<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[KnownHeretic’s Substack]]></title><description><![CDATA[My personal Substack]]></description><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DGGl!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35031a39-3fef-4a0d-a318-976d21a05525_720x720.png</url><title>KnownHeretic’s Substack</title><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:54:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theknownheretic.com/feed" rel="self" 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Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:23:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202170392/f325d0e7b174b06c5cecd75687c87ba2.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://www.knownheretic.com/event-details/is-milk-bigger-than-water-how-children-are-groomed-to-doubt-what-they-know" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hFZd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcc3ae2bc-2863-4996-bf50-dd2fc0b8f0cf_1124x638.png 424w, 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boundaries]]></title><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/internal-vs-external-boundaries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/internal-vs-external-boundaries</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:22:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202004485.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gender dysphoria reinforces biological essentialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Please disabuse yourself of the bogus concept of &#8220;gender dysphoria.&#8221;]]></description><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/gender-dysphoria-reinforces-biological</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/gender-dysphoria-reinforces-biological</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:50:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201896447/04c20d55c53f2ae479e5f666ed71f43b.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please disabuse yourself of the bogus concept of &#8220;gender dysphoria.&#8221; </p><p>You don&#8217;t have an ROGD child. You have a socially indoctrinated child being used as a pawn for insurance billing for adult male fetishists. And to open new medical and cosmetic surgery markets for kids. </p><p>To learn more sign up for my child safeguarding webinar: <strong><a href="http://knownheretic.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExTDl2N0NMQ0RDbEhwRkxQWXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5dIED5U57SNdvR9wJHT6IFR8PtVyXe10poL3Pf7fG1pW0syfHXxM3onXWgmg_aem_N7b8eaHVfBbjaAHyyC5anQ">Knownheretic.com</a></strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Response to young woman who desires "transition"]]></title><description><![CDATA[This young woman asked me a few questions about her desire to &#8220;transition from female to male,&#8221; including:]]></description><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/response-to-young-woman-who-desires</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/response-to-young-woman-who-desires</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:39:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201785634/c4831312c4efcf4785a0dad523707c02.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This young woman asked me a few questions about her desire to &#8220;transition from female to male,&#8221; including:</p><ul><li><p>If people mind their own business, what do you think of them?</p></li><li><p>I know other people like me. Should we not exist?</p></li><li><p>I&#8217;ve already been to therapy&#8230; I&#8217;ve sat on this since I was a kid. What do you think I should do?</p></li><li><p>If it makes me happy and hurts no one else, why not? </p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dissociation + Objectification ]]></title><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/dissociation-objectification</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/dissociation-objectification</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:12:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201483419.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language is the Battlefield ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Language is the battlefield!]]></description><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/language-is-the-battlefield</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/language-is-the-battlefield</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:06:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201357276.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Language is the battlefield! </p><p>Excerpt from the live Redwood City Library event. A teaser from my upcoming child safeguarding webinar. </p><p>Sign up on my website: <a href="http://Knownheretic.com">Knownheretic.com</a></p><p>Remember paid subscribers use the $20 off promo code at checkout </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[DARVO in 30 seconds ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man assaults woman then guy claims to be victim]]></description><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/darvo-in-30-seconds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/darvo-in-30-seconds</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:43:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201327143.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is Beth Bourne holding a &#8220;Keep Boys Out of Girl&#8217;s Sports&#8221; sign. 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The child is not merely learning a word. They are learning:</p><ul><li><p>I can perceive reality.</p></li><li><p>I can make distinctions.</p></li><li><p>My observations have meaning.</p></li><li><p>The people I trust recognize what I recognize.</p></li><li><p>My experience of the world is real.</p></li></ul><p>Every successful act of naming is simultaneously an act of authority building.</p><p>Developmentally, children spend years learning to coordinate multiple sources of information:</p><ol><li><p>Their sensory experience (&#8221;I see a dog.&#8221;)</p></li><li><p>Their bodily experience (&#8221;Something feels wrong.&#8221;)</p></li><li><p>Their emotional experience (&#8221;I&#8217;m scared.&#8221;)</p></li><li><p>Social confirmation (&#8221;Yes, you saw that correctly.&#8221;)</p></li></ol><p>When these align, children develop a stable sense of self and reality.</p><p>This is why affirmation matters so much.</p><p>A child who says, &#8220;That man is angry,&#8221; and is told, &#8220;You&#8217;re right, he does look angry,&#8221; learns to trust perception.</p><p>A child who says, &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to hug him,&#8221; and is told, &#8220;Okay, you don&#8217;t have to,&#8221; learns to trust bodily signals.</p><p>The child is building an internal reference point.</p><p>The danger comes when adults repeatedly undermine that process.</p><p>Take a question like:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Is milk bigger than water?&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>Adults often see this as harmless wordplay. 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Much of her content is focused on supporting women and girls to have boundaries. She says some of the same things tthat I do about the fact that there are no &#8220;special men&#8221; who deserve to bypass women and girls&#8217; consent, whether that is a husband or brother. </p><p>However, she, like many women, have a blind spot when it comes to men who claim a trans identity. She tells a story of when she herself is confronted by a man (in women&#8217;s style clothes) in the locker room. Although she initially has a fear response instinct, she disregards this and tells herself a story that explains the man&#8217;s presence in her space. This is a great example of the exact thing Gavin de Becker repeatedly warns about in the Gift of Fear: do not make rationalizations that talk yourself out of responding to your instincts! </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gender dysphoria/gender identity IS bioessentialism.]]></title><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/gender-dysphoriagender-identity-is</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/gender-dysphoriagender-identity-is</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:07:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200820412.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debunking Gender Dysphoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[This diagnosis only exists to normalize the notion of the &#8220;trans child&#8221; as a cover for adult male fetishists.]]></description><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/debunking-gender-dysphoria-a27</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/debunking-gender-dysphoria-a27</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:02:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200780995/e2c495bdb0b18b990856116186b7e37e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This diagnosis only exists to normalize the notion of the &#8220;trans child&#8221; as a cover for adult male fetishists. This is about money, and a top down cult capture.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.theknownheretic.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.theknownheretic.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>To learn more about this sign up for my June 20th webinar:</p><p>**Paid subscribers use your $20 off promo code at check out</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://www.knownheretic.com/event-details/is-milk-bigger-than-water-how-children-are-groomed-to-doubt-what-they-know" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200694760/4b046d8d6c6c2c86821d6c9946057d7e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The man in this video is a case of classic DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender). He is an emotional manipulator who pretends to be a victim when confronted with his bad behavior. </p><p>Ultimately, he has weak internal boundaries and refuses to accept women&#8217;s NO. Instead, he uses a lot of very creative storytelling to pretend that he is a victim when women notice that he is an ENTIRE MAN in their spaces. His fantasy is that a mean &#8220;scientist&#8221; and &#8220;scanning machine&#8221; is scanning him for maleness and it makes him feel bad. He is playing cry-bully and making an appeal for women to feel sorry for him as he violates our boundaries and consent. </p><p></p><p>This is a detailed response to his 17-minute original video. I think it&#8217;s worth the watch to see where he goes. My responses in the end gently challenge him to become the man he is attempting to dissociate from. </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[When kids are told that listening to their body’s signals makes them bad or a bigot. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When kids are told that listening to their body&#8217;s signals makes them bad or a bigot.]]></description><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/when-kids-are-told-that-listening</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/when-kids-are-told-that-listening</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:26:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200670754/a10fb30b24bd5d7827544f14f7b0147e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When kids are told that listening to their body&#8217;s signals makes them bad or a bigot. </p><p>If this video makes sense to you and you want to learn about child safeguarding when it comes to trans ideology, please sign up for my upcoming webinar for parents, caregivers, and anyone who wants to protect kids. </p><p>Safeguarding webinar: <strong><a href="http://knownheretic.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExakdqRzZaamN5d1BVVjFxenNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4bCGMZyANNNZdIYQPbLJ-ubY3fR1KVKVK9N0vyDDdqmc1VnmkJcpE0Hrr8-Q_aem_rSYNIqbmqfioxMZfTBi9pQ">Knownheretic.com</a></strong></p><p><strong>**Paid subscribers get a $20 off promo code for the upcoming webinar as well as a digital download of the recorded event. Paid Subscribers: check your emails for all of the June codes, including FREE promo codes for the monthly call and book club.</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://www.knownheretic.com/event-details/is-milk-bigger-than-water-how-children-are-groomed-to-doubt-what-they-know" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PVNa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd865c1ea-97d7-4745-9d2a-bcd27645ed7b_1124x638.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PVNa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd865c1ea-97d7-4745-9d2a-bcd27645ed7b_1124x638.png 848w, 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men who call themselves woman and hyper feminize themselves? </p><p></p><p>(SPOILER: Both are worse.)</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 2 Conversation with Young Man Who Wants to Transition]]></title><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/part-2-conversation-with-young-man</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/part-2-conversation-with-young-man</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200519100/9194ef5d62a9f4e90f65192334f3f530.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens when intuition becomes outcome dependent? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[What happens when intuition becomes outcome dependent?]]></description><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/what-happens-when-intuition-becomes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/what-happens-when-intuition-becomes</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:59:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200502883/674be590b9ebcc9ba30cc772ef70d381.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What happens when intuition becomes outcome dependent? </p><ul><li><p>I share a story of a woman from my boundary reset group. </p></li><li><p>I make links to how this impacts children indoctrinated into trans ideology. </p></li><li><p>Upcoming child safeguarding webinar on my website: <strong><a href="http://knownheretic.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExd3drdjYwU1FnM0lydm9xM3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4V30DauK0yHNvqds1ziZzHSblk5N0KnwG5oaM2D1kevHVhRuFw6wpC-Aq4kQ_aem_Z4g-r0aS2x_nVcBzIcwamg">Knownheretic.com</a></strong></p></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" 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Paid perks include free access to knownheretic.com monthly live Zoom events and generous discounts on all my webinars and courses. </p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Educate yourself, It's not a fetish! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[(So I did, and it is...0]]></description><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/educate-yourself-its-not-a-fetish</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/educate-yourself-its-not-a-fetish</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:39:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200364763/55ba3e650a716300a1896b097fb8cdae.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young man asks me about his transition desire]]></title><description><![CDATA[This young man had a genuine question about what I would think about him transitioning medically if he never pretended to be a woman and stayed out of women&#8217;s spaces?]]></description><link>https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/young-man-asks-me-about-his-transition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theknownheretic.com/p/young-man-asks-me-about-his-transition</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:34:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200363349/85151048be0b9d678e89e217f043dcfd.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This young man had a genuine question about what I would think about him transitioning medically if he never pretended to be a woman and stayed out of women&#8217;s spaces? I answered him earnestly and sincerely. I also encouraged him to respond. </p><p>More than young women, I have many young men in my comments on TikTok with questions like this. In my opinion, they are seeking an answer like mine, a &#8220;mommy&#8221; figure to gently tell them &#8220;No&#8221; and why this is not good for them. </p><p>If you like my answer and want to hear more of my research on trans and child safeguarding, please consider my upcoming Webinar &#8220;Is Milk Bigger than Water&#8221; and how confusing questions confuse kids to the detriment of their safeguarding. </p><p><a href="https://www.knownheretic.com/event-details/is-milk-bigger-than-water-how-children-are-groomed-to-doubt-what-they-know">https://www.knownheretic.com/event-details/is-milk-bigger-than-water-how-children-are-groomed-to-doubt-what-they-know</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zgaI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3560a271-7139-406c-a2ee-f09d7b087cbd_1024x1536.png" 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