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Problematic Women

Clinical Psychologist Says Free Speech May Improve Your Mental Health

Problematic Women

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🗓️ 13 September 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In a world of “safe spaces” and politically correct speech, clinical psychologist Chloe Carmichael says she believes that society needs more free speech, not less.  Free speech can help individuals grow and learn as they explore and debate ideas with others, Carmichael says, adding that it even improves anxiety and depression.  “I think that stopping people from having free speech is almost like a form of abuse,” she says.  The psychologist recently wrote about free speech's implications for mental health on her blog, and joins the "Problematic Women" podcast to discuss why she believes that limiting speech can be so damaging on college campuses and across society.  Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Now, are all the traitors present?

0:30.4

Let's get started, shall we? From rags to riches. I'm so sick of this. Working like a dog and being treated worse. Yorkshire to New York. Poor climbers, you and me. A life dedicated to revenge. Let's make this an occasion to remember. A woman of substance on Channel 4, stream now. Welcome to this Tuesday edition of Problematic Women.

0:33.8

I'm Virginia Allen.

0:35.2

You know, when we talk about free speech and we talk about the power

0:39.0

of being able to live in a country where we can say what we want, then we're hit by culture

0:45.5

and society today that so often says, well, you can't quite say what you want to say. And it

0:53.0

talks about safe spaces.

0:54.6

And for those on college campuses, I know that you all have certainly experienced at least once or twice, probably having to bite your tongue because you were with a crowd of people that you knew thought very differently or at least felt that they had to think very differently than maybe you do.

1:11.3

So that is why I'm so excited for today's conversation.

1:15.0

I'm speaking with a clinical psychologist named Dr. Chloe Carmichael, and she has a blog

1:20.0

where she talks about big issues that are facing our country today, but from the perspective

1:25.5

of a conservative psychologist.

1:28.4

So she recently just wrote a piece called Free Speech May Benefit Mental Health,

1:33.9

the Importance of Open Dialogue.

1:36.3

I'm so excited to dive into this conversation with her.

1:39.7

Let's go ahead and get to it.

1:47.2

Free Speech. go ahead and get to it. Free speech might just improve mental health.

1:50.7

And here with us to talk about that is clinical psychologist and author of the book,

1:56.2

Nervous Energy, Dr. Chloe Carmichael.

1:58.9

Dr. Carmichael, thanks for being here.

2:01.9

Thanks, Virginia. It's great to be back with you again. So I'm so excited to talk with you about your recent blog regarding

2:06.8

mental health and free speech. But before we dive into all of that, I was wondering if you could

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