Popcorn Therapy

We are going strong with 🌈Pride Month for today's episode! Chelsey and Shade are gushing over their faves in Bottoms (2023). They have a little melting pot of themes their covering today such as power dynamics and changes in friendship. Please join the lads for this fun episode.   Bottoms was written and directed by Emma Seligman, and co-written by Rachel Sennott.   The cast includes Rachel Senno...

This week on Popcorn Therapy, the girlies are back from vacay and ready to celebrate 🌈Pride Month! Hop on your motorcycle and join Shade and Chelsey as they kick it on the west coast for The Kids Are All Right (2010).  Chill out and be about the good vibes as they discuss relationships, desire, toxic masculinity trash bags, and how to behave like a cat. The Kids Are All Right was written and dire...

As we wave goodbye to Shade's birthday month, the girls also want to make sure they're viewing movies featuring Asian voices since May is also AAPI month. Put on your best dress and join Chelsey and Shade for Crazy Rich Asians. They're covering familial relationship dynamics, infidelity, and of course romantic relationships!   Crazy Rich Asians was written by Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim, and Kevin...

Today is an absolutely remarkable day on Popcorn Therapy because today is Shade's birthday🎉! So please come and take an elevator ride to a secret underground lab with us as we discuss They Cloned Tyrone in the heart of gemini season. We get into it all: community, the MOVE bombing, identity, trauma, and is that really what Kiefer Sutherland looks like now? They Cloned Tyrone is written and direct...

On this week's episode of the pod, we're continuing with Shade's birthday month picks. Join Chelsey and Shade as they take on the classic hit His Girl Friday (1940). In this episode they discuss relationship dynamics, gender roles, and politics.   His Girl Friday was written by Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht, and Charles MacArthur   The cast includes Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene L...

This week Shade and Chelsey are going back, so far back we're in black and white. Join Popcorn Therapy at the dance in an asylum for The Snake Pit (1948).  Shade and Chelsey get shuffled from ward to ward as they discuss PPD, electroconvulsive therapy, babydolls, attachment injuries, and mean nurses. The Snake Pit was written by Frank Partos, Millen Brand, Arthur Laurents, and Mary Jane Ward. It w...

We are blasting off Shade's birthday month and taking the pod to space with Gravity (2013). Chelsey and Shade will be talking through the impacts of spaceflight on mental health, grief, and how to keep your cool with a breathwork exercise on today's episode.     Gravity was co-written by Alfonso Cuarón and Jonas Cuarón. It was directed by Alfonso Cuarón.   The cast includes Sandra Bullock, George...

This week, hop in the yellow Volkswagen bus and take a roadtrip with Shade and Chelsey as we discuss Little Miss Sunshine (2006).  Join us as we talk about being a teenager, family dynamics, joining the airforce, and trigger warning: suicide. Little Miss Sunshine was written by Michael Arndt. It was directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The cast includes Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg...

On this week's episode, Chelsey and Shade make sure that we don't panic talking about Don't Worry Darling (2022). Join them as they talk about intuition, self-trust, codependency, and how *trigger warning* abuse can present in a relationship. Don't Worry Darling was directed by Olivia Wilde And written by Katie Silverman. The cast includes Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, Kik...

Are you ready to join the dark web's #1 rated reality murder show or will you descend into delulu? Embark on a 30 day challenge with Shade and Chelsey as they discuss Self Reliance (2023). Don't forget to have someone shadow you as we discuss the most terrifying way to walk backwards, experiential exploration, and how Shade should definitely try out for Survivor. Jeff Probst, hit us up! Self Relia...

Hey y'all! Chelsey and Shade will be releasing their episode on Self-Reliance tomorrow, April 11th. Be here or be super square! We appreciate your patience and are excited for the latest episode.

Join us next week for our episode on Self Reliance (now streaming on Hulu)!

Hey there! This week on Popcorn Therapy, Shade and Chelsey are taking us back to the before-times, aka 2019, with The Farewell. We're chatting all about identity and immigration, generational differences, and family secrets.   Written and directed by Lulu Wang   The cast includes Shuzhen Zhao, Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Yongbo Jiang, Diana Lin.   Catch us next week for our episode on Self-Reliance (2023)....

Welcome to Popcorn Therapy, where this week Shade and Chelsey are hitting a Valley party to rap about all the Bettys and Baldwins in Clueless (1995). Go Jeepin with us as we discuss sense of self, developing values, step-brother lovin, and a touch of mommy issues. Clueless was written and directed by Amy Heckerling. The cast includes Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd, Don...

Continuing on from last week's celebration, Shade and Chelsey's wonderful buds, Kelly and Dylan, return to finish the second half of Barbie (2023).  In this episode we discuss feminism, the psychological impact of living under patriarchy, and....where are all of the horses? Also, Happy Women's History Month!   Barbie was written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach. It was directed by Greta Gerwig. T...

This week on a very special episode of Popcorn Therapy, it's our anniversary! Celebrate two years of Popcorn Therapy with Shade, Chelsey, and our amazing friends Kelly and Dylan as we get dolled up and discuss the first half of Barbie (2023).  Join us as we take the portal to Barbieland to talk about playing with dolls, thoughts of death, kid logic, and perfectionism with a serving of gender rolls...

Ayyy, it's the last week of Black History Month and Chelsey's birthday month takeover. This week the lads are covering The Blackening (2022) on Popcorn Therapy. Join them as they discuss personality changes, racist tropes, and changes in friendship dynamics over the years in today's episode.   The Blackening was written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins   Directed by Tim Story   The cast include...

Let's groove tonight as Chelsey and Shade take Popcorn Therapy back to the 70's for Chelsey's birthday takeover month. That's right, we're covering The Nice Guys (2016). We investigate a tale of sex, murder, porn stars, guns in cookie jars, mermaids, and Yoohoo. So join us as Shade takes us through sadness, self-forgiveness, substance dependency, and harm reduction. Remember, don't say "and stuff"...

Happy Valentine's Day! Chelsey, our birthday girl, brought us back to the hit Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). In this week's episode, Chelsey and Shade discuss the to-dos and not-to-dos to heal from a break-up. They also talk about how to support a loved one who is managing depression, and how to open up a discussion about intimacy with your partner.   Forgetting Sarah Marshall was Written by Ja...

Welcome to Chelsey's birthday takeover month at Popcorn Therapy! Chelsey has the esteemed honor to share her month with Black History Month, so we are starting off strong with the anti-capitalist classic Sorry to Bother You (2018). Join us and everyone else on the picket line as we discuss existentialism, class disparity, systemic racism, and how we hope you just have a spectacular year, a real co...

On this week's episode of Popcorn Therapy, Shade and Chelsey are bringing back the nostalgia with 1995 hit, Jumanji. Join the lads as they discuss healing from childhood trauma, grief, and the impact on community.    Jumanji was written by Jonathon Hansleigh, Greg Taylor, snd Jim Strain. Based on a book by Chris Van Allsburg.   It was directed by Joe Johnston   The cast includes Robin Williams, Bo...

We've got a long journey into the world of lobbying this week on Popcorn Therapy. This week Shade and Chelsey are joined by friend of the pod Sandra (also known as the designer of our beautiful podcast popcorn art) as we discuss the 2005 satire Thank You for Smoking. So light up as we take a deep dive into the psyche of cigarette lobbyist Nick Naylor. Thank You for Smoking was written originally b...

Today's episode is keeping the sisterhood vibes going with this iconic 90s classic, Thelma & Louise (1991). Chelsey and Shade dive into what empowerment can look like, and the search for freedom.   Thelma & Louise was written by Callie Khouri & Ridley Scott   It was directed by Ridley Scott   The cast includes Geena Davis, Susan Sarando, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Brad Pitt, and Ch...

This week is Popcorn Therapy's first movie of 2024, and it's a movie that came out 20 whole years ago. That's right, it's Mean Girls (2004). Join us at the cool table with the Plastics and several SNL alumni as we discuss groupthink, cliques, autonomy, and teen development.  Mean Girls was based on the book Queen Bees and Wannabees by Rosalind Wiseman. It was directed by Mark Waters, and written b...

It's 2024 and Chelsey and Shade are shaking things up for today's episode. They are doing a fun recap of 2023 by asking each other questions about some of the movies they covered. So grateful to our wonderful listeners, and cheers to the new year!   Tell us what movies or psychological themes you want to hear about! https://www.instagram.com/PopcornTherapyPod PopcornTherapyPod@gmail.com