The Broken Brain
Popped Collar Productions
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.
Episodes
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Dec 30, 2024 • 9min
Monday Mental Tip: Choosing Who To Listen Too
Another tip in the vein of disentangling information to choose what source to trust about what answers in areas like medical care, mental health, and self-growth.
Dec 24, 2024 • 57min
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, with Isabel Teran
New Christmas Episode! Isabel Teran, host of "That's Bodacious Dude," and "Hearsing Around," joins to discuss the Wizard-Of-Oz adjacent Christmas special: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus."
Dec 23, 2024 • 43min
The way we watched Christmas Specials, with Dwight's Siblings
A replay of one of my favorite Christmas Episodes, becaus eI got to record with my wonderful siblings! Amber Lopez and Christian Hurst join me to talk about the widely popular topic of the VHS tapes we used in our home to record and watch Christmas specials every year. We were streaming before streaming ever was! Visit www.peitn.com to view and help the highlighted charity this month: The Prince Edward Island Transgender Network. A great cause and a great group!
Dec 22, 2024 • 50min
Muppet Christmas Carol with Chris Revill
Replay of the 2021 Christmas episode where Chris Revill and I discuss Muppet's Christmas Carol, possibly the best of the iterations of this classic.
Dec 21, 2024 • 1h 5min
Rerun 2024 Its a Wonderful Life
A replay of the 2015 Christmas Episode of the podcast. Michael Denniston, creator of great film podcasts like "War Machine Vs War Horse" and "99 from 99," joined me to record about the classic holiday movie "It's A Wonderful Life." Be kind folks, 2015 was a long-ah time ago, my microphone wasn't as good.
Dec 20, 2024 • 1h 14min
Origins of Santa, and the Santa of Marvel Comics
Replay of the episode where Sharon Blady and I discuss the roots of the Santa Claus Legend, and how Santa looks in Marvel Comics. Is he a powerful mutant? He sure is! (New Christmas Episode coming Tuesday, Christmas Eve) Check out www.PEITN.com for the monthly highlighted charity, the Prince Edward Island Transgender Network
Dec 19, 2024 • 53min
The Snowy Day, with Chris Revill
Replay of the very popular Christmas Episode of 2020, a discussion about "The Snowy Day," holiday special, based on the book of the same name by Ezra Jack Keates. This year's New Christmas Episode will air on Christmas Eve! Stay tuned, Dear Listener!
Dec 17, 2024 • 57min
A Therapreneurial Approach to Clinical Practice, with Amity Cooper
Amity Cooper is an expert in mental health therapy & entrepreneurialism. She joins the show today to talk about how therapist's run private practices and how this affects access to care. Follow her work at www.amitycooper.com This month we are highlighting the Prince Edward Island Transgender Network, found at www.peitn.com, a nonprofit focused on advocacy and support for the Trans community.
Dec 16, 2024 • 6min
Monday Mental Tip: Reaching Out
Do we remember the trauma that those around us feel? Do we check in enough to even know about it?
Dec 13, 2024 • 8min
Patreon Sample: No Soup For You!
Remember that episode of Seinfeld with the Soup Nazi? That character was based on a real guy! Al Yeganeh operated a soup restaurant frequented by one of the Seinfeld writers, and had the strange experience of becoming a template for a cultural icon. This is the first 8 minutes of the weekly dive into the history of culture & psychology. If you would like to hear these weekly full episodes please consider becoming a supporter of the program at www.patreon.com/brokenbrain
