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[quote=Anonymous]Hey, I struggle with some of the things you do too with my DH. 
I don't have a ton of advice because I haven't cracked the nut myself.

But a couple of things:

On politics, you guys might find common ground reading and discussing some of the moderate and anti-woke left blogs and podcasts out there. I don't love them all by there are sooooo many.  Examples: Common Sense with Bari Weiss, Matt Taibbi. Worth a try. Maybe even listen to a Joe Rogan podcast together (probably not one of the controversial ones haha, but one with Elon Musk or Bernie),. Or look for some "intelligence squared" debate recordings and listen to those and discuss?

On things like not wanting to label psychiatric diagnoses, or finding a counselor. Even at my most negative about my husband, I believe that he is persuaded by reality when it touches him. For example, he might be wary of overdiagnosis in mental health and labels, and I think it's a very legitimate concern. But if gd forbid his own child has issues, and regular measures don't help, he'd surely be open minded enough to seek out help, especially if it was unmedicated help!

On a counselor: If you can find a male counselor and/or one who can respectfully work with right wing people (might be a challenge to find such a one though) you might have more traction. If you all are affiliated with the military you might try some of their resources.

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