Join JD and Suzy as they dive in deep with Dr. Chris Hoff talking about racism, white fragility, white priviledge in the mental health world. Chris is a storyteller, champion of curiosity, and author, entrepreneur, an innovator and educator and founder and host of the radical therapist podcast. Director of the California Family Institute in Costa Mesa and non-profit organization that provides desperately needed no and low cost care counseling for the community.

What You Will Hear:

Chris’s early education, perils, inspiration and journey toward therapy.

The title The Radical Therapist.

Chris’s 2017 Youtube video and quote about the need to start having difficult conversations about white fragility and white privilege.

The psychological impact of racism.

The Radical Therapist podcast and education.

Ethics and racism in therapy and the current state of affairs.

Being explicit about who you are and where you stand.

Hate and criticism.

California commission mental health services percentages.

System support for mental health services and politics.

California Family Institute.

Knowing who you can and can’t do therapy with.

Chris’s own white identity then and now.

Stepping in to help your community.

Quotes:

“We need to start having difficult conversations about ace, white fragility and white privilege.”

“The conversation around race can get tricky.”

‘Therapists should be paid for their work….therapists are going to have to be politicians.”

“Everything has to be conscious.”

“To change the world I gotta change myself.”

Mentioned:

http://www.theradicaltherapist.com/podcast.html (The Radical Therapist Podcast)

http://www.californiafamilyinstitute.org/ (California Institute )

https://drchrishoff.com/ (DrChrisHoff.com)