The Broken Brain™

Psychological Elements of the Falcon & the Winter Soldier with Sharon Blady

Sharon Blady returns to the podcast! This time we are discussing Marvel's new TV series The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, and the heavy elements of psychological development woven into that series. We discuss Trauma, amends work, recovery, trust, generational ...

Ritual and Healing with Colleen Thomas of the Shame Pinata Podcast

Colleen Thomas is an expert in rituals and rites of passage. She even started a podcast about it called Shame Piñata. She talks here about the importance of rituals and rites in our lives, and how creating your own rituals ...

Movie depictions of Disability with Kristen Lopez

Kristen Lopez is a Film and TV critic, writer, and creator and host of the Ticklish Business Podcast. She joins me on the Broken Brain to discuss the depictions, tropes, and (often) failures of Hollywood in capturing the experience and ...

Sharon Blady on Trauma Survival & Captain Marvel

Sharon Blady is the creator of Embrace Your Superpowers & Bulletproof to Stigma, and a passionate advocate for mental health and Trauma Recovery. Last time on the program she shared the concept of reframing mental health 'struggles' into harnessing them ...

Love of Music with Bernard Ennis

This week's episode is an opportunity I had to interview with Bernard Ennis, the host & creator of the Your New Favourite Song Podcast, and of the band The Ennrons. Originally this was a live broadcast on the Let's Chat ...

The Snowy Day with Chris Revill of the Let's Chat Podcast

Chris Revill of The Let's Chat Podcast joins the show once again to discuss the Holiday special The Snowy Day, based on the book by Ezra Jack Keats. We review specifically the 2016 adaptation. We have a lot of fun ...

Traumatic Brain Injury with Michael Kaplen

Michael Kaplen is an Attorney who specializes in working with those who have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), helping individuals to secure their rights and receive services addressing their injuries. Michael is also the Chair of the New York ...

Updates in Ketamine Treament with Dr. Steven Mandel & Sam Mandel

Guests today are Dr. Steven Mandel, Founder & President of Ketamine Clinics of Los Angelas and Sam Mandel, Clinic Director. Dr. Mandel is a pioneer in the use of Ketamine to treat Depression, PTSD, and more. Updates on the use ...

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) creator Dr. Steven Hayes

Dr. Stephen Hayes is the creator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which includes powerful methods for dealing with depression, anxiety, and trauma.His passion for people and his outlook on "why it's so hard to be a person," is helpful and ...

More COVID19 Chat with Josh Wood

Josh Wood returns once again so we can talk about where we are in the UK and the USA in coping with the worldwide COVID pandemic. HEADS UP, we do get a little political in this chat, we are both ...

Darryl Mansel and the Poprika Network

Darryl Mansel has created a positive and amazing culture in the Poprika Podcast and FaceBook Group, talking all things pop culture, comics, books, and films. This is a sample episode he gave me permission to share with Broken Brain listeners. ...

History of Color Podcast

This is a sample episode of the History of Color Podcast. Allegra Alvarado, host and creator of the show, gave me permission to share this episode on the Broken Brain feed. This is episode 4 of her show, and she ...

Meet Karly and Core Temp Arts

Karly Beaumont is the owner and creator of the Core Temp Arts network of podcasts. She joins me to day to tell her story. Learn more about her work at www.coretemparts.com This episode is the first in the Broken Brain's ...

Psychological Effects of the COVID19 Crisis with Josh Wood

Josh Wood returns to the show to talk about social distancing and managing healthcare needs during the pandemic. We talk about using technology to work with mental health needs, possible difficulties of isolation, and ways people cope. We are even ...

Improving Lives with Josh Wood

Josh Wood is the business manager for Improving Lives, a medical and mental health support service for patients in Nottinghamshire. Josh helps me understand the needs of the population they serve, obstacles to mental health recovery, and a little bit ...

Zack Butterfield Neurofeedback Training

This is a Continuing Education Credit (CEU) training for the Aspire Network of Counselors. Feel free to listen in as well. Zach Butterfield is a Licensed Counselor and certified in the use of Neurofeedback for psychological therapy. He was kind ...

Podcast-Mini 3: Talking about Suicide

Electro Convulsive Therapy ECT

Electro Convulsive Therapy or ECT is an important last resort in the treatment of treatment resistant depression. Mike and Dwight had the chance to sit down with the head physician over the ECT department of the University of Utah Hospital. ...

Confident Children & Conflict

Rerun of my episode about the African social service organization "Confident Children Out of Conflict," an important organization helping children. I interview Caitlin Cockroft, their publicity and social media director. Go to their website and make a donation today!

Trauma Treatment & Recovery with Candice Christiansen

A Broken Brain Classic Rerun! Our Good Buddy Candice Christiansen (owner and Clinical Director of Namaste Center for Healing) joins us to talk trauma, addiction, recovery, and healing. We discuss EDMR, Cognitive Therapy, Exposure, and BOTH of our dogs.

Steve McDonald Mindful Coloring

Illustrator Steve McDonald is the creator of the coloring books Fantastic Cities and Fantastic Structures. These books are designed particularly for adults, as an exercise in mindfulness and anxiety reduction. Complex coloring is a therapeutic tool that many therapists and ...

Walk & Talk Therapy with Clay Cockrell

Clay Cockrell is the founder of walkandtalk.com, and a psychotherapist in practice in New York City. Clay often takes his clients walking in Central Park during their sessions, combining the relaxing mindful pace of a walk in the park with ...

The Luminosity Scandal with Chris Revill

Rerun of my interview with Chris about the scandal Luminosity got itself into a couple years back by making outlandish claims about brain health. Be sure to tune in for new Broken Brain episodes next month!

Buck the Trucker's Therapist

A rerun of my interview with Buck Black, the therapist who specializes in therapy for Truckers. New Episodes of the Broken Brain are coming soon, along with some special projects. Thanks for listening to these classic episode this month.

Why We Love Conspiracies

Dr. Daniel Jolley joins me to discuss his groundbreaking research in the area of Conspiracy Theories. Dr. Jolley is a Psychologist, faculty at Staffordshire University, who studies the psychological dynamic of being drawn to theories of conspiracy. Daniel talks about ...