Open Therapy Institute

08/09/2026

Check our latest monthly newsletter - September 2026

Read here: https://opentherapyinstitute.substack.com/p/whats-new-at-the-open-therapy-institute-298

31/08/2026

Is microaggression training more harmful than helpful?⁠
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Clip from Episode 14 of "Open Therapy," podcast of the Open Therapy Institute, with Rob Henderson, Meghan Daum, and Andrew Hartz⁠

⁠Watch full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMwNQMbjggE

27/08/2026

Episode 14: "She Googled Him Before the Date and Canceled. This Is What Heterodox Dating Looks Like Now."

Open Therapy Podcast with Rob Henderson, Meghan Daum, and Andrew Hartz

Watch the full episode here:

Episode 14 of the Open Therapy podcast with , ...

24/08/2026

Therapy is supposed to be about you — not your therapist's politics. The Wall Street Journal dives into how personal agendas are quietly shaping sessions, sometimes pushing patients toward estrangement over healing. Worth a read.

More mental-health professionals appear to be espousing their own ideology or adopting cultural trends, such as encouraging victimhood and estrangement.

20/08/2026

New Psychology Today column: "The Evolutionary Roots of the Male Mental Health Crisis"

Based on work by Yedidya Levy, Psy.D.

Read it here:

Three cultural shifts are quietly making men's mental health worse, and clinicians may be part of the problem.

18/08/2026

What Nobody Tells You After the Honeymoon Phase Ends
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Clip from Episode 13 of "Open Therapy," podcast of the Open Therapy Institute, with Rob Henderson, Meghan Daum, and Andrew Hartz⁠
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Watch full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iStOI4h7YOo

14/08/2026

Episode 13: "Why You Fall In Love With Who You Fall In Love With (It Makes No Sense)"

Open Therapy Podcast with Rob Henderson, Meghan Daum, and Andrew Hartz

Watch the full episode here:

Episode 13 of the Open Therapy podcast with , ...

11/08/2026

Does absolute zero create a calmness or release?
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Clip from Episode 12 of "Open Therapy," podcast of the Open Therapy Institute, with Rob Henderson, Meghan Daum, and Andrew Hartz⁠
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Watch full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsDO58zxeb8

10/08/2026

Speaker Spotlight: Andrew Hartz, Ph.D. joins the OTI Inaugural Conference to present "Reforming Mental Health in the Coming Years." October 9–11, 2026 in Washington, D.C. 🏛️ https://www.opentherapyinstitute.org/conference

08/08/2026

Defense mechanism against love and acceptance?
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Clip from Episode 12 of "Open Therapy," podcast of the Open Therapy Institute, with Rob Henderson, Meghan Daum, and Andrew Hartz⁠
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Watch full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsDO58zxeb8