Peggy sits on the board of The Alliance for Therapeutic Choice, an organization that advocates for choice in a clients treatment options pertaining particularly to sexual identity issues. A big part of their efforts also revolve around jump-starting our flaccid pastoral community, encouraging and empowering them to lead the way. This convo touches on a myriad of topics and is well worth a listen.

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The Reluctant Activist
AMHP's Annual Conference Information
The Austin BBQ Club
Impulse Payments Credit Card Programs
Alliance Defending Freedom
Alliance for Therapeutic Choice

The election is behind us and for half of the voters things didn't go their way. When the pressure is on one's true colors are put on display and that's exactly what we're seeing online from the half of our counseling community that subscribes to the "feelings rule" mantra. While we can't cure that problem in one podcast this discussion may give you some reassurance.
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AMHP's Annual Conference Information

The Austin BBQ Club

Impulse Payments Credit Card Programs

The TX LPC Licensing Board has a new public member, Sean Shahkarami. He's been appointed to finish out the term of the latest public member to quit early. In his first public board meeting Sean spoke up and asked some hard questions quickly gaining our attention. We thought we'd get to know him a little better.
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AMHP's Annual Conference Information
The Austin BBQ Club
Impulse Payments Credit Card Programs

Back in Dallas-town to attend the AACC conference, we took the opportunity to sit down with Dr Dawn Irons and pick her brains again. You'll pick up a few very interesting talking points from this discussion.
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AMHP's Annual Conference Information
The Austin BBQ Club
SecurityMetrics HIPAA Compliance Program

When Kip said she "had a mole" inside the Christian education system we should have known it was one of her coach friends! We talked with Coach Andrew Embry to get his observations on how the world of kids and parenting has changed in the past 25 years, and what we should be paying attention to as counselors. Sometimes a different pov is just the thing!
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AMHP's Annual Conference Information
The Austin BBQ Club
Empathic EHR Program Landing Page

Phillip and Kathleen sit down to do a quick de-briefing following the successful 2nd Annual AMHP Conference in Carrollton, TX. Some interesting thoughts in here, and some good reasons you may want to join us next year.
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AMHP's Annual Conference Information
The Austin BBQ Club
Impulse Payments Credit Card Programs

Dr Richard Bosshardt is a recently retired plastic surgeon from the humid climes of the Florida peninsula. His common-sense based views on dealing with patients in his industry with obvious body dysmorphic issues was so startlingly simple and contrasted so clearly with how certain deluded factions within the mental health community are viewing it that we felt compelled to reach out to him. The next 45 minutes will reinforce your faith in common sense if nothing else. And that just may be enough!
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AMHP's Annual Conference Information
The Austin BBQ Club
Empathic EHR Program Landing Page
Download The Cass Report
Bosshardt and Marzek Plastic Surgery
Do No Harm Organization
World Professional Association for Transgender Health
Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism

AMHP Co-Founder Kathleen Mills LPC-S met attorney Josh Hetzler of Founding Freedoms Law while at an AACC invitation only planning conference in Virginia in early August. Josh is a partner at the non-profit firm specializing in 1st Amendment issues and so he is well acquainted with the topic of "conscience protections". Listen as Josh explains that your thoughts and beliefs are assigned by our constitution the same property rights as the car sitting in your driveway and cannot be taken from you. You'll view the word-game-war that's going on in our world differently from now on.
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AMHP's Annual Conference Information
The Austin BBQ Club

Impulse Payments Credit Card Programs
FoundingFreedomsLaw.org

James Madison's Essay on Moral Conscience and Property Rights (SERP)

Renee found AMHP through a Google search and couldn't believe there was any type of non-woke professional association for mental health counselors. We talked a good bit and we talked her into sharing her story with you in the hopes that other grad students who think they're the only sane person left on any campus will relate to her story and take hope knowing they're not alone after all. And now, from the Great White North.....
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AMHP's Annual Conference Information
The Austin BBQ Club
SecurityMetrics HIPAA Compliance Program

At first we thought Mark Kass and Dr Hillary Cass might be cousins from across the pond but it turns out not to be the case. No relation. Mark Kass is a licensed LPC from the S. Texas area crossed our radar earlier this year when he mentioned The Cass Report and the effect it was having on the transgender proponents in Europe. Our discussions with him quickly led to this interview which we believe you will find highly informative!
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AMHP's Annual Conference Information
The Austin BBQ Club
MKK Marketing Program Landing Page
Download The Cass Report
German Study mentioned
American Study by Trans Youth Project
Dr. Miriam Grossman's 5-Minute Praeger University Video