.

In this special joint episode of Psychobabble and Men Are Good, Tom Golden, Janice Fiamengo, and I take on The Diary of a CEO’s viral “feminism debate” featuring Louise Perry, Erica Komisar, and Deborah Frances-White.This debate has racked up millions of views across one of the world’s most influential podcast and YouTube platforms. With over 12 million subscribers and more than a billion streams, host Steven Bartlett commands global reach and cultural clout. It was framed as a bold debate on feminism and widely sold as a serious “clash of ideas.” A feminist reckoning. But we had to ask: was it really? Should we feel grateful to feminism—if so, for what? Is feminism something that started good and went bad? Are we seeing a pendulum swing? We also break down the episode’s obsession with autonomy, the cult of consent, and why “what women want” is the wrong foundation for a social ethic. 👉 Click below to join the rest of the conversation—where it really heats up. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Psychobabble, I sit down with developmental psychologist Dr. J.D. Haltigan to talk about his personal experiencees and observations of how psychology has drifted from science toward ideology. Once committed to objectivity, the discipline is now increasingly shaped by hyperfeminization, social constructivism, and political activism.We discuss:* How woke ideology has infiltrated mental health research and academia* The erosion of diagnostic categories in psychiatry* The clash between objectivity and “lived experience”* Why social media is fueling ideological capture* What a post-progressive psychology could look likeThe conversation doesn’t stop there! In the extended, members-only segment, we get to the heart of what’s at stake: not just the corruption of psychology as a discipline, but the cultural normalization of pathology itself. * The spread of Cluster B traits and their impact on society* Why diagnoses like ADHD and autism are being rebranded through the neurodiversity movement* How popular disorders expand while others are erased or downplayed* The rise of victim identity as a social currency* The danger of rejecting categories altogether in psychiatry* Why clinical judgment, diagnosis, and treatment standards are being undermined* What the future of psychology might look like outside captured institutionsHere’s a preview: 👉 To access the full episode and join us in these deeper conversations, upgrade your membership and follow us into the extended cut. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hannahspier.substack.comIn the extended, members-only segment, we get to the heart of what’s at stake: not just the corruption of psychology as a discipline, but the cultural normalization of pathology itself. * The spread of Cluster B traits and their impact on society* Why diagnoses like ADHD and autism are being rebranded through the neurodiversity movement* How popular disorders…

In this episode, James Nuzzo returns to dissect the bizarre new concept of “mankeeping.” A term born in academia and quickly adopted on social media to frame men’s emotional needs as a burden on women. We break down how feminist-leaning research often begins with a predetermined conclusion, how male-only spaces are pathologized, and why the narrative ignores what men actually bring to relationships. From TikTok hot takes to peer-reviewed “special issues,” we explore how resentment cloaked as scholarship shapes the public’s perception of men.Join us in the Psychobabble Insider members-exclusive segment! We take the conversation further into one of the most politically charged debates in health research: Are women truly underrepresented in medical funding and understudied in clinical trials? In this candid follow-up, we examine the evidence, challenge the assumptions, and discuss what the data actually says about equity in medical research. Click the link below to watch! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Psychobabble, we take a scalpel to the modern autism diagnosis, tracing its dramatic expansion from a severe childhood disorder to a catch-all identity for anxious, rigid adults. Let’s examine how psychiatric gatekeeping has failed, how ideology has overtaken evidence, and how terms like "neurodivergent" are used more to shield than to clarify. Not to mention, the ethical costs of this diagnostic inflation. (Navigate to your topic of interest by using the timestamps below.)Upgrade today, become a Psychobabble Insider and join us as we break down what proper treatment should look like for real autism and what it doesn’t look like. How therapy supported by the neurodivergent movement plays right into the hands of Cluster B types. We also have a look at the controversial MMR vaccine narrative and its enduring link to autism discourse. Chapter Titles & Timestamps:* 00:00 – The Trauma of Being Autistic* 00:20 – From Disorder to Identity* 01:20 – How the DSM Changed Everything* 04:02 – The Rise of Spectrum Thinking* 07:14 – Self-Diagnosis and the Influence of Pop Culture* 08:12 – Neurodiversity: A Social Movement, Not a Medical One* 10:27 – Sensory Overwhelm or Narcissistic Fragility?* 13:33 – When Inclusion Becomes Exclusion* 14:02 – Autism as a Personal Gospel* 15:59 – Autistic Traits or Personality Quirks?* 18:48 – Autism vs. TikTok* 20:08 – What Real Autism Looks Like* 24:26 – Theories of Autistic Cognition* 27:52 – The Role of Activism in Diagnosis* 30:19 – The Double Empathy Problem Debunked* 33:01 – The Masking Myth* 36:46 – How Cluster B traits reveal themselves* 40:42 – Autism as Status* 44:27 – Who Benefits from Broad Diagnoses?* 46:42 – Why Accurate Diagnosis Matters This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hannahspier.substack.comLet’s continue our journey into Autism and break down what proper treatment should look like and what it probably shouldn’t look like. How does the therapy pushed by the neurodivergent movement play right into the hands of Cluster B types? We also have a quick look at the controversial MMR vaccine narrative and its enduring link to autism discourse.

This week on Psychobabble, we welcome Katy Faust, founder and president of Them Before Us, the leading international voice defending children’s rights in family policy.Katy is a mother of four, and a reluctant public figure, forced into the spotlight after blogging anonymously about controversial family issues. Rather than retreat, she stood firm. She’s since testified before the UN, international parliaments, and filed amicus briefs for the U.S. Supreme Court, all to promote one clear message:Children should not be made to sacrifice for adults.She’s the author of:* Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children’s Rights Movement* Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City* Pro-Child Politics: Why Every Cultural, Economic, and National Issue Is a Matter of Justice for Children In this episode, we ask the questions:* What are the long-term consequences of same-sex parenting on a child’s mental health?* What don't we know about surrogacy and why are we so unwilling to ask?* What’s driving the explosion in surrogacy?* Is it possible to compensate for the loss of a mother or father?* What does the scientific literature tell us when studies aren’t ideologically rigged?🔒 Psychobabble Insider: “The Untold Truths About Adoption”In the members-only segment, we go deeper into adoption: the difference between surrogacy and adoption, the consequences to mental health and what are we getting wrong about adoption through the current cultural narrative?👉🏼 Upgrade to get full access This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Psychobabble, I’m joined by Dr. Iain McGilchrist, a british psychiatrist, neuroscientist, Oxford literary scholar, and one of the most original thinkers of our time. Before training in medicine, Dr. McGilchrist was a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, specializing in English literature. He later became a consultant psychiatrist at the Maudsley and Bethlem Royal Hospitals in London. His landmark book The Master and His Emissary (2009) explores the divided brain and how left-hemisphere dominance has distorted modern culture. His recent two-volume opus The Matter With Things expands on this, challenging the metaphysical assumptions of modern science and calling for a return to embodied, value-rich ways of knowing.In this conversation, we unpack how his hemispheric model explains today’s mental health crisis, the bureaucratic takeover of medicine, the medicalization of temperament, and why we’re diagnosing personality quirks instead of building character.Continue the conversation with us in a more personal, dynamically visual, and free-flowing setting! In this week’s Psychobabble Insider video, we explore the cultural rise of narcissism, why so many get the treatment wrong, and what it would take to shift things at a societal level. It’s an engaging and provocative segment you won’t want to miss. Paid subscribers also get early access to Part III of the Cluster B series—available now. Upgrade to become a Psychobabble Insider and follow the links below! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I speak with Bettina Arndt about the rise of false domestic violence allegations, the gender bias in the justice system, and what the data really shows.If you're a Psychobabble Insider, click the link below to access the members-exclusive video on the fake rape crisis and get early access to Part 2 in the Borders or Borderliners series. Upgrade and become a Psychobabble Insider! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I trace how psychology lost its scientific footing and became a tool for ideological conformity. What are the consequences of elevating subjective narratives over objective standards and how did we go from a field that once aspired to be a science to one that now trains activists before clinicians? If you’re a Psychobabble Insider, follow us to the members-exclusive section by clicking the link below and let’s get into Internal Family Systems Therapy! Harmless inner dialogue or dangerous spirituality? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Joseff Witt-Doerring is a psychiatrist and former pharmaceutical industry insider who now specializes in treating adverse reactions to psychiatric medications and helping patients safely taper off them through his practice, TaperClinic. In addition to his clinical work, he runs a large YouTube channel where he provides in-depth guidance and support for people dealing with psychiatric drug injuries, offering videos and insights that are virtually absent from the rest of the field. In this episode, we dive into the three most commonly prescribed psychiatric medications: antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and ADHD medications.Quick Vocabulary:– SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor): A type of antidepressant commonly used to treat depression and anxiety.– Benzodiazepines (Benzos): Anti-anxiety medications that can quickly calm the nervous system but are highly habit-forming.– Ritalin (and similar stimulants): A medication used to treat ADHD by increasing focus and reducing impulsivity.We begin with SSRIs—what they are, what doctors don’t often explain, and the risks that come with long-term use. Then we tackle withdrawal symptoms and how to taper safely. We follow the same roadmap for benzos and ADHD medications, looking at what these drugs do, what can go wrong, and how to come off them without unnecessary suffering.Are you a “Psychobabble Insider?” Then join us in the Members Exclusive segment by following the link below! We explore the controversial question of whether there’s a link between psychiatric medications and mass violence. Become a member by clicking on the subscribe button and choosing one of the subscription options: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

This episode takes a closer look at how the trauma diagnosis has changed — and what that change reveals about psychiatry, culture, and identity. We examine how PTSD became one of the most widely claimed conditions in modern mental health. It’s a deep dive into where the field started, where it is now and the direct consequences that has on patients.👇 Paid members: Watch the exclusive bonus video “What Actually Treats Trauma” — including my take on EMDR, exposure therapy, and building real resilience — right here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hannahspier.substack.comEverywhere you look, people are talking about how female friendships are falling apart—and how deeply lonely many women have become. At the same time, romantic relationships are more fragile, marriage is often delayed or rejected, and men and women feel further apart than ever. So what’s going on?In this episode 35, we take an evolutionary look at how women are wired to bond and the consequences of modern female bonding on the family unit.Please give a rating on your way out!

In this episode of Psychobabble, I’m joined by Dr. James Orr, associate professor at the University of Cambridge and chair of the Faculty of Divinity. We talk about the philosophical rot at the heart of modern psychiatry, the spiritual crisis today, the failure of modern clergy and the false promises of therapy.Get your nails done to perfection and get in shape at this luxury gym while ordering your stunning new custom made art piece for your home with a discount using the promocode “psychobabble podcast” - Check it out by clicking below: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Psychobabble, we break down the interview that led to a flood of complaint letters demanding psychologist Holger Richter be fired. We talk about the surge in mental health diagnoses over the past 20 years, particularly among young, left-leaning women, and critiques the narcissism embedded within certain self-identifications. We discuss the feminization of therapy, the political dynamics shaping modern mental health. Holger also shares his firsthand experience of being targeted by activists.This was a conversation I enjoyed so much that we also covered topics purely of interest—like the German problem and why so many women, particularly in the psychological community, work to silence dissent rather than engage with it.Thank you for listening to Psychobabble and I hope you enjoy and share it! Hannah This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

In episode 32, I sit down with Stephen J. Shaw, data scientist and filmmaker behind The Birth Gap, to continue the crucial discussion we started at the ARC conference panel: What are the factors shaping women’s reproductive choices today? The numbers are staggering! We explore why this is happening and the emotional toll of unplanned childlessness.We also discuss Hungary’s pro-family policies, the role of feminism in shaping these trends, and the lies women are told about fertility and career timelines.How to help: SAVING NATIONS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

Enjoy your “LILLELØRDAG” with a fresh episode of Psychobabble! This one builds on one of the most important pieces in my work, Why I Am The Antifeminist Psychiatrist. It lays out exactly how modern feminist narratives contribute to the mental health struggles of women today.When women set their lives up according to feminist principles and ideas, they often find themselves battling symptoms of psychological distress. Through three case studies—Stacy, the anxious student; Penelope, the burned-out career woman; and Wendy, the resentful working mother—I break down the patterns I’ve seen in my psychiatric practice, why so many women are suffering and how that in turn affects their families.We’ll discuss why mainstream therapy gets it wrong and what an effective approach should look like.Get your nails done to perfection and get in shape at this luxury gym while ordering your stunning new custom made art piece for your home with a discount using the promocode “psychobabble podcast” - Check it out by clicking below: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe

Have you also noticed how kids who are way too old are having public tantrums? Gentle parenting is everywhere, praised for its focus on empathy, respect, and understanding. But why is this approach so appealing to Millennials and Gen Z? In this episode, I break down the misconceptions and fundamental misunderstandings behind gentle parenting and take a closer look at what the research supports. What is necessary to raise well-adjusted kids? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hannahspier.substack.com/subscribe