What Can Villainy Teach Us About Empathy? ft. a Superhero Psychologist (Dr. Drea Letamendi)

What makes super villains' stories important? Can you grieve something that didn't actually happen? Are you still a hero if you've never won a single battle? Welcome back to Season Three! To kick off an outstanding season, we welcome back a good friend of our show, Dr. Andrea Letamendi, to chat about The Joker, Loki, WandaVision, and unpacking the "could've been"s during the pandemic. Dr. Drea Letamendi is a licensed psychologist and behavioral health consultant who educates the world on mental health through the lens of pop culture, specializing in trauma work, crisis response, and suicide prevention. She hosts the Arkham Sessions podcast; she helps studios create fictional characters with authentic psyches. She's really cool.