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Aug 27
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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 111 - Good ...

Jeremy Schumacher
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This week Jeremy celebrates the death of awful human, James Dobson. James Dobson built Focus on the Family into one of the most powerful engines of evangelical control, peddling authoritarian parenting, rigid gender roles, and relentless attacks on queer people. His so-called “biblical counseling” left generations with shame, fear, and deep religious trauma ... Show More
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