Headcase

By Stephanie HoffmannHealth & Fitness

Headcase episodes

April 02Why We Fall in Love, Cheat, and Stay: A Neuroscience Breakdown
Dr. Rachel Taylor joins Headcase to unpack the neuroscience behind love, attachment, cheating, and modern relationships. She explains how dopamine, oxytocin, and vasopressin shape bonding, why the brain prioritizes survival over happiness, and how early childhood experiences form attachment blueprints before 18 months. The conversation explores why people stay in toxic relationships, how technology and social media disrupt attachment, and why modern culture may be weakening empathy and connection. They also discuss cheating psychology, rebuilding trust after betrayal, and how understanding attachment styles can improve communication and emotional resilience. The episode emphasizes that humans are wired for interdependence, not independence, and that meaningful relationships require presence, empathy, and intentional connection.
Highlights
Why emotional pain from breakups activates the same brain systems as physical pain
How childhood attachment styles shape adult relationships and dating behavior
The neuroscience behind cheating and why people justify betrayal
How social media and isolation are weakening empathy and connection
Why rebuilding trust requires creating a “new relationship contract”
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1 hr 46 min
April 01 Welcome to HeadCase
Mental health and illness has been a taboo subject for far too long and a topic that many people know nothing about. Founder and host, Stephanie Hoffmann breaks down the boundaries by diving deep into the world of mental health and all that relates to it. This show establishes real and honest mental health conversation through stories and discussions straight from the people who’ve experienced them. HeadCase’s purpose is to spread awareness and end the stigma by enlightening audiences on the lack of education, information and options for those who suffer through or are directly affected by it. HeadCase is the podcast you’ve been ANXIOUSLY waiting for.
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2 min
December 23, 2021 Expression of Body

On this episode of HeadCase, Steph chats with Amsterdam and London based womenswear designer, Max Zara Sterck! She shares her experiences with burn out, understanding one’s body and about maintaining mental wellness within the beautiful, yet highly competitive perils of the fashion industry.

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51 min
August 02, 2021 You Are Accountable
On this episode of HeadCase, Steph sits down with former guest, AJ Diaz to discuss his new company! You Are Accountable is a peer support, testing, and technology platform to help individuals, providers, and families. They discuss how accountability, mental wellness and support aid in beating addictions of all kinds.

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52 min
June 14, 2021 Withdrawals
On this episode of HeadCase, Steph chats (virtually) with comedy writer and director Jorja Hudson and producer Kelly Stier about their new award-winning, mental health-focused short film, “Withdrawals.” They dive into how the film came to be, experience with mental illness, medications, and how neither of which are one size fits or fix all! Be sure to get your donation-based tickets to their film virtually premiering tomorrow 6/15 at 7:30pm! Donations go to “Comedy Gives Back” and the film will be followed-up by an incredible panel of speakers who are leading forces in the comedy and mental health space!
Get tickets here: https://bit.ly/3xmDSEc
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45 min
March 08, 2021 Their Best Start
Happy International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month!

On this special episode of HeadCase, Steph chats with a pediatric physical therapist, Gina Mydlo of “Their Best Start.” She details her journey into motherhood while suffering from postnatal PTSD, anxiety, and depression. She explains how through her experience she’s able to better her patients and new moms who are afraid to discuss this stigmatized topic.

42 min
November 23, 2020 Run Tell Mom
On this episode of HeadCase, Steph talks with Shelley Kemmerer, founder of Run Tell Mom L.L.C., a company that expecting or established parents, never know they needed! They discuss her life as a clinician, motherhood and how common yet undisclosed pre and post-natal depression and anxiety are today.
42 min
October 16, 2020 You Are Not Alone
On this episode of HeadCase recorded during the early part of quarantine, Steph talks with popstar and international anti-bullying activist, Meredith O’Connor on how she came to find success through sharing messages of positivity and strength. Including her newest single, “You Are Not Alone.” She is working on a monumental campaign featuring celebrities from all over the world to come out this holiday season inspired by her own experiences overcoming mental health challenges which she will open to about in detail for the first time publicly!
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55 min
July 10, 2020 Therapy is Light
On this episode of HeadCase, Steph talks with mental health educator, Lacrisha Holcomb, MA, LCASA, NCC about the hardships and experiences she faced growing up that lead her to teach others about the benefits of therapy and mental wellness. A true light herself, she shares why she believes mental illness stigmatized within the black community and more on what her exciting future holds.

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Check out her website: www.therapyislight.com to learn about the wonderful things she has accomplished!

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48 min
May 08, 2020 From Mother to Brother
On this episode of HeadCase, Steph talks with Mike Ortiz of Gotham Podcast Studio! He shares his very personal experience growing up with both his mother and brother diagnosed with schizophrenia. Tune in to listen to this unfiltered story of the singly most important thing we can have in life, family.
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46 min

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Mental health and illness has been a taboo subject for far too long and a topic that many people know nothing about. Founder and host, Stephanie Hoffmann breaks down the boundaries by diving deep…