In the next minute of the show, we look at a scene in the 2017 film, The Year of Spectacular Men, and discuss some of the things that come up with interracial dating / relationships.  Communication (or rather miscommunication) is part of any relationship and when we are vulnerable in intimate relationships, sometimes things in our heritage and upbringing can get highlighted.  Sometimes we forget the we are unique people and our partners can't read our minds and don't know all the things that make up our backgrounds.

In this next episode, we look not only at the next minute of the 2017 film, The Year of Spectacular Men, but also touch on race, ethnicity, and complications when it comes to depictions in the media as well as in Western medicine (which does not have the best track record when it comes to how people from non-Western cultures are sometimes thought of).  The more we can hopefully discuss these kind of topics frankly and openly, the more awareness we will hopefully have a society in being able to confront differences that separate us. 

In this next episode of the show, we look at minute 42 of the 2017 film, The Year of Spectacular Men, and discuss adulting!  Yes, all tat boring stuff like paying bills, making and keeping appointments, taking responsibility for your actions and decisions, etc.  These are skills that need to be cultivated and learned like anything else, and there really is no age limit on learning them.

In this next episode, we touch on the next minute of the 2017 film, The Year of Spectacular Men, in which the main character, Izzy has loaded up on 4 cups of coffee by 6:30 AM after an unexpected sexual encounter and bursts into the room of her still sleeping sister and her sister's boyfriend to debrief.  Needless to say, they are less than amused.  We discuss what might be an obvious phenomena - drinking too much coffee can make one wired ... but discuss some aspects of physiology when it comes to stimulating substances (like caffeine) as well as the at times complex and often misunderstood interplay between anxiety and inattention (which are often found together).

Happy New Year! In this next minute of the show, we are looking at a continuation of episode 39 which introduced the topic of discussing sex education in the context of the 2017 film, The Year of Spectacular Men - in this next minute, we build on that topic and discuss some of the awkwardness when it comes to discussing this basic aspects of human existence of which much is discussed ... but often in hushed tones or with stammering, stuttering phrases, much like this minute, in which Izzy and her current spectacular man, Logan, have sex for the first time in a rather awkward but comical fashion,

In this next episode of the show, we are looking at the minute 39 of The Year of Spectacular Men, when Izzy and Logan, the next spectacular man, hook up, leading to a discussion on talking about safe sex in a health care context.

In this next minute of the show, we look at a segment of The Year of Spectacular Men (2017) where the main character plays down a complement.  We talk a little about that and hopefully raise some questions and get some thinking going beyond the traditional notion of denying complements as being a sign of poor self esteem (certainly possible but a very Western culture viewpoint).

In this next minute of our show, we discuss an aspect of communication illustrated in the next minute of the 2017 film, The Year of Spectacular Men, where the main character, Izzy used an acronym that even her sister and boyfriend didn't quite know.  How does one keep up with the latest lingo that younger generations are using?  That's what we're discussing today!

We're back after a summer hiatus!  Happy fall, and join as we get back to the next minute on the show looking at the 2017 movie, The Year of Spectacular Men, as our protagonist gets distracted by a hamburger on a tray while her sister, Sabrina, is trying in vain to give her job interview tips ... leading to a discussion on attention (or, rather, inattention), a very common issue in mental health.  In fact, almost all major mental health concerns have problems with attention as a core symptom.  Developmentally, there is also much to consider, as our ability to focus on what is in front of us does get better as our brain matures into adulthood (though that may not be until the late 20s or early 30s in many people).  That means for most young adults (like Izzy in this case), there is a developmental angle that should also be considered.

In this next episode, we look at the next minute of the 2017 film, The Year of Spectacular Men, where the main character's sister, Sabrina, is trying to get her older sister, Izzy, to leave the house, leading to a discussion on some aspects of clinical depression that often make engaging in aspects of day to day life difficult - low energy and motivation, loss of pleasure, feelings of guilt, social isolation (sometimes self imposed), cognitive and motor slowing - as well as initial things to do about it if you or someone you know happens to be in the midst of a depressive episode.