Community for those concerned about political division, co-founded by @JLeslieElliott. Podcast on YouTube, peer support meetings for paid Substack subscribers.

Joined May 2026
🎙️ Now Live: The Triumph of an Illusion What happens when the promise of a better world becomes an escape from reality? CTA Co-Director @Jaco_v_Z joins Dr. Michael Olan and guest co-host @DrBretAlderman of @genspect to discuss his chapter in @ProfJonMills new book, Woke: A Critique of Social Justice Ideology. Together, they explore critical social justice through a psychoanalytic lens, examining narcissism, ideology, and the pursuit of utopia. 🎥 Watch the full conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=epO-C7fx… #Psychoanalysis #CriticalTherapyAntidote @ryanMcRogers @JLeslieElliott @stellaomalley3 @AMHPUSA @fairforall_org
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If therapy is going to become culturally mandatory, measuring whether it works and scrutinizing how therapists are trained cannot remain culturally taboo.
“Everyone should go to therapy” assumes a level of quality control in therapist training that I can verify does not exist.
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Us vs Them Online: From Clancy to Cornell, the Currency of Opinion- Solid Ground 193 with Guest Robin Atkins youtube.com/live/x_-EeQBAMdM…
🔴 Solid Ground is live on @JLeslieElliott's YouTube channel! Tune in for a discussion with guest @TruthAgape. As always, Solid Ground members are welcome to join us for a one-hour, post-livestream discussion. Don't miss it! 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=x_-EeQBA…
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It does get spicy! 🤣♥️@SGroundSupport
God, how I love the radical center (@JLeslieElliott ). "I don't understand what possible interest institutions have in my orgasm." It's on YouTube on Mondays. And it's awesome.
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Great conversation with Amy Sousa today in the livestream and the SG member discussion afterward! It's fascinating and horrifying to see how state authority is being employed to protect gender ideology from those who oppose it. @KnownHeretic
🔴 Solid Ground is live! Tune in to @JLeslieElliott's YouTube channel for a conversation with returning guest @KnownHeretic. 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=EATdaDs5… Enjoying the conversation? Become a Solid Ground member to participate in the off-the-record discussion after each livestream.
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My friend and Solid Ground Co-Facilitator Christine has written this beautiful essay on the grief she’s experienced since leaving her work as a professor of counseling and mental health due to ideological pressures. An eloquent exploration of some ways conformity pressure can impact an individual life. Christine taught grief and loss counseling, among other subjects, and she is offering a new support group for people grieving the loss of a loved one. If you or someone you know may benefit from support of this kind, you can find her information in the attached flyer following her essay. Thanks for reading, and have a lovely weekend. Leslie substack.com/@theradicalcent…
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Are you a counselor, social worker, or life coach feeling isolated in your field because of ideological conformity pressure? If you want to join a provider consult group where you can speak openly with other professionals, please join us at @SGroundSupport solidgroundsupport.substack.…
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Is trauma objective or subjective? I spoke with @SoadTabrizi about how that determines if you use CBT or EMDR:
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Had SUCH an amazing time with the Solid Ground crew. If you’re looking for a place that supports critical thinking and reality-based treatment, I urge you to join their peer group on Substack or at least watch their weekly live shows on YouTube. Truly good people. Thank u, Leslie
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Great to have @BenjaminABoyce on with us today!
🔴 It's time for our weekly public livestream! Solid Ground is live on @JLeslieElliott's YouTube channel. Interested in today's conversation with @BenjaminABoyce? Become a Solid Ground member to participate in a post-livestream discussion off the record. youtube.com/watch?v=7VAwUbha…
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How should we define what counts as therapy? I discussed this issue with @HideYourKids0
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🔔OUT NOW: Trust. The new issue of HxA's inquisitive. Is higher ed cooked? Can universities restore trustworthiness as well as trust? Can we still think in an AI-driven age? All this and more.👇
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Great discussion with Jen & Christine today!
🔴 Solid Ground is live! Tune in to @JLeslieElliott's YouTube channel for our weekly public discussion. As always, once the livestream is complete, we welcome Solid Ground members to join us and continue the discussion off the record. Don't miss it! youtube.com/watch?v=L5BqlRoQ…
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Has psychotherapy lost some of its instinct to question? Pamela Garfield-Jaeger reflects on changes she's witnessed in therapist training and the culture of the profession. Therapy, she argues, once questioned almost everything. Even when the answer seemed obvious, clinicians were trained to stop, look again, and ask what might be beneath the surface. Has something changed? #Psychotherapy #Psychology #MentalHealth #ClinicalTraining #CriticalTherapyAntidote @pgarfieldjaeger
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Great conversation with Jen Friend today about the Anna Runkle case, as well as the social responses to Jason Arday and Lindsay Clancy.
🔴 Solid Ground is live! Tune in to @JLeslieElliott's YouTube channel for our weekly public discussion. ⚖️ Today's livestream will cover the death of Jason Arday and the Lindsay Clancy trial, and the social phenomena surrounding both these public cases. youtube.com/watch?v=ANv16GIZ…
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