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
- 532
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, with Isabel Teran
New Christmas Episode! Isabel Teran, host of "That's Bodacious Dude," and "Hearsing Around," joins to discuss the Wizard-Of-Oz adjacent Christmas special: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus."
The way we watched Christmas Specials, with Dwight's Siblings
A replay of one of my favorite Christmas Episodes, becaus eI got to record with my wonderful siblings! Amber Lopez and Christian Hurst join me to talk about the widely popular topic of the VHS tapes …
Muppet Christmas Carol with Chris Revill
Replay of the 2021 Christmas episode where Chris Revill and I discuss Muppet's Christmas Carol, possibly the best of the iterations of this classic.
Rerun 2024 Its a Wonderful Life
A replay of the 2015 Christmas Episode of the podcast. Michael Denniston, creator of great film podcasts like "War Machine Vs War Horse" and "99 from 99," joined me to record about the classic holida…
Origins of Santa, and the Santa of Marvel Comics
Replay of the episode where Sharon Blady and I discuss the roots of the Santa Claus Legend, and how Santa looks in Marvel Comics. Is he a powerful mutant? He sure is! (New Christmas Episode coming Tu…
The Snowy Day, with Chris Revill
Replay of the very popular Christmas Episode of 2020, a discussion about "The Snowy Day," holiday special, based on the book of the same name by Ezra Jack Keates.
This year's New Christmas Episode wi…
A Therapreneurial Approach to Clinical Practice, with Amity Cooper
Amity Cooper is an expert in mental health therapy & entrepreneurialism. She joins the show today to talk about how therapist's run private practices and how this affects access to care. Follow her w…
Monday Mental Tip: Reaching Out
Do we remember the trauma that those around us feel? Do we check in enough to even know about it?
Patreon Sample: No Soup For You!
Remember that episode of Seinfeld with the Soup Nazi? That character was based on a real guy! Al Yeganeh operated a soup restaurant frequented by one of the Seinfeld writers, and had the strange expe…
Inheritance: A Film about Family & Addiction, with Director Matt Moyer
Matt Moyer is a photographer, producer, and filmmaker. He is the Co-Director and Cinematographer of the Indie Documentary "Inheritance," which follows five generations of a family in Rural Ohio. 11 y…
Monday Mental Tip: How To Use Online Self-Tests
Online self-assessment tests are huge online. They can be a great tool in our own health management and improvement, but we have to use them the correct way.
Psychological Bits of "A Christmas Carol"
A dive into a few psychological elements of the story "A Christmas Carol." a story that has been popular for 181 years, probably for a reason.
To hear history episodes like this every week, along wit…
Migraine Treatment & Brain Health, with Dr Sui Wong
Dr Sui Wong is Neurological Ophthalmologist, direct care specialist in Migraine treatment, and Author. She was kind enough to join me to discuss proactive healthy behavior for the health of the brain…
Dr Mark Sullivan on Individualized Medical Treatment
Mark Sullivan MD is an Internal Medical Physician providing individual and family care at the North Virginia Family Practice. He believes in individual empowerment through relationship building and l…
Monday Mental Tip: Define Your Sobriety
What is sobriety? For those working with Compulsion or Addiction, one of the most important elements of health is finding your own goals and measures of success. Developing an individual definition o…
Patreon Sample: Marion Stokes & Thousands of VHS Tapes
Marion Stokes was a political & civil rights activist, television professional, librarian, and someone who absolutely followed her passions. From 1976 to 2012 she recorded TV for every waking hour of…
Train Your Amygdala with Anna Housley Jester
As the former Director of Content for Sesame Street, Anna Housley Juster knows the psychoeducation and mental health needs of children. As a child & adolescent therapist and author, she has continued…
Monday Mental Tip: Personal Traditions
The holidays are upon us! Look out!
Traditions & holidays can be a joy, a burden, or even kinda meh. Forging personal traditions can help to deepen joy, reduce burden, or make it less meh and a bit m…
Healing Breath Work, with Samantha Skelly
Samantha Skelly is an Master Breathwork Facilitator, Author, and the Founder & CEO of Pause Breathwork. She teaches others how to use breath as a powerful tool for stress management, emotional proces…
Monday Mental Tip: Positive Deviancy
This week's mental health tip is about Positive Deviancy: an interesting concept and a way to find a solution that already exists, but is flying under the radar.
Go to www.becauseorganization.org to…