Ho ho ho! It's a double feature full of grumpy delight! Join Jess and Megan as they normalize your holiday stressors and break down the holiday classic Bad Santa along with the pandemic present of Happiest Season. Grab your sandwiches, drink some egg nog, and cozy up with our newest episode. 

Sources for this episode: 

• IMDB. Bad Santa. Link. 
• IMDB. Happiest Season.Link. 
• West, Lindy. (2020). Shit, Actually.  Link. 
• Dunphy, Jack. "The Importance of Bad Santa in the Wake of a Friend’s Death." Talkhouse. July 18, 2019. Link. 
• Kirouac, M. and Witkiewitz, K. "Identifying 'Hitting Bottom' among Individuals with Alcohol Problems: Development and Evaluation of the Noteworthy Aspects of Drinking Important to Recovery (NADIR)." Subst Use Misuse. 2017 Oct 15; 52(12): 1602–1615. Link. 
• SWNS. "Study Finds What Makes the Perfect Sandwich." New York Post. July 21, 2023. Link. 
• Pachankis, J.E., Jackson, S.D.,  Fetzner, B.K.,  Mahon, C.P. and Bränström, R. "Sexual Orientation Concealment and Mental Health: A Conceptual and Meta-Analytic Review."  Psychol Bull. 2020 Oct; 146(10): 831–871. Link
• Kiekens, W.J.,  Mereish, E.H., "The Association Between Daily Concealment and Affect Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Family and Peer Support."Journal of Adolescent Studies. Volume 70, Issue 4, April 2022, Pages 650-657 Link. 

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Getting into the absurd mess that is the Netflix film Clinical, Jess and Megan discuss the misrepresentation of therapists in the media, and what this film could have maybe, sort of, been like if it accurately depicted therapy in even the slightest way.  Listen for the giggles and get prepped for a holiday-themed thriller.  

Sources for this episode: 

• IMDB. Clinical. Link. 
• Singer, M. T. and Lalich, J. (1996). Crazy Therapies: What Are They? Do They Work? 
• Foa, Edna. (2007). Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD. 
• Harned, Melanie S. (2022). Treating Trauma in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: The DBT Prolonged Exposure Protocol (DBT-PE). 

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Edited by the lovely Nōn Wels (@youmeempathy). Hire Nōn for your podcast at nonwels.com. 

Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions about your situations and/ or conditions. 

Talking about the  GOAT for dramatic television, this episode focuses on Season 2 Episode 3 of Breaking Bad, wherein one Walter White fakes a fugue state. Jess and Megan get into dissociative states, the Skylar White hate, duty to warn laws, and more! 

Sources for this episode: 

• IMDB. Breaking Bad Season 2 Episode 3: Bit by a Dead Bee. Link. 
• Aviv, Rachel. "How a Young Woman Lost Her Identity." The New Yorker, March 26 2018. Link. 
• Gunn, Anna. "I Have a Character Issue." The New York Times, Aug 23 2013. Link. 
• Meslow, Scott. "The Big Secret of 'Breaking Bad': Walter White Was Always a Bad Guy." The Atlantic, August 31 2012. Link. 
• Understanding Music. "What is a Fugue?" Youtube, uploaded 11/05/2023. Link. 

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Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions about your situations and/ or conditions. 

It's the classic institutional movie! Set in the 60s, Girl, Interrupted is filmed decades later with some of the ninety-est stars ever. Jess and Megan get into stigmatized diagnoses, what people do all day when they are in treatment, and their opinions on the most triggering haircuts. 

Sources for this episode: 

• Girl, Interrupted. IMDB. 
• Kaysen, Susanna. (1993). Girl, Interrupted. Turtle Bay Books. 
• Linehan, Marsha (2020). Building a Life Worth Living. Random House.
• Mann, Thomas (1924). The Magic Mountain. 
• Behavioral Tech Institute. "The Role of Emotion Regulation in DBT." Link. 
• Carey, B.  "Expert in Mental Illness Reveals Her Own Fight." New York Times. June 23, 2011 Link. 
• National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (UK) "Borderline Personality Disorder: Treatment and Management." NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 78.
  Leicester (UK): British Psychological Society (UK); 2009. Link. 
•  NA. "From Sanctuary to Snake Pit: The Rise and Fall of Asylums." New Scientist. 2009. Link. 

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It's spooky season so let's check out this very dark documentary about Staten Island, the Willowbrook Institution, and urban legends. Jess and Megan discuss the dangers of hearsay, the community need for scapegoats, and what the heck they think happened to those missing kids.
Triggers abound!  

Sources for this episode:
Cropsey. IMDB.
Nemiroff, P. (2010). "Interview: Cropsey Directors Josh Zeman And Barbara Brancaccio." CinemaBlend. Link.

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For the very first episode, Jess and Megan discuss the classic film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, including the realities of institutional employment, the traumatic experiences of carceral healthcare, and also- how did that room get trashed so quickly? 

Sources for this episode:

• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. IMDB.
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Film). Wikipedia.
• Andrews, Tristan. "The Combine in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Internet Public Library. Link. 
• Connor,  (2011.) "Chief Bromden Through Indigenous Eyes." USF Scholarship: A Digital Repository. Link.
• Kesey, K. (1992). One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Penguin Putnam.

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