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
Batman Begins: Grief, Identity Reformation, and Survivor's Guilt
In this episode we examine Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, the film that started a revolution of superhero movies and bringing them into a realistic world. In this episode we discuss the themes of ...
6 Aug 20181h 37min
Captain America Civil War -Family Dynamics, Anger and Identity
Do you know what role you play in your family? Listen as we discuss the different roles that each superhero plays in the Avengers Family in the film, Captain America: Civil War. We also discuss anger ...
23 Jul 20181h 34min
