Shrink Tank Podcast

If you had to describe 2017 in one word, what would it be? This year in the world of pop culture took everyone by surprise, and our panelists break down the most memorable moments. Today's episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast includes our panel of Shrinks discussing the psychological themes of pop culture. These themes include political anxiety, cultural division, and speaking out against injustice.

 

 

"The one thing I'm hopeful for is that millennials and other younger people, as well as women, are jumping into politics and leadership. The old way of thinking needs to die out."

 

In our Being Human segment, a new study compares the performances of elite male and female tennis players. These recent findings revealed that men were more likely than women to buckle under pressure during intense match moments. One possible explanation they cited was cortisol levels, the stress level tends to increase more rapidly in men than in women. Those spikes can hurt performance. This week's article inspired our Shrinks to discuss the evolutionary perspectives of the fight-or-flight response for each gender.

 

And lastly, we reveal our 2017 Champion of Mental Health. This year's winner was John Green, who was recognized for his sensitivity and advocacy of mental health awareness and change. His works, inspired by his own struggles with mental health, reflect a real and honest perspective of why mental health advocacy matters.

 

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Why is Santa #FAKENEWS? We've noticed that parents seem to lie to their kids around the holidays. So in response, we're debunking the dishonesty of parenting in the holidays. Is it a good thing? A bad thing? If you're a parent, should you do it? Today's episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast includes our panel of Shrinks exchanging their favorite memories of crazy family dysfunction that undoubtedly follow the holidays.

 

 

"My father and my step-mother decided to take us to nudist hot spring on Christmas Day."

 

In our Being Human segment, we switch gears to a more serious topic. This week's article inspired our Shrinks to discuss the level of confusion that men have associated with sexual consent and sexual interest. This study touches on the factors of how far along people were in a sexual interaction, the past sexual experience between the studied pairs and even myths about rape. Our panel of Shrinks uses the current climate of sexual assault and harassment claims as a catalyst to discuss the importance of highlighting a call for change.

 

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The Disaster Artist is a film based on the book by Greg Sestero,  starring brother duo James Franco and Dave Franco. This story tells the tale of the making of the infamous film, The Room. Today's podcast highlights the panels expectations and hopes for The Disaster Artist but also inspires a conversation about our favorite pop culture guilty pleasures. We divulge our favorite movies that are so bad, they're good.

 

"The Room" has reached cult-favorite status, gaining passionate fans similar to those of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

 

In our Being Human segment, we discuss why major technology moguls limit their children's screen time and send them to anti-tech schools. Our panel of Shrinks discusses how those who spend the most time with technology fully grasp its dark side, and could lead to higher risks of depression and suicide in kids.

 

In our Doctor's Orders segment, Dr. Emma Kate Wright recommends Keith Urban's new song, Female, Dr. Frank Gaskill recommends a positive habit-forming app, Habitica and Jonathan Hetterly recommends R.E.M's remastered version of Automatic for the People. 

 

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Don't forget to vote for the [highlight color='#ffffff' background_color='#f7c520']2017 Champion of Mental Health.[/highlight] Learn more about the nominees here.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Shrink Tank Podcast!

Our podcast panelists are thankful for our awesome listeners, and appreciate their consideration as we take the week off of regular posting to enjoy the holiday. In lieu of a new episode, today's podcast will feature a special throwback episode from 2015.

Keeping with the festive nature of the holiday, our then-panel of Shrinks discuss what they love about Thanksgiving. Throughout this conversation, our Shrinks talk about family, quality time, Thanksgiving traditions.

Despite the happy conversation revolving around traditions, our Shrinks also discuss the darker side of Thanksgiving with Black Friday and family dysfunction.

 

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Join our 2015 edition of Shrink Tank podcast contributors Rachel Kitson,  Frank Gaskill and Jonathan Hetterly as they discuss this week's trending topic.

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"Wonder" is a touching film inspired by the novel by R.J. Palacio, following a young boy with Treacher Collins. Treacher Collins is a syndrome that changes the bone-structure of the face, resulting in facial differences. This movie, featuring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay, is using the box office to raise awareness for how these facial differences result in social and emotional challenges for someone.

Despite raising awareness, "Wonder" highlights the importance of the psychological elements of post-traumatic growth and resiliency.

Throughout this episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast, our panel of Shrinks gives homage to "Wonder" by discussing their own serious and funny examples of post-traumatic growth and resilience. These stories inspire a discussion on how social support, a sense of humor and the right mindset all aid in post-traumatic growth and being resilient.

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In our Being Human segment, we discuss the findings of how being too intelligent can impact your leadership skills. Our panelists discuss the differences between IQ scores in comparison with emotional intelligence, communication styles, and other information processing.

In lieu of our Doctor's Orders segment, we discuss Shrink Tank's six nominees for the 2017 Champion of Mental Health.

To be nominated, a candidate had to have gone public with their personal connection to mental illness or traumatic experiences and have used their celebrity status for advocacy and awareness.

In other words, it wasn’t just about them sharing a struggle, but also steps they had taken—or were taking—to manage their mental health.

Cast your vote and learn more about the nominees here or vote below:

Join our Shrink Tank podcast contributors Emma Kate Wright, Frank Gaskill and Jonathan Hetterly as they discuss this week's trending topic.

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Ever feel like American politics are all part of a television plot? It's been one year since Donald Trump was elected and we can't help but feel like some of the members of Trump's administration are just as ridiculous as some characters in our favorite guilty-pleasure shows. This episode will discuss the last year's political debacles in review, including which actors and actresses we would cast in the show.

 

Who would play Trump? Which crazy events would make the cut?

 

 

Throughout this episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast, our panel of Shrinks discuss how we feel like we're all involved in this crazy reality show.

In our Being Human segment, we discuss the findings of how brain scans can show which people are more likely to commit suicide.

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Join our Shrink Tank podcast contributors Emma Kate Wright, Frank Gaskill and Jonathan Hetterly as they discuss this week's trending topic.

 

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Why do smart people do dumb things? Recording this podcast the morning after Halloween inspired a conversation about how regretting decisions. This episode will discuss the psychology of stupid moments, regret, embarrassing memories and why even the smartest people, like our Shrinks, are susceptible to doing dumb things. Throughout this episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast, our panel of Shrinks bare their most embarrassing moments.

 

 

In our Being Human segment, we discuss the findings of Harvey Weinstein, consent, abusing power and even the #MeToo Movement.

 

 

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Join our Shrink Tank podcast contributors Emma Kate Wright, Frank Gaskill and Jonathan Hetterly as they discuss this week's trending topic.

 

Session with the Shrinks too short? Check out our last episode here.

 

This podcast was sponsored by Pixel Eyewear. Use code SHRINKTANK at check out for $5 off your first order.

Our 100th podcast gets downright strange! Our celebratory episode nods to the upcoming Stranger Things 2 premiere with our conversation focusing on the Strangest Things in pop culture, as well as our personal and professional lives. Throughout this episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast, our panel of Shrinks get contemplative, personal, and as usual, strange.

In our Being Human segment, we discuss the recent findings of how fear influences the way that both liberal and conservative views are formed as well how talking to a chatbot, known as Woebot, reduces the likelihood of depression.

 

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Join our Shrink Tank podcast contributors Emma Kate Wright, Frank Gaskill and Jonathan Hetterly as they discuss this week's trending topic.

 

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As promised, the Psych Weasel photograph. #TBT

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One of the best things about Fall? Scary movies of course! One of our favorites is sci-fi classic and sequel, Aliens. On this week’s episode of the Blew My Mind Podcast, we’re talking the beloved sequel Aliens. On this episode, you’ll hear the opinions of co-stars and Shrink Tank contributors Dr. Melissa Miller, Dr. Craig Pohlman and Dr. Frank Gaskill. Listen in as they discuss their first time watching Aliens, James Cameron’s directing, and their favorite quotes from the movie.

Blew My Mind is where Shrink Tank contributors discuss their personal experiences with pop culture. Their last podcast can be found here.

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Scrunchies. Legwarmers. Big Hair! That's right. Throughout this episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast, our panel of Shrinks travel back in time to discuss the nostalgia of the '80s.

Whether or not you want to believe it, the '80s are coming back in full force. From Stranger Things and other television shows and movies, to trends in fashion and hair styling. Even trends in current pop music have sounds of nostalgia. Before the Shrinks take a trip down memory lane with '80s nostalgia, they dive into their Being Human segment.

These topics include the implications of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) through the notion of how a majority of first-year college students believe their friends have more fun than they do as well as the psychological differences between lucky people and unlucky people. 

 

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Join our Shrink Tank podcast contributors Emma Kate Wright, Frank Gaskill and Jonathan Hetterly as they discuss this week's trending topic.

Session with the Shrinks too short? Check out our last episode here.