One of the pillars of the Sexual Revolution is the sexual orientation paradigm. I present six reasons why this social construct is inherently flawed and why we should stop using the concept to understand our sexual attractions. Instead, we must refer back to our normative bodily design for our sexual identity, and then foster curiosity about the meaning of our sexual arousal templates and patterns that deviate from our design.
#sexualorientation #samesexattraction #SSA #sexualfluidity #SAFETherapy #SOCE
I've been noticing over the past few years this trend in my town of people leaving out their Halloween decorations way past October . . . particularly lawn skeletons. What is the symbolic meaning of this phenomenon? Here are my thoughts.
#LawnSkeletons #Nihilism #CultureofDeath #SexualRevolution #Cynicism #TheologyoftheBody
Here's an addendum to my story of discrimination in graduate school for offering counseling to people with unwanted same-sex attraction. What is my advice to students pursuing a career in the helping professions (psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, etc.)? Seek and speak the truth no matter what. Here's why (featuring words from Jordan Peterson and M. Scott Peck).
#AdvicetoGradStudents #PsychologyStudents #SOCE #SAFETherapy #LGBTactivism #ConservativeTherapist #ScottPeck #JordanPeterson
I recorded this video on 6/25/25, the 10th anniversary of receiving the email that changed my life. I was four weeks away from finishing my year-long internship and graduating with my master's in counseling psychology. Then, the head of the internship program at Chestnut Hill College emailed me to stop my internship immediately because of my work with men coping with unwanted same-sex attraction. I've told my story in different venues before, including an article for the Journal of Human Sexuality, but here is the full story . . . with no censorship or redactions.
#Discrimination #TherapeuticChoice #SAFETherapy #SOCE #ReparativeTherapy #SexualIdentityTherapy #ChangeAllowingTherapy #SexualOrientation #Homosexuality #SSA #UnwantedSSA #GayActivism