It's a Wonderful Life: Persistent Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, and Existentialism
In our final episode of Season 1 we discuss the life and trials of George Bailey and attempt to answer the question of whether "Wonderful" is a fair assessment. We debate whether George's symptoms are...
24 Des 20181h 49min
The Incredible Hulk: Anxiety, Anger, and Dissociative Trauma w/ Special Guests Capes on the Couch
To Smash or not to Smash??? In this very special episode we discuss the 2008's The Incredible Hulk starring Edward Norton with our friends at Capes on the Couch! We discuss the issues of Anxiety Disor...
10 Des 20181h 48min
Silver Linings Playbook and Bipolar: Live at SMGPM4
This episode is from our first live show in which we discussed Silver Linings Playbook! Because it is from a live show it is a much shorter episode than usual and, therefore, less of a thorough discus...
26 Nov 201837min
Fantastic Beasts: Child Abuse, Identity, and Social Functioning
[Content Warning: Discussions of childhood abuse and sexual abuse] How much do our childhood experiences shape who we become? In this episode we will be discussing Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find T...
12 Nov 20181h 40min
Halloween: Conduct Disorder, Dissociative Trauma, and ACES
CONTENT WARNING: CHILD ABUSE! In this episode we disuss the psychology of THE classic horror slasher, Michael Myers, in Halloween (1978 & 2007 versions). We compare and contrast the depiction of Mich...
29 Okt 20181h 43min
Psycho: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Enmeshment, and Sexual Abuse
[Content warning for this episode: we will be talking about sexual abuse and the traumatic impact of incest, which may be triggering for some listeners.] Should a boy’s best friend be his mother? Join...
15 Okt 20181h 40min
The Sixth Sense: Child Therapy, Psychosis, and Multiculturalism
In Our first Halloween episode, we delve into M. Night Shaymalan's The Sixth Sense and discuss its impressively accurate portrayal of building a therapeutic relationship with a child client by Bruce W...
1 Okt 20181h 39min
Harry Potter and Psychology: Years 1-4
In this episode we discuss the psychology of the Harry Potter series in the first of 3 episodes we will devote to this topic. We discuss growth and development, social development, trauma, family dyna...
20 Aug 20181h 41min
