Online Bullying’s Darker Side with Dr. Kirk Honda

Our guest today is Dr. Kirk Honda, a licensed therapist, professor, and the host of Psychology in Seattle. He is a new friend that I've recently connected with over my work in reality TV and the UCAN Foundation. One of the reasons I like Dr. Kirk is his compassionate, empathetic, and non-judgmental approach to content, which is very rare for someone who is commenting on culture or reality TV. 

A couple weeks ago, Dr. Kirk had me as a guest on his podcast Psychology in Seattle. During our discussion, he shared with me an experience he had last year during his coverage of the defamation lawsuit between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp. His commentary on the trial led to him becoming a victim of an online bully mob that was coming at him from both sides, to the point where they were actively organizing against him on social media. He was eventually forced to make some changes in his personal life to protect himself, which we’ll cover in this interview. 

I wanted to have Dr. Kirk on to discuss the dark side of the internet. I’ve experienced the online bully mob myself, and I know a lot of people in my life now that have experienced it. It’s important to me to discuss the impacts that that has on someone’s mental health and feeling of safety.

Please welcome Dr. Kirk Honda.

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