Democrats On The Couch

Democrats On the Couch brings sense and sanity to Democrats and their strategy. Host Michelle Deen, a family therapist turned political strategist, offers an outside-the-Beltway perspective--and solution--to D.C. dysfunction. Applying psychological insights to help Democrats take charge of the fate of our nation, Season 1 covers: 1) How to manage the pathological manipulations of Donald Trump and the Republican Party; and 2) How Democrats can get a handle on their own self-defeating behaviors that bring loss after loss in "should've won" elections.

Episodes

The Only Way to Take Charge of Donald Trump Is by Taking Charge of the Narrative

October 9, 2020 • 13 mins

It goes without saying: Trump is flat out, out-of-control. Like a toddler in the throws of a raging tantrum, he is incapable of self-regulation and needs external limits imposed on him, yes, like a mute button for his mic in debates. However, there is an additional way that Democrats can gain power—by taking charge of the narrative. Here’s how.

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How to Handle The Democratic Party's Bitter Conflict and Dysfunctional Divide

September 23, 2020 • 14 mins

In this episode, an intervention is laid out to help resolve the ideological deadlock that has the two wings of the Democratic Party trapped in discord.

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Bringing Psychological Savvy to the Democratic Party

September 23, 2020 • 12 mins

This episode shows how and why Democrats need to get psychologically savvy in order to get out from under the manipulative control of Donald Trump and Republicans, manage their own self-sabotaging behaviors, and extract themselves from D.C. dysfunction.

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How Deceit and Dysfunction Compelled a Family Therapist to Become a Political Strategist

September 22, 2020 • 18 mins

Why this? Why me? Why now? Here's the story of how a family therapist became obsessed with political strategizing after witnessing the hoodwinking of American citizens and the scapegoating of gays by the ever-corrupt G.W. Bush administration. Get an inside view of how Bush and Karl Rove and Co. had duped American citizens with family values rhetoric, and how this drove Michelle Deen to take on their lies, deceit, and their ma...

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Democrats On the Couch--Trailer

September 4, 2020 • 2 mins

Bringing a big dose of psychological savvy to campaign strategy, host Michelle Deen, a family therapist turned political strategists, advises Democrats on: 1) How to get out from under the manipulative control of Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party; and 2) How to get a handle on their own Party's self-defeating behaviors that bring loss after loss in "should've won" elections.

Have a seat, kick up your feet, an...

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Democrats On The Couch

Episodes

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Bringing Psychological Savvy to the Democratic Party

How Deceit and Dysfunction Compelled a Family Therapist to Become a Political Strategist

Democrats On the Couch--Trailer

Popular Podcasts

The Only Way to Take Charge of Donald Trump Is by Taking Charge of the Narrative

How to Handle The Democratic Party's Bitter Conflict and Dysfunctional Divide