The Collapse Of The UK’s Gender Identity Clinic - Hannah Barnes - #611
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04/06/23
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Hannah Barnes is an award-winning investigative journalist, and an author.
Finding your place in the world can be hard. However, some interventions for struggling children may cause more harm than good. Britain's Gender Identity Development Service at The Tavistock Clinic has recently been shut down after controversial use of puberty blockers and Hannah's investigation uncovers exactly what happened.
Expect to learn why there was a huge increase in the number of children being referred for puberty blockers, just how ideological this institution was, whether the effects of puberty blockers can be reversed, whether children can consent to life altering medication, just who is to blame, how these treatments can put children on a one-way-ticket to much more serious procedures and much more...
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(00:00) Intro (00:33) How Hannah Thought Her Book Would Be Received (04:39) The Story of the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) (19:19) When GIDS Started Using Puberty Blockers (30:35) Are Puberty Blockers Reversible? (40:45) Is it Ethical for Minors to Consent to Life-Altering Procedures? (42:28) How Many Young People in Gender Clinics Are Simply Gay? (47:21) The Mental State of Young People Referred to GIDS (57:42) What Caused the Influx of Admissions to GIDS in 2015/16? (1:05:47) The Role Ideology Played in Gender-Affirming Policy (1:14:00) Why Are There So Many Problems & Who is to Blame? (1:26:13) The Lesson Chris Has Learned from Hannah’s Book (1:30:38) Where to Find Hannah
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19 Harsh Truths About Human Nature - Alex Hormozi - #610
April 3, 2023
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Alex Hormozi is a founder, investor and an author.
Alex's Twitter has been one of my favourite sources of great insights over the last year. Today we get to go through some of my favourite lessons from him about life, human behaviour, psychology, business and resilience. This is really good.
Expect to learn how your ego is keeping you poor, why you never need to care about what anyone else thinks of you, why having a life that sucks is actually a blessing, whether most easy opportunities are just distractions, how to conquer your tiny impulses, why you are built to deal with things being hard, how to beat anyone who ever copies you and much more...
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(00:00) Intro (00:50) The Advantage of Having Something to Lose (13:23) Changing Your Environment to Improve Your Life (19:07) Distractions Come Dressed as Easy Opportunities (30:33) Regretting the Opportunities Not Taken (34:30) Find Motivation in Difficulty (51:53) How to Take the First Steps to Success (57:50) How Alex Overcame a Difficult Upbringing (1:02:11) Balancing Success & Feeling Content (1:17:10) Finding What to Optimise For (1:22:29) Don’t Underestimate Your Opponent (1:27:33) More People Stay Poor From Their Ego than Get Rich Off Them (1:36:55) The Next Trends in Social Media (1:44:32) What’s Next for Alex
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Deep down we know we should take better care of ourselves. The random aches, pains and cracks many of us have become accustomed to simply shouldn't be a part of our everyday experience. Thankfully, Kelly has broken down his philosophy into simple vital signs you should focus on to move smoother, sleep better, live longer and train harder.
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