Dr Kirk and Humberto analyze the Duggar family, modern Christian cults, the ethics of children in reality TV, and so much more.
00:00 Lobbying & Growing Up Duggar
13:47 Police report & Josh's statement
29:10 The mindset of Jim Bob & Michelle
57:12 Child on chil...
2023-09-06 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Dr Kirk and Humberto analyze the Duggar family, modern Christian cults, the ethics of children in reality TV, and so much more.
00:00 Perpetrators & their family
25:55 Should it be illegal to have children on reality TV?
56:52 17 Kids and Counting & intervening with chil...
2023-09-04 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Dr Kirk and Humberto analyze the Duggar family, modern Christian cults, the ethics of children in reality TV, and so much more.
00:00 The Coogan act
31:16 Reality TV & the law (Patron-only portion starts)
46:26 Jon & Kate Plus 8 & child beauty pageants
58:45 Ch...
2023-09-01 14:00:17 +0000 UTC
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Dr Kirk and Humberto analyze the Duggar family, modern Christian cults, the ethics of children in reality TV, and so much more.
00:00 The Duggar's specials
11:44 The letter & taking action
21:52 Statute of limitations
38:41 Internet & the first season (Patron-...
2023-08-30 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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2023-08-29 23:19:16 +0000 UTC
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Dr Kirk and Humberto analyze the Duggar family, modern Christian cults, the ethics of children in reality TV, and so much more.
00:00 The Duggar family on TV
09:42 Duggar family structure
20:48 Parentification
30:57 Humberto's parentification
49:09 Moving forward fro...
2023-08-28 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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[Rerun] Chapter 6 in Dr. Kirk’s deep dive on attachment theory.
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Dr Kirk and Humberto analyze the Duggar family, modern Christian cults, the ethics of children in reality TV, and so much more.
00:00 Early Duggar Family timeline
01:48 Miscarriage trauma
24:16 Having 19 children
33:54 Religious beliefs
57:39 Familial abuse in the Du...
2023-08-25 14:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Dr Kirk and Humberto analyze the Duggar family, modern Christian cults, the ethics of children in reality TV, and so much more.
00:00 The Duggar Family
13:35 Why do people enjoy the show?
29:57 Identifying with TV shows
39:46 Betrayal in parasocial relationships (Patron-on...
2023-08-23 14:00:10 +0000 UTC
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2023-08-22 21:18:21 +0000 UTC
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Dr Kirk and Humberto analyze the Duggar family, modern Christian cults, the ethics of children in reality TV, and so much more.
00:00 Intro & child abuse
07:37 Deep dive road map
20:22 Caveats
31:22 Summarizing the Duggars
46:31 Other reality TV (Patron-only port...
2023-08-21 14:01:01 +0000 UTC
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[Rerun] Chapter 5 in Dr. Kirk’s deep dive on attachment theory.
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Dr Kirk answers patron emails.
00:00 Managing genuine apologies
11:26 Internalized relationships
27:02 PIS announcements & OPP
35:04 Cuteness aggression
55:29 OPP 2
57:41 Differentiation fatigue
1:06:28 Fat phobia
1:15:36 Dependent Personality D...
2023-08-18 14:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Dr Kirk reviews a case in which a therapist flirts with a client.
00:00 Individual therapy within a family
10:35 Transfer & countertransference
20:50 Attraction to a client
40:24 Distortions & personality disorders
50:10 Therapist red flags
1:03:11 Emot...
2023-08-16 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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2023-08-15 19:49:05 +0000 UTC
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Dr Kirk answers patron emails.
00:00 Kirk's health woes
24:39 Emotional processing
35:15 Graduate school burnout
48:36 Shame & bravery
1:03:20 Balancing vulnerability
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2023-08-14 14:00:10 +0000 UTC
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[Rerun] Chapter 4 in Dr. Kirk’s deep dive on attachment theory.
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Dr Kirk answers patron emails.
00:00 Intro
01:07 The Witch Trials of JK Rowling
12:12 People-pleasing impulses
19:20 University lawsuits
33:49 Deep dives & outlines
36:38 Choosing a graduate program
50:55 Do what is helpful
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2023-08-11 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Dr Kirk answers patron emails.
00:00 Intro
02:11 Compassionate & accurate conceptualization
18:28 OPP
22:58 Reflections on episodes with Sue
38:09 Indecisive or histrionic?
48:01 Sleep training
54:03 A teacher's apology
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2023-08-08 18:34:31 +0000 UTC
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Dr Kirk answers patron emails.
00:00 Emotional infidelity
09:48 Gender generalizations
17:43 OPP
19:13 Flaw shame & perfectionism
35:34 Compassionate burnout
1:08:07 OPP
1:08:50 Who does ChatGPT think Dr. Kirk is?
1:35:21 PIS mission statem...
2023-08-07 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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[Rerun] Dr. Kirk describes how to use attachment theory in therapy.
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Kirk and Bob answer patron emails.
00:00 Betrayal trauma
17:18 Being 'too' self aware
33:03 Kirk transference
42:51 Ethical termination of therapy
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2023-08-04 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Dr Kirk answers patron emails.
00:00 Sex work therapist & disclosures
12:54 Violating trust
20:26 Overcoming insecurities
26:16 Breadcrumbing
33:14 Objectophilia
38:40 Cognitive dissonance & projection
49:44 OPP
51:04 Gender oppression
2023-08-02 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Dr Kirk and Bob review a case in which a counselor was sued for not following the standard regarding firearms and other issues.
00:00 Introducing the ethics case
05:20 Therapy firearm ethics & crisis plans
20:19 Treatment resistance documenting
35:16 Unexpected situati...
2023-07-31 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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[Rerun] Dr. Kirk describes attachment theory in this 4 hour episode.
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Kirk interviews his mom.
00:00 Intro
00:18 Was Dr. Kirk always a nerd?
08:08 Sue's musical abilities
11:37 How does Dr. Kirk take after his parents?
31:35 Sue's perception of parenting
1:05:57 What sibling role did Dr. Kirk play?
1:11:05 Was Dr. Kirk a di...
2023-07-28 14:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Kirk interviews his mom.
00:00 Elaborating on the last episode
06:02 An unforgettable family vacation
18:25 Family traditions & gifts
30:36 Differentiated parenting
33:52 Christmas family traditions
42:18 Sue's Swedish heritage
43:33 What's special ab...
2023-07-26 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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