The Broken Brain

Apr 08 2025 496 ep. 43 mins 742
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A Psychology & Psychotherapy podcast. Get a therapist's perspective on a variety of topics, some silly and some self-helpy. the Broken Brain is an organized panel discussion, an hour (ish) of therapeutic POV for you.

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Medically Assisted Suicide, with Filmmaker Chelsea Christer

Apr 08 2025 34 mins  
Chelsea Christer is the Writer & Director of "Out For Delivery," a dark comedy that takes on issues of terminal illness, suicide, and end of life care. Although the world is already jaded about these issues, Out For Delivery explores what would it look like to take it one step further. The highlighted charity for this month is TRANScending Barriers Atlanta, a nonprofit organizatio

Monday Mental Tip Listen While You Advocate

Apr 07 2025 11 mins  
Recently a good friend made a great, salient post for Autism Awareness Day, which led me down a path of thinking about what makes good awareness and advocacy.

A Charming Story About Logotherapy

Apr 03 2025 22 mins  
The monthly history episode for all listeners! This week we are examining Logotherapy, and finding meaning in suffering. Specifically a story told by Victor Frankl about a moving session with a patient. Go to www.transcendingbarriersatl.org to see this month's highlighted charity, working to help Black Trans people in Atlanta to address their legal needs.

How Marketers Use the Same Tactics as Cults, with Mara Einstein

Apr 01 2025 40 mins  
Mara Einstein is an author, academic, speaker, and marketing expert. In her new book, "Hoodwinked: How Marketers Use The Same Techniques as Cults," discusses how we have moved from attention-based advertising to an economy of anxiety. She reviews the ways in which cults attract and enmesh new members, and how marketing has become increasingly similar. Follow her work at www.drmara

Monday Mental Tip: Gender Affirming Care

Mar 31 2025 15 mins  
What is Gender Affirming Care? It works differently than some people think. Today is Trans Visibility Day, so here is a little rundown of some aspects of this approach that is saving lives and promoting healing at a rate impressive to anyone paying attention. The highlighted charity this month will be TRANScending Barriers Atlanta. Check out this wonderful nonprofit, specializing i

What Makes A Personality, with Attorney & Author Amber Willingham

Mar 30 2025 52 mins  
Amber Willingham writes novels (under the name AL Willingham) focused on the nature of personality, memory, communication, and the illusion of utopia. Her first book, Bliss Creek, tells the story of an amnesiac young women piecing together her life, solving the mystery of who she is. Her latest work, The Petroleum Wars, tells a greater societal story within the same world, looking

Will Crouse & The Coder

Mar 29 2025 30 mins  
Will Crouse is a filmmaker and the creator of the short film "The Coder," which tells the story of a computer programmer in a high-pressure environment who is also coping with intrusive thoughts. Go to www.baketheirday.org for this month's highlighted nonprofit.

Motivational Speaking and Coaching as a Therapist with Doug Nielsen

Mar 28 2025 44 mins  
Doug Nielsen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Author, Therapist, Motivational Speaker, and Coach. He is also a good friend, one that I've been meaning to have on the show for a long time. With such an array of roles, Doug tells us how a mental health clinician approaches speaking and coaching, which are related to counseling but have important differences. Follow Doug's work

Uncomfortable and Happy vs Comfortable in Misery with Jeff Krasno

Mar 25 2025 51 mins  
Returning champion Jeff Krasno! Jeff is a great guest and a great guy. Author of the new book "Good Stress," and host of the Commune with Jeff Krasno Podcast, Jeff shares insights into pushing ourselves to get out of our comfort zone in order to have a healthier body-mind connection and greater emotional satisfaction. Follow his work at www.goodstress.com, and listen to Commune

Monday Mental Tip: Mens Issues

Mar 24 2025 18 mins  
How do you tell the difference between an organization that supports and engages with men's issues and one that promotes various forms of toxic masculinity? With psychological health for boys and men frequently being underdiagnosed and untreated, there is a need to have intelligent conversations about how to address these. Too often though these discussions slide into the dengratio