I Hate James Dobson

As you can tell by this very normal episode length, today's episode is... a lot. Today, Jake goes through a Dobson Heavy-Hitter "Parenting Isn't For Cowards" with Corina and Brooke. This book takes us to places, well exactly where you'd expect honestly. And yet somehow it's still surprising and upsetting. Yay. Listen to "Lessons from the Couch" wherever you get your podcasts! References: C. Jamie Mater “The Troubled Teen Industry and Its Effects: An Oral History” University of New Hampshire Inquiry Journal, April 2022 https://www.unh.edu/inquiryjournal/blog/2022/04/troubled-teen-industry-its-effects-oral-history [https://www.unh.edu/inquiryjournal/blog/2022/04/troubled-teen-industry-its-effects-oral-history] Hollihan, T. A. & Riley, P. (1987). The Rheotircal Power of a Compelling Story: A Criqute of a “Toughlove” Parental Support Group. Communication Quartely (35:1, pp 13-25). Robertson, E. L. (2023, August 30). Aggressive Children Need Parent-Focused Interventions. PsychologyToday.com. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-psychopathy-is-and-isnt/202308/aggressive-children-need-parent-focused-interventions [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-psychopathy-is-and-isnt/202308/aggressive-children-need-parent-focused-interventions] Stockton, A. (2022, October 11). Can you punish a child's mental health problems away? New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/11/opinion/teen-mental-health-care.html [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/11/opinion/teen-mental-health-care.html] Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Happy Monday, readers! Today, Jake and Brooke are joined by Corina (host of "Lessons from the Couch") to talk about love, intimacy, marriage - and how James Dobson gets it all wrong. Things get wild when 3 therapists talk shit about another clinician. You know us, famous for getting wild on this blog. Listen to "Lessons from the Couch" wherever you get your podcasts! Book referrals: * "8 Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love [https://bookshop.org/p/books/eight-dates-john-gottman/16051880?ean=9781523504466&next=t]" by Drs. John and Julie Gottman * "Come As You Are [https://bookshop.org/p/books/come-as-you-are-revised-and-updated-the-surprising-new-science-that-will-transform-your-sex-life-emily-nagoski/15822177?ean=9781982165314&next=t]" by Dr. Emily Nagoski * "Hold me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love [https://bookshop.org/p/books/hold-me-tight-seven-conversations-for-a-lifetime-of-love-sue-johnson/109643?ean=9780316113007&next=t]" by Dr. Sue Johnson * "How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids [https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-not-to-hate-your-husband-after-kids-jancee-dunn/111141?ean=9780316267090&next=t]" by Jancee Dunn References: Brittle, Z. (2015, July 30). Committment. The Gottman Institue. https://www.gottman.com/blog/commitment/ [https://www.gottman.com/blog/commitment/] Carothers, Bobbi and Harry Reis. “Men and Women Are from Earth: Examining the Latent Structure of Gender,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 104, no. 2 (2013). Gaspard, T. (2019, April 24). What to Do if You Don’t Trust Each Other. The Gottman Institute. https://www.gottman.com/blog/what-to-do-if-you-dont-trust-each-other/ [https://www.gottman.com/blog/what-to-do-if-you-dont-trust-each-other/] George, M. B. (2025, February 5). What Do Trust and Commitment Look Like in a Relationship? The Gottman Institute. https://www.gottman.com/blog/what-does-trust-and-commitment-look-like-in-a-relationship/ [https://www.gottman.com/blog/what-does-trust-and-commitment-look-like-in-a-relationship/] James, D., & Drakich, J. (1993). Understanding gender differences in amount of talk: A critical review of research. In D. Tannen (Ed.), Gender and conversational interaction (pp. 281–312). Oxford University Press. What is the Sound Relationship House ? (2020, November 30). The Gottman Institute. https://www.gottman.com/blog/what-is-the-sound-relationship-house/ [https://www.gottman.com/blog/what-is-the-sound-relationship-house/] Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Public education was nice while we had it, too bad it's being lit on fire (like everything else). And yes, it is James Dobson's fault (also like everything else). Today, Jake and Brooke explore Dobson's influence in the homeschooling movement - and hear from the big D himself. So, you have that to look forward to in this episode I guess. References: Campbell, F. A., Pungello, E. P., Burchinal, M., Kainz, K., Pan, Y., Wasik, B. H., ... & Ramey, C. T. (2012). Adult outcomes as a function of an early childhood educational program: an Abecedarian Project follow-up. Developmental psychology, 48(4), 1033. Dobson, J. (Host). (2010, September 10). School Can Wait [Audio podcast episode]. In Family Talk. Focus on the Family. https://www.drjamesdobson.org/broadcasts/school-can-wait [https://www.drjamesdobson.org/broadcasts/school-can-wait] Dobson, J. (Host). (2010, November 24). Update on Homeschooling [Audio podcast episode]. In Family Talk. Focus on the Family. https://www.drjamesdobson.org/broadcasts/update-on-homeschooling [https://www.drjamesdobson.org/broadcasts/update-on-homeschooling] Hampton, G. (Director). (2022). Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution. [YouTube Video]. Bronze Oxen Films LLC Heckman, J., Pinto, R., & Savelyev, P. (2013). Understanding the mechanisms through which an influential early childhood program boosted adult outcomes. American economic review, 103(6), 2052-2086. Lavin, T. (2024). Wild Faith: How the Christian Right is Taking Over America. Legacy Lit. McClelland, M. M., Acock, A. C., Piccinin, A., Rhea, S. A., & Stallings, M. C. (2013). Relations between preschool attention span-persistence and age 25 educational outcomes. Early childhood research quarterly, 28(2), 314-324. McCoy, D. C., Yoshikawa, H., Ziol-Guest, K. M., Duncan, G. J., Schindler, H. S., Magnuson, K., ... & Shonkoff, J. P. (2017). Impacts of early childhood education on medium-and long-term educational outcomes. Educational researcher, 46(8), 474-487. My blog research spreadsheet/mental breakdown: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19fNvWgzwYTWy2xJrDUnv5eX1wlAKjIviWHzmOZd-GRc/edit?usp=sharing [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19fNvWgzwYTWy2xJrDUnv5eX1wlAKjIviWHzmOZd-GRc/edit?usp=sharing] Reynolds, A. J., Temple, J. A., Ou, S. R., Arteaga, I. A., & White, B. A. (2011). School-based early childhood education and age-28 well-being: Effects by timing, dosage, and subgroups. Science, 333(6040), 360-364. von Suchodoletz A, Lee DS, Henry J, Tamang S, Premachandra B, Yoshikawa H (2023) Early childhood education and care quality and associations with child outcomes: A meta-analysis. PLoS ONE 18(5): e0285985. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0285985 Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

If the name "James Dobson" sends a chill down your spine, or if you just like listening to two friends read horrible books, do we have the show for you! Welcome to I Hate James Dobson, a podcast where two therapists break down the works of clinical psychologist/child abuse advocate James Dobson. It's a good time about a terrible person. Thanks for listening to our show :) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

James Dobson has like 4 topics he writes about, so let's talk about masculinity again! Jake and Brooke go through Dobson's book "Straight Talk to Men" published in the year of our Lord Y2K. Surprisingly, Dobson gets a bunch of stuff wrong. Let's find out together! Benny Bingo and the Evangelikids: https://www.theannoyance.com/show/the-evangelikids [https://www.theannoyance.com/show/the-evangelikids] References: DeAngelis, T. (2001, December 1). Are men emotional mummies? Monitor on Psychology, 32(11). https://www.apa.org/monitor/dec01/mummies [https://www.apa.org/monitor/dec01/mummies] Laoutaris, N. (2024, November 18). Men’s Issues and Therapy Techniques. FirstSession.com. https://www.firstsession.com/resources/mens-issues-therapy-techniques [https://www.firstsession.com/resources/mens-issues-therapy-techniques] Levant, R. F., Allen, P. A., & Lien, M. C. (2014). Alexithymia in men: How and when do emotional processing deficiencies occur?. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 15(3), 324. Levant, R. F., Hall, R. J., Williams, C. M., & Hasan, N. T. (2009). Gender differences in alexithymia. Psychology of men & masculinity, 10(3), 190. Liaqat, H., Malik, T. A., & Bilal, A. (2020). Impact of masculinity and normative male alexithymia on interpersonal difficulties in young adult males. Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 8(2). London, D. (n.d.) What’s Not Normal About Male Normative Alexithymia. ThePsychologyGroup.com. https://thepsychologygroup.com/male-normative-alexithymia/ [https://thepsychologygroup.com/male-normative-alexithymia/] Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.