The Broken Brain

Oct 29 2024 425 ep. 45 mins 737
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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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Halloween Episode 2: Renfield & Sons Vampire Couriers

Oct 29 2024 112 mins  
Second Halloween Episode! AND it's is one of the ongoing episodes to feature Role Playing Games and their usefulness in therapy. The storyline of this game is a team of Vampire Couriers helping a Vampire to relocate safely. Each player has selected strengths and weaknesses of the characters. In a Therapy RPG group these characters and attributes would tie with previously set goals

Monday Mental Tip Finding Mindfulness

Oct 28 2024 8 mins  
You can spend a lot of time and energy searching for mindfulness. Sometimes there are opportunities all around us that we don't see. Here are 2 examples of stumbling into mindfulness by accident.

Helping Human Trafficking Survivors with Marcia Holt

Oct 23 2024 44 mins  
Marcia Holt is the Founder and CEO of Because Organization, dedicated to providing support to survivors of Human Trafficking. They help survivors to find housing, healthcare, employment, therapy, legal aid, and much more. Marcia is here to help us to define what trafficking is, and how to identify and combat it in ways that provide real help. In a world with such frequent misunders

Night of the Harvest, with Jessica Morgan & Christopher Carter

Oct 22 2024 45 mins  
Jessica Morgan & Christopher Carter joined me to talk about their indie horror film "Night of the Harvest," a slasher type Halloween film that plays around with the traditional tropes and roles within that type of story. They shared deep reflections on their approach to storytelling, horror, and what it's like to step into the mindset of the movie's characters. Follow their work a

Monday Mental Tip: What is a Healthy Thought?

Oct 21 2024 8 mins  
What makes a thought healthy? Cognitive Psychologists say there are 2 important elements, both must be present for things to be healthy upstairs. What are they, how do we define them, and most importantly what do we do about it after labeling them? Remember to go to www.stigmafree.art to support our charity-of-focus this month: Mental Health Awareness Creative Arts Gallery.

PATREON SAMPLE Flow State and DDA in Video Games

Oct 18 2024 7 mins  
Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment (DDA) in video games is the automatic adjustment of difficulty levels within a game intended to keep a player in Flow State. What does that mean? Funny you should ask...that's what this week's Thistory episode is all about! Enjoy the first 6 or 7 minutes of this one for all listeners. If you would like to hear the entire episodes of the weekly dive int

Fabian Stumm, Writer & Director of "Sad Jokes."

Oct 15 2024 23 mins  
Fabian Stumm is the writer, director, and star of the movie "Sad Jokes," a wholesome & sincere film showcasing the roles played by sadness and humor in trying to balance a modern life.

Monday Mental Tip Share Something You Love

Oct 14 2024 15 mins  
Gratitude is supes healthy, and one way to experience it is in sharing something you love with others. Heres some tups about how to do that in a way that will maximize its effectiveness and help your mental health. Oh yeah, and HAPPY COLOMBO DAY for all of you detectives out there. Check out www.stigmafree.art to support this month's charity of focus: Mental Health Awareness Creati

Wrecked a Bunch of Cars Had a Good Time

Oct 12 2024 40 mins  
James P Gannon & Matt Ferrin are creating a feature film, and decided to turn their research into a short documentary about the psychology & culture of Demolition Derby. A cool creative move by 2 creative souls, they ended up with a short film debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) This episode is a part of my coverage of TIFF, looking at the psychological eleme

Patreon Sample: Astronauts & Mental Health

Oct 11 2024 3 mins  
3 minute sample of this week's patrons-only episode: How do Astronauts prepare themselves psychologically? What are the mental health risks for Space Travel? This week we dive a bit into the history, experience, and research associated with the rigors of being an Astronaut.