First, Do No Harm: How Bad Therapy Betrayed Vulnerable Youth

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Beyond Gender

Stella O'Malley, Mia Hughes, Bret Alderman

60 episodes

6 days ago

What’s really going on with gender—and how does it connect to wider cultural shifts? Psychotherapist Stella O’Malley, researcher Mia Hughes, and psychologist Bret Alderman explore how debates around gender, identity, psychology, and medicine open up bigger questions about culture, society, and mental health. With guests ranging from doctors and therapists to parents and detransitioners, they offer honest, thoughtful discussions—no jargon, no ideology. Support the show: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/beyondgenderpodcast/subscribe

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First, Do No Harm: How Bad Therapy Betrayed Vulnerable Youth - Interview with Abigail Shrier

Beyond Gender

53 minutes 18 seconds

1 month ago

First, Do No Harm: How Bad Therapy Betrayed Vulnerable Youth - Interview with Abigail Shrier

This conversation was pre-recorded and presented at Genspect's The Bigger Picture Conference, held 27–28 September 2025 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Abigail Shrier and Stella O'Malley discuss how therapy culture has gone wrong for young people—and what parents can do about it.