The Broken Brain

A bit of serious, a bit more silly in today's episode. Every year I like to tell everyone "Happy Colombo Day!" a send-up of what today is often called. In this episode I am sharing facts about the 1970s Murder Mystery Series "Colombo," because why not? As today is now referred to as Indigenous Peoples' Day, I also want to highlight Coyote & Crow, a company producing an exciting new RPG designed, o...

Tonya Lester is an LCSW, therapist, blogger for Psychology Today, and author. She is also an expert in relationships, family systems theory and couple's counseling. She joins the Broken Brain today to share her insights working with relationship difficulties and successes. Learn more about Tonya's work at www.tonyalester.com, including the progress of her book and her writing for Psychology Today....

Internal Family Systems is a mode of therapy developed by Dr Richard Schwartz, declared an evidence based treatment by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The treatment uses family systems theory, and applies it to the patient's internal emotional parts. It is also known as Parts-Work. Dylan Schlender joins me to discuss our experience researching and receiving IFS in th...

Happy Batman Day 2022! Give this a listen while decorating your Batman Tree or Dying Batman eggs.  This is a compilation of answers from listeners and friends to the two questions we are always asking ourselves: 1. What does Batman mean to you? 2. Is there a Batman story from the comics that you would love to see show up in live action form? Something fun for a fun memorial day for one of my favor...

This is PART 5 of the Rebroadcast of the Live Streamed Overdose Awareness event I hosted on August 31, 2022 for International Overdose Awareness Day.   During the program I am joined by several Podcasters and Friends, some of whom you have heard on the podcast before, along with some first timers. Tons of info and a Substance Abuse or Mental Health themed charity shared every 20 (ish) minutes.

This is PART 4 of the Rebroadcast of the Live Streamed Overdose Awareness event I hosted on August 31, 2022 for International Overdose Awareness Day.   During the program I am joined by several Podcasters and Friends, some of whom you have heard on the podcast before, along with some first timers. Tons of info and a Substance Abuse or Mental Health themed charity shared every 20 (ish) minutes.

This is PART 3 of the Rebroadcast of the Live Streamed Overdose Awareness event I hosted on August 31, 2022 for International Overdose Awareness Day.   During the program I am joined by several Podcasters and Friends, some of whom you have heard on the podcast before, along with some first timers. Tons of info and a Substance Abuse or Mental Health themed charity shared every 20 (ish) minutes.

This is PART 2 of the Rebroadcast of the Live Streamed Overdose Awareness event I hosted on August 31, 2022 for International Overdose Awareness Day.   During the program I am joined by several Podcasters and Friends, some of whom you have heard on the podcast before, along with some first timers. Tons of info and a Substance Abuse or Mental Health themed charity shared every 20 (ish) minutes.

Part 1 This is a Re-Broadcast of the 5 hour Overdose Awareness event I hosted on August 31, 2022 for International Overdose Awareness Day. This is PART 1 During the program I am joined by several Podcasters and Friends, some of whom you have heard on the podcast before, along with some first timers. Tons of info and a Substance Abuse or Mental Health themed charity shared every 20 (ish) minutes.

A Patreon special episode now shared on the regular show feed.  Karly Beaumont, Founder of the Core Temp Arts Podcast Network, and Abi Perez of the Friends Of Friends/AmigosDAmigos Podcast join me to review 3 articles from the August Edition of Psychology Today. A really fun and informative discussion. To hear all of the bonus material available to Next-Level Brainiacs, go to www.patreon.com/break...

This is the second sponsored episode by Three Rivers Training Center. Viviana Triana is a trainer for Three Rivers and will be helping facilitate the upcoming EMDR course, Sep 7-9 . She is also a therapist for Youth 180, a nonprofit mental health and substance abuse program for young people .  She is here to share her role in this nonprofit organization, her philosophy of training, and how she got...

Announcement of the live stream tomorrow midday for Opioid Overdose Awareness Day.  Go to www.dwighthurst.com/live for the social media links to watch or JOIN the fun. Not only can you watch live and comment, you can click the link to Join the live broadcast yourself.  Hope to see you (literally) tomorrow.

"Anne With An E," is the latest retelling of the novel "Anne of Green Gables," by Lucy Maud Montgomery, perhaps best known as a beloved miniseries that they show on PBS during pledge break a lot. Dalin Rowell, film & TV writer for the site Slashfilm.com joins to help me gush about this masterful reboot of a beloved classic. For all of you Fans (with an E) out there, this is a look how the show use...

Sharon Blady is here to talk about Ms Marvel, and in this episode she gets to apply her special knowledge and experience with community healthcare and mental health legislation. Sharon was the Health Minister of Manitoba and spent years legislating and working for mental health policy and health for all members of her community. This show, based off the classic comic run by G Willow Wilson, Jamie...

Carol Miles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and expert in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy. She joins the program today to discuss the powerful nature of EMDR, how she began using it with clients, and guidance on the use of EMDR for clinicians. This episode is a paid sponsorship by Three Rivers Training Center and Carol Miles, LCSW. Join the upcoming Virtual Traini...

Wonderful film critique and discussion about the way mental health is depicted in movies. 3 out of 4 of the hosts of Reels of Justice Podcast join the program. Dylan J Schlender, Robb Maynard, and Ben Haslar each share a specific film they have chosen that demonstrates a different take on Mental Health. The Broken Brain is proud to announce a new sponsor: Three Rivers Training provides top-quality...

Lily Allen-Duenas is a Yoga Instructor, Podcaster, and Health Coach. She is the creator and host of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast and an expert in the use of Yoga and Meditation in health management. She joins the podcast today to share tips on practicing Yoga for health and stress management, at whatever level you are. Learn more about her work at:  https://wildyogatribe.com/ Also joining the show...

Joe Capozzi is an actor, writer, and producer who joins the show to share information on the creation of his documentary "A Peloton of One," profiling the advocacy work being done by Dave Ohlmuller, Capozzi, and others around the issue of statute of limitation laws and filing charges against sexual abusers. Joe shares his own experiences as a survivor of clergy abuse and how advocacy work can funn...

Jess Wright joins us for the first Broken Brain Book Club, reviewing and answering questions about his historical fiction novel "A Stream To Follow." The story follows battlefield surgeon Bruce Duncan as he returns home from WWII service to his small hometown in Pennsylvania, opens up a practice, and tries to adjust to normal life. A fascinating cast of characters, relationship dynamics, and the f...

THIS IS A sample of the bonus materials available to our Patreon Subscribers. To hear more like this go to www.patreon.com/brokenbrain   It's a new monthly tradition for the Patreon Feed. We are reviewing the June 2022 issue of Psychology Today. This is a publication focused on mental health and psychology designed to be accessible to the public.   Hannah Boone, Substance Abuse professional, Comed...

Three Jokers is a limited series Batman comic book from 2020, written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Jason Fabok & Brad Anderson. In it the Joker finds a new way to confront Batman...and serve him a side of therapy...kind of.  Friend of the show and fellow Super-Nerd Sharon Blady helps me review the story and discuss the psychological elements of Batman, the Joker, Red Hood, Batgirl, and a whol...

Sophie Edwards is a vocal coach for Transgender Women, specializing in finding and developing a voice that fits with an individual's sense of self. She explains the effect that having a voice of our own on our self-esteem, the relationship between voice and the transition process, and techniques for developing vocal range. You are invited to join the first Broken Brain Book Club, focused on "A Str...

The Batman is the most recent cinematic forray into the world of ...well...the Batman. Sharon Blady is of course the perfect CoHost for an episode in which we take a look at this representation of Batman, which above all is a story of trying to discover hope in the face of loss, trauma, and pain. This episode also includes an announcement about our upcoming Broken Brain Book Club, coming up on Jul...

It's a Deep-Dive-Diagnosis-with-D episode. Exciting research is happening in the area of MDMA treatment for PTSD. Psychedelic drugs, such as MDMA, are being studied and are showing hopeful results towards significant reduction in Trauma symptoms. What does this mean? Where does it go from here? I'll share what I know.  Goto www. MAPS.org/MDMA/PTSD to learn more about Phase 3 Trials. DDDD is a spec...

Returning champion, neurodiversity advocate, and your mental health's best friend Sharon Blady returns to focus on Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), trauma, healing, PTSD, fear, and other psychological underpinnings within Marvel's Moon Knight, including the historically problematic representation of DID.  Sharon created and operates speak-up.co. Click HERE or go to the site to see a dope arc...