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Podcast: The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum
Episode: Do Only Liberals Go To Therapy? Meet Dea Bridge, the "conservative therapist" Meghan interviewed for The New York Times
Description: Last fall, Meghan was commissioned by The New York Times to conduct an interview with a therapist who was politically conservative. The editors were curious about the question of whether most therapists lean toward the political left and whether this causes some some patients to self-censor because they fear judgment. They editors tracked down Dea Bridge, a licensed professional counselor in Colorado, and The Q&A-style interview was published in the October 4, 2022 edition of the Times opinion section. The interivew touched a nerve with readers, both positively and negatively. One of the central questions readers asked was also one of...