Naomi Best
@naomieppsbest
Whistleblower investigating ideological capture in psych. Fired for dissent. Thanks @wsj for publishing my story. https://naomieppsbest.substack.com
When I got engaged to my husband, a close family member sneered: "Why are you taking in a stray dog?" I’m from a highly educated family, he owns a skate shop. This Obama speechwriter's elitism shines through despite his eventual realization that he can tolerate his @joerogan…
New from @DrChloe_: I noticed a striking pattern — what I now call "The Five Ds": defriending, declining to date, disinviting, decreasing contact and outright dropping someone over political views. These behaviors are often framed as moral stands. But when practiced habitually,…
Just beat my husband at Texas Hold’em for the first time in our 3 years of marriage. Things are looking way up for me. ♠️♦️
Group m*sturbation p*rn was assigned as classroom viewing in my therapy grad program at @SantaClaraUniv. Academic freedom aside, forcing students to watch porn is a violation of dignity. It trains future therapists to see sexual human bodies as objects to analyze or consume.…
So I read the book behind that viral New York Times op-ed suggesting the "cut off your MAGA family" era is over. It often reveals the contempt the over-credentialed class holds toward people they view as intellectually beneath them. I'm left wondering: intelligence, like…
In grad school, they had us share our sexual history / wounds and view them through a critical social justice lens. E.g sexual racism in dating preferences Critical pedagogy is in full swing and I'm not sure most of the professors even know who Freire is. It's been entrenched.
Our schools all use Critical Pedagogy now, which derives from Paulo Freire's "education for liberation" and his process of (critical) "conscientization." Where did he get it? From Mao Zedong's mass line tactic in the Chinese Cultural Revolution. We must end Critical Pedagogy!!
My mom says one of the best things a therapist ever said to her was: “You’re not a bereft child.” As an adult, she was acting out a childhood emotional place. It took the therapist’s timing and intuition to know when she was ready to hear that. Unlimited comfort, reassurance,…
Can Grok challenge a client? Challenge requires trust (imho). Trust takes presence, timing, and intuition. AI can simulate empathy, but it can’t feel (or see) when you flinch. Still, therapy has flaws and widespread adoption of Grok will expose them. Curious to see where this…
Grok is the best form of therapy.
Have you noticed that scrolling ‘For you’ puts you in a worse mood almost immediately or is my algorithm bad? I’ve had X since May and I’m pretty surprised at the effect it can have on me in sub 5–10 mins.