I'm Andrew Rodriguez, a Christian therapist, speaker, and former youth pastor. In my counseling, I specialize in sexual and relational issues. PsychoBible is my outlet for discussing ideas about the intersection of Christianity and psychology, especially regarding sexuality and cultural issues.
Some topics to expect: Theology of the Body, therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction, and the culture war.
As we're winding down May, Mental Health Awareness Month, I want to share some reflections on the temptation to romanticize the act of taking your own life. When we suffer immensely, suicide can easily be seen as the final way to assert control. But this act is not epic. Here are some thoughts inspired by the reactions to Richard "Beebo" Russell (AKA "Sky King" ), who stole an airplane to end his life in 2018. I tie in The Dead Poets Society, Twenty One Pilots, the male loneliness epidemic, and a very personal reason why I care about all this.
#SuicidePrevention #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #SkyKing #DeadPoetsSociety #TwentyOnePilots #maleloneliness #becauseyoumatter
On Friday, July 25th, YouTube removed my video from Feb. 6th, interviewing Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, Jr. about his recently published study showing how memory reconsolidation can reduce unwanted sexual arousal, and giving me a Community Guideline Strike for allegedly violating their "Hate Speech" policy. The social justice activists in Big Tech and social media don't want you to know the truth about therapy that can help people with unwanted same-sex attraction experiences. I submitted my appeal on Sunday, Aug. 3rd, and then recorded this video, going through YouTube's policies to show how I in no way committed "hate speech." By the time I finished recording, I received an email from YouTube with their decision on my appeal . . .
#YouTubeCensorship #OpenInquiry #ScientificInquiry #SexualityResearch #SexualAttractionFluidity #ReintegrativeTherapy #HateSpeech #FreeSpeech #UnwantedSexualAttractions #SAFETherapy #SOCE #TrusttheScience #TherapeuticChoice #TherapyEquality #UnwantedSSA ...
Hi everyone, I need your prayers! Last Friday, YouTube informed me they removed the video of my interview I did with Dr. Joe Nicolosi, Jr, discussing the research study he just published on the use of memory reconsolidation to change sexually arousing memories. They claimed it violated the "hate speech" community guideline and gave me my first channel strike. (They removed two other videos in the past, but they had given me only warnings before.) They gave no time stamps or examples of how this video contained "hate speech."
Because of the strike, I haven't been able to post all week on my PsychoBible channel on YouTube. Before submitting my appeal, I wanted to wait for the week to finish so I could inform all of my subscribers. I have one shot at an appeal. When I've previously appealed them removing one of my earlier videos, they doubled down on their decision very quickly. So, I urgently request your prayers before submitting my appeal for this video.
My channel is small and this ...
Christian apologist Sean McDowell just recently released a short video describing how he would counsel a Christian with unwanted same-sex attraction. As a therapist who specializes in this topic, I want to supplement Sean's advice with guidance on how to go further in helping someone explore his/her SSA with curiosity and compassion, and hopefully heal what may underlie the SSA, as well as respond to pushback I receive from certain conservative Christians.
#SSA #UnwantedSSA #SeanMcDowell #SexualityCounseling #SAFETherapy #sexualorientation #sexuality #samesexattraction #CounselingforSSA
