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How Activism Can Be Therapeutic, and Therapy Can Be a Kind of Activism
I discuss how oppression can be traumatising and how we can heal that trauma to stay engaged in activist work.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Sep 11, 20244 min read
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Chatting to ChatGPT About My Own Book (or Why You Should Read the Original)
I describe my experience of asking ChatGPT to summarise my first book and the limitations of AI summaries of critical and academic work.

Dr. Jem Tosh
May 27, 20246 min read
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From Inclusivity to Decentralization
An interview with Jem Tosh on imagining an alternative psychology in the context of Othering, transphobia, and sexual consent.

Dr. Güler Cansu Ağören
Sep 1, 202328 min read
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Carving My Own Space for Critical Psychology in British Columbia
I talk about my experiences of critical psychology in the UK and Canada, and the importance of using a critical lens with(in) psychology.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Jan 18, 20237 min read
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A Therapeutic Rape Culture: The Treatment of Hysteria
An original analysis that was meant to be included in my latest book, which further explores 'sex' as a troubling treatment in psychiatry.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Feb 2, 202213 min read
241 views


Is Psychology 'Perverse'?
I summarise the theory from my first book, which compares psychiatric constructions of sexual abuse, 'perversion', and gender nonconformity.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Oct 8, 20218 min read
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What is a Therapeutic Rape Culture?
I define what a therapeutic rape culture is and list the 14 conditions that enable abuse to thrive in psychology, psychiatry, and medicine.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Sep 15, 20216 min read
510 views


New Book on Sexual Abuse and Consent in Medical Settings
I talk about my forthcoming book - how I came up with the idea and what part of the book I am most proud of.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Nov 29, 20184 min read
74 views


Perverse Psychology Shortlisted for BPS Book Award!
My first book has been shortlisted for a British Psychological Society Book Award!

Dr. Jem Tosh
Aug 9, 20162 min read
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New Book on Gender Dysphoria Available for Pre-Order!
I talk about my new book - what it's about and how the book project developed after a protest.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Jun 15, 20163 min read
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