Popcorn Psychology
Three licensed therapists breakdown and analyze popular movies and characters from the perspectives of an individual, child, and a marriage and family therapist.Podcasts
Saltburn: Antisocial Personality Disorder & Dysfunctional Families
Published: May 1, 2024, 10 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 13 seconds
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Never Been Kissed: Neurodivergence & Predatory Relationships
Published: Feb. 14, 2024, 11:15 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 36 seconds
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Why You Need Your Memories
Published: Feb. 1, 2024, 12:25 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 8 seconds
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Seinfeld & Festivus: Trauma & Personality Disorders
Published: Dec. 23, 2023, 12:35 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 22 seconds
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Jingle All the Way and Being a Present Parent
Published: Dec. 22, 2023, 11:14 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 43 seconds
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Fried Green Tomatoes: Identity & Chosen Family
Published: Dec. 7, 2023, 11:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 24 seconds
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Whiplash: Tough Love vs Abuse
Published: Nov. 28, 2023, 11:14 p.m.Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 33 seconds
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The Shining: Domestic Violence, PTSD, & The Psychology of Kubrick
Published: Oct. 30, 2023, 11:35 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 3 minutes 9 seconds
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The Addams Family: Psychopathy and Enmeshment
Published: Oct. 16, 2023, 10:10 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 37 seconds
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Special Live Episode from FanExpo Chicago 2023
Published: Sept. 24, 2023, 9 a.m.Duration: 49 minutes 32 seconds
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Inception with Dr. Isaac Taitz: Consciousness, Dreaming, & Shame
Published: Sept. 11, 2023, 12:55 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 21 seconds
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Wakanda Forever: Layers of Grief
Published: Aug. 28, 2023, 9:21 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 4 seconds
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Up w/ Raiders of the Lost Podcast!
Published: Aug. 3, 2023, 11:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 30 seconds
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The Mummy: Why Do People Go On Adventures??
Published: July 24, 2023, 1:30 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 15 seconds
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Spider-Man No Way Home: Corrective Experiences, Grief, & Empathy
Published: July 14, 2023, 9:15 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes 51 seconds
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A Goofy Movie: Parenting Styles & Parenting Teens
Published: July 5, 2023, 1 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 32 seconds
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Fantastic Mr. Fox: Narcissistic Personality Disorder & Its Impact on Family Dynamics
Published: May 31, 2023, 12:10 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 34 seconds
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Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind
Published: May 24, 2023, 10:25 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 40 seconds
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LOTR: The Return of the King - Chosen Family, Purpose, & Heroism
Published: May 24, 2023, 4:18 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 39 seconds
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Terminator 2: Schizoaffective Disorder & Normalized Criminal Behavior
Published: April 30, 2023, 10:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 27 seconds
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Everything Everywhere All at Once: Intergenerational Trauma & Nihilism
Published: April 14, 2023, 7:10 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 19 minutes 24 seconds
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500 Days of Summer: Situationships, Adjustment, and Depression
Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 2:59 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 51 seconds
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Thank You For Smoking: Gaslighting, Moral Flexibility, & Work/Life Balance
Published: Jan. 31, 2023, 6:52 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 51 seconds
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The Grinch: Holidays, PTSD, and Situational Triggers
Published: Dec. 24, 2022, 11:27 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes 30 seconds
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Bonus Episode: Interview with the creators of The Retaliators
Published: Dec. 19, 2022, 8:35 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 34 seconds
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Hook: Anxiety, Parenting, & Cluster B Diagnoses
Published: Dec. 15, 2022, 6:54 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 2 seconds
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Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Ecological Grief, Individuation, and Internal Family Systems
Published: Nov. 29, 2022, 9 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 27 seconds
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Reservation Dogs: The Impact of Suicide and Grief Within a Community
Published: Nov. 17, 2022, 12:05 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 20 seconds
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Coraline: Neglectful Parents, Under-stimulated Children, & Grooming
Published: Nov. 9, 2022, 7:07 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 50 seconds
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Hocus Pocus: The Importance of Listening to Children
Published: Oct. 26, 2022, 9:36 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 34 seconds
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Encanto: Perfectionism, Co-Dependency, & Intergenerational Trauma
Published: Oct. 13, 2022, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 46 seconds
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Inside Out: Why Do We Have Feelings?
Published: Sept. 24, 2022, 6:52 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 53 seconds
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Moonrise Kingdom: The Idea of the Emotionally Disturbed Child
Published: Sept. 5, 2022, 10 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 36 seconds
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The Batman: Identity, Loss, and Betrayal w/ Special Guest Dr. Travis Langley
Published: Aug. 24, 2022, 2:16 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 10 seconds
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Marvel and Mental Health Panel Live at Fan Expo Chicago 2022
Published: July 31, 2022, 3:47 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 35 seconds
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Gone Girl: Betrayal, Identity Development, & The Cool Girl
Published: July 27, 2022, 3:51 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 46 seconds
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Stranger Things: Trauma, Grief, and Dissociation Live at Fan Expo
Published: July 16, 2022, 6:29 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 38 seconds
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Brokeback Mountain: Trauma, Anger, and Homophobia w/Special Guest Patrick Serrano
Published: June 25, 2022, 6:38 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 2 seconds
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To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar: The Power of Community
Published: June 15, 2022, 2:05 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 41 seconds
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Casino Royale: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Attachment, and Trauma
Published: June 1, 2022, 3:57 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 58 seconds
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Crazy Rich Asians: Culture Shock, Families, & Marriage
Published: May 11, 2022, 6:03 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 16 seconds
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Confidence, Grief, and Empowerment
Published: April 30, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 38 seconds
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Pride and Prejudice and Anxiety
Published: April 8, 2022, 6:47 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 52 seconds
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Frozen 1&2: Empowerment & Self Acceptance w/Special Guest Dr. Shelly Clevenger
Published: Dec. 27, 2021, 7:59 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 55 seconds
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The Fellowship of the Ring: Shame, Dissociation, and Trauma Bonds w/ Special Guests the Southgate Media Group
Published: Nov. 29, 2021, 5:10 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 57 seconds
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Ghostbusters: Psychology Experiments, Social Skills, & The Innovation Mindset
Published: Oct. 31, 2021, 11:14 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 20 seconds
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The Babadook: Complicated Grief, Sleep Deprivation Psychosis, and Parental Burnout w/Special Guest Kristen Meinzer
Published: Oct. 23, 2021, 6:57 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 26 seconds
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Mrs. Doubtfire: Couples Dynamics, Divorce, and Resourcing
Published: Oct. 13, 2021, 7:05 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes 13 seconds
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Black Panther: Family Secrets, Representation, and Socio-Cultural Wellness w/ Capes on the Couch and Pop Mythology
Published: Sept. 25, 2021, 6:45 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 13 seconds
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Grief w/ Special Guests Symptom Media
Published: Sept. 10, 2021, 1:18 p.m.Duration: 2 hours 16 minutes 14 seconds
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Wandavision: Grief, EMDR, and Attachment Trauma
Published: Aug. 18, 2021, 7:35 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 48 seconds
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Spirited Away: Trust And Empowerment
Published: July 27, 2021, 9:05 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 29 seconds
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The Birdcage and The Power of Authenticity
Published: June 29, 2021, 9:35 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 56 seconds
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Midsommar: Panic Disorder, Narcissism, & Cults
Published: June 13, 2021, 4:24 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 9 seconds
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Sleep Talking: Generational Trauma and the Creative Process w/ Director Jess Costa
Published: May 19, 2021, 7:30 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 14 seconds
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Return of the Jedi: Jungian Archetypes, Attachment, Communication and More w/ Special Guest Dr. Kirk Honda
Published: May 4, 2021, 8:40 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 46 seconds
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Basic Instinct: A Case of Fake Psychology
Published: April 20, 2021, 11:20 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 50 seconds
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The Departed: Dual Identities, Bad Movie Therapy, and Police Mental Health w/ Special Guest Officer Al
Published: April 1, 2021, 2:30 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 9 minutes 11 seconds
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Hunger Games Mockingjay 1&2: Ongoing Trauma, Dissociation, and The Dark Triad
Published: March 18, 2021, 6:20 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 35 seconds
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Love and Basketball: Adjustment Disorder, Identity, and Vulnerability
Published: Feb. 27, 2021, 1:15 p.m.Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 28 seconds
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Sleepless in Seattle: Parenting, Dating, & Emotional Cheating
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 10:40 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 19 minutes 8 seconds
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Easy A: Teen Identity, Emerging Sexuality, and Helping Teens
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 9 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 13 seconds
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Us: An Interdisciplinary Analysis with The Seers of Ardham
Published: Dec. 28, 2020, 12:30 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 50 seconds
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Elf: Cultural Norms, Work/Life Balance, & The Holiday Spirit
Published: Dec. 22, 2020, noonDuration: 1 hour 32 minutes 9 seconds
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While You Were Sleeping: Interpersonal Skills, Families, & The Holidays
Published: Dec. 7, 2020, 11:45 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 9 seconds
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V for Vendetta: Complex Trauma and Conspiracy Theories
Published: Nov. 28, 2020, 8:36 p.m.Duration: 2 hours 27 minutes 7 seconds
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Practical Magic: Generational Trauma, Acceptance, Identity
Published: Oct. 19, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 52 seconds
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Scream: Post-Traumatic Growth, Anti-Social Personality Disorder, and Folie a Deux
Published: Oct. 6, 2020, 9:10 p.m.Duration: 2 hours
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The Haunting of Hill House Ep6: Grief, Suicide, and Family Issues
Published: Oct. 5, 2020, 4:35 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 15 seconds
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Get Out: Hypnosis, Racism, and Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Published: Sept. 16, 2020, 8:50 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 20 seconds
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Coronavirus Psychology: A Crossover with Thank You for Spieling
Published: Aug. 18, 2020, 3:07 p.m.Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes 38 seconds
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The Wiz: Anxiety, Depression, and Cultural Identity
Published: July 28, 2020, 5:58 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 18 seconds
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But I'm A Cheerleader: Conversion Therapy, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation
Published: July 7, 2020, 8:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 12 seconds
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Trauma Responses, Uprisings, and Systems of Oppression
Published: June 8, 2020, 6:32 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 57 seconds
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Beauty and the Beast: Depression in Men, Cluster B Disorders, and Stockholm Syndrome
Published: May 5, 2020, 1:24 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 44 seconds
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Mental Health Avengers Episode 2: Age of Access Part 1
Published: April 20, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 11 seconds
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Joker: Bipolar with Psychotic Features, Trauma in Chronic Mental Illness, and BioPsychoSocial Assessment
Published: March 31, 2020, 1:44 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 25 seconds
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Cruel Intentions: Boundaries, Consent, & Manipulation
Published: Feb. 14, 2020, noonDuration: 1 hour 58 minutes 59 seconds
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Love Actually: Cheating, Grief Recovery, and Boundary Setting
Published: Dec. 16, 2019, 8 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 34 seconds
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The Nightmare Before Christmas: Identity Crises, Societal Role Pressures, and Abusive Families
Published: Dec. 2, 2019, noonDuration: 1 hour 13 minutes 11 seconds
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Matilda: Attachment, Parenting, and Protective Factors
Published: Nov. 15, 2019, 1 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 43 seconds
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The Dark Knight: Traumatic Brain Injury, Identity, & Burnout
Published: Nov. 4, 2019, 1 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 3 seconds
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Mental Health Avengers: The Battle to End Stigma
Published: Oct. 30, 2019, 2:50 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 19 seconds
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Black Swan: Psychosis, Sexual Abuse, and Environmental Factors
Published: Oct. 21, 2019, noonDuration: 1 hour 28 minutes 32 seconds
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IT Chapter 1: Fear, Avoidance, Factitious Disorder, and Child Abuse
Published: Oct. 7, 2019, 1 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 35 seconds
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Fight Club: Dissociative Identity Disorder Vs Psychosis, Insomnia, and Toxic Masculinity
Published: Aug. 19, 2019, 6 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 20 seconds
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The Hunger Games: Fascism, Generational Trauma, and Maladaptive Coping Strategies
Published: Aug. 5, 2019, 8:36 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 47 seconds
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Substance Abuse, Susbtance Induced Disorders, and Motivational Interviewing
Published: July 22, 2019, 3:03 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 11 seconds
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The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood: Alcohol Abuse, Emotional Instability, and Generational Trauma
Published: July 8, 2019, 2:45 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 52 seconds
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Heroism, Resilience, and Secret Keeping
Published: June 24, 2019, 2:35 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 27 seconds
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The Empire Strikes Back: Mentoring, Manipulation, and Complicated Relationships
Published: June 12, 2019, 3:44 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 38 seconds
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Step Brothers: Emotional Maturity, Parenting in Blended Families, and Therapist Portrayals in the Media
Published: May 27, 2019, 1 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 26 seconds
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Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - Manipulation, Grooming, and Gaslighting LIVE at Chicago Podcasters Unite Festival
Published: May 13, 2019, 3:27 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 55 seconds
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Avengers Infinity War and Endgame: Examining different responses to Grief and Loss
Published: April 29, 2019, 1:30 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 28 seconds
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The Princess Bride: Grief, Loss, and Revenge Fantasies
Published: April 8, 2019, 12:37 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 32 seconds
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Harry Potter and Psychology: Years 5 & 6 - PTSD and Personality Disorders
Published: March 25, 2019, 1:20 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 47 seconds
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Heathers: Bullying, Suicide, and Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Published: March 11, 2019, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 7 seconds
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Ten Things I Hate About You: Romantic Relationships, Family Relationships, and Adjustment Disorder. A Fan Choice Valentine's Special 2019!
Published: Feb. 11, 2019, 1:54 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 13 seconds
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Mean Girls: Personality Disorders Live at Women in Podcasting Festival
Published: Jan. 7, 2019, noonDuration: 30 minutes 35 seconds
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It's a Wonderful Life: Persistent Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, and Existentialism
Published: Dec. 24, 2018, noonDuration: 1 hour 49 minutes 20 seconds
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The Incredible Hulk: Anxiety, Anger, and Dissociative Trauma w/ Special Guests Capes on the Couch
Published: Dec. 10, 2018, 11:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 59 seconds
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Silver Linings Playbook and Bipolar: Live at SMGPM4
Published: Nov. 26, 2018, noonDuration: 37 minutes 16 seconds
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Fantastic Beasts: Child Abuse, Identity, and Social Functioning
Published: Nov. 12, 2018, noonDuration: 1 hour 40 minutes 13 seconds
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Halloween: Conduct Disorder, Dissociative Trauma, and ACES
Published: Oct. 29, 2018, 10 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 10 seconds
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Psycho: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Enmeshment, and Sexual Abuse
Published: Oct. 15, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 3 seconds
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The Sixth Sense: Child Therapy, Psychosis, and Multiculturalism
Published: Oct. 1, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 20 seconds
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Harry Potter and Psychology: Years 1-4
Published: Aug. 20, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 5 seconds
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Batman Begins: Grief, Identity Reformation, and Survivor's Guilt
Published: Aug. 6, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 42 seconds
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Captain America Civil War -Family Dynamics, Anger and Identity
Published: July 23, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes
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Fatal Attraction and Borderline Personality Disorder
Published: July 9, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 25 seconds
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Shutter Island: Dissociation,Ethics, Psychoses, and Trauma
Published: June 25, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 4 seconds
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Logan: Depression, PTSD, and Caregiver Fatigue
Published: June 11, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes
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Anchorman and Personality Disorders
Published: May 28, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 18 seconds
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The Family Dynamics of Call Me By Your Name
Published: May 14, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 55 seconds
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A Wrinkle in Time: Grief, Depression, and Finding Your Way
Published: April 30, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 47 seconds
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Fifty Shades of Grey: Fact, Fiction, and Reality of BDSM and Relationships
Published: April 16, 2018, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 11 seconds
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Trauma and Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Published: April 2, 2018, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 24 seconds
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An Introduction to Popcorn Psychology
Published: March 15, 2018, midnightDuration: 14 minutes 33 seconds
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Popcorn Psychology Trailer
Published: Feb. 16, 2018, 2:57 p.m.Duration: 40 seconds
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