Braaains

Today, we deep-dive into OCD - Obsession Compulsive Disorder - and discuss symptoms, treatment options, and the impact OCD can have on your everyday life. Our two guests include photographer Dallas Curow , who recently started sharing her story about OCD, and Farah Zerehi, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in California. She's a specialist who works with OCD patients and has OCD herse...

Today's episode is all about Aphantasia, also known as mind's eye blindness. Those with Aphantasia can't visualize scenes, people, experiences, objects, and memories, and it can impact other senses as well. This lack of mental imagery was described as early as the late 1800s, yet it has remained a relatively unstudied phenomenon until 2015, when a study first introduced the term, Aphantasia. Since...

Ahhh! Animals! On today's podcast, we're talking to Jocelyn Nand, executive director of the Family Counselling Centres in Alberta. Her work includes animal-assisted therapy with the help of her co-therapist (and dog!), Watson. We'll talk about the work that she does to help a variety of clients deal with emotional dysregulation issues, impulse control, behavioral struggles, anxiety, low self-estee...

This episode is part two of our conversation around abortion. Today we're discussing the research conducted for the Abortion Onscreen program which examines how abortion is portrayed in American popular culture. The principal investigator, Dr. Gretchen Sisson, is a research sociologist with Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at the University of California, San Francisco. She'...

With the US on the precipice of recriminalizing abortion, we're having a two-part episode on this medical procedure, the impact it has, and the importance of the right representation in media. Today's episode features an interview with Rachel Dyer, the Board of Director's Chair of Exhale Pro-Voice , an international nonprofit organization that provides non-judgmental and abortion-positive after-ab...

Today's episode deep dives into hookups and consent with Dr. Aditi Paul. We hope to dispel commonly held myths about hookup culture. We'll also discuss how sex scripts used in TV and movies affect Gen Z's sexual behaviors and influence how we think about consent. The key moments in this episode are: 00:04:09 - Dr. Aditi Paul's Background and Interest in Dating and Hookup Culture 00:08:22 - Changin...

Let's explore the world of Twins and Triplets! Graduate student, Sarah Carroll, shares details of her clinical work with twins at MSU, and Alice and Cindy deep-dive into what it's like being part of a set of triplets. Most importantly, we find out if there's such thing as having an evil twin... The key moments in this episode are: 00:09:50 - Portrayal of Twins in Media 00:12:17 - Sarah Carroll's R...

Rachelle Bensoussan and Michelle Williams of Being Here, Human challenge and deconstruct the common myths and misconceptions about grief and give new language around recognizing and honoring your own grief, and the grief of those around you. Topics include: 00:03:48 - Personal Stories of Grief 00:12:05 - Definition of Grief and Mourning 00:15:14 - Shifting Cultural Perspective on Grief 00:15:49 -...

Today's episode is all about children's brains! We're talking to our resident kid expert, Charlotte (who's six), and Behaviour Consultant, Aynsley Graham, about how children's brains develop and the importance of media literacy. The key moments in this episode are: 00:00:33 - Importance of Media Literacy for Children's Brains 00:07:51 - Advice for Grown-Ups and Emotional Well-being 00:14:27 - Chil...

Hamza Khan, author of The Burnout Gamble, speaker, and co-founder of SkillsCamp, joins us to talk about burnout – what it is, what we can do about it, and how we can recover when it happens to us. The key moments in this episode are: 00:02:43 - Impact of Stress on Burnout 00:07:25 - Personal Experience with Burnout 00:11:47 - Symptoms and Syndrome of Burnout 00:12:42 - Recognizing Burnout Indicato...

Time to talk about sleep! Clinical psychologist, Dr. Kristen Casey, explains why sleep is so important, its impact on our brains, and why, for some people, it's so elusive. Key moments in this episode are: 00:00:38 - Importance of Sleep 00:07:00 - Dr. Kristen Casey's Background 00:09:45 - Common Sleep Issues 00:11:57 - Tips for Mind Racing 00:12:38 - The Role of Anxiety in Sleep 00:14:08 - Schedul...

For the inaugural episode of Braaains, hosts Heather and Sarah Taylor discuss identity – how they see themselves, how they think others see them, and all the facets that make them who they are! Contact us: BraaainsPodcast.com Follow: @BraaainsPodcast Music: @_Deppisch_ Design: Perpetualnotion.ca Mixing/ Mastering: Tony Bao Support this show: Patreon.com/BraaainsPodcast

Hosted by sisters, Heather Taylor (writer/director) and Sarah Taylor (film and TV editor), Braaains is a new podcast exploring the inner workings of our brains and how film & television portray them. We love talking about our brains & we hope you do, too! Contact us: BraaainsPodcast.com Follow: @BraaainsPodcast Music: @_Deppisch_ Design: Perpetualnotion.ca Mixing/ Mastering: Tony Bao Support this...