The Broken Brain
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.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 533
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Helping Others through Creativity with Ivan Infante
Today's episode covers avoiding burnout, creativity and creative writing, emotional and legal issues related to immigration, and how doing for others helps us to develop ourselves more effectively th…
Computer Assisted Therapy History and Research with Dr Jesse Wright
Dr Jesse Wright is a college professor, researcher, therapist, and psychopharmacologist. He has been a pioneer in the field of technological innovation in the field of mental health treatment, especi…
Hope in Times of Pandemic & Economic Worries with Josh Wood
Josh Wood is the Business Manager for the nonprofit Improving Lives, and The Broken Brain's official correspondent for Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG3 4QA.
In this episode we discuss some of the psy…
Hawkeye Has Imposter Syndrome
In the 1970s a couple of psychologists (Dr Pauline Rose Clance & Dr Suzanne Imes) coined the term Imposter Syndrome. Then in 2021 Marvel Studios created the TV series Hawkeye.
Many things actually h…
How Encanto addresses PTSD with Abi Perez
Abi Perez returns to the podcast to discuss the cultural and psychological lessons learned form the Disney film Encanto, which Dwight cannot watch or without crying. We discuss how each character add…
Strength-Based Psychology
Sharon Blady, MCU expert, former Health Minister, and Superhero of the Broken Brain, joins me yet again. This time we are talking some more nuts-and-bolts treatment planning for how to reframe your m…
Eating and diet habits to help Bipolar Disorder with Chris Aiken, MD
What we eat influences our psychological health, even more than we previously thought. Dr Chris Aiken joined me to discuss how certain diets help with the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder and other Mood …
Spiderman No Way Home with Sharon Blady
International podcast law requires all shows to do an episode on the new SpiderMan movie, and now it's our turn!
Sharon Blady, mental health advocate and super hero, is here for it. We talk trauma, h…
We Don't Want to Be Productive
For those who marked the beginning of the New Year last week, this is a time for goal setting and getting a jump on organization and self-improvement. So naturally I put off editing and releasing thi…
Ian & Eshom Nelms, creators of the movie "Fatman"
The Muppets Christmas Carol
THE NEW CHRISTMAS EPISODE!!! Finally 2021 has culminated in our first NEW holiday episode.
Chris Revil joined me to discuss The Muppets and Christmas, in particular looking at the 1992 classic Chris…
Broken Chat Ep 5 West Wing Trauma
Twice a month "The Broken Brain" joins "Let's Chat with Chris Revill" to create the Patreon-only show: "The Broken Chat!"
This is a free sample of what you may be missing in the patron feed. In addit…
Rerun of Surviving Holiday & Relationship Stuff
Rerun of a Holiday Episode from 2015 where Clinical Social Worker Lee Messersmith joins the podcast to discuss skillful navigation of family and other relationships during the holidays.
Christmas Specials: What Are They Anyway?
RERUN where you can win a PRIZE. Chris Revill and I got together in 2015 and talked about TV Christmas Specials and our experiences with them.
Respond to the question in the intro in order to win a p…
Its a Wonderful Rerun
RERUN of my episode focused on the 1946 Frank Capra classic film "It's a Wonderful Life." Michael Denniston, host of 99 for 99, True Bromance Podcast, and War Machine vs War Horse, joins me.
Holiday Survival Tip & The Plan for Next Week
Over the next week you will be hearing RERUNS and NEW STUFF. There are 2 NEW Holiday themed episodes that will drop close to Traditional Christmas Day (in the US at least), December 25th. Before that…
Sam Led Part 2
Sam Led, Intuitive Coach, Trauma Survivor, and SNG (Super Nice Guy) returns to the show. Go back and listen to our first discussion if you missed that one. Today we talk about why Sam is not a fan of…
Supporting Those in Treatment with Rosie Allen and Josh Woods
Rosie Allen & Josh Woods are two members of Improving Lives, a UK based nonprofit helping people to access Mental Health services. They join the show to discuss ways to approach people who may feel b…
Whats Gratitude got to do, got to do with it?
It's US Thanksgiving, and in Broken Brain Tradition we are busting out an episode on the use and effects of gratitude on psychological health. We discover some deeper insights into what gratitude mea…
Loki with Sharon Blady
The Loki series from Marvel Studios is pretty fantastic, but what can two mental health nerds discover hidden within its storyline? Turns out it is quite a bit. We discuss redemption, narcissism, sel…