It’s that time of the year again – the fall. For many it is the time to celebrate all kinds of pumpkin goodness. However, for the thousands of people with Seasonal Affective Disorder, it is also a very challenging time. I am one of those people.
Psychology of Morticia Addams
This post originally appeared in The Mary Sue
It’s October, the month of Halloween and a celebration of everything spooky, and it is my distinct pleasure to write about my favorite inspirational woman: Morticia Addams.
Psychology of Hermione Granger
This post originally appeared in The Mary Sue
It’s September. For many students around the world school is back in session. It seems to also be the perfect month to talk about one of the most magical schools of all time, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and one of its most inspirational witches: Hermione Granger.
Supernatural, Harry Potter, & depression
This year at the San Diego Comic Con I was extremely honored to be able to interview the cast of Supernatural, among them Jared Padalecki, one of the leading actors on that television series. Padalecki recently opened up about his struggles with depression and started the Always Keep Fighting Campaign, intended to spread awareness.
Psychology of Batgirl
There have been a number of heroic women who took it upon themselves to protect the city of Gotham as Batgirl. Among the first of these was Betty Kane, who was Bat-Girl (initially hyphenated, similarly to Spider-Man). Others, such as Helena Bertinelli (also known as the Huntress), also at one point put on the bat suit. However, the best-known superhero behind Batgirl is Barbara Gordon.
Psychology of Jean Grey
Jean Grey-Summers (X-Men: Phoenix Endsong Vol 13)
Warning: spoilers for X-Men ahead.
Psychology of Veronica Mars
If you’re a fellow Veronica Mars fan (a Marshmallow), then as soon as you saw the title picture, you probably started singing the theme song in your head:
“A long time ago, we used to be friends
But I haven’t thought of you lately at all…”
What makes this show so epic even years after it’s been cancelled? Simple – it touches on important life struggles of many young people.
Warning: Spoilers for Veronica Mars follow.
Magic ACT in Terry Brooks’ Landover
A guest post by Jay Scarlet
I’ve recently been re-reading a number of books by Terry Brooks, in part to refresh my memory ahead of the upcoming adaption of his Shannara series on MTV (so excited!!), in part out of a desire to revisit some of the books I had loved while growing up. In addition to Shannara books, I also read Magic Kingdom for Sale – Sold! for the first time in probably 20-25 years.
Psychology of ‘Inside Out’
‘Inside Out’ is a movie I’d been waiting for a year to see and, once again, Pixar did not disappoint. This is a movie I’m going to be assigning to many of my patients and doctoral students as a way to demonstrate important psychological principles.
Warning: some spoilers of the movie ahead
When a family member is suicidal – it can happen to anyone… it happened to me
When I woke up on Friday something felt wrong. It felt as if someone punched me in the gut repeatedly. Despair. Pushing away these emotions without taking the time to figure out why I was feeling them nor taking the time to provide myself with the compassion and comfort that I needed, I headed to Camp Pendleton, where I focused on my clients with PTSD.
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