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Popcorn Psychology — 152 episodes
Now & Then: The Psychology of Growing Up
ET: Aliens, Sibling Relationships and Keys
A Knight's Tale: Self-Determination, Chosen Family and Self Care
What About Bob!: Differential Diagnosing & Egotistical Therapists
Bridget Jones's Diary: Undiagnosed ADHD in Adult Women & Dating
Muppets Christmas Carol: Attachment Wounds & Values
The Family Stone: Grief, Family Dynamics, Meredith.
Sinners: Systemic Trauma & Musical Healing
KPop Demon Hunters: Identity, Shame, and Healing Connections
The Neverending Story: Identity, Grief, & Healing Through Stories
The Last of Us LIVE at FanExpo Chicago 2025
Thunderbolts Panel Live from FanExpo Chicago 2025
Big Fish: Having a Complicated Relationship With Your Parent
Moonstruck: Identity Crises and Relationships
Thunderbolts*: What Happens When Trauma Gets Superpowers?
Godzilla Minus One: Moral Injury & Collective Trauma
Starship Troopers: Adolescent Development & Propaganda
Inside Out 2: The Impact of Anxiety
My Big Fat Greek Wedding & Enmeshment
A Christmas Story: Kids & Their Parents
Home Alone: Family Issues, Holiday Stress, and KEVIN!!!
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer: Accepting What Makes You Different
House of the Dragon Live at Fan Expo Chicago 2024 with Dr. Vanessa Hintz
Addams Family Values: Stunted Development, Anti-Social Traits, and Family Systems
Nope: Sibling Dynamics & Dissociation
District 9: Dehumanization, Empathy, and Forced Perspective Change
The Breakfast Club: Parental Influence & Societal Roles w/ Molly McAleer
Jumanji & Trauma Reactions
Princess Mononoke & Values
Portrait of a Lady on Fire: Autonomy & Actualization
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: Arrested Development, Egocentrism, and Facing your Shadow
Arrival: Communication & Existentialism
Barbie: What Was I Made For?
Saltburn: Antisocial Personality Disorder & Dysfunctional Families
Never Been Kissed: Neurodivergence & Predatory Relationships
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Why You Need Your Memories
Seinfeld & Festivus: Trauma & Personality Disorders
Jingle All the Way and Being a Present Parent
Fried Green Tomatoes: Identity & Chosen Family
Whiplash: Tough Love vs Abuse
The Shining: Domestic Violence, PTSD, & The Psychology of Kubrick
The Addams Family: Psychopathy and Enmeshment
Special Live Episode from FanExpo Chicago 2023
Inception with Dr. Isaac Taitz: Consciousness, Dreaming, & Shame
Wakanda Forever: Layers of Grief
Up w/ Raiders of the Lost Podcast!
The Mummy: Why Do People Go On Adventures??
Spider-Man No Way Home: Corrective Experiences, Grief, & Empathy
A Goofy Movie: Parenting Styles & Parenting Teens
Fantastic Mr. Fox: Narcissistic Personality Disorder & Its Impact on Family Dynamics
LOTR: The Return of the King - Chosen Family, Purpose, & Heroism
Terminator 2: Schizoaffective Disorder & Normalized Criminal Behavior
Everything Everywhere All at Once: Intergenerational Trauma & Nihilism
500 Days of Summer: Situationships, Adjustment, and Depression
Thank You For Smoking: Gaslighting, Moral Flexibility, & Work/Life Balance
The Grinch: Holidays, PTSD, and Situational Triggers
Bonus Episode: Interview with the creators of The Retaliators
Hook: Anxiety, Parenting, & Cluster B Diagnoses
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Ecological Grief, Individuation, and Internal Family Systems
Reservation Dogs: The Impact of Suicide and Grief Within a Community
Coraline: Neglectful Parents, Under-stimulated Children, & Grooming
Hocus Pocus: The Importance of Listening to Children
Encanto: Perfectionism, Co-Dependency, & Intergenerational Trauma
Inside Out: Why Do We Have Feelings?
Moonrise Kingdom: The Idea of the Emotionally Disturbed Child
The Batman: Identity, Loss, and Betrayal w/ Special Guest Dr. Travis Langley
Marvel and Mental Health Panel Live at Fan Expo Chicago 2022
Gone Girl: Betrayal, Identity Development, & The Cool Girl
Stranger Things: Trauma, Grief, and Dissociation Live at Fan Expo
Brokeback Mountain: Trauma, Anger, and Homophobia w/Special Guest Patrick Serrano
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar: The Power of Community
Casino Royale: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Attachment, and Trauma
Crazy Rich Asians: Culture Shock, Families, & Marriage
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Confidence, Grief, and Empowerment
Pride and Prejudice and Anxiety
Frozen 1&2: Empowerment & Self Acceptance w/Special Guest Dr. Shelly Clevenger
The Fellowship of the Ring: Shame, Dissociation, and Trauma Bonds w/ Special Guests the Southgate Media Group
Ghostbusters: Psychology Experiments, Social Skills, & The Innovation Mindset
The Babadook: Complicated Grief, Sleep Deprivation Psychosis, and Parental Burnout w/Special Guest Kristen Meinzer
Mrs. Doubtfire: Couples Dynamics, Divorce, and Resourcing
Black Panther: Family Secrets, Representation, and Socio-Cultural Wellness w/ Capes on the Couch and Pop Mythology
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Grief w/ Special Guests Symptom Media
Wandavision: Grief, EMDR, and Attachment Trauma
Spirited Away: Trust And Empowerment
The Birdcage and The Power of Authenticity
Midsommar: Panic Disorder, Narcissism, & Cults
Sleep Talking: Generational Trauma and the Creative Process w/ Director Jess Costa
Return of the Jedi: Jungian Archetypes, Attachment, Communication and More w/ Special Guest Dr. Kirk Honda
Basic Instinct: A Case of Fake Psychology
The Departed: Dual Identities, Bad Movie Therapy, and Police Mental Health w/ Special Guest Officer Al
Hunger Games Mockingjay 1&2: Ongoing Trauma, Dissociation, and The Dark Triad
Love and Basketball: Adjustment Disorder, Identity, and Vulnerability
Sleepless in Seattle: Parenting, Dating, & Emotional Cheating
Easy A: Teen Identity, Emerging Sexuality, and Helping Teens
Us: An Interdisciplinary Analysis with The Seers of Ardham
Elf: Cultural Norms, Work/Life Balance, & The Holiday Spirit
While You Were Sleeping: Interpersonal Skills, Families, & The Holidays
V for Vendetta: Complex Trauma and Conspiracy Theories
Practical Magic: Generational Trauma, Acceptance, Identity
Scream: Post-Traumatic Growth, Anti-Social Personality Disorder, and Folie a Deux
The Haunting of Hill House Ep6: Grief, Suicide, and Family Issues
Get Out: Hypnosis, Racism, and Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Coronavirus Psychology: A Crossover with Thank You for Spieling
The Wiz: Anxiety, Depression, and Cultural Identity
But I'm A Cheerleader: Conversion Therapy, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Trauma Responses, Uprisings, and Systems of Oppression
Beauty and the Beast: Depression in Men, Cluster B Disorders, and Stockholm Syndrome
Mental Health Avengers Episode 2: Age of Access Part 2
Mental Health Avengers Episode 2: Age of Access Part 1
Joker: Bipolar with Psychotic Features, Trauma in Chronic Mental Illness, and BioPsychoSocial Assessment
Cruel Intentions: Boundaries, Consent, & Manipulation
Love Actually: Cheating, Grief Recovery, and Boundary Setting
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Identity Crises, Societal Role Pressures, and Abusive Families
Matilda: Attachment, Parenting, and Protective Factors
The Dark Knight: Traumatic Brain Injury, Identity, & Burnout
Mental Health Avengers: The Battle to End Stigma
Black Swan: Psychosis, Sexual Abuse, and Environmental Factors
IT Chapter 1: Fear, Avoidance, Factitious Disorder, and Child Abuse
Fight Club: Dissociative Identity Disorder Vs Psychosis, Insomnia, and Toxic Masculinity
The Hunger Games: Fascism, Generational Trauma, and Maladaptive Coping Strategies
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Substance Abuse, Susbtance Induced Disorders, and Motivational Interviewing
The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood: Alcohol Abuse, Emotional Instability, and Generational Trauma
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Heroism, Resilience, and Secret Keeping
The Empire Strikes Back: Mentoring, Manipulation, and Complicated Relationships
Step Brothers: Emotional Maturity, Parenting in Blended Families, and Therapist Portrayals in the Media
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - Manipulation, Grooming, and Gaslighting LIVE at Chicago Podcasters Unite Festival
Avengers Infinity War and Endgame: Examining different responses to Grief and Loss
The Princess Bride: Grief, Loss, and Revenge Fantasies
Harry Potter and Psychology: Years 5 & 6 - PTSD and Personality Disorders
Heathers: Bullying, Suicide, and Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Ten Things I Hate About You: Romantic Relationships, Family Relationships, and Adjustment Disorder. A Fan Choice Valentine's Special 2019!
Mean Girls: Personality Disorders Live at Women in Podcasting Festival
It's a Wonderful Life: Persistent Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, and Existentialism
The Incredible Hulk: Anxiety, Anger, and Dissociative Trauma w/ Special Guests Capes on the Couch
Silver Linings Playbook and Bipolar: Live at SMGPM4
Fantastic Beasts: Child Abuse, Identity, and Social Functioning
Halloween: Conduct Disorder, Dissociative Trauma, and ACES
Psycho: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Enmeshment, and Sexual Abuse
The Sixth Sense: Child Therapy, Psychosis, and Multiculturalism
Harry Potter and Psychology: Years 1-4
Batman Begins: Grief, Identity Reformation, and Survivor's Guilt
Captain America Civil War -Family Dynamics, Anger and Identity
Fatal Attraction and Borderline Personality Disorder
Shutter Island: Dissociation, Ethics, Psychoses, and Trauma
Logan: Depression, PTSD, and Caregiver Fatigue
Anchorman and Personality Disorders
The Family Dynamics of Call Me By Your Name
A Wrinkle in Time: Grief, Depression, and Finding Your Way
Fifty Shades of Grey: Fact, Fiction, and Reality of BDSM and Relationships
Trauma and Star Wars: The Last Jedi
An Introduction to Popcorn Psychology
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