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Podcast: Different Spectrums Podcast ™️
Episode: Get Out: The Weaponization of Therapy [Ft. Jessica Doran]
Description: Today, we’re taking an educational deep dive into Get Out with our special guest, therapist, and friend, Jessica Doran! 🎙️ Together, we’ll unpack several key themes in the film, focusing on the myths and weaponization of therapy, how mental health systems have historically harmed Black and Brown communities, and the ongoing appropriation of healing practices.Jessica walks us through the dark origins of therapy, including how it was used to institutionalize and control marginalized groups. We discuss how Black individuals were once falsely diagnosed with schizophrenia as a way to justify hospitalization and imprisonm...