The Broken Brain

By Popped Collar Productions

What's The Broken Brain about?

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.

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The Broken Brain episodes:

04.23.2024
Social Issues & the Individual, with Dr Sebastienne Grant
What happens when larger social issues intersect with our individual lives? We are surrounded by social, environmental, economic, and many other factors that interact with our psychology and the ability to live our lives. Dr Sebastienne Grant is a psychologist...
04.16.2024
Somatic Practices for Healing with Don St John
Dr Don St John joins the program to discuss his approach to healing from trauma and becoming a whole and healthy self. His treatment strategies include the use of Somatic Techniques to tie the mind and body together for deeper...
04.11.2024
Thursday This-Story: Lobotomobile
In the 1960s, Walter J Miller travelled around the USA performing lobotomies for the media and the public, as well as training staff in psychiatric facilities. As the inventor of the Transoptical method of lobotomy, Miller unfortunately caused thousands of...
04.09.2024
Cultural Impact of K-pop, with Sharon Blady
You know (and love) Sharon, frequent cohost and All-Things-Marvel Correspondent for The Broken Brain. She is here today to share all about K-pop, her invovlement and interest in this movement, and how it has culturally and politically had an impact...
04.02.2024
Growing Up with an Alcoholic Parent, with Christopher Morris
Christopher Morris is the author of the new book "We Are All Made of Scars," which tells the story of the extreme difficulties caused by living with his mother's alcohol addiction, and how this caused pain for him and for...
03.26.2024
Dance & Movement Therapy Training by Ande Welling, CMHC
Ande Welling is a fantastic therapist and expert in Dance & Movement Therapy. A while back she gave this wonderful training for Mental Health clinicians, and I was lucky enough to rediscover this recording I made of her presentation. ...
03.19.2024
Adventure, Eustress, and Video Games with Joe Schaeppi
Joe Shaeppi is a therapist who uses adventure and adrenaline to amplify trauma recovery. This triggers a type of stress known as Eustress, or healthy stress. He also discusses the use of technology in psychological assessment, and the research behind...
03.14.2024
Thursday Thistory: The Mario Effect
Happy Mario Day! March 10, or MAR10, is a day to remember and celebrate our favorite Italian Plumber, and his expansive squad of characters. This episode focuses on psychological benefits of approaching the world the way we play video games,...
03.12.2024
How Your Relationship with Yourself Affects You with Sheleana Aiyana
How we feel about ourselves has a powerful effect upon what choices we make, our quality of life, and the relationships we have with others. Our self-to-self relationship can amplify happiness, health, or create obstacles. The way we relate to...
03.05.2024
Violence Related Trauma with Tim Lewis
Tim Lewis is a Psychologist, Author, and Survivor of family violence. When he was 28 his father murdered his mother, and then killed himself. Tim shares the story on the podcast, and in his book "Daddy: A Son's Reckoning with...
02.28.2024
Control vs Empowerment
What makes family? How do we define connection, and what are the actions that separate those that care from those that simply claim to care? Marvel's new series Echo showcases these issues, and much more. Join Sharon and Dwight discussing...
02.20.2024
The Nocebo Effect, with Mike Bernstein
You've heard of the Placebo Effect, which is the tendency to experience improvement in disease or complication because we expect it to get better. But do you know about the Nocebo effect? Turns out we also experience negative side effects...
02.15.2024
Thursday Thistory: Crisis Help Lines
Welcome to Thursday This-story, a dive into the history of mental health practices. This is a new feature for the podcast, appearing once a month on the main feed, and every Thursday on the Patrons Only Bonus Materials. Today's Thistory...
02.13.2024
Meet Your Heroes on The Marvels
Sharon & Dwight are focused on "The Marvels" today, discussing issues like relationship repair, hope, self-image, and what it's like when your concept of someone is nudged one way or another.
02.08.2024
Life After a Traumatic Brain Injury with Kelly Tuttle
A long overdue return to the topic of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Kelly Tuttle is an advocate, expert, and author who joins the podcast to give guidance about life with TBI, including her own story of recovery and acceptance. You...
02.01.2024
Healing Through Grief with Audrey Laura White
Please be aware, this episode deals with issues related to a case of murder-suicide. Audrey Laura White is an expert in grief, loss, and major life trauma. She shares her story about coping with extreme loss due to violence, as...
01.16.2024
Moving Purposefully into 2024 with Brian Bachand
Brian Bachand is a friend of the show from way back. He is a specialist in motivation, making difficult decisions, creating plans, and aspects of how human beings experience change. He is also active in nonprofit, charity, and fundraising work...
01.09.2024
Helping Others & Community Healing, with Selwyn Jones & Liz Darden
Selwyn Jones is a Community advocate and the Uncle of George Floyd. Liz Darden is a City Councilwoman in Harrison, Arkansas, called by some "the most racist town in America." They are the founders of the Nonprofit Organization Hope929, organized...
01.02.2024
Physics & Psychotherapy with Mel Schwartz
Mel Schwartz is a Psychotherapist who applies principles of Quantum Physics in his practice. Examining dynamics of matter and energy has helped Mel to develop techniques for anxiety reduction, healing from trauma, and much more. To learn more about Mel's...
12.22.2023
Sharon & Dwight Tell Santa Stories...Including Marvel Comics?
Sharon Blady was kind enough to stop on by the virtual studio to record an episode about Santa, the myth, the legend, and why people do what they do with this tradition. Including a peek into (surprise) the world of...
12.19.2023
Ruin Your Holiday with Food & Body Issues
Holiday times are a time of food, folks, and fun. They can also be times triggering for body issues, food concerns, and Eating Disorders. Some of these feelings make us unhappy, and at a certain level can even be life-threatening. ...
12.13.2023
Age of Audio A Podcast Documentery by Shaun Michael Colon
This episode is for all you Podcast lovers and/or Podcasters out there. Shaun Michael Colon is an independent filmmaker, creator and director of the documentary "Age of Audio," now in post production. This documentary looks into the phenomenon of podcasting,...
12.04.2023
To Mom is To Love with Valerie Probstfeld
Valerie Probstfeld is a Nurse Practitioner, Author, and Host of the podcast "To Mom is To Love." Her specialty is working with issues of motherhood, including Post-Partum depression, health management, self-care, fertility, and much more. Follow her work by listening...
11.29.2023
Hiding Behind Achievement with Nick Jonssan
The pursuit of external validation, titles, or wealth can contribute to problems such as depression, anxiety, addiction, and relationship stress. It can even get in the way of achieving the goals that drove us in the first place. Nick Jonsson...
11.22.2023
Breaking Patterns and Making Hard Choices in Loki Season 2
Loki Season 2 recently became available, and you know what that means! Dwight & Sharon are back to talk about the psychological elements of this run of episodes about our favorite God of Mischief. This episode focuses on breaking toxic...
11.14.2023
Anton in Japan
Anton Wormon, @anton.injapan on Instagram, has gained a huge following online from his videos chronicling his experience renovating his home in Japan, in a place largely without renovation culture. His new book "Free Houses in Japan," tells his story of...
11.09.2023
Enjoying Comedy with Paul Morrissey
Comedian Paul Morissey joins the show today to discuss the importance of laughter, comedy, and the ways we connect through humor. He also shares his own philosophy of living and working as an artist. Among Paul's professional appearances are...
10.30.2023
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy with Chris Tittle
The use of psychedelic substances in mental health treatment has been studies for many years. Modern use of Ketamine, explored in past episodes, has become common enough to be evaluated as a best practice treatment and is beginning to gain...
10.25.2023
EMDR in Practice with Kathleen Brennan
What will it be like when I walk into my first session of Eye-Movement-Desensitization-Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy? Why would I look for this? How can it help me? This episode is a theoretical and practical description of how EMDR is conducted,...
10.02.2023
Nonprofit Work with Karly Beaumont
Karly Beaumont returns to the show to discuss the ins and outs of working in the Nonprofit field. We discuss how nonprofit organizations identify, address and solve problems, tips about working in a challenging field, and the way that Karly...
09.26.2023
Addiction representation in film with Ryan Luis Rodriguez
This is a segment that was pre-recorded for the live event for Opioid Awareness on 8/31, but was not used that day due to a time crunch. You can also view the full video of this interview on the Broken Brain...
09.21.2023
Insecure Attachment Styles with Thais Gibson
Attachment theory and understanding our own styles of attachment are foundational to mental health, and one of the most important elements of our psychology. At the same time very few people outside the mental health field talk about it, and...
09.19.2023
Diagnosing Batman Villains Part 2
Part 2 of our efforts to provide more meaningful diagnostic information for Batman's Rogue Gallery. We dive right into it this time and ask questions like: Is this villain even mentally ill? Are the stories using bias and public perception...
09.14.2023
Diagnosing Batman Villains Part 1
Happy Batman Day! Every September 16th we all (at least those who observe) celebrate the creation of Batman in 1939. Christian Hurst, widely known as Dwight's brother, joins to talk about the use of psychological disorders in the Batman stories....
09.09.2023
Batman's PTSD
It's Batman month on the Broken Brain! Watch for new Batman Mental Health episodes and video clips on social media links. To start us off, this episode is a replay of an episode from June 2022, around the release of...
09.06.2023
Fan With An E, Episode 3
This is a Patreon Exclusive episode, released in July on the Patron-Only feed. Become a supporter on Patreon to hear this and other special episodes like this one. Dalin & Dwight return to talk about the third episode of the...
08.25.2023
Relationships, Betrayal, & Healing in Secret Invasion, with Sharon Blady
Did you love Marvel's miniseries Secret Invasion? Based on online reactions you may not have... BUT that couldn't stop Sharon and Dwight from taking it apart and analyzing the psychological factors of this Comic-Book, Sci-Fi, Spy-Thriller, Character-Study of our old...
08.21.2023
Parenting Teens with Sean Donohue
A great conversation about parenting, talking to teens, and confronting our own fears and limitations. Sean Donohue brings his knowledge and infectious excitement to the show. Super fun episode! Sean is a coach and educator for all things Parenting and...
08.14.2023
The ADHD Diagnosis Experience with Alice Gendron
Diagnosis of ADHD can lead to both hope and fear. Hope in the form of knowledge, self-acceptance, and increased understanding of ourselves. Fear due adjustment, new self-concept, and social stigma aimed at neurodiverse individuals, especially when there is a lack...
08.10.2023
Cannabis Induced Psychosis with Shari Corbitt
Shari Corbitt returns to the show to discuss ongoing research into the dangers of chronic long-term use of Marijuana. With the legalization of recreational and medical cannabis, and the positive impact that it can have, some have leaned into chronic...
07.29.2023
How to Pick a Treatment Program with Marsha Stone
How should we go about picking a treatment program? For problems such as addiction, behavioral health, services for youth, adults, and so on...it can be intimidating to find a therapy or treatment option that meets our needs. Dwight and guest...
07.21.2023
David Rosen loves Stories, Creativity, and...Pets?
David Rosen is a friend, a podcaster, musician, and about to release a comedy album where he sings with his pets. So naturally he is here, because we love fun people. They are fun after all. David's...
07.14.2023
David Richards, Author of The Lighthouse Keeper
David Richards joins the podcast to discuss his novel The Lighthouse Keeper, a journey through memory, mindfulness and trauma told from the point of view of a creative young man apprenticed to a lighthouse keeper. David's writing focuses on healing...
07.10.2023
Proactive Community Mental Health with Briana Daniel
Briana Daniels is the Nursing Supervisor for the Spokane Regional Stabilization Center, a Crisis Center operated by Pioneer Human Services. She is here to tell us how her program follows through with mental health treatment for those at need, and...
07.05.2023
Dysfunctional Patterns Across the Spiderverse with Sharon Blady
Across The Spiderverse is sweeping the multiverse due to great storytelling and groundbreaking artistic style. Now Sharon & Dwight give it the Broken Brain treatment, analyzing elements of internal strife, dysfunctional coping patterns, control issues, and of course our old...
06.30.2023
Depictions of Weight in Media with Dalin Rowell
Depictions of weight in media are notoriously unhealthy, from unrealistic body-image to negative characterization of people who are larger or heavyset. Dallin Rowell joins the show to discuss the role of heavier weights in story and characters, the fat-advocacy movement,...
06.14.2023
Cognitive Behavioral Management of Pain & Opiate Addiction, with Marian Wilson
Marian Wilson, RN, PhD, joins the podcast to discuss her research into chronic pain, cognitive behavioral pain management strategies, and the interaction that pain patients have with opiate medication and opioid dependancy. If you would like to join the Broken...
06.09.2023
Combining Psychiatry & Media with Dr Akeem Sule
Dr Akeem Sule is a Psychiatrist in Essex, UK, and founder of the Black Psychiatrists Culture Club, and is a specialist in medication, treatment, and the application of psychological theory to popular culture. He has done tons of work in...
06.02.2023
Transgender History with Sophie Edwards
Sophie Edwards is a returning guest to The Broken Brain. She is an author, vocal coach, and the creator of "We Have Always Existed," a YouTube series focused on historical accounts of Gender-Fluid and Transgender individuals throughout history. Sophie joins me...
05.23.2023
Community & Found Family: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 with Sharon Blady
Sharon Blady joins to talk about the psychological elements of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3. We discuss personal community building, trauma, the dynamic of found family and the tricky balance of improving relationships and self while still accepting things...

What's The Broken Brain about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Broken Brain episodes:

Social Issues & the Individual, with Dr Sebastienne Grant

Somatic Practices for Healing with Don St John

Thursday This-Story: Lobotomobile

Cultural Impact of K-pop, with Sharon Blady

Growing Up with an Alcoholic Parent, with Christopher Morris

Dance & Movement Therapy Training by Ande Welling, CMHC

Adventure, Eustress, and Video Games with Joe Schaeppi

Thursday Thistory: The Mario Effect

How Your Relationship with Yourself Affects You with Sheleana Aiyana

Violence Related Trauma with Tim Lewis

Control vs Empowerment

The Nocebo Effect, with Mike Bernstein

Thursday Thistory: Crisis Help Lines

Meet Your Heroes on The Marvels

Life After a Traumatic Brain Injury with Kelly Tuttle

Healing Through Grief with Audrey Laura White

Moving Purposefully into 2024 with Brian Bachand

Helping Others & Community Healing, with Selwyn Jones & Liz Darden

Physics & Psychotherapy with Mel Schwartz

Sharon & Dwight Tell Santa Stories...Including Marvel Comics?

Ruin Your Holiday with Food & Body Issues

Age of Audio A Podcast Documentery by Shaun Michael Colon

To Mom is To Love with Valerie Probstfeld

Hiding Behind Achievement with Nick Jonssan

Breaking Patterns and Making Hard Choices in Loki Season 2

Anton in Japan

Enjoying Comedy with Paul Morrissey

Psychedelic Assisted Therapy with Chris Tittle

EMDR in Practice with Kathleen Brennan

Nonprofit Work with Karly Beaumont

Addiction representation in film with Ryan Luis Rodriguez

Insecure Attachment Styles with Thais Gibson

Diagnosing Batman Villains Part 2

Diagnosing Batman Villains Part 1

Batman's PTSD

Fan With An E, Episode 3

Relationships, Betrayal, & Healing in Secret Invasion, with Sharon Blady

Parenting Teens with Sean Donohue

The ADHD Diagnosis Experience with Alice Gendron

Cannabis Induced Psychosis with Shari Corbitt

How to Pick a Treatment Program with Marsha Stone

David Rosen loves Stories, Creativity, and...Pets?

David Richards, Author of The Lighthouse Keeper

Proactive Community Mental Health with Briana Daniel

Dysfunctional Patterns Across the Spiderverse with Sharon Blady

Depictions of Weight in Media with Dalin Rowell

Cognitive Behavioral Management of Pain & Opiate Addiction, with Marian Wilson

Combining Psychiatry & Media with Dr Akeem Sule

Transgender History with Sophie Edwards

Community & Found Family: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 with Sharon Blady