Lestat and Louis have one of the most complicated, twisted relationships in literature and film. And it brings up the topic of energy vampires – what do you do when you’re in a relationship with someone who is just draining you? 

In this episode, I explore Interview With The Vampire (1994) and the psychology of energy vampires. 

I talk about:

• What is an energy vampire?
• How shame and dissociation present within energy vampires
• What happens when you choose to be in a relationship with an energy vampire?
• How the tarot cards the king of pentacles and five of swords represent the relationship between Lestat and Louis

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 virtual psychotherapy for Ontario residents, along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. 

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

Get up to 20% Cozy Earth with promo code HORRIFYING. If you get a survey post-purchase, be sure to let them know Candis sent you! 

90s nostalgia is everywhere right now, and it's not a random coincidence.

In this episode, I explore the documentary In Search of Darkness 1995-1999 (2026) and the psychology of nostalgia. 

I talk about:

• How we define nostalgia
• The mental health benefits of nostalgia
• How nostalgia is particularly beneficial for those suffering with dementia or cognitive decline
• Why we cling to nostalgia in times of change or uncertainty
• When we need to be careful about over-indulging in nostalgia
• The three of cups and how this tarot card evokes nostalgic feelings for me

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 virtual psychotherapy for Ontario residents, along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. 

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

Get up to 20% Cozy Earth with promo code HORRIFYING. If you get a survey post-purchase, be sure to let them know Candis sent you! 

Get 20% off In Search of Darkness 1995-1999 with promo code HORRORFRIENDS26.

Woods B, O'Philbin L, Farrell EM, Spector AE, Orrell M. Reminiscence therapy for dementia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Mar 1;3(3):CD001120. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001120.pub3. PMID: 29493789; PMCID: PMC6494367.

Ismail S, Christopher G, Dodd E, Wildschut T, Sedikides C, Ingram TA, Jones RW, Noonan KA, Tingley D, Cheston R. Psychological and Mnemonic Benefits of Nostalgia for People with Dementia. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018;65(4):1327-1344. doi: 10.3233/JAD-180075. PMID: 30149444.

In this special tribute to Canadian icon and spooky legend Catherine O'Hara, I talk about all that she gave us, and the healing capacity of a psychological phenomenon called transference. 

I talk about:

• Catherine O'Hara's life and legacy
• What transference is
• When transference occurs
• What we transferred onto Catherine O'Hara and how she helped us heal

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. 

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

It's winter and all I want to do is solve cozy mysteries! In this episode, I explore Knives Out (2019) and its portrayal of the impact of grief on family dynamics.

I talk about:

• What grief is and why it doesn't fit into tidy stages
• Emotional displacement
• What grief does to family dynamics
• Two tarot cards that I selected for Knives Out — the seven of swords and the hierophant

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. 

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

The holiday season always makes me think of ballet and how it is both a horrifying and beautiful dance. In this episode, I explore Black Swan (2010) and its portrayal of perfectionism. 

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Winter Solstice Enchanted Eve

Join me on December 18 for a cozy online evening of ritual, tarot, and collective dreaming for the winter solstice. Set aside some time at this magical moment in the wheel of the year, as we travel into the psyche with tarot, dream journeying, and intention setting for the coming winter months. 

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. 

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

In this episode, I explore Frankenstein (2025) and its portrayal of narcissism. 

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

I am so honoured to have been nominated for 5 Canadian Podcast Awards — and I need your help!

• Outstanding Health & Fitness Series
• Outstanding Television & Film Series
• Outstanding Education Series
• Outstanding Artwork for a Series (artwork by Chloe Hurst)
• People’s Choice Award

Members of the public can vote on the People's Choice Award, and it would mean the world to me to receive your vote!

Voting takes 5 seconds —

• Click on this link: https://canpodawards.ca/vote/
• Click on "People's Choice"
• Click "Vote" next to MENTAL HEALTH IS HORRIFYING

Voting is open to the public until November 22.

I would be grateful beyond the depths of my bat-filled heart to receive your vote.

Thank you!

I am so honoured to have been nominated for 5 Canadian Podcast Awards — and I need your help!

• Outstanding Health & Fitness Series
• Outstanding Television & Film Series
• Outstanding Education Series
• Outstanding Artwork for a Series
• People’s Choice Award

Members of the public can vote on the People's Choice Award, and it would mean the world to me to receive your vote!

Voting takes 5 seconds —

• Click on this link: https://canpodawards.ca/vote/
• Click on "People's Choice"
• Click "Vote" next to MENTAL HEALTH IS HORRIFYING

Voting is open to the public until November 22.

I would be grateful beyond the depths of my bat-filled heart to receive your vote.

Thank you!

In this special Halloween episode, I explore Scary Movie (2000), the connection between laughter and trauma, and its regulatory function as we navigate the horrors of our lives. 

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

For the month of October, use code ITSOCTOBER for 15% any program in the Final Girls Club.

• Your Halloween Blessings Kit —Halloween psychoeducation and rituals to help you connect with your own depths, enjoy the blessings this Halloween has to offer you, and harness Halloween’s true meaning, legends, and traditions as a pathway back to yourself.

• Illuminative Tarot for Working with Trauma — This is my most popular program! Learn how to move beyond tarot spreads and use tarot in creative ways to visualize trauma narratives, organizing principles, feelings, and experiences as a supportive partner in the healing process.

• Out of the Broom Closet — Move from shame to pride in claiming your identity as a witch.  

• Through the Dream Veil — Heighten your psychic abilities by developing your own dreamwork practice.

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. 

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

In this special Halloween episode, I explore Sleepy Hollow (1999) and its portrayal of the importance of working somatically to process emotions. 

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

For the month of October, use code ITSOCTOBER for 15% any program in the Final Girls Club.

• Your Halloween Blessings Kit —Halloween psychoeducation and rituals to help you connect with your own depths, enjoy the blessings this Halloween has to offer you, and harness Halloween’s true meaning, legends, and traditions as a pathway back to yourself.
• Illuminative Tarot for Working with Trauma — This is my most popular program! Learn how to move beyond tarot spreads and use tarot in creative ways to visualize trauma narratives, organizing principles, feelings, and experiences as a supportive partner in the healing process.
• Out of the Broom Closet — Move from shame to pride in claiming your identity as a witch.  
• Through the Dream Veil — Heighten your psychic abilities by developing your own dreamwork practice.

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. 

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

On today’s episode, I have the absolute joy of talking to my friend Chloe Hurst aka The Goth Garden about psychological horror Mother! (2017) and its portrayal of what happens to mother nature’s mental health when we push her too far.

Chloe and I explore how mother earth feels when we constantly ask her for more more more. Chloe shares the mental health life and death cycles of a gardener, and how we can all do our part to make the earth a more hopeful place.

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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About Chloe Hurst

Chloe Hurst is the owner and creatrix of The Goth Garden located in Carleton Place, Ontario. 

By day, Chloe is a Director of Visual Communications for a marketing agency, while also operating her own branding design studio catered to fellow gothic and alternative businesses. Every night during gardening season you will find her elbow deep in the soil tending to her goth garden, consistently adding new dark beauties to her collection. The Goth Garden was brought to life entirely through local garden centres and Canadian online vendors, enabling Chloe to craft and share her unique vision with fellow plant lovers – quickly becoming one of the standout gardening trends of 2024.

Follow Chloe Hurst (aka The Goth Garden) 

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Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. 

Do you like my podcast logo? Chloe designed it! www.contempomint.com