Desist, Detrans, and Detox: Escaping the Gender Cult | Maria Keffler on the Dr. J Show

The idea that a boy can magically become a girl, or that a girl can become a boy, is an incredibly damaging idea that has spread around the world. Maria Keffler has worked to confront the trans ideology in schools and across the country. She joins Dr. Morse to discuss her book: Desist, Detrans, and Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cult.   Maria Keffler is a co-founder of Advocates Protecting Children, which helps individuals, families, churches, and organizations navigate gender ideology. Ms. Keffler is also a co-founder of the Arlington Parent Coalition, a watchdog group in Arlington, VA, which works to safeguard parents’ rights and children’s safety in public education. An author, speaker, and teacher with a background in educational psychology, Ms. Keffler has fought to protect children from unethical activism and dangerous policies around sexuality and transgender ideology since 2018. She lives in Arlington, Virginia (USA), with her husband and three teenage children.   Maria Keffler and Erin Brewer were the recipients of the Ruth Institute's 2022 Activist of the Year award at our Summit for the Survivors of the Sexual Revolution. You can watch some of Maria's speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi5evONLeyc and the full video on Locals: https://theruthinstitute.locals.com/post/3237993/trans-ideology-maria-keffler-5th-summit-for-survivors   Full Summit playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSi2OoPf_APsYrysDYVouBcxxGnHahO2u   Buy her book at Sophia Press: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/desist-detrans-detox/ref/61/ (We are an affiliate of Sophia Press and get a small percentage of the sale.)   Advocates Protecting Children: https://www.advocatesprotectingchildren.org/   Marketing to Trans Kids - Retail to Therapy | Pamela Garfield-Jaeger on the Dr. J Show episode 233: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HEfkH7iDag   School Counselors Transing Children | Pamela Garfield-Jaeger on The Dr J Show ep. 194: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmUhh5vp3po   Transgender Medicine and Therapy Failed Her: Chloe Cole on The Dr J Show ep. 196: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBWk-fZviGY   Doing a 180 after Transitioning | Daisy Strongin on the Dr. J Show ep 237: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5LZ8lQlxwg   Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 03:13 - Getting involved after learning school are hiding things from parents 06:47 - Advocates Protecting Children 09:49 - Desist, Detrans, & Detox and video podcasts 14:18 - Transgender is a cult identity 20:19 - Stages of development 24:32 - Walking away from the cult 28:32 - Conversations 34:17 - Parents: give yourself a break. This is not your fault. 39:44 - Sample of discussions 42:37 - Making a plan to deprogram you child with love 50:00 - The trans impact on the family 56:30 - Online influences 01:01:00 - Grooming 01:04:28 - Final words   Have a question or a comment? Leave it in the comments, and we'll get back to you!   Subscribe to our YouTube playlist:  @RuthInstitute  Follow us on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/theruthinstitute https://twitter.com/RuthInstitute https://www.facebook.com/TheRuthInstitute/ https://theruthinstitute.locals.com/newsfeed   Press: NC Register: https://www.ncregister.com/author/jennifer-roback-morse Catholic Answers: https://www.catholic.com/profile/jennifer-roback-morse The Stream: https://stream.org/author/jennifer-roback-morse/ Crisis Magazine: https://crisismagazine.com/author/jennifer-roeback-morse   Father Sullins' Reports on Clergy Sexual Abuse: https://ruthinstitute.org/resource-centers/father-sullins-research/   Buy Dr. Morse's Books: The Sexual State: https://ruthinstitute.org/product/the-sexual-state-2/ Love and Economics: https://ruthinstitute.org/product/love-and-economics-it-takes-a-family-to-raise-a-village/ Smart Sex: https://ruthinstitute.org/product/smart-sex-finding-life-long-love-in-a-hook-up-world/ 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage: https://ruthinstitute.org/product/101-tips-for-a-happier-marriage/ 101 Tips to Marry the Right Person: https://ruthinstitute.org/product/101-tips-for-marrying-the-right-person/   Listen to our podcast: Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ruth-institute-podcast/id309797947 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1t7mWLRHjrCqNjsbH7zXv1   Subscribe to our newsletter to get this amazing report: Refute the Top 5 Gay Myths https://ruthinstitute.org/refute-the-top-five-myths/   Get the full interview by joining us for exclusive, uncensored content on Locals: https://theruthinstitute.locals.com/support