Warm Take Wednesdays with Dr Alex Iantaffi
Welcome to Warm Takes Wednesdays with Dr. Alex Iantaffi! This is an educational content creation project where I get to share what I think about a number of subjects, including but not limited to gender, relationships, disability, mental health, and oh so much more! I've called it Warm Takes because what I try to do is sit with my own opinions for some time, to do research, to think about things, become more informed, and then offer as nuanced a take as I can on the issues at hand. I know not everyone will find my takes nuanced, especially if our belief systems differ, but I do hope that every viewer and listener can take something away from this series! Dr. Alex Iantaffi Ph.D., MS, SEP, CST, CST-S, LMFT (they/he/lui) is an award-winning author, speaker, therapist, scholar, & educator. To learn more about Dr. Alex, visit: https://linktr.ee/xtaffi
Episodes
In this episode, we unpack the pervasive ideology of sanism. This ideology frames people struggling with mental health issues as "lacking", “abnormal”, or "less than”, ultimately justifying the application of carceral logic within mental health.
We explore what sanism looks like in practice: from everyday language (e.g., the use of "crazy") and media portrayals (like representations of DID, or cha...
In this episode, Dr. Alex Iantaffi explores how social media can blur the lines between popularity and expertise, and even influence our perceptions and decision-making. They discuss epistemic injustice, innate biases, who is viewed as credible (and who isn't), and how to critically evaluate information by engaging media literacy principles.
Key topics include:
Social media's impact on perception of expertise...
Psychotherapy is everywhere: on tv shows, in movies, reality TV, and on social media. However, we don't really talk about what therapy actually is. In this episode, Dr. Alex Iantaffi explores the diversity of therapeutic approaches, clarifies distinctions between related fields, and emphasizes the importance of informed choices in therapy for both clients and practitioners.
Key topics
Diversity of therapeuti...
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Dr Alex Iantaffi explores the binaries and systemic issues in the documentary "Inside the Manosphere", critically examining masculinity, gender ideology, and cultural influences.
Key takeaways
- The documentary presents several unhelpful binaries between alpha males and softer masculinities, as well as between men and women, without que...
Gender ideology is a phrase we have seen appear in media, political debates, and maybe it even got to be a topic of conversation at your dinner table. In this episode, Dr. Alex tackles the question of whether there is a gender ideology at play currently and, if so, how do we define it, and how does it impact our day-to-day lives?
*Spoiler: this episode is about cisgenderism as the dominant gender ideology in dominant culture.*
Let...
In this episode Dr Alex Iantaffi discusses why white supremacy culture is detrimental to everyone, including white people! They encourage us to dismantle white supremacy and pick 5 elements of white supremacy culture to illustrate how these are obstacles to our wellbeing and collective liberation.
Here are the websites and books mentioned in the episode:
Click here for the WHITE SUPREMACY CULTURE website by Tema Okun
Announcing my new podcast series “Warm Take Wednesdays with Dr Alex Iantaffi”!
Here’s the trailer explaining what the new series is about and telling you a little bit about me, your host.
All links mentioned in the trailer can be found at: https://linktr.ee/xtaffi
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Welcome to the first episode of Warm Take Wednesdays with Dr Alex Iantaffi, where I speak candidly about whatever has been on my mind!
This one is a reflection on awareness around issues that are often still ignored or stigmatized within dominant culture, and an invitation to consider expanding our framework beyond awareness and towards action for collective liberation.
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