ST Podcast Ep. 64: TED LASSO
** MAJOR SPOILERS & EXPLICIT LANGUAGE**
Dr. Janina Scarlet and host Dustin McGinnis couldn’t resist dedicating an episode of Superhero Therapy to the charmingly brilliant and mental health rich Apple TV series: TED LASSO. Discussions on this episode include the cycle of abuse, women supporting women, the anatomy of panic attacks, and how this show benches the mental health stigma.
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ST Podcast Ep. 52: Superhero Therapy for First Responders and Health Care Professionals
A special tribute episode for the everyday superheroes who have been risking their lives daily to save the world – Health Care Providers and First Responders.
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“All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they belong?”
-The Beatles “Eleanor Rigby”
A car honk. An angry, frustrated driver. People yelling obscenities through their rolled up windows that no one else hears. And all through it all, feeling the soul-ripping, devastating effects of social loneliness.
Most people report that they are not comfortable asking their loved ones for help when they are going through a bout of depression and/or are having suicidal thoughts. Some people report that they are afraid that their loved ones will judge them for reaching out, while others report that they don’t know how to ask for the support that they need. Continue reading How an emoji can save a life
Next month I will set off on my first official Europe book tour during which I will be presenting workshops to mental health professionals on Superhero Therapy and Therapy Quest.
Here are the tour details:
That expression, “depression hurts,” doesn’t quite do it justice.
It doesn’t hurt.
Some people get up and go to work. Other people have to fight a dragon to get there. Or a series of dragons. Not real dragons, of course. Metaphoric ones – the dragons of despairing depression and agonizing anxiety, the dragons that burn us with shame about our supposed “not-good-enoughness” at the pit of our stomach. Those dragons.
Continue reading The Guide to Battling Inner Dragons for the Modern Geek
Losing a good friend is never easy, especially if you don’t understand why you lost them in the first place.
In this powerful Neflix original series episode we learn about Hannah’s friends, Jessica and Alex and some of the factors which contributed to her later dying by suicide. These factors are important to consider in terms of suicide awareness and prevention.
Warning: Spoilers ahead
The new Netflix series, “13 Reasons Why,” based on a popular young adult novel by Jay Asher with the same title, has created a lot of controversy. Some critics have deemed the show inappropriate for teens. While it is true that the show can be triggering for some viewers, I believe that it provides a powerful insight into a possible scenario of what might cause a teenager to die by suicide and can serve to help facilitate important conversation topics.
Warning: Spoilers ahead
Writing a book was a dream of mine ever since I learned how to read. I was 3 when I was devouring children’s books. My health destroyed by the Chernobyl radiation, I was not allowed to watch television due to migraines and seizures. Often too sick to go to school, books were both my entertainment and my friends. And I swore that one day I would write one. Continue reading Publishing my first book
